Not all gardeners realize how important it really is to water their plants properly.
In fact, maintaining temperature conditions and regular watering of plants greatly affects their growth and health.
Today we will figure out what needs to be done to grow healthy seedlings.
Proper watering of plantings is one of the main aspects for their development.
When watering vegetable plantings, it is necessary to maintain certain proportions, since young beds require much less water.
Adult plants require more frequent watering. You should also carefully select the water used to water the beds.
Water for irrigation
The temperature of water for watering the beds should be between 21-26 degrees Celsius.
For this reason, before watering, it is necessary to heat the water to the required temperature or let it sit in the room until the desired temperature is reached.
It is worth remembering that boiling water causes oxygen to evaporate from it, which has a negative effect on the plantings.
Filtered water is considered an excellent option for watering plants.
In addition, some gardeners recommend using rainwater or acidified water.
To create acidified water, you need to dissolve 1 gram of citric acid in 10 liters of water.
The most useful water for watering beds is rainwater, as it is obtained naturally.
However, it is not recommended to use it for irrigation if a person lives directly near enterprises.
How often do you need to water seedlings?
Before the first shoots appear, the soil is sprayed with water from a spray bottle once a day. This is done to avoid crusting.
Immediately after the plants emerge, the cover must be removed and watering of the plants must be stopped for a period of 2-3 days.
This is necessary so that the plants have time to get stronger.
After this time, the plants in the beds need to be hilled and thinned out. The plants need to be watered no more than once a week.
Following the appearance of the first true leaves, the plantings' need for water increases sharply.
Therefore, when watering, it is necessary to ensure that the water moistens the soil right down to the bottom layer.
When growing seedlings in a box, you can stick a stick into the soil and see how wet the soil is.
The frequency of watering also directly depends on what vegetables a person grows.
Rules for watering seedlings of eggplants, peppers and cucumbers
Watering the three crops listed above is essentially no different from each other.
Until the first sprouts appear, the boxes with the seeds should be kept under cling film, the soil should be sprayed with water once a day, preferably in the morning.
When the first shoots appear, the plants need to be given a rest from watering for up to 3 days.
After this time, the film is removed from the plantings, and watering occurs consistently 1-3 times a week, depending on how quickly the soil dries out.
For transplanting, it is desirable that the soil is loose and dry. For this reason, transplanting is carried out 2 days after watering the plants.
After picking, the plants need to be given a break from watering for up to 2 days. After this period, watering should be done once a week.
Before directly planting the plants in the ground, it is necessary to gradually reduce the amount of water when watering.
Three days before planting in open ground, plants must be left without watering.
