How long can I start watering and fertilizing after planting peppers?

Pepper is a variety of Capsicum, a perennial semi-woody plant of Capsicum in Solanaceae, which is usually cultivated as an annual plant. Pepper is usually transplanted to the open field after seedling raising. On the whole, the management of water and fertilizer after transplanting plays a decisive role in its later growth and yield, which must not be ignored.

The transplanting time of pepper is usually from March to May every year. This land must be fully fertilized before transplanting. Transplanted pepper seedlings with mother soil. The first watering is carried out at the same time as transplanting. First, dig the seedling hole in the field, pour a small amount of water (about 0.5kg), then put the pepper seedlings with mother soil into the hole for righting, and finally compact and seal the hole with the dug field soil. Be careful not to break the seedlings when transplanting. The spacing between transplanted plants is about 20-30 cm, and one plant is planted in each hole. At this time, the first watering of pepper after transplanting is completed.

The purpose of the first fertilization is to quickly raise seedlings and promote the vegetative growth of pepper. At this time, nitrogen fertilizer is mainly applied. Most of the time is before the rain. The weather forecast says that when it rains tomorrow, we should spread fertilizer in the field (around the pepper seedlings) in time today. Rain will quickly melt the diluted fertilizer and accelerate the absorption of plants. Two aspects should be paid attention to when applying nitrogen fertilizer: 1, quick-dissolving nitrogen fertilizer, such as urea and calcium ammonium nitrate, etc., and the optimal dosage per mu is about 7.5 kg; 2. When using nitrogen fertilizer, be careful not to spread it near the root system, but on the surrounding soil, otherwise there will be the possibility of burning seedlings. If the first fertilization operation is improper, not only can seedlings not be raised, but also the roots will be burned and the seedlings will die.

The second watering of pepper after transplanting is about 7-10 days. After the slow seedling is over, it needs to be watered in time. The purpose of this watering is to promote the rapid absorption of topdressing, which is the first fertilization mentioned above. After that, topdressing can be done once every half month, and some farmyard manure can be sprinkled around the seedlings to make the seedlings grow rapidly. At the same time, weeding should be done well. Herbicide can be used when there are many weeds, but attention should be paid to the concentration and operation method to avoid phytotoxicity.