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  1. Tatyana ZINOVYEVA, Nizhny Novgorod

    I used to think that if tomato bushes turn yellow and die, and dark spots appear on the fruits, it is late blight. But it turned out that these are signs of a lack of boron. Today in stores for gardeners sold boric acid, which is an excellent microfertilizer for plants.
    However, it is not necessary to feed boron in the same volume all the crops in a row. For example, peas, beans, salads and potatoes have a low demand for this trace element. But apples, pears, beets, rutabaga, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes are very fond of when they are fed with boric acid.
    Top dressing can begin already during preseeding preparation, soaking seeds in a solution of boric acid for 12 h. You need to take 1 l of warm water and stir in it 0,2 g boric acid.
    2-I top dressing is carried out in the period of appearance of flower ovaries on a plant. A solution of boric acid should be sprinkled with ovaries and leaves. 3-th top dressing is best done during fruiting. This will provide the plant with the necessary amount of boron and protect the fruits from the phytophthora.

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  2. Anastasia Sergeevna

    I used to plant tomatoes only in a greenhouse. But in social networks there are so many photos with beautiful pots in which tiny tomatoes grow - right on the windowsill!
    So I was tempted by such an experiment. I searched for information for a long time, collected it in various sources, and this is what I found out. For cultivation on the windowsill, only miniature varieties are suitable. These include plants that reach an adult of no more than 30-40 cm. On the seed packaging it must be written that they do not need formation, garter and artificial pollination. It is also important that they are undemanding to lighting, since on the windowsill it is rather scarce. I used a phytolamp to make up for this shortcoming.
    And I must say, the bushes under it looked much livelier than the rest. In the first year I planted two varieties: dwarf Bonsai Micro F1 and the ampoule 'Rowan beads'. Both pleased, liked. She looked after ordinary tomatoes in a greenhouse. She didn’t invent anything new. I also liked the varieties' Little Red Riding Hood 'and Baby'. But honestly, all this is more of an entertainment for me. As the husband says - pampering. After all, a large crop cannot be obtained from the windowsill. But still, such landings warm my soul. I really love gardening!

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