Planting bell peppers

bell pepper is popular among gardeners, it is a valuable and nutritious product that contains a huge amount vitamin C. For pepper, use a fertile area protected from the wind. Predecessors peppers can be legumes, cucumbers, green crops, root vegetables. The soil must be fertile, drained, and retain moisture well.

Planting bell peppers begin with sowing seeds in early March. Within two months, the seedlings reach sufficient size for planting in the soil. Seedlings in greenhouses require maintaining the temperature at 22 degrees. Seedlings also need watering, weeding, and loosening. Periodically, seedlings need to be fed with fertilizers. Before planting in the soil, you need to gradually lower the temperature in the greenhouses and increase ventilation.

Planting bell peppers should be done in first half of May. First, prepare the soil and apply the necessary fertilizer. The seedlings are planted at a distance of forty centimeters from each other. The distance between rows should be about 60 centimeters. It is better to plant pepper in the evening. After planting, cover the bed film. The film can be removed in mid-June, but it is advisable to leave the film overnight all summer.

After planting in the soil, peppers may grow more slowly, so it is advisable to carry out shallow loosening and reduce watering. Then you need to repeat watering every week and periodically loosen the soil.

Growing bell peppers is not difficult; if you follow the basic rules, you can get an excellent harvest.