I share my experience how I water Pepper seedlings to get healthy and strong plants

In the preparation of sweet pepper seedlings, everything is important: a high-quality substrate, the correct lighting and feeding regime, and, of course, competent watering.

It is not enough just to regularly moisten the earth with warm water, there are nuances in this matter. I share my experience in watering peppers, which help to grow excellent seedlings.

1. Melt or rainwater

By its composition and softness, such "natural" water is ideal for watering plants. I am not lazy and collect snow in early spring (just not along highways!), Later rainwater for indoor plants and seedlings.

Be sure to heat it up to +18 +20 degrees before use.

2. I water seedlings often, grown seedlings less often

The recommendation to moisten the soil in a box of peppers once a week is not suitable for sprouts that have just hatched. Their small roots are in the top layer of the soil, which dries up very quickly.

I water the sprouts of pepper daily, but in very small portions, sprinkling water to the base of the stem from the syringe.

As the seedlings develop, I increase the interval between waterings, focusing on the moisture content of the soil at a depth of 1-2 cm.

3. I loosen the substrate before watering

In order for the water to penetrate to the roots faster, before watering, I carefully loosen the soil surface with a toothpick to a depth of 5-7 mm. I retreat 1 cm from the stem of the pepper.

4. I pour water strictly at the root

Peppers do not like high humidity, especially against a background of low room temperatures. In order not to get water on the leaves and stems of the seedlings, I use a rubber syringe to water the seedlings and a watering can with a long thin spout to moisturize adult plants.

Important! I drain excess moisture from the pan immediately after watering. This helps to avoid the development of fungal diseases.

The mode of watering seedlings largely depends on the composition of the soil and the type of container in which it grows. Less often, you can water the pepper growing in a mixture of humus, peat and garden soil.

Peat tablets dry out quickly. Part of it is necessary to moisten peppers growing in cassettes or separate cups, rather than in common boxes.

When planning watering peppers, I always replace clean water with a weak solution of potassium permanganate (pale pink) every 10 days. And after watering, I dust the soil and stem bases with ash. I think this is a good prevention of the "black leg".