The Latest Seedling Raising Methods and Technical Key Points for Bell Peppers
Bell peppers are grown in various regions across our country and are a vegetable belonging to the Capsicum genus. The nutritional value of bell peppers is very high, and when growing bell peppers, the seedling raising work is very important. A reasonable seedling raising effort is the key to ensuring the normal growth of bell peppers, and is also an important measure for ensuring the quality and yield of bell peppers. So how should bell peppers be raised as seedlings? Today, the editor brings you the seedling raising methods for bell peppers. Let's take a look together below!
1. Seed soaking and germination
Before sowing bell peppers, we first need to place the seeds in warm water at about 55°C for seed soaking and germination. When soaking the seeds, be careful to stir the seeds continuously. Make sure that within ten minutes, the water temperature can drop to about 30°C. Then remove the seeds, soak them in potassium permanganate solution for 10 minutes, then rinse them clean with clear water and soak for about 5 hours. Then wrap them in gauze and place them at a temperature of about 25°C for germination. After about 5 days, once the seeds gradually show white sprouts, they can be sown. You can also soak the seeds in trisodium phosphate solution for a quarter of an hour, which can play a role in eliminating viruses.
2. Nutrient soil preparation
When raising bell pepper seedlings, we must also pay attention to doing a good job in preparing the nutrient soil. The quality of the nutrient soil is the key to ensuring the normal germination and emergence of bell pepper seeds. Usually, field soil free of pathogens and insect eggs and fully decomposed farmyard manure can be used to prepare a mixed soil. Then apply an appropriate amount of superphosphate, carbendazim, trichlorfon and other agents into it for disinfection, and stir it thoroughly and evenly. Then cover it with film and let it sit for about half a month, then put it into seedling trays, pour in sufficient bottom water, and prepare for sowing.
3. Sowing and seedling raising
After doing the seed germination work and preparing the nutrient soil, we are ready to sow. Sow the germinated seeds directly into seedling trays or seedbeds. After sowing, cover with fine soil about one centimeter thick, then cover with plastic film to improve the soil's heat and moisture retention capacity. When about 75% of the seeds have broken through the soil and emerged, uncover the plastic film. When the seedlings grow about three true leaves, the seedling separation work can begin. Put the seedlings separately into nutrient pots with a specification of 8*10 cm, with one seedling per nutrient pot.
4. Temperature and humidity management
Before the seedlings emerge from the soil, the ground temperature should be controlled at about 20°C, while the daytime temperature should be maintained at about 30°C and 20°C at night. Then, after the seedlings emerge uniformly and the cotyledons gradually unfold, the temperature should be appropriately lowered to avoid leggy growth of the seedlings. Three days before seedling separation, do a good job in ventilation and maintain a suitable temperature. We can also carry out low-temperature hardening of the seedlings to ensure that the seedlings can recover normally after seedling separation. And before seedling separation, the humidity can be dry but not overly wet. After seedling separation, new leaves will begin to grow. At this time, water in the seedbed soil evaporates quickly and the soil will be relatively dry, so watering should also be done appropriately.
The above is a brief introduction to bell pepper seedling raising methods. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!