In modern times is not a bit of rice fields, plantations and even forest that made it more minimal to be able to plant something, especially in urban areas.
HOW TO PLANT HYDROPONIC SYSTEM PAPRIKA
Then whether it can be in the urban if you want to grow some vegetables at home?
Although many vegetables that we can actually buy on the market but whatever it is that from us sendriri that meproses, plant it will be very different than we buy.
But here I just want to discuss about how to plant paprika with hydroponic sisitem only.
KNOWING PAPRIKA PLANTS
Paprika is a plant that is still one family with chili plants. produces sweet fruits with a little spicy from the eggplant (Solanaceae) tribe.
The colorful fruits such as green, red, and yellow are commonly used as a mixture of ingredients. Pepper plants are from South America and are now scattered which is now cultivated by most people.
Sweet and spicy flavors that have parika make a lot of people, especially abroad to increase the delicacy and spicy taste in cooking. In addition, peppers also have many benefits for the health of the body.
Peppers also have high economic value. Higher demand is a good prospect and at the same time makes it an encouragement to cultivate peppers with a hydroponics system.
Planting with a hydroponic system is an alternative way for those of us who live in urban areas because it does not require too much land and easy maintenance, we can plant some vegetables with its own hydroponics system to reduce spending expenses.
Here's how to plant hydroponic peppers
PREPARATIONS
Preparations include land, tools, and materials to be prepared: Tray seedlings / containers, Nursery, Seeds (eg paprika seeds such as F1 spertacus, Goldflame F1, Kelvin F1), Media seedlings (Grilled husk / Rockwool-Grodan , etc), Thermometer and Hygrometer, Tweezers, Space of nursery and sprayer (hand sprayer).
PREPARATION OF PAPRIKA SEEDS
Where do we get paprika seeds? Paprika seed is not too difficult to get, we can get the seeds in the markets nearby or online. If we immediately buy the seeds that are ready to plant it does not need in the seedlings, but for seeds that are not ready for planting (seed) we need to sow it first.
Here's how to seed paprika seedlings;
- Soak the paprika seeds in water for 2 hours.
- Prepare seeding media such as mixture of husk or manure and ground premises with 1: 3 ratio.
- Plant the seeds that have been soaked into the medium of seed as deep as 1 cm.
- Place the seed to a place that is less exposed to the sun.
- Flush seeds regularly every morning and evening so that the seeds sprout quickly, but need to note how its watering not to make the seeds drowned just wet media.
- After the seeds are aged 24-30 days, paprika seeds are ready to be transferred to the planting medium.
PREPARING THE PLANT MEDIA
After the seeding process, the next step is to move it to the planting medium. We can use the media planted soil mixed with compost or manure. Add also the fuel husk so that the planting medium is not easy to densely absorb much absorb water and contain nutrients. Put the mixed planting medium into polybag or pot. Size of planting media at least 25 cm in diameter.
PLANTING PAPRIKA SEEDS TO PLANT MEDIA
After the seedling through the seeding process and has appeared 5 to 7 leaves, then the seeds are ready to be transferred to the actual planting medium. Planting seeds into the media planting minimal planting medium used at least 25 cm in diameter. Moving paprika seeds into the soil medium also needs to be considered, a good time to move the seedlings is afternoon or morning, so that pepper plants are not stress (outside temperature contas) when exposed to the sun.
Plant paprika is a plant that is less happy to be exposed to direct sunlight. Therefore we should also pay attention to it by providing shade on the pepper plant, so that our planting is more optimal we can use the shade of paranet. After doing watering regularly every day, after the paprika is 3 to 4 weeks from the time of planting, the paprika plant will grow flowers.
Pruning Paprika Tree
pruning needs to be diluted to the vegetative buds that often appear on the main stem, this is aimed for the growth of paprika plant lean towards the top without branching on the right or left of the plant. Paprika flower pruning also needs to cut the bell pepper flowers are too much and just leave a flower or two, it aims to produce paprika fruit later can absorb nutrients well.
PAPRIKA CARE
After planting paprinkan next is take care of him. The stages of treatment referred to between lan;
Regular watering every day morning and evening (depending on the weather).
Weeding weeds that can disturb plants.
Provision of follow-up fertilizers to maintain plant nutrients such as nutrients (JORO A & B Mix) with EC. 1.5 mS / Cm and pH. 5.5.
Try not to plant placement too close, try approximately 5 cm distance between plants.
We can also use AB mix fertilizer or we can also use other hydroponics fertilizer that we can get at the nearest farm shop and via internet.
HANGING
By taking care of it routinely we can harvest peppers after 3 months since planting time. After the first harvest period, most paprika fruit will be able to continue to be harvested during the productive period of 7 - 9 months. After that rotation is done by replacing new paprika seeds by planting as above.
With us understanding how to grow paprika there are advantages that you can get, as well as the many peppers are utilized to increase the taste of cuisine on oriental dishes, the price is quite expensive is a good opportunity to increase revenue.