Pepper
- heat-loving crop, demanding on climatic conditions. It has a long growing season (about 110-180 days), so even in the southern regions it is grown through seedlings. If you neglect this rule and sow the seeds directly into the garden, then the plant will not have time to bear fruit before the cold weather, and accordingly, its cultivation will not make any sense.
At present, tomatoes are considered one of the most popular crops in the world, widely used in the food industry.
In terms of vitamin C content, tomatoes share the championship laurels with black currants and citrus fruits. They stimulate the kidneys, remove waste, toxins, speed up metabolic processes, relieve swelling, relieve constipation, bloating, fight anemia, gastritis with low acidity, general malaise, and high cholesterol.
When to plant peppers in 2022?
Experienced gardeners know that peppers are grown exclusively by seedlings. Before you start planting, it is recommended to find out what time is best to do it.
Usually you can start in winter, but February is considered a suitable month for planting peppers. Experienced gardeners always study the lunar calendar and only then choose a date for sowing this vegetable crop. In addition, in different regions it is necessary to plant vegetables only depending on the temperature characteristics of the climate.
Sweet pepper
The growing season is very long, so it is planted for seedlings very early.
- early varieties begin to bear fruit 110-120 days after germination
- medium varieties 125-135 days after seed germination
- late varieties begin to bear fruit only 140 days after germination.
Hot peppers
has a slightly shorter growing season:
- early varieties - after 105-110 days
- average - after 115-125 days
- late varieties - after 130 days
The optimal time for planting pepper seedlings in the middle zone is the first half of February. If further cultivation of the crop is planned in a greenhouse, then pepper seeds can be sown in January. However, it must be taken into account that for the normal development of seedlings, a lot of light is needed. Ideally, of course, sunlight.
