How to prepare seedlings for transplanting into beds: step-by-step instructions
Before planting seedlings in the garden, it is important to prepare the plants.
In this article, we will tell you how to do it correctly.
When the seedlings are ready for transplanting into open ground
As a rule, seedlings of any vegetable crops are ready for planting in open ground or a greenhouse 50–70 days after emergence.
This is due to the fact that by this time the plants have time to develop a sufficiently powerful root system and strong shoots in order to grow in open ground.
How to properly prepare seedlings for planting in the garden
The most critical stage of preparing seedlings is the last three days.
If you have to transport seedlings to the beds, then 2-3 days before this you need to stop watering the plants.
Due to the cessation of watering, they will be more resistant to transplantation into open ground.
After transportation, seedlings, on the contrary, need to be watered abundantly. Approximately 8 hours before transplantation.
At the time of transplanting into the holes, they must be placed in compost or humus.
If the seedlings have a common box, the roots of the plants may be exposed.
Therefore, try to plant the seedlings within half an hour after pulling the plants out of the ground.
After planting the seedlings, the soil around the roots must be compacted tightly.
Then water the planted plants thoroughly for about a week in advance.
Previously, we told you how to feed grapes in the spring.
