How, with what and how much to water pepper seedlings: secrets that every gardener should know

08.02.2024 22:01

To grow good bell pepper seedlings, you need to know how to water them properly.

An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh talks about the main rules for watering pepper seedlings.

How to water pepper seedlings

Pepper seedlings are usually watered every two to three days, sometimes more often.

The water should not be chlorinated, pepper does not like it. You can use rain, melted, settled water.

The water should not be cold. The optimal temperature is 20-23 degrees.

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At the initial stage, you need to water little by little so that the roots do not rot.

After three or four true leaves appear, begin to water more abundantly.

Earlier, the expert told which green manure crops to sow in the spring before transplanting tomatoes.

Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti