Seed Sowing (Focus on Tomato Seeds)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvC2p_rJoNY

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05:00:00

Year of Production: 

2023

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Organic Edible Garden
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Being highly nutritious crop rich in vitamin, tomato growing and production can be praticed using simple affordable technology by the farmer. Because it is good to start with good seed raising mix, a farmer should avoid soil like complex which lead to un healthy seedlings and he should sieve polymix to make seed raising mix or buy it from market. Choose good seed raising trays with good drainage.

Tomato management

First, lay, use paper in the tray, put seed raising mix for tomatoes to germinate in 2 weeks and 3-4 weeks growing in trays and transplant to the main garden. Equally, Make rows in the seed trays using angleline and insert labels containing variety planted and date to which is planted.
As size of seed determines the depth to which is planted, the bigger the seed, the deeper the planting depth. Cover seeds with sieved seed raising polymix and add vermiculite to keep soil moist and water seeds after planting. Add sea weed solution to water and water the plants.
Furthermore, seeds are affecte by dumping off which is a fungal disease and seeds rot at trhe base and die.
Finally, put seed trays in place and protect it from rain to stop compaction.
Sequence from Sequence to Description
00:0000:32It is good to start with good seed raising mix.
00:3300:40Avoid soil like complex which lead to un healthy seedling.
00:4100:59Sieve polymix to make seed raising mix.
01:0001:24Choose good seed raising trays with good drainage.
01:2501:30Lay, use paper in the tray and put seed raising mix.
01:3101:57Tomatoes germinate in 3 weeks and transplanted in 4 weeks to main garden.
01:5802:28Make rows in the seed trays using angleline and insert labels.
02:2902:58Size of seed determines the depth to which it is planted.
02:5903:47Cover seeds with sieved seed raising polymix.
03:4804:00Water seeds after planting.
04:0104:08Seeds are affected by dumping off.
04:0904:34Seeds rot at th base and die.
04:3504:52Put seed trays in plac an protect it from rain.
04:5305:00Summary

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