Now Qingming has passed, and there are more than ten days to be the valley rain solar term, Qingming to the valley rain is a good time to transplant all kinds of vegetables, this time is also suitable for the growth of vegetables. For example, after planting, the seedlings will be slowed down soon, and the growth of the seedlings will be very fast, and it will not take long to grow very high, and many forks will continue to germinate from the bottom to the top. However, there are many growers in the management, as soon as they see a lot of forks on the seedlings, they want to pick them immediately, especially tomatoes, but they don't know that whether they are tomatoes or peppers, they can't be picked too early, so when should they be able to split and pick the bottom leaves? Let's take a look.
First of all, we must understand a reason, why should we not rush to hit the forks of tomatoes and peppers? Because before tomatoes and peppers bloom, the seedlings have not grown and grown tall, and the number of leaves on them is not too large. When the main branch has not really grown, the leaves above the branches can photosynthesize together with the leaves on the main branches, which is not only conducive to the development of the root system, but also conducive to the growth of seedlings and the formation of flower buds.
There is another one, the branches are played later, which can make the root system develop better, because the root development is inseparable from the nutrients produced by the leaves through photosynthesis, which is called the root grows by the leaves, and the leaves rely on the roots to grow. Therefore, whether it is a large tomato or a small tomato, it is best to wait for the seedlings to start flowering, and it is not too late to start forking. Therefore, when the tomato has not yet flowered, no matter how many forks are sent out on the seedling, don't rush to knock it off first, let it grow a long time, and it is not too late to start flowering on the main branch.
In the case of chili peppers, there is a lot of attention to forking, and during the growth process, you only need to remove the small forks below the pepper near the ground, and the upper forks need to be retained. However, the forks that come from below near the ground should not be picked too early, and the seedlings can be picked again when they grow a little bigger. When it is time to bloom and bear peppers, remove some of the weak branches that do not bear peppers, and keep all the peppers. Regarding the issue of topping peppers, it has been said a few days ago, like home-grown peppers do not need to be topped, just let them grow naturally.
Let's talk about picking leaves, whether it's tomatoes or peppers, the leaves can't be picked casually. Like many people on the Internet who post videos to tell you that tomatoes are also picked, peppers are also picked, and some of them have not waited for the fruits to be fruitful, and all the leaves under the peppers and tomatoes are removed, and there is only a light rod left below, which is not advisable. Why can't the leaves be picked too early? There is a saying in planting: "The upper leaves grow fruits, and the lower leaves raise roots." That is to say, the fruit depends on the upper leaves to supply nutrients, and the root system develops by the lower leaves.
It is not impossible to pick tomatoes and peppers, but they should not be picked too early, and they should be picked until the fruit is enlarged or veraison, which will not affect the root development, and will help the fruit to increase light and color. For example, when the first layer of fruit has been enlarged and the disease is gradually turning color, you can remove the leaves under the fruit at this time, and then remove the leaves under the second layer of fruit when the second layer of fruit is swollen again. For peppers, no matter below or above, there is no need to pick the leaves.
The above is about the method of forking and picking leaves of tomatoes and peppers for your reference in planting and management.