Balcony planting method of colorful pepper

Prepare materials

Prepare a flowerpot of appropriate size. The bottom of the flowerpot needs to be equipped with a drainage hole to discharge excess water in time, which is conducive to the respiration of plant roots. Fertile matrix soil is also indispensable. Potted plants can generally be mixed with rotten leaf soil, compost soil and fine sand.

seed selection

You can buy the colorful pepper seeds on the market. Of course, you can also peel off the existing colorful pepper fruits, take out the seeds, and sow them after drying.

sow

Sprinkle the prepared seeds directly into the soil, and the germination rate is still relatively high.

Daily maintenance of colorful pepper

Colorful pepper is easy to raise. Just follow its growth habits. Five color pepper likes sunny, warm and humid growth environment, and is not resistant to cold and drought. The optimum growth temperature is 15-32 ℃.

illumination

Put it in the sunny place to give a certain amount of light. In midsummer, it is necessary to do a good job of shading to avoid exposure.

watering

Pay attention to keep the basin soil moist, but avoid ponding. Do not dry it or pour it thoroughly if it is dry. It should be noted that watering should be controlled during the flowering period, and watering should not be too much or too often, otherwise it will easily lead to flower falling and reduce the fruit rate. During the fruit ripening period, it is necessary to keep the soil moist, otherwise the fruit is dry and yellow.

apply fertilizer

During the growth period of colorful pepper, topdressing is required every half a month or so. In order to make it grow more robust, you can apply more urea and properly spray some fertilizer at the beginning of the flowering period of colorful pepper.

Pest control

Often prone to leaf spot disease, the disease can be sprayed with 500 times of 50% tobuzin wettable powder.

Insect pests include aphids and thrips. Spray with 1500 times of 50% fenitrothion EC.