What is the best way to feed bell peppers? Fertilizing peppers during flowering and fruit set: the best fertilizers. Selection of fertilizers for seedlings

Every resident of country garden beds needs careful care, sweet peppers are no exception. The culinary favorite is regularly fertilized, surrounded with attention, and with proper care, the plant will delight you with juicy fruits.

Before you start growing peppers, for a positive result, it is advisable to study the care manual and find out the answers to the questions: how to fertilize peppers, how to protect them from possible diseases and protect them from frequent pest invasions?

Why and what types of peppers need to be fertilized?

The diversity of this class of plants is surprising - each subspecies has flavor nuances and requires special care.

Among the representatives of the variety, the following are especially popular:

1. Sweetredpepper with versatile culinary capabilities. To make the fruit fleshy , Regularly feed the bushes with a mixture of cow dung and more water.
2. Bulgarianpepper is another well-known member of the family, for the growth of which eggshells, ash and yeast are used as fertilizer.
3. ExoticChile also needs special fertilizers. Hot peppers respond well to ash infusions; thanks to their use in combination with regular watering, a rich harvest is obtained.
4. Indoorpepper flame is especially picky; for the yield of small, sharp fruits, mineral-based mixtures are used (“Nitrophoska”, “Solution”).

If the plant does not grow well, it is necessary to completely reconsider the previous feeding technology and fertilize it differently.

The consequences of improper care can be disastrous, which is why care procedures for maturation and successful growth begin at the initial stage of planting, and they deal with seeds before sowing.

When is the best time to fertilize peppers?

Usually, soil preparation procedures are carried out in the fall. They loosen the soil covers to a depth of approximately 25 cm. For successful sowing, pre-fertilize the soil with ready-made compost mixed with ash.

We must not forget about regular watering - the vegetable is demanding of moist soil. With the right choice of fertilizer, juicy pepper fruits will ripen in the beds already in August - September.

Root feeding of peppers

Rules for growing peppers in greenhouses:

• Sprouts are fertilized every 14 days by dissolving organic and mineral substances in water.
• Before fertilizing the soil, the plants are watered with lukewarm water.
• Fertilizing is alternated, using organic mixtures for the first week, and mineral mixtures after.
• After fertilizing the soil, loosen the soil a little.
• Nitrogenous variations of fertilizer are not used too often; such fertilizing will turn the future piece into a lush green beauty, but such peppers will produce meager fruits.

Organic feeding and types of fertilizers

Any organic substance will be a good fertilizer for fruit-bearing plants. The peculiarity of the fertilizer lies in the environmental component of each component; the fertilizer is used without chemicals or a variety of additives.

To improve the condition of peppers, use:

1. Cow dung (mullein) , strengthens the plant’s immunity, protecting it from diseases.
2. Bird droppings, possessing a powerful vitamin composition of useful substances.
3. , which pepper has a special affinity for, because the substance is a rich source of potassium.
4. Nettle infusion, a budget and effective option, because nettle has large resources of calcium and vitamins A and B.

Bird droppings

Nettle infusion

In addition, eggshells, peat, or other equally interesting natural ingredients are often used as organic fertilizer.

Mineral feeding

A well-known substance with a mineral component is iodine, which has great vitamin potential.

Action of iodine:

• increases productivity;
• increases the amount of vitamin C in the vitamin composition of the plant;
• has a positive effect on fruit quality, improves flavor and taste;
• affects the size of products.

There is a scientific explanation for the benefits, because iodine improves the complex process of assimilation of nitrogen compounds. Thanks to the action of nitrogen, the plant's immunity is significantly increased, making it resistant and not allowing diseases to affect it.

Complex feeding

The next type of fertilizer is classified according to several parameters; in terms of composition, such fertilizing can be double or triple.

By production method it is divided:

1. complex, combining two or three elements;
2. combined;
3. mixed.

Complex fertilizers are also great for eggplants and tomatoes, however, for peppers it is better to use other mixtures. For example, fertilize with “Clean Leaf”, which has a huge number of variations in combinations of useful components.

For good fruiting, variations of mixing components are used:

• mullein infusion with superphosphate;
• 2 teaspoons of urea, superphosphate per 15 liters of water;
• 100 g yeast, 50 g sugar per 10 liters of water.

Urea requires careful use. Excess fertilizer will negatively affect the germination of seedlings. You can neutralize the bad effects of the vitamin composition with the help of an additional layer of soil and the use of potassium.

Use to fertilize peppers better after planting the plant in the ground. Fertilizing will have a positive effect on the condition of young seedlings, increasing their survival rate.

Foliar feeding

The essence of foliar fertilizer is to spray the above-ground part of the plant. Thanks to a simple procedure, pepper absorbs beneficial microelements through neat leaves and stems.

Constant attacks by ants often interfere with the development of the plant. Sweet will help and sugar.

For insect repellent solution you need:

1. Take 1 glass of acid solution.
2. Add a tablespoon of sugar to the boric liquid.
3. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
4. Pour the resulting mixture into the nest.

The method is used if the location of the ant nest is well known.

If it is not known where they live, then use the following method:

1. In a separate container, mix 3 tablespoons of water and 1 tablespoon of boric acid.
2. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the mixture, as well as a little honey or jam.
3. Mix all ingredients.
4. Pour the resulting product over the nylon lids.
5. Place traps near ant movement areas.

To improve the effect, a thin blade of grass is placed on the edge of the lid, which will act as a bridge to facilitate the movements of insects.

How to feed pepper seedlings?

The first feeding is done in the initial stages of pepper growth, when the leaves have not yet appeared. Often there is no need to take extra care, but it is advisable to fertilize the seedlings several times.

Fertilize urea and superphosphate- necessary and sought-after ingredients for the plant. Sold in any specialized store.

Also needs such feeding. The mixture for fertilizing young seedlings is prepared simply - dilute 8 g of urea or 27 g of superphosphate in 10 liters of water. Water the plant in an adjusted manner, being careful not to overdo it with liquid.

How to fertilize peppers after planting in open ground?

The capricious fruit needs a high level of humidity, so a plot of land is chosen with a high water-holding capacity. The soil has been prepared since the fall, removing plant excesses from previous vegetables and carefully digging the soil.

Seedlings do not need fresh organic fertilizers. In addition, peppers are susceptible to excessive nitrogen in the soil, so they should not be planted in an area with fresh manure. In spring, the soil is lightly loosened, adding a little phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.

How to fertilize peppers for ovary?

The second feeding has a natural character.

It is necessary to alternate mineral and organic fertilizers.

To create the ideal fertilizer for pepper plantations you need:

1. 100 l of water;
2. a glass of urea;
3. a bucket of last year's manure;
4. 2 kg of bird droppings.

In a separate container, pour all the components with a generous amount of water, mix gently, and let the mixture brew for a week. Use half a bucket of fertilizer per square of land.

Feeding during flowering, fruit set and fruiting

The key to good flowering is a sufficient amount of potassium in the soil. For this purpose, special ones are carried out using urea.

To stimulate the development of ovaries, use:

• MKH "Eurochem";
• Ecohuminate;
• Toppers;
• Novalon.

Use fertilizers in dry form, carefully pouring a little mixture under each bush.. After the procedure, the pepper must be watered with warm water.

Summer residents do not always understand whether they should fertilize peppers during the fruiting period, although signs of possible diseases affect the visual characteristics of the fruit. The pepper should be large, smooth, without any spots or dots.

Fertilizer is used for accelerating the maturation process. For this they often use superphosphate, potassium salt and a small amount of organic additives (manure, litter).

Features of feeding peppers at home

Neat representatives of the indoor garden need careful care, because decorative peppers are practically no different from their “big brother” growing in the garden. Care does not take a lot of time and physical resources.

To grow indoor peppers on a windowsill, follow the following rules:

1. Water the plant only with warm water; do not overdo this procedure (2-3 times a week).
2. The soil should always be slightly moist.
3. Spray peppers in pots regularly to prevent spider mites.
4. You should not deprive the plant of sunlight; due to its lack, the leaves will begin to fall.

By following these simple rules, you can very quickly acquire a beautiful indoor pet.

Fertilizing peppers with folk remedies

Popular for feeding honey water

All types of pepper are very responsive to fertilization. Regular fertilizing significantly increases yield and improves the appearance and taste of the fruit. But excess nutrition often leads to the opposite effect. The plant grows green mass and practically does not form ovaries. In addition, a large amount of fertilizers can cause the accumulation of nitrates and other substances harmful to humans in fruits. It is necessary to approach feeding peppers especially thoughtfully during flowering and fruiting. What fertilizers to use during this period in order to increase the yield and not harm the plant and your family?

Subtleties of feeding during flowering and fruiting

During flowering and fruiting of peppers, both mineral and organic fertilizers are used for feeding. Various folk remedies also show good effectiveness.

Mineral fertilizers

Immediately after the start of flowering, peppers are fed with mineral fertilizers with a high content of potassium and phosphorus. To prepare the working mixture, dissolve in 10 liters of water:

• 5–8 g potassium;
• 8 g urea;
• 35–40 superphosphate.

The resulting solution is watered or sprayed on pepper plants at the rate of 1 liter per plant. Some gardeners advise reducing the concentration of active ingredients when carrying out foliar fertilizing in order to avoid chemical burns of leaves and shoots. In any case, when spraying pepper with a solution of mineral fertilizers, it is better to first treat 1-2 plants and observe them for several days. If the experimental specimens feel good, then they begin to feed the entire plantation.

Foliar feeding of pepper is carried out only in dry and windless weather.

Fruiting peppers are fed with mineral fertilizers only when symptoms of nutrient deficiency appear, the main ones being changes in leaf color and slow ripening, as well as the appearance of small or crooked fruits. A mixture of superphosphate (1 tablespoon per bucket of water) and potassium sulfate (1 teaspoon per 10 liters of liquid) is well suited for this.

Peppers grown indoors are additionally fed with potassium and phosphorus after the first harvest.

During fruit ripening, peppers need sufficient calcium. Its deficiency often leads to the development of a dangerous disease - blossom end rot. Regular (once every 2-3 weeks) spraying of plants with a 0.2% solution of calcium nitrate will help to avoid such developments.

Organic fertilizers

Due to the high nitrogen content, organic fertilizers are used very carefully during flowering and fruiting of peppers. For plants planted in fertile soil, pre-filled with humus, a single application of fertilizer prepared from bird droppings or mullein is sufficient.

Bird droppings can be easily purchased at any specialty store.

Peppers growing in a greenhouse are additionally fed with organic matter after the first wave of fruits ripen.

There are many ways to apply manure to the soil. For peppers during the period of fruiting and flowering, watering with an infusion of mullein or bird droppings aged for a week is optimal. It is diluted:

• 10 times - when using cow manure;
• 20 times - when using bird droppings.

The resulting liquid is used for watering or spraying peppers. If desired, you can add wood ash to it.

Fertilizing with industrial organic fertilizers made on the basis of potassium or sodium humate also has good effectiveness. These substances, obtained by processing peat or manure, help increase the number of ovaries, accelerate the ripening of fruits and improve their marketable qualities.

Folk remedies

When growing peppers, one should not forget about traditional methods of feeding. Many of them are highly effective and practically harmless to humans.

Table: folk methods of feeding peppers during flowering and fruiting

Drug name	Methods of application
Wood ash	Wood ash is scattered under pepper bushes and watered generously
Boric acid	5 g of boric acid is dissolved in a small amount of hot water and added with cold water to a volume of 5 liters. The prepared solution is sprayed on pepper plantings during flowering and mass ripening of fruits.
Iodine	Water or spray the peppers with a weakly concentrated (15–20 drops per 10 liters of water) solution of alcohol tincture of iodine. Consumption of the drug is 1 liter per plant. To enhance the effect, you can add milk to the iodine solution.
Nettle infusion	The cut nettles are poured with water and left to ferment for several days. Then the liquid is drained and diluted 10 times with water. To neutralize the odor, valerian tincture is added to it. Peppers are watered with the prepared fertilizer during flowering.
Eggshell	A three-liter jar is filled with finely crushed shells about halfway, topped up with water and put in a dark place until a characteristic hydrogen sulfide smell appears. The prepared solution is watered or sprayed on the pepper while setting and filling the fruit.
Yeast	200 grams of raw yeast are diluted in a liter of warm water with a small amount of sugar and left for one hour. The fermented solution is diluted in 5 liters of water and flowering plants are sprayed with it. Some gardeners replace water with milk.
Bread kvass	Place stale bread in a container with a lid, fill it with warm water and add jam or sugar to speed up fermentation. After 10 days, the kvass is ready for use. It is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10 and used to water peppers.

Video: preparing green fertilizer for feeding peppers

It is almost impossible to get a good pepper harvest without applying fertilizers. But in everything you need to observe moderation. During flowering and fruiting, chemical fertilizers are used with extreme caution and, whenever possible, they are replaced with time-tested traditional methods of feeding.

Proper feeding of pepper will help you grow a large harvest.

Pepper (lat. Capsicum annuum) is an annual representative of the Solanaceae family. The plant is not picky about care; it grows in conditions of moderately warm temperatures (from 18 to 25 degrees Celsius) and humidity of 70-85%. In order for the pepper harvest to please, timely and properly selected fertilizing is necessary.

How to feed peppers after planting in the ground

Before transplanting seedlings, the soil is prepared. For 1 sq.m. add half a bucket of compost, 100 grams of ash, 0.5 tbsp. double superphosphate and 1 tsp. potassium sulfate. After applying fertilizers, the soil is plowed and heated to 50 degrees. Celsius with water, and cover with film.

Rules for watering peppers before feeding

Watering peppers must be done a day or two before feeding in liquid form. This applies to both prepared solutions and complex fertilizers, but not to organic matter. When fertilizing, the soil should be moist; when using dry mineral fertilizers, re-watering is carried out.

For the first time, peppers are fed after waiting 15-20 days after planting for the development of the root system and adaptation. It is recommended to use fertilizers that contain a high content of phosphates and nitrogen. 2.5 g of double superphosphate and 10 g of urea per bucket of water. Apply a liter under each pepper into pre-moistened soil. After the plants have rooted, you can also use organic matter: bird droppings or mullein (dissolved in water 1 to 10).

If the soil is not fertile, additional fertilizing will be required to saturate it with minerals: 20 g of potassium sulfate and 35-40 g of ammonium nitrate and phosphate. Or replace it with the complex drug Lifdrip.

Before feeding peppers in a greenhouse, it is important to consider how the soil was prepared for planting. If using the above method, then the same fertilizing is used as when growing in open ground.

Feeding peppers during the period of growth and development

During growth, fertilizing is done twice a month, using mineral fertilizers and organic matter. Growing peppers need adequate amounts of potassium, calcium, phosphorus and nitrogen. During this period, use Nitroammofoska or Azofoska according to the instructions.

When peppers grow poorly, you need to decide quickly what to feed them with. If there are no signs of diseases, pests or lack of minerals, use complex fertilizer in small doses: Kemira-Lux or Clean Sheet.

Before budding begins, fertilizing is carried out with superphosphate and nitrogenous fertilizers (ammonium sulfate, sodium nitrate): 5 and 10 g of mineral fertilizers are dissolved in 10 liters of water, respectively, and infused. First, the beds are watered abundantly by sprinkling, and the solution is then applied, trying not to get on the leaves, 100-150 g per bush.

Be careful when choosing fertilizer

When feeding peppers, you should avoid fertilizers containing chlorine (ammonium chloride), since when it gets into the root system it “clogs” the sap flow. This will not destroy the plant, but it will slow down the access of minerals and its development, and may affect the size and taste of the fruit.

Organic fertilizers include chicken manure (diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 5), wood ash (200 g per bucket of water), and manure (1 kg per 10 liters of water).

Pepper fertilizer recipe: "Green tea"

Feeding with infusions of herbs and dried flowers has a positive effect on the growth of peppers. To do this, collect leaves and flowers of plantain, dandelion, nettle, coltsfoot and woodlice, finely chop them, put them in a bucket and fill them with cold water. The solution is left to infuse for 7-8 days, then filtered and 1 liter is added to each bush along with fertilizing.

How to feed peppers during flowering

A sufficient amount of potassium in the soil is the key to good flowering of peppers and the formation of ovaries. Therefore, fertilizing peppers during flowering is carried out with potassium fertilizers (dry potassium, urea): 1 teaspoon per bucket of water. Natural fertilizers, such as nettle infusion, also have a beneficial effect on peppers.

It is possible to feed the peppers in the greenhouse during flowering with organic mineral fertilizer Ecohuminate or Summer Resident to stimulate the development of the ovaries. They are used in dry form, pouring the amount indicated on the package under each bush. After such fertilization, the pepper must be watered.

Adding organic matter improves soil structure, increases fertility, and helps fight pests. To prepare the fertilizer, collect a bucket of young leaves and fill it with cold water for a week and a half, until it begins to ferment and the leaves sink to the bottom. After this, filter and water with tincture once every 10 days.

During flowering, it is popular to fertilize peppers in the greenhouse with mullein (diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 2) and urea (25 g per 10 liters of cold water) or mineral fertilizers. Add 1 tablespoon of superphosphate and 1 teaspoon of potassium sulfate to a bucket of water.

Before feeding peppers during fruiting, pay attention to ripening. If the crop ripens quickly, there are no defects on it, and the bushes remain strong and do not wither, you can not apply fertilizers at all.

To speed up and more uniform ripening, fertilize with superphosphate and potassium salt (add 2 teaspoons per 10 liters of water) after the fruits ripen. Feeding peppers in the greenhouse is carried out after the first harvest. To do this, use manure or chicken droppings - half a bucket of fertilizer is diluted with cold water.

Mineral fertilizers use complex phosphorus-potassium fertilizers (a tablespoon per 10 liter bucket of water). It is useful to fertilize peppers with urea. To prepare the solution, 25 g of powder is dissolved in water.

Feeding peppers when growth slows

Slowing growth of peppers, wilting of flowers, loss of rich color of leaves and stems are the first signs of a lack or excess of minerals. In this case, additional root (fertilizers are applied to the soil) or foliar (plants are sprayed) fertilizing is carried out.

If the pepper grows poorly, the appearance of the plant will tell you what to feed. Dull gray leaves on the back side are an indicator of a lack of nitrogen fertilizers. Spray with urea (dilute 1 teaspoon in 10 liters of water).

When the ovaries and flowers fall off, spray the peppers with a solution of boric acid (1 teaspoon per bucket of water).

Poor fruit formation indicates insufficient phosphates and excess nitrogen. Spray with a solution: 1 teaspoon of superphosphate per half bucket of water, and also reduce the use of nitrogen fertilizers.

Bottom line

There are a lot of fertilizers that can be used to feed peppers in a greenhouse and in open ground. By correctly selecting the minerals necessary for plant development, you will not only provide them with favorable conditions for growth, but also reduce the incidence of crop diseases, and also increase productivity.