A few days ago I visited my sister's house to visit her, my sister's house is located about 5 km from my place, and I traveled about 15 minutes by riding a motorbike to get to my sister's house, after arriving at her house I chatted for a while , then after that I went to their garden my sister which is located behind her house, I saw in her garden there were lots of black pepper plants that my sister planted.
Of course, all of our friends are very familiar with the name pepper because the fruit we use is the fruit to be used as a cooking spice and to add to the taste of dishes, we all know that pepper plants are one type of plant that is widely cultivated by the good community. in large quantities or some plant about two to ten stems, and this plant is very famous for its taste, aroma and very promising price.
Pepper, which we also know by the name of pepper, is a plant that is rich in chemical constituents such as pepper oil, starch and fatty oils. In general, pepper is used as a spice in the kitchen, there are two types of pepper that we know, namely white pepper and black pepper, pepper has a spicy, bitter and warm taste. The taste of pepper is almost the same as chili and the price is also higher. In addition, pepper also has various benefits for the body. For this reason, now more people are cultivating pepper to increase economic value.
In cultivating pepper we need to pay attention to several things.
A. Pepper nursery
The pepper seeds that we use must be of high quality so that the pepper produced is of high quality. The seeds that we use are cuttings that we get from mother plants that are free from disease. The need for pepper seedlings is estimated at around 2000 seeds per hectare.
B. Planting land processing
Processing of the planting land begins with loosening the soil by hoeing as deep as between 20cm and 30cm, then we make a pyramid-shaped planting hole, with a distance between the planting holes of about 2x2 meters, we separate the soil from the planting hole between the soil above and the soil below. Then we leave the planting hole for about 10 to 15 days.
C. Pepper cultivation
After the tillage is finished and the planting hole is ready, then we do the planting, planting is usually done in intercropping, if the seeds have been put in the planting hole and given manure, then we close the planting hole again with soil dug in the hole. For less fertile soil, we should use inorganic fertilizers such as urea, Phonska, sp36, and kcl, then we do regular watering.
D. Maintenance
In carrying out maintenance we have to do it perfectly like
E. Control of pests and diseases
Pests and diseases that often attack pepper plants are stem borer pests, flower pests, fruit pests, and jaundice. We can do all these diseases with the use of the right pesticides.
F. Pepper harvest
Pepper can be harvested after about 3 years after planting. Pepper fruit that is ready to be harvested has the characteristic that the pepper stalk is yellow or red, which means it is ripe. And we do the harvesting regularly by picking the fruit stalks.
The benefits of pepper fruit
Many people know that black pepper is used as a cooking spice, but not many know that black pepper is very beneficial for the health of the body.
In the following I will write some of the benefits of black pepper
A. Maintaining the health of the digestive tract
Black pepper contains anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties to protect cells in the digestive tract and maintain digestive tract health. And black pepper is often used as an herbal medicine to relieve diarrhea.
B. Relieves pain
We know that black pepper, which is rich in piperine, has natural anti-inflammatory and anti-pain properties, and we can use black pepper to treat certain complaints such as muscle pain, toothache, stomach ache, and headaches.
C. Control blood sugar levels
Piperine and anti-oxidant substances in black pepper are also said to be able to increase the ability of the hormone insulin to control sugar levels in the bloodstream. And this is very good for helping diabetics to keep blood sugar stable.
D. Maintain brain health
Black pepper is also beneficial for maintaining brain health by improving memory and brain function
E. Inhibiting the growth of cancer cells
Piperiiln in black pepper can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer. Piperine works by counteracting free radicals and suppressing inflammation so that cancer cell growth can be inhibited.
That's all I can write on this occasion, hopefully this article will be useful for myself and can also be useful for all my friends. And I feel that my post still has many shortcomings both in terms of language, words that are not appropriate and in terms of content that is not perfect. And thank you for the support of all my friends who have supported this post.
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I wrote the writing in this post in Indonesian and I translated it in English using the help of Google Translate.
