How to Prepare Suitable Soil for Pepper Seedlings: 5 Options

21.01.2023 19:40

There are special requirements for the soil intended for growing sweet pepper seedlings.

An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh listed the soil options for seedlings of this crop.

Thus, a mixture of one part turf soil and two parts manure humus will be suitable.

If you only have peat and humus on hand, just mix them in equal parts.

As a third option, you can use three parts humus and two parts turf soil.

Photo: © Belnovosti

Another option popular among summer residents is two parts peat nutrient mixture and one part turf soil.

Finally, as an alternative, you can use four parts peat, two parts turf soil, one part humus and one part aged sawdust that has turned brown.

If you want to be sure of a future harvest of sweet peppers, take care to prepare high-quality soil for seedlings.

Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources