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How to ensure that peppers ripen before frost: 5 ways
06.08.2024 12:33
Are you worried that the peppers you grow won't have time to ripen before the cold weather sets in?
Don't panic! You can save the harvest!
To do this, it is necessary to speed up the ripening process.
There are several ways to achieve the desired result.
Trimming bushes
Remove excess parts from the plant.
We are talking about a procedure such as removing the tops and old leaf blades.
The absence of excess “greenery” will lead to accelerated ripening of the fruit.
Use of covering material
Cover the pepper bushes with agrofibre. This technique will make the plant "warmer".
Apply fertilizer
You can speed up the ripening of pepper fruits by adding potassium and phosphorus fertilizers.
At the same time, at the end of summer, the garden crop must be protected from excess nitrogen.
Watering correctly
Water the plant frequently, but do not use large volumes of water.
This way you will protect the peppers from both excess and lack of moisture.
Pick the fruits that are almost ripe
There is no need to leave fruits on the bushes that are almost finished ripening.
Don't wait until the process is completely finished. It's better to collect these peppers so that they don't interfere with the ripening of others.
