How to grow tomatoes at home in india

All of us like tomatoes, which is integral part of sabbji what we eat! The real taste of sabbji we get when it is home grown. Seems like confusing? In this article we will walk through some of the most common questions of your mind.

Growing tomatoes at home is quite easy, but with proper knowledge and guide it can very helpful. As we will walk through the questions you will understand more about how to grow tomatoes at home.

1. How to grow tomatoes at home step by step?

2. Can I grow tomatoes from tomato?

3. How long does it take for tomatoes to grow?

4. How to grow tomatoes at home without seeds?

5. How to grow tomatoes plant at home in pots?

6. How to grow tomato from seeds?

7. What is a good fertilizer for tomatoes?

8. How to produce bigger tomatoes?

9. In which season do tomatoes grow?

10. How to take care of a tomato plant at home?

11. How many days to grow a tomato?

1. Prepared good soil mixture contains garden soil, compost and cocopeat.
2. Choose a good quality of seeds.
3. Select a sunny spot and sow seed in 0.5 cm deep in soil.
4. Water gently and then transplant seeds into bigger pot when they are 5-6 inches tall.
5. Provide support to the plant with stick.
6. Fertilize with compost and neem spray to prevent from diseases.
7. Water regulary
8. Harvest tomatoes when they are fully red.

Yes, you can. Cut a ripe tomato into thin slices, lay them in soil and cover with soil, and water them. In 7-10 days seeds inside tomatoes will germinates. Take proper care while growing such as use well drained soil, selecting a spot where there will be sufficient sunlight and fertilize them in every 15 days.

From seeds to fully red tomato it will take 60-80 days and from tomato to tomato it will be 50-60 days to harvest. This is the time where you can see the actual growth of plant – from seeds to harvesting.

It will be easy and interesting process as mentioned in the second question you can cut thin slices of ripe tomatoes, lay them in the soil and cover it with soil mixture. After that water them gently and within 7-10 days seeds starts to germinate. While growing tomatoes at home, proper care should be taken such as pesticides, neem spray and fertilizer should be used for good qualities of tomatoes.

For growing tomatoes at home in pots, here are the detail process you can follow:

1. Pot size should be 12-14 inches deep wide. You can germinate seeds first in the small pot and then transplant it into bigger one.
2. Preparing soil mixture of garden soil, compost and cocopeat.
3. Sow seeds 0.5 inches deep in soil mixture or you can cut the slices of tomato and germinate it.
4. Ensure that daily sunlight is necessary so put the plant in the sunny spot.
5. Water regulary and avoid water logging.
6. Support the plant with stick.

To understand how to peak best fertilizer, let’s take closer look at plant’s specific needs. At early stage Nitrogen is crucial which is responsible for growth. Without nitrogen tomato plant can experience leaf yellowing and too much nitrogen can result into plant inabiltiy to produce fruits.

For flowering and fruit production phosphorus is essential. Excess in everything is bad, if phosphorous is exceeded then it will limit the growth of stem.

Potassium helps regulate photosynthesis and the proper ripening of fruits. 

In India, tomatoes can be grown in any season such as kharif (June-July), Rabi (Ocotober-November) and in summer ( January-February). With proper selection of seeds and weather you can grow tomatoes in each season.

Place a plant in sunny spot.

Water regularly & avoid waterlogging)

Provide support.

Remove yellow or dead leaves.

Prune excess side branches

Prepare well-drained soil mixture

Protect from pests (use neem spray)

Tomatoes are attacked by pests like aphids, whiteflies, tomato hornworms, thrips, fruit borers. They can damage leaves, flower, fruit and reducing plant’s growth.

Look this signs to know if your plant has pest problem or not:

Yellowing leaves

Holes in fruit or leaves

Sticky residue due to alphids

Tiny insects flying nearby fruit when you passed by.

Water the plant early

Use of organic as well as chemical fertilizer.

Rotate crop every season.

Plant marigold near by which will repel the insects.