Peppers - this is such a plant crop, which is particularly fond of gardeners. The fruits of it have a specific taste and an unusual smell that can not be confused with other vegetables.
They are terribly burning and sweetish. You can make a salad out of pepper by preserving for the winter, can be cut and eaten When fresh, add to food as seasoning.
It is very easy to grow this multifaceted vegetable, as it does not require special care and a lot of attention, the main thing is to do everything right at the seedling growing stage.
Where to get good seeds?
Only from good seeds, which have high germination, can grow a full-fledged bush. Seeds can be bought at a specialized seed store, they sold by gram in sachets. Peppers are packaged by grade. But buying them is not necessary.
In order to get good grains, it is enough to buy seed once, then grow the fruit and select the seeds from the pepper. From one pepper you can harvest seeds This variety for a much larger number of seedlings next year.
It is worth looking at that the seeds are not damaged, soft or with other defects. Even if at first it seemed that they were good in the process of drying empty grains would be noticed and removed, nothing would grow out of them.
Preparation before landing
Some gardeners do not check seeds for germination, they are immediately planted in seedling boxes and are already waiting for them to ascend.
But it can be accelerated by germinating them before planting, this will allow us to determine not only Is seed suitable for sowing?, but it will ascend much faster, which means that the growth of the bush will begin faster.
The germination procedure is very simple. Take the seeds and a piece of gauze. We place them in gauze and wrap in a bag, richly moisten, seeds must swell from water (you can leave them in the water but not more than a day).
The next step is to place the gauze with the seeds in a warm place, the main thing is to follow, preventing them from drying for 7-10 days. After about this time, they germinate.
Next, someone disinfects them and heat-treatshowever, this is not mandatory. How to plant: you can plant pepper in the greenhouse, in the ground immediately after germination.
For more information on the process of growing pepper seedlings for the greenhouse, see the video below:
Sowing seedlings
When our seeds are ready for planting, it is necessary to prepare a good, nutritious soil, or rather, a mixture in which our peppers will grow. If there is no time or desire to prepare the soil by yourself, already ready substrate with all additives can be purchased at the store. You should choose one that will be suitable for peppers, as for different vegetable crops the composition of the mixture may vary.
If it is decided to make the soil independently, then do it as follows. We take two parts of the soil humus, two more parts of turf land and one part of sand. This is the easiest substrate.
Sod the ground before mixing must be decontaminated.
Next, scatter the soil in prepared pots or boxes, but not to the brim. Next, pour over the entire surface with warm water and lay out the seeds. The gap can be from 1 to 2 centimeters from each other. The next step will be falling asleep on top and abundant watering. Take care not to sow them deeply deeply; they may not climb or do this for a very long time.
Next, close the box with polyethylene, creating a greenhouse effect, and leave it in a warm place. When sprawling bushes - they dive, about in the case of planting in the greenhouse, you can not do this, as they do not have time to die from cramped. When to plant seedlings of peppers in the greenhouse, say a little later, because planting pepper seedlings in the greenhouse has its own nuances.
Seed dates
When to sow pepper for the greenhouse? At the time of planting seeds mainly affect their maturation. If these are early varieties, then the fruits will ripen in about 50-60 days after planting in the ground, and if late, the period can be extended to 70 days, that is, their planted in late February and early March.
Also it is necessary to take into account the region of residence, if the climate is cold and the ground warms up later, then the seedlings are planted later about a month in comparison with the terrain with a temperate climate.
Since pepper loves heat, many people prefer to plant it in a greenhouse, where it will be comfortable, which means - to grow and begin to bear fruit soonerthan just in the garden. When to put pepper in a greenhouse? Pepper seedlings are planted in greenhouses in May, the first or second half of the month - this depends on the strength of the seedlings and the weather. Next, consider how to plant pepper in the greenhouse?
How to plant seedlings?
How to plant pepper in a polycarbonate greenhouse?
Step # 1
First you need to prepare a greenhouse for future residents. It should be nutritious soil with a sufficient amount of humus in it must not be pests and garbage.
The greenhouse must be intact, without damage, in which the night cold can pass. It must be completely dug up, the peppers love soft soil. In order for the seedlings to get used to lower temperatures, it can be put on the porch for a day for several days in a row, and brought back at night.
Step 2
The scheme of planting pepper in the greenhouse is as follows: the furrows for planting in the ground in the greenhouse are best done during the day. It should be shallow smooth beds spilled with warm water or solution of mullein. The distance between them is at least 35 cm, and between the peppers at least 25 cm.
Then, while they are wet, plant bushes. In order that the roots of the plant are not damaged, should be abundantly moisten the soil of the seedlings. After the bushes are planted, they are watered a little more under the root.
Step number 3
Recommended immediately grind only planted bushes. In the future, it should be easy to ensure that they do not break, for this the stem can be tied to a stick, well, this is for tall bushes. They must be watered and treated for all pests.
Useful video about growing peppers in a greenhouse:
Diseases and pests
Besides the fact that it is necessary to process the seeds and the soil, in time to make additional feeding and to ensure the proper temperature regime, for a good harvest you need to take care of the already prepared growing bushes. Although peppers are resistant to various pests and rarely get infectious and fungal diseasessuch cases are found.
If you constantly pour seedlings, it is possible the emergence of black legs, which leads to the death of the plant. When the pepper grows in the greenhouse and the humidity there is high, pathogenic bacteria can begin to develop and the plant will suffer from cancer or rot. To prevent should be good ventilation.
Unhealthy black spots on fruits and leaves say that treatment of black bacterial spotting is necessary. This can occur when the temperature has dropped and the humidity has remained.
Most often plants get sick because exactly non-compliance with the rules of carethey are too hot or cold, not enough lighting, high humidity, etc.
If you adjust the situation, they will begin to come to a normal state. But when it is a fungal or viral disease, more serious and immediate action is required. drug treatmentwhich are sold in the store and are used for such ailments in plants.
