Growing guide
How to grow chillies
A long-duration crop sold green or dried; leaf curl complex is the main threat.
At a glance
- Planting window
- Nursery October–November for February transplanting, or May–June for July transplanting
- Duration
- 5–7 months
- Climate
- 20–30 °C
- Soil
- Well-drained loam; pH 6–7.5
- Water need
- Moderate · about 450–600 mm a season
- Seed
- About 200 g (open-pollinated) or 80–100 g (hybrid) per acre
- Spacing
- 60 × 45 cm
- Yield
- Green chilli 40–60 quintals per acre.
What to do, and when
Dates assume planting around 25 Feb. Change the plan to shift them.
- 5–6 weeks before — Nursery under net: Keeps whitefly off seedlings.
- Day 0 — Transplant on ridges: With basal fertilizer.
- Months 2–5 — Vector watch: Thrips, mites and whitefly weekly.
- Months 2–7 — Pick green weekly or red at maturity: Dry red pods on clean tarpaulin.
Varieties to consider
Buy certified seed or planting material from an authorised source.
- Pusa Jwala — IARI variety, long green pods.
Water
- Every 5–7 days; avoid waterlogging.
- Never let it go short at: Flowering · Fruit set
- Drip irrigation suits this crop.
Nutrition
- Dose: About 120 kg N, 60 kg P₂O₅, 60 kg K₂O per hectare
- Transplanting: all P, K and a third of N.
- Remaining N at 30 and 60 days.
Pests and diseases to watch
Prevent first; spray only when needed, with a product registered for the crop, at label dose.
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Where these numbers come from
- ICAR / state university general recommendation A typical range for irrigated conditions. Your soil test decides the final dose.
- Common grower practice in north India Widely followed by farmers; confirm with your KVK for your block.
- Agriculture Novel indicative estimate A planning number, not a quote. Replace it with your own costs and your mandi’s price.
