Supporting the fruits above the ground reduces incidences of pests and disease attack.
With staking, irrigation, fertigation, pest control and other practices can yield fruits of between 150g to 200g. It has to be done weekly before the shoots before the leaves mature, leading to more wounds on the plant. RELATED ARTICLE: Simlaw Seeds new capsicum variety doubles yieldsĭefoliation starts after three weeks from transplanting until the end of the growing season. Leaves also encourage emergency of buds that would grow to shoots. In addition to reducing the canopy to allow for fresh air circulation, the removal of the excess leaves destroys the hiding and breeding places of the pests. Removing the excess to remain with about eight to 10 healthy fruits reduces over-crowding, besides concentrating the nutrients to the few healthy produce.Īny leaves near the fruits must be defoliated. RELATED ARTICLE: Yellow capsicum has wider market, earns twice than red type Unlike the popular view that more stems would yield more fruits, the agronomist said the quality is compromised, which will also affect the price of the produce.Īccording to Gitonga, pruning should be done every week to let the plant use less water and nutrients to make big fruits and of the same size.Īt the same time, the excess fruits must also be removed soon after the bulbs are about pigeon-pea sized.
This gives the entire tree a vigorous growth due to reduced competition for the nutrients,” said David Gitonga, Oxfarm agronomist. “During pruning, one retains the main stem with one other budding branch shooting from the stem. Farmers practicing pruning and thinning increase chances of getting up ten kilos of capsicum (also known as sweet pepper or Hoho) yields per tree as compared to five kilos if the crop is not well managed.
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