What fertilizers are bell peppers' favorites: it wouldn't hurt for every summer resident to know

21.04.2023 18:27

According to experienced gardeners, it is difficult to overfeed peppers - this is one of those crops that respond well to any type of nitrogen fertilizer.

You can provide the crop with nitrogen by adding mullein to the beds two weeks after planting, and then another 14 days later.

Next on the list of “favorites” is potassium.

For this reason, plant growers pour a liter of a weak solution of potassium humate (2 times less than the norm indicated in the instructions) under each bush once every 2 weeks.

This type of fertilizer can be applied throughout the entire season, and stronger potassium fertilizers are used when many peppercorns that have reached a good size are already visible on the bushes.

Pepper
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Pepper also treats ash with respect, which, for example, can be sprinkled on the hole (if rainy weather is typical for your region).

Alternatively, use ash tincture.

But when the time comes for budding, do not forget to feed the vegetable with calcium, which should be applied under the root, or boron - on the leaf.

As a source of calcium, farmers recommend taking calcium nitrate, supplementing it with potassium humate, and they prepare a spraying solution from 5 liters of water and 2-3 g of boron, previously diluted in hot liquid.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Internet resource editor