Pepper seedlings the most unpretentious in the care of all vegetable crops.
The main conditions - no stress, temperature and water regime fluctuations, timely picks.
Although it is necessary to follow simple rules.
The subject of today's article is peppers: planting and caring for pepper seedlings at home.
Sowing
Pepper seed from growing and care. Cooking seeds: we sort out, we throw out the small, dried up, damaged. We disinfect in a strong solution of potassium permanganate for half an hour, wash, soak for a day in any solution for seedlings according to the instructions. Properly prepared seeds will be black. Wrap in a wet cloth and put it in the heat. We wait until the shoots sprout.
Slightly condense the ground, pour with warm water. Sow 2-3 seeds in separate pots. In the transplanting containers we make small grooves at a distance of 5 cm from each other, between the seeds - 2-3 cm. We sprinkle dry soil, which will allow air and light to pass through well, leaving space for bedding.
We cover with glass or film so that the soil is steamed. For a friendly emergence of shoots maintain the temperature of 20-25 °.
We reduce the temperature after the appearance of the first sprouts to 10-15 °, slowing the growth of the green part, thereby strengthening the root system. We will make it warmer in a week, and the upper part will begin to flourish.
Important! On the ground for planting need to take care of the fall. We ram the mixture of humus and garden soil into buckets or boxes, leave it in an unheated room for freezing. In January, we move the mixture into heat, spill it with hot concentrated (½ teaspoon per 5 liters) aqueous solution of manganese.
Shoots
Care of seedlings of pepper after germination. About a week later there are sproutsthat appeared later than the rest we delete. We carry out easy loosening between the rows. After the shoot of all plants, we expose them to the light. Observe the temperature regime - 25-28 ° during the day, 12-15 ° at night, otherwise the seedlings will stretch. We make another culling after the appearance of cotyledonary leaves. We throw away the deformed, weak, ugly.
Picks
To reduce the risk of root rot, seedlings dive at the stage of the appearance of two true leaves, 3-4 weeks after germination. The algorithm is as follows:
- One hour before transplant well spill shoots.
- Abundantly water the soil. We are waiting for the excess water to drain. Making the hole.
- Digging up a special scoop, or a large spoon. In order not to injure the stalk, take the plant by the "ears." Pinch the main spine. We bury the seedlings to cotyledon leaves. We lightly tamp the earth.
- Peppers do not like loneliness. We put on two things in one container.
- Wateringholding pepper until moisture is completely absorbed. We put the seedlings on the windowsill. We shade from direct sunshine. Soil temperature should not be below 15 °.
Next, let's talk about how to care for pepper seedlings after picking?
Topping
Do I need to pinch pepper seedlings? Effective for sweet, hybrid varieties. Pickling is not necessary for bitter pepper. The procedure activates the appearance of stepsons, increasing yields, prevents early flowering. The rules are as follows:
- Do not pinch seedlings during a dive, transplant, transshipment.
- If there is not enough seedling material, and the landing pattern turned out to be rare, then side shoots do not remove.
- Plot only strong plants.
- Small scissors cut off the top after the seventh true leaf.
- Spray with growth regulator.
Important! If pinching has been carried out, only shrubs of tall varieties are formed later.
Watering
Pepper hygrophilous. Water only under the root, settled water at room temperature, 1-2 times a week. The soil should be a little wet all the time. We do not allow liquid to accumulate in the pan. Spray daily.
Top dressing
Before picking shoots feed up calcium nitrate diluted with water in the ratio of kilogram per liter.
There are many options:
- 2 tbsp. single superphosphate, 1 tsp potassium sulfate, 1 tsp urea per 10 liters of distilled water;
- ammonium nitrate solution;
- ready fertilizers for seedlings, such as Fort, Agricola, Mortar;
- Before planting seedlings for a permanent place, we support peppers with potash-phosphorus-nitrogen fertilizer.
Transshipment
So that the seedlings continue to grow successfully, towards the end of May, we transfer it to liter pots. The composition of the soil is identical to the composition for planting and picking. We do not sift the earth, so it is better ventilated. On a bucket of soil, add half a cup of ash and a tablespoon of double superphosphate, or "Senior tomato" according to the instructions. We transfer it over carefully so that the earthy room is preserved intact.
Hardening
Getting started two weeks before relocation to the garden. Expose seedlings to fresh air. Protect from drafts, direct sunlight. Temperature should not be below + 10 °. We expose for several hours, then for a day and, finally, for a day. At night, at first we cover with covering material. Do not water at night and in cloudy weather.
Landing in the ground
In mid-May, the peppers are transferred to greenhouses, or greenhouses. In the ground - in early June. We plant seedlings on a permanent place no more than 25-30 cm in height, with 12-14 leaves, thick, 3-4 cm below, with a stem, at the stage of formation of the first ovary. The daily temperature should be set at + 15-18 ° C. For better acclimatization we land in the evening after the heat subsides. At night temperatures, the seedling is easier to take root.
We bring peat and humus into the soil in advance, dig it into the shovel bayonet, level it. Pour a tablespoon of mineral fertilizer into each well. Observing the integrity of the earthy coma we get the peppers out of the pots, put them in the wells, fill them with earth without closing the root collar. Abundantly water, mulch with peat or loose earth.
So, we told how to care for pepper seedlings at home? Described the algorithm of planting, care and growing seedlings of pepper.
If the seedlings are grown correctly the basic chores with peppers are completed. At a permanent place, care is limited to protection from pests, proper irrigation and timely harvesting.
Useful materials
Read other articles on pepper seedlings:
- Proper cultivation of seeds and whether to soak them before planting?
- How to grow black pepper peas, chili, bitter or sweet at home?
- The main reasons why the leaves are twisted at the shoots, the seedlings fall or stretch.
- Terms of planting in the regions of Russia and especially the cultivation in the Urals, Siberia and Moscow region.
- Learn yeast based fertilizer recipes.
