What you need to know about pepper to harvest a good harvest

Pepper is a very fastidious vegetable crop. To harvest a good harvest, you must follow all the rules of cultivation and care.

Pepper likes loose, light fertile soil, sunlight, but short daylight hours. The capricious plant does not tolerate heat, is afraid of the scorching sun, which causes burns on the fruits.

It is important to know that pepper has a very weak root system, it does not recover well after damage. Be sure to loosen the soil around the bush so that air passes to the roots. Pepper loves water very much, do not allow the soil to dry out, but it is important that the water does not stagnate, because this plant does not like excessive moisture.

It would be ideal to organize drip irrigation for pepper, but if this is not possible, then follow the rules of regular watering. Peppers are more resistant to diseases and pests than tomatoes.