Seedlings in snail rolls - my feedback on the pros and cons
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SEEDLING ROLLED - HOW TO GROW
Each season begins with seedlings, the future harvest depends on its quality. In a city apartment, this process is associated with many inconveniences. Therefore, we grow seedlings by different methods, so as not to arrange a "second dacha" in the apartment.
In February, after the 25th, on the day of the growing moon and the fertile sign of Taurus, we sow pepper seeds.
With the help of rolls (so-called "snails") we prepare seedlings of onions and our favorite flowers - marigolds.
At the end of March - in early April, we sow tomato and late cabbage seeds in a greenhouse at our dacha.
This approach does not clutter up the living space and ensures a "clean process". Now more about these three stages.
FIVE PLUSES OF ROLLED SEEDLING GROWING METHOD
In the prepared container - trays (we usually have two or three), filled with substrate (soil from the garden, purchased land for seedlings, wood ash and sand), sow pepper seeds, pre-treated with a growth stimulant. We lay out the seeds along the grooves made (the distance between them is up to 5 cm, between the seeds is 1-1,5 cm), we plant them to a depth of 1 cm and cover them with soil, pressing lightly with the palm of your hand. We put on a bag on top and put it in a warm place near the battery. We preheat the earth by sprinkling it with hot water.
After the seeds germinate, we remove the film and move the container to the light, but make sure that the air temperature remains not too high, otherwise the seedlings will stretch out. Watering is moderate, warm water.
At the same time, we put the processed nigella onions in rolls, for which we use dense garbage bags. We tear off the bag, wrap one edge along the length so that the width is 10 cm, on top of the resulting film strip we put two layers of toilet paper, which we irrigate from a spray bottle. Having stepped back from the edge of 10 mm, with an interval of 8-10 mm, lay out the seeds of nigella, previously soaked in a solution of ash and slightly germinated. Then we twist the strip into a roll. We make about ten such rolls from packages.
Next, we put the rolls in a container (I use a small saucepan) so that the seeds are in the upper cut, and we pour water into the container at a level of 2 cm.In the future, you need to control so that the water does not dry out.
When the feather leaves appear, gently unfold the rolls, add soil to the seed, cover with a strip of toilet paper, spray with humate and cover with a strip of film or cut from a garbage bag.
Now again we twist everything into rolls and place in the same vessel with water. Why is this method good?
- Seedlings take up a minimum of space in the apartment.
- The seedling stage is fairly clean.
- Seedlings in rolls do not outgrow: they can be grown without picking.
- It is convenient to transport small-sized rolls to the dacha.
- XNUMX% germination and seed savings.
Then it remains only to cut the roots of the onion seedlings and the tops of the feathers up to 10 cm and transplant them into the holes, abundantly watered, adding only the white bulbs of the plants. The rolls are easily rolled out, the top film is removed and the plants are freely removed along with the paper.
IT IS ONLY WORTH TO DECIDE ...
The seedling process ends in late March - early April, when we sow tomato seeds (up to 10 varieties) in a greenhouse at the dacha and a week later - seeds of late cabbage.
The seedling period organized in this way passes painlessly, without much labor costs, clean, without littering the apartment with dirty containers, and provides a fairly easy transportation of seedlings to the dacha for transplanting into the ground.
Roll ("snail") method, I think, should be adopted by everyone, especially when growing small-seeded and long-emerging plants. At one time, I was suspicious of this method, but practice has confirmed its effectiveness and advantages. I advise all gardeners to pay attention to the roll method of growing seedlings, try and evaluate it themselves.
More than once I came across the description of this method, but I did not immediately decide on its implementation. The point is that the approach is rather unconventional. But now I can say with confidence: this method is worth using, and having applied it at least once, you will successfully use it in the future.
Good luck to you, my dear friends and associates. Do not be afraid of novelty and share your experience!
We also recommend reading: DIY film snail seedlings - a simple and effective way
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© Author: Lyudmila Georgievna CHURKINA Kharkov
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