Obtaining a consistently high yield of peppers in the open field in Russian weather conditions is a difficult task.
This thermophilic culture loves moisture, light and space. Therefore, the most effective way is to
plant pepper in a greenhouse. This measure greatly simplifies maintenance, allows you to maintain the desired temperature and humidity.
The initial stage - the choice of place and planting material
Productivity largely depends on the choice of location: lack of sunlight, heavy soils, and the proximity of groundwater will adversely affect the future crop. For beginning gardeners, before growing peppers in a greenhouse, you need to inspect the site and choose a sunny or slightly shaded place to set the greenhouse. The choice of material for the greenhouse can also play a decisive role. It has been experimentally found that bell pepper develops best under a film. Moreover, the quantity and quality of fruits grown under the blue and red film is much higher than under the usual transparent or white.
Do not forget about soil preparation. It is fertilized with organic fertilizers: compost, humus or manure. Refining with mineral fertilizers is carried out in early spring.
Before growing peppers in a greenhouse, you must carefully select a variety. Specially bred varieties and hybrids will help to grow specimens of excellent quality even in the northern regions. In this case, the seedling method is used, and the timing for sowing is very early: January - February. In the middle lane seedlings are grown from February - March.
Landing technology
In containers or warm greenhouses, seeds are sown to a depth of 1 cm to 1.5 cm. A prerequisite is good drainage and nutritious soil. Overmoistening, as well as insufficient moisture, are unacceptable for young shoots. The temperature is maintained to 25-27 degrees, after emergence, it is reduced to 18 degrees in one week, and then brought back to 28 degrees during the day on sunny days. If it is cloudy outside, the temperature can drop from 20 to 23 degrees.
Before growing peppers in a greenhouse in a permanent place, you need to prepare seedlings that take from 50 to 70 days. During this period, young plants require abundant watering and top dressing. A transplant to a permanent place is made when the threat of spring frost passes. In order for the pepper to bloom and bear fruit, the plants are planted at a distance of 15-25 cm, 30-40 cm are left between the ridges. Strong healthy specimens with thick leaves and formed inflorescences are suitable for transplanting into the greenhouse.
Neighborhood with other cultures
For those gardeners who want to know how to grow peppers in a greenhouse, the question remains: is it possible to combine them with other plants? A professional approach involves growing without neighborhood with tomatoes and cucumbers. But the lack of space makes some gardeners plant cucumbers and peppers together in a greenhouse. In this case, one cannot expect a high yield, since the growing conditions for these crops are different. In addition, lashes of cucumbers occupy all the free space in the greenhouse, which means that they take away the light, without which peppers simply can not bear fruit. The most beneficial neighborhood is tomatoes and peppers. These crops occupy different levels in the greenhouse: tomatoes - top, peppers - bottom. After trimming the lower leaves of the tomatoes, the entire lower space is freed up, and the peppers feel great in the same area as the tomatoes.