»How to plant and grow peppers«
Peppers are a commonly used vegetable in homes and knowing how to grow it increases increases productivity and productivity for farmers.
Peppers are of many varieties and these range from sweet pepper to hot pepper hence you need to choose a variety that you will be growing. Peppers require a long growing season and rilly do well when grown from transplants. You can either buy the transplants or plant seed into transplants.
Nursery management
Plant pepper seeds in a nursery bed approximately 8 to 10 weeks before the expected date of transplanting. If you are planting super hot varieties then plant them 2 weeks earlier than other varieties since they take longer to germinate.
After growing the seedlings, harden them off 10 days before you transplant.
Field management practices
Peppers prefer rich well draining soils. Peppers are one of the crops that grow well in raised beds, containers and grow bags.
Pick a sunny location for growing peppers with at least 6 to 8 hours of sun. To plant the pepper, dig a hole that is a little bit deeper than the pepper root system, insert the seedling and cover.
Space the peppers about 18 inches apart in rows and mulch the plating area.
Just like other plants, peppers prefer less often but deep watering. Ensure that you are planting your peppers in deep fertile soils enriched with compost.
A pepper is fully mature when the pepper has reached to the full colour of the pepper. Know the mature colour of the variety you are planting.
Harvest them carefully when mature to avoid bruising the plant.
