Fertilizing bell peppers with ammonia: rules and application features

To ensure the plant produces juicy and delicious fruit, it needs to be fertilized with ammonia, which contains 82% nitrogen. This essential element promotes vigorous foliage growth, flowering, and chlorophyll production. It's especially important when growing vegetables in greenhouses and hotbeds, where sunlight is insufficient. When using ammonia solution, it's important to correctly dose the solution; otherwise, the fruit will develop a watery taste and lack the characteristic sweet, juicy pepper aroma.

In what cases is fertilizing necessary?

Peppers should be fed with ammonia when the leaves become pale or yellow, or if they grow slowly, lack flowering, and the stems are thin and brittle. A few days after watering the soil with the ammonia mixture, you'll notice the peppers taking on a healthy, attractive appearance. This occurs due to the enrichment of the peppers with oxygen and nitrogen, which:

• improves nutrition, synthesis of proteins, amino acids, enzymes;
• promotes rapid recovery, growth of greenery, and strengthening of the root system.

Growing bell peppers In our weather conditions, this isn't an easy task. This sweet and healthy vegetable's native land is Central America, a country with 12 hours of daylight year-round, and correspondingly higher temperatures. Therefore, this heat-loving plant requires special attention and timely fertilizing. Ammonia can be used in conjunction with other treatments.

Pest Control Recipes

To get rid of pests, simply feed the peppers ammonia. They are repelled by the pungent odor produced by the evaporation of ammonia.

Pest control fertilizer compositions:

1. Ammonia for aphids on peppers. Dissolve 200 g of laundry soap in 70 ml of ammonia in 1 liter of boiling water. Spray the pepper plants daily for 14 days. Ammonia works flawlessly against aphids.
2. Ants. Dissolve 15 ml of alcohol in 10 liters of warm liquid, add 15 g of red pepper. Mix well, and pour into the soil.
3. Mole cricket. 5 ml of ammonia per 0.5 liters of water, water at the roots.
4. Weevil. 50 ml per 10 liters of liquid, apply once every 7 days until the parasites disappear completely.
5. Drosophila. 1 teaspoon of alcohol per 1 liter of liquid, water once.
6. Wireworm. 10 ml of the preparation per 10 liters of water, water at the roots with 0.5 liters of the mixture.

To improve the soil and feed seedlings

An ammonia solution prevents excessive soil acidity caused by rotting and the addition of chemical fertilizers. These processes release carbon dioxide, which combines with water to create increased acidity. This acidity impedes the absorption of nutrients. Nutrients become ineffective, and plants wilt. An ammonia mixture helps fertilize the soil and:

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• restores natural microflora in the soil;
• has a beneficial effect on the environment in which the seedlings are located.

The advantages of this fertilizer are obvious. There are several options for preparing a working solution for peppers, depending on the intended use.
A good harvest depends on the condition of the seedlings. For strong, succulent seedlings, use ammonia mixtures. The concentration depends on the plant's developmental stage.

Recipes for solutions for seedlings:

• At the initial stage of growth, when the first leaves appear, 1 teaspoon of ammonia per 1 liter of liquid is required.
• second phase, from 14 days, 1 teaspoon of alcohol per 1 liter of liquid.
• third phase, 10 days before planting in the ground, 15 ml of mixture per 10 liters of water.
• fourth stage, transplanting seedlings to a permanent location, 19 ml of the preparation per 10 liters of water, water at the roots.

Treatment of mature plants

Growing bell peppers in a greenhouse is much more convenient, especially in northern regions. Here, they can be protected from rainy, windy weather, and temperature fluctuations, and the air humidity can be stabilized to promote vigorous growth. Growing peppers outdoors requires more careful care:

• spraying;
• feeding;
• protection from insect pests.

There are several ways to water bell peppers with ammonia solution:

1. Root. 3 tablespoons of alcohol per 10 liters of liquid, fertilize by watering at the roots, avoiding the leaves.
2. Foliar application. Spray the foliage two weeks after root feeding.
3. After spraying, after 15 days, feed at the rate of 3 tablespoons per 10 liters of water, watering under the roots.

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A single treatment is necessary if the pepper leaves are pale yellow. For this solution, you'll need 1 tablespoon of the product per 1 liter of clean water. A few days after treatment, stable fruit growth is observed, the color becomes more vibrant, and the plants begin to bud.

Storage and safety precautions

Ammonia evaporates quickly, so use the solutions immediately after dilution. Storage is not recommended. Necessary safety precautions are in place, so for protection, use the following:

1. A gauze bandage to avoid inhaling harmful fumes from ammonia liquid.
2. Wear rubber gloves and long-sleeved clothing to avoid damaging your skin.
3. Use safety glasses to avoid damaging your eyes.
4. If you experience dizziness, loss of concentration or nausea, stop working and get some fresh air.
5. If it comes into contact with skin, wash it off immediately with water.
6. For one or two days, keep children and animals away from the area where ammonia is being treated.

The main signs of ammonia overdose:

• holding your breath;
• dizziness, nausea, vomiting;
• loss of concentration.

In case of poisoning, rinse your face, eyes, and exposed skin with water. Apply a cotton-gauze bandage soaked in citric acid. After drinking several glasses of warm water, add one teaspoon of vinegar to each glass of water and induce vomiting.

To grow a complete product, you need to treat the soil and plants with ammonia. After all, the beneficial properties of bell peppers help maintain health and cope with many human ailments. This tasty product contains vitamins A, E, C, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, and B9. In terms of vitamin C content, it is comparable to citrus fruits and cranberries.