Growing seedlings right in the garden
SEEDLING WITHOUT ... SEEDLINGS
In order not to breed dirt in the apartment, some of our readers have adapted to grow seedlings on the site.
CABBAGE SEEDLING IN THE BED
It is known that it is difficult to get good seedlings of cabbage on the windowsill. My wife Tamara Ivanovna and I have been using simple and effective agricultural techniques for many years.
Since autumn, I have been preparing a bed measuring 0,8 × 2,5 m. I fill the earth well with humus, compost and mineral fertilizers. I level the surface of the ridge and cut the grooves across after 20 cm. I lightly compact the bottom of the grooves with a rail, the depth is 4-5 cm.
I cover the bed with any hard material (old boards, hardboard, linoleum are suitable). I put arcs.
In dry weather, I prepare a garden mixture: earth, rotted manure, compost, peat - the main thing is that it is loose, nutritious and does not crust over when watering in the spring. I pack it in plastic bags the size of a bucket and leave it in the barn so that the ground freezes well during the winter. The mixture should not be wet, but slightly dried.
In mid-March, we arrive at the garden plot, clear the snow from the hardboard covering the garden. We remove the hardboard (or other coating) and sprinkle the ridge with ash so that the earth thaws faster (the ash is black), and cover the ridge along the arcs with a film (the height of the arcs above the ridge is 40 cm).
At the same time, the frozen earth mixture must be thawed and slightly dried. The methods are very different, the best is the spring sun on the veranda of the house.
In two weeks, but no later than March 29 - April 2 (according to the Lunar Ryu calendar), we start sowing cabbage. We sow at the same time the seeds of early white cabbage, varieties for pickling, storage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, Beijing. At the same time we sow asters.
For each variety, we single out a line and a half 60-70 cm long. There are enough seedlings for us and our neighbors. We sprinkle the seeds with a thawed soil mixture with a layer of 2 cm. It is not necessary to water, the earth thawed under the film is moist, this moisture is enough for the first time. We tightly cover the ridge with a film on the arcs.
In two weeks we arrive at the site, I consider it a walk in the fresh air. Watch how the seedlings develop. Care is minimal until almost May.
By mid-May, we have healthy, even seedlings of cabbage and asters. We buy seeds only in company stores. It is more expensive, but the quality of seedlings is also worth something.
© Author: O. Fedotov Moscow region. Khimki
See also: Cabbage seeds directly into the garden - without seedlings?
SEEDLING OF TOMATOES - GROWING DIRECTLY IN OPEN GROUND
Of course, in the north you cannot grow tomatoes by sowing seeds in the ground. But here in the south it is simply a sin not to use this method.
I prepare a bed (1 × 3 m) for seedlings of tomatoes in the fall. I dig up the earth with humus (2-3 buckets) and mineral fertilizers (3/4 cup of full fertilizer), carefully level it.
I make 4-5 grooves along the bed, which I sprinkle with river sand (layer 3-5 mm), install 5-6 arcs of wire half a meter high. At the corners of the equipped garden bed, I drive in 4 poles 50-70 cm high, so that in winter, when everything is covered in snow, it can be easily found.
After March 8, I come to the site, clear the bed of snow, pour it with boiling water (you can use a pink solution of potassium permanganate) and cover the arcs installed in the fall with a film, preferably dark.
Ten days later, I reappear on the site with tomato seeds, already treated with a strong solution of potassium permanganate, and sow the seeds in the grooves. I do not soak the seeds and do not water them after sowing. I fill them with a layer of 5-7 mm of pre-prepared dry earth, mixed 1: 1 with sand, and again close the bed in arcs with a transparent film.
In the first days of April (when the air temperature outside is plus 5 °), the first shoots appear. Seedlings are growing healthy, strong, and there was no case of freezing, although the spring is cool.
In the second half of April, I plant seedlings with a clod of earth in a permanent place under a film shelter or without it, depending on the weather. We eat early tomatoes at the end of June.
See also: Tomatoes without seedlings - method and reviews about it
© Author: I. Sirkis, Saratov
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