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There are three common greenhouse structures: glasshouses, poly houses, and net houses. All three are suitable for growing peppers. The questions you should ask are: What are the local environmental conditions? And, how much do you want/can you invest?

Glasshouse structures are suitable for commercial production of peppers in mild to cold climates and require high investments. Poly houses are suitable for diverse climatic conditions, and net houses are more suitable for hotter and dry climates (non-rainy climates).

Planting time in greenhouses depends on marketing time. It’s common to have one growing cycle per year that lasts 90 days, from planting to first harvest. In good climate conditions, the harvest period will take 7-8 months.

• Net houses: 8-10 kg/m² (short cycle crop)
• Low-tech/simple poly houses: 15-16 kg/m²
• Hi-tech greenhouses: 32-34 kg/m² depending to plant density and number of cycles per year

Ensuring the right EC, pH, and nutrient levels in the root zone is critical for fast growing and high yielding crops. This is especially true when growing in soilless media, since the growing medium has low buffer capabilities and demands a fast and precise reaction. You need a system that can react quickly to any change, be it crop stage or climate. This can mean the difference between winning and losing.

Check out the unique drippers we have for growing peppers, or our super-precise dosing systems.

Irrigation of soilless media needs short irrigation pulses (minutes). With CNL drippers, you increase fertigation uniformity by saving the refilling time of the system and preventing system drainage that can cause uneven water distribution if done frequently. This means that all the drippers start and stop to drip at the same time.