What fertilizers are needed for tomatoes and peppers. Fertilizing seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with folk remedies: fertilizers for a good harvest. Top dressing for seedlings of pepper

Folk methods for improving the yield characteristics of tomatoes and peppers have proven themselves well for more than a dozen years, and the elements and sweep used in both cases often overlap. This is explained by the fact that both cultures consume a very similar set of trace elements during the growth stage. In addition, such top dressing is suitable for every summer resident who does not accept any chemicals in his own crop, but wants to achieve maximum yield. There are many effective folk formulations that are simultaneously suitable for both vegetables.

Conditions necessary for the successful cultivation of peppers and tomatoes

Tomatoes and peppers belong to the same family, Solanaceae. They originate from the hot, dry regions of Central and South America. In their requirements for growing conditions are largely similar, but there are significant differences. Let's dwell on this in more detail. After all, in order to grow a healthy plant, you need to know its needs.

Temperature

Both cultures have similar preferences here. Tomatoes and peppers love warm weather without sudden temperature fluctuations during the day. They do not like heat more than 35-36 degrees, a long cold snap below 12-16 degrees, although a short-term decrease in temperature can be tolerated painlessly.

Seedlings need to be kept warm, because at low temperatures, their development stops, and the absorption of nutrients decreases.

Lighting

Tomatoes need a long daylight hours of at least 12 hours, they do not like cloudy weather. Seedlings need additional lighting, because their development occurs at a time of the year when daylight hours are short, and the weather does not indulge in sunny days.

Pepper is a plant with a short daylight hours, it needs light no more than 8 hours a day. But additional illumination of seedlings is also necessary. Subsequently, we will plant pepper in the ground so that the sun's rays reach it only during part of the day, otherwise we will not wait for a full-fledged harvest.

Watering, air humidity

Peppers and tomatoes do not like overflows and cold water. Moreover, pepper in this sense is a real sissy - watering with water with a temperature below 20 degrees can cause problems. Tomatoes, if watered unevenly, will yield a crop with cracked fruits. Moreover, tomatoes do not tolerate high humidity - it contributes to the development of phytophthora.

Top dressings and fertilizers

Tomatoes and peppers do not take out so much fertilizer from the soil, and pepper is a lover of potassium, and tomatoes are phosphorus. Both plants do not like fresh manure and high doses of nitrogen.

Priming

Tomatoes and peppers prefer loose, air- and water-permeable soil, moderately fertile, with a neutral reaction. Tomatoes can grow in slightly acidic soil. Both plants do not tolerate dense loams, acidic soils.

Pick, depth, planting density

Here, the features of pepper and tomatoes are fully manifested. Tomatoes love:

Frequent transplants - if the roots are damaged, they quickly recover, grow even more;
Deep planting - a part of the tomato stem, buried in the ground, is overgrown with adventitious roots, increases the area of \u200b\u200bplant nutrition;
Free planting - plants should be well blown by the wind, this prevents the development of phytophthora.

Now let's see what peppers DO NOT like:

Frequent transplants - damaged roots recover for a very long time, the plant stops developing;
Deep planting - part of the stem that is underground can rot and the plant will die;
Free planting - for successful fruit ripening, they must be in light shade, which is facilitated by a slightly thickened planting.

Seed preparation

In order for the seeds of tomatoes and peppers to sprout well and begin their rapid growth, it is better to soak them in natural stimulants:

Dissolve one teaspoon of any honey in 200 ml of water at room temperature, then throw the seeds there for six hours.
If you have aloe growing on your windowsill, it can help the seeds germinate well. It is necessary to cut off one leaf from aloe, wrap it in gauze and put it in the refrigerator for 14 days. If time is short, then you can put it in the freezer for two days. After that, you need to squeeze the juice well, dilute it with water in equal proportions and soak the seeds in this solution for exactly one day.
Peel the potatoes and put them in the freezer for three days. After that, frozen potatoes must be passed through a meat grinder to get juice from it. The seeds are soaked in this juice for about 8 hours.
The fastest way of the above. You need to pour dry mushrooms with boiling water, wait until the water cools down, then throw the seeds in there for six hours.

Fertilizer seedlings of peppers and tomatoes

On the way to a large crop of vegetables, it is important to introduce nutrients into the soil. Feeding seedlings must be balanced: plants must receive nutrients in certain quantities and proportions.

Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are the main substances that pepper and tomatoes require:

Nitrogen provides the process of photosynthesis and growth of green mass by tomatoes and peppers.
Phosphorus is required by plants for flowering and fruiting; if it is deficient, the ovary falls off.
Potassium contributes to the development of the root system, its deficiency can lead to the death of plants.

If a nutrient-rich substrate is used to grow seedlings, then it is better to refuse top dressing. An excess of nutrients is more dangerous for plants than their deficiency. For example, with an excess of nitrogen, the plant accelerates growth, but its yield does not increase.

Fertilizing plants should be done only when their appearance indicates this. For this purpose, mineral fertilizers are used. To prepare a solution in 1 liter of settled water, dilute 0.5 g of ammonium nitrate, 1 g of potassium, 3 g of superphosphate. As a fertilizer for tomatoes, it is better to prepare a solution of 1.5 g of potassium salt, 0.5 g of urea and 4 g of superphosphate, diluted in 1 liter of water.

Universal Solutions

There are a huge number of dressings that can be used for both tomatoes and peppers. The optimal solution is ash fertilizer. To do this, you need to take 1 tbsp. l. substance and dilute it in 2 liters of water. Leave the solution for 24 hours, then strain. To enrich the seedlings with a large amount of potassium, you can use a banana peel to heal the soil. For this reason, summer residents do not throw away fruit skins, but make effective feeding out of them. It is necessary to dry the peel on the battery, then grind it into powder and add to the soil when planting a tomato. In addition, the skins can be infused in water (2-3 banana peels per three-liter jar). The drug should stand for 4 days, after which it should be filtered and watered seedlings twice a day.

An excellent folk remedy is an infusion of egg shells. Such a preparation is a real storehouse of macro- and microelements. To prepare a useful substance, you need to take 3 liters of cold water and add crushed shells from 4-5 eggs to it. It is necessary to insist top dressing for 72 hours under the lid. When the fertilizer is ready, the liquid will become cloudy and it will have a specific smell. In addition, some summer residents simply scatter the shells around the greenhouse - this will help the peppers and tomatoes germinate faster.

You can prepare effective top dressing with the help of food products that can be found in the house of every summer resident:

1. Fertilizer from coffee grounds. To make a remedy, you need to dry the used brewed coffee and then mix it with the soil before planting the seedlings in the greenhouse. The drug helps to improve the water permeability of the soil, and also loosens it qualitatively. Together with top dressing, important trace elements, including nitrogen, enter the soil. Note that the fertilizer is suitable not only for tomatoes and peppers, but also for eggplants or cucumbers.
2. Onion peel. Top dressing is prepared from 20 g of husk and 5 liters of warm water. It is necessary to insist the solution for 4 days, after which the liquid is filtered and used as a fertilizer in the ground or for spraying seedlings. Thanks to the tool, you can carry out the prevention of pests.
3. Potato peel and peel. Fertilizer from the root crop contains large amounts of starch. To prepare the remedy, you need to take cleanings, boil them, grind them into gruel and spread them into the ground under each bush.
4. Application of sugar. Plants have a terrible “sweet tooth”, so it is necessary to pamper tomatoes and peppers with sweet syrup once every 7 days. To revive vegetables, you need to dilute 2 tsp. sugar in 1 cup of water and water the plants generously. In addition, you can sprinkle 1 tsp. sugar along the bushes.

Fertilizers for seedlings of tomatoes and peppers can be made from aloe juice. It is very easy to prepare the solution. To do this, you need 1 liter of water and 3-4 tsp. freshly squeezed juice. The resulting top dressing is an excellent growth stimulator. In addition, you can fertilize vegetables with citrus peels, crushed into powder and added to the soil during planting seedlings. You can also feed peppers and tomatoes with a solution of toothpaste: dilute 1/3 tube in 1 liter of water at room temperature.

An infusion of herbs can also be used as an effective top dressing: weeds, nettles and kitchen waste are poured with warm water. The drug is left for 7-12 days, after which 10-15 g of mullein or chicken manure are added. The liquid is applied to the soil, introducing under each bush. Experienced summer residents recommend keeping a bucket of solution in a greenhouse, since carbon dioxide is released during fermentation, which will have a good effect on plants.

To fertilize peppers and tomatoes, you can buy ordinary brilliant green: dissolve 40 g of brilliant green in a bucket of water and pour vegetable bushes with liquid. Potassium permanganate can also be used for similar purposes (for 3 g, you need to take 10 liters of water).

If you know how and with what to fertilize tomato and pepper seedlings, you can get a good, plentiful crop of vegetables.

Feeding rules

For the first time, tomatoes and peppers are fully fed after they have their first real leaves. Further feeding, if necessary, is repeated every two weeks, the main thing is not to overdo it.

Any solution with fertilizers should be at room temperature, in no case should it be cold.

To prevent the plant from getting sick with fungal diseases, they need to be watered with a solution of copper, which can be easily purchased at any gardening store. Before top dressing, one teaspoon of copper is dissolved in ten liters of water. This solution can be stored all year in an ordinary bottle.

After the plants have dived into separate pots, they need to be fertilized with nutrients so that the seedlings strengthen the immune system, grow well and take root firmly.

You can feed yeast with the addition of potassium. Any yeast, dry or soft, will do. In addition to yeast, you can add bird droppings.

After the seedlings have been transplanted into open soil or into a greenhouse, the beds need to be fertilized with the necessary minerals. The main thing is not to overdo it. Then you need to monitor the plants and add the right fertilizers as needed.

If the summer turned out to be dry and hot, then it is undesirable to feed the plants with potassium, as it reacts poorly to high air temperatures and the plants can get sick. Potassium must be applied to the soil if the summer turned out to be wet and cool.

But for the first time this fertilizer is applied to the soil only two weeks after transplantation, so that the plants have time to get used to the new place. When the plant blooms, it is better to forget about fertilizers containing nitrogen.

First dressing

The need for nutrients in tomatoes and peppers appears after the formation of the second true leaflet. Subsequently, fertilizers are applied every 10-15 days. At this time, it is important not to exceed the norm of nutrients.

Reliable protection against late blight provides plants with generous watering with a solution of copper. This substance can be found in any specialized store. To prepare a solution, 1 teaspoon of copper is diluted in 10 liters of pure water. The fertilizer remaining after watering can be stored in a plastic bottle until next year.

Unwanted Fertilizers

It is undesirable to feed tomatoes with thoughtless fertilizers, as well as those containing sulfates. Fresh manure and a large amount of nitrogen can ruin tomatoes and peppers in the bud. It is categorically undesirable to pour the sleeping tea on a bed with tomatoes, as their development may stop.

It should be remembered that nightshade plants react very poorly to chlorine, so you need to carefully study the composition of fertilizers so that they do not have it.

How to feed at home after landing in the ground?

When preparing soil for seedlings, it is easy to form a substrate rich in nutrients. With beds it is a little more difficult to do the same. The optimal solution is to fertilize immediately after plant transplantation. The main thing is to always look closely at the plants and not overdo it.

In dry summer conditions, feeding from potassium will not only not bring the expected result, but can also cause plant diseases. If the summer is rainy, the seedlings may lack potassium in the soil, and then this element must be applied when feeding.

They do this only 15 days after planting the plants in a new place, so that they adapt to new conditions. After acclimatization, seedlings may require phosphorus-potassium fertilizers (PKU) to promote plant growth, budding, flowering, and fruit formation. Nitrogen-containing top dressing is better not to carry out.

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People who have their own household plots annually grow vegetables (especially tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers) on their own. Planting seedlings in the ground and watering regularly is not enough to get a good harvest. Plants need to be fed with various means in order to kill pests, overcome diseases, and get tasty, fleshy, large fruits. There are several popular ways to provide seedlings with the necessary nutrients, with which it will not be difficult to grow healthy, vitamin-rich vegetables.

What is seedling nutrition

This is the process of introducing a nutrient solution under the root system of seedlings of tomatoes, pepper, fertilizer, which strengthens the immunity of the plant, helping to withstand stressful conditions under the influence of the external environment. To do everything right, you need to be able to recognize what exactly a pepper or tomato needs, how and when to add the solution, how to knead it, etc.

The answers to these many other questions will help novice gardeners get a full crop of vegetable crops. The benefits of using nutritious folk remedies are obvious - they help seedlings grow healthy, strong, resistant to various diseases and pests. Top dressing is carried out in two main ways: root, foliar.

How to feed seedlings

Before you start feeding, you need to familiarize yourself with the types into which any fertilizer for seedlings of tomatoes and peppers is divided:

Organic. This includes all folk remedies: a solution of mullein, wood ash, chicken manure, yeast mixture. Such fertilizers are made independently, do not require a lot of time, effort and finances, have a large percentage of assimilation.
Organo-mineral. Includes saline solutions and organic components.
Mineral. Contains the whole complex of nutrients necessary for the normal full growth of seedlings.

The number of dressings, their composition depends on the quality of the soil mixture. Primary top dressing is carried out no earlier than 15 days after sowing and the appearance of full shoots. Before diving into open ground, peppers and tomatoes do not need early feeding, and after the procedure, you need to wait at least a week. A very good result is obtained by alternating mineral mixtures with organomineral ones. Such top dressing is applied every 7-10 days. It is worth noting that an overabundance or lack of mineral nutrition has a bad effect on seedlings:

Name	Oversupply Symptoms		deficiency symptoms
	Intensive growth of stems, leaves, the appearance of a rich green color, reduced resistance to diseases	Stop fertilizing with nitrogen, feed with phosphorus-potassium agents	Reduced development of the root system, growth of stems	Add liquid nitrogen
	The appearance of chlorosis, a decrease in the absorption of iron	Feed with potassium or dolomite flour	Decreased stem growth, appearance of chlorosis, yellowing, leaf fall	Water 1-2 times a week with calcium nitrate (7-9 g per 3 liters of water)
	Stunting, leaf discoloration, spotting and leaf drop	Feed with potassium	The appearance of blueness on the leaves, spots, a brown tint along the edges, loss of immunity	Water with 1% saltpeter once a week
	Rapid aging of plants, wilting of fruits, the appearance of chlorosis	Feed with phosphate fertilizer	Weak plant growth, the appearance of red veins on the leaves	Insulate the window sill, pour with azophoska solution (5g per 3l)

Folk remedies

There are fertilizers for seedlings of pepper and tomatoes, which are prepared from natural ingredients at home. Experienced gardeners prefer such folk remedies to purchased preparations, since they are not only an excellent alternative to chemicals, but also absolutely safe for future fruits. Most of the means of folk production for feeding seedlings are made on the basis of:

bird droppings;
ash;
eggshell;
honey;
banana peel;
coffee grounds;
Sahara;
iodine;
ammonia;
potassium permanganate;
potato broth;
boric acid;
yeast;
aloe juice, etc.

The main trace elements that tomatoes and peppers need are:

Potassium. The element is necessary for the development of the root system, with its deficiency, the plants will die.
Phosphorus. Supports seedlings during flowering, fruiting. If there is not enough phosphorus, the ovary will wither and fall off, and you should not expect a full-fledged harvest.
Nitrogen. It is an active participant in the process of photosynthesis, helps young seedlings to actively build up a strong green mass.

The main disadvantage of processing, feeding seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with folk remedies is the inability to calculate the exact amount of trace elements in the mixture. Given this fact, it is better to reduce the dosage of fertilizer applied than to exceed it. In addition, it is better to fertilize in the morning, in moist soil and maintain the temperature of the mixture from 220 to 250. To disinfect the soil and fertilize any varieties of tomatoes, use an infusion of a handful of onion peels (peelings) and 3-5 liters of water.

Ash

The most popular fertilizer among gardeners is wood ash, which contains phosphorus and potassium, which is necessary for nourishing seedlings. The substance protects plants from pests, diseases and nourishes them. Before diving seedlings into the ground, 2 tbsp. l. ash mixture, and on top - a layer of earth to avoid damage to the roots. At the end of the second week after planting, the first feeding with liquid ash is carried out; to obtain a mixture, 100 g of ash powder must be diluted in 1 liter of water. Such a solution should be poured under the base of the stem by 1 liter.

You can also carry out foliar feeding by diluting 10 liters of water with 300 g of ash and half a piece of laundry soap. Then the mass is boiled for about half an hour, filtered, cooled. The last component is not necessary to add, but it contributes to better adhesion of the mixture to the seedling leaf. The resulting ash solution of the plant must be sprayed from above.

banana skins

The peel of bananas is rich in potassium, which is necessary for seedlings during the flowering period. The skin of the fruit must be dried in any way, and then crushed to a powder. The resulting mixture is poured when planting seedlings. It is best to dry the crusts in the fresh air, where the sun's rays and breeze will contribute to this. The product must be strung on a thread, covered with gauze. So, the maximum preservation of useful substances and getting rid of harmful impurities, which processed fruits, is ensured.

You can also use liquid banana fertilizer, obtained by infusing the peel of 2-3 fruits in a three-liter jar of water for at least 3 days. Next, the liquid must be filtered and poured 50 ml under each bush. There is another easy way to get a nutritious banana mixture - grind 1 fruit skin with a glass of water in a blender and add 1 tbsp soft gruel. l. under each seedling once a month. The organic elements contained in bananas not only nourish the plants, promoting abundant flowering, but also effectively fight aphids.

There is another way to feed - spraying seedlings with a banana peel spray (4 pcs.), Eggshell powder (2 tsp), magnesium sulfate (20 g), 1 liter of water. The first component must be dried, chopped, mixed with the rest of the ingredients. Spraying is carried out no more than once in 7 days, the mixture is stored in the refrigerator, and warmed up to 20 ° before use. From several finely chopped skins, filled with the Baikal EM1 preparation, you will get excellent compost. You need to insist the mixture for a month.

Infusion of bird droppings

Such top dressing is very popular among gardeners and is one of the first. The mixture is necessary to stimulate the growth of seedlings and if there are no signs of nitrogen starvation, then there is no need to fertilize. The mass is prepared simply - bird droppings are poured with water 1: 2, covered with a lid, left to ferment for 3 days. Then the solution is diluted 1:10 and used for root dressing. This method is the most effective, since it eliminates "nitrogen starvation" of seedlings by 100%.

Sugar

Plants, like people, extract clean energy from sugar, so “sweet” fertilizer will be useful for pepper and tomato seedlings. It is necessary to sprinkle sugar on the surface of the earth around the stem, or dilute 2 tsp. sweet substance with a glass of water, water with a solution of the plant. You can even use ordinary glucose tablets (sold in a pharmacy), dissolve 1 pc. in a glass of water and apply liquid to water the seedlings. This type of feeding should be carried out no more than once a month.

Iodine

Fertilizing seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with folk remedies can also be carried out with the help of iodine. The microelement protects plants from pests and diseases. To obtain a solution, dilute 10 g of iodine with a bucket of water (10 l), you can add another 10 g of phosphorus and 20 g of potassium. The fertilizer is suitable for root feeding 1-2 times a week, it can be added to settled water used for watering seedlings. The main advantage of this method is the availability and low cost of iodine.

One of the effective means by which vegetable seedlings are fed is eggshell. Experienced summer residents, gardeners collect it all winter, in order to scatter it in the beds in the spring. Crushed shells help loosen the soil, evenly distribute moisture, and reduce the amount of water needed for irrigation. The product is 90% rich in calcium carbonate and nutrients necessary for seedling growth.

Root top dressing is carried out with a liquid solution prepared in this way: the shell of 3-4 eggs is placed in a three-liter jar, filled with water, infused for 3 days in a dark place at room temperature. The lid should not be tightly closed. The main signs of the readiness of a folk remedy are its turbidity, the appearance of an unpleasant odor, which will subsequently repel various pests. Eggshells still perfectly improve the mineral composition of the soil. An infused liquid is applied every 12-14 days under the root.

Yeast

Fertilizing seedlings of seedlings of pepper, tomatoes with yeast is very effective, because it provides rapid growth for seedlings, strengthening the root system, and improving the yield of these vegetable crops. You can prepare the solution as follows: combine 10 g of yeast, 4 tbsp. l. sugar, 10 liters of warm water, stir, let stand for a while. The finished mixture is very concentrated, so it must be diluted in a ratio of 1:10.

A folk remedy is introduced by the root method with the addition of ash so that calcium is not washed out of the soil. Yeast loves heat, so watering with a solution should be done on sunny days. Such top dressing affects seedlings as follows:

increases endurance during transplantation, drought, sudden changes in temperature;
strengthens the roots;
is a growth stimulant during the growing season;
increases the percentage of rooting.

There are other recipes for preparing a folk remedy from yeast for fertilizing seedlings of seedlings of pepper, tomato:

Pour 5 liters of water 1 tbsp. l. dry yeast, 2 tbsp. l. sugar and 2 g of ascorbic acid. Infuse for a day, dilute 1:10, water under the root.
Dissolve 100 g of live yeast in 10 liters of water, leave for 24 hours.
Dilute 200 g of live yeast in 10 liters of warm water, leave for several hours, and then dilute with water 1:10.

Potassium permanganate

A folk remedy in the form of a solution of sulfuric manganese is obtained by mixing 2 g of the substance with 10 liters of water, foliar feeding of seedlings of pepper and tomatoes is carried out with the liquid. Manganese helps not only to get rid of pests and prevent disease, but also fights brown spot, which often causes a decrease in the size of vegetables.

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Feeding seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with folk remedies: fertilizers for a good harvest

The quality and quantity of the harvest largely depends on the seedlings. Many summer residents are engaged in its cultivation on their own. Experienced agronomists know exactly how important timely feeding is for pepper and tomato seedlings. Without enough nutrients, plants stretch, become pale and frail. This is not the best start to growing, which is unlikely to lead to a bountiful harvest.

On sale there are many different special means for feeding seedlings. But nutritional compositions that can be prepared with your own hands from available components are deservedly popular. If you love everything natural, then feeding seedlings of tomatoes and peppers folk remedies will cause you special interest. We will share with you all the secrets of this process.

Feeding seedlings of pepper and tomatoes: folk recipes

Substances in which pepper and tomato seedlings feel a special need are nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Experienced gardeners have long found the sources of these elements among the plant environment. As a result, a lot of dressing recipes have gone to the people, which from generation to generation help to harvest a good harvest. The best of them have gained particular popularity among summer residents and gardeners. We invite you to see them in person.

Bird droppings - nitrogen supplier for young seedlings

This is one of the most popular components of top dressing for seedlings of tomatoes and peppers. Bird droppings are a well-known source of nitrogen, which contributes to the active development of tops. Use it at the very first stages of seedling formation. Litter should be mixed with water (1:2) and left to ferment for 2-3 days. Ready dressing consists of the resulting infusion, diluted 10 times.

Diluted infusion of chicken manure - the most famous folk remedy for nitrogen fertilizing seedlings

Ash - a source of potassium and phosphorus for sprouts

Closer to the period of planting in open ground, seedlings need phosphorus and potassium. These elements are abundant in wood or straw ash. A folk remedy is prepared as follows: during the day, infuse a mixture of ash with hot water (1 tablespoon / 2 l). After that, strain the infusion and use to ensure good flowering and fruiting of plants.

Wood ash is an excellent top dressing for seedlings.

Banana skins - enrichment of seedlings with potassium

Potassium deficiency in plants impairs nitrogen absorption and is often manifested by loss of elasticity and lethargy. To avoid this and grow strong seedlings of peppers and tomatoes, prepare the following infusion, which has long become a popular folk remedy. In a three-liter bottle filled with water, place the peel of two or three bananas and leave for three days. During this time, calcium from banana skins will move into the water, turning it into a complete top dressing.

Infusion of banana skins - top dressing with a high content of calcium

Eggshell infusion - mineral cocktail

Eggshell contains a whole range of nutrients. It perfectly stimulates the growth of plants, so its use in growing seedlings of pepper and tomatoes is quite advisable. The infusion for feeding is prepared as follows: the shells of three eggs are added to a bottle of warm water and insisted under a loosely closed lid for three days. The turbidity of the infusion and the appearance of a specific smell of hydrogen sulfide are clear signs that the remedy is ready.

Egg shell - a complex of nutrients for pepper and tomato seedlings

Coffee grounds - a source of macro- and microelements

Crushed coffee beans serve as an additional source of nutrition for seedlings. In addition, they perfectly loosen the soil, providing the roots with full access to oxygen. All you have to do is mix a small amount of coffee grounds into the substrate. A folk remedy for strengthening seedlings is ready.

Coffee grounds nourish and loosen the soil

Onion peel - top dressing of seedlings with a double effect

An infusion made from onion peel not only provides seedlings with useful substances, but also produces a disinfecting effect when spraying the leaves. In 5 liters of water, add 20 g of onion peel and leave for 4 days. Strain before use.

Onion peel nourishes and protects against diseases

Potato broth and sugar - plain top dressing

If you have leftover water where the potatoes were boiled, use it to water the seedlings. It contains valuable components for her. You can also prepare such top dressing by boiling potato peelings. Top dressing with a similar composition will turn out if you take water for irrigation after soaking beans or cereals.

Did you know that by adding a little beet sugar to the soil where seedlings of tomatoes and peppers grow, you will thereby stimulate the further development of the plant? This should be done no more than once a week. This folk recipe is not very popular, but effective.

Potato starch is a source of nutrition for young plants

Yeast nutrition - the path to rapid growth

Yeast top dressing is popular with summer residents. This remedy accelerates the growth of plants, promotes the development of the root system and strengthens the immune system. Yeast changes the structure of the soil and activates metabolic processes in it. For preparation, 1 g of dry or 50 g of fresh yeast is dissolved in 1 liter of warm water. You can add a teaspoon of sugar. Before use, the composition is diluted with 5 liters of water. Water and soil should not be cold.

How to feed tomato seedlings at home?

Recently, many summer residents, planting tomatoes on their plots, use their own grown seedlings. Some use self-harvested seeds for this. And in order for the seedlings to be strong and healthy, they need to be looked after. And one of the stages of care - feeding tomato seedlings at home. How to do it right? What food to use?

The first time the seedlings are recommended to be fed after the first true leaves appear in the seedlings. The amount of top dressing also depends on the quality of the fertilized soil used for sowing seeds. If the planting was made in fertile soil, then 1-2 dressings are enough. The first dressing, in its composition, should contain nitrogen for the successful growth of green mass, but there should not be an overabundance of it.

As a fertilizer, you can apply:

Finished preparations - "Nitrofoska", "Agricola - Forward".
Self-prepared compositions: add urea (1 g), superphosphate (8 g), 3 g of potassium sulfate to two liters of water. Ammonium nitrate (0.6 g), superphosphate (4 g), potassium sulfate (1.5 g) are diluted in one liter of water.
Use natural fertilizer. Prepare an infusion: Dissolve 5 grams of yeast in 5 liters of water. The mixture should be infused for at least a day. You need to use the product immediately, you can not store. Apply wood ash. To do this, in two liters of hot water you need to dilute one tablespoon of ash. Let it brew for at least 24 hours. Then drain the settled liquid and strain.

Re-fertilization is recommended two weeks after the first feeding. During this period, seedlings need substances that stimulate their growth. If the seedlings look healthy, then it is enough to apply Effekton O fertilizers. If the stems of tomatoes begin to stretch strongly, a solution of superphosphate will help (add one tablespoon to three liters of hot water).

Important! The third feeding of seedlings is necessary if the seedlings look unhealthy. If the plants are strong, it is enough to water them with a weak solution of Nitrophoska (one tablespoon per liter of water) or other complex fertilizers. Some summer residents use fertilizers with a high potassium content as a third top dressing.

Additionally, foliar top dressing of seedlings can also be made. To do this, dilute 1 gram of boric acid in one liter of water and spray the plants. It is enough to carry out 2-3 procedures with an interval of 10 days. This will encourage fruit set. But it is important to remember that it is better to under-fertilize plants than to over-fertilize them.

In addition, one should not forget that the unsatisfactory appearance of plants may indicate not only a lack of nutrients, but also other reasons: too wet or dry soil, insufficient light and low temperature. Feeding tomato seedlings at home- important steps to get a good harvest. Every summer resident should remember this.

Top dressing tomato and pepper

Top dressing of tomatoes and peppers is a replenishment of the missing vital elements in the soil.

Top dressing is carried out during the period of growth, flowering and fruiting of plants, the type of fertilizer applied will depend on this.

Fertilizers must be used wisely. Otherwise, you can get a well-developed plant, in which the forces will go into the green mass, but the harvest will be poor.

How to feed tomato seedlings

Tomato seedlings are fed three times:

First feeding of seedlings

When 2-3 true leaves appear. At this stage, the young plant needs nitrogen to form green mass. For top dressing, take a solution of urea (15-14 g per bucket of water), ammonium nitrate (6 g per bucket of water) or Ideal liquid fertilizer.

Second feeding of seedlings

Produced a week after the first (Uniflor Growth, Effekton, Kemira Lux, GUMI Kuznetsova, Signor Tomato). You can prepare a solution of nitrophoska (a spoonful of fertilizer per liter of water).

In addition, the better to feed the tomatoes, you can determine by the appearance of the seedlings:

if the plant is very stretched, it should be fed with superphosphate (4 g per liter of water);
if the plant grows slowly, growth stimulants (such as Energen) are used to feed the tomatoes.

Third dressing seedlings

It is produced after the plant is dived with a solution of nitrophoska (a spoon per liter of water) or a few days before planting.

Feeding pepper seedlings

Peppers begin to feed when 2 leaves appear. Top dressing is carried out every 7-10 days before planting the plant in open ground with the following solution: superphosphate (3 g), ammonium nitrate (1/2 g) and potash fertilizers (1 g). Everything is diluted in a liter of water.

Feeding seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with folk remedies

- infusion (a glass of ash in a bucket of water);
- in dry form, poured into the hole.

- infusion (leave a peel from two or three bananas per 3 liters of water for 3 days),
- powder sprinkled on the ground
- skins buried in the holes.

- infusion (half a bucket of shell to a bucket of water, infused for 3 days);
- when picking, it is placed on the bottom of the pots as drainage.

- infusion (10 g of husk per liter of water to infuse for 5 days);
- in a dry form, it is scattered under plants or buried in the soil.

Feeding seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with yeast

Every housewife has yeast in the refrigerator. Yeast is an ideal type of top dressing for tomato and pepper seedlings, because vegetables that are fertilized with such organic matter will never harm when eaten.

Using coffee grounds

Coffee grounds are especially useful for tomatoes. True, plants, of course, will need more than one spoonful of grounds, so you will have to drain the remnants of natural coffee into some container for some time. All the thick must be dried and added to the soil when planting seeds. Coffee is an excellent soil conditioner and improves soil water resistance.

Potato feeding

Many plants try to stock up on starch. It is present in seeds, tubers, and bulbs. Starch contains many nutrients, and therefore all plants value it so much. Based on this knowledge, people came up with the idea of using potato broth as a fertilizer. Moreover, it is not necessary to specially cook the potatoes themselves, you can cook the peels, cool the broth and then use it to water the seedlings.

The benefits of onion peel for seedlings

If you water the plants with an infusion of onion peel, you can not only accelerate their growth, but also get rid of harmful microorganisms and pests.
To prepare fertilizer, you need to collect the husk from about five bulbs and place it in a five-liter jar of warm water. The solution is closed with a lid, and then the jar is hidden in a dark place for at least four days. After that, the infusion of the husk is filtered and used for watering or spraying seedlings.

Wanting to do the best, the owners of the seedlings constantly feed it. But this cannot be done, because an excess of useful substances is no less harmful than a shortage.
It is better to feed the seedlings only when it seems weak or begins to wither. If you overdo it and, for example, allow the soil to have a lot of nitrogen, you can even be left without a crop.

Terms of harvesting seedlings and transplanting

Usually, in the northern latitudes, they begin to plant seeds as early as March; in the south and in the central part of the country, seedlings are often harvested only in April or May.
It is also worth remembering that before planting seedlings in a garden or greenhouse, you need to arrange small forays into the fresh air for the sprouts. Sprouts can be kept outside for about twenty minutes, and then put back into the house. So the plants will more easily tolerate the transplant and the owner will then collect delicious tomatoes and peppers.
Of course, not all people prefer to trust folk methods, and some gardeners buy ready-made fertilizer. But seedlings do not like "chemistry" very much, and it is better to save purchased fertilizers until the crop is planted in open ground.

How to feed tomato seedlings at home

Today we will talk about how to fertilize tomatoes, their seedlings, in order to get not only healthy tomato bushes, but also large fruits. It is necessary to determine when, after picking, to apply fertilizers for tomatoes, as well as how this or that fertilizer affects the plant.

Feeding tomato seedlings with yeast

It's no secret that mineral and organic fertilizers, which are sold on the market today, can not only be expensive, but also dangerous to human health. Recently, more and more people are beginning to be interested in folk remedies for feeding tomatoes.

One of these means is yeast. This remedy is not only well perceived by tomatoes, but also peppers. But remember that during the season it is recommended to feed the tomatoes with yeast no more than three times. The first feeding is done when the buds appear. The second top dressing is after twenty days of being in the open field.

Top dressing of tomatoes and peppers is a replenishment of the missing vital elements in the soil.

Top dressing is carried out during the period of growth, flowering and fruiting of plants, the type of fertilizer applied will depend on this.

Fertilizers must be used wisely. Otherwise, you can get a well-developed plant, in which the forces will go into the green mass, but the harvest will be poor.

How to feed tomato seedlings

Tomato seedlings are fed three times:

First feeding of seedlings

Second feeding of seedlings

Produced a week after the first (Uniflor Growth, Effekton, Kemira Lux, GUMI Kuznetsova, Signor Tomato). You can prepare a solution of nitrophoska (a spoonful of fertilizer per liter of water).

In addition, the better to feed the tomatoes, you can determine by the appearance of the seedlings:

if the plant is very stretched, it should be fed with superphosphate (4 g per liter of water);
if the plant grows slowly, growth stimulants (such as Energen) are used to feed the tomatoes.

Third dressing seedlings

It is produced after the plant is dived with a solution of nitrophoska (a spoon per liter of water) or a few days before planting.

Feeding pepper seedlings

Feeding seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with folk remedies

bird droppings(1.5 kg) is diluted in a bucket of water and infused for 4-6 days, potassium permanganate and copper sulfate can be added to the solution;

: a spoonful of manure per liter of water;

used throughout the growing season. It improves the taste of fruits. In addition, the plant receives readily available potassium and other minerals.

Used like:

- infusion (a glass of ash in a bucket of water);
- in a dry form, it is poured into the hole.

banana peel enriches the soil with potassium and various trace elements. Used in the form:

- infusion (leave a peel from two or three bananas per 3 liters of water for 3 days),
- powder sprinkled on the ground
- skins buried in the holes.

Eggshell used in the form:

- infusion (half a bucket of shell to a bucket of water, infused for 3 days);
- when picking, it is placed on the bottom of the pots as drainage.

onion peel helps to fight pests, and is used in the form of:

- infusion (10 g of husk per liter of water insist 5 days);
- in a dry form, it is scattered under plants or buried in the soil.

coffee grounds mixed with soil before sowing seeds for loosening and enrichment with micronutrients and nitrogen.

nettle leaves used in the form of an infusion (1 kg of the green part per bucket of water) and enriches the soil with useful trace elements.

Feeding seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with yeast

How does yeast affect the growth and development of seedlings?

When feeding seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with yeast:
You will be able to grow pepper and tomato seedlings faster, because under the influence of yeast fungi, which will become direct antagonists of pathogenic fungi, the planted young bushes will receive protective properties (immunity) and form green leaves more actively.
The root system will become many times more powerful
You will immediately see that the seedlings take root in the garden faster and tolerate picking much easier.
You will water less, as the yeast can retain moisture in the soil and increase the drought tolerance of tomatoes and peppers. With the same, it will be easier for vegetables to endure excessive moisture during a rainy summer, since all excess moisture will be retained in the soil.

Yeast is an excellent plant growth stimulator.

For feeding tomatoes and peppers, both fresh and dry baker's yeast are used.

To prepare a fertilizer from fresh yeast, first make a concentrated solution: dissolve 200 g of yeast per liter of warm water. Let it brew for 3 hours. Immediately before entering into the soil, such a solution must be diluted - 1 part of the concentrate per 10 liters of water.

To prepare dry yeast fertilizer, mix 2 bags of baker's yeast with 1/3 tablespoon of sugar and dissolve this loose mixture in a bucket of warm water. After insisting for about an hour, this concentrate is already diluted in 5 parts of water before being introduced into the soil.

note

You should not get too carried away with yeast top dressing: 2-3 times will be enough.

Fertilizing tomatoes with iodine

Perhaps the most affordable top dressing with chemical fertilizers of tomatoes and peppers will be iodine. After all, it can be found in every medicine cabinet.

What is the importance of feeding seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with iodine?

When seedlings affected by a pathogenic fungus are treated with iodine, the further spread of the disease will no longer be so inevitable.
Also, the iodine solution with its microbiological properties significantly increases the number of fruits on the bush and contributes to their accelerated ripening.

How is iodine used for tomato seedlings?

Dilute 2 drops of iodine per 1 liter of water and pour pepper and tomato seedlings with this solution to prevent diseases and treat them. You can add another 100 ml of whey to this solution.

It is good to fertilize tomato seedlings with iodine in combination with mineral fertilizers every 14 days. In this case, 10 grams of iodine and phosphorus, 20 grams of potassium are taken per 10 liters of water. Watering is carried out at the rate of half a liter of solution for each bush.

How to feed tomatoes in the open field

Top dressing of open ground tomatoes is carried out four times during the growing season:

Produced 3 weeks after planting seedlings in the ground with a solution of mullein or bird droppings.
At the beginning of flowering, they are fed with ammonium nitrate and potassium sulfate. You can use ashes, litter or manure.
1-2 weeks after the second top dressing, mineral fertilizers (nitrophoska,) are added.
During the fruiting period, foliar top dressing is carried out with a solution of superphosphate. It is sprayed onto the plant itself.

All proportions and preparation of solutions are indicated above.

How to determine by a plant what kind of feeding it needs

Brittle and curled edges of the leaves - a lack of magnesium. Spray with magnesium salt (0.02 g per bucket of water) or add ash to the soil.
Sluggish leaves - lack of copper. Spray with copper sulfate (0.05 g per liter of water);
Drying top of the stem, whitening or yellowing of the leaves - lack of iron. Spray with iron salt (0.05 g per liter of water);

Blackening of fruits and tops of stems - lack of boron. Watering with a solution (150 g of boric acid per bucket of water) or adding borax mixed with sand (15 g per 10 acres).

Rotting top - lack of calcium. Spray with a solution (1 g of calcium fertilizer per liter of water) or add lime meal or lime to the soil.

Purple veins on the leaves - a lack of phosphorus. 50 g of phosphate fertilizers per liter of water is infused during the day and diluted in a bucket of water, 10 m 2 is used.

Orange or yellowish edges and pale leaves - lack of potassium. Watering with a solution of 40 g of potassium salt dissolved in a bucket of water.
Too thin leaves, shedding of flowers, the absence or small number of fruits - a lack of nitrogen. Watering with a solution (6 g of urea per bucket of water), which is enough for 10 m 2.

Thus, following the simple rules of fertilizing, it is quite possible to get a good harvest of tomatoes and peppers on any soil. But it should be remembered that it is better to underfeed than to overfeed.

Growing tomatoes, peppers or other vegetables at home today is quite realistic. It does not matter if you do not have a summer cottage - window sills and balconies can be an alternative, where anyone can set up a mini-garden.

The main thing is the desire to grow vegetables with your own hands and serve fragrant and tasty crops directly from the garden to the table.

In order for tomatoes and peppers, today we will talk about them, to give a stable and large harvest, first of all, you need to pick up good seeds, then properly prepare them for sowing and grow good seedlings.

But when growing seedlings, amateur gardeners sometimes miss such a moment as top dressing, which must be done correctly, since vegetables are most vulnerable at the seedling stage.

In general, tomato and pepper seedlings are grown, in principle, almost in the same way. Both tomatoes and peppers are heat-loving crops, grow well in nutrient soil, tolerate drought, and respond well to top dressing, although there are some differences to keep in mind when caring for seedlings of these vegetables.

How to feed tomato seedlings

Every gardener should know how to feed tomato seedlings so that at first the stems of the seedlings, and then the fruits themselves, are plump, since the correct selection of minerals guarantees a good harvest.

At home, tomato seedlings should be fed regularly, as this vegetable consumes quite a lot of nutrients from the soil during its development.

For the first time, tomato seedlings are fed at home no earlier than the first true leaves appear on the seedlings. After that, fertilizers can be applied two weeks after picking.

The last time to feed seedlings should be 10 days before planting them in open ground or in a greenhouse. In some cases, unscheduled tomato fertilizer may be needed, for example, if seedlings do not grow well and have a deficiency of a certain substance.

For the first feeding of tomato seedlings, complex fertilizers are used, with a predominant nitrogen content. A nutrient mixture can be prepared by dissolving 1.5 grams of potassium salt, 0.5 grams of urea and 4 grams of Superphosphate in one liter of water. The second mixture is prepared by dissolving 2 grams of potassium sulfate, 0.6 grams of ammonium nitrate and 4 grams of Superphosphate in one liter of water.

For the second feeding, it is better to use urea - dissolving one tablespoon of the substance in 10 liters of clean water. For the third time, they are fertilizing pickled tomato seedlings using preparations containing nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus.

How to feed pepper seedlings

Pepper seedlings are one of the most unpredictable in growing. The young shoots of a plant that looked normal yesterday suddenly dry up or even completely wither.

Experienced gardeners and gardeners believe that this usually happens due to a lack of nutrition, and if you urgently feed the seedlings of peppers, then it is quite possible to save them. But it is better, of course, not to bring to crisis situations and start feeding in advance, which should be continued throughout the entire growing season.

You can feed pepper seedlings with a complex mineral fertilizer, which includes nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Nitrogen is necessary for building up the green mass of the stem, and phosphorus is necessary for a powerful root system. At this time, pepper either does not use potassium at all, or uses it in very small quantities.

Top dressing in the seedling stage is somewhat different from top dressing in the ground. In the ground, you can simply water the seedlings, and with the next watering can, add a solution of mineral fertilizer. In the case of seedlings, you need to water in the evening, and feed in the morning so as not to completely flood the root system.

When fertilizing seedlings with this fertilizer, you need to use a solution in the ratio of half a matchbox to 10 liters of water. If you need less solution, you can prepare the right amount based on this calculation.

Top dressing is of two types - root and foliar. In the first case, we pour the top dressing under the root, in the second case, we spray the sheet mass from the spray gun.

For the first time, it is root top dressing that is needed, since during this period the root system develops and it is necessary that all the nutrient mass gets to the roots and leaves.

It is recommended to pamper seedlings of peppers so that they are plump and fleshy with nitrogen-potassium top dressing.

A nutritious cocktail is prepared according to the following scheme - one gram of urea, eight grams of superphosphate and three grams of potassium sulfate are dissolved in two liters of water, and before watering the earth in pots is sprinkled with ashes.

In the future, the concentration of substances is doubled and solutions are added at intervals of once every 10-15 days.

Fertilizers for tomatoes and peppers

The easiest way to fertilize seedlings of tomatoes and peppers with manure. Fertilizer is prepared by stirring a bucket of manure in 3 buckets of water. The composition is insisted for a day, and then each bush is watered. Top dressing is done once every two weeks or less. As a result, the seedlings will be enriched with minerals and will please you at the end of the season with plump juicy tomatoes and peppers.

The most common way to feed at home is to use yeast. Compressed yeast is diluted with warm water at the rate of one gram per liter of water. Water the seedlings with this mixture three times during the entire period of its growth.

You can feed seedlings to get plump tomatoes or peppers with iodine, but not more than once every two weeks. To do this, add to clean water at the rate of 10 drops of iodine, a little potassium and phosphorus per bucket. A portion for one bush is half a liter of solution.

It must be remembered that the solution is poured onto the ground without touching the plant, otherwise the iodine will ruin it.

Folk remedies

If you are against the use of chemicals or you do not have the opportunity to get manure, you can use folk remedies to feed the seedlings of tomatoes and peppers. To do this, dissolve one tablespoon of wood ash in two liters of hot water. Stir, leave for a day, then strain, leaving a sediment at the bottom and use to feed tomatoes and peppers.

Egg shells can also be used to feed vegetable seedlings. Take the shells of two or three eggs, wash and dry, then wrap in a thin towel and crush with a rolling pin. The resulting powder should be poured into a three-liter jar of water and let it brew for three days, periodically shaking the contents.

After three days, the contents of the jar, which was enriched with magnesium, iron, phosphorus, calcium and potassium, strain and dilute the tincture with water in a ratio of one to three.

Onion peel enriches, disinfects the soil and enriches it with microelements, which is very useful for young plants. You can fertilize with onion peels any variety of pepper, tomato and other vegetable crops.

Onion tincture is prepared from onion peel, infused for four to five days at a ratio of 20 grams per five liters of water.

You can also feed young shoots with nettle tincture - take a bunch of nettle without seeds, pour 10 liters of water and leave for several days. Then dilute it with water to a light yellow hue and use to water seedlings.

The coffee grounds option also deserves attention when choosing top dressing for tomato or pepper seedlings. Coffee grounds should be washed, dried and added to open ground or planting containers. Coffee fertilizer saturates the earth with nitrogen and oxygen and loosens it. In such conditions, seedlings that grow poorly, stretch upward faster.

Fragrant banana skins can also be used to feed plants. To do this, dry four fruit skins or use fresh. Grind the raw materials and pour three liters of warm water and leave for a few days - let it brew. Then the tincture must be filtered and diluted with water one to one.

Dry banana skins can be ground into powder and added to the soil at the time of loosening.

When planning to grow peppers and tomatoes from seedlings, buy nutrient-rich soil in advance.

Seedlings should be fed either in the morning or in the evening.

After applying root fertilizers, water the seedlings with clean water - this will prevent burns.

Experienced gardeners recommend not overfeeding seedlings of tomatoes and peppers - excess nutrients cause more harm to seedlings than deficiency. Therefore, the golden rule of gardeners is better not to overfeed than to overfeed.

Fertilizers for seedlings of tomatoes and peppers should be used with its poor appearance - weakness and stuntedness. If the plants develop normally, they have strong stems and juicy green leaves, which means they do not need to be fed.

Remember that by introducing nitrogen that is unnecessary during this period, you can spoil the culture - an excess of the substance will drive the seedlings to growth, prompting them to produce new shoots and greenery, but lush bushes will not give a high yield.

Do not forget to observe the appearance of plants - if any signs of wilting appear on the sprouts, then you need to change the composition of the mineral mixtures.

And what substances are lacking in plants can be recognized by the following signs - for example, a lack of nitrogen leads to lightening of the lower leaves.

Light upper leaves indicate iron deficiency, wilting leaves indicate copper deficiency, and purple veins on the leaves indicate phosphorus deficiency.

When these signs appear, it is necessary to carry out an extraordinary top dressing with a high content of the desired mineral.

Material prepared on the basis of open sources