Technological methods of growing seedlings of green vegetable crops in protected ground

Abstract

The article discusses the results of studies of the peculiarities of growing seedlings of green vegetable crops (lettuce, Krupnokochany variety and basil, Crimean Violet variety) in protected ground conditions (year-round glazed greenhouses) on the basis of UNPK Agrocenter of the Saratov State Agrarian University. The difficulty ofgeneration of  seedlings of these vegetable crops is that they are small-seeded (lettuce) and hard-growing (basil), demanding on the soil substrate. To reduce the pesticide load when growing these crops and improve the ecological quality of products, it is recommended to use the most effective growth-regulating preparation  Epin-Extra, which has a stimulating effect that improves the quality of seedlings. It is shown that for growing basil seedlings of the Crimean Violet variety, a soil mixture containing peat - 50%, field soil - 30%, turf soil - 10%, sand - 10% should be used.