How many days germinate the seeds of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers

The late winter - early spring is the perfect time for planting tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers seedlings in Central Russia. To know when to put the data of culture in more Northern or more southern regions of our country, you need to know how soon the seeds germinate, after how many days they can be transplanted into the open ground or greenhouse.

How many days to germinate cucumber

Cucumber is one of the most grown crops in Russia. Perhaps, there is no gardener who can't grow these vegetables at his dacha. The popularity of this culture is due to the fact that these plants are fairly undemanding, and the first harvest can be expected after 40-45 days.

Cucumbers can be planted as seedlings and once planted in the greenhouse, once we establish a favourable weather (freezing bypassed). Planting technology is simple: seeds are planted at a depth of 1.5-2 cm at a distance of half a meter, pour warm water and wait for sprouting. They usually appear fairly quickly, 3-5 days. If the temperature is below 15 degrees, then not earlier than 7 days.

How many days to germinate sweet peppers

Sweet peppers - not a very popular culture among growers, most gardeners confined to a pair of triple seedlings on the site. Regarding the speed of germination of the seeds, it can fluctuate considerably, it all depends on the quality of seeds, progrevaemost soil. Peppers - the culture of thermophilic, with the ground temperature is above 25 degrees, the seedlings can be expected after only a week, if below this level is not earlier than 10-14 days.

For growing peppers in Central Russia, more often used method of seedling: seeds for a few hours soaked in warm water, then fill the cups of the fertile earth 2/3 part, to a depth of one centimeter place the seed peppers, watered and put in a warm place. The soil is moistened as needed. Seedlings are ready for transplanting after 65-70 days.

How many days to germinate tomatoes

The tomato and cucumber, a favorite culture of the gardeners. For the cultivation of tomato under greenhouse conditions on seedlings, plant them out in early March, for open ground in April. The speed of germination depends on seed quality and temperature, but in most cases the first seedlings appear after only 5-7 days after planting. Planting tomato seedlings similar to the above-described planting seedlings of sweet peppers.

If you are going to plant a lot of tomatoes, then use the following method: take a wide capacity to a depth of 10 cm, at a distance of a few inches plant seeds at a depth of one centimeter and pour them with warm water, wait for germination. Once the seedling reaches a height of 7-10 inches, transplant it into a separate container, for example, plastic cups. Remember, the transplant should be implemented very carefully, so that in any case not to damage the stems of plants and their roots.