Paprika is one of the most popular vegetables in Polish cuisine with a wide application. It tastes best broken straight from your own garden. To make it tasty and crunchy, you should stick to specific care rules. Fertilization is also of great importance. This time we present a recipe for natural fertilizer from … milk.
July is an important month in the cultivation of peppers. It is then that its intensive growth and fruit is tied. So let’s learn the most important care rules. So how do you care for this plant?
The most important is watering the peppers. Let’s irrigate it regularly, especially during hot days. Its soil must be constantly moist, but we cannot get wetting the ground. We carry out this procedure in the morning or evening, and the water stream is directed straight under the bushes, considering in the list and fruit.
It is recommended to continue the pepper with liquid fertilizer containing potassium and phosphorus. These two minerals support flowering and fruiting. We also need to regularly remove weeds because they can take water and nutrients from the specimen.
If we have a high variety of peppers with numerous fruits, it is worth applying supports for it. We also recommend constant monitoring of the bushes, or sometimes we do not notice disease symptoms or pests. Then act quickly using spraying.
When growing this plant, we should regularly cover the lower leaves. Thanks to this simple treatment, we will improve air circulation and reduce the risk of fungal diseases.
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It is worth watering the peppers with properly diluted milk, because it contains a large amount of calcium that protects against fruit rot. It also has proteins, phosphorus and potassium – these nutrients have a positive effect on the overall condition of the plant.
So how do you make milk fertilizer? Just mix this product with water in a 1: 1 ratio. We water the peppers with such a conditioner every 2-3 weeks. We care not to soak the leaves.
Remember to use degreased milk or with low fat. Full -fat can cause the development of bacteria and mold in the ground.
For peppers, it is worth using coffee coffee free fertilizer. This kitchen waste provides minerals, i.e. nitrogen, magnesium, potassium, as well as acidify the soil. All you have to do is scatter coffee grounds under the bushes or add them to the water, which we water these plants.
Egg shells are another waste worth attentionwhich is a source of calcium. Finely crumble them and mix with the top layer of the substrate.
Some gardeners feed peppers with wood ash, rich in potassium and phosphorus. Remember, however, to use it in moderation due to the strong lifting of the pH of the Earth.
