Summer residents have the most reverent attitude towards seedlings of tomatoes, peppers and eggplants. It is difficult to choose from this trinity a crop to which the attitude would be exceptional.
But we can say with confidence that pepper seedlings have their own characteristics.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told what pepper seedlings fear most of all.
Lack of lighting
Lack of light affects growth rates. Curling leaves are a sign of the problem.
It is recommended to place containers with seedlings in illuminated places or turn on the backlight.
Lack of fertilizers
Lack of nutrients in the soil also leads to curling of leaves. Lack of potassium, phosphorus, other elements, as well as excess nitrogen, can provoke deformations.
Root damage
It is often said that peppers do not like picking. Peppers do not welcome unnecessary transplanting, lack of moisture and overcooling of the soil.
Diseases and pests
This could be a viral infection, an aphid infestation, or whitefly.
A sign of problems may again be the curling and yellowing of leaves.
Earlier we talked about what tomato seedlings like.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
