Seeds of pepper without proper preliminary training sprout for quite a long time - 2-2.5 weeks. And if they are not fresh, that is not the last year of collection, that is a greater probability of reducing their germination. Seeds are 4 years old and will not give seedlings at all. You need to consider this if you want to grow seedlings of sweet pepper yourself.
How to grow sweet pepper seedlings?
It all starts with the preparation of seeds. First you need to select the full and medium-sized seeds, then they need to be soaked for 5 hours in ordinary warm water. After taking them out, wrap them in gauze and place them in a plastic bag for germination. Put the package in a warm place.
The more effective method of soaking seeds of pepper is the so-called bubbling. You will need an aquarium compressor, which must be immersed in a jar of room temperature water, where the seeds are placed, and connect.
After a day, the seeds can be removed and dried. The bubbling is carried out a couple of weeks before sowing the seeds. In addition, the seeds must necessarily be decontaminated, for which there are ready-made preparations "Alirin-B", "Bactofit", "Phytosporin", etc. But you can use the usual solution of potassium permanganate, placing the seeds in it for 15-20 minutes.
Another method of treating seeds is soaking in a solution of wood ash. This increases the immunity of the seed and reduces the incidence. In 1 liter of water, dissolve 2 tablespoons of ash, pepper seeds soaked for 5-6 hours, extracted and dried without washing.
To accelerate the germination of seeds used growth stimulators: "Novosil", "Zircon", " Epin ", "Ribav-extra" and so on. To achieve the correct result, it is important to adhere to the dosage.
Terms of planting pepper seeds for seedlings
To correctly calculate how to sow sweet pepper on seedlings, you need to proceed from where it will grow. If you plan to immediately land the pepper in the open ground without first growing in the greenhouse, then you need to plant the seeds 60 days before the proposed landing at the dacha. And since it is advisable not to plant pepper without a greenhouse before June 1, seedlings should also be grown on April 1.
In the presence of at least a small hiding place, you can plant pepper in the soil for a couple of weeks before. Accordingly, for this period, it is necessary to shift the time of planting the seeds. Well, in the case of a stationary greenhouse, you can sow the seeds on March 1, to plant seedlings in the greenhouse on May 1.
How to plant sweet pepper on seedlings?
For growing sweet pepper seeds, prepare a mixture of turf, peat and humus in a ratio of 1: 6: 2. You can use this mixture: humus, turf and sand in a proportion of 3: 3: 1. You can add to the mixture wood ash in the amount of 1 cup per bucket of land.
The main thing is that the soil is loose and fertile. It is advisable to steaming the ground in advance and to hold a couple of weeks in a warm place, so that the microorganisms in it come to life.
Most often, peppers are grown with a pick, but after that the affected root system is restored for a long time, because of which the growth of seedlings is slowed down for 7-10 days. Therefore, it is better immediately
The crops are poured with warm water, covered with a film and cleaned in a warm place for 5-7 days. After emergence of shoots, the film is removed and the seedlings are placed in a cooler and lighter place.
As a fertilizer for sprouts of sweet peppers use a weak solution of complex fertilizers with microelements. The first feeding is performed after picking, the second - at the beginning of the budding period. With organic it is necessary to be careful that the plant does not "fat". In the case when the leaves of the seedlings are pale, you can feed it with a solution of urea.