Caring for pepper in the greenhouse. Planting, shaping, pollination

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Growing peppers in protected ground (greenhouse) is the most common and easiest way. If the soil for planting is prepared correctly, has sufficient softness and lightness, and passes moisture well, then the results are excellent.

Pepper is a crop that requires well loosened and breathable soil. Therefore, care in the greenhouse for pepper involves regular weeding and loosening. If a crop is grown in one place for several seasons in a row, then the soil must be disinfected. Before planting, the site must be dug up to a depth of about 40 cm, a large amount of organic fertilizers, and, if necessary, mineral fertilizers must be applied. Usually, well-rotted manure is used for these purposes at the rate of 1-1.5 tons per 100 square meters. Immediately before planting seedlings, the soil should be carefully leveled.

The planting pattern directly depends on the plant variety and type of cultivation, that is, on the timing of sowing, the duration of the vegetative period, etc. Thanthis process lasts longer, and the worse the lighting, the greater the distance between separately standing bushes. Then the care in the greenhouse for pepper will be easier.

Very bushy varieties should be planted according to the scheme 40 x 70 or 50 x 80 cm, respectively, 2-5 or 3-6 pieces per square meter. Varieties with little bushiness are placed according to the pattern of 30 x 60 and 40 x 70 cm - 3-6 or 4-8 per square meter.

Care for bell pepper involves pruning the bush. The branches of the plant are quite fragile, they break very easily, especially under the heavy weight of ripening fruits. Many varieties that are grown in protected soils can reach a height of one meter, so props are installed for them. Caring for peppers in a greenhouse requires the formation of a bush. Depending on the duration of the ripening period and the planting pattern, the plants are formed into several stems. The bush should not be too thick. Plants that have been pruned in a timely manner begin to bear fruit earlier and more abundantly. But, in turn, this contributes to the risk of diseases in the plant and damage to its pests.

Do not forget that the best care in the greenhouse for pepper will not give good results if the plant is not pollinated in time. This should be done as follows: as soon as the first flowers appear, every day at noon, you need to lightly shake the bushes. For example, you can carefully hit the structure to which the plants are tied. Pollination also occurs during care activities. Peppers are considered to be fully ripe as soon as their color starts to change from green to red or yellow. But sometimes it is advisable to remove the fruits earlier in order to allow the remaining peppers to ripen. Well-ripened fruits should have a smooth surface, fleshy texture, and easily separate from the stalk.

Depending on the variety, fruiting usually occurs about 8-11 weeks after planting seedlings in the ground. Harvest should be taken every two weeks or as it ripens. You need to cut the fruit at the base of the stalk with a knife or pruner. Proper care in the greenhouse for pepper will help you get 5-6 kg with early cultivation, 10-12 kg with an extended cycle and 3-4 kg with autumn cultivation. square meter.