Seedlings in the shell: Features of planting and growing

An ordinary egg shell can be used as a seedling capacity. So you can grow different cultures, such as: cucumbers, eggplants, pumpkin, zucchini, etc. Particularly given method is convenient when growing cucumbers, since this culture is known for its whimsality. Cucumbers seedlings are often bad or not sprouting at all. The shell of eggs in this case will provide seedlings with all the necessary nutritional elements. We will tell about all the intricacies of the use of this method of growing healthy plants in the article.

Features of applying shell

The use of an egg shell is a fairly productive method of growing various vegetable crops. This is caused by such features:

1. In the process of planting plants, the root system does not damage in the soil, and the shell itself will become an additional power source.
2. Also, mineral fertilizers with a shell reaction are absorbed by cultures much better. Up to 95% of the composition of the egg shell is calcium carbonate. It also includes organic substances, phosphates and magnesium carbonates.
3. Calcium carbonate from egg shell is absorbed by vegetable cultures in almost full. This property is caused by the calcium synthesis process from an organic matter into an inorganic chemical element, which is happening in the body of the bird. In general, the shell contains 27 different useful elements.
4. In addition to this, the microparticles contained in the shell when entering the soil reduce the acidity of the soil and improve its structure. This is essential to obtain a high-quality harvest, because excessive acidity negatively affects the fertility of the soil, which corresponds to the development and productivity of plant crops.
5. Another positive property of the shell is a special crystalline structure that the soil is well absorbed.

However, some daches stop from the use of the shell as a container for seedlings then the opinion that plants will be closely. It is not worth it to fear, in each cell there is enough space to form a healthy root system.

Important! The technology of growing seedlings in the shell is recommended not to all varieties of cultures. For example, to the process of planting tomatoes should always be approached. These sprouts must be divened, which is significantly complicated in the shell, because Procedure to carry out this procedure correctly. It is also not recommended to apply this method for growing colors. Seedlings of these cultures need several transplants and rehabilitation, which is also quite difficult to perform in such a container as a shell.

Advantages of planting seedlings in shell

1. Cost of material. Eggs refer to categories of products that are fully accessible in financial terms. And if they are an integral part of the diet of your power, in this case they do not have to spend at all on the tank.
2. The shell has a fully detective property, and the process itself occurs in quite a short time.
3. When placed in the ground, such cells under seedlings will be able to enrich it with nutritional elements necessary for the full development of culture.
4. The shell is an environmentally friendly natural material and does not represent any chemical hazards. So if you live in the house pets can not be afraid for their safety.
5. Eggshell is a good remedy against various pests. Using this biological material can be removed by mole crickets, slugs, cabbage clubroot mice.

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Rules planting seedlings in the shell

Such seedlings landing technology provides maximum efficiency, especially if we are talking about cucumbers, as this culture is very whimsical. So, for growing seedlings in the eggshell is necessary to prepare the following:

• directly to the shell;
• container for eggs;
• priming;
• seeds;
• thick needle or an awl.

Preparatory work:

1. The first shell is necessary to prepare a certain way. To do this, you must remove its top and pour the contents. Egg conceptually divided into four parts, the upper part and be deleted.
2. To avoid such storing characteristic odor egg preform in a cool and dry place. Thus, it is necessary to prepare the number of containers required for seedlings.
3. Next, you need to perform disinfection of the future locations for sprouts and boil them. Do not neglect the data stage. The shell, which did not pass this treatment, will continue to appear harmful bacteria as well as mold and ants.
4. Next at the bottom of the tank is necessary to make small drainage holes. It's pretty important condition. In the event of non-compliance in the shell occur stagnation of water, resulting in the seeds will die. You can use an awl or a large needle. Through these holes will be removed excess moisture.
5. To preserve the integrity of the pot hole should make holes in a circular motion, in any case, the shell should not be punctured, otherwise it will burst. In this cell shell ready for planting seeds.
   

landing process occurs in a sequence of operations:

1. First it is necessary to fill the soil prepared in each well of the shell, then it is possible to proceed directly to seed planting.
2. Should pay particular attention to the used potting soil. It should not be too thick and heavy. The best option is to apply the following composition: 1 part of sand and 1 part of 2 parts of sawdust compost.
3. Fresh sawdust need moisture, for this fit a weak solution of ammonium nitrate.
4. Before sowing, the soil mixture must be poured, in the opposite case, the seeds will drag into the soil inwheat, as a result of which the shoots will appear later.
5. To the ground needs to be placed at 2-3 units of seeds. Planted seeds should be sprinkled with a loose soil for 2 cm and pour with a sprayer.
6. It should also be paid to maintaining the necessary temperature regime. After shooting goes, the temperature should be reduced by 5-7 ° C during the daytime and up to 10 ° C in the night period relatively to those indicators that were before the appearance of germs.
7. The shell with the seedle needs to be placed near the light source. Lighting deficit provokes curvature and pulling seedlings. This will negatively affect quality indicators and will reduce the future harvest.
8. It is possible to cover the seedlings with a transparent film, it will help to prevent the soil drying, as the shell contains a limited amount of moisture. With the help of the film, a greenhouse effect is created, which is a prerequisite for the rapid growth of crops. A similar effect can be created with plastic packaging for eggs.
9. When the first shoots will appear, you need to remove. This will occur tentatively on the 5th day after landing.
10. With further growing seedlings, it is important to maintain a sufficient level of humidity of the soil. Water sprouts need daily.
    

Rules for disembarking seedlings in open ground

After seedling in the shell, it is quite growing it should be planted into the open ground. But for this, the seeds must undergo a certain preparation, since the conditions in the shell differ from the conditions in the open soil. To this stage, plant crops must be prepared in stages:

1. In warm weather, the gear pot can be taken to the balcony or if there is such an opportunity, to the street. Begin such hardening is needed 10 days before landing. First, seedlings in these conditions should not be long. Gradually, time can be increased.
2. As a result of the effects of sun rays, the plant will receive the necessary hardening, so that after the disembarkation they will be protected from burns.
3. 3 days before the alleged landing of the shell leave outdoors for a day.
4. 1-2 days before the culture landing, it is recommended to be treated with special preparations that will make plants more resistant to adverse conditions and various diseases. For this purpose, such means as "Epin Extra" and "Epinoma Extra" can be applied.
5. So that the land around the root system tightly kept, before planting the plant should be abundantly pouring. It is necessary that the culture is faster adapted to new conditions and successfully passed.
6. The disembarkation should be produced in the morning or in the evening to avoid direct sunlight. The most optimal time when it is to plant seedlings - it is cloudy weather.
7. The shell does not need to be removed when disembarking, it is enough to squeeze it in your hand and uncount it a bit. It is necessary that the roots have the possibility of a proportion through the cracks.
8. The land in which the seedlings will be seeded in the eggshell, must be prepared before. Soil should be swap, disintegrate and align with robrel. The wells must have sufficient sizes so that the roots of plant crops can freely accommodate them.
9. It is also important to observe the required distance between the wells. The space between the seedlies should be such that the culture can feel comfortable not only during the disembarkation, but also when it reaches adult sizes. This requirement cannot be ignored. In the opposite if the plants put too thickly, they will lack the nutrient elements and moisture. Also, with too thick landing, the culture does not receive sufficient solar light. These factors will adversely affect their development. To determine the desired distance, you should focus on the individual needs of each species. This information is usually contained on seed packaging. At the same time, the space between the rows should be twice as much as in the row.
10. After the transplantation plants you need to pour well. Next, during the first few days, the required level of soil moisture should be supported. In conditions of sufficient moisture, the root system is better in contact with the soil and as a result the plant is rapidly rooted.
    

Conclusion

The cultivation of seedlings in the shell is an alternative option to pots and cups for sprouts. This material has a number of advantages over specially designed tanks. Among the mains can be allocated: availability, the presence in the chemical composition of the shell necessary for plants of nutrient elements, the convenience of the subsequent transplant to the ground. But before choosing a shell as a pot for seedlings, you should familiarize yourself with the individual characteristics of the culture, which is expected to land. Since, despite a number of advantages of this method, in such a capacity, not all plants feel comfortable.

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