How to grow CHERRY TOMATOES without spending anything

The best and easiest way to grow your own cherry tomato plants is by using slices of salad tomatoes from your kitchen. They contain abundant seeds and even one is sufficient to start your own seedlings and maintain a regular supply of CHERRY TOMATOES.

Let’s find out HOW TO GROW CHERRY TOMATOES FROM YOUR KITCHEN FOR FREE

10 EASY STEPS

1. Take yellow or red cherry tomatoes from your salad box. 1 or 2 each is enough.
2. Slice them thinly so that each section contains a few seeds.
3. Lay them over a layer of garden soil-vermicompost-tissue paper(to absorb the juice).
4. Cover with another tin layer of compost or soil.
5. Do not cover thickly otherwise the seedlings will not be able to poke through.
6. Water just enough to keep them damp.
7. Place under indirect light. Direct sun can kill germinating seeds and tender seedlings.
8. Wait for 5-7 days for germination to begin. This can take longer in cold weather.
9. Spray Epsom salt after 15 days for stronger cherry tomato seedlings.
10. Let them produce at least 2-3 sets of true leaves before you move them into tomato cages.

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR BEGINNERS TO GROW CHERRY TOMATO PLANTS WITHOUT KILLING THEM

If you want abundant and healthy cherry tomato plants then keep these points in mind while growing them:

• If the tomato slices are covered too thickly they will not germinate.
• Use fresh tomatoes that do not have any fungus otherwise the slices will rot instead of sprouting.
• Epsom salt is great for cherry tomato plants; start spraying every 15 days for healthy seedlings.
• While transplanting cherry tomato seedlings, pull out the entire bunch gently and divide into individual plants.
• Add 1 -2 tsp of Epsom salt at the base of plants, where the roots will go.
• To increase the number of fruits on cherry tomato plants, water them thoroughly each day and keep them clean.
• Give adequate space to growing plants for more healthy fruiting.
• Cherry tomatoes are prone to mealy bugs and other diseases so make sure to spray Neem or Hing based pesticides every 15 days.
• Use tomato cages for extra support or tie (not tightly) the plants to a nearby structure to support the trailing vines.
• Do not let the plants stay wet or they will invite fungus. Water during the day.
• Grow cherry tomatoes in full direct sunlight for healthy plants and lots of fruiting.