Features of the technology of the Terekhins method for growing tomatoes

Amateur vegetable growers are hardworking and inquisitive people. Growing tomatoes turns into a favorite hobby for some gardening fans. Reading dacha forums, you’re amazed at what they can’t come up with to get big yields. There is a lot of discussion on the Internet about the Terekhins’ method for growing tomatoes. It is interesting to understand whether it is worth following it when growing your seedlings.

Features of growing tomato seedlings

Lyudmila Terekhina widely popularizes on the Internet her techniques for growing tomato seedlings for sale and for her own needs. She has a wealth of experience accumulated over many years. Which of her recommendations is suitable in your particular case, decide for yourself.

Preparation of seeds according to the Terekhin method

Preparing seeds using Lyudmila Terekhina’s method will take more than one day. For the seeds of each tomato variety, you need to sew a small bag of thick fabric and label the name.

At the first stage, we will treat the tomato seeds with an infusion of ash. To prepare it, boil 1 liter of water. 2 tbsp. l. sift the ash into a jar and pour boiling water over it. Let's leave the jar alone for a day. Strain the broth before soaking.

We visually inspect the seeds, place them whole without defects into separate glasses (small glasses). Each variety in its own glass. Although you can move away from the original and use small plastic cups instead of glasses, like Lyudmila Terekhina. It is convenient to write the name of the variety on the cups with a marker.

Keep the seeds in the ash solution for 3 hours, then 20 minutes in a pale pink solution of manganese. Tomato seeds treated with manganese and ash infusion must be washed in running water and placed in prepared and labeled bags.

The preparation of tomato seeds does not end there. We breed “Epin” according to the norm and keep our planting material in it. The next day we place the saucers with seeds in the refrigerator. Processing will end when the seeds have been in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

Determining planting dates according to Terekhina

The Terekhins strongly recommend using the lunar calendar when planning all planting work. There should be a waning moon in the sky in the sign of Scorpio.The waning moon has a good effect on the development of roots, Scorpio is the protector of tomato seedlings from diseases.

On a suitable day, we plant seeds for seedlings. We take the seeds out of the refrigerator and sow them in boxes with Terra Vita seedling soil. According to the Terekhins, only in the living soil of this company can healthy seedlings not infected with late blight be grown.

Before planting, be sure to water the soil with a manganese solution. Cover the seeds with a layer of soil and a layer of snow on top of it. When the snow melts, first put each box in a bag, then to the battery. The boxes remain warm for 5 days.

After the seedlings emerge, the boxes need to be exposed to light. Every night, place the seedlings on the floor. This manipulation will provide the seedlings with the necessary temperature difference (day, night). In this case, the tomatoes do not stretch.

Picking up tomato seedlings using the Terekhins method

The month of March, Scorpio in the waning moon, the seedlings already have 2 leaves. When all these conditions coincide, we begin picking using Lyudmila’s technology. We prepare containers filled with “living earth” in advance. Cup volume 100 ml.

You will need scissors for cutting. The roots of the seedlings remain in the ground, the stem is cut off under the cotyledon leaves and stuck into the prepared cup. This picking stimulates the formation of powerful roots in seedlings.

Moisten the soil in the cups. Place the glasses not in the light, but in a cool, dark place. The seedlings must stand in the dark for at least 2 days, after which they must be placed in the sun and treated with Epin.

It is necessary to supplement the seedlings artificially if there is not enough sunlight. Terekhina uses a greenhouse lamp for this purpose. According to her, during the growing of seedlings, all plants survive.When the tomato roots become cramped in small cups, transfer them to larger containers (200 ml).

Watering seedlings according to Terekhina

Use melted snow for watering. Pour a tablespoon into small glasses (100 ml), two tablespoons into large glasses (200 ml). By following this scheme, you, according to Terekhina, will forever get rid of black leg on tomato seedlings.

How the Terekhins got rid of late blight

The bed for the tomatoes was dug up after the white cabbage. In the spring, while there was snow, copper sulfate was applied. The day before transplanting the seedlings, holes were dug. A metronidazole solution was prepared. 4 tablets were dissolved in a bucket of water. Each hole took at least 1 liter. This procedure with metronidazole Terekhina was repeated for 2 years. Now late blight has been absent from their garden for many years.

Just before transshipment of Terekhina’s seedlings, add the following to the hole:

1. Sand - 1 - 2 handfuls.
2. Potassium sulfate - 1 tsp.
3. Kemira fertilizers - 2 tsp.
4. Deoxidizer.

Caring for tomatoes after transplanting

The first feeding and the first watering of Terekhina after transplantation is carried out after 10 days. Baikal is used for this. No other fertilizers are needed yet. The fertilizer that was placed in the hole during planting is enough for the first 2 flower clusters.

When the 3rd cluster of fruit begins to form, the plant needs to be given magnesium and boron: magnesium for taste, boron for the ovaries. The drug “Magnesium Boron” completely satisfies the plants’ need for boron and magnesium. You don’t even need to dilute it in water—you can simply scatter it over the soil.

The Terekhins restore soil fertility in their greenhouses in an original way. They don’t have to worry about replacing soil, but sow green manure in greenhouses, killing two birds with one stone - improving soil fertility and fighting weeds.

When caring for tomatoes, Terekhins focus on regular loosening. They believe that loosening improves oxygen access to the roots, and oxygen is the most necessary element for the development of any plant.

Terekhina abandoned the formation of 1-stem bushes a long time ago. They prefer 2 or 3 stem patterns, but preference is given to tomatoes formed into 2 stems.

Summer residents about the Terekhins’ method

Judging by the forums, many vegetable growers are trying to grow tomatoes using Terekhina’s method. Apparently, such a complex method of breeding does not frighten them.

Lena, 56 years old, Rostov-on-Don:

“I studied Lyudmila’s experience in growing tomatoes. I tried her picking methods. Of course, I didn’t cut all the seedlings. To be honest, I was afraid that I might be left without tomatoes. The fears were not in vain. Picked by trimming method two tomato varieties: Wild Rose and Pink Elephant. Rose endured the experiment as it should, but we almost lost the Elephant. I had to spray it with Epin a day earlier, the bushes looked too sad after such an extreme picking.”

Irina, 28 years old, Ulyanovsk:

“In our climate, I don’t see the point in such a pick. We have enough warm days. We plant the seedlings in the ground on May 9th. There are never any problems with harvests. We dive in the usual way for us - we pinch ⅔ of the root of the seedlings and plant them in a separate glass.”

Conclusion

Lyudmila Terekhina’s method is undoubtedly of interest to summer residents. It’s not worth cutting all the seedlings when picking, but you can safely use 10 bushes for the experiment. This option for growing seedlings requires a lot of time, and not every vegetable grower has it. Experiment if you have enough time and share your achievements with others.