Tomatoes
Tomatoes for seedlings are planted in early December. We prepare a substrate for tomato seedlings, sow seeds there, water and keep under plastic wrap until the first seedlings appear within a week.
Water for watering tomato seedlings must be warm, with additional lighting. We do not turn off the lighting after 14:00 for the first 3 days.
The best temperature for tomato seedlings is 25 °C (day), +15 °C (night). The shoots have appeared, now for 5 days we do hardening, lowering the night temperature to 17 °C, and after 5 days we return everything as before.
In the cotyledon stage, it is necessary to carry out picking, and after 14 days, feed with minerals (1 teaspoon of fertilizer + 5 liters of water). In February, tomato seedlings are transplanted into beds with a vertical garter of stems. We water under the root, remove the stepsons. Pinching is done as soon as the plant is 1.5 m tall.
Cucumbers
In January, cucumbers are first planted for seedlings.
Here is one example of a 150 micron white film cucumber and flower film greenhouse.
Cucumber seeds must be germinated, after which they are sown in peat pots. The soil in the pots must be moistened. We cover all this with a film for 5 days, until the stairs appear. 11 hours a day, we additionally illuminate the plants.
For seedlings, the optimal temperature is +22-24 °С (day) and + 18 °С (night). Hardening is mandatory as soon as you see the first steps: for 2 days, lower the daytime temperature to +18 degrees and turn it back.
Feeding 2 times:
The first (2 real leaves) – 1 liter of complex fertilizer + 5 liters of water.
The second (after 10 days) – potassium nitrate 20 g + superphosphate 40 g + ammonium nitrate 30 g. Dilute all components in 10 liters of water.
Seedlings can be planted in February. The distance between the bushes is 40 cm. We water wisely, the soil should retain a loose structure. We tie it to the frame on the wallpaper grid.
Important: cucumbers should not be next to tomatoes!
Eggplants
In the first days of February, start planting eggplants.
Place the seeds in boxes with soil, water them lightly and keep them under a film for 12 days until the first sprouts appear. The daily rate of additional lighting is 12 hours.
Before the first steps, the temperature is + 23 °C (day), + 14 °C (night). Hardening is similar to tomatoes and cucumbers (see above).
Air humidity level 80%. In contrast to picking tomatoes, eggplants (stage 2 of the last leaves) are moved to a larger container. Do not damage the roots. It is necessary to feed 2 weeks after transplanting, followed by alternating minerals with organic matter. Fertilizer is the same for eggplants and cucumbers.
Eggplants are planted in the beds in April, with regular watering and loosening. We tie the stem (main) to the trellis, pinch the top.