Seedless tomatoes grown in two seasons

Seedless tomatoes grown in two seasons

　　【Seedless tomatoes grown in two seasons】 The cultivation technique of seedless tomatoes grown in two seasons was developed through long-term experimentation by vegetable farmers in Zhaohuayuan, Chengguan Town, Shan County.

　　They selected superior varieties well-suited to the local natural conditions and carefully cultivated them to achieve two harvests per year. In the first season, seeds are germinated early in spring, seedlings are raised in greenhouses, and they are planted…

　　at a reasonable density (about 6,000 plants per mu). Because the weather is still cold after transplanting, multiple layers of plastic film and straw mats are used to maintain warmth.

　　During the spike formation stage, thinning of spikes and buds is carried out, leaving only two spikes per plant, with five or six buds per spike, to concentrate nutrients and promote fruit growth and ripening.

　　During the flowering period, treatment with 2,4-D is applied (to make the tomatoes seedless). Once the fruits have developed, they are picked and ripened using ethephon (to facilitate the rapid development of the remaining fruits), thereby achieving seedless, early-maturing, large-sized, delicious, and high-yield results.

　　The first season’s tomatoes generally ripen gradually from late April to May, with some even available after the Qingming Festival. The second season involves summer sowing, seedling cultivation, and transplanting. The tomatoes ripen between October and November, and are still available in the market during New Year’s.

　　With two harvests per year, the yield can reach up to 10,000 kilograms per mu. Because the harvest times are early and late, this not only meets the demand of the off-season vegetable market but also significantly increases economic returns. Plots with earlier maturation can generate a yield value of up to 5,000 yuan per mu.

　　The production of tomatoes in Shan County has been expanding in recent years, becoming a pathway to prosperity for farmers. In 1987, the suburban area of Shan County had already developed into a vegetable field spanning ten thousand mu, producing around 100 million kilograms of tomatoes annually.

　　In addition to meeting local demand, 60 million kilograms are exported each year, mainly to Tianjin, Beijing, Jinan, Jining, Linyi, Zaozhuang, Xuzhou, Bengbu, Shangqiu, and the three northeastern provinces.

　　 The production of tomatoes in Shan County has been expanding in recent years, becoming a pathway to prosperity for farmers. In 1987, the suburban area of Shan County had already developed into a vegetable field spanning ten thousand mu, producing around 100 million kilograms of tomatoes annually,

　　in addition to meeting local demand, 60 million kilograms are exported each year, mainly to Tianjin, Beijing, Jinan, Jining, Linyi, Zaozhuang, Xuzhou, Bengbu, Shangqiu, and the three northeastern provinces.

　　in addition to meeting local demand, 60 million kilograms are exported each year, mainly to Tianjin, Beijing, Jinan, Jining, Linyi, Zaozhuang, Xuzhou, Bengbu, Shangqiu, and the three northeastern provinces.