Business News Desk, Capsicum usually gets a better price in the market than other vegetables. Farmers who have understood this are earning good money today. Like normal vegetables, it can also be cultivated in every type of climate. Farmers earn bumper income with good fruits. Capsicum is also called bell pepper. Vitamin-C and Vitamin-A are also found in capsicum. Apart from this, nutrients like iron, potassium, zinc, calcium etc. are also found. The demand for capsicum in the market is increasing day by day. The demand for colored capsicum is the highest in this. Capsicum is cultivated in about 4780 hectares in India. Its annual production is 42230 tonnes. The major states cultivating capsicum in India are Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka etc. Capsicum is cultivated on a large scale in these states. It is most in demand in hotels. Here it is also used as a salad.
Capsicum cultivation
Like other chillies, cultivation of capsicum can be started in any season. It needs to be protected from rain. Farmers can cultivate it either in a pot or in the field. If you want to cultivate capsicum in a pot, then fill the pot with 10 kg of soil. Fill about one-third of the pot with manure. After this, plant the capsicum plant in the pot. Capsicum can be planted easily with this technique and you can earn a lot. The pH value of the soil for cultivation of capsicum should be 6. Capsicum plant can bear temperature up to 40 degrees. The plant starts yielding after 75 days of transplantation. About 300 quintals of capsicum are produced in one hectare.
Earning from capsicum
Nowadays coloured capsicum is also available in the market. The demand for red, yellow, green and white capsicum has increased. A plant produces 10 to 15 fruits. About 200 to 250 quintals of capsicum is produced per acre. One can easily earn a lot from this.