how to overcome so that the tomato waste does not ront
1). keep the tomato plants from lack of water or drought. if the cultivation is done in the dry season, water the tomato plants 2 times a week or adjusted as needed.
2). use plastic mulch during the rainy season so that the soil is not too wet and damp.
3). make the beds rather high if planting tomatoes in the rainy season, so that rainwater does not stagnate.
4). the use of varieties that are suitable for the altitude of the plains, read the information on the packaging carefully before buying seeds whether for the highlands or the lowlands.
5). use a variety suitable for the climate where you grow tomatoes.
- use nitrogen fertilizer according to the needs of the plant, not to excess or deficiency.
7). Spray tomato plants with foliar/fruit fertilizer once every 1 week to meet the plant's need for micro nutrients.
8). try plants do not lack the element calcium (ca).
9). Tomato plants can grow and produce well if they get enough sunlight. do not plant in shaded land so that the plants do not lack sunlight.
10). Flower loss can be caused by aphid pests such as thrips, mites and aphids. control these pests with insecticides such as curacron, demolish, samite, agrimec, alfamex or bamex.
11). In addition to pests, the loss of flowers and fruit is also caused by a disease, namely the Gemini virus. Tomato plants infected with the Gemini virus are not able to produce fruit optimally because the flowers fall off and cannot form ovaries. To prevent the spread of the Gemini virus, namely by controlling its vector, namely the whitefly. control whitefly with insecticides like bamex, demolish, samite, alfamec, agrimec or pegasus.
12). adjust the spacing, do not plant too tightly in the rainy season so that the humidity around the plants is not too high.
13). remove overly dense branches and leaves of plants to reduce humidity.
14). use pesticides at the recommended dosage. doses that are too high can cause plant poisoning and fall of tomato flowers