Transplanting
Seedlings are transplanted at 25 to 30 days and 10-15cm height, on the evening of sunny day. Whole day transplanting is done in a cloudy day. In some of the areas tomato is directly sown.Direct sowing is reduce the infestation of root knot the nematode, bacterial wilt and damping off. The seedlings are transplanted at the side of ridge later earthing up is done to keep the plant in the middle of the ridge.For indeterminate varieties and hybrids, row to row spacing of 60 to 120 cm and plant to plant distance from 45 to 75 cm is adopted. In case of determinate types spacing is 45 to 60 cm x 30 to 40 cm is adopted.