How to dive small tobacco plants: how many days it sprouts and holding at home

Cigarettes have risen in price today, and the tobacco in them is not of very good quality. Many of those who have not been able to quit smoking try to grow their own tobacco. Culture is grown in dachas, loggias and even in apartments, so gardeners will need knowledge about its features. How to dive small tobacco plants is the topic of today's conversation.

What is a pick

Picking is the transplantation of small sprouts that have appeared into other containers, this allows lateral roots to grow better and get stronger and more viable seedlings.

Small tobacco seeds are difficult to plant one at a time, seedlings are frequent, sprouts will not develop without picking. When the plants will give 2-3 true leaves, they are transplanted into separate cups and grown before planting in a permanent place.

How much tobacco sprouts after sowing

Culture seeds are sown from February to April. The period depends on the temperature indicators in the region. Tobacco is sown 35-55 days before planting in open ground. Seed germination depends on:

on ambient temperature;
seed quality;
amount of light;
plant varieties.

From planting to sprouts, it takes from 5 days to 3 weeks. The seeds are not embedded in the soil, leaving them on the surface of the soil, the container with the earth is covered with glass or film, creating a greenhouse.

How to swoop smoking tobacco

First prepare containers for seedlings. At home, it is convenient to grow it in disposable plastic cups. Holes are made in the bottom of the dish to drain excess moisture.

Important: Tobacco has extremely sensitive roots, the soil with sprouts is watered abundantly to facilitate the extraction of plants.

The soil prepared for picking plants is calcined to protect the sprouts from fungal and bacterial infections. Cups are filled with cooled soil, watered with warm (settled or rain) water. Holes are made in the ground.

Plants are removed from the common seedling container and distributed in cups. It is enough to place 2-3 sprouts in each. The seedlings are watered again and removed for 3-5 days in a dark place. During this time, the sprouts take root and get used to new conditions. Then the tobacco containers are transferred to a well-lit room.

When planting a crop in open ground, choose sunny areas. Beds with tobacco protect plantings from pests, located around, tobacco dust is used to protect against aphids, various types of flies (onion, carrot), cruciferous flea.