When planting seeds for seedlings of various plants, you need to consider the length of their growing season. But that's not the only factor to consider. Experienced gardeners, horticulturists, and flower growers try to sow according to the lunar calendar. This helps ensure a good harvest and lush flowering. In this article, we'll look at when and which tomato varieties to sow this year.
How to determine the timing of tomato planting
Sowing seeds depends on the subsequent cultivation method and planting them outdoors, depending on the region. For example, in the central part of Russia and the Moscow region, tomatoes are planted in polycarbonate and glass greenhouses in late April-May, and in open ground in late May-June. This means that greenhouse seeds can be sown as early as February-March, and open ground seeds in March-April. In the south, the timing shifts by approximately 2-3 weeks earlier, and later in the north.
Experienced gardeners recommend transplanting seedlings into the ground at 45-65 days, depending on the variety. The seeds take another 5 days to germinate. This means early tomatoes can be planted as 50-day-old seedlings, mid-season tomatoes as 60-day-old seedlings, and late tomatoes as 70 days old.
Sowing tomato seedlings in February 2024
In February, you can sow late and mid-season varieties for greenhouse planting. For example: Scarlet Mustang, Bull's heart, Honey Savior, Mushroom basket, Rocket, Midas, Cosmonaut Volkov, Yellow date palm, De barao of different colors, Rio Grande, F1 Supergiant, The Pink King, Russian size F1, Portland F1.
February:
Favorable: 1-4 (until 09:27 a.m.), 6 (from 15:08 p.m.)-8 (until 16:59 p.m.), 11, 12 (until 16:25), 14 (from 18:01)-16 (until 22:38), 19-21 (until 16:40), 26-29.
Prohibited and unfavorable: 8 (from 16:59), 9, 10, 21 (from 16:40)—23 (from 15:30), 24, 25 (until 15:30).
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Sowing tomato seedlings in March 2024
Early ripening tomato varieties for greenhouses can be sown in early March: Agatha, Openwork, Cherry, Kate, Labrador, Lyana, Typhoon F1, Mandarinka, Sanka, Raspberry wine, Alpha, Superstar, Golden brush, Cupid F1, Persimmon.
Starting from mid-March, you can sow late and mid-season tomatoes for open ground: Ox heart, Tatiana, nobleman, Metelitsa, Golden Domes, Nikola.
March:
Favorable days: 1-2 (up to 16:56), 5-6, 9 (until 12:00), 11 (from 12:00)-12 (for quick consumption), 13-15 (until 06:15), 17 (from 12:41)-19 (until 22:32), 26 (from 10:00 a.m.)-29 (until 22:52 p.m.).
Prohibited and unfavorable:7-8, 9 (from 12:00 p.m.), 10, 11 (until 12:00),19 (from 22:32) -22 (until 10:42), 24 (from 10:00 a.m.), 25, 26 (until 10:00 a.m.).
Photo gallery of tomato varieties
Sowing tomato seedlings in April 2024
In April, it is recommended to sow early tomatoes for open ground, these are the following varieties: Explosion, Irina F1, Countryman,
Raspberry Liana, Nafanya F1.
April:
Favorable days: 1-3 (until 12:07), 5 (from 14:12)-7 (until 14:24), 9 (from 21:20)-11 (until 15:57), 13 (from 20:44)-16 (until 05:24), 21 (from 06h 08m)-23 (until 02h 48m), 25(from 02:48), 28 (from 12:37 pm)-30 (until 18:20 pm).
Prohibited and unfavorable: 3 (from 12:07 pm) - 5.04 (until 14:12 pm), 7 (from 9:20 p.m.), 8, 9 (until 21:20), 16 (from 05:24)-18 (until 17:09), 23, 24, 30 (from 18:20).
Photo gallery of tomato varieties
The tomato varieties listed in this article are recommendations. There are many varieties available, and they differ not only in ripening time but also in color, flavor, height, care requirements, and more.
We recommend this article: large varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses and open ground
and many more articles about different varieties of tomatoes, how to sow, plant, and care for them, read on our website Top.tomathouse.com.
Read the article for information on the timing of sowing other vegetables and flowers for seedlings in 2023. Lunar calendar for sowing seeds for seedlings in 2024 in a table (planting seedlings).
