To obtain an earlier harvest of tomatoes, it is necessary to plant the seedlings earlier.
As the seedlings age, their development rate increases, and the better this rate is maintained during transplantation, the sooner fruit harvest can be expected. Depending on the variety of tomatoes, the period from germination to the beginning of fruiting usually takes 110, 120, or 130 days.
By optimizing external conditions, increasing the feeding area, and ensuring sufficient light, warmth, and nutrients in the soil, it is possible to shorten the time from germination to fruit ripening by 10, 15, or even 20 days. Generally, even overgrown seedlings with woody stems yield more than young, fragile, and easily breakable ones, which often do not produce fruit.
