Planting, sowing ... When to plant pepper for seedlings in 2019 according to the lunar calendar, and when other vegetables? When is the sowing date in 2019? When to sow seeds, sow peppers? The timing of planting seedlings in open ground, how to calculate for the Kuban or more northern regions? And when to plant pepper seedlings in a greenhouse? These are the questions usually start to worry gardeners, from January every season.
If you open this page, then, probably, pleasant spring chores are approaching: it's time to start growing seedlings, using all the possibilities: greenhouses, greenhouses, boxes, seedling pots, peat tablets.
Each crop has its own timing of emergence after planting. These data will be useful to us in order to correctly calculate the time of sowing seeds, up to a specific date. So when to sow pepper?
How many days do seeds hatch or when seedlings appear
So,
- shoots of tomatoes appear after 6-10 days;
- cucumbers - 3-7 days after sowing;
- pepper - 7-15 days;
- squash, squash, pumpkin - after 3-10 days;
- lettuce - 4-10 days;
- black onion - 5-12 days;
- leek - 12-22 days;
- cauliflower - 3-8 days;
- cabbage - 3-10 days;
- kohlrabi cabbage - 5-10 days;
- eggplant - 5-10 days;
- celery, rhubarb - 7-14 days;
- melons - 7 days;
- sugar corn - 10 days.
When to plant seedlings in a greenhouse or open ground
In order to correctly calculate the timing of sowing to obtain seedlings of any vegetable crop, you also need to know when it can be planted.
- Celery is planted 60-80 days after germination;
- onions - after 60-70 days;
- cabbage - after 50 days;
- pepper, tomatoes - after 60 days;
- eggplant - after 65-70 days;
- zucchini, cucumbers - after 30-40 days.
When to sow seeds for seedlings - calculation of the sowing date for any crop
The calculation is valid for any region, only the dates of planting in open ground or a greenhouse are different for everyone. For example, we know (from previous experience) that we will plant seedlings in a greenhouse or open ground from May 1 to May 10 (the first decade of May). And, using the data above, we know that we will plant this vegetable, for example, in open ground 65-70 days after emergence. We count back 70 days on the calendar (from May 1-10) - we get dates - from February 20 to March 2. These are the dates when we should have shoots.
We take into account information how many days seeds need to hatch, get out of the ground. For example, they need 8-12 days for this. Again on the calendar we count back 8-12 days (from February 20 to March 2). We receive - February 12-18. So, by this time we need to prepare the soil, containers, seeds. These days - February 12-18, and we will plant seeds for seedlings.
That is, in short, the formula is as follows:
date of sowing seeds for seedlings =
(planting day - for open ground or greenhouse)
minus (the number of days from germination to planting)
minus (the number of days needed to hatch the seeds).
Of course, the weather can make its own adjustments, so calculations are just a guideline. Actually, before calculating the sowing day of any crop, I am always interested in the long-term weather forecast for April, May, June. If, for example, April is expected to be cool, then the plants will have to be planted later.
On the one hand, there is nothing to worry about, but remember April 2015 with us (Kuban). Overgrown plants had to be planted in early May - a cold April did not allow it to be done. Therefore, experience tells me that it is better to sow a little later than the calculated dates. Better to plant small seedlings. After all, it is enough that the plants have 5-6 true leaves. This is better than planting overgrown plants.
What are my previous considerations talking about? The fact that gardening is a creative process, which means there is a place for improvisation!
One of the readers of my blog, who moved to the Krasnodar Territory from Siberia, shared her thoughts: “My first summer here was successful. Almost everything has grown. But she acted like this: compared Siberian and Kuban weather - she sowed 1.5-2 months earlier. ”
Yes, and the last. Be sure to adjust the sowing or planting dates obtained using the formula, taking into account the recommendations of the lunar calendar of the gardener.
When to plant pepper for seedlings - calculations for 2019
Most often they ask me when to plant pepper - they want to know for sure. But no one will say the specific date, but it’s possible to calculate approximately. Pepper is a more heat-loving plant than tomatoes, so it is sown later.
Experts believe that the best dates for pepper planting in the Kuban:
- open ground - from April 25 to May 10;
- the greenhouse is not heated - two to three weeks earlier - from about 4.04 to 26.04.
Recommended planting dates for pepper seedlings for central Russia:
- open ground - from May 20 to June 10;
- greenhouse - two to three weeks earlier - April 29 to May 20.
Using the formula that I gave above, for sowing pepper we get the following dates. Please note these are not final dates. We will still adjust them.
- sow pepper seeds in the Kuban in order to grow seedlings for the greenhouse should be January 20-25, and for open ground - from 10.02 to 1.03;
- in central Russia, the approximate dates for pepper are as follows - for a greenhouse - from 19.02 to 11.03, and for open ground - from 11.03 to 1.04.
And now we will correct the dates of planting of pepper, taking into account the recommendations of the lunar calendar of the gardener (2019).
For the greenhouse, the suitable dates for sowing pepper seeds for seedlings according to the lunar calendar of the Kuban are January 19 and 20, 2019.
For open ground, the dates of sowing pepper seeds for seedlings according to the lunar calendar of the Kuban are February 11-17, 2019.
In 2019 for central Russia, dates of sowing pepper seeds for disembarkation in open ground those are - April 6-8, April 11-13 (5.04 is a day prohibited for working with plants, and April 9-10 is not a very favorable day). In the second half of April there are no favorable days for pepper according to the lunar calendar.
For sowing pepper seeds for seedlings for disembarkation in greenhouses in central Russia suitable dates -February 15-17, 2019.
Be sure to note that the delicate roots of pepper do not tolerate picking, so it is better to immediately place the seeds in separate pots with a diameter of about 8 cm or peat tablets with a diameter of at least 4 cm.
I think my reasoning and calculations will be useful and save your time. And the knowledge when to plant pepper for seedlings in 2019, you use to get a good harvest.
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Article updated January 2, 2019