Planting time on the balcony begins in May
Tomato plants can frosty Temperatures are not a good thing. Therefore, they are only planted when there is no longer any need to fear ground frosts from mid-May. At this time, specialist retailers have an abundance of pre-grown young plants ready. Enthusiastic hobby gardeners insist on having cocktail tomatoes in the house in February / March to attract. At 18-24 degrees, the seeds germinate within 10-14 days.
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Cocktail tomatoes are planted in a sufficiently large planter that has a water drain in the ground. On top of this you create a drainage made of crushed pottery shards. as Substrate is suitable commercially available Vegetable soilthat you enrich with compost, Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) or guano.(€ 9.82 at Amazon *) Do not fail to leave a pouring rim. as
Location a sun-drenched place on the balcony is an option, preferably airy and protected from rain.These care tips pave the way for crisp, fresh fruits
Successful cultivation of cocktail tomatoes on the balcony depends on protection rain. Cultivation can only succeed if this aspect is guaranteed. Otherwise, sooner or later the ubiquitous strikes Brown rot to. If the location is not covered anyway, smart hobby gardeners simply build the rain canopy themselves. All other maintenance work is easy to do:
- Plenty of cocktail tomatoes to water, but never over flowers and leaves
- regularly fertilize with compost, horn shavings, guano or nettle manure
- optionally use a mineral-organic liquid fertilizer for tomatoes in the dosage according to the manufacturer's instructions
- weekly maxed outif larger fruits are desired
- climbing cultivars one Climbing aid to offer
With good care, the harvest begins at the beginning of August and continues into autumn. In good time before the first frost, bring the last tomatoes into the house. Green fruits can easily be found in a warm, dark room to ripen.
Tips & Tricks
Plant your cocktail tomatoes on the balcony in an innovative 'hanging basket'. The decorative mesh baskets are excitingly planted from above and all around. This attribute offers a lot of space for creative planting ideas with different colors Varieties of tomatoes.
