Gardeners should know the features of cultivation of pepper. First of all, when planting peppers in the ground seeds are not worth very much to deepen. This rule is true for the cultivation of tomatoes and peppers, on the other hand, require surface landing.
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How to grow peppers?
In the event that has grown significantly seedlings tied fruits, do not worry, because in terms of greenhouse vegetable "wakes up" in record time. After that pepper is growing very rapidly. The main thing - do not be planted during this period pepper in open ground.
Between the rows will be superfluous plant flowers such as calendula or marigold and basil or coriander. These "neighbors" will help rid the peppers from the appearance of the soil and leaf-eating pests. Coriander, pepper blooming between the rows will attract insects to pollinate the plant.
Among other things, in order to attract pollinators can throw between rows of banana peel or apple.
Waiting for the start of the growing season, the plant should be cut. Greatly elongated shoots need to be shortened, and cut all the shoots that are below the main stem of the fork, and those branches that grow inside the crown. Domestic shoots interfere pepper develop properly, because they should be cut off too.
In the absence of the greenhouse to sow the seeds in February. Prior to the May, when the vegetables need to be transplanted, the plant should be at least 90 days. For sowing the ideal environment is considered a peat pot. Other methods do not provide the desired effect. The diameter of a perfect pot of peat shall not be more than 8-10 cm. Large pots to take pointless, as this will interfere with the full development of the root system of the plant. For proper care of peppers you need time to water the plants, feed, removing weeds and tie grown seedlings.
The soil for cultivation must consist of elements such as humus, sand and earth. In some cases, this composition is added wood ash. 1 kg of a mixture of humus, peat, earth is taken one item. l. ash.
preparation of seeds
Immediately prior to planting the seeds must be properly prepared, after keeping for 5 hours in the water and giving swell. The water should not be hotter or colder than + 50 ° C. Next, the seeds are placed for naklevyvaniya on a damp cloth and hold it for 2-3 days. Room temperature should be approximately + 20 ° C. This simple manipulations will help speed up the shoots, which will be visible the next day. After planting, the seeds need a good watering, and in addition to that they can be covered with a thin glass. Before planting the seeds definitely need to keep in a warm, dark place.
Hatched shoots are moved into place with an air temperature during the day from + 26 ° C to + 28 ° C, and at night - not more than + 10... + 15 ° C.
Watering
Often to water the plants is not desirable, because it can only harm further development of vegetable and cause the disease called "black leg". The temperature of water for irrigation should not exceed + 30 ° C. If the fluid is too cold, it can cause abnormalities in the growth and even the death of seedlings.
Dry air is also bad, because it is often necessary to ventilate the room periodically to spray every sapling of a special device. Necessary to protect the room with pepper seedlings from the appearance of a draft.
Peppers are planted in light soil, fertilize it in advance before. The fertilizer should be added to the soil in advance, about a year before planting. Better to plant the plants on the same depth at which they grew in the pot. This is not to expose the roots. In the cold ground pepper planting impossible.
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