If the pepper seedlings "live" in good soil and do not feel a lack of light and watering, they need not be fed additionally: they will grow like that. But if you want to achieve excellent results, it is still worth helping young plants.
The main thing here, as in any good deed, is to know when to stop and choose the right time.
First course"
The first feeding of seedlings is carried out two weeks after the pick. For a "meal" of ten liters, we need 40 g of superphosphate, which dissolves in water and is infused for a day. Then add 10 g of urea and ammonium nitrate, 30 g of potassium sulfate to the resulting solution.
Important! Fertilizer is applied only to wet soil! And after feeding, the plants need to be sprayed with water to wash off the fertilizer residues from the leaves and stems.
Second
The most proven remedy that almost all plants "like" is boric acid. For 10 liters of water, this growth promoter needs only 2 grams. I water the seedlings with this solution two weeks after the first feeding.
"Many thanks" future peppers will say for the "drink" of potassium-manganese (in the same proportion), copper sulfate or ordinary wood ash (200 g of ash for 10 liters of water).
... and compote
Shortly before planting in the ground, I feed the grown seedlings in the village grandmother's way - with bird droppings and manure infusion.
I dilute the first "remedy" in a ratio of 1 to 5, the second - 1 to 10.
Don't stop there!
But even after planting the pepper on its "permanent residence", you should not let its growth take its course. On the contrary, in the open ground there are much more dangers to the plant than on a warm home windowsill, therefore, your attention should also correspond to new circumstances.
I spend the first feeding of peppers on the ridge after 20 days of planting them. I mix 5 g of superphosphate and 10 g of urea in a bucket. After mixing thoroughly, let the solution stand for an hour and pour an average of one liter under the root of each bush, trying not to get on the leaves.
During the period of flowering and tying the ovaries, the pepper needs potassium - 1 teaspoon per bucket of water. The method and rate of watering is the same - one liter per "person".
The third time I "thank" my peppers for the first fruits. To do this, I dilute 2 tsp in 10 liters of water. l. superphosphate and potassium salt. I mix everything, insist for an hour and also - a liter for each bush.
Aperitif
Besides the "compote", pepper is very fond of... tincture of nettle.
I share a secret: I fill the bucket to the top with young nettles and fill it with water. I put it in a warm place for a week. When all the nettles sink to the bottom, I filter the mash. It can be poured over peppers every 10 days - the solution is very useful absolutely without any "consequences".
Bon appetit to your pepper seedlings, and to you - good health and rich harvest!
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