Pepper agrotechnics

Despite the fact that pepper is a fairly thermophilic vegetable crop, it is quite possible to cultivate it in Russia, in central regions and even slightly north. In a harsh climate, it is grown not by direct planting in open ground, but only by means of seedlings. This is a very useful vegetable, it is the record among vegetables for the content of vitamin C. True, its so much in pepper only in an immature state. And when the fruiting ripens, the content of another useful substance - provitamin A - considerably increases in it.

It finds very wide application in cooking, especially sweet pepper. This product is perfectly combined with meat dishes, complementing them and adding to them piquancy. In general, pepper is tasty in any form - and being cooked for a couple, and fried, and in the form of lecho (when cooking it uses sweet peppers, agricultural technology which is the same). Thanks to its useful properties and such wide application, many people grow it, despite certain difficulties.

Agrotechnics of pepper during cultivation in the middle zone of Russia is as follows: seedlings are prepared for the beginning. Seeds are soaked and warmed up. After germination, they are planted in small pots for seedlings: special small or traditional cut-off bottles for soda or mineral water, cropped juice boxes. In each pot, 2 seeds are placed. It should be remembered that the vegetative period of pepper (ie the period of time from germination to fruiting) is about 140 days, or less than 5 months. And in the open ground (or in the greenhouse, depending on where you are going to grow peppers) the seedlings are planted at the age of about 70 days. At this point on the bushes just ripen buds. The pepper agrotechnics practically does not depend on the variety that you have chosen, the rules for them are all about the same.

As a rule, an average family of 4-5 people planting 15-20 pairs of bushes is abundant with excess. Suffices and in order to eat fresh pepper, and to make various preparations for the winter.

Pepper should be planted after plants such as mustard, radish, turnip, cabbage (any), radish or tomatoes. Before planting peppers in the open ground, you need to properly fertilize the land, make it balanced. Ideal option - a sandy-clay soil with a good content of humus. Pepper does not tolerate cold ground and cold winds, and therefore it is best to plant it near the south side of the house - the wall will protect from the wind, and the soil warms up best of all from the south and lots of sunlight.

Pepper agrotechnics is carried out taking into account that the plant likes heat with an average content of water in the soil. That is, where peppers grow, it should be very warm and moderately moist.

Plant peppers with beds, every 50 cm from each other. They are strong and tall bushes with a tree-like trunk. And so be sure to think about the garter, consider its possibility. You can immediately stick a row near the column, so you do not have to stick it afterwards and traumatize the roots. Tie up at the level of the main fork of the bush.

But you can plant more often (25 cm between bushes), that is, use a so-called thickened type of planting, in which much more ground is planted on the same plant area. Fruits are much smaller, but their number increases from one bush. - Choose what you value more - quality or quantity.

Agrotechnics of pepper provides for its pruning, which it safely tolerates. Crop only the longest shoots on the bushes. Thus, they achieve that none of the branches on the bush is obtained too shaded by others. Be sure to cut off the branches below the main fork and shoots inside the crown of the plant, because they always turn out to be shaded and, as a result, do not bring normal fruits. Or they are not given at all. Fruits are removed as they achieve a presentation. This stimulates the formation of new ovaries.

Agrotehnika sweet pepper practically does not differ from the above. Therefore, you can grow it the same way.