EFFECT OF ORGANIC MEDIA ON GROWTH OF VEGETABLE SEEDLINGS

Organic media physical and chemical properties are suitable for growing seedling. It is not is low cost for additional chemical substances. In NP2O5K2O additional media M5 compared to organic media. The purpose of this study was to determine; the use of different growing media for organic production of tomatoes and peppers seedling quality characterictics. The trial was conducted the year 2010 in the greenhouse of Organic Agriculture Program of Arslanbey Vocational School of Kocaeli University. In this research M4 containing peat-stable manure-perlite, M5 containing peat-sand-NPK, M6 containing peat-stable manure and M8 containing peat gave positive results in tomato and pepper seedling cultivation. The quality of tomato and pepper seedling measured values and there were a difference between different growing media statistically at p 0.05 level. However, the width of cotyledons of pepper with different growing medium did not differ statistically.