Sowing tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum )
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Crop group: Fruit crop
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Crop family : Nightshade family |
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Well-known varieties : Cherry tomatoes Cerise BIO , Ace 55VF BIO , Moneymaker, San Marzano (plum), Goldene Königin, Marmande VR (meat), Cereza Amarilla (yellow cherry), Liguria, Black Cherry, Ravello F1 (cherry), Dolly F1 (yellow cherry), Tiny Tim , Pyros F1, Super Sweet 100 F1 (cherry), Coeur de Boeuf (meat), Roma 2, San Marzano 3 - Large Fruited |
Sowing depth: 3 mm
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Height : 30-240 cm |
Sowing distance: Sow in trays and prick out at 2 true leaves in 9 cm pots |
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Germination: 21-27°C / 6-10 days
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Planting distance : 45-60 cm between plants depending on support, variety and growth habit. 75-80 cm between rows. |
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Growth cycle : 160 days |
Plant out when : plant is 25 to 50 cm high |
Cultivation method : pre-sow, prick out in 9 cm pots and plant out.
- Pre-sowing Indoors/ greenhouse : Sow indoors mid-February-mid-April; plant under glass mid-April-end of May; harvest mid-July-September
- Open ground (out of rain): Sow indoors March-mid April; plant outdoors mid May-early June; harvest early August-September
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Watering:  Average, you can let the soil around the plant dry out once, that is good for the development of a strong root system. Better to water a lot once a week than a little every day. Too much water causes a superficial root system.
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Good neighbors : Carrot, onion, garlic, asparagus, marigold, basil, lettuce, celery, bush beans , parsley, chives, mint, |
Bad neighbors : Walnut, dill , broccoli , cabbage, corn , fennel , kohlrabi, rosemary, potato |
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Frost resistant: No |
Root system: 45-120 cm |
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Fertilization : Green manure the year before cultivation (autumn), nettle manure for young plants, comfrey manure when they are half their height and then no more nutrients |
Preferred soil: pH: 5.5-7.5 |
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Dangers and worries : The tomato-potato plague. Keep your tomato plants bone dry yourself. Protect the leaves with basalt flour. Ventilate the place where your tomatoes are very well. |
Harvesting and storing : Your long-awaited tomatoes are ready when the skin of the fruit is nice and smooth and shiny. It should feel firm but still give a little when you press it with your finger.
Nutritional value:
100 grams of raw tomatoes contains:
- 18 kcal
- 0 grams of fat
- 4 grams of carbohydrates
- 1 gram of protein
- 1 gram of fiber
- 3 grams of sugar
- Vitamins: A, B6, C, E, K
- Other: Thiamine, Niacin, Folic Acid, Magnesium , Phosphorus , Copper, Potassium and Manganese.
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 = little sun  = moderate sun = lots of sun  = little water = moderate water  = a lot of water
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