ACHARI CHILLI MIRCH – आचारी मिर्च (120 Seed)

🌶️ Achari Mirch (Pickle Chilli) Growing Guide

🔹 Common name ➜ Achari mirch, Pickle chilli
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Capsicum annuum
🔹 Type ➜ Vegetable crop 🌿
🔹 Use ➜ Pickle making, fresh vegetable, processing

✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Desi beej cultivation
➜ Kitchen garden

🌟 Why Achari Mirch?
✔️ Thick & fleshy chillies 🌶️
✔️ Medium pungency (perfect for pickle)
✔️ High demand in market 💰
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Pickle business
➜ Home use
➜ Commercial farming

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Summer crop ➜ January – February
➜ Kharif crop ➜ May – June 🌧️

📍 Punjab:
➜ Best sowing: • January – February (best)
• May – June
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 20–30°C
❌ Sensitive to frost & extreme heat

🌱 Nursery Preparation
➜ Seed rate ➜ 100–150 g per acre
Steps:
1️⃣ Use organic achari mirch seeds 🌱
2️⃣ Sow in nursery tray/bed
3️⃣ Germination ➜ 6–10 days
4️⃣ Transplant after ➜ 25–30 days

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained loamy soil
➜ pH ➜ 6–7
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic vegetable farming
➜ Natural soil systems

🌿 Transplanting
Spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 45–60 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 30–45 cm
✔️ Helps: ➜ Good airflow
➜ Healthy plants 🌿

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before transplant:
➜ FYM ➜ 8–10 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
➜ Neem cake
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Panchgavya
➜ Seaweed extract
✔️ Improves: ➜ Fruit size 🌶️
➜ Yield
➜ Plant strength

💧 Irrigation
➜ Water every 5–7 days
Critical stages: ➜ Flowering 🌼
➜ Fruit development
✔️ Keep soil moist
❌ Avoid waterlogging

🐛 Organic Pest Control
Common pests:
➜ Thrips
➜ Aphids
➜ Fruit borer 🐛
Control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Sticky traps
➜ Garlic-chilli spray
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic chilli farming
➜ Chemical-free production

🌶️ Harvesting
➜ First harvest ➜ 60–70 days after transplant
✔️ Harvest when: ➜ Fruits green
➜ Fully developed

⏳ Crop Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 4–5 months

📦 Yield
➜ Average ➜ 80–120 quintal/acre (green chilli)
✔️ High income crop 💰

🪴 Growing Achari Mirch on Roof
Container:
➜ Grow bag ➜ 12–15 inch
Soil mix:
➜ 40% soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand

Sunlight ☀️
➜ 6–8 hours sunlight

Watering 💧
➜ Daily light watering
Production
➜ 1 plant ➜ 500 g – 1 kg chillies
✔️ Good for: ➜ Kitchen garden
➜ Pickle making 🥒🌶️