Many gardeners complain about the poor shelf life of peppers.
Some summer residents emphasize that the collected fruits can rot very quickly.
Why does this happen? It turns out that it is not only a matter of violations of the vegetable storage conditions.
According to the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, the problem may be connected with one serious mistake made by many when harvesting.
Gardeners who incorrectly cut peppers from bushes risk quickly losing their harvest.
How to Cut Peppers Properly
Want the harvested fruits to be stored for a very long time? Then pick them off the bushes correctly!
Each pepper should be cut so that a 4-5 cm long stalk remains on it.
To ensure that the process is not accompanied by serious difficulties, it is advisable to use fairly sharp scissors.
Keeping the stem organ on the vegetable of sufficient length increases the chances of increasing the shelf life of peppers.
Most likely, the fruits will last a very long time. They will certainly not rot in the first weeks after harvesting. And especially in the first days.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
