Growing peppers from seeds

Growing peppers from seeds begins with a careful selection of the latter. Simply opening the bag and pouring its contents into the soil will not be enough to get a harvest of juicy fruits.

Pepper seeds must undergo a careful selection procedure, for which the seeds are placed in a weak solution of table salt for about five minutes. Then you can observe the following picture: some seeds floated to the surface, and some, on the contrary, ended up at the bottom. We just need those who sank to the bottom – they are heavier, which means they are capable of germination.

The selected seeds should be slightly dried and treat with disinfectant solution, which can be potassium permanganate. Then it is recommended to rinse the seeds in water and dry them again to their original flowability.

Growing peppers from seeds proceeds to the next stage. You should prepare containers - these can be seed boxes, pots with nutritious soil or cubes. The soil should be well moistened. Seed placement is not deep.

If, when cultivating peppers, you create optimal temperature conditions – 25-30°C, then the sprouts will sprout already on the 6th day, the sharp varieties are a little late - their sprouts will appear in a few weeks.

It is much more convenient to sow seeds in cubes or pots, since here you can skip the picking events. The same seeds that sprouted in the box, after reaching several leaves, should be planted in individual pots.

Being a moisture-loving crop, pepper needs frequent and abundant watering.However, with such an amount of moisture, the plant is not rare affected by blackleg. Proper organization of room ventilation will help prevent this.