The text is a transcript of a video about how to grow indoor tomatoes at home. The speaker covers the following topics:
- Choosing the right seeds and varieties of potted or indoor tomatoes that are compact, productive and tasty.
- Providing enough light and temperature for the plants, using lamps and ventilation as needed.
- Preparing the soil that is loose, airy, moist and nutritious, or buying ready-made soil for tomatoes.
- Sowing the seeds in small containers and transplanting them to larger pots when they have one or two true leaves.
- Watering the plants sparingly with warm water, avoiding overwatering or cold water that can cause diseases or rotting.
- Fertilizing the plants three times: two weeks after transplanting, at the beginning of flowering and during fruiting, using organic or mineral fertilizers with different compositions.
- Pollinating the flowers by shaking the branches gently every day or every other day.
- Avoiding common problems such as curling or drooping leaves, black leg, lack of flowers or fruits, overheating of roots or accumulation of nitrates.
The speaker concludes by saying that growing indoor tomatoes is not difficult and gives a lot of pleasure.
Here are some key facts extracted from the text:
1. The text is about how to grow indoor tomatoes at home.
2. Indoor tomatoes are also called potted tomatoes and they have miniature bushes that fit in an ordinary pot.
3. Indoor tomatoes need a lot of light, preferably from the south or south-west window, and additional lighting in the winter or on cloudy days.
4. The soil for indoor tomatoes should be loose, air, moisture permeable and nutritious. It can be bought ready-made or prepared at home with organic fertilizers.
5. The seeds of indoor tomatoes can be sown all year round, but it takes about 4 months from sowing to harvesting the first fruits.
6. The seedlings should be transplanted to a permanent place when they have one or two true leaves. The pot size should be at least 3-4 liters for one plant.
7. The watering of indoor tomatoes should be moderate, with non-chlorinated water at least 20 degrees Celsius, and only on moist soil. Watering should be done in the morning and avoided at night.
8. The feeding of indoor tomatoes should be done three times: 2 weeks after transplanting, at the beginning of flowering and during fruiting. Organic or mineral fertilizers can be used, but not in excess.
9. Indoor tomatoes do not need forming or pinching, as they produce fruits on all branches and stepsons.
10. Indoor tomatoes need to be pollinated manually by shaking the branches with flowers every day or every other day.
11. Some common problems that may arise when growing indoor tomatoes are: curling of leaves due to dry air or high temperature, rising of leaves due to lack of light or uneven watering, black leg disease due to bad soil or cold surface, dropping of flowers or ovaries due to low light or cold water, overheating of roots due to direct sunlight on the pot.