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- Sticky note for zucchini cultivation
- Get seeds
- Prepare pots
- It starts at the end of April
- Pre-germination is possible, but not necessary
- This is how the sowing works
- Off to the windowsill
- Do not forget to keep moist
- Pique plants
- Light, water and heat
- After the Eisheiligen into the open
Sticky note for zucchini cultivation
The zucchini is an annual plant and must be rearranged from seed each year. It is then necessary to procure seeds and plant pots, to sow seeds, to pimp and care for them until the zucchini can be planted out.
Get seeds
Zucchini seeds are available in the garden market or online. The variety of varieties is large. You can choose between green or yellow zucchini, long or round fruits.
Prepare pots
If you prefer the zucchini, you can use special seed pots or simple flower pots. The should be at least 9 - 10 cm tall, because the plants grow quickly. They are filled with potting soil or commercially available potting soil.
It starts at the end of April
End of April is a good time to start with the preference of zucchini plants. Depending on the variety, the germination of the seeds takes about a week. The plants grow fast and can after a total of 3 weeks to the outside.
Pre-germination is possible, but not necessary
Zucchini seeds do not need to be pre-germinated. If you still want to do it, soak the seeds in lukewarm water for a few hours.
This is how the sowing works
Off to the windowsill
Zucchini seeds need light to germinate. It does not necessarily have to be the greenhouse in the garden or the indoor greenhouse. Well suited is a place on the bright windowsill.
Do not forget to keep moist
The soil in the culture container must always be moist. Too wet soil can easily
Lead mold. Instead of watering, you can moisten the earth with a spray bottle.
Pique plants
From the 2 seeds usually also two seedlings form. The weaker of the seedlings is removed, then the stronger can grow all the better.
Light, water and heat
The young seedlings now need to grow up to stately plants. Ideal are temperatures around 20 ° C. Short trips to the sunny outdoors tolerate the plants already good. In the evening it goes back to the windowsill.
After the Eisheiligen into the open
Ideally, the planting out after the Eisheiligen in May, as the zucchini is sensitive to frost. This also applies if you want to sow the zucchini directly in the bed.