Growing pepper seedlings is not an easy task, but if you adhere to certain conditions and rules, you can hope for an excellent harvest.
To do this, you need to think about the seeds before sowing and soak them for 20 minutes in 100 ml of water and add 1 g of potassium permanganate. You can also treat them with growth stimulants, which will allow you to get an early harvest.
Until the first sprouts appear, it is necessary to maintain the air temperature at +25, otherwise the pepper seedlings may die.
It is necessary to plant seedlings after 60 days, so the best time to sow pepper seedlings is the beginning of March.
You can also plant at the end of March, but these should be early ripening varieties and the seedlings should be kept in constant warmth.
After sowing the seeds, you can cover the boxes with film or glass, so you will retain humidity and heat for the pepper seedlings. But as soon as the seedlings begin to sprout, the covers must be removed so that condensation does not drip.
After 2-3 weeks of growth, place the boxes with pepper seedlings in a place with a temperature of +17 during the day and +12 at night.
This way the pepper seedlings will get used to the climate conditions and will not outgrow them.
Feeding pepper seedlings
You can feed them with bird droppings or cow dung, mixing this mixture with water.
But avoid getting water on the leaves, as this can cause burns to the pepper seedlings. Also, monitor the watering level, if the water stagnates, the pepper seedlings will die.
Caring for seedlings
You can take pepper seedlings outside on warm sunny days. This way the plant will get used to the sun and natural conditions.
Later, pepper seedlings can be left outside overnight.
Pepper seedlings are sown in open ground at the age of 57-67 days (end of May).
Have a good harvest!
