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To get a good harvest of tomatoes, you will need high-quality seedlings. It will take some effort to grow it. Ready-made soil from a specialty store, expensive seeds, the best place on the windowsill - all this is very correct. However, such measures are not enough.

Seedlings need timely feeding, then they will be fully prepared for great stress - open ground. During growth, seedlings are fed three times(minimum), despite using a balanced soil specially formulated for tomatoes.

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We all know how intensively tomato seedlings grow. She takes food from the soil, and she will have to grow on the windowsill for at least two months. Over time, the seedlings draw out all the nutrients from the soil.

Seedlings before diving.

In order for the plant to bear fruit well in the future, it must be strong, complete, healthy. The question of feeding seedlings is very important, because by doing so we lay the foundation for the future harvest. You can feed her even before the dive.

Attention! Mature plants planted in a greenhouse or soil also need constant feeding. All their forces are spent on the formation of fruits, if the soil already lacks the necessary nutrients, the plants use their own potential for the ovaries.

As a result, tomatoes become weak, lifeless, and one cannot expect a good harvest from such plants.

Signs of a nutrient deficiency

An experienced gardener, barely looking at the seedlings, will instantly understand what additional nutrients she needs. And he will immediately start feeding. In this case it is impossible to hesitate. It is necessary, after finding out the reason, to quickly eliminate it, otherwise the future harvest is unlikely to please you.

There are three reasons for micronutrient deficiencies, these include:

1. Lack of nutrients.
2. Excess micronutrients.

The reason why the seedlings began to feel bad can be determined by the characteristic signs:

• Leaves lose their rich green color, are strongly lightened, their veins become very noticeable. This seedling disease is called chlorosis. It can be caused by improper watering (using water directly from the tap), or a lack of iron.
• Leaves, stems become extremely fragile, brittle... This signals a magnesium deficiency.
• Leaves turn dark purple, which is especially noticeable from the reverse side. This indicates a lack of phosphorus.
• Leaves brighten, fall off... This indicates errors in care. Seedlings may need more frequent watering. There are two more reasons - lack of heat or nitrogen.

What trace elements do plants need?

Often, due to a banal lack of time, we simply buy universal fertilizers and water the tomatoes with a ready-made vitamin composition.

In the phase of active growth, tomatoes need nitrogen.

But if you decide to become close friends with this culture, you simply cannot do without knowledge of its predilections. Tomatoes are especially fond of:

1. Nitrogen.
2. Potassium.
3. Phosphorus.

Nitrogen is necessary for tomatoes during the period of active growth, it helps to quickly gain green mass, and subsequently is responsible for the yield of the plant. With a lack of nitrogen, the lower leaves of the seedlings turn yellow.

Potassium... Especially a lot of potassium is needed for tomatoes during the flowering period, after the first ovaries. A potassium deficiency is evident if the leaves of the plant become wrinkled, wrinkled, like corrugated paper.

If the plant experiences lack of phosphorus, its roots will be weak, and there are few ovaries. When the leaves and stems of a tomato become purple, the plant suggests that it lacks phosphorus. Phosphorus has another important task - with its help, the plant assimilates other minerals much faster.

How to feed tomatoes so that they are plump?

To obtain strong, full-fledged seedlings, three additional dressings are required before planting them in the ground.

Juicy and fleshy fruits.

The main thing for the gardener is not to miss the feeding time, and not to overdo it with fertilizers, so as not to harm the plant.

1. The first feeding is carried out 7 days after picking the seedlings. We remember that at this time tomatoes are especially in need of nitrogen, which means that the vitamin composition should contain most of this mineral.
2. After 2-3 weeks, the seedlings should grow well, gain weight, they should be allowed to grow well, stimulated for further growth. During this period, complex feeding is used.
3. After 3 weeks, the seedlings are fed with fertilizers with a high potassium content, which will allow them to grow and develop further.

Mineral supplements

To prepare the perfect tomato feeding mix, it includes:

1. Urea.
2. Calcium nitrate.
3. Potassium nitrate.
4. Potassium salt.
5. Superphosphate.
6. Ammonium nitrate.
7. Potassium sulfate.

One liter of settled water will require 2 grams of these minerals.

Organic fertilizers

• The soil can be sprinkled a thin layer of ash then pour over. Fertilizer from ash is prepared in another way - a mixture of water (1 liter) and ash (1 teaspoon) is infused for a day, then the plants are watered.
• Chicken droppings dissolve in water, insist, filter, water the seedlings.
• Shredded eggshell(2 kilograms) is poured with water (3 liters) for 2-3 days, it perfectly enriches water for feeding tomatoes.
• Infusion of freshly cut grass makes the seedlings much stronger and healthier.

Recipes from the people's piggy bank

The older generation did an excellent job of growing tomatoes. For feeding, they used the most common means that were not difficult to find in the home medicine cabinet and in the kitchen.

Eggshells are very beneficial for tomato seedlings.

Their recipes:

• 1 liter of milk is mixed with 2 milliliters of iodine, this is a basic solution for foliar feeding, it must be diluted with water. After the procedure, the seedlings are watered with infusion of bird droppings.
• Banana peel (it contains a lot of potassium) is infused in water for 2-3 days, then the seedlings are poured with enriched water.

How to fertilize seedlings?

1. If necessary, gently loosen the soil shallowly.
2. Next, the soil is moistened (not abundantly) with plain water.
3. Feeding is carried out.

Attention! Plants should be fed in the morning, since double watering can lead to root rot.

Before disembarking to a permanent place

Seedlings can be fed with iodine solution (1 gram of iodine per 1 liter of settled water). To enhance the effect, you can add 2 grams of potassium, 1 gram of phosphorus. This will help protect seedlings from diseases and pests.

After the pick

After planting the seedlings for permanent residence, you can feed it with nettle infusion, which is insisted for 5 days.

Prevention measures

For an adult plant to have enough nutrients, good soil must be prepared for it. It is enriched with humus - completely rotted manure.

When there is no opportunity to purchase humus, you can sow siderates in the fall - phacelia, oats, white mustard, rapeseed. Before frosts, the site is dug up together with the seedlings (shallowly), until spring the organic matter will perfectly rot.

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It is quite possible to get a good harvest of tomatoes. However, this will require work, timely feeding will make your plants strong and strong, and fruiting will be abundant.

The topic of today's article is pepper seedlings: how to feed, how to feed pepper seedlings, chemical and folk remedies.

How to feed pepper seedlings for growth?

The decision on the first feeding of pepper seedlings to each gardener must be made, focusing on, in which he sowed the seeds. If special soil was used for pepper seedlings and, early feeding is not needed... The composition of such a soil includes special additives that provide seedlings with nutrition at the earliest stages.

When to feed pepper seedlings? If sowing was carried out in ordinary garden soil, the first feeding is carried out after the appearance of the first two true leaves... In this case, it should be taken into account what exactly is being held at this time. If the procedure has taken place, then feeding is postponed for 14 days.

For the first fertilizer, a mixture of urea (0.5 tsp) and potassium humate (2.5 ml) is prepared. Also, for the first feeding, a mixture of ammonium nitrate (0.5 g), superphosphate (3 g), potassium (1 g) is suitable. This amount is dissolved in a liter of water.

The second feeding is necessary after 14-15 days.... We take the same composition of the mineral mixture, but double the dosage. Pepper sprouts have already matured a little and they need more nutrients.

The third procedure is carried out a week before the expected planting of pepper in the ground to a permanent place. During this period, the amount of potash fertilizer in the mixture increases - up to 8 g per liter.

Natural dressings

If you are against feeding plants with chemical mixtures, you can use other methods, for example, feeding pepper seedlings with folk remedies:

1. Nettle infusion- 100 ml, wood ash - 20-30 g per liter.
2. Black tea... Sleeping tea leaves in the amount of 1 glass are poured with three liters of water and infused for 5 days.
3. Banana peel... It contains a large amount of potassium, which has a beneficial effect on the growth of pepper. 2-3 copies are infused in three liters of water for three days. Strained infusion of seedlings 2-3 times per period.
4. Egg shell infusion... Stimulates the growth and development of seedlings. In a three-liter jar, crushed shells are laid to a third of the height, filled with water and infused for three days. The solution is ready for use when the characteristic smell of hydrogen sulfide appears.
5. Onion tincture... It is prepared from onion husks, infused for 4-5 days (20 g per 5 liters).

Why does pepper need iodine and yeast?

If any fungus gets on the plants during the growing process, watering with iodine or yeast solution will prevent its reproduction.

For feeding pepper seedlings 1-2 drops of iodine are dissolved in a liter of water... You can also add 100 ml of whey to the solution.

Yeast feeding is carried out with a fermented solution. 100 g of live yeast and 125 g of sugar are added to a three-liter jar of water... At the end of the fermentation process, 15-20 ml is diluted in a liter of water and the seedlings are watered with a solution.

According to experienced vegetable growers, such dressings subsequently allow you to increase the number of flowers on plants, and, consequently, increase the yield.

IMPORTANT! Do not use fresh manure for feeding pepper seedlings, this plant does not tolerate it.

Ready mixes

When using ready-made mixtures, it should be remembered that it underfeeding is better than overfeeding... An overabundance of micronutrients is more likely to damage plants than contribute to their development.

When choosing fertilizers for pepper seedlings, preference should be given to liquid forms... When using powders, they must first be diluted in water at the desired concentration. Young plants absorb the chelated form better; information about it can be found on the packaging.

IMPORTANT! When buying, be sure to pay attention to the information on whether it is possible to apply fertilizer for seedlings. The dosage for seedlings should be half that for adults.

Currently, a wide range of special mixtures for feeding seedlings of various crops or fertilizers for pepper are on sale. Experienced gardeners recommend how to fertilize pepper seedlings:

• Kemira-Lux... Specialized fertilizer for seedlings and flower crops. The dilution ratio is 1 g per liter for the first feeding, 2-3 g for the second.
• Kristalon... and the formation of roots. It is used in the form of a solution of 2 g per 1 liter for the second feeding. Blue - for seedlings with application, white - when growing without illumination, red - against pulling plants in cloudy weather.

• Mixture " GUMI Kuznetsova". Contains nitrogen, phosphorus, sodium and potassium. It is a powerful stimulator of seedling growth, increases their resistance to stress. Used in an amount of 1 g per liter.
• Ideal... Promotes the development of the root system, increases the resistance to stress of plants and their resistance to various diseases. Diluted for the first feeding 0.5 ml per 1 liter, for the second - 1 ml per 1 liter.
• Orton Micro Fe... It is used for spraying in the phase of 3-4 leaves. Contains all trace elements necessary for vegetation. Increases plant immunity, activates photosynthesis. Diluted in a ratio of 1 g per 1 liter.
• Aquadon Micro... Polymer chelate complex.

Rules for feeding

So that the plants receive the maximum of useful substances and at the same time do not suffer, fertilization rules must be followed:

• The procedure is carried out in the morning. so that by the evening, when the temperature drops, the soil is already a little dry. Wet soil in cool hours can provoke the development of fungal diseases.
• Top dressing is carried out strictly under the root, without getting solutions on the leaves. If drops of fertilizer accidentally fall on the leaves and stems of the pepper, rinse them off with warm water.
• The water used to dilute the mixture must be warm.
• Any fertilizer is applied to wet soil.
• Between fertilizing, the soil in the seedling boxes must be loosened regularly.

Signs of a lack of nutrition in plants

Observe the appearance of the plants. If you are using any fertilizer and any signs of wilting appear on the sprouts, change the composition of the mineral mixtures.

To know, what substances are lacking in plants it is possible for the following manifestations:

• Lightening of the lower leaves - lack of nitrogen.
• Light upper leaves - iron deficiency.
• Withering leaves - lack of copper.
• Purple streaks on the leaves - a lack of phosphorus.

If you notice any of these signs, make an extra feeding with a high content of the desired mineral.

By applying top dressing of the desired composition at different periods of pepper development, you can grow healthy seedlings, which will quickly take root when planted in open ground.

So, we found out how and when to feed the seedlings of peppers, feeding with ready-made mixtures, why use iodine and yeast, gave recipes for folk dressings.

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After such procedures, you can safely proceed to planting.

When to feed?

The next feeding is carried out after 2 weeks. For feeding, it is advisable to dilute a tablespoon of potassium sulfate or superphosphate in 10 liters of water. In this case, the consumption is one glass per bush.

There is another folk remedy that is used to feed plants and disinfect the soil - iodine solution. It can be applied under the roots and over the leaves of vegetables. It is recommended to take 1-3 milliliters of iodine, depending on the condition of the seedlings. If the temperature is low, it is advisable to take 3 milliliters, generally enough 1. Dissolve the substance in 10 liters of water.

All vegetables need feeding, as this gives a high yield and good plant development. Fertilizer for tomato seedlings is necessary because this nightshade crop takes a lot of nutrients from the soil for growth and fruiting. The gardener should know when and how to feed vegetables, since the correct organization of feeding will ensure a high yield. We will talk about this in our article today.

Lack of potassium

What to feed?

Ammonium nitrate - 0.6 grams, superphosphate - 4 grams, potassium sulfate - 2 grams.

Infusion of herbs - a bucket or barrel is half filled with nettles, weeds, kitchen waste and poured with warm water. It is necessary to insist on the sun for at least 5-7 days. You can also add a little mullein or a handful of chicken droppings - it will be more nutritious. It is good to keep a bucket of infusion in a greenhouse - during fermentation, carbon dioxide is released, which has a very beneficial effect on vegetative plants - tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.
After strengthening the shoots, approximately 14 days after germination, the procedure for picking it into the open ground or greenhouse is carried out. Top dressing of tomato seedlings is done three times with an interval of two weeks. Top dressing of tomato seedlings for planting in a greenhouse or in open ground is slightly different. But high-quality and timely fertilization is the main condition for obtaining high yields of this tasty and healthy vegetable.
Infuse the mixture in a warm place for at least three days. Before feeding, drain and dilute with water three times.
- potassium sulfate - 1.5 g;

Tomatoes consume quite a lot of nutrients from the soil at all stages of their development. Therefore, feeding tomato seedlings always justifies the efforts spent on it, both when grown in wide boxes, and in separate small cups.

How to fertilize pepper?
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When you spray the plant, it is useful to add settled milk or fermented kefir to the spray bottle.
The tomato should be fertilized with seed. The vegetable grower must prepare the soil fed with substances - stimulants of growth and development - even before planting. The land will serve as a source of feeding vegetables during the growth of the seedlings before planting in a permanent place. The vegetable grower should remember an important rule - tomatoes love measure. They should not be overfeeded, but it is also not recommended to keep feeding to a minimum. In both cases, the seedlings will stretch and weaken - there will be no talk of any harvest. Beware of adding large amounts of nitrogen to the soil mass. This element contributes to excessive foliage growth and deterioration of the quality of the fruit.

I have not seen seedlings. Although potassium is one of the macro-nutrients, that is, tomatoes consume it in large quantities.

1 teaspoon of ash.

Top dressing of tomato seedlings based on humates. To do this, purchase a solution or dry mixture and prepare the dressing according to the instructions.
The first feeding of tomatoes is done 20 days after planting the seedlings in the greenhouse. As the first fertilizer for seedlings, you can use a solution of 10 liters of water and 1 tbsp. tablespoons of potassium monophosphate. It is not recommended to add nitrogenous substances during this period.

Eggshell tincture:

- water - 1 l.

Good seedlings can only be grown in fertile soil. But when choosing soil for sowing, gardeners are more often guided by its other qualities: hygroscopicity, air permeability, convenient mechanical composition. They are more concerned with the absence of pathogenic microflora in the substrate than with a long-term supply of necessary elements. Of course, seedlings will grow without fertilizers - at the initial stage, they have enough substances stored inside the seeds. But this is only for the first time. Young plants growing rapidly at room temperature will require more and more nutrition. Starvation, which inevitably appears when keeping seedlings in limited volumes, can be eliminated in only one way - feeding.
After you plant the pepper in its first container, you need to introduce the correct and suitable watering system. For these purposes, a weak solution of any fertilizer, which contains a lot of potassium, is the best fit. By the way, a solution prepared once can stand for quite a long time.

The most recent feeding is done in a couple of weeks. A tablespoon of nitrophoska is diluted in a 10-liter bucket of water. A glass of funds is spent on a bush.

What is the benefit of feeding nightshades with iodine? They begin to ripen faster, and the soil is disinfected from various bacteria. When watering a plant, use half a liter of the solution. You can add potassium iodide (1 tablespoon) to it. After feeding with iodine, it is advisable to water the roots with clean water. It should be warm and well kept. If the plants are in the greenhouse, it must be left open.

The amount of feed depends on the conditions in which the vegetables grow. There is a general scheme: seedlings need nutrition after 2-3 leaves appear, then a week after the first feeding (8-9 days). Every decade (10-12 days) the vegetable grower fertilizes the plants.
It is ridiculous to talk about any mythical "lack of boron, copper, molybdenum and zinc" in the seedling period. (

Good results are obtained using infusion of eggshells or banana peels. Fill a three-liter jar by 2/3 with any of these components, fill it with water and set aside for 72 hours. After the end of this time, the infusion is filtered and used for feeding, after being diluted with clean water in a ratio of 1: 3.

To feed tomato plants and at the first signs of disease, our gardeners immediately grab onto chemicals, although first of all we need to think about the health of ours and our families. We have already listed what natural fertilizers can be used for feeding. We would also like to briefly dwell on such natural and beneficial growth stimulants for tomatoes as Immunocytophyte and Epin.

The second time a tomato in a greenhouse can be fed no earlier than after 10 days. To do this, use a solution of grade A or A1. A solution is made at the rate of 45 g per 10 liters of water. This procedure is carried out at a time when the plants have abundant flowering and the ovary is formed. An excellent fertilizer during this period can be a solution of 1 tbsp. tablespoons of potassium sulfate, 0.5 liters of poultry manure or liquid mullein, diluted with 10 liters of water. For each plant, you can make 1 liter of such a solution.
- eggshell - 2/3 buckets;

It is advisable to carry out the first feeding of tomato seedlings not earlier than the appearance of the first true leaves in the seedlings. Some guides advise generally starting it only two weeks after the pick. In fact, it all depends on the planned amount of dressings, determined by the quality of the substrate used.

Top dressing of bell peppers should be carried out according to the scheme:

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Ideal feeding of tomato seedlings without chemicals

In addition to root fertilization, foliar dressing is done. For spraying, the same solutions are used. Upon completion of spraying with top dressing, after a few hours the plants are sprayed with clean water from a spray bottle. On the record, an experienced gardener talks about what preparations are used to feed tomato seedlings.

Signs of malnutrition in tomato seedlings

The vegetables themselves tell the time to get the nutrients. Be observant to see what the plants require:

Twice "ha")

• While we are not yet moving to the greenhouse, we can talk a little about future feeding. Although why about the future. You can start feeding tomato seedlings even from a very early age, when they have clearly visible real leaves. The only question is the expediency of feeding and the presence of nutrients in the soil, where the seedlings actually grow in you. You can rely on the good old rule - it doesn't break - don't fix it. That is, while your tomatoes are growing with dark green leaves and thick, slightly purple stems, there is no need to bother and interfere with the plant with your intervention.
• Immunocytophyte is the best medicine for stress and disease, and of domestic production, which means its cost is quite affordable. In this preparation, it is recommended to soak the seeds before sowing, which is protection against many diseases of the first weeks of growth, including black leg. So, this drug increases the vigor of germination and gives an incentive to plant flower buds faster.
• In order to prevent apical rot, the tomato is sprayed with an aqueous solution of calcium nitrate. This is carried out during the flowering period of tomatoes: 1 tbsp. a spoonful of fertilizer is diluted with 10 liters of water.

Feeding scheme for growing tomato seedlings

- water - 1 bucket.

Yeast infusion:

When the picking of seedlings is done in fertile soil specially designed for growing tomato seedlings, then you can limit yourself to two or even one fertilization. Do it 10 days before disembarking in a greenhouse or greenhouse. If ordinary garden soil is used, the plants quickly develop symptoms of deficiency of one or more basic elements, indicating the need for additional feeding. It is not difficult to spot them - it is not at all necessary to have any special skills or observation devices.

The first two days 1 teaspoon of fertilizer;

What else can you feed tomato seedlings?

Foliar dressing

1. FEEDING TOMATO SEEDLING

With a nitrogen deficiency, the green mass becomes sluggish and yellow; leaves fall quickly; growth slows down.

Unless, of course, you grow plants in sterile sand and water it with distilled water. These substances are consumed by plants in such an insignificant amount that it is necessary to introduce them specially during the seedling period only in exceptional cases.

It is especially important not to play with

Immunocytophyte is also recommended to spray seedlings during the last frosts, in May and June heat, with significant changes in day and night temperatures. The drug serves as an excellent protection against late blight, rot and other common tomato diseases.

Other nutrient solutions

You can get tasty vegetables and a good harvest only if you feed after watering the plants.

Do not get carried away with chemistry in the garden and in the greenhouse

A rich harvest of tomatoes can only be obtained by planting high-quality seedlings. Indicators of the quality of seedlings are: a thick, rather short stem with a noticeable purple tint; dark green dense leaves and a low position of the first brush. In the presence of fertile soil, good crop seedlings can be grown without fertilization, but in most cases, feeding tomato seedlings is necessary.

When phosphorus is low, vegetables turn purple.

Lack of iron

Nitrogen fertilizers

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Top dressing of tomato and pepper seedlings

The second domestic drug of natural origin with a high degree of effectiveness is Epin, which is also environmentally friendly and completely harmless. Spraying tomato seedlings with Epin allows it to quickly adapt to stressful conditions during transplantation, quickly take root, and successfully withstand temperature fluctuations. This drug is also indispensable in areas with unfavorable ecology.

How to feed seedlings correctly?

To obtain an early harvest, foliar dressing must be applied. They provide plants with additional nutrition, which will avoid various diseases in tomatoes. Moreover, tomatoes, like many nightshades, react very positively to this kind of fertilization. Foliar dressing is carried out weekly, alternating with soluble fertilizers. In this case, you can feed tomato seedlings with urea, potassium or calcium nitrate, potassium monophosphate or Aquarin (1 teaspoon per 10 liters of water). It is recommended to apply such fertilizers in the evening, since early morning dew has a beneficial effect on their absorption.

Fertilizers for pepper seedlings

The second feeding of tomatoes is carried out no earlier than two weeks after the first. Its composition is largely determined by the condition of the seedlings. Complex fertilizers, such as "Effecton O", are quite suitable for healthy seedlings. But in the case of obvious stretching of the stems, it is better to use superphosphate, dissolving it in hot water at the rate of one tablespoon per three liters. For the same purpose, you can water with a special preparation "Athlete", which slows down the growth of the aerial part of the plant and stimulates the development of roots. But it should be used with great care - repeated use can cause the stems and leaves to stop growing altogether.

- water 5 liters.

Too much purple on the stems and undersides of the leaves indicates a phosphorus deficiency. And chlorosis, characterized by green veins against the background of a noticeable lightening of the leaf blades, is due to a lack of iron.

Fertilizer for tomato seedlings

In addition to special solutions with a high potassium content, ordinary mineral fertilizers, which include ash and azofoska, can be used as fertilizer for sweet peppers. It is also necessary to feed peppers with such fertilizers according to the scheme described above. When feeding seedlings, it is important not to overdo it! Plants should be fed in accordance with the norms. An excess of fertilizers, as well as their lack, negatively affects the vegetation of a vegetable crop, and in the future - on a yield.

1. Growing and feeding
2. If nightshades need iron, they signal with pale leaves and noticeable green veins.
3. - chlorosis - may appear in especially zealous illuminators who light up tomatoes for weeks around the clock, without a break. Well, they do not know that plants, like people, need a night period "for rest." Although, probably, the word rest could be left without quotes, but as far as I remember, it is at night that active cell division takes place and nutrients accumulated during the day are processed.

... Those who, out of inexperience, believe that the currently sold granular compost, vermicompost and other delicious organic things can be poured under tomatoes in unlimited quantities, I hasten to upset. In principle, it is possible to sprinkle them, but the harvest will not please you. the plant will begin to actively "fatten", or more simply (hehe) develop along the vegetative path. There will be an active growth of green mass, fatty and beautiful leaves.

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A little about feeding tomato seedlings

Experienced gardeners know that you cannot get a good harvest of peppers and tomatoes if you don’t put your energy and soul into growing seedlings ahead of time. And so that the labor costs of growing tomato and pepper seedlings are not wasted, one should not forget about such an important procedure as feeding. When planning feeding, it is important not only to correctly determine which fertilizers to feed tomatoes and peppers, but also to choose the right time for this. Our article will be devoted to the main secrets of growing seedlings of peppers and tomatoes.

Fertilizing tomato seedlings after diving into open ground is carried out at least 4 times. Root feeding of tomatoes is carried out 3 weeks after picking the seedlings into the ground.The composition of the third feeding should correspond to the specific needs of the plants, usually determined visually. If these are not observed, and the seedlings look strong and healthy, you can limit yourself to a weak solution of complex fertilizers, such as Nitrofoska, Agricola, or do without it altogether. Feed the seedlings with the resulting suspension. Fertilizer is not stored.

For the first top dressing of tomatoes, you can use both ready-made fertilizers, for example, Nitrofoska or Agricola-Forward, Agricola No. 3, and self-composed mixtures: When the time for picking comes, the amount of dressing must be increased. Moreover, the composition of the fertilizer does not need to be changed. When watering peppers with fertilizer, you should also carefully ensure that the soil is moderately dry.

Three weeks after the emergence of seedlings, the seedlings grow rather slowly, but subsequently their growth is activated. In order for the sprouts to develop correctly, without stretching excessively in length, it is necessary to withstand a certain temperature regime and timely feed the tomato seedlings. Amateur gardeners who do not yet have experience in growing seedlings need to know the best way to feed tomato seedlings.Do not forget that you can feed this garden crop only in the morning or in the evening, but not during the daytime.

Chlorosis is theoretically treated with the addition of iron in an absorbable, bivalent form. And spray directly on the leaves with a light hypotonic solution (0.1-0.5%). True, if you really overfeed, the leaves will not be so beautiful - the young leaves will curl like a crumpled cigarette pack, and when you try to unfold them with your hand, it will be easy break, become brittle. this is how it looks

Many inexperienced gardeners make the mistake of deciding for themselves that the more seedlings are fed, the better the result will be in the end. In fact, this is not the case - an excess of nutrients in this case can do more harm than a lack of them. Therefore, fertilizing is necessary only when the seedlings look weak and stunted. Normally developing plants with a strong stem and healthy green leaves simply do not need them. For example, an excess of nitrogen can lead to the fact that, although the seedlings will look exemplary, they will follow the vegetative path of development, directing all their efforts to the formation of new shoots and leaves, but it will not be possible to get a crop from such peppers and tomatoes. time the plants can be fed with a liquid solution: for 10 liters of water, half a liter of liquid mullein and 1 tbsp. spoon of nitrophosphate. For one plant, 500 g of such a solution is applied.

In order to grow delicious tomatoes and achieve a high yield of this vegetable, you must use only high-quality seedlings for planting. It should have a short and thick stem on which the first brush will be low. Only in fertile soil is it possible to achieve this. When using poor and scanty soil, you cannot do without top dressing. Ash extract:- urea - 1 g;

Organic fertilizers are strictly prohibited for pepper. And manure is generally prohibited for him. Unfortunately, such fertilizers will bring a lot of trouble in the future, developing that part of the plant that will remain above the ground, but, at the same time, completely forgetting about the roots. We answer. Bell peppers are a very moody vegetable. If he lacks nutrients, then we can say with one hundred percent guarantee that you will not get a good and justifying harvest. Therefore, it is better to approach this matter in good faith, and in the fall to fully enjoy the results of your labor, than to regret the failure for a long time.

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Plants take up nutrients not only through the roots, but also through the leaves. Foliar nutrition of vegetables is done as needed by spraying with a spray bottle.

We will not talk here about the form in which iron is in most fertilizers - what's the point in upsetting gardeners. But practically such seedlings, in addition to iron, will require the entire set of trace elements and a normal night's "sleep". Excess nitrogen

In order for the pepper seedlings to turn out to be strong, develop well and subsequently give an excellent harvest, all the features of this rather capricious plant should be taken into account. As you know, pepper came to us from the hot open spaces of America, which means that for its growth it simply needs a sufficiently high temperature and humidity. Without these two components, no feeding will help to get viable seedlings. In addition, pepper needs light but fertile soil. With a lack of nutrients in the soil, it grows frail, shedding flowers and ovary.

After blooming the flower brush, you need to feed the tomato again. To do this, take 0.5 liters of chicken manure, 10 liters of water, 1 teaspoon of potassium sulfate and 1 tbsp. spoon of superphosphate. For each plant, it is necessary to add 1 liter of such a liquid.

Top dressing of tomato seedlings should be carried out in a timely manner immediately after planting in the ground or in a greenhouse. The main thing here is not to skimp, but also not to overdo it. With extreme caution, you must treat such a component as nitrogen. An overabundance of it can lead to an abundant increase in green mass and greatly reduce the yield.

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Proper feeding of tomato seedlings is the key to a rich harvest

- wood ash - 1 tablespoon;

What time to fertilize

- superphosphate - 8 g;


Fertilizing pepper in the garden

Seeds before planting

1. The first fertilization for tomato seedlings is carried out when the seedlings have the first true leaf. Top dressing is prepared as follows: Agricola-Forward fertilizer is diluted in water at room temperature in a ratio of 1 teaspoon per liter of water. The preparations "Agricola No. 3" or "Nitrofoska" are quite suitable, a tablespoon of which is dissolved in a liter of water. On average, the specified amount of top dressing is enough for 40 bushes. This solution strengthens the roots of young plants in the best way.
2. After the appearance of the first two or three leaves, the vegetable grower prepares the following mixture: 1 tablespoon of urea is added to 10 liters of water. It should be watered with plants. Such a top dressing is rich in nitrogen, because nightshades need to grow green mass in moderation.
3. Lack of calcium

, One of the most common nutrient imbalances in the "diet" of our tomatoes.

You need to start feeding peppers seedlings when two real leaves are formed on it. As the first top dressing, usually mineral fertilizers or a solution of rotted manure are used. In no case should fresh manure be used for these purposes, since it will simply burn the tender roots of pepper seedlings. It is good to use such a nutrient solution for feeding sweet pepper seedlings: dissolve 3 grams of superphosphate, 1 gram of potassium and 0.5 grams of ammonium nitrate in 1 liter of settled water. In the future, the concentration of nutrients in the solution is doubled, and feeding is carried out every 10-15 days.

What to feed

The final fourth feeding can be done after 2 weeks. 1 tbsp. a spoonful of superphosphate is diluted with 10 liters of water and added in such a volume per 1 sq. m plantings of tomatoes.

For tomatoes that have dense and strong leaves of a dark green color, as well as a large stem with a purple tint, top dressing is applied only once, 10 days before planting the seedlings in the ground or greenhouse.
- hot water - 2 liters.

- potassium sulfate - 3 g;

For planting pepper in its summer residence, the soil must be prepared. In all the holes prepared for pepper, you must put 1 teaspoon of fertilizer. Just first carefully study the composition. Bell peppers do not like chlorine very much. After the fertilizer is in the ground, the wells must be filled to the top with water. When the water is absorbed, the plant can be transplanted. Just proceed carefully so as not to damage its roots. After planting, the ground around the pepper must be compacted.

In order for all the seeds to successfully sprout, they need to be "awakened", and for this it is necessary to carry out a number of simple procedures. If the plants are too elongated, experienced gardeners advise preparing fertilizer for tomato seedlings from superphosphate, diluting a tablespoon in 3 liters of water. If the bushes are too stretched, the "Athlete" is also suitable, inhibiting the growth of the top of the plant and increasing the growth of roots. When preparing the composition, it is important to observe the proportions indicated in the instructions, otherwise the seedlings may stop developing altogether.

After 7 days, make a second feeding - take 1 tablespoon of the mineral substance nitrophoska and stir in a liter of water. This is enough for watering 25-30 vegetables. Follow this recipe for the next meal. This culture accepts organic matter well - vermicompost, compost. For foliar nutrition, you should make the following solution: grind 1 tablespoon of superphosphate and pour it with a liter of water at a temperature of 80-90 degrees. After daily infusion, the light substance of the solution must be drained into another container and diluted in 10 liters of water.

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We share our experience. How to feed pepper and tomato seedlings.

Lack of nitrogen

Lovers of natural fertilizers can use the following recipe for feeding peppers: pour boiling water over nettle leaves in a ratio of 1 to 10 and leave for two days. Watering pepper seedlings with this solution every 10-15 days can achieve very good results with minimal costs.

In addition to these fertilizers, there are other proven recipes, after using which, you can grow very tasty tomatoes with abundant fruiting:

To understand which element the plants suffer from, it is necessary to carefully observe and understand their symptoms:

Insist for a day, drain from the sediment and strain.
- water - 2 l.

Now you can rest a little and forget about watering for a whole week. All this time, the pepper will take root.

In a warm steam bath, you need to hold the pepper seeds for about 20 minutes.
3 feeding

When the plants are placed in a permanent place, you can use the following feed: soak cow dung in a bucket of clean water, let it wander for 10 days. Then you should take a liter of mullein and pour it into another empty container, diluting it with clean water. Plants can be watered with this solution - a liter for each. Repeat the procedure after 10 days.
In general, feed your seedlings a little at a time. Look at the bottle with complex fertilizer - if it is written to feed once a week or more often, then pour half of the indicated dose when watering the seedlings and make sure that the plant does not begin to fatten. If the leaves become too greasy, green and begin to curl - stop feeding!

, (Our all beloved and tasty nitrates), looks no less sad, and it occurs if the seedlings grow for a long time on a window in a small amount of soil and without appropriate, and necessary, in this case, fertilizing. Symptoms of nitrogen deficiency are as follows - the plants look stunted, the lower leaves turn yellow and fall off. This, if anyone is interested, is due to the fact that the plant transfers nitrogen from the lower, less needed leaves, to the upper ones, which are more necessary for further development. Unfortunately, this trick cannot be done with other elements. It is important not to confuse yellowing of leaves from excessive watering and low temperatures with a lack of nitrogen. With excessive watering, not only the lower leaves, but also any others can turn yellow.
Now a few words about the best way to feed tomatoes. As in the case of all other seedlings, fertilization for tomatoes is not started earlier than two weeks after picking in individual pots. When choosing a nutrient mixture for feeding, you can choose any of the following options, all proportions in which are given

Banana peel infusion: 1 kg of dried banana skins is diluted with 3 liters of water.

Yellowing and dropping of leaves indicates a lack of nitrogen. Low air temperatures and excessive watering can also lead to wilting and foliage in tomatoes. Therefore, it is very important here not to confuse improper living conditions with a lack of fertilizers.
Banana Skin Tincture:

Another option:

Fertilizer selection

Release form

Nothing more effective and more convenient than liquid feeding has not yet been invented for seedlings. Therefore, we choose either liquid or instant granules, tablets, powders. We are interested in precisely those fertilizers that are specially produced for liquid fertilizing and are not applied in dry form. If it is a powder or granules, then their consumption is small, and they are produced in small sachets.

Composition

Fertilizer for seedlings must include: nitrogen (N), potassium (K), phosphorus (P or P2O5), meso- and microelements (magnesium, iron, boron, zinc and others).
Trace elements are needed in chelated, not sulfate form. Sulfates are not suitable for feeding seedlings: in solution, they decompose into ions with an electric charge and therefore are easily bound by soil particles. Firstly, this makes them less accessible to plants, and secondly, accumulating in a small volume of soil, metal ions from useful elements turn into poison. The manufacturer does not always indicate the form of trace elements on the package, but usually chelates are still added to the fertilizer. If there is no exact information, just in case, at least make sure that the packaging does not have the word "sulfate" or chemical formulas ending in "SO4".

Dosage

Be sure to see how the grower recommends applying fertilizer to seedlings. General rule: the concentration should be 2 times lower than when feeding plants in the garden. If the same doses are recommended, this should be alarming - it is possible that the fertilizer is obviously a dummy, from which there will be neither harm nor benefit.
Depending on the composition of the fertilizer, its consumption may vary, but on average for seedlings it is approximately 7-10 g (tablespoon) of dry fertilizer per 10 liters of water. For liquid fertilizers, it is more difficult to check how adequate the manufacturer's recommended application rate is.

Fertilizers

it is a dark colored liquid fertilizer. In addition to the salt solution, they contain humic additives obtained from peat, which increase the immunity and vitality of plants. For seedlings, it is important that this is not a simple peat extract, but really a complex containing mineral and organic components, so carefully study the composition.

Fast dissolving mineral fertilizers - the most traditional type with an optimal price-efficiency ratio. They have a clear and understandable recipe - also a plus.

Liquid mineral fertilizers - the same mixtures of salts, but sold already in the form of a solution. Their use is more expensive, but convenient dosage attracts.

"People's" fertilizers. Many experienced gardeners get good results by feeding seedlings with chicken manure. But experts recognize this method as risky, requiring skill and flair. This is especially true of poultry droppings: poultry has a peculiar metabolism. One portion of the fertilizer can be very poor in nutrients, while the other is so concentrated that it will burn the roots. In addition, manure and droppings can provoke infections if the overall plant content is not ideal (too dark and hot, stale air, irrigation errors). Of course, this should not happen if you breed and apply organic fertilizers according to the rules.

When to feed seedlings

We take into account the composition of the soil mixture, since it is generally not recommended to feed the seedlings before picking. There are enough nutrients in the soil for seedlings, and their excess in early spring with a lack of light will not lead to anything good. The first feeding is done 2 weeks after the picking of the seedlings "transshipment" or when 2-4 true leaves appear (if the seedlings are grown without picking). Our further actions depend on the composition of the soil.

Self-prepared soil with the use of garden, leafy soil, humus and other nutrient components, it is not only fertile in itself, but also well retains salts dissolved in dressings, keeping them available to plants. Seedlings in such soil can be fed every 2 weeks.

Purchased peat-based soil although it usually contains fertilizers, it places higher demands on the plant maintenance regime. The seedlings will have to be fed every week.

Feeding rules:

• It is necessary to feed the seedlings, as well as to water, only in the morning, so that by the evening, when the temperature drops, the leaves and the soil surface have time to dry out. Cold and dripping moisture is an ideal environment for pathogenic fungi.
• If the soil in the pot is dry (the lump has lagged behind the walls, the pots are light and "ring" when tapped), the seedlings should be slightly watered before feeding and the moisture should be allowed to absorb well, and only then fed.
• If the soil is still slightly damp, the fertilizer solution is simply replaced with the irrigation water. For seedlings, only solutions of low concentration are taken, so preliminary thorough watering is not needed.
• For plants to assimilate nutrients well, oxygen must be available to the roots. From time to time, loosen the topsoil in the pots with a skewer or knitting needle, but not very deeply so as not to damage the roots. It is best to do this about an hour after watering.

The feeding rules do not obviate the need for observation. If you notice signs of starvation of seedlings, carry out an extra feeding. In this case, it is better to change the fertilizer, because it is not known whether the problem was caused by its imbalance.

Signs of starving seedlings:

The lower leaves brighten , and more than one pair - a lack of nitrogen. This is not the worst phenomenon, during the period of active growth this can occur, especially in "gluttonous" crops such as eggplant.
Young leaves brighten , especially between veins - lack of iron. Perhaps you have overdone the use of "potassium permanganate", it interferes with the absorption of iron.
Leaves wither and do not straighten even after watering. This is similar to root rot that can be triggered by copper deficiency. Plants on peat soils often lack copper.
Leaf veins turn purple - phosphorus deficiency (found in tomatoes and peppers). In this case, before sinning on fertilizers, first make sure that the plants are not too cold. The assimilation of phosphorus is sharply slowed down at low temperatures.

The frequency of fertilizing seedlings, and indeed their need, depend on the quality of the substrate in which the seedlings grow. Take a closer look at your plants. If they have passed the visual test and are full of health and strength, they do not need any additional nutrition.

When and what is better to feed seedlings

Before picking, tomato seedlings do not need feeding at all.

As a rule, seedlings are fed every 7-10 days. The first time feeding is given 15 days after full germination or in the phase of 2-3 true leaves.

But with tomato seedlings, you need to be vigilant: if it was previously filled with mineral fertilizers, the need for any other feeding disappears by itself. Otherwise, they will grow too intensively, and with a lack of light, they will also.

It is undesirable to carry out the first feeding of seedlings before, if it is carried out. And after transplanting, you need to wait at least a week until the seedlings are completely rooted. To speed up the process, I recommend watering the seedlings once.

If you find that the leaves of the seedlings have acquired a reddish-purple hue, and the plants have frozen in development, most likely this is phosphorus-potassium starvation. Then top dressing is done with a complex mineral fertilizer - Kemira, Agricola, Nitrofoskoy.

With a lack of nitrogen, the leaves of the seedlings turn pale, and growth is inhibited. Then they resort to nitrogen fertilizers - ammonium nitrate, urea.

Seedlings are fed with compost - 1-2 teaspoons of fertilizer are added to each pot and watered.

To prepare nitrogen fertilization, dissolve a full box of matches (5 grams) of nitrogen fertilizer in 10 liters of pure, preferably. A little more total fertilizer is used - from 1.5 to 2 matchboxes (from 7 to 10 grams) per 10 liters of water.

An excellent effect is provided by the alternation of mineral water dressings with natural ones based on humic acids - Potassium humate, Humix and so on. According to this scheme, seedlings are fed every 7-10 days, alternately using full mineral fertilizer and biofertilizer.

Immediately after the nutritious irrigation, roll the leaves with clean water from a household watering can.This will wash away the remaining solution and prevent burns. Fertilizer solutions should not be applied to overdried soil, otherwise there is a high risk of burning the delicate roots.

Replaces infusion or mullein. To prepare the concentrate, take a bucket of fresh organic matter, fill it with 20 liters of water, mix and insist for 7-10 days.

A strong solution is poured into water for irrigation of seedlings in the ratio: for mullein - 1: 15-20, for poultry droppings - 1: 25-30. When feeding, spend a glass of nutrient fluid for 8-10 young plants. As the seedlings develop, the fertilizer rate is gradually increased.

Feeding seedlings with folk remedies: 5 cool recipes

Eggshell powder is added to the seedling substrate and sprinkled with soil in cups

Summer residents who do not like "mineral water" usually feed their pets on the windowsill with completely natural fertilizers.

I have chosen for you 5 of the most interesting, but simple folk remedies for feeding seedlings:

1. Grind and fill with water in a ratio of 1:20. Cover the container with fertilizer with a lid (the smell will not be pleasant) and put in a warm place for 3-4 days. Watering with egg infusion will provide the plants with calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and silicon.
2. It turns out a nutritious mulch for seedling plants. Do not throw away the leftovers from eating the sunny fruit! Dry the banana skins in the oven, grind into a powder in a blender (coffee grinder) and store in a separate jar. Do not rush to send it to the trash and - this waste also makes an excellent organic fertilizer for home seedlings.
3. Seedlings grow by leaps and bounds, if you feed them ... right, yeast! To prepare a yeast feed, dilute ½ cup sugar and a pinch of yeast in three liters of water and let it ferment for 7-10 days. And then every 7-10 days, diluting a glass of mash in 10 liters of water.
4. Try to feed the seedlings with water left over from washing meat and fish products, salt-free vegetable broth. Since the concentration of nutrients in such feeding is small, it is used without additional dilution with water.
5. For the prevention of diseases and pests, it is useful to sprinkle seedlings with infusion. It is enough to carry out 1-2 such treatments during the time the plants are on the windowsill. It is easy to prepare the infusion - pour 2 liters of water into a saucepan, put a handful of husks there and bring the liquid to a boil. After cooling, strain the infusion and dilute it with two parts of lukewarm water.

Occasionally it happens that even with normal care and regular feeding, the seedlings freeze, ceasing to develop. This may be due to micronutrient deficiencies. .

If you planted seedlings in a highly fertile substrate, instead of fertilizing, I advise you to water the plants 1-2 times with a weak solution of Baikal EM-1 (1: 2000)

To replenish it, I advise you to turn to the help of foliar feeding. In 10 liters of water, dilute 2 grams of molybdenum, 2 grams of boric acid, 2.5 grams of manganese sulfate, 2.5 grams of copper sulfate and 2.5 grams of cobalt sulfate. Spray the seedlings with a solution from a fine sprayer or spray bottle.

To make the seedlings less sick, it will not be superfluous to treat the plants with a solution every 8-10 days. For this purpose, one or two crystals of potassium permanganate are added to the water for irrigation.

Once again, I emphasize that excessive zeal in feeding seedlings is punishable - it will turn out to be skinny and elongated, little adapted to the Spartan conditions of an open garden or greenhouse.

An interesting option is feeding the seedlings with infusion of medicinal herbs, which have expired. See how easy it is to make this seedling fertilizer!