Pot cultivation process of Edible Cherry Tomato

Pot cultivation process of Edible Cherry Tomato

Cherry tomato (Lycopersicon esculentumvar. Cerasiforme) is an annual or perennial vine herb of the genus Tomato in Solanaceae. Because of its small fruit, it is also known as pocket tomato, mini tomato, and an elegant name called virgin fruit. Native to South America, after years of cultivation by horticulturists, the color is extremely rich, there are red, orange, yellow, purple, black and other colors. Because of its good palatability, it is often used as a good fruit to relieve summer heat.

Planting time

Cultivation time generally choose spring or autumn, balcony, rooftop and courtyard can be planted, but the light should be sufficient.

Container selection

When raising seedlings, you can choose shallow pots or small flowerpots, which should not be too large to prevent stagnant water from affecting hair roots. Large flowerpots, wooden cases and plastic boxes can be selected when planting.

Sowing seeds

Can be direct seeded, but also can raise seedlings and transplant. When sowing, the culture soil was watered thoroughly, and the seeds were sown evenly on the culture soil. Cover the fine culture soil with a thickness of 0.3 cm and 0.5 cm, and water thoroughly with a fine hole spray pot to keep warm and moisturizing. After dry sowing, the seeds could not emerge until 7-10 days, and the seedlings could emerge after 3-4 days of germination treatment.

Administration and Management

1. After emergence and time seedlings, 5-6 true leaves can be fixed or transplanted, in order to facilitate the growth of seedlings, can be divided into 2-3 times transplanting, gradually change the big pot.

two。 The soil should be fertile, loose and breathable, and do not use clayey soil to prevent the permeability from getting worse. Keep the soil moist during the growth period, not stagnant water

3. Cherry tomatoes are mostly infinite growth types. When the seedlings are 30 centimeters high, they are led by thin bamboo poles or strings. In general, except for the trunk, all the lateral branches sent out from the leaf axils are wiped out. When the plant grows to a certain height, the terminal bud is knocked off, and the old and diseased leaves are removed in time in the later stage to facilitate ventilation and light.

4. Cherry tomatoes like to be warm and heat-resistant. The suitable temperature for growth is 24-31 ℃, and it can blossom and bear fruit normally under 31-36 ℃, and it is beneficial to growth and development if it likes light and is placed under sufficient light during cultivation.

5. Fertilization should be based on the principle of a small amount of fertilizer for many times, with emphasis on the flowering and fruiting period, and 1500 times compound fertilizer should be applied twice to ensure the growth and development of fruit.

Harvest

Family potted plants are generally picked after the fruit is fully developed and ripe, and the taste is good.

Edible

Cherry tomato is a good health food, which is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals. After eating, it can increase body resistance and delay aging. It is suitable for people with hypertension, heart disease, hepatitis, thirst and loss of appetite. There are many ways to eat it, mostly as raw fruit, as well as cold dishes, making ketchup and so on.