What are the precautions for planting peppers in the autumn crop?

Pepper roots are relatively shallow, the root system is weak, the rooting ability is poor, and it is greatly affected by low temperatures. The autumn crop of peppers is generally planted in late summer and early autumn, when the temperature is still relatively high. In order to enhance the stress resistance of peppers and make them grow robustly, several points should be noted during planting. Let's take a look together.

1. Reasonable watering

Many vegetable growers understand that peppers are a crop that likes water but fears waterlogging. When it comes to watering, there is sometimes a misunderstanding: they fear that flood irrigation will cause oxygen deficiency, root rot, and dead seedlings, which is correct. So during planting, they always use the method of light watering, which leads to the surface soil being moist but the deep soil being dry, causing the roots to spread only in the shallow soil layer. This is not conducive to deep root growth and reduces the stress resistance of the plants. Therefore, in autumn crop pepper cultivation, the planting water must be watered thoroughly, and afterward the principle of frequent light watering should be followed.

2. Cultivation

In order to increase the stress resistance of peppers and promote their robust growth, after planting peppers, hoeing should be done frequently. Hoeing has many benefits: it not only loosens the soil and improves soil permeability, but also increases root respiration, promotes deep root growth, and benefits root growth and development. In addition, it can remove weeds and reduce humidity inside the greenhouse and the incidence of disease. It should be noted that when hoeing, the principle of from near to far and from deep to shallow should be followed. That is, when hoeing around small seedlings, you should be closer to the seedlings and appropriately deeper; when the seedlings are larger, you should hoe farther from the seedlings and appropriately shallower, which can avoid damaging the roots.

3. Reasonable application of rooting agents

Because peppers root slowly, it is necessary to appropriately apply rooting agents to promote root growth and increase the speed of pepper seedling recovery. This point is very necessary. Generally, during planting, rooting agents can be used to dip the roots, or after planting, rooting agents can be used to irrigate the roots. In addition, applying chitin-type fertilizers or biological bacterial fertilizers with water can both improve root growth and development.

4. Plant management

In order to increase leaf area and speed up plant growth, some side branches and old functional leaves can be pruned later before fruit set. After the plant sets fruit, the side branches, diseased leaves, and old leaves should then be removed. This not only controls excessive vegetative growth of the plant, but also regulates the plant's growth vigor, while also providing shade for the plant and lowering soil temperature. After fruit set, these side branches should be removed in time to prevent them from competing with the plant and fruit for nutrients, which would lead to reduced yield and weakened plant growth.

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