When is the right time to sow peppers?

Pepper planting time

Pepper is a plant of the Solanaceae family. The best time to cultivate pepper is from March to July in spring or summer. Appropriate early sowing can make pepper grow more fully.

Pepper sowing method

Soak pepper seeds in clean water for 5 hours, then soak them in copper sulfate solution for 10 minutes, take out the seeds, wash them with water, wrap them in wet towels or damp cloth, and place them in a warmer place. After about four or five days, the seeds will germinate. Carefully prepare fertile and moist soil as a seedbed in advance and sow the germinated seeds.

Key points for pepper planting

1. Light : When planting peppers, make sure there is sufficient sunlight. If you are in the room, there will definitely not be enough sunlight. At this time, you can use light instead.

2. Watering : When the pepper seedlings grow to a certain height, you should remember to water them once. Wait until the growth of the seedlings slows down and then water them again. Then wait until they bear fruit and then water them again.

3. Fertilization : Peppers have a high demand for fertilizers, but the amount of fertilizer applied at one time should not be too large, otherwise the fruit will easily fall. When the peppers grow to 3cm, they need to be top-dressed, and 10 kg of potassium sulfate, 15 kg of phosphate fertilizer, and 10 kg of urea can be applied per mu.

Peppers ripe for harvest

The growth cycle of peppers is generally 60 to 100 days. Due to the different sowing time and climate of peppers, the growth cycle is also different. When peppers are generally planted, the average yield per mu is about 500 kilograms. If carefully managed, the yield will generally reach 1,000 kilograms.