Hello dear hivers, I am here to take us to another area of growing our pepper seedlings.
This morning I just discovered that my pepper nursery is ready after three weeks in the nursery bed, my pepper seedlings are strong enough to enter the main garden. Today I want to share how I prepared my garden for transplanting.
If you want to grow pepper that will give you plenty of fruits, don't just carry seedling and put in ground.
You have to prepare the ground well.
HERE IS HOW I DID IT:
- Clearing and tilling the land.
First I cleared all weeds and grasses from the garden.
I used hoe to till the soil very well.
Know that pepper needs loose soil so that root can breathe and move freely. Therefore I make sure that I removed stones and old roots.
- Making raised beds.
I made raised beds about 1ft high because this is important especially now that rain is coming. The raised bed prevents waterlogging.
Pepper does not like too much water on its root, because it will rot.
Adding manure.
This is the secret. I mixed well-rotted poultry manure into the soil 1 week before transplanting. I didn't put fresh manure o because fresh manure will burn the pepper. The manure makes the soil rich and soft. If you don't have poultry manure, you can use compost or cow/goat dung.
My goat dung manure.
Watering the bed before transplant.
A day before transplant, I will water the beds very well.
This makes the soil moist and easy for the seedlings to settle.The transplanting process.
I will transplant in the evening, not in hot afternoon sun.
I make sure that I watered the nursery first so I can uproot easily without breaking roots.
I dug small holes with spacing of 2ft between each pepper stand.
I will plant one seedling per hole, not too deep, just up to the root level.
I covered with soil gently and pressed a little and immediately after planting, I will water it again lightly.After transplant care.
For the first 3 days, I will water morning and evening to help them recover from transplant shock. Some leaves may drop, don't panic, it's normal. I will also put dry leaves (mulch) around them to keep moisture.
When my garden is set, then in the next 2 months, I will be expecting fresh pepper harvest.
Are you also planting pepper this season? What stage is your garden now?
Let's learn together.