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September 5, 2009 at 8:34 am · Filed under Pest Control, Tomato ·Tagged aphids, crop cultivation, crops, cultivator, daunting task, ecosystem, foliage, food chains, griculture, insecticide, measurable change, nutrients, organic manures, pest control methods, pest control techniques, pests, sophisticated tools, stems, tomato cultivation, tomato plants
Agriculture has witnessed diverse changes in recent years. Employment of sophisticated tools can produce amplified productivity. Also use of organic manures can produce efficient retrieval of lost nutrients. In any crop cultivation, pest control seems to be daunting task to be carried out by the cultivators. Use of proper pest control methods can eliminate the pests completely from the field enabling better growth of plant. This in turn can influence increased productivity. One can witness measurable change in the amount of output obtained from a field when he/ she carries out efficient pest control techniques.
Need for pest control
Ecosystem has been balanced with help of several food chains. This can also produce implied changes in agriculture. Presence of pests in the food chains affects the growth of crops in the field. So in order to have better growth of crops, one needs to have pest control techniques. The pest control techniques differ based on the type of crop that is cultivated. Hence it is the duty of the cultivator to take care of the pests that affect plants and hinder growth.
Pests in tomato cultivation
There are several pests that are involved in the building of obstacles in tomato cultivation. Common pests that can be related with tomato cultivation can be studied. Aphids that are present beneath the leaves tend to eat up all the green leaves making it unfit. It tends to produce premature foliage in the tomato plants. Also local infections are caused in the stems of these plants enabling invasion of other pests too. Hornworms can also be observed in tomato plants. These are long worms that feed on the leaves. These tend to migrate from one to plant to another causing severe damage to leaves.
Pest control at tomato growing
Use of insecticide soaps is regarded to be best method of pest control in tomato cultivation. These pests can be controlled also by pruning them. Also handpicking of these pests are also possible enabling better control of pests. One can also rely upon use of Neem oil to reduce the effect of pests on tomato plants.
Article Summary:
Tomato cultivation can be profitable only if efficient pest control measures are taken up. There are several pest control techniques adopted in the tomato cultivation. Use of insecticide soaps can be handful to eliminate pests like Aphids. Also application of neem oil over the tomato leaves can prevent most of pests. Handpicking can also be adopted to remove pests to certain extent.
Resource Box Info: Information about pest control techniques adopted in tomato growing is discussed in this forum. To acquire more knowledge about the topic one can also surf through pages at http://www.agricultureguide.org/. Also one can acquire sufficient knowledge about efficient tomato growing methods
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September 2, 2009 at 1:29 pm · Filed under Tomato ·Tagged clumps, common diseases, continuous sunlight, dirt, drip water, Fertilizer, gardener, growing tomatoes, hours of sunlight, juicy tomatoes, light soil, lot of water, proper guidance, proper nutrients, soil particles, tomato cages, tomato plant, ventilation, Water supply, water system
Most people with a backyard in their home, start gardening tomato, their favorite vegetable but without proper guidance they fail to attain much success so to help you, this article will throw light on some of the highly effective tomato growing tips. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 1, 2009 at 5:40 am · Filed under Tomato ·Tagged extent, gardener, glance, gravel, grocery store, home garden, home grown tomatoes, killer tips, moist soil, nitrogen, nutrients, pot, proper lighting, quality plants, sunlight, tomato plant, tomato varieties, water place, water requirements, yellow leaves
It’s very common to see people who have got tired by tasting the tomatoes that are bought from the grocery store. If you are one among those people, it will be a great idea to grow tomatoes in your home garden. Tomato Growing is not at all a very tough task, as many people consider it to be. Once you have started to grow tomatoes by incorporating Read the rest of this entry »
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August 31, 2009 at 6:31 am · Filed under Tomato ·Tagged crop seeds, damage crops, dry grass, fertilization, hectare, main stem, morning and evening, mulch, plant food, pruning tomato plants, quick cooking, quintal, quintals, rainy season, rumpus, soil fertility, soil surface, tomato plant, tsp, urea fertilizer
There are many factors that require to be viewed in the care from tomato plant :
1. Irrigating is when during plant growth fell to a long dry season (as needed). This is done carefully to not damage crops and irrigating of plants cultivated in the morning and evening.
2. Fertilising
Plant food requisite for tomato plants are:
a. Manure with a dose of 10-20 tons per hectare or 0, 5-1 kg per plant, which was given a week before planting.
b. TSP fertilizer dose of 2.5 to 3 quintals per hectare or 10-15 grams per plant, which was given a week before planting.
c. Urea fertilizer at planting time is given at a dose of 1 quintal per hectare, or 4-5 grams per plant. While urea fertilizer to supplement performed 4 weeks after the first fertilization with the same dose as the first fertilization.
d. Either way giving basic fertilizer or supplement, which is placed in a circle around the plant with a distance of 10-15 cm, conidian covered with soil.
e. Fertilization is carried out at the beginning or end of the rainy season and also adapted to local soil fertility.
3. Stitching are arranged when there are plants that die or grow less well, and tried to be a substitute crop seeds to fertile growth, and still the same age as the plants replaced.
4. Giving mulch to keep soil for keeps soil, reduce dehydration, and crush the outgrowth of grass. Mulch that is used is the remains of plants or rumpus-dry grass. How mulch is placed on the soil surface between plants.
5. Pengajiran
Pengajiran to keep off that tomato plants do not fall down and easily care. Marking directed at the 1-month-old plants or plant reaches a height of approximately 40 cm. Marker can be used as bamboo or rope.
6. Cutting down
Cutting down is intended in order to obtain large fruit and quick cooking. Trimming is done once or twice a month that is by cutting the shoots or the third branch on the main stem, or branch of the fifth on both the left branch of life. Pruning tomato plants can be done in two ways namely trimming and pruning of young shoots of the stem.
7. Pests and Diseases
The types of pests and diseases that often attack the tomato plants are:
a. Pest Control Pests Type / eradication – Collect brown caterpillar larvae of the land, and destroy or sprayed with 95 SL Dip trek or Dusban 20 EC, with a dose of 0.1%. – Spray fruit caterpillar with Diazinon 60 EC, with a dose of 0.2%.
b. Disease Type Disease Control – Disease Lanas Remove and discard infected plants – Rhizoetonia and Phytium sp. Spray with Dithane M -45 0.2%.
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August 31, 2009 at 6:25 am · Filed under Tomato ·Tagged compost tea, department of agriculture, fungus diseases, fungus problems, juicy tomatoes, leaves, mulch, occurrence, pots, right time, roots, seedlings, Soil, sowing the seeds, steams, stems, suckers, sunlight, tomato plants, u s department
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, tomatoes are the most popular home-grown vegetable in the country. Here are some tips that will help you grow nice and juicy tomatoes.
1.) Room to Grow
While sowing the seeds make sure that they have enough room to grow. Congested conditions will affect their growth. Transplant when you see the first true leaves coming out and put them into 4″ pots about 2 weeks after that.
2.) Sufficient Light
For growing the seedlings into healthy fruit, you require either strong, direct sunlight or 14-18 hours of artificial lights. Choose a location that gets the most sunlight and if you are using grow lights then place the young plants only two inches away from the lights. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 31, 2009 at 4:48 am · Filed under Tomato ·Tagged bountiful crop, green beans, growing tomatoes, herbs, home grown tomatoes, lettuce, pleasures, Soil, sunshine, taste difference
Growing tomatoes is easy and you’ll be amazed at the taste difference in home grown tomatoes! (And in home grown green beans, peas, lettuce, herbs, and peppers.) Growing tomatoes is one of the great pleasures of summer living. Most years they are easy to grow and almost every house has enough sunshine and soil to grow a bountiful crop. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 29, 2009 at 2:02 pm · Filed under Tomato ·Tagged close to the ground, crotch, drainage, eight hours, enough space, Fertilizers, fruitful results, fungi, growing tomatoes, insecticides, light soil, nurseries, pesticides, pots, Seedling, tender leaves, tomato plants, tough job, vitamin content, windy area
Tomatoes, red, yummy and delicious form a very important ingredient of our day to day food. Growing tomatoes is considered as a very tough job by many. But, in reality it is one of the easily accomplished jobs and a very delightful one too. People may use 1.seeds or 2.seedling or 3.small tomato plants from nurseries to start their tomato growing adventure. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 29, 2009 at 2:59 am · Filed under Tomato ·Tagged Fertilizers, five steps, fruitful results, gallon bucket, gallon container, growing tomatoes, inch hole, inch holes, news paper, peat moss, plant food, posture, quality plants, quick steps, sharp knife, Soil, sphagnum, strains, tumbler, upside down
There is no secret method involve in growing the tomatoes up side down. You can just follow five quick steps and after some time, you will have red beautiful rich tomatoes in your garden. To grow the tomatoes you can just use a simple five gallon container or bucket or you can simply use hanging bag. But the five steps that would be discussed later are performed using five gallon bucket. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 28, 2009 at 4:01 pm · Filed under Tomato ·Tagged amateur gardeners, backyards, climate results, cold countries, Fertilizer, green leaves, growing plants, growing tomatoes, organic compost, organic fertilizers, pests, poor harvest, pots, quirks, seedlings, spring frost, suitable climate, warm areas, warm weather, yellow leaves
Tomatoes are one of the most used vegetables all over the world. They are very quick growing plants and are a favorite among most amateur gardeners. Once we understand the quirks and tricks of growing tomatoes, we can successfully and easily grow them in pots or our backyards. The aspect we just have to bear in mind before mastering the art of growing tomatoes are the following: Read the rest of this entry »
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August 23, 2009 at 4:33 pm · Filed under Tomato ·Tagged balanced fertilizer, compost, early girl, Fertilizers, foliage, fruits, growing tomatoes, mountain spring, nitrogen, oregon spring, personal purposes, phosphorus, potassium, seven hours, shovel, stupice, sunbeam, sunlight, three feet, tomato plants
There are more and more people growing tomatoes today, either for industrial or personal purposes. In fact, tomatoes are the most popular homegrown vegetable. It is due to two reasons: tomatoes are delicious, and growing tomatoes is easy. There are so many books written on growing tomatoes, but you do not have to read them all. Their basics are quite… well, basic. This article will help you growing tomatoes, the simplest way ever. Read the rest of this entry »
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