excanny:


What is the name of this systemic chemical you are talking of?

ridomil gold(mancozeb), ridomil gold(copper),saaf,thiophate methyl,red force,team,but copper based fungicides will be a must on the Frontline.

Don't follow online article to farm. How can you plant 25000 stands on 6plots

lahify:
saw this online, would it work?

So busy nowadays but the peppers are doing great. When you see your plants doing well you feel happy. Post pictures very soon. Thanks

You can get it from Ibadan office. Where's your location

depopson:
Please where can I get the pepper hybrid seeds. I'm really interested

Tomorrow morning first thing will be pruning of my pepper,so it form a lot of branches, which means a lot of fruits and bountiful harvest..

ogbongenet:
Tomorrow morning first thing will be pruning of my pepper,so it form a lot of branches, which means a lot of fruits and bountiful harvest..

Does hybrid seeds need pruning?

Do you know anyone that can help with the Cultivation of Tomatoes/Pepper? I need reliable farmers, preferably in the South-West, Osun State to be precise that can help to cultivate One Hectare of land. Thank you.

ogbongenet:
Tomorrow morning first thing will be pruning of my pepper,so it form a lot of branches, which means a lot of fruits and bountiful harvest..

good move if you prune off the top tips it will increase yield by 20-30%,I read about a pepper farm in the Dominican republic,SEMIDOR they also prune off the tips of the branches that was formed from the first pruning to get even more branches,hmmmm,I have not tried that,but op u can try it with a few crops to compare the yield.

This is one of the secret of farming pepper, when you prune, you automatically increase the yield by 20-30 percent. Let's go there...

Yes the information you read was very correct, I have done that before.

okoroemeka:
good move if you prune off the top tips it will increase yield by 20-30%,I read about a pepper farm in the Dominican republic,SEMIDOR they also prune off the tips of the branches that was formed from the first pruning to get even more branches,hmmmm,I have not tried that,but op u can try it with a few crops to compare the yield.

Be it hybrid or OPV seed needs to be prune to form a lot of branches.

geekulture:


Does hybrid seeds need pruning?

Thanks OP for your good work and the mind to share. please I will you to share this info in a tabulated form for newbies that may what to try this out.

how many days before the single transplant was done from the broadcasted seed

how many days before punning was carried out

when to transplant to the field

when to start fungicide application.

Thanks for time

great job. very interesting thread...i am following...pls i need to call or chat you i am about to start i need your advice on some step i am about to take... thanks

ogbongenet:
This is one of the secret of farming pepper, when you prune, you automatically increase the yield by 20-30 percent. Let's go there...

Following with rapt attention. But, I do have this to say from the pruned pepper plant picture you uploaded. You got the pruning wrong. Cutting it the way you did will most likely get the plant killed. You should have at least 4-5 leaves on the plant after pruning, and it will give you more growths from the nodes of the leaves left. Also, try doing it just cutting or pinching off the emerging bud and not by cutting at the point you just did.

Beautiful thread all the same. Good work!!!

ogbongenet:
This is one of the secret of farming pepper, when you prune, you automatically increase the yield by 20-30 percent. Let's go there...

I think peppers are pruned at the base and not at the top

Thanks for the observation and recommendations, I want to prune and re-prune again.

jidestroud:


Following with rapt attention. But, I do have this to say from the pruned pepper plant picture you uploaded. You got the pruning wrong. Cutting it the way you did will most likely get the plant killed. You should have at least 4-5 leaves on the plant after pruning, and it will give you more growths from the nodes of the leaves left. Also, try doing it just cutting or pinching off the emerging bud and not by cutting at the point you just did.

Beautiful thread all the same. Good work!!!

The best way to prune pepper is by removing the top node. When you prune the top node the plant brings out new branches. Why I'm I cutting mine beyond that level is that I want a short bushy plant, thought I only did 500 stands as an experiment.i'm planting 2000 stands.

Benefits of pruning is beyond bushy plant, you have a very strong plant, that can not be broken easily by wind.

I don't get it madam, maybe you explain better

jethro2:


I think peppers are pruned at the base and not at the top

Peppers

ogbongenet:
I don't get it madam, maybe you explain better

The lower and the newest branches or nodes are the ones removed not the top node.

Once the peppers have enough nutrients to feed on, prunning might have little or no effect on the fruits size.

New set of peppers coming up

Nice thread.
Please, what is the optimum spacing for pepper.

ogbongenet:
Thanks for the observation and recommendations, I want to prune and re-prune again.

For sturdier plant right? Cool!. Keep us updated.

Such issues as pruning or topping as the case may be has been up for debate so many times. Personally, I don't top my pepper plants in my garden except I see one growing unnecessary tall and looking fragile . I haven't been conscious enough to get statistical figures from such plants against the ones growing without pruning or topping. Let's see how your 500 pruned pepper plants do against the others in terms of fruit production.
Always a fan of practical farming any day any time.

I don reserve permanent seat for this your beautiful thread. God's speed.

jethro2:


The lower and the newest branches or nodes are the ones removed not the top node.

I think the right word to use is "topping" his pepper plant; were the top node is removed. Though, i find this very difficult practising on a large scale commercial pepper farm. And yes, you're also very correct.

I think this video explain some of the issue :

https://video.genyoutube.net/8MaaFsoYIpI


https://video.genyoutube.net/0zz_X4ekcfA

jidestroud:

I think the right word to use is "topping" his pepper plant; were the top node is removed. Though, i find this very difficult practising on a large scale commercial pepper farm. And yes, you're also very correct.

I cannot say about other hot pepper varieties,but what we noticed with the avenir f1 is if u don't prune it will naturally form a Y branch and will form other Y branches from the first one,but if u prune it off you will see not less than 5-6 individual branches that will further form Y branches translating to higher yields,we have done the experiment between pruned and unpruned peppers the results is no contest,at any given time the pruned crops have 150-200+ fruits on it,I will not even think about hot pepper farming without pruning.and pls nothing is difficult in using your fingers and pinching off growth nodes while they are still in nursery,the manure we bagged today that one na real back breaking work.

jethro2:
New set of peppers coming up

is that spacing not to small for hot peppers of is it a variety that does not grow bushy

okoroemeka:
I cannot say about other hot pepper varieties,but what we noticed with the avenir f1 is if u don't prune it will naturally form a Y branch and will form other Y branches from the first one,but if u prune it off you will see not less than 5-6 individual branches that will further form Y branches translating to higher yields,we have done the experiment between pruned and unpruned peppers the results is no contest,at any given time the pruned crops have 150-200+ fruits on it,I will not even think about hot pepper farming without pruning.and pls nothing is difficult in using your fingers and pinching off growth nodes while they are still in nursery,the manure we bagged today that one na real back breaking work.

Thanks for clearing that up.
Manure bagging into sacks? Hahaha . That one na labour na hehehe

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