Expert Advisory Details

Advice on chilli and capsicum in February month

The information about chilli and capsicum is given below

• Remove “Sarkanda” or plastic cover from the fields of chilli and capsicum in the afternoon when risk of frost is over and irrigate the fields. 

• After a week, apply 90 kg urea per acre in channels and earth up near the base of plants. 

• Transplant the nurseries of chilli and capsicum raised under protection on the ridges at the recommended spacings. 

• Before transplanting, apply 35 kg Urea, 175 kg superphosphate and 20 kg muriate of potash per acre in capsicum and 30 kg Urea, 75 kg superphosphate and 20 kg muriate of potash in Chilli. 

• Dose of nitrogen can be increased for Chilli hybrids.

• Irrigate the field after transplanting of seedlings and repeat the irrigation once in 7 to 10 days depending on upon soil and climate. 

• Fill the gaps after 7-10 days to ensure complete plant population of the crop.