Many gardeners and avid gardeners are constantly exploring new ways of cultivating certain crops, so it is not surprising that the cultivation of tomatoes by the method of Terekhina received wide publicity. It should be noted that there are different opinions on this matter, and while some gardeners praise the method and note the positive results of its use, others are wondering what is so special about this technology. Let's try to figure out what is so remarkable about Lyudmila Terekhina’s method and whether it is worth such publicity.
Terekhins method, how to prepare seeds for planting
Before you put the seeds in the ground, they need to be properly prepared - this is a fact, but how exactly this is done depends on the available knowledge. According to the Terekhinykh method, for the cultivation of tomato seedlings, the selected seeds (for convenience, they should all be arranged in glasses with paper names) soak in an extract of ash for 3 hours.
For its preparation you need to pour two tablespoons of ash a liter of hot water and allow the resulting composition to infuse for a day. Purchased seeds are prepared in the same way, and after the allotted time has passed, they are shifted for 20 minutes to the solution of potassium permanganate. Ultimately, the ready seed should be washed under running water and put into signed tissue bags, spreading them on a saucer.
The Epin solution is poured into the container with the bags (according to the instructions) and left in a warm place overnight. The next morning, the saucer is placed in the lower part of the refrigerator and left there for another day. Now, seeds prepared according to the Terekhins method can be sown in the ground, where over time, juicy and beautiful tomatoes should grow from them.
Rules for planting tomato seeds according to the Terekhins method
Using this method, it is necessary to take into account the recommendations concerning the planting of tomatoes.
Terekhins advise sowing seeds on the lunar calendar on the waning moon, and it is desirable that she was in Scorpio. This sign is considered the most fertile and allows you to get a large and bountiful harvest, at the same time protecting plants from pests and diseases. Waning Moon will contribute to the good development of the root system, which is extremely important when growing seedlings.
Did you know? If you believe the statements of Lyudmila Terekhina, then even after cutting the roots, the sprouts are quite strong and quickly take root.
You can sow the seeds from the refrigerator directly into the open soil or in containers filled with "Living Earth" ("Terra Vita"). Of course, it is likely that any other substrate will do, but if you still decide to use the method of Terekhin and his wife when planting tomatoes, then it is better to adhere to all the instructions, otherwise all failures can be attributed to ignoring direct requirements.
Did you know? Yuri and Lyudmila Terekhina are a married couple from the city of Ulyanovsk (Russia), who on their page in social networks share with subscribers interesting and original methods of growing tomatoes.
Before placing the seeds in the ground spill hot solution of potassium permanganate, then spread cold seed (from the refrigerator) as in the usual sowing of tomatoes (for each variety must be prepared its own capacity).In the next step, all the boxes covered with snow and wait until it melts completelythen placed in bags and placed near the battery. On the fifth day after sowing, the packages need to be opened and put the boxes into the light (at this time, the seedlings begin to germinate, and meeting this requirement will help avoid pulling out the seedlings).
How to care for tomato seedlings
When growing tomato seedlings a very important factor is the difference between night and daytime temperatures, so at night the seedlings must be rearranged on the floor or on the window, that is, where it is colder. Thus, its growth will not slow down and it will not stretch.
Tomatoes grown according to the Terekhinykh method need watering as much as other crops, and in this case there are some peculiarities in the implementation of this process.
For example, all watering and soaking done only with snow water per tablespoon of water per 100 ml glass (respectively, if the seeds are planted in a 200 ml container, then two spoons should be spent). Thus, according to the experience of the author of the method, it is possible to avoid the appearance of a black leg. In large glasses after watering the ground should be gently loosened.
Important! In cups with a volume of 100 ml, the seedlings grow well, but soon it still has to be transplanted into glasses with a volume of 200 ml (the roots become scarce and growth stops). A tomato likes to be transplanted, as it is often stagnant when it is planted in a large vessel.
If the house is hot and young plants began to grow rapidly, at the stage of 3-4 leaves, you can sprinkle them with "Athlete".As an alternative solution to the problem, you can simply move the containers with seedlings to the floor. It is also worth noting that when you change the above growing conditions, when the seeds are sown not in the purchased neutral soil, but in the usual, and with the addition of humus, you will get sick seedlings.
The fact is that when pruning with high probability, the plants will be infected with putrefactive bacteria from humus. No wonder that all store substrates are based on peat, which is a neutral, lifeless material that cannot infect plants with bacteria.
In the soil with humus, infection of plants often occurs during the picking process, after which the phytophthora only needs to wait for favorable conditions for its further development. It is very difficult to cope with this problem, and in most cases it manages to kill many plants.
With regard to the issue of feeding seedlings, the first fertilizer should be carried out 10 days after plantingby combining it with watering. The Baikal fertilizer is well suited for the role of feeding.
For the first two brushes, the received nutrition will be quite enough, and for the third one, which is laid on the street and most often in cold conditions, it is important to make another feed with boron and magnesium (will give the future fruits sugariness, reduce cracking, and also provide them with elements useful for the human body).
Important! If the third brush falls off, then, contrary to popular belief, it does not always come from the heat. It is likely that you just overfed the plants with nitrogen, because of which they can also lag behind in growth.When grown in greenhouse conditions, you can feed with the help of mineral fertilizers, correctly calculating the right amount (always read the instructions for use of a particular composition). Also often helps planting siderats.
Observing such simple requirements, you can always collect a rich harvest of tasty and sweet tomatoes, which, as the practice of the same Terekhins shows, are very popular among second-hand dealers.
Peculiarities of sprouting the seedlings by the Terekhins method
Planting tomatoes by the Terekhinykh method involves picking up on the stage of two true leaves. Like seeding, the procedure is performed according to the lunar calendar: in March, when the waning moon is in Scorpio.
The stalk is cut with scissors under the cotyledon leaves above the ground, after which it is bent slightly and planted in a small glass with a volume of 100 ml, powdered with earth.
Thus, by retarding growth, a new root system is formed, stronger than the previous one. It turns out a kind of vegetative reproduction without waste: all the roots remain in the container with the soil.
You do not need to place the cuttings into the water; you can immediately send them to damp earth and to the boxes. The most important thing is to remove containers in a dark and cool place, because, given that tomatoes grow at night (this method is based on this), then they take root well in two days. As soon as you bring them to the light, it is advisable to treat the plants with Appin.
Important! The observations of Lyudmila Terekhina showed that with a similar method of cultivation of tomatoes they do not take root only in rare cases when, due to lack of time, saplings on a growing Moon have to swoop down. There is no waste on the waning moon.If you do not have enough land for picking, it can be mixed with other soil, for example, garden soil. As a lighting for plants, you can use a special greenhouse lamp, so that all the seedlings will grow the same, but will not stretch. Artificial lighting is better placed over the plants, putting the cups on the table.
Lyudmila Teryokhina arranges boxes with seedlings in varieties and puts them in a cold place: for example, on the floor under the kitchen table, where she leaves them for two nights. A day later, you can sprinkle seedlings "Epin," although you can not perform this procedure, as in any case, the seedlings will grow well.
Over time, cups (containers) need to be changed. That is, when seedlings from large glasses (pots) are ready for transplanting into open ground, plants from medium containers are transplanted into large ones, and small tomatoes take the place of medium ones. Simply put, one set of containers is used twice. 
Terekikh method: nuances in tomato cultivation
The method of planting tomatoes Lyudmila Terekhina also has some small features that you should definitely consider if you need a good and high-quality crop. For example, The main point in the care of tomatoes, the author considers the loosening of the soilwhich is carried out after each watering and rain. If enough air comes to the roots, the plant will be able to grow and develop normally.
Before planting in the open soil on the selected place for tomatoes, it is necessary to scatter the copper sulfate. The procedure is performed in early spring, even before the snow melted. Planting tomatoes is better after cabbage, at least for the first time.
The day before the transplanting, prepared wells should be poured with Metronidazole solution (4 tablets per bucket of water) at the rate of 1 l per 1 well.
If everything is done correctly, then it will be possible to forget about fitoftor for more than one year (based on the practice of the Terekhins, after such treatment it does not appear even in a rainy and cold summer). It is also better to put a deoxidizer in the wells, according to the dessert spoon "Kemira" and "Fertic", adding to them a teaspoon of potassium sulfate.
Important! As a fertilizer, it doesn’t hurt ash, but only if it is simply spread on the ground (it will dissolve when watering). When placed immediately in the hole, it can burn the roots of plants.For 10 days after transplantation, it is better not to approach the tomatoes, giving them time for a normal adaptation in a new place. As the practice of the author of the method shows, during this time the bushes are already beginning to bloom, and in some cases, the ovary appears on the first hand.
It is very important not to overfeed the plants with nitrogen in the future, since this will result in the ugly fruits on the first two hands, and on the third color they will just fall off. 10 days after transplanting tomatoes, liquid mullein or herbs can be used as fertilizer.
Before the fruit ripens (after about a month and a half), two more supplements are made: with the drug “Magbor” and “Sudarushka”. Both of them contribute to the formation of tall bushes and large tomatoes.
The best option for growing are two trunks, since when planting one you can lose a lot of harvest (the plants do not develop at full power, and the fruits are smaller, due to a not so strong root system).
After reviewing the method of cultivating tomatoes of Terekhins, experienced gardeners will surely be able to find many useful recommendations, but if they work in practice, you will learn only by growing the first crop.
