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    1) The document provides guidance on growing hot peppers, including recommendations for seed and variety selection, seedling raising, land preparation, transplanting, trellising, fertilization, pest and disease management, and spraying techniques. 2) It recommends mixing soil, manure, and sand for seedling trays and sowing two seeds per hole at a depth of the size of two seeds. Pesticides are listed to control common insects and fungi. 3) Fertilizer should be applied weekly from weeks 2 to 8 at rates of 5 grams and 2.5 grams per plant based on a planting distance of 40cm x 40cm and 16,600 plants per acre

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    1) The document provides guidance on growing hot peppers, including recommendations for seed and variety selection, seedling raising, land preparation, transplanting, trellising, fertilization, pest and disease management, and spraying techniques. 2) It recommends mixing soil, manure, and sand for seedling trays and sowing two seeds per hole at a depth of the size of two seeds. Pesticides are listed to control common insects and fungi. 3) Fertilizer should be applied weekly from weeks 2 to 8 at rates of 5 grams and 2.5 grams per plant based on a planting distance of 40cm x 40cm and 16,600 plants per acre

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    Hot Pepper: Crop Guide

    Uploaded by

    Gerald Maginga
    1) The document provides guidance on growing hot peppers, including recommendations for seed and variety selection, seedling raising, land preparation, transplanting, trellising, fertilization, pest and disease management, and spraying techniques. 2) It recommends mixing soil, manure, and sand for seedling trays and sowing two seeds per hole at a depth of the size of two seeds. Pesticides are listed to control common insects and fungi. 3) Fertilizer should be applied weekly from weeks 2 to 8 at rates of 5 grams and 2.5 grams per plant based on a planting distance of 40cm x 40cm and 16,600 plants per acre

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    Hot pepper

    Crop guide
    Valid 2017

    Seed and variety choice

    • High yield
    • Disease resistant
    • Good quality fruits
    • Preferred by the market

    Seedling raising
    1 Filling tray
    1a Mix the media well with 1b Sterilize the media at 1c Fill the trays with the
    following ratio: 80oC for 30-40 minutes well prepared media

    1 part top soil

    2 parts cow manure

    1 part sand
    2 Sowing depth

    Sowing depth = size of 2 seeds


    3 Taking care of
    seedlings

    4 Hardening
    Put seedling tray outside 1 week before transplanting

    Land preparation and plant distance


    1 Plant distance 2 Basal application
    • Organic manure (if available)
    =5 gram

    • DA
    18.4
    6.0
    P
    =2.5 gram
    40 cm 40 cm
    60 cm

    16,600 plants per acre

    Transplanting

    Transplant
    late afternoon
    10 cm

    3-4 weeks after sowing

    Trellising >3 cm

    • Support plants
    • Easy crop management
    • Minimize diseases
    2m

    m
    -3
    2.5

    1-2 weeks after transplanting


    Fertilization
    1 Make a small hole 5 cm away from the canopy of each plant for applying the fertilizer
    2 Apply the fertilizer
    3 Cover the hole

    CA
    27.0 N
    .0

    MO
    0.0
    .16
    P

    5 cm

    Week 2 Week 4 Week 6 Week 8


    The fertilizer amount is based on 16,600 plants/acre

    Crop protection
    1 2 3 4
    Insecticides

    Active ingredient Mites (1) Aphids (2) Thrips (3)  Cutworm (4)
    Lambda-cyhalothrin
    Abamectin
    Dicofol
    Imidacloprid
    Thiocylam oxalate
    Profenofos

    = Recommended pesticides for the pest indicated.


    Alternate active ingredients to prevent building up resistance.
    Crop protection

    Fungicides
    Active ingredient Efficiency Control
    Copper hydroxide Preventive Bacteria leaf spot 5

    Tebuconazole + triadmenol Preventive + Curative Powdery mildew


    Triadimenol Preventive + Curative Powdery mildew
    Sulphur Preventive Powdery mildew
    Difenoconazole Preventive + Curative Rust
    Copper oxychloride Preventive Phytopthora
    Propineb Preventive Anthracnose

    Spraying techniques
    Wear protective gear Good weather Good nozzle Wash after spraying

    Windy weather Rainy weather Leaking nozzle Beware of excessive chemicals

    Do you need more information?


    Please call +255 685 942 364
    SEVIA | P.O. Box 7211 | Moshi
    Visiting address | Lambo Mferejini | Hai |
    www.sevia.biz

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