What to do if pepper seedlings begin to fall after germination

4.02.2018 Pepper Diseases and Pests

Growing seedlings requires time and effort, which must always be invested in the care of peppers. Seedlings can disappear due to many different factors.

Content

1 Why drops of seedlings of peppers in boxes after germination
2 Pepper Care Mistakes
3 Improper growing conditions
4 Pepper diseases

Why drops of seedlings of peppers in boxes after germination

They learn from mistakes, many will say, but it is better to know how to prevent a mistake than to correct it later. Common omissions that can ruin your plants:

Planting seeds for seedlings is not recommended in uncultivated land from the garden. Soil must be treated with antifungal and antiviral drugs, for example, Fitosporin. They cultivate the land with watering, the norm of the drug is 5 grams per 10 liters of water. If you plant the seeds in untreated soil, there is a chance of infection of the sprouts with bacteria and viruses that will quickly kill weak peppers.
Pepper seeds must be healthy. If they are weak, then the seedlings at the growth stage will be sluggish and drooping. In this case, you can save it only by feeding and creating ideal conditions, which, unfortunately, is almost impossible at home.
Do not sow seeds tightly in boxes. Thickly grown plants begin to take nutrients, water from each other, so weaker sprouts begin to die. When young peppers are close to each other, they begin to stretch and fall, since their stems are very thin and can not withstand loads.

The hardest thing is to buy healthy seeds that would be collected from strong and resistant plants. Strengthen the seeds by soaking in a growth stimulator. One of the most common is Epin, per 100 ml. water will require 2 drops of the drug. Soak the seeds for 12-18 hours.

Pepper Care Mistakes

Seedling care hides many nuances that need to be considered. We will deal with the constant mistakes of agronomists.

An excess of fertilizers leads to elongation of seedlings. It is especially necessary to carefully feed with nitrogen fertilizers. The consumption rate per 1 liter of water is 0.5 grams. You cannot stop the process of drawing seedlings, so be careful with fertilizer.
Excessive watering leads to water imbalance, the roots and stems begin to rot, a fungal infection begins to appear.
The other side of the imbalance is the lack of water in the cells of the plant. The leaves become sluggish, the stem bends, the roots are overdried. In this case, it is necessary to constantly check the soil for moisture. It’s easy to do, feel the ground with a match, if the soil sticks, then there is enough moisture, if the match is dry, then it is worth watering.
Heating devices located near plants dehydrate cells and soil, so it is necessary to strengthen watering and reduce the direct effect of heaters.
The mistake of beginning vegetable growers is to water seedlings with cold water. Plants are still not strong and they can die from cold water. Water temperature for irrigation should be 20-30 degrees.

Improper growing conditions

To grow pepper seedlings, it is necessary to create favorable conditions. It is best to grow plants in a greenhouse or a small greenhouse where you can create a cozy microclimate for pepper. Growing conditions:

High air temperature is only necessary during the period of seed germination. When sprouts appear, it must be reduced from + 25-27 to +20.
Pepper, like any plant, needs light, which is the main condition for photosynthesis. Peppers may fall due to lack of sunlight. If seedlings are not grown in a greenhouse, then it is worthwhile to install additional light sources above the seedlings.
Pepper is a heat-loving plant, but do not forget about the level of air humidity. For pepper seedlings, it is at the level of 60-65%. In a very dry room, the sprouts begin to wither and fall.

Pepper diseases

Pepper seedlings are a fragile organism and therefore there is a likelihood of diseases such as the black leg and fusarium.

Blackleg

The causative agents of the Black Leg are in the soil all the time. Weakened plants are affected. Pepper seedlings are an unstable, immature organism that is attacked by various diseases. Not only are bacteria in the ground, a gardener can provoke the disease by pouring cold water on seedlings.

First, the submedicular knee begins to rot, which becomes thinner and brown, after which the tissues become watery and soft. The disease provokes:

poor ventilation
excessive watering seedlings;
watering with cold water;
contaminated soil.

To recognize a diseased plant is very simple. The main signs begin with a darkening of the basal part of the stem, after which it begins to dry out and become thin. When seedlings are massively affected, it begins to fall.

Fusarium

Fusariosis is a disease that can affect seedlings from the beginning of seedlings. The clinical picture of the manifestation of the disease: pepper leaves begin to turn yellow below, wither, if you cut the stem, you can see a brown ring.

Disease treatment

The black leg disease can be cured by the following methods:

it is necessary to prepare a weak solution of potassium permanganate and pour seedlings. Water should be barely colored;
it is necessary to dig up the earth and spud the root neck on the seedlings;
sprinkle ash on the ground;
if seedlings are only at the initial stage of the disease, then you can use the drug "Fundazole", the solution is prepared according to the instructions.

If the black leg can be cured, then fusarium is not treated. In order not to infect all other plants, sick pepper must be removed and destroyed.

Prevention

It is not always possible to cure plants, therefore it is better to prevent the disease than to lose seedlings later.

Prevention should begin with planting seeds. Soak them in a solution of potassium permanganate or in a growth stimulator.
Bacteria feel great in soil with high acidity. To reduce it, introduce wood ash under the seedlings under the seedlings, which, moreover, has an antibacterial effect.
Water the plants only with warm water, room temperature.
Constantly loosen the ground, preventing a crust from forming on the surface of the soil.
Disinfect garden tools that you use when working with seedlings. They may leave viruses and bacteria that were previously on other plants.

Preventive measures and adherence to recommendations will protect seedlings from diseases.

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Reviews:

Ruslan Bogdanovich:

Growing seedlings of sweet pepper, but it began to fall. Watering was normal, the soil did not dry out, and I did not flood it. After consulting with a friend who graduated from an agricultural technical school, I found out that, as for seedlings, I introduced a large amount of fertilizer. Sprouts stretched out and began to fall. He saved the seedlings by planting them in separate peat pots, but still the plants were weak.

Elena Dmitrievna:

The year before last, when I was growing pepper seedlings, I encountered a disease such as fusarium. After sprouts literally 15 days passed, and the seedlings began to turn yellow and fall.The plants had to be burned so as not to infect the rest of the seedlings. It was very unfortunate, because so much work was invested. Bitter experience has shown that it is better to immediately treat the seeds in an antifungal drug, prepare new soil for seedlings, and then such situations will not arise.