照顾蔬菜幼苗

容器和媒介应该选择适合品种的需求将增长。商用公寓,seed-starter托盘、培植peat-pots,花盆以及泡沫塑料或纸杯和铝烤盘是典型的容器。确保每个容器都有足够的排水系统。如果容器被使用之前,一定要用温和的漂白剂溶液清洗防止扩散植物病害。选择一个轻量级的无菌幼苗开始你的种子。混合媒介和足够的水来滋润拌匀。填满集装箱两到三英寸的媒介和坚定轻轻混合。

小蔬菜种子的速度应该播种行8到10种子每英寸。使行缺口大约4英寸深与一个标签或铅笔,把种子均匀地撒在行。封面的种子盆栽混合和轻按,确保种子和介质之间的联系。如果你使用单独的容器,撒上两到三种子表面上。按他们切成1/4英寸的混合和封面。如果所有三个种子发芽,切断两苗在土壤水平,最强的植物。

种子生长在公寓之前必须移植到个人容器种植在户外。这样做之后,他们已经开发了几个“真正的叶子。”The first leaves that appear are seed leaves; the next set of leaves are the true leaves. Gently lift the healthiest looking plants from the seed bed from underneath using a knife or spatula. Hold them by their true leaves and separate them from neighboring plants. Make a hole in the new planting medium deep enough to accept the roots without curling or crowding them. Press the soil firmly around the roots. Water the new plants thoroughly.