Where is the best place to plant chili pepper?

Chili pepper planting area

Generally, chili peppers grow in flat, compact soil with good drainage. Secondly, you can also choose to plant them in a place that is relatively low to the water source because it is more convenient for watering.

The environment in Jiangxi Province of my country is more suitable for the growth of chili peppers. Ganzhou in Jiangxi Province and Longyan in Fujian Province are the main production areas of chili peppers. The most famous one is Shicheng County in Ganzhou City of Jiangxi Province. The chili peppers are dried in the local tobacco-curing room. It has the advantages of large quantity, fast speed and low cost. It is of high quality and is an ideal agricultural product for exporters. It is also the best variety for producing pickled peppers.

Chili pepper planting conditions

The individuals of millet pepper are small. They are light green when immature and orange-yellow when mature. The seedlings have high requirements for temperature. Low temperature will make them grow slowly. The suitable temperature in the early stage of flowering and fruiting is 20-25℃ during the day and 15-20℃ at night. During this stage, strong sunlight should be avoided directly on the ground, otherwise it will be detrimental to the growth of the root system and easily cause toxin disease and sunburn.

Key points for planting and management of chili pepper

1. Cultivate seedlings

The best time to plant millet and spicy seedlings is usually in late January or early February each year. Growers can choose plants that have not been planted with nightshade crops for at least one year to plant millet and spicy seedlings.

2. Planting management

Generally speaking, the seedlings of chili peppers can determine the survival rate in about a week. For crops that have not survived, the seeder can re-sow them. After sowing, the grower needs to tie the chili peppers three times.

3. Irrigation and weeding

Planters should irrigate chili pepper crops about every 5 days, and make corresponding adjustments based on the degree of soil dryness.