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As you know, seasonal work for gardeners begins long before summer. Among the main works is the cultivation of peppers seedlings. The question of when to sow pepper for seedlings in the Urals most often worries beginner gardeners. After all, the Urals is a region with a difficult climate. You can, of course, do this back in January, but then you will have to take care of the illumination of the seedlings. Otherwise, it will simply stretch out and lose the ability to develop correctly.
We select the right varieties
Before sowing pepper seeds, you should acquire productive varieties. Moreover, the choice must be stopped on zoned options. For the inhabitants of the Urals, when growing seedlings, varieties of Siberian breeders are more suitable.
Pure and hybrid varieties of nightshade are in great demand:
- "Red Bull", "Bogatyr";
- "Merchant" and "Montero".
This can be judged by the responses of numerous fans of peppers.
Does the procedure for growing seedlings of peppers in the Urals differ in anything? Practically no, the differences are only in terms planting peppers for seedlings... The plant is grown at a temperature:
- in the afternoon + 23-25 degrees;
- at night + 19-21 degrees.
How to determine the timing of sowing
In any region, seedlings of peppers will be sown based on climatic conditions. Nobody will dispute this. When residents of the southern regions of Russia already have fresh vegetables and herbs from their beds on the table, future plantings are only diving in the Urals.
It is from the climate that Ural vegetable growers need to proceed when choosing the timing of planting peppers for seedlings. Sowing seeds sooner or later leads to a sharp decrease in yield. In the first case, due to stretching, in the second - due to the fact that the peppers do not have time to show their capabilities.
Most often, residents of the Ural villages and cities are engaged in growing peppers in greenhouses, because due to the short summer, a good return is not obtained.
We plant peppers according to the recommendations of the lunar calendar
Judging by the average parameters, a little more than 4 months pass from sowing seeds to ripening of fruits. It is from this that one must proceed when determining the time of sowing sweet or bitter peppers for seedlings in the Urals. Do not forget that the peppers need to rise, and this is another 1-2 weeks.
It turns out that the optimal date will be mid-February 2019. If the pepper is to be grown in a greenhouse, then the dates are shifted forward. Let's try to figure it out in more detail.
Sowing in February
With pepper seedlings, residents of the Urals in 2019 are recommended to do in February... Lack of light can be overcome by taking proper care of the plants.
March landings
Plants will have time to get stronger before the time when the soil in the beds or in the greenhouse warms up to the required temperature.
April landing
Sometimes, for one reason or another, the gardeners of the Urals miss the February and March dates when they had to sow pepper in order to get healthy seedlings. You shouldn't be upset, but you can't hesitate. Strong and healthy growth can be obtained by sowing seeds, based on the recommendations of the lunar calendar for April.
Gardeners trust lunar calendarbecause they checked his recommendations on their sites more than once and were always happy with the results. What could be better for those who like to dig in the beds than a rich harvest, with a minimum of physical and material costs.
Seed planting rules
Seed preparation
The culture is so arranged that peppers do not appear for a very long time. It is advisable to give them an incentive to germinate. There are several options:
- Treat the seeds with hot water, no more than a quarter of an hour. After that, quench with cold (the lower shelf of the refrigerator is better) for at least 24 hours.
- Soak for 30 minutes in a solution of biostimulants: "Zircon", "Energena" or "Epin-extra". Be sure to read the recommendations on the packaging.
They treat seeds differently. Some gardeners plant dry, others prefer to germinate. Shoots in the second case are friendly and fast: by the bites you can see how many plants will grow. With regard to sowing with dry seeds, it is difficult to predict the number of shoots. When planting, you can use tweezers.
Traditional sowing methods
Before planting peppers on seedlings, the soil is specially prepared. It is spilled with a hot solution of dark potassium permanganate or with store-bought products. You will need to think about the container.
If you use the seedless method, you can immediately prepare disposable cups or other containers with a volume of at least 0.5 liters. In recent years, gardeners have been planting peat tablets. One or two seeds are sown in each bowl. Then they leave one sprout, the most developed and strongest.
Ural gardeners choose a method without a subsequent dive, fearing to injure the root system.
Most often, grown plants dive. In this case, 3 to 4 seeds are placed in each container. If the container is wide, you can use more. There is no need to deepen the seed too much: the embedding depth is 2-3 cm. The containers are covered with cellophane to create a greenhouse effect and placed in a warm place. Rapid shoots appear at 28-30 degrees.
We use homemade paper cups
With a seedless method of growing seedlings, experienced gardeners often use paper cups. Why is this type of containers convenient? First, there are no costs. Secondly, the grown plants are planted in a permanent place without overloading, therefore, the root system is not disturbed, the survival rate is one hundred percent. Thirdly, you do not need to remove the paper wrapper, it will rot over time.
The cups are filled with soil, spilled with boiling water. Sow seeds, lightly dust with earth. Above is a film.
Snail and sowing in boiling water - new ways of planting pepper for seedlings
Well proven method planting pepper seeds in a snail... You can get a large amount of planting material with a small footprint.
There are fans of experiments among the inhabitants of the Urals. Planting pepper in boiling water - isn't it amazing! You can do it in different ways:
- First, pour boiling water over the earth, and then randomly spread the seeds in it. Sprinkle lightly with earth and close container tightly.
- Moisten and tamp the soil slightly, sprinkle pepper seeds, and spill boiling water on top. The seed will find its place in the soil by itself. Cover the container.
If you plant peppers for seedlings in boiling water, then, according to the creators of the method, friendly shoots appear on the 4th-5th day. If necessary, spill the soil.
With the appearance of the first plants, the "greenhouses" are removed from the containers and placed on a well-lit window. Now you need to make sure that the soil does not dry out. The signal to dive (if this method of growing seedlings is used) is the appearance of three to four true leaves. Dive peppers it can be in any container, but it can be in diapers.
Summing up
As you can see growing peppers for seedlings in the Urals in 2019 is not much different from how it is done throughout Russia. They also take care of the soil, choosing good seeds. They follow the novelties of varieties, planting methods, cultivation.
The most important thing is to choose the right time for planting pepper, based on your experience and climatic conditions. Well, without difficulty, the patience of a good harvest cannot be obtained.
