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from: Tips on Growing tomatoes in Green house
If you have decided to grow tomatoes in green house, you have made a very wise decision. It will save your time from rushing to the supermarket or vegetable vendor to buy tomatoes. And the ones that you have grown in your own greenhouse will also give a better taste. You should preferably go for a variety that is crack resistant. Tomatoes grown under lights prove to be very good for purees and sauces.
This is how you can grow tomatoes in greenhouse
First of all you need to the get a fertile soil for tomatoes. There should be worm casting to make the soil porous. You must adjust the soil Ph around 6.5 with hydrated lime which is also a good soucre of calcium. It will also protect the tomatoes from end rot. You can add rotted manure, peat moss or any other organic matter to the soil. When you are planting the tomatoes see to it that they are about ¼ inches deep. To prevent them from drying it is recommended to cover them. Ideally tomatoes grow well in 80 degress and you should be able to see them up in a time span of 12 to 15 days. Use a fluorescent light under which you can put these sprouts for 18 or more hours each day.
In the daytime, the ideal temperature for tomatoes is 70-75 degrees, while in the night time it should be 65-67 degrees. On reaching a level of 12 inches or more, the tomatoes plants should be planted again in one gallon. The plants will be ready to produce fruits after around 6 or 8 weeks. When you try forced flowering, the pamst may flower within 60 to 80 days. The final transpantation is done in 3 gallon containers. In the first two weeks the ppants require heavy dose of 10-52-70 or similar fertilizer. 800 ppm water should be given to them.
These plants grow ideally in a temperature that is 65 to 70 percenthumid and moist. The pollination is done preferably around noon time. For the flowers to develop healthy fruits there should be strong light conditions. Once the fruitng begins, give the plants a dose of calcium and magnesium. Prunning of the suckers should be done during the flowering because they take up the food meant for your tomatoes. With a correct manipulation of the dark and light periods you will surely get the quality of tomatoes you always wanted.
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