How to grow Black pepper growing and care:
Moist, humidity, acid soil, trellising
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
All year
Pests and diseases:
Ants, aphids
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Design for easy harvest
Size of the plant?
2-10 m, 6-30 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
All year
General information about the flower
White flower, very small grow in inflorescence
Pollination is done by:
Self-pollinated, wind pollination
Edible Fruit
Fruit harvest season:
All year
Fruits pests or diseases:
Ants, aphids
What can be done with big quantities of Black pepper fruits?
Spices
Work requirements on the fruit:
Pick it before it’s fully ripen and to dry it
How long does it take to bear fruit?
3-4 years
Ripening of fruit
Better to pick it before it’s ready
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
Young and tender leaves not in the fruit area
Information about leaves:
Dark green leaves in oval shape
Uses of Name leaves:
Cooked
Scientific name:
Piper nigrum
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Vine
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Fragrance, Hedging plants, Indoor plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13
Ornamental parts: Ornamental fruit, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers, Winter flowers
Flower colors: White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit, Edible leaves
Culinary uses: Cooked, Herbs, Spices