For growing seedlings of both sweet and hot peppers, you can use a variety of containers.
True, according to the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , it should be taken into account that peppers develop more weakly than tomatoes, and their root system does not grow as quickly.
Therefore, the depth of the container for sweet peppers should be approximately 5-7 cm.
If you ignore this recommendation and use containers that are too large and deep, the peppers will not master the entire volume of soil well, they will begin to wilt, and no amount of fertilizing will help.
We strongly recommend that you use a 250 ml plastic tray with walls up to 5 cm high for sowing seeds. The bottom of the tray must have drainage holes.
Fill the container with soil two-thirds of the way and compact it lightly, then moisten the soil with a solution of Fitosporin (1 tablespoon of the mother solution per 0.5 l of water) and wait until the moisture is absorbed.
Then spread pepper seeds over the surface (you can use dry or pre-sprouted ones). In a 250 ml container, you can sow 15-20 seeds.
Sprinkle the crops with loose, clod-free soil. The layer thickness should not exceed 1 cm.
Lightly compact the soil again and moisten it with a spray bottle, then close the container with a lid and place it in a warm place, for example, next to a radiator, waiting for seedlings to emerge.
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Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
