Evaluation of Different Growing Media for Tomato and Sweet Pepper Seedlings Raising in Pokhara, Nepal

Nine different compositions of growing media were evaluated for tomato and capsicum in two consecutive years (2020 2021). Experiments conducted Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) under rain shelter (poly house) with three replications. The Cocopeat, FYM+Cocopit+Perlite, FYM+ Cocopit+Vermiculite, FYM+Perlite, FYM+Soil, FYM+Vermiculite, Vermicompost+Perlite, Vermicompost +Soil Vermicompost+Vermiculite. There significant (P<0.05) differences the observed parameters like number seedlings emergence, seedling establishment, leaves, height diameter stem among tested media. highest emergence sweet pepper recorded cocopeat as a After 30 days after seed sowing (DAS) tomato, (103.5) found Cocopeat tallest (19.92 cm) was Vermicompost+ perlite. Similarly, Capsicum (40DAS), (83.5) only, followed by + Perlite (78) (13.89 Vermicompost+Vermiculite grown seedlings. good root plug formation use cocopeat. Therefore, vermicompost or FYM mixed form soil would be sustainable technology commercial production vegetables.