How long is the growth cycle of hot peppers?

Chili pepper growth cycle

The growth cycle of peppers is about half a year, and is usually divided into three stages. The first stage: from sowing peppers to germination, it takes about 15 days; the second stage: from germination to growing into seedlings, it takes about 30 to 50 days; the third stage: peppers begin to bloom and bear fruit, which takes about 60 to 100 days.

The origin of chili peppers is not my country, but originated in Mexico and other places. They were introduced to my country in the late Ming Dynasty and began to be cultivated on a large scale. Currently, they are cultivated in the north and south of my country.

Growth rate of hot pepper

The growth rate of chili peppers is quite fast. The initial growth stage of chili peppers is the germination stage. They usually emerge from the soil about 5-8 days after germination and sowing. The first true leaf appears about 15 days later. The seedling stage is when the flower buds appear. The flowering stage is from the first flower spike to the main pepper. The fruiting stage is from fruit setting to pulling out the seedlings.

Management of the growth cycle of hot peppers

The yield of hot peppers varies from variety to variety. If it is wet hot peppers, some varieties can produce four to five thousand kilograms of yield. If it is dry hot peppers, choosing some high-yield varieties of chili peppers can also reach 500 to 800 kilograms.

1. Temperature management

The suitable temperature for the germination of hot pepper seeds is 20-30℃. They cannot germinate if the temperature is higher than 35℃ or lower than 10℃. The growth temperature range is 15-34℃, the optimum temperature is 23-28℃ during the day, 16-20℃ at night, and the ground temperature is 20-28℃.

The temperature requirements for peppers at different growth stages are slightly different. 25-28℃ is the best during the germination period, and it can be slightly lower during the seedling stage, 23-25℃ during the day and 15-22℃ at night. During the flowering and fruiting period, the best temperatures are 23-27℃ during the day and 18-23℃ at night. Sometimes the night temperature on cloudy days drops to 13-17℃, which is still conducive to fruit growth.

Peppers grow very slowly below 15℃ and cannot set fruit. Growth stops below 10℃. Plants suffer varying degrees of frost damage below 5℃, causing plant death. However, if the temperature is higher than 35℃, the growth is slow, the flowers and fruits fall off, and growth basically stops above 36℃.

2. Fertilization management

The growth period of hot peppers is long and the yield is large. During the growth period, the demand for fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is relatively large. However, when fertilizing peppers, it is important to pay attention to the fact that nitrogen fertilizer can be applied as the main fertilizer in the early stage, and phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer can be applied as the main fertilizer in the middle and late stages.

Applying nitrogen fertilizer in the early stage is beneficial to the growth of pepper plants. Not applying or applying less nitrogen fertilizer in the later stage can prevent the pepper plants from growing too tall. Increasing the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers will not only be beneficial to the formation of pepper flowers, but also extend the growth period of pepper plants, thereby increasing the yield of peppers.