The Latest Seedling-Raising Methods and Key Technical Points for Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne pepper is a variety of chili pepper and a perennial plant; the whole plant can be used as both medicine and food, and it has the effect of dispelling cold and promoting blood circulation. Although it is a variety of chili pepper, the methods of planting and propagating it are not entirely the same, so the main purpose of this article is to introduce to everyone the specific methods of raising cayenne pepper seedlings by sowing and by cuttings, so that after reading it you will know how to carry out the operations, and it will provide some practical help.

I. Raising Seedlings by Sowing

1. Disinfection and Germination Promotion

For disinfection of the growing medium, the sand and gravel in the growing medium should be washed and then sprayed together with the soil using a chemical agent for disinfection, and then the seeds should also be soaked for 20 minutes in a 600-fold solution of 50% carbendazim for disinfection. Alternatively, before germination promotion by net weight, stir and soak them in 50 degree hot water for about 8 minutes; too long a time can easily scald them. After disinfection, soak the seeds in warm water at about 25 degrees for 8 hours; after the seeds have absorbed enough water, take them out, wipe them dry, wrap them well in another wet cloth, and place them in a warm environment to promote germination.

2. Sowing

Sow in the holes of a seedling tray, sowing 2 to 3 seeds per cell, and then cover with soil, covering with 2 mm of soil, which is roughly a thin layer, just enough to completely cover the seeds. Then place the seedling tray in water to soak it, take it out, and put it in a greenhouse for warm cultivation.

3. Management

After sowing, maintenance and management must be carried out continuously, soaking or spraying with water once a day, but be careful that irrigation does not wash the seeds out of the soil. After emergence, observe the emergence situation; after most seedlings have emerged, for the cells where no seedlings have emerged, you can sow again and use them as seedlings for later planting. After emergence is complete, check for diseases; if any are present, pull out the diseased seedlings and spray promptly. Before transplanting, water thoroughly and try to transplant with the nutrient soil.

II. Raising Seedlings by Cuttings

1. Preparatory Work

⟦NL>Use river sand, vermiculite, and humus soil mixed together as the growing soil. The sand and gravel should be washed and disinfected, and the soil should be sun-dried and decomposed before use. Prepare strong, disease-free one-year-old green branches; cuttings from these root easily, or tip cuttings are best. They should be cultivated under a shade net, because the cuttings are afraid of high temperatures.

2. Cutting and Management

Cover with a shade net to avoid strong light and lower the temperature; the temperature is best kept between 18 and 25 degrees. Spraying is needed to cool things down, about 5 times a day. The air humidity needs to be kept at about 75% to 85%. You can spray to increase air humidity, but do not spray on cloudy and rainy days, for fear that the humidity will be too high. Remove the shade net after 4 o'clock on sunny days, so that some weak light can be received to meet the basic lighting needs. For transplanting, dig holes and transplant, and the holes can be filled with the same nutrient soil used when raising the seedlings.

The main methods of raising cayenne pepper seedlings are the above two; the article has also explained the specific seedling-raising operation process and some points for attention, but in actual seedling raising more problems may appear, and these can be applied flexibly according to local conditions. I hope the above content has been helpful to everyone.