The vegetative period of pepper is 140 days. A bit earlier to receive harvest, it is necessary at the end of February - the beginning of March to seed pepper on seedling.
Features of cultivation of sweet pepper
The sowing campaign begins with landings of pepper - the vegetative period at this plant very long therefore it is necessary to create for it considerable running in time. pepperon seedlingIt is necessary to sow at the end of February beginning of March, depending on high-quality characteristics of plants.
When landing it is necessary to remember that pepper badly transfers change therefore it is necessary to put initially in separate glasses. Before crops the seeds need to be warmed up in hot water at +40os within 15 minutes, and then at once to lower in cold water. After that seeds of pepper need to be turned in damp fabric and to couch within 5 - 7 days at the room temperature.
Soil mix for seedling of pepper has to consist on two thirds of the garden earth, one third of sawdust, half-liter jar of wood ashes and it is necessary to add 30 g of superphosphate. At crops the seeds should be spread out to surfaces, to press slightly into the friable soil on 0.3-0.5 cm, to powder from above with the earth and to humidify from spray. It is necessary to sow seeds to moderately damp soil, and from now on it is not necessary to allow its overwettings, otherwise plants can die. After crops it is necessary to cover capacity with seeds polyethylene film or glass and to put to the warm place. At this time light is not necessary to plants. Seeds of pepper sprout long enough therefore you should not wait for shoots earlier, than in 21-25 days. After emergence of shoots of plant to transfer to light window, and to remove film, but it is necessary to do it gradually, accustoming pepper to ambient air temperature till some hours a day.
Care for pepper seedling
If plants have been planted in one capacity, it is necessary to raspikirovat pepper when the second present sheet appears. It is convenient to use peat pots – in this case at change to the greenhouse of plant will not be ill. It is necessary to apply to watering settled waters of room temperature, and it is necessary to water seedling not more often than once a week. Pepper well takes out dry air, but it is desirable to avoid temperature drops and drafts at its cultivation on seedling. During cultivation of seedling of pepper it is necessary to feed up twice plants complex mineral fertilizer during watering. At the same time it is necessary to follow the instruction on packing medicine, not to exceed the specified dosage and to take safety precautions. Before planting of plants to the open ground pepper it is necessary to accustom to street temperature in advance - to take out on balcony, to open window leaves. Until disembarkation of pepper to the constant place there have to pass not less than 70 days, only in this case it is possible to receive good harvest.