''TOMATO PRODUCTION''       

                                   

                                                                 

                     INTRODUCTION

Tomato, scientifically known as Lycopersicum esculentum Miller is an important and popular vegetable grown in many parts of the world. The fruit is used as an ingredient in many food preparations and is regarded as one of the most profitable crops for off-season production, preferably from May to September.

LAND PREPARATION

Tomato Crop Land Preparation. Deep ploughing is recommended which is to be followed by cross cultivation with cultivator. The land needs to be levelled before transplanting of the tomato Land preparation is the first step before planting tomatoes. 

TRANSPLANTING

1. Select healthy seedlings with 3-5 leaves 3-4 weeks after seedling emergence.2. Transplant 2-3 seedlings per hill spaced 40 cm apart.3. Transplant in the afternoon.4. Press the soil gently around the base of the seedlings.5. Water immediately.6. Replant missing hills 5-7 days after transplanting

Transplanting

1. Dig a hole in the middle of your tomato bed that is at least a few inches deeper than the depth of the pot the seedlings are in. ...
2. Remove each seedling from its container and loosen the roots very gently.
3. Plant the seedlings deep with only the topmost leaves aboveground.

How to care tomato

1. Use a large pot or container with drainage holes in the bottom.
2. Use loose well-draining soil. ...
3. Plant one tomato plant per pot. ...
4. Taller varieties may need to be staked.
5. Place the pot in a sunny spot with 6 to 8 hours of full sun a day.
6. Keep soil moist.

APPLY FERTILIZER AND FOLIAR FEEDING

Tomatoes should be first fertilized when you plant them in the garden. You can then wait until they set fruit to start fertilizing again. After the tomato plants start growing fruit, add light fertilizer once every one to two weeks until the first frost kills the plant

WHEN IT HARVEST TOMATO. 

Fruit that is fully ripened on the vine has a much fuller flavor than fruits that are picked early and then allowed to ripen. Many cherry tomatoes, however, have a tendency to crack if they stay on the plant, so they should be picked at the peak of redness, or even a tad before.

PRODUCTION READY FOR COMMERCIAL

Tomato sauce tastes sweet and sour. Both sauce and ketchup are consumed with food and snacks. Tomato is a valuable raw material used for processed products such as juice, puree, and paste, ketchup/sauce, and canned whole. The recent scientific advances have revolutionised tomatoprocessing industries.