What kind of pepper is suitable for Weibei Plain in Weinan?

Weibei Plain in Weinan is suitable for planting Dahongpao pepper.

Growth habit of Zanthoxylum bungeanum in Dahongpao

Like light, suitable for warm and wet loam and sandy loam with deep soil layer, with strong sprouting, cold resistance, drought resistance, strong disease resistance, long life of hidden buds and strong pruning resistance. Not tolerant of waterlogging, short-term water accumulation can kill you.

Harvest the seeds from July to September when the seeds are fully mature. After harvesting, dry the seeds in a dry place indoors in time. After the peel is cracked, take out the seeds, dry them and store them to prevent mildew and oil. In early March, the stored seeds were soaked in 70℃ water for 12 hours, then the waxy layer on the surface of the seeds was ground off with alkaline water, washed with clean water, and then the wet sand was heated to 20℃ to accelerate germination and storage. After mid-March, the seeds began to drill after the radicle was exposed. Generally, the plant spacing is 3-5cm×30-40cm, and it can also be spread in the border. According to the soil moisture, the soil moisture should be fully sown, and the covering thickness should be 2-3cm. The sowing amount is about 10k g/ mu, the budding rate is about 70%, and the seedling yield is more than 50,000 plants/mu.

Weather characteristics in Weinan

Weinan has a warm temperate semi-humid and semi-arid monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and suitable rainfall. Frost-free period 199-255 days, with changeable climate in spring, hot and rainy in summer, cool and cool in autumn and sunny, cold and dry in winter. The annual average temperature is 12- 14℃, the annual rainfall is about 600 mm, and the annual sunshine is 2200-2500 hours. Excellent climatic conditions are conducive to the development of agriculture, but summer drought, autumn waterlogging and summer dry-hot wind are very harmful to crops.