Boarding days in March 2019 for pepper

27.02.2024 Pepper Growing

It is not always hot to get a rich harvest of pepper in regions where summer lasts only three months. The culture is quite whimsical, it can respond to inappropriate climatic conditions with both small fruits and a complete absence of ovaries. Therefore, it is important not only to choose the right period for planting, sowing seedlings or to start working with seeds, but also to take into account all other factors. The lunar calendar will be a good guide even for experienced gardeners.

Content

1 March works
2 Auspicious days
3 Bad days
4 Disease prevention

March works

The first spring month is suitable for sowing seedlings in regions where summer begins in June, at which time a stable day temperature is established. Also, this period is good if the pepper should first be hardened in semi-open greenhouses or greenhouses. In three months, the seedlings will have time to grow stronger, form several full leaves, and develop the root system. Earlier planting is not recommended, since peppers can stretch out a lot, their stem will become brittle and unstable, as a result, losses when transferred to the ground will be too great.

On a note!

Even tall varieties should not be too elongated at the time of transplant. Such plants have weak roots and do not take root well.

Another advantage of planting seedlings in March is a sufficient amount of sunlight. There is no need to additionally heat and highlight the first seedlings. The duration of daylight hours will gradually increase, which will favorably affect the growth rate of future pepper. At the beginning of the month you should tackle the latest varieties. They will yield a crop only 130-140 days after germination, therefore, at the end of February it is necessary prepare seed, and in the early days of spring already transfer them to the prepared land. Early species, including hot peppers, ripen faster, on average, in 110 days, so they should be tackled by the end of March. Planting them in open ground before does not make sense, the last frost can kill young plants, so there is no need to keep them an extra month in boxes.

Auspicious days

March will be difficult for gardeners who plan to plant a lot of seedlings. Favorable days in this period are concentrated at the beginning and end of the month, while there are not too many of them. Pepper, like eggplant, will give good seedlings and a rich harvest if you plant them during the growing moon, focusing on the fertile, preferably fiery zodiac signs. Some gardeners also advise highlighting the so-called days of fruits and flowers. Abundant flowering is very important for this crop, which will contribute to the mass pollination of bushes, while the formation of thick greens will only slow down ripening. The most suitable periods for planting seedlings, seeds are shown in the table:

Day of the month	Moon phase	Zodiac sign	Recommended Works
10.03	growing	calf	seed soaking
11.03	growing	calf	sowing
12.03	growing	calf	sowing, pick
17.03	growing	a lion	sowing without waterlogging
26.03	waning	Sagittarius	sowing in greenhouses, picking without additional watering

If it was not possible to plant the seeds in the indicated periods, you can also carry out work on the fourth, fourteenth and fifteenth day. Despite the waning phase of the moon, during this period the influence of the zodiac signs is especially strong. Peppers planted under such conditions will produce quite a lot of flowers and ovaries. This is especially good for varieties and hybrids, which are characterized by small but numerous fruits. They include all acute species, exotic.

On a note!

During the waning of the moon, all work must be carried out, paying particular attention to the cleanliness of the instrument, the health of the soil. During this period, various diseases are activated, and the resistance of plants to them decreases.

Bad days

Most days in March can be classified as neutral, in terms of work with seedlings or seeds, however, there are those that are absolutely not suitable for work with planting material and soil. Among them are 6 and 21 days. This is the full moon and the new moon. During these periods, the probability of successful seedlings is extremely low. It is better to prepare boxes and pots, warm the earthen mixture. Even soak the seeds should not be. You need to do this a couple of days before landing.

It is better not to plant pepper on 3, 4, 5, 31 days of March in 2019. The waning moon in combination with the zodiac signs of Gemini and Aquarius will badly affect the planting material. These days it is permissible to work with the soil, for example, to make a nutritious soil mixture, to loosen or sift. You can also soak the seeds or harden them.

Disease prevention

Pepper seedlings are quite demanding on the conditions of detention. If tomatoes require a gradual decrease in temperature, then a thermophilic vegetable will need a lot of light and moisture for a long time, but will not tolerate excessive watering. In March, gardeners are especially often faced with the death of young seedlings due to fungal infections. To deal with this is quite simple: you need to reduce radical watering, switch to humidity control by spraying warm water or installing a steam generator in the room where the seedlings are kept. At the same time, it is necessary to control the state of the soil immediately after sowing the seeds.

On a note!

Water enough pepper once a day and a half. The following scheme is recommended: in the morning on one day, then in the evening on the next day, then a day without watering and again morning moisturizing.

Especially often gardeners are faced with the problem of insufficient leaf development. This can be due to both incorrect landing times and insufficient heat or light. In this case, simple measures should be taken: