What should I do if pepper sprouts before the beginning of winter? Can pepper be planted on a large scale?

Sichuan pepper seeds are different from ordinary seeds. They are surrounded by a thick protective layer of oil, which isolates them from the outside world. They cannot receive external nutrients and water, and they cannot grow and develop and sprout. Therefore, if you want Sichuan pepper seeds to germinate, the most important step is to deoil and remove the protective layer of oil on the surface.

What to do if pepper sprouts before the beginning of winter

The first method is to soak it in water. The water here is a special liquid made from laundry detergent. Laundry detergent has the function of removing grease, and the grease in pepper seeds can also be removed. The laundry water melted by warm water can be poured into the water tank to degrease the pepper. The temperature is generally around 50 to 60 degrees.

The second method is also carried out through laundry water, but it requires the addition of some external force. The pepper seeds need to be rubbed or poke with a wooden stick to destroy the oil layer on the surface and reveal the brown seed color on the surface.

If you want to be more powerful, you can also use the light immersion cleaning method. Because the laundry water contains a lot of grease, the viscosity is relatively high, and it is not very easy to get rid of the grease. At this time, put it in clean water and rub it. It won't take long to remove the grease layer on the surface, and then you can take it out and dry it.

Generally speaking, without special treatment, pepper seeds will not germinate on their own. If you accidentally find that they have germinated, it doesn’t matter, because they have strong vitality and will continue to grow and develop well after being buried in the soil.

Can pepper be grown on a large scale?

Can.

1. Sichuan pepper is an economic crop, and its price generally fluctuates with market fluctuations. Because of the optimistic market prospects, farmers have insisted on planting, expanding from a few acres to dozens or hundreds of acres.

2. In mountainous areas, there are fewer plains and more hills, usually one hill connected to another. This unique environment is suitable for tree crops, especially Sichuan pepper.

3. From the perspective of farmers who grow pepper, farmers who mainly engage in agriculture can also grow pepper as a side job, because pepper trees do not require a lot of manual and careful management during their growth, and the planting process is relatively simple.

So, Sichuan pepper can be planted on a large scale, but not all places can plant it on a large scale. It is necessary to consider the local weather, temperature, soil, planting habits and other aspects. If it is planted blindly, it will produce bad results and the harvest will be large and difficult to sell.

Where is the best pepper?

Sichuan pepper is classified into red and green pepper. Green pepper is mainly distributed in the southwest, represented by Chongqing Jiuyeqing.

Among the red peppercorns, the most famous one is Da Hong Pao. The representative one is Hancheng Da Hong Pao, which matures in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, has large grains, thick flesh, dark red color, mellow numbness, and high yield.

Dahongpao from Fengxian County, Longnan County, Sichuan Hanyuan County, and Sichuan Maoxian County all have a numbing aroma, very prominent characteristics, and very good quality. Fengxian pepper is a national specialty protected variety of origin, and Maoxian Dahongpao was once a tribute pepper.