We plant greens with seedlings. All the subtleties and nuances

Most sow greens with seeds in open ground, however, seedlings will help save seeds and fertilizers, get an earlier harvest, and also eliminate the problem of a possible lack of moisture. We will figure out how to plant greens with seedlings further.

Sowing in a greenhouse

In a greenhouse with glazing and heating, sowing is carried out around the end of March, in a greenhouse - in the first decade of April. In the south of the country, sowing dates are pushed back by about a week and a half, in more northern regions - forward.

Greenery seedlings: planting lettuce

For sowing lettuce, use a box, or directly the beds in the greenhouse. Sow in rows, followed by picking. It is better to plant senets in separate pots. For more convenient subsequent planting in the ground. It is necessary to fill the pots with nutritious soil: peat, turf soil, humus and sand. Picking is done on 6-8 day old plants.

Cabbage and semi-cabbage lettuces

Romaine-type salads should be sown one at a time in cassettes. For best growth, place the cassettes in a warm place with good humidity within 2-3 days. It is necessary to harden the seeds - soak at a daytime temperature of 16 degrees - at night 10 degrees.

Greens seedlings: planting in open ground

Seedlings of greenery are planted in 25-30 days, you need to wait for 3-4 real leaves, not earlier than the second decade of April.

Seedlings of greens are grown according to the scheme 15 by 15 for early leafy, mid-ripening 25 by 20, head crops are planted with an interval of 30 cm between rows.

Planting is necessary for rooting the plant along the neck flush with the soil, in order to avoid the formation of a weak head.

The salad will be ready a week earlier, if cultivation is carried out without picking, it is necessary to sow 2-3 seeds in pots. After germination, you need to choose the strongest plant, the rest are simply removed.

Parsley, basil, mint, dill

Leaf parsley is grown for seedlings in mid-March to early April. To strengthen the plant, it is necessary to put the hatched seeds in the refrigerator for 10 days.

Seedling preparation time

For basil, the right time to grow seedlings is the end of March and until mid-June. To accelerate germination, the seeds are kept in warm water.

Melissa, mint, marjoram are prepared from the end of March, cuttings from mother plants are used, which are harvested in the fall, stored in a cool, dark place.

Dill seedlings are prepared in April, mainly for seed bushes or very early seedlings. Use small pots, sow 5 seeds each, preferably sunny.