Growing under glass

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Methods of cultivation

Basic Requirements to be considered when growing under glass.

Temperature

Ventilation

Humidity

Pests & Diseases

Light and shading

Hygiene

Feeding

Planting

Planting choices

Growbags and Pots

Directly into the border

Ring Culture

A shallow trench is dug out in a border, lined with polythene and filled in with gravel (a large gravel filled tray can also be used). A nine-inch bottomless pot is filled with soil, planted with the tomato seedling and placed on the gravel bed.

The tomatoes are watered from the bottom via the gravel bed and fed via the pot. This way the tomatoes have a free draining system with water and feed available to the plants as and when they need to take it up. At the end of the year, remove the plants and pots. Fill a watering can with jaye's fluid, dilute as per the instructions, and water the gravel to kill off any germs and disease. One disease free greenhouse.


A mix of 2 & 3

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