Pepper seeds bought in the market can be used for planting, but pay attention to the pepper seeds in peppers. Both hard and mature are acceptable. If the color is white, the small and soft ones can be thrown away. Put these ripe pepper seeds in a dry place in the kitchen, or dry them in the sun, and you can grow peppers.

The growth conditions of pepper are as follows:

1. Soil: Potted peppers are mainly humus rich in humus. It can be made of peat, garden soil and organic fertilizer. The appropriate ratio is 1:3:0.5.

2. Sowing: You can sow directly or soak the purchased pepper seeds in warm water at 50 ~ 55℃ for 20 minutes to facilitate germination. After watering the soil, sow the seeds on the surface of the soil (2-3 seeds per hole), covering the soil about 65,438+0 cm to keep the soil moist. It takes about 3 ~ 5 days to germinate at 25 ~ 30℃, and it is difficult to germinate below 15℃.

3. Transplanting or thinning: When the sprouts grow to about ten to twenty centimeters, they can be transplanted. If you don't transplant, you should space the seedlings, remove the weak seedlings and redundant seedlings, and leave only a few strong seedlings. After the pepper seedlings germinate, they can start to grow two real leaves. Leave the best in each cup and take out the rest. Don't be reluctant to part, or you won't grow well.

4. Daily management: Fertilize once every half month and add 5 ~ 10g compound fertilizer to each pot every time. The light requirement is not strict, but insufficient light will delay the fruiting period and reduce the fruiting rate. Note that pepper is drought-tolerant, so it is not suitable to accumulate water when watering, and it needs to be watered more during the fruiting period. However, don't water the pepper seedlings after they stand up, let them grow sturdily, and don't grow in vain, which will affect the late fruit of potted peppers on the balcony.

Pepper, alias: horn pepper, long pepper, vegetable pepper, lantern pepper, Latin scientific name: capsicum annuum L., Solanaceae, pepper is an annual or limited perennial herb.

The temperature requirement of pepper is between eggplant and eggplant. The optimum temperature for seed germination is 23-30℃, and it cannot germinate below 65438 05℃. Pepper seedlings need high temperature, low temperature and slow growth. At the beginning of flowering and fruiting, the optimum temperature is 20-25℃ during the day and 15-20℃ at night. The soil temperature is too high at the fruiting stage, especially when the strong light shines directly on the ground, which is not conducive to root growth and is easy to cause toxin disease and sunburn.

The content of vitamin C per 100 grams of pepper is as high as 198 mg, ranking first among vegetables. Vitamin B, carotene and minerals such as calcium and iron are also rich. Medical experts believe that pepper can relieve cold pain in chest and abdomen, stop dysentery, kill parasites in stomach and abdomen, and control heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis; It can also stimulate oral mucosa, cause gastric peristalsis, promote saliva secretion, enhance appetite and promote digestion.

Spicy food has the functions of sterilization, antisepsis, seasoning, nutrition, and dispelling cold, and has played a positive role in preventing and treating diseases, improving genes, and promoting human evolution. Therefore, adding a little pepper to your daily menu is of great benefit to your health.

Pepper is also a very irritating food, and it is the favorite of many people, especially Sichuanese, who are famous for their spicy taste. Pepper can not only stimulate our appetite, but also play a great role in warming the stomach and expelling cold, and also have a good effect on treating indigestion.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Chili