Pepper Fertilizer Recommendations
In this section you’ll find examples of pepper fertilizer schedules for various growth environments. The presented programs are suited to specified cultivation interfaces, growth conditions and target yields. The programs were generated by the NutriNet™ tool . Use this free tool to suit Nutrigation™ programs to your specific growth conditions.
Note: The hereunder should be regarded as a general guide only. The exact fertilization program should be determined according to the specific crop needs, soil type, water analysis, cultivar, and most important - the grower’s experience.
Nutrigation™ (fertigation)
Nutrigation™ (fertigation) delivers pure plant nutrients through the irrigation system, supplying them precisely to the zone of most intensive root activity. A well-balanced Nutrigation™ program provides plants with their exact needs, as they change along the season.
Quantitative Nutrigation™, which is the method of choice in soils with medium to heavy texture, delivers a predetermined amount of nutrients regardless of the irrigation volume.
Proportional Nutrigation™ maintains a consistent nutrient concentration in the irrigation water, tailored to the crop's specific needs at each growth stage. This method is ideal for light soils, soilless media, and hydroponics.
Note: it is highly recommended to get an analysis of the irrigation water when setting the Nutrigation™ program, as the ions in the water must be considered when balancing nutrient concentrations and availability.
Learn more about the benefits of Nutrigation™
The suggested pepper Nutrigation™ schedules were generated using Haifa’s NutriNet™ - a powerful tool that helps growers to create and Nutrigation™ (fertigation) programs, considering the actual growth conditions. A carbon Footprint Calculator embedded in the system compares the suggested Nutrigation™ programs with conventional fertilization practices, helping you make environmentally responsible decisions.
Examples of Nutrigation™ programs for pepper, based on the NutriNet™ system recommendations:
Quantitative Nutrigation™ in medium-heavy soils
- Greenhouse soil-grown bell pepper in Mexico
- Greenhouse soil-grown bell pepper in China
Proportional Nutrigation™ programs in light soils and soilless media
- Soilless-grown bell pepper in South Africa
- Greenhouse soil-grown bell pepper in Israel
Quantitative Nutrigation™ programs in medium-heavy soils
- Example of fertilization program for greenhouse pepper in Mexico
Expected yield: 100 ton/ha
Recommended nutrient rates at each growth stage (kg/ha)
| Stage | Days (estimation) | Macronutrients (kg/ha) | Secondary nutrients (kg/ha) | Micronutrients (g/ha) | |||||||||
N total | P2O5 | K2O | CaO | MgO | SO4 | Fe | Mn | Zn | Cu | Mo | B | ||
Transplanting | 30 | 24 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 20 |
Establishment | 30 | 47 | 21 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 420 | 210 | 70 | 50 | 35 | 40 |
Vegetative growth | 30 | 105 | 45 | 122 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 650 | 325 | 110 | 80 | 50 | 90 |
Beginning of harvest | 30 | 123 | 56 | 150 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 540 | 270 | 90 | 65 | 45 | 108 |
Harvest | 90 | 428 | 202 | 544 | 95 | 43 | 0 | 2000 | 1000 | 320 | 230 | 150 | 400 |
Total | 210 | 24 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.018 | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Recommended fertilizers amounts at each growth stage (kg/ha/day)
| Transplanting | Establishment | Vegetative growth | beginning of harvest | Harvest |
2.1 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 13.7 | |
Haifa SOA | 0.07 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
2.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | |
0.64 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | |
0.9 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
0.05 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.28 | |
Borax | 0.006 | 0.012 | 0.026 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
Nutrigation program (tank composition)
Transplanting | Establishment | Vegetative growth | beginning of harvest | Harvest | ||
Tank A (1000 l) | Multi-npK | 90.1 | 112.5 | 111.4 | 111.0 | 111.2 |
Haifa SOA | 3.0 | 60.8 | 62.1 | 62.3 | 62.2 | |
Haifa MAP | 106.6 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 26.3 | |
Borax | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | |
Injection rate (l/day/ha) | 23.45 | 38.21 | 82.58 | 101.9 | 123.0 | |
Tanks per stage | 0.75 | 1.25 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 11.25 | |
Tank B (1000 l) | Haifa Mag | 82.1 | 71.2 | 82.3 | 82.8 | 84.0 |
Haifa Cal GG | 112.0 | 116.6 | 110.1 | 110.6 | 108.5 | |
Haifa Micro Combi | 5.9 | 12.2 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.6 | |
Injection rate (l/day/ha) | 7.86 | 15.1 | 36.57 | 36.4 | 36.7 | |
Tanks per stage | 0.25 | 0.5 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 3.5 |
View the full program in Nutrinet™
2. Example of fertilization program for pepper in open field, Israel
Expected yield: 60 ton/ha
Recommended nutrient rates at each growth stage (kg/ha)
| Stage | Days (estimation) | Macronutrients (kg/ha) | Secondary nutrients (kg/ha) | Micronutrients (g/ha) | |||||||||
N total | P2O5 | K2O | CaO | MgO | SO4 | Fe | Mn | Zn | Cu | Mo | B | ||
| Establishment | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 350 | 175 | 58 | 44 | 29 | 90 |
| Vegetative growth | 14 | 32 | 14 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 350 | 175 | 58 | 44 | 29 | 180 |
| Flowering to fruit set | 40 | 140 | 40 | 190 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 1000 | 500 | 167 | 125 | 83 | 180 |
| Fruit set - harvest | 75 | 168 | 75 | 263 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 1875 | 938 | 313 | 234 | 156 | 150 |
| Total | 143 | 358 | 147 | 522 | 70 | 33 | 0 | 3575 | 1788 | 596 | 447 | 297 | 600 |
Recommended fertilizers amounts at each growth stage (kg/ha/day)
| Establishment | Vegetative growth | Flowering to fruit set | Fruit set to harvest |
3.1 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 7.6 | |
2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | |
2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | |
0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | |
Borax | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
Ammonium sulfate | 0 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 3.4 |
Nutrigation program (tank composition)
Establishment | Vegetative growth | Flowering to fruit set | Fruit set to harvest | ||
Tank A (1000 l) | 117.6 | 131.2 | 112.2 | 120.2 | |
| Haifa MAP | 80.2 | 28.5 | 17.9 | 26.0 | |
Borax | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.43 | 0.28 | |
Ammonium sulfate | - | 37.7 | 69.5 | 53.6 | |
Injection rate (l/day/ha) | 26.4 | 57.3 | 92.5 | 64.5 | |
Tanks per stage | 0.5 | 0.75 | 3.75 | 4.75 | |
Tank B (1000 l) | 75.5 | 75.5 | 85.4 | 80.2 | |
110.4 | 110.4 | 99.9 | 93.9 | ||
14.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 25.9 | ||
Injection rate (l/day/ha) | 24.4 | 24.4 | 23.6 | 13.4 | |
Tanks per stage | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
View the full program in Nutrinet™
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Proportional Nutrigation™ in light soils and soilless media
1. Example of Nutrigation program for soilless pepper in South Africa
Crop cycle: 240 days, Expected yield: 330 ton/ha
Recommended nutrient concentrations (ppm)
| Macronutrients | Secondary nutrients | Micronutrients | EC (dS/cm) | ||||||||||||
N total | N-NH4 | N-NO3 | N-NH2 | P2O5 | K2O | CaO | MgO | SO4 | Fe | Mn | Zn | Cu | Mo | B | |
163 | 17 | 146 | 0 | 98.6 | 286.7 | 170.6 | 41 | 167.8 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Recommended tank composition at each growth stage (kg in 1000 liter stock-solution tanks)
| Tank A | Tank B |
Injection rate (l/m3) | 4.87 | 3.3 |
81.1 |
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29.3 |
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19.0 |
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17.0 |
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52.6 |
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| 195.0 | |
| 5.0 |
View the full program in Nutrinet™
2. Example of Nutrigation program for pepper on light soil, Israel
Crop cycle: 180 days, Expected yield: 100 ton/ha
Recommended nutrient concentrations
| Stage | Days (estimation) | Macronutrients (kg/ha) | Secondary nutrients (kg/ha) | Micronutrients (g/ha) | EC (dS/cm) | |||||||||||
N Total | N-NH4 | N-NO3 | P2O5 | K2O | CaO | MgO | SO4 | Fe | Mn | Zn | Cu | Mo | B | |||
Vegetative growth | 30 | 100 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.167 | 0.125 | 0.083 | 0 | 0.72 |
flowering to fruit set | 30 | 100 | 10 | 90 | 100 | 140 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.167 | 0.125 | 0.083 | 0 | 0.93 |
Fruit development | 60 | 150 | 15 | 135 | 70 | 230 | 150 | 75 | 75 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.167 | 0.125 | 0.083 | 0 | 1.36 |
Harvest - Final | 60 | 150 | 15 | 135 | 70 | 230 | 150 | 75 | 75 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.167 | 0.125 | 0.083 | 0 | 1.36 |
Recommended fertilizer amounts at each growth stage (kg in 1000 liter stock-solution tanks)
Establishment | Vegetative growth | Flowering to fruit set | Fruit set to harvest | ||
Tank A (1000 l) | 116.5 kg | 65.2 kg | 75.7 kg | 75.7 kg | |
Haifa SOP | - |
| 11.4 kg | 11.4 kg | |
- | 43.3 kg | 9.3 kg | 9.3 kg | ||
78.4 kg | 15.6 kg | 14.0 kg | 14.0 kg | ||
- | 75.9 kg | 89.6 kg | 89.6 kg | ||
Injection rate | 1.7 l/m3 | 3.1 l/m3 | 5.2 l/m3 | 5.2 l/m3 | |
Tank B (1000 l) | 89.2 kg | 33.2 kg | - | - | |
104.4 kg | 160.9 kg | 195.2 kg | 195.2 kg | ||
6.4 kg | 5.9 kg | 4.8 kg | 4.8 kg | ||
Injection rate | 2.2 l/m3 | 2.3 l/m3 | 2.9 l/m3 | 2.9 l/m3 |
View the full program in Nutrinet™
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