Chili become a staple for Indonesian citizens. For some people, Chili become a mandatory requirement to accompany the meal. That is the cause of chili to be one of a very lucrative business opportunity. Chilli including fluctuating commodity prices, the price of the planting season and not the planting season will be different. All of this is also a big influence on the rate of inflation. At planting time, the supply to the market is abundant and surplus so the price plummeted. Conversely outside the growing season, the supply is very limited so that prices rose very sharply.
For people who have home gardens bare or unproductive land, cultivation of chili can be a promising opportunity, especially the cultivation during the growing season instead. For example, you can cultivation with the media in a poly bag next to the house or make some sort of 'green house' in your unproductive. Furthermore, regarding the results or we can sell our own advantage, since we also need Chili
The following will discuss how to cultivate chili in order to obtain maximum results.
preliminary
Cabe has a scientific name Capsicum annum longum var. Chili plant is a herbaceous plant species of the family-terongan eggplant. Chilli comes from the American continent precisely the area of Peru and spread to countries American continent, Europe and Asia, including the State of Indonesia.
The chili has various types of fruit shape. Did you know? It is estimated that there are no less than 20 species, mostly live in the country of origin. But society in general only recognize a few types, for example, large chilli, chilli curly, cayenne pepper and paprika.
In terms of health chili contains various properties. Among Calories, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrates, Calcium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, and vitamin C. Use of chilli in addition be used for domestic purposes, can also be used for industrial purposes, such as cooking spices industry, food industry and pharmaceutical industry or herbs.
Types of Chili
When this has been a lot of hybrid chilli seeds on the market with the name of diverse varieties with different advantages.
Several kinds of peppers that have been issued are: Jet set, Arimbi, Buana 07, Somrak, Elegance 081, Horizon 2089, the Imperial 308 and Emerald in 2078.
And for hybrid chili curly them, Papyrus, CTH 01, Kunthi 01, Sigma, Flash 03, Princess 06 and Helix 036, and cayenne pepper for a hybrid is Discovery. Chilli cultivation in Indonesia, many take advantage of chilli following:
Tanjung-1
• Potential results of 18 tonnes / ha
• The color red fruit
• The length of 10 cm pieces
• Suitable for lowland
• Tolerant to leaf-sucking pests
Tanjung-2
• Potential results of 12 tonnes / ha
• Suitable for lowland
Lembang-1
• Potential results of 9 tons / ha
• Suitable for plateau
Terms To Grow
For a plant to grow and develop optimally, then during chilli cultivation Noteworthy general conditions need to be met:
ground
- Land structured crumb / loose and rich in organic matter.
- The degree of acidity (pH) of the soil between 5.5 to 7.0
- Land is not muddy or there is a puddle of water
- Cropping land open or no dark shade and blocking sunlight
climate
- Rainfall 1500-2500 mm per year with a uniform distribution.
- The air temperature 16O - 32o C.
- At the time of flowering to ripening fruit, ample sunshine state (10-12 hours).
