Can potted peppers be watered with rice water (can fermented rice water be used to water peppers)

Rice washing water has limited nutrition and it is difficult to meet the nutrient needs of peppers.

Peppers are fruit-bearing plants, so they have a high demand for nutrients. If we want to grow peppers that bear more fruit, we must have enough nutrients. These nutrients include not only macronutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, but also other medium and trace elements.

After fermentation, rice washing water becomes a very good organic fertilizer water. It contains comprehensive nutrients and can provide some nutrients for the growth of peppers.

However, the nutrient content of rice water is very low. Peppers can grow using only rice water, but the growth will be poor and the results will not be many. It still needs to be supplemented with some other fertilizers.

Rice washing water combined with chemical fertilizers is more effective in fertilizing peppers

Rice washing water is an organic fertilizer. The characteristic of organic fertilizer is that it is nutritionally comprehensive, containing not only nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, but also other trace elements.

Using rice water for peppers can provide some trace elements for peppers, and organic fertilizer can prevent soil compaction, which is more conducive to the growth of peppers. However, rice water has less nutritional content.

Chemical fertilizers contain more nutrients and are more effective. When we fertilize peppers, we can use rice water with chemical fertilizers to meet the nutrient needs of peppers and ensure nutrient supply.

Reasonable fertilization according to different periods of pepper

Peppers have different fertilizer requirements at different growth stages. During the seedling and branch growth stage, they demand more nitrogen fertilizer, during the flowering stage, they demand more phosphorus fertilizer, and fruit growth requires more nitrogen and potassium fertilizers.

Based on this characteristic, we can use different fertilizers in different growth periods.

From the seedling stage to before flowering, you can use rice water to fertilize peppers. Before flowering, you need to add appropriate phosphorus and potassium fertilizers to promote the flowering of peppers. More flowering means more fruits.

In the fruiting stage, using a compound fertilizer with a balanced amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium on peppers can make the fruits larger and more colorful.

Rice washing water needs to be decomposed before watering peppers

The rice water can be used directly, but the effect is very poor. It is best to use it after it is fully fermented. The method of fermentation is very simple. Put the rice water in a bottle and place it in the sun for about a week before use.

After the rice water is fermented, it is decomposed by microorganisms and the nutrients are released, which has a better effect.