WHY PEPPER SEEDLINGS FALL: REASONS, HOW TO AVOID WHAT TO DO IF SEEDLINGS FELL

Sometimes climatic and weather conditions are combined in a manner unsuitable for seedlings.

Young plants begin to wither, bend, wither and die.

In order to avoid the latter, it is necessary to understand the reasons for the fall of the seedlings and measures for early assistance to young peppers.

Why does pepper seedlings fall?

The time between seed germination and the planting of peppers in the greenhouse is heavily tolerated by plants due to a combination of a number of “flat” destructive factors. Why pepper seedlings fall and disappear:

Lack of sunlight, inevitable due to the short daylight hours. Some apartments do not have windows located on the south side of the building. Therefore, seedlings need additional lighting.
Heat radiators. It does not replace the usual greenhouse effect. Such heat dehydrates young plants and soil.
Excessive watering, which is common because of the common myth that the soil in the box with should not dry out. Such a water imbalance is fraught with the development of an incurable fungal infection of the roots and stem.
Insufficient watering, leading to dehydration of pepper, wilting of leaves, stem, root.
Tightness of capacity dangerous competition peppers for heat, water and space. Stronger plants at the same time drag moisture on themselves, restricting weaker and smaller peppers.
Unusual cold drafts from the window cracks, painfully perceived seedlings.

Important! All of the above risk factors are fraught with water imbalance, leading to wilting of the peppers either through the development of a fungal infection or through dehydration.

How to help?

Firstly need to identify the reason why pepper seedlings fell. If 1-3 plants have fallen, then, most likely, they are weakened by competition for resources.

Expose the root of the stunted plant and inspect it for availability:

drying;
rotting from excess moisture;
signs "black legs"- fungal infection (blackening and thinning of the basal part of the stem).

Dehydrated or moisture-saturated plants Seed in separate cups, observe the correct water regime, preventing the drying of the soil or the formation of wet dirt at the bottom.

A fungal infection infects a young plant rapidly, it is impossible to save it. Direct your efforts at saving the remaining plants: change the soil in the box, carry out preventive watering with a fungicide preparation, potassium permanganate solution, sprinkle the earth with wood ash.

What to do if pepper seedlings fall? If you have not identified a fungal infection in the seedlings, then hurry to provide the plants favorable growth conditions:

Build double-layer cups with holes, plant peppers in wooden boxes with pallets - provide adequate soil drainage in order to avoid stagnation of water at the bottom of tanks.
Tight clog up large gaps in the windows. Ventilate the room through the window, which is not worth the seedlings.
Place the drawers in the lighted windowwhich provides your apartment with the maximum day length.
Shut off the battery or place a protective box under the seedling box that will prevent heat from the radiator from entering the ground. If, on the contrary, there is not enough heat to the peppers, place a damp cloth on the battery, and then the radiator will evaporate the warm moist air.
Spud plants, loosen the soil well, add sawdust, wood ash, peat.
Pick for your peppers water mode.

Important! Optimal watering prevents drying of the plant or accumulation of excess water at the bottom of the tank. Water the seedlings with a small amount of water 2 times a day, when you see that the upper part of the soil began to dry slightly to form a crust.

If the lighting is not sufficient, resort to additional light sources. Special lamps for seedlings are installed at a height of 50-60 cm from the tops of the plants. They provide optimal lighting of peppers on cloudy days or evenings in early spring.
As plants grow gradually temper them at lower temperatures.
Plant peppers as early as possible in the greenhouse.

Stay alert

Keep track of the well-being of the seedlings and try to notice the slightest changes in the health of the peppers.

The sooner you eliminate an unfavorable factor for seedlings, the more chances you have to get a healthy and rich harvest.

Well, what could be the reasons for the fall and what factors need to be eliminated, we have found out in this article.

REFERENCE! Learn about different methods of growing peppers: in peat pots or tablets, in open ground and without picking, and even on toilet paper. Learn the cunning method of landing in the snail, as well as what pests can attack your seedlings?