Pepper is one of the spice plants that thrives in the territory of Indonesia. This pepper is famous all over the world because it is needed mainly as a spice cooking. Almost all types of cuisine always use pepper as a natural flavor. Pepper itself is divided into various types ranging from black pepper, white pepper, and green pepper. The pepper tree itself can grow with a height of more than 2 meters. Currently pepper crop commodity is quite good. Many people are getting interested in cultivating this one because the results obtained quite a lot.
To start the cultivation of pepper or pepper plant, must first recognize the characteristics of this one plant well, in order to make the planting and appropriate treatment, so the results obtained in accordance with the expected. Here are some ways or techniques of pepper cultivation that can be tried.
Terms Grow
This pepper plant is one type of plant that can flourish in areas that have rainfall of 2,000 to 3,000 mm per year. In addition, the air temperature is good for pepper cultivation is 20 to 34 degrees Celsius. Pepper plants also need enough sunlight, so this plant can grow well if exposed to sunlight for at least 10 hours per day. Pepper can also live in areas with altitudes of 300 to 1,100 meters above sea level with soils that have a degree of acidity of 5.5 to 7. Good soil types for pepper cultivation are red to yellowish soil.
Growing media
Planting media used as a cultivation of pepper plants should be the soil that sebur, friable, and contains many nutrients. Land used for cultivation should not be too dry, and also not waterlogged. The content of humus in the soil should be as much as 1 meter to 2.5 meters with a slope angle of no more than 300 meters. Before the soil is used for cultivation should be processed by weeding and soiling the soil. Seed Selection Selection of pepper seeds should be taken from healthy breeders. This will affect the growth and results obtained. Seedlings should be taken from parentheses that are at least 10 months to 3 years old.
Planting
Can be done after the soil is processed. The soil treatment involves burrowing by reaching as deep as 20 to 35 cm. After spraying chalk to get the appropriate acidity then let stand for 3 to 4 weeks. The dosage of lime is adjusted to the condition of soil acidity. Cultivation of pepper can be done with spacing 2 x 2 meters. Planting can be done with depth up to 50 cm. Planting should be done during the rainy season or during the transition from dry season to rainy season. In addition, fertilization is also required by sprinkling fertilizer after the plant is planted.
Care
After pepper is planted, it should be done with treatments such as vine weeding, weeding, routine watering, routine fertilization, perempelan, mulching, up to the making of ajir. Also note that plants are not attacked by pests or diseases. Harvest pepper crops can usually be done after 3 years of pepper.
