Most summer residents prefer to grow cabbage using seedlings, and it is impossible to get good seedlings without basic knowledge.
We will tell you which days in April are best for sowing cabbage seedlings and how to do it so that the shoots appear quickly and evenly.
Whether to plant seeds in separate cups or in cells and boxes is up to each person to decide. It is important to adhere to the following rules.
1. It is essential to provide drainage holes in the containers.
2. You can place 2-3 seeds at once in one cup, and when planting in a box, the distance between future seedlings should not be less than 1.5-2 cm.
3. After planting, the soil should be moistened with a spray bottle and covered with film, left in a bright place in a room with a temperature of 18-20 degrees Celsius.
4. Containers with seedlings are kept in the light at a temperature of 10-12 degrees, and after a week the temperature can be increased to 15-17 degrees Celsius.
5. When planting in a common box, after 3-4 days the seedlings are replanted, and weak shoots are removed from the cups (cut with scissors so as not to damage the roots of neighboring seedlings).
6. Provide the seedlings with good lighting using phytolamps and do not allow the soil to become over-moist.
When to sow
According to the recommendations of the lunar calendar, the best days for sowing cabbage seedlings in April fall during the waxing moon.
It is best to plant during the period of 4-11 lunar days. It is better not to even think about it during the new moon and full moon.
This month, the 21st and 22nd, as well as the 25th, 26th and 30th of April, meet these requirements to one degree or another.
