Tomato, pepper and eggplant seedlings are delicate and therefore require attention throughout the growing season.
Having gone through the stage of cultivating seedlings and growing seedlings, the gardener may face a new challenge when the seedlings take and shed their leaves after being transplanted into the ground.
And that's not all, the seedlings of this family like to get rid of flowers and ovaries in this way. Here are the reasons.
1. Watering mode
This crop likes frequent and abundant watering, because the root system of peppers is superficial and consumes moisture from the upper reaches of the soil. At the same time, excess moisture provokes bacteriosis. Therefore, it is ideal to water pepper seedlings once a day and in the evening with warm water under the root.
2. Lighting
Pepper will not develop normally if the daylight hours are shorter than 12 hours. At the same time, direct sunlight is also harmful.
3. Temperature
Temperature fluctuations are simply unacceptable - they provoke stress, and then the plant simply tries to survive, which is why the leaves fall off.
4. Poor soil
If you plant seedlings where eggplants, tomatoes and other nightshade relatives grew, the result will be disastrous. It is better to plant after onions, cabbage or cucumbers.
5. Pests and diseases
Aphids, whiteflies, mites and other pests, as well as diseases (black leg, bacteriosis, late blight, etc.), weaken plants. For example, after fusarium, it is easier to burn a plant than to cure it, so this problem cannot be solved without prevention.
