With the onset of spring warm days added care gardeners. It is necessary to plant seeds for seedlings, water them, in a timely manner to feed, loosen the soil.
And when he sees vanishuyu seedlings realize that all the effort expended in vain. It is more useful for gardeners to find out the causes of the incident in order to avoid such phenomena in the future.
Today we will answer such questions: why do pepper seedlings die after germination? Namely, why pepper seedlings wither and fall, what to do in this case? Find out the reasons why the leaves turn yellow in the seedlings of pepper?
Pepper seedlings die, what to do?
There are many reasons for the seedlings to wither. Each should be dealt with separately in order to understand the causes and provide the required assistance. Among the main causes of loss of pepper seedlings are the following:
- Poor quality soil. It is better to take the land from the ridges on which no plants of the family of the nightshade were grown (tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes). The best precursors on the soil for planting peppers are carrots, onions, and dill;
- Purchase of packed soil in non-specialized stores. There are cases of land sales after use during the season in the greenhouse, which is then dried and packaged for sale. In it remained the remains of plants, weeds, pathogens;
- Waterlogging. This may occur due to excessively heavy irrigation, or clogged drainage holes in the tank, where the seeds are planted;
- Increased soil moisture can trigger the development of fungal seedlings (such as "black leg"). For the prevention of contamination of the soil shed solution of potassium permanganate;
- Fading seedlings can for a reason dry air, especially when grown on a windowsill located above the radiator. It is enough just to remove the box to another place;
- Another reason for the withering of peppers are drafts. Care must be taken to protect them so that cold air does not enter the seedlings.
Why pepper seedlings fade, what to do? Quite often you can see such a picture. In the evening, the seedlings were in good condition, and in the morning they were all lying, as if scalded with hot water. This phenomenon is most often found in the south of Russia. Instant wilting is associated with bacterial contamination.
Why yellow seedlings of peppers?
Yellowing of pepper leaves can be caused by several reasons. The main ones are:
- Confusion or insufficient development of the roots;
- Lack of nutrients;
- Lack of water during irrigation;
- Fungal infection ("black leg").
Pepper seedlings turned yellow? What to do in this case?
Root confusion and underdevelopment
This phenomenon occurs most often. when planting pepper seeds in small individual containers. The roots lacked space for development, hence the lack of nutrients in the leaves, and subsequently yellowing and falling leaves. The only thing that can help is transplanting a plant with a neat, complete unraveling of the root ball.
Lack of nutrients
Pepper leaves may turn yellow with a lack of nutrients. As they say experienced gardeners, most often yellowing due to a lack of nitrogen. For more rapid feeding use spraying solution of ammonium nitrate. In this case, the leaves will quickly receive nitrogen, but you should not hope for it only.
Fertilizing with nitrogen-containing preparations such as azogran in granules or urea will help. It will be enough to make the ground next to the plant a single granule.
Important! Do not wait for the complete loss of seedlings. Find out the reason you need to quickly and eliminate it. Show attention and care for seedlings in a timely manner.
Lack of water during irrigation
One of the reasons for the yellowing of pepper leaves, lack of water during irrigation. According to scientists, pepper is more than 90% water. Seedlings extremely poorly tolerate the lack of moisture, start to dry and crumble in the first place flowers and ovaries, then the leaves.
Experienced gardeners, knowing this feature, water seedlings very carefully using water at room temperature. Cold water can also cause yellowing and leaf fall.
Fungal infection
Seedlings turn yellow, dying off and shedding of leaves begins. At close inspection at ground level the waist is clearly visible. This is the so-called "black leg". The cause of infection of the fungus that is transmitted through the soil, much less infection occurs through the planting capacity or seeds of peppers.
The fight measures are seed dressing before planting, planting package disinfection. If contamination does occur, careful selection and removal of affected plants is necessary. The processing of the remaining seedlings to hold the drug with a copper content.
Causes of leaf deformation
Many gardeners are familiar with the phenomenon of leaf deformation and twisting. This is caused by the uneven development of the vein in comparison with the fabric of the sheet. There is nothing to do. Development will level out as the seedling grows.
Much worse, when the leaves curl, become pale green, in the process of further growth occurs their drying and abscission. Missing seedlings pepper. It may be caused by a lack of potassium.
Why do the pepper seedlings fall? Leaf curling, drying can occur due to pest damage. Most often this occurs as a result of the attack of the spider mite. The leaves curl, dry, wither and crumble. When viewed from the affected leaves, it is clearly seen that they are covered with cobwebs. Leaves gnawed, dry. Of them sucked all the juices.
The most optimal way to combat spider mites is to manually harvest the affected leaves, with further spraying of seedlings with the drug "Fitoverm".
The following procedures will help you to defeat pepper seedlings with spider mites, aphids and thrips:
- Weed removal and plant residues from the greenhouse;
- Deep digging or replacing soil in the greenhouse;
- Alternate planting;
- Periodic inspection of seedlings and manual collection of affected leaves;
- With large lesions of seedlings apply drug treatmentdestroying ticks.
Timely preparation of the soil, taking measures to protect the seedlings with a lack of nutrients, inspection and treatment for pests will help you to grow strong seedlings, and in the future to collect a decent crop of pepper.
Useful materials
Read other articles on pepper seedlings:
- Do I need to soak the seeds before planting?
- How to grow black pepper peas, chili, bitter or sweet at home?
- What are growth promoters and how to use them?
- The main reasons for pulling seedlings.
