Is it necessary to spud peppers in a greenhouse and in the open field, how to do

Hilling is the process of loosening the upper soil layer located close to the crop. Such care is very important and useful for most plants, so summer residents are wondering: is it necessary to spud pepper?

The hilling process itself allows the planting to grow properly, promotes oxygen access to the root system, as a result of such an impact, the culture puts up new roots necessary for nourishment and stability in the ground.

Hilling blocks the processes of washing out the earth layer during heavy rains. This is an excellent disease prevention, hilling plays an important role before cold snap, frost, hardening the culture, which helps to minimize all risks of freezing.

Arguments for and against

Despite all the advantages of hilling, among summer residents there is no definite answer to the question of whether this procedure should be performed in relation to peppers. Gardeners are divided into two groups: one argues that pepper cannot be spudded, and the second is sure that this procedure is very useful for the plant. Each opinion has a clear argumentation, allowing to draw a conclusion about the situation in which hilling should be carried out, and in which it should be abandoned.

Most summer residents claim that hilling peppers is an unnecessary procedure. This opinion is due to the fact that the root system is located in the region of the upper soil layer, as a result of which it can be easily damaged during loosening. There is another argument against hilling: the root system of peppers has a neck, the growth of additional root branches is not required for the nutritious and fixing function of the plant in the soil.

Extension of soil moisture delay can lead to the spread of putrefactive pathologies on the root system, trunk.

There is also the opposite opinion. The second part of the gardeners was convinced from their own experience that pepper responds positively to hilling, so vegetable growers consider such a plant care procedure to be mandatory. This position is due to the fact that due to the root system, located in the upper soil layers, during loosening, an increased flow of oxygen to it is carried out. Such oxygen treatment contributes to the activation of crop growth and development, enhances the biological function of beneficial soil microorganisms, and improves nutrition.

Hilling technology

Pepper does not tolerate the soil crust at all, so gardeners need to monitor the moments of its formation and eliminate dryness in time. Despite the benefits of loosening, summer residents urge to spud peppers very carefully so as not to damage the roots.

To do this, you need to know the right technology:

1. It is worth considering that one of the features of bell pepper is slow growth in the first 10 - 14 days after transplantation. This feature is due to the strengthening of the rhizome. Hilling should not be carried out during this period.
2. The first hilling should be done 24 to 48 hours after the second irrigation. The depth of loosening should not exceed 6 - 8 centimeters.
3. During mass flowering, one more loosening is necessary. This hilling can be deepened to a level of 8 - 10 centimeters.
4. The third hilling of peppers is carried out at the time of the formation of fruit ovaries. Can reach a depth of 14 - 16 centimeters.
5. In the phase of mass fruiting, the loosening depth should be reduced again to 6 - 8 centimeters.

If the earth has a heavy structure, hilling can be carried out a little deeper to ensure better heating and ventilation of the soil layer. However, this should be done very carefully so as not to damage the formed roots.

In addition to these cases, shallow loosening should be carried out after each watering or rain. During such tillage, weeds should be removed. A planted plant must be spudded only after the formation of 4 - 5 true leaves. After such treatment, the soil in the garden should be mulched with compost fertilizer, covered with straw or other suitable materials.

When growing peppers in the open ground, loosening should also be carried out between the rows. In order not to harm the plant, several recommendations must be taken into account:

1. Inter-row treatments during mass flowering are carried out at a depth of 10 - 12 centimeters.
2. During the formation of ovaries, loosen the soil no deeper than 15 centimeters.
3. During mass fruiting, processing is carried out at a depth of 22 - 25 centimeters.
4. If row spacings are narrow, they must be stopped during mass flowering.
5. Wide row spacings should not be cultivated after the crop has reached the height of the attachment of mini tillers or modern tractors.
6. During the growing season, it is necessary to hill the plant 2 - 3 times in order to remove weeds.

Hilling up allows the summer resident to sprinkle weed seedlings with a soil layer of 5 - 6 centimeters, under the yoke of which they die. During the growing season, 4 - 5 inter-row treatments are possible.

Need for procedure in greenhouses

Do I need to spud peppers if the crop is planted in greenhouse structures? Hilling pepper in a greenhouse is an optional procedure. This is due to the fact that new roots do not form in planted crops, and this process is the main goal of hilling.

But since peppers do not tolerate the formation of a soil crust, the earth should be loosened regularly to a shallow depth. Such a procedure will be an excellent prevention of many diseases, saturate the root system of the plant with oxygen and eliminate the formation of rot on the roots and stems. The procedure for loosening the soil in a greenhouse is best combined with ventilation.

Positive features

Many summer residents have seen from their own experience that peppers spudded in this way are distinguished by the activation of their development. The procedure has a number of other benefits:

• improved air flow to the root system leads to faster growth and development of crops;
• indirectly stimulates beneficial soil microorganisms that have a beneficial effect on plant he alth and reduce the risk of common pathologies;
• reducing the risk of rot formation on the rhizome or stem of the plant;
• such loosening allows you to fight weeds in time.

A distinctive feature of the growth of bell pepper is that the culture well forms adventitious root shoots exclusively on green stems and before the formation of cotyledon leaves. Hilling during this period only stimulates the process and helps the plant culture grow and develop faster.

When the pepper stems are already stiff, the plant reacts negatively to the deepening of the root collar and loosening, carried out in deep layers of the soil. This is because the risk of damage to the integrity of the surface root system increases.

Subject to all the rules of hilling and loosening, the planted pepper will respond positively to the procedure. Most often, hilling helps to accelerate the growth of pepper, increase productivity during the period of mass fruiting.To do this, it is necessary to carefully cultivate the land with smooth movements that do not damage the integrity of the roots.

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