Top dressing of tomato and pepper seedlings

Tomatoes and peppers remain the most favorite vegetables in each area, at least this is the case in Russia. Since these vegetables not only taste great, but they also contain a lot of useful substances. In order to become the owner of the best harvest of these crops, one should not only plant seedlings in open ground on time, but also fertilize and feed the plants with various substances. Correct feeding of seedlings has a direct impact on the quantity and quality of the crop.

Peppers and tomatoes belong to the same family, therefore they have a similar growing method. It is necessary to sow seeds for seedlings in advance so that the plants have time to grow in a short summer, typical for central Russia.

Top dressing of tomato and pepper seedlings: why is it needed

feeding seedlings

Seeds planted on seedlings germinate and grow in an enclosed space, where a certain, constant composition of the soil. Therefore, you should feed the seedlings from time to time. After all, the soil has a limited supply of nutrients. It is necessary to fertilize the soil with drugs, which are currently produced in a lot.

The variety of types of fertilizers consists in a certain composition of any elements. But there are also universal preparations that are equally useful for different cultures. As a rule, these are mineral compounds or organic fertilizers that can be found in any garden.

Since tomatoes and peppers have been grown for many years, experienced gardeners share their experience on the dosage and method of preparing various fertilizer recipes. Here it would be logical to listen to them, since excessive concentration or, on the contrary, insufficient dosage can not only not affect, but also harm the seedlings.

Each gardener chooses for himself what kind of feeding the seedlings should be. The main thing is that the soil on which the crops grow will replenish its reserves and provide the plants with nutrition.

How to grow pepper seedlings

feeding seedlings

Tomatoes and peppers are classified as warmth-loving plants. Both crops respond well to fertilization and are very fond of watering; during a drought, they wither.

When growing seedlings of peppers, their seeds must be planted in a greenhouse. It is very important to constantly replenish the soil with important and useful trace elements. Here you need to use both mineral fertilizers and organic fertilizers.

Since the seeds of this culture hatch for a very long time, patience is required. It is not necessary to dive the seedlings of peppers, since the roots of this culture are very vulnerable. They are located very close to the soil surface.

Pepper is a very moisture-loving plant. It is necessary to water it regularly, sparing no water, especially during the flowering period.

It should also be remembered that the pepper seedlings must be handled very gently. It is not recommended to grow seedlings of different types of peppers, sweet and bitter, nearby. Since, due to cross-pollination, all pepper will become bitter.

The greenhouse where the peppers grow must be constantly opened during the day, because although they do not like the wind, they also cannot stand it when it is very hot in the greenhouse.

It is optimal to plant cucumbers in the same greenhouse where the peppers are grown.

Before sowing, the soil must be thoroughly prepared in advance, adding all the fertilizers that the maturing plant will need.Since a growing body needs a variety of useful elements, this can only be ensured through regular feeding.

Top dressing of peppers seedlings. The main regulations.

• First, it is important not to overdo it, as over-fertilizing the pepper will negatively affect its development as well as the lack of nutrients.
• Seedlings of young seedlings of peppers, as well as tomatoes, must be fed with a liquid solution of drugs. Therefore, dry preparations in the form of a powder are best diluted with water, preparing liquid mixtures. This is necessary because the root system of the seedlings has not yet been formed, and therefore the roots cannot take nutrients from the dry powders. They will get the best nutrition only at the same time as they absorb water.
• It is necessary to carry out the feeding procedure only after the plants are well watered. It's a great start to the day. Since there is no risk of a sharp drop in temperature. On the contrary, the air will warm up well for the whole day.

It is important to observe these rules so that pathogens of various diseases do not grow in the soil.

When using preparations for feeding plants, you should strictly follow the instructions indicated on the package, since it is the correct dosage that is important here, depending on the growth and age of the plant.

It is necessary to constantly loosen the ground where the peppers are planted so that a crust does not appear that prevents air from circulating freely.

Top dressing of peppers seedlings

The fertilizer solution should be applied from the very moment when sprouts appear. In the beginning, natural fertilizers, organic fertilizers will be ideal. Optimal will be "Strong", "Ideal" and "Effect".

"Krepysh" - a drug that dissolves well in water. Its release form is both dry and liquid. The composition is very well selected and balanced, so the fertilizer perfectly fulfills its function of stimulating plant growth and development.

The drug must be added along with the watering procedure. For the first time, the plant is fed after two leaves have formed on it. Further, after the dive of the plant, and then every 14 - 15 days until flowering.

Two teaspoons of the powder are diluted in 10 liters of water and the seedlings of peppers and tomatoes are fed with the resulting solution.

A drug "Ideal" contains basically vermicompost. Therefore, the drug can be safely used as a fertilizer and enrich the seedlings of grown plants, as well as other seedlings in your area, with all the necessary substances.

In general, this is a universal drug that is used to stimulate growth and to accelerate seed germination, during plant transplantation to improve their adaptation, in order to strengthen the root system and the upper, aerial part of plants.

The drug is also used to improve the quality and quantity of fruits, as well as to develop plant immunity to various diseases.

This drug is applied both under the root and the plants are treated with it from the outside. For foliar feeding, you will need a spray bottle, but this must be done before the flowers form. To fertilize the root system of a plant, it is necessary to prepare one liter of solution containing about 10 ml of the drug.

Pepper seedlings are fed only at the root.

When you see that two real leaves have already appeared on the plant, you can start feeding the peppers. To do this, you need to add a mixture of superphosphate, ammonium nitrate and potassium sulfate.

These drugs should be mixed with water and the seedlings should be fed with the resulting solution. It is very important not to get on the leaves of the plant. And in case of contact, immediately wash off the drug with water.

The next time you feed the peppers, and this will be in about a couple of weeks, you need to use a similar mixture, only doubling the dose.Thus, ammonium nitrate will need to take one gram, superphosphate will need six grams, and potassium sulfate in a dosage of two grams.

Before planting seedlings in open ground, you need to fertilize the plants again, about seven days before the expected date of planting. Here you need a different composition, namely, infused in a liter of water, fifteen grams of wood ash.

It is also possible to use the same mixture as in the previous feeding, the only thing is to increase the dose of potassium sulfate to eight grams.

Top dressing of tomato seedlings

Tomatoes are also very sensitive to feeding. Here, seedlings are fed during the entire vegetative period of tomatoes. For a plant to bear good fruit, it needs a strong trunk and a strong root system. All this can be achieved by regular and correct feeding of the plant.

Correct cultivation and fed and grown seedlings after planting in open ground will delight you with their survival rate and growth.

Here it will also be enough to carry out three fertilization procedures.

As soon as you have dived the seedlings, and its roots are already sufficiently entrenched in the soil, you can begin to apply fertilizers.

Compositions of nitrogen and phosphorus are suitable here. You can use the finished product "Nitrofos».

For the correct dosage, one spoon of the drug diluted in 1 liter of liquid is enough. This composition can be replaced with natural fertilizer. For example, mullein or bird droppings will do. However, it will take longer to cook.

"Nitrofos" must be diluted and allowed to stand for some time. When you see sediment at the bottom of the can, then it's time to feed the plants. If you are using bird droppings or mullein, then the solution must also be diluted. Bird droppings to 12 parts and mullein to 8 parts.

Some gardeners feed tomatoes with wood ash infused with water in the proportion - one spoon of solution to 2 liters of hot water. It is important to understand that at least two weeks should pass between feeding.

Also, the choice of the composition of the fertilizer here will depend on the appearance of the plant. So, for example, if there is a lot of green mass, then there is no need to introduce nitrogen-containing preparations.

It is optimal to use drugs such as "Signor Tomato", "Uniflor" or "Effecton". Interestingly, tomato seedlings are able to absorb the amount of nutrients they need.

The second time it is enough to feed the plants with the same "Nitrofos". And last of all, tomatoes, about seven days before planting seedlings in open ground, should be fed with a mineral fertilizer complex. Or, again, organic fertilizers.

Folk feeding of seedlings

Currently, there are a large number of folk recipes for feeding these crops.

Peppers and tomatoes need potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen the most.

Iodine

Very often these plants are fed with iodine solution.

You can feed the bushes with iodine by the root method. And also, when it comes to tomatoes, spraying the bushes is also suitable.

Thus, for three liters of water it is necessary to add one drop of iodine, and pour this solution over the plants under the root. If you carry out foliar feeding of plants, then you need to make a solution: mix three drops of iodine with a bucket of water, and spray the bush with this composition.

This procedure will not only help nourish the plants, but also protect them from powdery mildew and late blight.

After fertilizing the seedlings with an iodine solution, the plants will have a higher immunity, and the fruits will be large.

In addition, other mixtures are used.

Coffee

For example, it is added to the soil in coffee. It is believed that feeding the pepper with coffee grounds will have a positive effect on its harvest. Coffee will not only further nourish the plant's root system, but will also improve ventilation in the soil.

Banana peel

Banana peels are also popular. This composition perfectly nourishes the plant root system, enriching it with potassium.

The infusion must be prepared as follows: add three banana peels to three liters of water. After the tincture has stood for three days, the seedlings of plants should be fed with this solution.

Eggshell

Egg shells are also used actively. This dressing is used for seedlings of peppers and tomatoes, after the plant has been dived. To prepare the solution, you need to soak the egg shells in half a bucket of water. When the mixture has stood for three days, you can start feeding.

There is no need to be alarmed here if you smell hydrogen sulfide, as this is a normal process and will not harm the plants.

In addition, onion peels are often used, as well as potato peels.

Signs of nutritional deficiency

When choosing a fertilizer that needs to be applied, you need to not only adhere to the calendar, but also look at the plant itself, since the appearance of certain signs indicates a lack or excess of any nutrients.

So, for example, if the leaves have lightened, then here you need to apply a fertilizer containing nitrogen.

If white streaks are visible on the leaves, then there is an excess of light. And then it is necessary to apply copper sulfate.

If the leaves have withered and the plant has weakened, it means that it lacks magnesium. Then it is necessary to feed the plants with a solution of wood ash. With a phosphorus deficiency, the color of the leaves will turn purple. This is a signal to feed the seedlings with superphosphate.

If the plant looks good: it has a dark leaf color, the leaves themselves are powerful and strong, then it has enough nutrients and does not need to be fed. This happens most often when the land is very fertile and rich.

When seedlings need feeding

People's advice and experience of gardeners can be studied in various modern forms by watching the video. The issues of feeding peppers and tomatoes are often discussed there. You also need to carefully look after and monitor your seedlings in order to understand what substances need to be applied.

It is recommended to fertilize crops not according to plan, but in difficult cases:

• After the seedlings are dived;
• In situations of extreme bad weather or when plants are stressed;
• If plants grow on depleted soil;
• The plants should be fed after the disease, as well as before the period of flowering and fruit formation;
• A feeding procedure is also possible at the very beginning of fruit ripening.

Yeast

It is also possible to fertilize plants with the help of yeast, since this product is able not only to enrich the earth with useful substances, but sometimes completely reorganize the composition of the soil. The microorganisms of fungi that are part of the yeast stimulate the rapid growth and development of seedlings. And in general, they have a positive effect on the quality of the crop.

So, you need to mix a gram of yeast with four tablespoons of sugar, and stir all this in ten liters of water. When this mixture is introduced into the soil, it must be diluted again with water to ten parts.

Wheat

If yeast is not found, wheat grains will also come to the rescue. It is necessary to insist the grains in a warm place, diluted with water. After the grains are swollen, they must be grated by adding a couple of tablespoons of sugar. The resulting mass must be heated and insisted for one day in the dark. Plants should be fed with this concentrate by diluting with water.

Green goo

Green liquid is also used to nourish the plants. It is infused mainly on weeds and nettles. However, here the solution will not be as concentrated as other organic fertilizers.

Ash

Fertilize plants with ash. The best option is ash, which was obtained by burning clean wood that does not suffer from any fungal disease.No products of combustion of synthetic substances. Ash is herbaceous - from plants, and woody. The first contains a lot of potassium, and wood ash is rich in calcium.

In general, ash is an excellent nutritional composition. In addition to the benefits it brings to plants, ash has a very beneficial effect on the soil, rebuilding it from acidic to universal.

In addition, ash increases the immunity of plants to various fungal diseases.

She not only fertilizes plants, but is also added to the soil, along with other components such as peat and sand.

To prepare an infusion of ash, you must mix one tablespoon of dry ash in a liter of water. The mixture is infused for one day.

The following ready-made complex preparations, which are sold in any specialized stores, are considered very good at the moment. These are "Kristalon", "Kemira plus", "Solution".

Ammonia

And there is also the experience of feeding the seedlings of these crops with ammonia. It also needs to be diluted in water, and to feed the plants at the root. Fertilizer will not only enrich the soil and plants with nitrogen, but will also fight pests. Because the strong smell will scare them away. However, if the plant already has sufficient green mass, then it does not need nitrogen fertilization.

Epin

If we talk about such a drug as "Epin", it is also a biological stimulator of plant growth and development, which activates all vital processes. The drug is available in ampoules. According to the instructions, the product is diluted in water.

The drug is used for both root and foliar feeding. Foliar feeding must be treated with a solution less concentrated than with the root method of fertilization.

Nitroammofoska

Nitroammofoska is also an excellent option for feeding tomato and pepper seedlings, since it combines the most important elements necessary for plant growth. As mentioned above, these are potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus. The granules of this drug are applied in diluted with water and fed to the plants during watering.

A slightly less concentrated solution can be sprayed on the leaves. Feeding can be used if you are not satisfied with the amount of ovaries formed. It is good, along with this drug, to use organic fertilizers as feeding, such as sodium humate, mullein.

Manganese

You can also feed the seedlings of peppers and tomatoes with a solution of potassium permanganate. Since manganese is not the last element for the full development of these crops. Manganese takes part in various biologically important plant processes, and also fights various pathogens of common diseases.

Its deficiency is bad for the development of plants. Tomatoes can develop brown spots. Also, the fruits can be small and tasteless.

Two grams of dry manganese must be diluted in a bucket of water and sprayed with this preparation from a spray bottle.

Natural growth promoters

There are also many different agents in nature that can improve the growth and development of plants.

For example, in aloe juice soak the planting material. Previously, the aloe leaf must be wrapped in cheesecloth and kept for a couple of weeks in the refrigerator, and then for a couple of days in the freezer. After that, juice is squeezed out of the sheet, which is then diluted in equal proportion with water. In the resulting solution, it is necessary to soak the seeds for one day.

Honey... Prepared seeds should be soaked in honey solution for at least six hours. To prepare the solution, you need to dilute one teaspoon of honey in a glass of water.

Perfectly stimulates and accelerates seedlings decoction of dry mushrooms... Seeds are also soaked in it.

In addition, the seeds are soaked and in potato juice, which is squeezed out of tubers that have been in the freezer for about two days.

Not recommended for feeding

It is impossible to use sulfate-containing preparations for feeding, since they have a negative effect on plants. It is also highly undesirable to fertilize tomato and pepper seedlings with compositions containing fresh manure and preparations with a high nitrogen content. Tea and other green fertilizers are also not suitable for feeding.

In general, it should be remembered that if you are growing seedlings of peppers and tomatoes using enriched fertile soil. And the appearance of the plants is more than satisfactory, nothing raises your doubts, there are no signs of diseases, then feeding at all can be omitted. Since an excess of nutrients will have no less negative impact than a deficiency.

Well, if you have decided to feed the seedlings of tomatoes and peppers, now you can use any of a wide variety of tools or experiment, alternating them.