Five ways to store chillies

First, the burial method This method is simple and easy to use, the use of hot and cold chili characteristics, first in the basket or box bottom shop 3 cm thick mud or sand, after the selected peppers are sterilized, dried and then loaded into the wooden box Or in the basket, a layer of pepper is a layer of mud (sand), up to the box (basket) mouth 5-7 cm, and then covered with mud (sand) sealed. The amount of storage depends on the size of the container, wooden box can store 10 kg. Baskets can be fitted with a little more, but not more than 15 kilograms, to prevent too much crushed each other. The stacking method of the containers can be a horse-riding stack, and the height is preferably four to five layers. When burying, it is also possible to grow 2-3 meters wide, 1 meter wide and 0.6-0.9 meters high on the indoor floor using hollow bricks or wooden boxes. Mud (sand) sealed. Another 250 kg is appropriate. In order to prevent the deterioration of the fruit caused by excessive humidity, dry air cylinders can be placed in the pile for ventilation and heat dissipation.

Third, the cylinder method This method is a folk method. The inner wall of the cylinder needs to be washed and disinfected with 0.5%-1% bleach solution. After selecting the thick pepper fruit with thick waxy layer and being disinfected with the medicine, the fruit stem is placed in the cylinder upwards, and the layer of pepper is covered with sand. The thickness of each layer of sand is based on no visible pepper and has been placed close to the gap. At the top, the upper layer is sealed with two layers of kraft paper or plastic film, so that the pepper is basically separated from the influence of the outside air. After sealing the cylinder, the cylinder is placed in a cool place or a shed. Every 10 to 10 days during storage, the seal is opened and the air changes for 10-15 minutes. If the weather turns cold, the cylinder mouth should be covered with haystacks, and the cylinders should be covered with grass to prevent cold. Cylinder stored pepper can be stored at zero degrees for 2 months, and the good fruit rate is over 90%. Note that the temperature inside the cylinder should not be too high, use a dry surface sand.