Peppers are an important vegetable in that they contain high calorie value, Vitamin C and plentiful mineral substances. Pepper cultivation covers a 15% area of total greenhouse vegetable cultivation. Protected pepper cultivation is generally done in a single crop during the spring seasons. As tomatoes suffer from a higher percentage of viruses during the fall season, spring is the preferred season to grow peppers. In greenhouses, registered varieties or varieties with production permits (as well as hybrid seeds) are used. The first requirement for success in pepper cultivation is to choose the variety most appropriate for the season and then set out to grow healthy and robust seedlings.
Sowing compost and seedling compost should be well prepared. Both should be rich in nutrients and free of bacterial diseases as much as possible. After pepper seeds are germinated, the cotyledon leaves should be transplanted into compost sacks, pots or other seedling growing environments without causing any harm to the plants. Before planting the seedlings in their final place in the greenhouse, the necessary soil preparation should be made.
Ripe seedlings must be planted in the greenhouse during the daytime except from when the weather is hot. Depending on the water requirements of the plant, necessary watering should be done. In order to protect the pepper plants from succumbing to crown root disease, they must not come in contact with irrigation water. The ripening of peppers during harvest time depends on the variety and environmental conditions. Peppers should be harvested when their size is appropriate. If they are harvested too early, their tolerance to road conditions will be reduced. On the other hand, harvesting peppers too late will result in diminished quality.
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kindly post me with some of your guide on pepper
Soo far I am impressed with the information I have read and will be grateful if topics like; pepper, tomato, cabbage, garden-eggs, citrus and mango production is provided from soil preparation to harvesting to help my peasant farmers in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. I am an Agric. Officer working with farmers who want to make a living from their fields. Thanks.