Pepper is one of the most popular and delicious vegetable crops that many gardeners grow in their gardens. However, growing beautiful and large peppers is not as easy as it may seem.
Pepper requires good care, watering, feeding and protection from diseases and pests.
Today we will tell you about one unusual and effective way of feeding peppers, which will help you get a rich harvest of this vegetable.
We are talking about millet – a simple and inexpensive cereal that has many beneficial properties for soil and plants.
Why is millet good for pepper
Millet is a cereal obtained from millet grains. Millet contains a lot of protein, carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, etc.
Millet helps improve the structure of the soil, increase its fertility and air permeability. Millet is also a good source of nitrogen for plants, which is necessary for their growth and development.
Pepper responds well to millet fertilizing, as it loves nutritious and light soil.
Feeding with millet promotes earlier and more abundant flowering of peppers, an increase in the number and size of fruits, and an improvement in their taste and aroma. Feeding with millet also increases the immunity of peppers to diseases and pests, especially to ants, which do not like this cereal.
How to prepare millet fertilizer
To prepare millet feed, you will need 1 kg of millet and 5 liters of water.
Millet can be bought at any grocery store or market. It is important that the grain is fresh and not rotten.
Preparing millet feed is very simple:
- Fill a large container with water and leave the millet for 24 hours.
- Stir the mixture periodically to prevent the cereal from turning sour.
- Strain the resulting infusion through cheesecloth or a sieve.
- Add another 5 liters of water to the infusion and stir.
Your millet feed is ready to use!
How to use millet fertilizer
Millet fertilizer can be used to water peppers at any stage of their development: from seedlings to harvest. Fertilization can be done once every two weeks or as needed. To water peppers, use a diluted millet infusion in a ratio of 1:2 (1 liter of infusion per 2 liters of water). Water the peppers in the morning or evening, avoiding the infusion getting on the leaves and flowers.
Do not throw away the strained millet, but use it as organic fertilizer for the soil. Spread the millet over the pepper beds and loosen the soil slightly. The millet will gradually decompose and enrich the soil with useful substances.
What are the benefits of millet feeding?
Millet fertilizer provides many benefits for growing peppers.
- Accelerates the growth and development of peppers, making them stronger and healthier.
- Promotes the formation of a large number of flowers and fruit set.
- Increases the size and weight of fruits, making them large and juicy.
- Improves the taste and aroma of fruits, making them sweet and aromatic.
- Increases pepper resistance to diseases and pests, especially ants.
- Improves the structure and fertility of the soil, making it light and airy.
Millet top dressing is a simple, cheap and effective way to grow a large harvest of peppers in your garden. Try this method and you will see its effectiveness. Millet will help you get beautiful and tasty peppers without chemicals and large expenses. Good luck in gardening!
