How to fertilize peppers? How often should peppers be fertilized?

Pepper is a common plant in our lives. Many people fertilize peppers when planting them so that they can grow better. So how to topdress peppers? How often should peppers be topdressed? The following editor will explain them one by one, hoping to help you.

How to apply fertilizer to pepper

1. Flush application

Sprinkle a certain amount of fertilizer in the ditch to dissolve, and then penetrate into the pepper root system with the water flow. The advantage is that it is simple and convenient, but the disadvantage is that the fertilization effect is not good and it also causes fertilizer waste;

2. Broadcasting

After watering the peppers, spread the fertilizer into the field or between the rows of peppers. The advantage is simplicity, but the disadvantage is that it wastes fertilizer and has poor fertilization effect.

3. Buried application

That is, dig trenches between the rows of pepper plants, apply a fixed amount of fertilizer, and then fill and cover with soil. The advantages are good fertilization effect and less waste, but the disadvantage is that the labor intensity is too high.

4. Drip irrigation fertilization

That is, a fertilizer applicator is installed on the main part of the drip irrigation equipment. The fertilizer is put into the fertilizer applicator and dissolved, and automatically enters the soil around the root system with the water flow. The advantage is that the fertilization effect is good and there is almost no waste. The disadvantage is that the investment amount is large;

5. Apply to the root

That is, applying foliar fertilizer and combining it with spraying pesticides to prevent and control diseases and pests can supplement plant nutrition. The advantage is that less fertilizer is applied and the fertilizer effect is fast. The disadvantage is that it cannot be used as a topdressing method for the main fertilizer, but can only be used as an auxiliary and supplement to topdressing.

What fertilizer is best for peppers?

Peppers have a strong demand for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. When spraying fertilizers, consider nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium as the main ones, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium vegetable fertilizers. It is also necessary to combine farmyard decomposed fertilizers, bean cake fertilizers, organic fertilizers, etc. What kind of fertilizer is better should be determined according to the soil composition and the growth of peppers, and it cannot be generalized.

How often should I apply fertilizer to pepper?

Generally speaking, 12 to 15 days after planting, topdressing can be done once to promote seedling growth, using 8,000 to 10,000 kg of farmer's manure fertilizer per mu, or 20 kg of special fertilizer for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium per mu; the second topdressing should be done when the pepper is swollen, with 25 kg of organic fertilizer or triple compound fertilizer per mu; the third topdressing should be done during the peak fruiting period, with bean cake fertilizer or human manure fertilizer, the amount of which is the same as the first and second times or slightly increased. The fourth, fifth, and even ninth and tenth times can be topdressed every 3 to 5 days, but organic fertilizer is the main fertilizer, supplemented with an appropriate amount of compound fertilizer, which can prevent the pepper from aging prematurely and prolong the fruiting period. Of course, this refers to root fertilization, as well as foliar fertilizer for foliar fertilization. Appropriate topdressing can be done according to the growth of the pepper, which will help the branches and leaves to be lush and the pepper to grow vigorously.