Cauliflower, sprouts, growing, useful tips and photos. How to grow cauliflower seedlings at home

Cauliflower: seedlings, when planted

Technique of breeding cauliflower is not so muchis complex. Seedlings are usually removed in two ways: traditional and potted. In the first variant, the seeds are placed in a medium-sized container or a hotbed, in the second - in special pots of pressed peat, which can be purchased in the garden center.

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  For seedlings, a loose soil consisting ofpeat, humus and turf land, taken in equal proportions. To stimulate active shoots, a phosphorus fertilizer (double granulated superphosphate), added to the ground at the rate of 20 g / m2


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  Before sowing the soil is thoroughly disinfected with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.


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  To young shoots do not fall ill with a black leg, the soil surface after the seeding is covered with good quality wood ash or burned with fine sand on the fire.


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  For cultivation large seeds are selected, nothaving visual damages. Pre-warm them - poured into a tissue bag and lowered for 20 minutes in warm water. Then the inoculum is dried and dressed in garlic juice (1 tsp for 3 tsp water) or with a weak formalin solution (1: 300) for 60 minutes.


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  Prepared seeds are planted in carefully leveled soil to a depth of not more than 1 centimeter. Then sprinkle with ashes and very well moisturize with an atomizer.


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  Occlusion sprouts periodically watered and, as necessary, weed.

Following these recommendations in 45 days, youget a strong and strong seedlings of cauliflower. When you put it in the open ground, the weather will tell you. The optimal period is from mid-May to early July. A more precise date will have to be determined based on the climatic conditions of the region in which your garden or kitchen garden is located.

How cauliflower seedlings look like Photo

Cauliflower seedlings can be grown in medium-sized general containers or in cellular containers specially designed for the propagation of vegetable crops.

On the eve of a direct landing in the groundEach bush should be carefully removed with a lump of earth, trying not to damage the formed root system. How does the seedlings of cauliflower, ready for planting, can be clearly seen in the photo.

Rules for cultivation of cauliflower in 2016 in the suburbs

Cauliflower is one of the most capricious anddemanding vegetable crops. But agrarians with experience speak about cabbage, that difficulties should not be feared. You just need to follow certain rules for growing cauliflower, and you are guaranteed to get a good harvest even on a small piece of land.

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   The plant develops normally at a temperature ofbelow + 15-18 ° С. If the street is colder, the heads are small and lose a whole range of specific taste qualities. Adult specimens can tolerate freezing up to -3 ° C, some late varieties up to -5 ° C. Too high temperature and dry weather, too, do not contribute to active growth and make the already formed heads loose and loose.


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   Cauliflower loves even sunlight and prefers quiet, windless areas. In such conditions, the maturation of the heads is accelerated, but at the same time they are rapidly passing into the flowering phase.


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   Vegetable grows well on a light, loosened weakly acidic (pH = 6.5-7.5) soil enriched with humus.


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   Watering is carried out in the early morning or in the evening. In a particularly hot, arid days, the amount of moisture should be increased, and the needles should be covered with needles.

How to grow cauliflower seedlings at home, video instruction

This video explains step by step how to growseedlings of cauliflower in the home. The author gives a lot of valuable advice and suggests how to make sure that the plant does not start shooting, but immediately went into full-fledged growth.