Calendar gardener: when and how to sow seedlings

2018-02-21 20:39

Calendar gardener: when and how to sow seedlings
Gardeners and gardeners know: all heat-loving vegetables with a long growing season it is time to sow is already the end of February. Eggplants, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, celeriac.

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Eggplant

Seeds can be pre-treated with a growth stimulant. And already sprouted (you need to hold the seeds well hydrated a few days in a warm place, for example on the battery) put it in the moist substrate of approximately 1 cm depth, reports Rus.Media.

Cover the pots with a film or glass. Eggplants love heat, so grow them at a temperature from +25 to +30 C. Seeds usually germinate in 7 – 14 day.

When to plant: in the 20’s of February.

Celery

Celery also has a great growing season. Seedlings should be home in about 70 days, planted in beds of celery at the end of may.

When to plant: in the 20’s of February.

Bell peppers

Seeds can be treated with growth stimulants, germinate and plant in boxes approximately to a depth of 0.5 cm they Go for a long time, from two to three weeks. And demanding to temperature. And eggplant, need warm weather – from +25 to +30 0C.

When to plant: in the 20’s of February.

Tomatoes

Gardeners with experience to prepare the earth for tomatoes in the fall, mixing topsoil with humus, sand and peat in the proportions (3:3:1:1). But you can buy a ready soil for seedlings of tomatoes.

The seeds can not germinate, but treated with a growth stimulant. Close up of seeds in the ground to a depth of approximately 1 cm the Soil should be well hydrated. After precipita seeds, okay to spray the top layer with a spray bottle of water. Keep the boxes with the seeds in a warm place, the top can be covered with the film. First inputs appear on the seventh day.

When to sow: 20-February sow early varieties for planting in the open ground. In the second half of March – early varieties for planting under the film. Determinate and indeterminate varieties for greenhouses are sown in late March.

Cucumbers

Usually cucumber seedlings sown in March. Some gardeners pre-harden the seeds of cucumbers, that is, before planting, wash in cold water. Or even buried in brought from the street snow.

When to sow: early March for film greenhouses and greenhouses, from March 25 – for planting in the open ground.

Cabbage

Likes acidic soil, so a peat mix for seedlings is not very suitable. It is recommended to add in the ground a little ashes, which will help prevent disease, black leg.

When to sow: early white cabbages – March 10. Broccoli and cauliflower from mid-March.

The topic

Handle colors

In February planted as annual flowers and perennial tuberous. As a rule, flower seeds, do not bury, just sprinkle a little ground, treating the topsoil with a spray bottle. So, it is time to plant the seeds of such plants:

Petunia. Seedlings emerge in about 14 days.

Lobelia. It is to sow directly on the surface, slightly covered with earth, on top, spray with water.

Tuberous begonia. Luxury beauty grow long, so better handle it with a growth stimulant.

Primrose. Planting dates largely depend on the characteristics of different varieties. But most are sown in late Feb, then in may you can admire the flowering plants.

Heliotrope. Their seeds like light, so they are sown in pots on the soil surface to the seeds always were in the world. Move the seedlings to pots when it grows to 5 – 6 cm.

In March sown pansies, later varieties of primroses, marigolds, asters, petunias. Some gardeners recommend that the seeds be sprinkled with snow. It will melt and naturally bury the seeds.

Important!

Light and only.

Peppers and eggplant, which are sown seedlings in the second half of February, are in dire need of illumination. Even if the seedling lives on the South Windows. But the day in February is still short, and for good growth of the seedlings required 12 hours of light a day. If the seedling is not on the windowsill, and on the Desk or in the back of the room, the lights just vital. Moreover, the ordinary energy-saving lamps in this case will not do – you need special folani.