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How to grow black pepper

The birthplace of black pepper, is India. But today pepper circulated around the world. To have on your Desk is always attended this spice and the meals were flavorful, you can grow.

How to grow black pepper
How to grow pepper
How to grow hot peppers

You will need

- pepper seeds (peppercorns purchased at the grocery store)
- a pot for planting
- grunt
- fertilizer
- water

Instruction

Collect the necessary for sowing peas, not only in magnitude. To do this, simply place the seeds in salted water, peas that float, use for sowing. Soak the large black peppercorns in water. Leave in a warm place for germination.

Transplant germinated seeds into the pot (depth – not less than one centimeter). For planting is best to use a primer, mixed in equal parts of loam, sand, humus. Planting the seeds, you should observe the temperature of the air +25 – +30°C. further it is necessary to adhere to these temperatures.

With the correct planting a seed, the first leaves will appear within one month, and with the emergence of the second leaf of the plant must be fertilized. It is recommended to use dissolved in water bird droppings in the ratio 1:10, which should infuse for two days. Fertilization adds to the seedlings of nutrients, therefore, the pepper will grow better.

Transplant the plant into a larger pot when it grows up, as pepper characterized by large root systems. Change the soil plants at least once in two years. With proper care the length of the plant can reach two meters or more.

Collect the first harvest after six to eight months from the date of first flowering. Pepper should be green. It should be boiled and dried in the sun until it becomes black.

Note

Only black pepper is suitable for growing. Green, red, white for this purpose are not suitable.

In the case of excess moisture the leaves of the pepper acquires a yellow color, and the lack of moisture brown color. Excess light can lead to the drying plants. The cold snap and the temperature change of ten degrees will cause the death of the plant. Permitted on the reverse side of the leaves of the pepper eggs white, which will later become black.

Useful advice

The pot with the pepper must be placed in a bright location but avoid direct exposure to the sun. The leaves of black pepper should be sprinkled with water (in summer twice a day in winter – less). The best time of year to feed pepper fertilizers, summer and spring. Watering is best suited water at room temperature.