When to plant seedlings of peppers in 2022 according to the lunar calendar
Autumn is the most important time of the year for gardeners and gardeners. After all, it is at this time that they begin to prepare for the next year’s harvest. ” Healthy Food Near Me” tells when to plant peppers in 2022 according to the lunar calendar

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Summer residents often argue about the timing of sowing pepper seeds for seedlings. In one literature, they are advised to be sown from February 15 to March 10. Other publications indicate that pepper seedlings are planted in open ground at the age of 55-60 days (1). And they do it at the end of May. That is, according to this logic, it turns out that pepper seeds for seedlings should be sown at the end of March? In fact, both are right.

– The fact is that pepper seeds sometimes germinate for a very long time – from 2 weeks to 1 month, – explains agronomist-breeder Svetlana Mihailova. – If you sow them for seedlings at the end of March, seedlings may appear only at the end of April. And then he will not have time to mature. Therefore, the optimal time for sowing pepper seeds for seedlings is from mid-February to the end of the first decade of March.

In the southern regions, where it is already warm in early May, you can sow pepper seeds for seedlings in early February.

How to grow seedlings

Pepper does not like picks and transplants, so it is better to sow the seeds immediately in separate pots. The root system of the pepper is small, so a pot with a diameter of 10 cm will be enough.

How to prepare seeds for sowing

Pepper seeds, the shelf life of which does not exceed 3-4 years, can be sown dry or soaked for a day in water. Older seeds must be stimulated before sowing seedlings: soak for a day in a mixture of Heterauxin solution and a growth stimulator (Bud, Zircon or Ovary – one of them to choose from). After such treatment, pepper seeds will germinate much faster and their germination will increase to 90% (usually 60-70% of seeds germinate without stimulants).

Then the seeds need to germinate – wrap in a damp cloth, put inside a plastic bag, inflate it, tie it and put it on the cutting daughter. And the board – on the battery. As soon as the seeds hatch, they are sown on seedlings, in moist soil to a depth of 0,5 cm.

Pepper seeds germinate at a temperature not lower than 15 – 18 ° C, so the pots must be placed in a warm place. The window sill is not the best place: it often blows out of the frames, and at night the temperature at the window can drop below acceptable values. And if it is less than 13 ° C, the seeds will not sprout (2).

Pepper seedling care tips

The temperature for growing seedlings of peppers should be 25 – 28 ° C, not lower, otherwise they will greatly slow down in growth. And you need to keep it on the brightest window sill so that it does not stretch.

If you use ready-made store-bought soil for growing seedlings of peppers, you do not need to feed the seedlings – this soil already has all the nutrients.

Pepper seedlings should be watered with warm water. Immediately after germination – after 1 – 2 days, and when the plants form 4 – 5 true leaves – daily (3).  

Favorable days for sowing pepper seeds for seedlings according to the lunar calendar: 2 – 8, 12 – 13, 25 – 27 February, 4 – 7, 11 – 17 March.

Favorable days for planting seedlings at home or in a greenhouse

Pepper seedlings can be planted in greenhouses from mid-April, but on condition that the soil has already warmed up. If it is cold, you can spill it several times with boiling water or put a heater in the greenhouse.

– Peppers must be watered with warm, sun-warmed water, – advises agronomist Svetlana Mikhailova. – Cold from a column or a country irrigation pipeline is not good.

It is useful to cover the space between the beds with a black film – it accumulates additional heat.

Favorable days for planting seedlings of peppers in a greenhouse according to the lunar calendar: April 25 – 26, May 1 – 15, 31.

Favorable days for planting seedlings in open ground

Seedlings of peppers can be planted in open ground from about May 10. It is not worth it before, because the soil is still cold. At first, before the threat of frost passes (in the middle zone, frosts occur until June 10), pepper seedlings should be covered with a non-woven fabric.

– If there is no desire and opportunity to mess with the shelter of seedlings of peppers, plant them after June 10, – recommends agronomist Svetlana Mikhailova.

Favorable days for planting seedlings of peppers in open ground according to the lunar calendar: 1 – 15, 31 May, 1 – 12 June.

Popular questions and answers

There are still a number of questions about growing peppers that concern summer residents. Let’s take a look at it in detail.

Is it possible to sow peppers immediately in open ground?
No. With tomatoes, this number passes – they yield much faster. But peppers, even early ones, ripen for a very long time. Of course, in the middle lane we cannot sow them in open ground in March – it is still very cold and often there is snow on the plots, no shelters will help here. Therefore, peppers can only be grown through seedlings.
Do I need to dive peppers?
No need – they are very difficult to tolerate damage to the roots, get sick for a long time, and may even die. They are not even recommended to be sown in boxes – immediately in cups, so that when transplanting, do not injure the roots.
Is it possible to grow peppers at home on the windowsill?
Easy. Hot peppers work especially well – they are able to bear fruit all year round and you will always have hot pods on the table. But it is important to remember that they are very photophilous, so from October to March they need to be supplemented with phytolamps for 12 hours a day.

Sources of

  1. Yakubovskaya L.D., Yakubovsky V.N., Rozhkova L.N. ABC of a summer resident // Minsk, OOO “Orakul”, OOO Lazurak, IPKA “Publicity”, 1994 – 415 p.
  2. Shuvaev Yu.N. Soil nutrition of vegetable plants // M.: Eksmo, 2008 – 224 p.
  3. Fisenko A.N., Serpukhovitina K.A., Stolyarov A.I. Garden. Handbook // Rostov-on-Don, Rostov University Press, 1994 – 416 p.

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