Feeding pepper seedlings with folk remedies 

Pepper has long found its place in the garden of almost any garden in the country. The attitude towards him remains frivolous. Under the motto: “what has grown, it has grown”, they do not show much care for him. As a result, the quantity and quality of the crop suffer. The fruits do not ripen, do not gain the desired sweetness and aroma. Although caring for this crop is no more difficult than growing tomatoes. You just need to know the features and preferences of peppers. Nutrition is the most important condition for the growth of all living organisms. Therefore, the most important event will be the study of information on the topic: how to feed pepper seedlings.

First food – soil

The initial nutritional power is given to the plant by the earth in which the seed is laid. For each garden crop, its own soil composition is preferable. Most of our vegetables are of foreign origin. This means that their ancestors grew up under different conditions and on other soils. Therefore, ordinary land from the garden will not be as useful for them as special soil.

You can buy specialized soil for pepper seedlings, or you can cook it, focusing on the desired composition. Moreover, the soil on the shelves of the store does not always meet the requirements. There are different variations of soil preparation for pepper seedlings:

1. Peat, humus and garden soil of the same volume. Plus a half-liter jar for a bucket of ash from burning wood. Superphosphate in the amount of 2 matchboxes.
2. River sand, humus, garden soil, peat in equal proportions.
3. Earth in combination with sand and peat equally, watered with a nutrient composition of water dissolved in a bucket, superphosphate, potassium sulfate (30 g) and urea (10 g).
4. Garden soil, turf, river sand and compost with the addition of ash, the ratio is a glass per bucket of the mixture.
5. One part sand and compost to two parts sod.
6. Take equal parts of leaf humus, garden soil, dilute with a small amount of sand and vermiculite.
7. For three parts of ordinary land, take one part of sawdust and river sand.
8. Mix peat and humus of the same amount, fertilize with superphosphate and potassium sulfate.
9. Mix earth, sand and humus in equal proportions, fertilize with a small amount of ash.

The main aspect of the preparation of nutrient soil for seedlings of peppers is the achievement of a light porous structure and a balanced mineral composition.

First dressing of pepper seedlings

It is believed that pepper seedlings should be fed only after diving. Others carry out the first dressing before picking. The seeds have already been planted in carefully prepared nutrient soil and the first leaves have appeared. So, it’s time to feed the seedlings with the first dressing. Give impetus to further growth. To do this, in a liter of water you need to dilute the following trace elements:

• Any potash fertilizer 1 part;
• Ammonium nitrate ½ part;
• Superphosphate 3 parts.

All constituent ingredients must be thoroughly dissolved in warm water, at a temperature of at least 20 degrees. With this composition, light watering is done under the bushes of seedlings of peppers. Before feeding for a few hours, it is necessary to water the sprouts with clean water. This technique will allow the fertilizer to be evenly distributed in the soil and not burn the delicate roots of the plant.

There are analogues among natural fertilizers. A good first dressing for the growth of pepper seedlings can be a mixture of nettle infusion with ash. However, a problem creeps in here: in the middle latitudes, during the initial growth of seedlings, there are no nettles yet. There is a way out – to prepare fertilizer from dry grass:

• To do this, 100 g of dried nettle leaf is placed in a three-liter jar of water at room temperature;
• The liquid should only reach the shoulders of the jar;
• Place the container with the solution in a warm place;
• As soon as the fermentation process begins and an unpleasant smell starts, cover the jar with plastic wrap, securing it with an elastic band on the neck of the jar;
• This infusion should be infused for 2 weeks. It is shaken twice a day;
• The finished solution has the smell of fresh manure.

Ready-made fertilizer for seedlings of peppers should be diluted with water, a ratio of 1 to 2, and add 2 tbsp. l. ash. Water as usual.

The process of preparing such a natural fertilizer is very long, but the resulting composition acts on pepper seedlings as a growth stimulator.

The finished composition can be stored all season in an opaque container in a cool place.

Second feeding

The second feeding of pepper seedlings is carried out 2 weeks after the first. The difference between the second nutrient mixture and the first is that phosphorus and other macro and microelements are added to the nitrogen-potassium composition. A wide range of such fertilizers can be found on the shelves of specialized stores:

• Kemira-Lux. For 10 liters of water you need 20 grams of fertilizer;
• Crystal. In the same proportions;
• Compound fertilizer from superphosphate (70 gr.) and potassium salt (30 gr.).

Purchased fertilizer for pepper seedlings can be replaced with an ash solution that contains phosphorus, potassium and other elements. Ash can be from the burning of wood, tops and plant residues, weeds. The best composition with a high content of phosphorus in the ash from the burning of hardwood.

Substances from their combustion pollute the earth, negatively affect plants, and are carcinogens.

According to professionals, you should not overdo it with nitrogen fertilizers. Otherwise, you can get a powerful green bush with a poor harvest. Therefore, if the soil for pepper seedlings was prepared correctly, there is humus in its composition, then nitrogen with the second top dressing will be superfluous.

The next top dressing will be necessary only after planting pepper seedlings in the ground.

Method of preparation and application of ash solution

100 g of ash is poured into a bucket of water with a capacity of 10 liters, mixed and infused for a day. Ash will not dissolve in water, but will saturate it with useful trace elements. Therefore, do not be upset when you see all the ash in the sediment. Before use, you can mix again and water the pepper seedlings.

Help for weak plants

Weakened seedlings will help watering with a special liquid. It is prepared from used tea leaves. Only loose leaf tea is suitable. Pour a glass of tea leaves with 3 liters of hot water. Infused for 5 days. Used for irrigation.

Folk methods for feeding pepper seedlings

All the methods described below, although they are folk, because they are passed from mouth to mouth, still have a scientific basis. They contain the substances necessary for nutrition, therefore they are suitable for feeding seedlings of peppers.

Yeast Growth Promoter

Yeast contains phosphorus and other useful elements in its composition, besides it is a source of nitrogen. Yeast top dressing nourishes not only the plant, but also the microorganisms that live in the soil. These organisms are useful soil microflora. The downside of this fertilizer is that it eats up potassium, so after using it, it is useful to use potash fertilizers, or just ash. It is easy to prepare such a fertilizer to feed pepper seedlings:

1. Dry yeast – a tablespoon, pressed – 50 g must be dissolved in 3 liters of warm (not higher than 38 degrees) water, add 2-3 tablespoons of sugar.
2. Prepared composition to insist during the day.
3. Dilute 1 liter of the resulting fermented liquid in a bucket of water per 10 liters.
4. Fertilize by watering.

Such top dressing is a growth stimulator of the plant itself, and not of the fruit, so it is carried out before flowering begins.

Green mash

Nettle often becomes the basis of such a fertilizer, but dandelion, wormwood, yarrow, tomato tops are suitable. It is better to prepare such an infusion somewhere aside, because it has a terribly unpleasant smell.

Method of preparation:

1. Gather herbs without seeds and lay on the bottom of the container. The amount of grass should be such as to fill the barrel to 1/6 of the volume.
2. Pour warm water over the container, almost reaching the top.
3. To speed up the fermentation process, you can add a solution of humate. For 50 liters you need to take 5 tsp.
4. Insist 5-7 days in a warm place.
5. The finished liquid is diluted for irrigation with water. A 10-liter bucket needs a liter of green mash.

This is the best home dressing for pepper seedlings, so use it once every 2 weeks, throughout the season.

onion happiness

Dry onion peel makes an excellent fertilizer for pepper seedlings with elements of protection against harmful microorganisms. It is necessary to pour 10 g of husks into 3 liters of warm water and leave for 3-5 days. You can replace this solution with water for watering seedlings. Onion peel contains many trace elements.

Banana peel

Potash fertilizers are the main thing that needs to be fertilized with pepper seedlings during the period of fruit growth. Potassium is always needed, it is he who gives the fruits fleshiness and sweetness. The peel of a banana, like the fruit itself, contains a large amount of this element. It is dried, crushed and added to water for irrigation. Insist fresh peel in water. They burn it to ashes. Simply cut into small pieces and lay in the ground. This is a good analogue of potash fertilizer.

Power engineering

Potato decoction belongs to energy fertilizers. The starch found in potatoes gives pepper seedlings energy for growth and other processes. Sweet water works similarly: 2 tsp. to a glass of water.

Manure and bird droppings

Pepper seedlings react extremely negatively to nitrogen fertilizing in the form of manure infusions. Such nutrition can lead to putrefactive diseases. If the use of these infusions is the only way to supplement nitrogen, then the use of bird droppings will be better than the manure option. Preparation of fertilizer for seedlings of peppers from bird droppings:

• 2 parts of bird droppings are diluted with one part of water;
• Insist in a sealed container for 3 days;
• For top dressing, dilute with water, 1 part to 10 parts of water.

The role of trace elements in nutrition

The main participants in various fertilizers are potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen. There are still a bunch of substances that take part in the life processes of pepper seedlings, but it is this trio that plays the main role.

potassium

The main merit of this element is the beauty, sweet taste, fleshiness, health and size of the fruit. Therefore, it is necessary to lean on potash fertilizers during fruiting. But it is necessary, starting with laying the ground for seedlings of pepper. The best source besides artificial fertilizers is wood ash.

Phosphorus

Phosphorus is an active participant in all metabolic and building processes of pepper seedlings. He himself is an integral part of the greenery. Therefore, it is vital for health and resistance to adverse conditions. Again, in addition to artificial superphosphate, it is found in large quantities in ash.

Nitrogen

Nitrogen from various compounds is needed for seedlings of peppers, as a growth vitamin. The presence of nitrogen helps to grow the green mass of plants, increases productivity. Nitrogen is quickly washed out and processed by microorganisms, so it is often not enough. Excess can make the fruit dangerous, due to the high content of nitrates. These fertilizers are needed every 2 weeks in a small amount. Sources are green mash, yeast infusion, fertilizer from bird droppings.

Fertilization in a permanent place

When planting seedlings of pepper, fertilizers are laid in the holes. I must say that fertilizers for pepper seedlings are equally useful for eggplant seedlings.

Fertilizer application options:

1. 1 st. humus can be mixed with earth and a handful of wood ash.
2. Pour the wells with a solution of mullein, or bird droppings.
3. Mix with earth 30 gr. superphosphate plus 15 gr. potassium chloride.

Plants planted in this way do not need to be fed for at least 2 weeks.

Conclusion

For the entire period of growth of pepper seedlings, it is enough to carry out 2 top dressings. The first is predominantly nitrogen content. Before or after picking depends on your desire. The only thing is that before picking after feeding, 2-3 days should pass. Properly prepared soil does not require frequent and abundant fertilizing. The fattening of plants, when there is an abundance of green mass in excess, indicates that it is time to go on a diet of pure water.

The choice of fertilizer for seedlings of peppers from those offered by stores, or homemade mixtures, depends entirely on the personal preferences of the vegetable grower.