Production of Bell Peppers - Bell Peppers: Growing Practices and Nutritional Value - page 5

Trays are treated with a fungicidal solution
Then seeds are sown directly in each cell
Trays are after seed sowing covered with a polythene sheet until seed ger-
mination

Sowing of
seeds in trays

Seed Ger-

within 8-10 days

mination

Temperature
Requirement

below 30 degree Celsius

Two applications of a fertilizer mixture (calcium nitrate and potassium ni-
trate @ 2g each) which is dissolved in a liter of water are recommended.
First application is at 25 DAS(days after sowing) and second application
is 35 DAS

Fertilizer Re-
quirements
for Seedlings

Method of
fertilizer ap-
plication

Fertigation

Transplanting 40-45 days old seedlings are used for transplanting

Hardening of seedlings is recommended before transplanting.
During hardening process, irrigation is stopped one week before trans-
planting.

Hardening of
Seedlings

Soil sterilization, soil fumigation or soil solarization, any of these, is re-
commended before soil preparation. One or two weeks after soil treatment,
soil may be prepared by tilling, leveling and conditioning. Fertility of the
top soil may be enriched by adding loads of organic manures and farm yard
manure.

Soil prepara-
tion for open
field cultiva-
tion

Bed prepara-
tion

Field beds or ridges of convenient sizes are prepared and nursery-raised
seedlings are planted along the ridges prepared on the field beds