The differentiation of flower sprouts is just a small beginning for the long journey in the cotton technique of pepper plants.
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2. Fertilization during cotton making
Fertilizing the right balance with the right dose for high yielding plants is a topic. You can read more (see here).
Water is the core in the differentiation of flower buds, and manure is the key to awakening those dormant flower buds. In the process of pepper making, if not providing enough nutrients, the plant will continue to produce leaves. At this stage, the plant needs a very large amount of fertilizer, including all elements, medium, micro and organic residue.
People have a habit of watering and spraying foliar fertilizers, fertilizing (phosphate) always after watering. When the tree pops out, people put NPK 16-16-8+TE fertilizer once with a very large amount, then spray foliar fertilizer and that’s it, almost all of them do. At this time, the roots cannot absorb it, so it is very wasteful. I used to do that as well. But the efficiency of the plant’s fertilizer absorption is not high.
I would like to share with you the technique of fertilizing my house after many years of doing it with high efficiency as follows:
Divide fertilizer into many times that fertilize. Although it is very difficult, people have to work hard during this period. Wrong one glass go a mile is here. There are many types of fertilizers on the market. You should choose a reputable brand that is found by many users to be effective.
After watering it wet like rain for the tree to recover health. Above the foliage, I spray foliar fertilizer, then 1 week later I will use Amino organic fertilizer (in the form of water-based fertilizer) for root recovery plants with a combination of nematodes, mealybugs… Note carefully read the instructions and carefully see if the composition of Amino fertilizer can be combined with the nematode and mealybug medicine you are using..
The next week I sprayed a foliar fertilizer with a combination of drugs to prevent brown planthoppers, thrips, beetles that bite and suck flowers and young leaves.
You also need to pay attention to how to combine. There are many preparations that have been prepared for us, but we do not know that they are mixed incorrectly, which will hurt the tree, lose its leaves, and sometimes die. Very dangerous.
The next week, when the plants have sprouted crab eyes and young leaves, I use bio-organic fertilizer NPK + TE specialized for pepper. This time is the time to make the main cotton, the plant needs a lot of nutrients including multi, medium, and micro factors. Remember to apply outside the foliage to avoid breaking the roots. Should be applied in the early morning or cool afternoon, the absorption efficiency will be higher. Just use your hands to spread a thin layer just right outside the foliage, large trees will apply more, small trees will apply less. Usually fertilize from 40-60cm from the root depending on the tree. Pretty simple, isn’t it? Do not be too concerned about the amount of fertilizer a few pounds as the packaging usually says. And don’t be afraid to fertilize many times.
Finally, after 2 weeks, you put away manure, rotting organic fertilizer with Trichoderma fungus, supplement the amount of organic residue for plants against plant failure. This time of fertilizing is very important, ensuring balanced nutrition and preventing plant failure in the year for pepper. This time, you can add lime to the soil. In addition, people buy concentrated micro-mineral organic fertilizer for pepper. If I can’t find it, I can buy mineral fertilizer and compost my own micro-organisms to dispose of.
People note a few small but very important points in cotton making techniques as follows:
When the flowers are blooming, absolutely do not spray foliar fertilizers. This will make the flowers sparse, you scratch. Although there are many foliar fertilizer products that clearly state that they can be sprayed at flowering. If you do as I guide above, the tree is already full of nutrients and elements to prevent pest attacks.
Contrary to popular belief that hot and dry weather, the plant will have better cotton. That is wrong thinking. When pepper is flowering, it is necessary to increase the humidity of the garden’s air by watering the roots or using a sprayer to spray the air around the pepper plants. Absolutely do not spray on cotton. Since most peppers are hermaphroditic, only a few are unisexual. Single flower it will fall off on its own. The pepper varieties with many unisexual flowers are inherited from their ancestors and some pepper plants are nested… The ability to set seeds is very low. When the humidity in the air is high, the stigmas of hermaphroditic flowers become erect and easily adhere to the pollen grains, increasing the possibility of pollination. So when pepper is flowering 3 days, people should spray or water once. The flowering time of pepper lasts from 10-20 days. That is the reason why the late flowering pepper plants such as Se, Se Mo or the 2nd phase of pepper, the seeds will be larger and more uniform. Early flowering varieties like India are often scratched. Those who grow Indian pepper reading these shares will know how to make pepper more productive and less prone to scratching. With Indian pepper, farmers have to raise the demand for organic carcasses to 150% higher than normal, the yield will be very high and stable without having to pay much attention to the differentiation of flower buds, because it has a lot of flowers. . Cotton making is a long battle until the plant enters the seed. If there is a lack of nutrients, the tree will drop young fruit and rot young fruit.
Spray foliar fertilizer according to each growing period of pepper as follows: When growing flowers and young leaves, spray foliar fertilizer with high N content and then gradually reduce it. When entering seeds, it is advisable to look for a foliar fertilizer with a low N content, mainly P and K + TE to avoid the loss of young leaves. The characteristic of pepper plants is that when they have young leaves, they will flower more or less. But those flowers that are out of season will reduce the yield for the next crop, even there will be a lost season.
When preparing to harvest, it is recommended to fertilize Amino fertilizers to increase the size of the seeds and prevent plant failure. Because at this stage the root system is weak, only the Amino form is easy for plants to absorb. If the tree does not decline, it will give a high and stable yield. That’s very important.
Then they start the care cycle again. The year of winning the year of failure is just a way of saying those who do not understand the characteristics of pepper plants.
During the care process, please observe the pepper leaves. What disease plants are infected, or what nutritional needs are expressed through the leaves. Without manure, the leaves will be smaller. Lack of micronutrients, young leaves are white. Or the symptoms of anthracnose, lichen, fast death, slow death … the leaves will show first. Experienced farmers will promptly prevent diseases or supplement the nutritional needs of plants in the most reasonable way. (I will have an article about disease symptoms, how to care for pepper in the following leaves).
Everyone knows that pepper is a plant that is very susceptible to diseases. Poultry raising 1-2 thousand heads/broiler, loss, weakening 10-20 birds is inevitable. So is pepper cultivation. It’s normal for a tree to die if it’s weak. People prevent diseases, prevent outbreaks, then treat new planting land. More information can be found (see here).
With the enthusiasm shared above, I hope that you will always have a good season. We will all be successful with pepper plants.
Wish you health!
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