BLACK PEAS: GROWING SEEDLINGS AT HOME

Black pepper peas are widely used in cooking as a seasoning for a variety of dishes.

For self-growing it at home will need only a desire and a little effort.

And so we will understand black peppercorns, growing from the seeds of this seasoning.

Seed preparation

You can grow black pepper from the peas bought in the nearest store. The best time for planting seeds is considered the first month of summer, because for germination of pepper seed temperature is necessary + 25-28 ° C. Before sowing, you need to calibrate, select the largest peas, and then soak them in water for a day and plant in a pot.

ATTENTION: Before planting seeds, it is necessary to scald the pot with boiling water, then pour the soil and immerse the seed in it.

Already after a month you can see the first shoots.

Soil and fertilizer

A special soil is prepared for sowing seeds. consisting of one share of sheet soil, half of the share of sand and half of the share of sod soil.

After the sprouts get stronger and finally develop one leaf, you will need pick 2 cm apartand then transplanting each plant in a separate bowl with a diameter of 7-8 cm.

The soil composition remains unchanged.

ATTENTION: Transplantation during picking needs to be done carefully, the plant has a very sensitive root system.

After the appearance of the second true leaflet, black pepper seedlings must be fertilized.. For fertilizers apply water solution of chicken manure, pre-settled for several days, 1:10. In the absence of such a solution, it can be replaced by purchased top dressingdesigned for ornamental deciduous plants.

5-7 days after fertilizerwhen the plant root system grows, it can be transplanted into a larger pot. Black pepper is a vine plant, so you should take care of support.

In dressing pepper needs autumn and spring, wherein every 2 years you need to update the land in a pot.

Watering

Watering the plants is carried out soft water at room temperature. Black pepper loves moisture, so it is necessary to constantly control the humidity and prevent the soil from drying out.

You can put a pot on the pallet filled with expanded clay or wet peat.

In addition, the plant needs spraying water twice a day in the warm season.

In winter, the number of sprays can be reduced.

Temperature conditions

In order to create a black pepper comfortable environment, need to provide diffused sunlight.

The best way - This placement of pots with a plant on the window sill of the east or west window. Being on the north window, the pepper may experience a lack of light, and on the south windows he will need shading from direct rays.

ATTENTION: In the warm season it is better to grow pepper in the open air in a bright place.

During active plant growth it is important to maintain the air temperature at 23-25 ° CIn the fall, this bar can be lowered, but 18 ° C recommended in winter. It should be borne in mind that black pepper does not tolerate sudden temperature changes and may die if the temperature drops below 10 ° C.

Features of culture

During cultivation white formations can be seen on the back of the leafresembling eggs. Over time, they will turn black. These formations are a feature of plants, so do not bear any danger.

Besides seeds, black pepper propagated by layering, cuttings and by division. With sufficient light and humidity, cuttings and cuttings very quickly and well rooted.

Harvesting

With proper care black pepper grows 2 meters tall and above. Flowering occurs in the second yearwhich results in the formation of yellow and red fruits.

Black peppercorns - it is his fruits of the plantthat have been dried in the sun.

You can get white pepper from black peas, if you leave it for a week in water, and then remove the black skin and dry it. Green peppercorns are obtained from unripe peas.

ATTENTION: Only black fruits are suitable for growing. From a white, green or pink pea can not grow a plant.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that foreign varieties of black pepper peas are grown without picking, while they grow only one season.

Black pepper is a perennial plant. Planted at home, the pepper will delight stable harvest for several years. The main thing is the correct planting and the necessary care for the plant.

REFERENCE! Learn about different methods of growing peppers: in peat pots or tablets, in open ground and without picking, and even on toilet paper. Learn the cunning method of planting in the snail, as well as what diseases and pests can attack your seedlings?

Useful materials

Read other articles on pepper seedlings:

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How to grow chili, bitter or sweet pepper at home?
What are growth promoters and how to use them?
The main reasons why the leaves are twisted at the shoots, the seedlings fall or are pulled out, and also why the shoots die?
Terms of planting in the regions of Russia and especially the cultivation in the Urals, in Siberia and the Moscow region.
Learn yeast based fertilizer recipes.
Learn the rules of planting Bulgarian and hot peppers, as well as dive sweet?

In conclusion we offer you a video about peppercorns growing at home:

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