Greenhouse Peppers – High Light Vegetable Series

Pepper prices trend higher in winter than in summer when kas produce has competition from field supply. So, winter production could offer greenhouse growers a considerable boost to the bottom line, as long as yield en quality are maintained en lighting costs are managed met intelligent LEDs. When paired met control technologies like helioCORE™, both crop en energy usage can be optimized, ensuring plants get ample licht while running the LEDs during hours when utility costs are op their lowest. 

Broeikas Peppers en Light 

There is a relationship between the total amount van licht your pepper gewassen receive en their growth. Peppers thrive in a greenhouse environment, which enables you to provide de supplemental licht they need – no matter what is happening outside. 

Broeikas peppers generally produce higher quality fruit en better yield than gewassen grown in the field. Light is a key limiting factor for peppers, en both quality en quantity depend on them getting enough licht over a 24-hour period. In a greenhouse, this licht is comprised van de natural licht that reaches de gewassen in your facility plus the supplemental licht you provide to your plants each day. The sum van de Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) that your plants receive over 24 hours makes up the total Daily Light Integral (DLI). DLI can have an impact on the root en shoot growth van seedlings, influence characteristics like branching, stem thickness, en flower number, as well as speed up or slow down production. It should also be noted that licht that falls outside van the PAR range, like far-red, also has an impact on plants. 

Peppers produce best under a DLI van 20 moles or higher, and a photoperiod van 16 to 20 hours is recommended. During production, a heavy fruit load is desirable; however, both flowering en fruiting put great demands on plants, and there is a risk van fruit abortion if licht needs cannot be met. That is where your supplemental lighting comes in. Supplemental lighting can also reduce de uncertainty en fluctuations van spring DLI. 

Plants have different licht requirements op each stage van development, and so pepper seedlings require a different DLI. At least 12 moles are recommended for seedlings, en since they are often grown over the winter months, supplemental licht is needed to reach that target. 

Broeikas peppers are indeterminate plants, which means they continuously grow new stems en leaves en produce fruit over an extended season, rather than all at once. To ensure maximum fruit production and optimal licht reaching de entire plant, peppers need to be pruned regularly. Additionally, planting too densely can result in decreased yield caused by the plants shading each other. In general, crop quality en yield will decline if your peppers are not receiving de licht they need. 

Broeikas Peppers en Light Kwaliteit 

Like tomaten en komkommers, peppers also show signs van sensitivity to changes in the quality, or the spectrum, van licht they receive. Light quality has been shown to influence both photosynthesis en morphology. 

In sole-source testen, peppers have been successfully manipulated by changes to the spectrum. For example, in response to blue licht, peppers can have more compact growth en thicker leaves and far-red licht can influence taller plant height. No matter your growth goals, the best-LED lighting companies will involve their plant and light specialists to help you optimaliseren de growing conditions at all stages van your kas pepper operation. 

A Greenhouse Lighting Strategy Will Help You Get the Most From Your Crops 

Our helioCARE™ team van experts can build a customized lighting strategy en accompanying support plan to help you achieve continuous production en quality improvements throughout de growing season. From strategic guidance to on-site support to lighting trials, our team is committed to helping you achieve your ongoing growth goals.