Cultivation and Management Methods to Make Chili Pepper Seedlings Grow Fast
In many provinces of our country, chili peppers are an indispensable side dish every day, and they have a large market demand in our country, so the planting area of chili peppers is very large. When growing chili peppers, management work is very important, especially when the chili peppers are at the seedling stage, as management during this period directly affects the yield and quality of the chili peppers. So how should you manage them to make chili pepper seedlings grow fast? Let's take a look together below!
1. Reasonable close planting
The plant type of chili pepper seedlings is relatively compact because it has not yet fully spread out. However, because chili pepper seedlings have weak branching ability, basically do not grow leggy, and have strong shade tolerance, they are suitable for close planting. Reasonable close planting can make good use of light and soil fertility, promote the coordinated development of chili pepper seedlings, and thereby improve the pod-setting rate of chili pepper seedlings and the quality of the chili peppers. Moreover, compared with sparse planting, reasonable close planting can appropriately reduce air temperature, soil temperature, and light intensity during the high-temperature period in summer, and is a necessary measure for high chili pepper yields.
2. Timely shading
Chili pepper seedlings have certain requirements for the light environment, and chili pepper seedlings generally prefer to grow in a semi-shaded environment. In a semi-shaded environment, chili peppers have stronger growth ability, a lower leaf-shedding rate, fewer pests and diseases, and can also increase the pod-setting rate. According to professional data surveys, chili peppers grown in a semi-shaded environment have a per-plant yield about 1/5 higher than those grown in open fields. Therefore, when growing chili peppers, it is best to intercrop or relay intercrop them with tall crops such as corn. In this way, not only can the yield of chili peppers be increased, but corn can also be harvested, increasing sources of economic income.
3. Fertilizer and water management
If you want chili pepper seedlings to grow fast, then fertilizer and water management work is very important. When applying fertilizer, apply about 40kg of small chili pepper formula fertilizer at one time, and no topdressing may be needed during the growth period of the chili pepper seedlings. However, if the soil fertility is poor or the fertilizer-holding capacity is weak, then appropriate watering can be done, combined with applying an appropriate amount of quick-acting fertilizer. Then, about 10 days after the chili pepper seedlings are planted, they usually enter the seedling recovery stage. At this time, apply an appropriate amount of urea, and then shallow hoe appropriately to speed up the growth rate of the chili pepper seedlings.
4. Intertillage and weeding
Intertillage and weeding is also an important measure to make chili pepper seedlings grow fast. During the growth period of chili pepper seedlings, intertillage should be done at least about three times. The first intertillage should mainly be shallow hoeing, the second can be appropriately deeper, and at the third time, take care not to damage the roots of the chili peppers. However, this mainly depends on the actual situation. If soil hardening occurs after transplanting, then shallow hoeing should be done about twice, and after the chili peppers branch and are topped, hoe once more. Then, before the chili peppers close their rows, do a good job of earthing up to protect the roots and improve field drainage. This can not only avoid lodging in chili peppers, but also improve the soil's water-holding and moisture-conserving capacity.
The above is a brief introduction to how to make chili pepper seedlings grow fast. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!