Pepper feeding methods after picking
Pepper is a rather tender vegetable crop. The cultivation process takes a lot of time and effort. Picking in any vegetable crop is stressful, especially in peppers. Feeding pepper after picking is a recovery process.
Top dressing of pepper after picking
Why do you need top dressing
Top dressing of pepper after picking is a mandatory process. It is needed so that the seedlings can develop and grow well. Fertilizing is especially necessary if the seeds were originally planted in plain soil. Fertilizers will help seedlings grow stronger, grow properly and bear fruit. If the feeding is not carried out, the seedlings will become weak, especially after transplanting.
It is also worth knowing that fertilizers must be added after watering. Spraying is not suitable for plants; the gardener will only waste his time. And one more rule - it is necessary to make top dressing 5-14 days after picking into single containers.
The picking process
By picking seedlings into single pots, lateral and auxiliary roots are formed. If the plant is grown indoors, it is better to start transplanting when strong leaves appear. 2 hours before the start of the procedure, water the seedlings and wait until the water is well absorbed into the soil. If the ground is dry, replanting is prohibited. In addition, you need to prepare peat containers or plastic pots.
The soil is poured into the pots specially prepared or purchased. Water it with a warm manganese solution. A vegetable is placed in the center of the container, but so that its roots feel free. It is not necessary to thrust the roots deep into the ground, it will be enough 0.5 cm.After planting, the seedlings are watered, while holding its trunk. If the soil has settled after the dive, it must be added.
Soil preparation
First of all, the plant receives its nutrients through the soil in which the seeds grow. Therefore, for the correct development of vegetable curry, it is necessary to specially prepare the soil:
- Mix peat, humus and earth in equal parts. You also need to add 0.5 liters per 1 bucket of ash and superphosphate 200 g.
- Mix sand, humus, earth and peat, also all in the same parts.
- Mix sand and peat in equal parts. The prepared soil is watered with a mixture of superphosphate, potassium sulfate and urea. Apply to 1 bucket 10 g of carbamide and 30 g of superphosphate and potassium sulfate.
- Garden soil, turf, sand and compost. The compost contains ash, 1 glass for 1 bucket.
- Sand, compost, soil, turf (1: 1: 1: 2)
- The next option is prepared using the same proportions of leaf humus, soil, a little sand and vermiculite.
- Sawdust, sand, earth (1: 1: 3)
- Mix peat and humus in equal proportions. Supplement everything with superphosphate and potassium sulfate.
- The last option consists of simple soil, river sand, humus, all in the same proportions.Add a small amount of fertilizer in the form of ash.
Soil preparation is a must
An important point in self-preparation of soil for planting seedlings is to get a delicate, light and loose structure. The soil must be nutritious and mineral.
Top dressing after picking
When to start
If seeds were planted in a simple garden soil, then the first top dressing is introduced when the first few leaves appear. It should be borne in mind that during this period the plant also begins to dive. If the transplant has already been carried out, but fertilization has not yet been applied, then it is better to wait 14 days. For the first time, top dressing must be prepared from urea 0.5 tsp. and 2.5 ml of potassium humate.
First feeding
For the first feeding of peppers after picking, a solution of ammonium nitrate 0.5 g, superphosphate 3 g and potassium 1 g are suitable. All components must be dissolved in 1 liter of water.
Second feeding
The seedlings are fed the second time after 14-15 days. The composition of the nutrient mixture remains the same, but the dose is doubled. At this point, the plant has grown a little stronger and needs more nutrients.
Third feeding
3 times feeding is applied for peppers after diving 1 week before transplanting seedlings into open ground. This time, the number of potash fertilizers is increased to 8g per 1 liter of water. For any feeding, the following ingredients are suitable:
- potassium - 1 g;
- superphosphate - 3 g;
- nitrogen - 0.5 g;
- water 1 l.
All components are diluted only in warm water. Water the seedlings at the root and very carefully so as not to wash the soil.
Top dressing recipes
From bird droppings
This fertilizer is suitable for those seedlings that lack nitrogen. To recognize nitrogen starvation, you need to look at the stems and foliage of the plant. She begins to weaken and acquire a yellow tint. To prepare top dressing, carry out the following actions:
- Mix bird droppings with water in a 2: 1 ratio.
- The mixture is kept for 2-3 days in a tightly closed container.
- Before fertilizing the soil, it is diluted 10 times.
Watering with fertilizer
Poultry droppings contain nitrogen. Nitrogen tends to increase green foliage growth. They begin to apply the droppings when the first leaves appear on the plant. The mixture can be applied to tomatoes and flowers.
From wood ash
You can feed pepper seedlings after picking with wood ash. It is added to the nettle infusion. The solution is nutritious enough. It is aimed at good fruiting and growth of the vegetable. To prepare fertilizer you need:
- 300 g of wood ash;
- 1 liter of nettle drink;
- 10 liters of water.
All components are mixed and after that the seedlings can be watered with the solution. It should be noted that the water must evenly fill the entire surface of the container. It is recommended to carry out hilling after feeding.
Eggshell
It will be useful to feed the pepper with folk remedies. To do this, use a simple eggshell. To prepare the solution, you will need the following components:
- shells fresh or boiled in the amount of 10 eggs;
- capacity for 3 liters;
- 2 liters of boiling water.
The shell must be ground as fine as possible. You can use a coffee grinder to do this. Then it is poured into a 3 liter container and poured with boiling water. The solution is infused for 4-5 days. After that, the seedlings are watered.
Yeast dressing
Yeast fertilizer is also considered a folk fertilizer. Yeast contains many vitamins, amino acids and minerals. They increase the vegetable's immunity to various diseases and make the roots strong.
The yeast will help the seedling grow if it lacks light. Yeast fungi are divided into organic elements in the soil, increasing the amount of nitrogen and potassium. Both dry yeast and wet yeast can be used to prepare the fertilizer.
If you use dry yeast, then the dressing is prepared as follows:
- 10 g dry yeast;
- chicken droppings 0.5 l;
- 0.5 ash, you can straw or wood;
- 10 liters of water;
- 5 tbsp. l. Sahara.
The prepared solution is insisted for 1 hour. Then it is diluted with plain water 10 times.The seedlings are watered with a sieve. You need to apply top dressing before transplanting seedlings into separate pots, or after picking into an open area. Wet yeast feed is much easier to prepare. 1 kg of yeast is diluted in 5 liters of water. The solution is diluted 10 times and pepper can be watered. For the entire period, such top dressing should be applied 2-3 times.
Recommendations for gardeners
There are some features of feeding:
- It is forbidden to add fresh manure to top dressing, since the plant can be severely damaged.
- It is not recommended to apply fertilizer in the first 14 days after transplanting, as the seedlings are still weak.
- Before starting the feeding process, you need to check again that the solution is at normal temperature.
- The feeding process is carried out very carefully. The solution should not get on the leaves and flowers during flowering.
- Any intervention in the soil should be carried out early in the morning or after sunset.
If you do not follow these recommendations, then feeding will only harm the plant.
Conclusion
It is necessary to feed the vegetable crop after the pick for about 5-14 days, since the plant should gain strength and get stronger. Top dressing is mandatory, because the vegetable culture needs minerals and nutrients. Fertilizers are applied in order for the plant to grow normally, form and bear fruit. This rule is especially important if the seeds were sown in plain soil from the garden.
Do not overdo it with fertilizers, as vegetables do not receive all the necessary elements and will even suffer. Top dressing is applied carefully, clearly in terms of time and in the amount in which it is recommended.