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- When is the best time to sow tomatoes?
- Timing of sowing as the quintessence of various factors
- Appointment alone is not a guarantee of success
- Tips & Tricks
When is the best time to sow tomatoes?
The right time for sowing tomato seeds must be carefully chosen. Too early is just as bad as too late. Find out here how to unerringly determine the optimal time frame and act accordingly.
Timing of sowing as the quintessence of various factors
Tomatoes germinate and thrive only on condition that the factors light, heat, humidity and time are in perfect harmony with each other. It is important to reconcile the following influences:
As tomatoes can only be planted in the field from mid-May at the earliest, the weeks from the end of February to the end of March are therefore considered for sowing behind glass. Differentiated according to the possible locations, the cultivation begins in the heated, light-flooded greenhouse in the last week of February. On the not so bright windowsill or in the unheated greenhouse, the starting signal will be given in mid-March.
Appointment alone is not a guarantee of success
With the choice of the optimal time for the beginning of the cultivation, a first important step is accomplished. To ensure that magnificent young plants move into the wild in May, further aspects play a decisive role. This is how to proceed with sowing:
During this growth phase, the substrate is kept constantly moist without waterlogging can develop.
Tips & Tricks
The required germination temperature of 20-24 degrees Celsius on the windowsill is sometimes endangered by cold bridges. This is effectively prevented by placing the seed pots on polystyrene plates or, ideally, on small heating mats for plant breeding.