When Is the Best Time to Sow Five-Color Bell Peppers

Five-color bell peppers have different sowing times depending on the region, protective facilities and other conditions. For example, early-spring greenhouse cultivation generally involves sowing and raising seedlings in mid-October, while overwintering greenhouse cultivation involves raising seedlings in mid-August. In the north, open-field sowing is done in February to March, and in the south, August to October. Below is an introduction to the cultivation methods for five-color bell peppers.

What Are the Cultivation Methods for Five-Color Bell Peppers?

1. Sprouting and Soil Preparation

Select plump, robust seeds that are free of pests, diseases and mold. Two to three days before soaking the seeds, sun them outdoors for 6-8 hours, then soak them in a 1% potassium permanganate solution for 30 minutes, remove them and rinse them repeatedly. Then soak them in water for eight hours, remove the seeds floating on the surface that are not mature enough, then soak them in a 100-fold copper sulfate solution for five minutes, rinse them 2—3 times with clean water, remove them and sprout them. For the plot to be sown, generally mix 6 parts field soil free of pathogens with 4 parts fully decomposed barnyard manure to make a mixed soil, then add 1 kg of superphosphate, 80 g of carbendazim and 60 g of trichlorfon per cubic meter of mixed soil, mix thoroughly, cover with film and let it ferment for 10-15 days, then put it into seedling trays or spread it in the seedbed, water it thoroughly, and it is ready for sowing.

2. Sowing and Raising Seedlings

Sow the sprouted seeds in seedling trays or in the seedbed, cover with 1 cm of soil, and cover with plastic film to keep warm and moist. Under normal conditions, seedlings emerge in five to six days, and once the bell pepper seedlings grow to about 15 cm, they can be transplanted.

3. Transplanting

When transplanting bell peppers, be careful to keep the roots with soil, and plant with a row spacing of 30 cm and a plant spacing of 30 cm. After planting, plastic film can be used to keep warm, and watering should be done in time.

4. Field Management

After transplanting, check the seedlings and fill in gaps in time, carry out weeding 7-10 days after transplanting, and fertilize appropriately at the same time. Apply the second round of fertilizer at the flowering stage, mainly potassium fertilizer and phosphorus fertilizer; after the fruits form, also spray foliar fertilizer appropriately. In addition, watering and fertilizing can be done together.

If you want to grow high-yield, high-quality bell peppers, you must master the cultivation techniques well, and harvesting at the right time is also a key point.