Introduction to the Characteristics and Traits of the Luojiao No. 4 Pepper Variety
Extremely early-maturing first-generation hybrid; can be harvested 25 days after flowering; plant height 50-60 cm; fruit is thick horn-shaped; fruit length 18-20 cm; single fruit weight 90-100 g, maximum up to 120 g; skin color green; mildly spicy flavor, good taste, high fruit-setting rate, fast fruit enlargement, strong resistance, wide adaptability; suitable for early spring protected cultivation, open-field cultivation and late-autumn delayed cultivation. For late-autumn delayed cultivation in greenhouses, the sowing period is from mid-July to early August, with a seeding rate of one liang per mu. During seedling raising, protect against rain, provide shade and prevent aphids; use direct sowing in nutritional pots or broadcast sowing in seedbeds followed by transplanting. The planting period is from mid-August to early September, with row and plant spacing of 40 x 33. The harvest period is from late November to mid-February of the following year, with a yield of 3000-4000 jin per mu. Key cultivation techniques: first cover the greenhouse roof film, use plastic film mulching cultivation, and prevent viral diseases; during the seedling stage, pay attention to ventilation and cooling; in the middle and late stages, pay attention to heat preservation and freeze prevention. When the temperature drops to 15°C, put up the greenhouse skirt; at 10°C, cover with small tunnels and straw mats at night; afterward, as the temperature continues to drop, increase the covering materials on the small tunnels, and even use coal stoves for heating to prevent freezing. Supply can continue until February of the following year. In the early stage, water when the weather is cool, the soil is cool and the water is cool; during the fruiting stage, strengthen fertilizer and water management; in the late stage, control water and fertilizer.