The weather has ceased to be predictable, surprises happen every now and then. Gardeners react to them most acutely.
Therefore, relying on folk signs when planting seedlings is reckless.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication BelNovosti, an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to understand that it is time to plant seedlings in open ground.
The best advice you can find on the Internet is to focus on temperature readings.
This advice works in any region.
How to proceed
In order not to make a mistake and not ruin the seedlings you grew with your own hands, you need to act according to science.
The one who measures the soil temperature at a depth of 12-15 centimeters will do it correctly.
A regular mercury thermometer will do for these purposes.
When and what to plant
1. When the soil warms up to +4 degrees, you can sow dill and parsley, spinach, and carrots.
2. Soil temperature of +5 degrees allows planting beets and peas.
3. The +8 degrees Celsius mark indicates that it is time to plant bulbous crops.
4. Potatoes, radishes and horseradish are sown at a soil temperature of +10 degrees.
5. Tomatoes are sown in soil that has warmed up to +12 degrees.
6. Cucumber and pepper seedlings are sown at +15 degrees.
7. And the very last to be planted in the soil are eggplant, melon and watermelon seedlings, which require a temperature of +18 degrees Celsius.
Earlier we talked about why you should sprinkle your garden with sugar .
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
