How to spray flowering tomatoes to get lots of fruit: increasing yield

Spraying tomatoes is considered one of the ways to improve the yield and quality of fruits.

If you follow the recommendations, you can get a rich harvest of tasty and healthy tomatoes, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

Spraying tomatoes allows you to:

• Improve pollination of flowers
• Prevent the development of diseases and pests
• Improve plant nutrition
• Increase plant resistance to stressful conditions

What to spray tomatoes with

Various preparations can be used to spray tomatoes. The most effective are:

• Boric acid
• Urea
• Potassium nitrate
• Superphosphate
• Mullein solution
• Bird droppings solution

How to Spray Tomatoes

Spraying of tomatoes should be done in dry and windless weather. Tomatoes should be sprayed in the evening, when the sun is not so hot. The spraying solution is prepared as follows:

1. Add 10-15 grams of the preparation to 10 liters of water.
2. The resulting solution is thoroughly mixed.
3. Spray the tomatoes with a spray bottle.

How often to spray tomatoes

Spraying of tomatoes should be carried out during the flowering and fruiting period. Tomatoes should be sprayed at intervals of 10-14 days.

Previously, it was reported about protecting strawberries from slugs .