How to plant chillies in pots or polybags quite easy to do. Plant chilies can be done either in the highlands and lowlands. Generally plant chilies can be done at an altitude of 0-2000 meters above sea level. The optimal temperature for chilli plants is in the range 24-27 ° C, but can still be resistant to temperatures of more than that. These properties depend on the type of varieties of chilli.
One type of chili is suitable for planting in the yard is chili kerting. This type is relatively more resistant to tropical climate and spicy taste much favored in the market. Here we describe how to plant chilli curls in a polybag.
Selecting seeds
In the market many different varieties of chilli curly, ranging from hybrids to local varieties. How to plant chilies local and hybrids do not have a significant difference. Only a few hybrid chilli recommended products treated with certain drugs. Many hybrid varieties imported from Taiwan and Thailand, while the local varieties widely planted in Rembang, Holy, to Tanah Karo, North Sumatra.
Currently, there are local varieties of selection results, productivity is better than the local varieties without selection. The seeds are sold in cans as tampar produced Sang Hyang Sri . From a technical standpoint, how to plant chilies local curling simpler and anti complicated than how to plant hybrid chillies. Local chilli kondidi more adaptive to the environment than hybrid chilli. It's just that their productivity is still less than the hybrid.
seeding
How to plant chilies in a polybag should not be done right from the seed or seeds. First of all chilli seeds should be seeded first. The seeding process for selecting the point of growth of the seed, separating seeds that grow stunted, deformed or diseased. In addition, to wait until enough seeds readiness stand planted in a bigger place.
Polybag nursery can be a small size (8 × 9 cm), banana leaf, tray ( tray ) nursery, or a plot of land. To see more details please read how to create a media hotbed . The most economical way is to prepare a plot of land for seedbed media.
Create a plot of land with size taste, mix compost with the soil and mix until blended. Soil particle is made as smooth as possible so that the roots can penetrate easily. Create the map the thickness of 5-10 cm, above create an array with a distance of 10 cm.
Enter chilli seeds in drills with a distance of 7.5 cm and then flush to wet the soil and cover with ash or soil. Afterwards cover with wet burlap sacks for 3-4 days, in order to keep the remains wet jute sacks. On the 4th day the seedlings will emerge from the soil surface, then open the sack. Should map out ditudungi with transparent plastic to protect seedlings are still small chili from excessive heat and direct rain water spray. Chilli ready to move into big polybag after 3-4 weeks old, or plants already have 3-4 leaves.
Preparation of planting medium
Select polybag measuring over 30 cm, so that the planting medium strong enough to support the growth of green chilli plants. Besides polybag, can also be used pot of plastics, cement, soil, or ceramic. Or you can also use a second-hand containers that are not used anymore, put a hole in the bottom of the container for drainage channels.
How to plant chilies in polybags can use the planting medium from a mixture of soil, compost, manure, rice husks, rice husk, and others. Please read how to make a polybag growing media for more detail.
Some examples of media composition planting them are (1) Mixed soil with compost with a composition of 2: 1, (2) Mixed soil, manure, and rice husk with the composition of 1: 1: 1, or (3) A mixture of soil and manure composition of 2: 1. When using manure, you should select a fertilizer that has matured. Check the type and characteristics of manure .
Create a planting medium as smooth as possible by way sift. Mix about 3 tablespoons of NPK in each polybag. Stir until the mixture is completely blended. Coat the inside polybag with coconut fiber, tile fragments, or fragments styrofoam . Point for water does not inundate the root zone of plants.
transplanting seedlings
Once the plant seeds and growing media are ready, remove the seeds from the chilli plant nursery into a polybag. Perform this work in the morning or late afternoon, when the sun is not too hot to avoid stress on the plants.
Make transplanting with caution, lest damage to the plant roots. Make the planting hole at the depth of 5-7 cm polybag. If the nursery is done above polybag or banana leaves, banana leaves dislodged polybag and then enter the entire land into a seedbed into the planting hole. If the nursery is done in the above plot of land or a tray, remove the soil attached to the roots and enter into the planting hole.
Maintenance and care
Fertilization, provide additional fertilizing with NPK dose of one tablespoon per polybag each month. Or if you want to plant chilies organically, instead spray a liquid organic fertilizer during the growth of leaves and fruit growth. Add one lump of compost or manure goat when the plants would bear fruit.
Watering, chilli plants should be watered at least three days. If the sun was shining, flush the plants every day.
Pengajiran, after the chilli plants grow about 20 cm, provide bamboo stake. This marker is useful to sustain the plants to stand upright.
Perompesan, young shoots that grow in axillary should be eliminated (dirompes). Perompesan begins on the 20th day after planting, perompesan usually done three times until the formation of a branch. Point for the plants to grow sideways when the stem is not too strong sustain.
Pests and diseases, pesticide use should be undertaken only if the plant looks pests or diseased. When it seems there is a threat of white spray with Pesticides, if it appears there will be a caterpillar spray with insecticide to taste, if visible mildew fungicide use. To cultivate organic cayenne use natural pesticides, please look at how to make organic pesticides .
plant-way chili
harvesting
Age chili ranging from planting until harvest varies depending on the varieties and the environment. Best harvest time is when the fruit is not yet fully red, still line the green. Fruits like this has entered the optimal weights and chilies can still hold 2-3 days before being sold by vendors in the market. The time of harvest should be done in the morning after the dew is dry. Avoid harvest time at night and during the day.
This tutorial how to plant chilies suitable to be applied on small-scale farms or yards. Can be applied also to agriculture vertikultur or urban farming . May be useful.
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