The best time and methods for controlling excessive growth in pepper plants, effectively preventing rank growth

Pepper is a fairly common vegetable in daily life. It can be used not only as a seasoning but also stir-fried as a dish, so many people like to eat it. However, to get a bumper pepper harvest, you must prevent excessive vegetative growth during its growing period. Once rank growth occurs, measures to control it must be taken. So when is the best time to control excessive growth in peppers? How do you control it so they will not grow too rankly?

When to control excessive growth?

Peppers can have their excessive growth controlled during the fruiting period. As temperatures have recently risen and sunlight has intensified, peppers have shown varying degrees of rank growth. The main signs are long internodes, few flowers, and serious flower and fruit drop, causing direct losses to farmers. There are many reasons for rank growth in peppers. Besides using growth-control products, it is also directly related to the current temperature, humidity, and the amount of fertilizer applied. The following are the causes of rank growth in peppers. The cause of rank growth should be judged according to the following reasons so that excessive growth in peppers can be effectively controlled and the fruit-setting rate increased.

Methods for controlling excessive growth:

1. Prevent fertilizer deficiency. After harvesting peppers, topdress in time, applying fertilizer once after each harvest. Per mu, 10-15 kg of diammonium phosphate can be applied as topdressing, along with an appropriate amount of decomposed human manure and urine.

2. Prevent late harvesting of peppers. Except for varieties dried as red peppers or those reserved for seed, the suitable picking period is when the green pepper fruits have not yet turned red. If picked too late, it not only consumes nutrients but also causes the plants to age prematurely and die.

3. Prevent high temperatures. In hot seasons, irrigation should be carried out, mainly by frequent light watering. This can lower soil temperature, but avoid flood irrigation. After heavy rain, be careful to drain accumulated water promptly.

4. Prevent crowding between rows. Promptly remove old leaves, dead leaves, and diseased leaves from the lower part of the plants to facilitate ventilation, light penetration, and cooling, control the spread and transmission of pests and diseases, and promote vigorous plant growth.

5. Prevent excessive watering: Pepper roots are relatively weak, and both excessive drought and excessive waterlogging can affect root growth. As temperatures rise and evaporation increases, farmers often increase watering to relieve the symptoms. If watering is too heavy or too frequent, soil moisture increases, and high humidity often causes serious fruit and flower drop. Therefore, when watering, use frequent light watering and keep the soil alternating between dry and moist.