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Capsicums growing in a greenhouse

Capsicums growing in a greenhouse

Capsicums or sweet peppers are grown in heated glasshouses in New Zealand. The plants are raised from seed in blocks of rockwool and nutrient solution is piped to each growing plant. Plants bear fruit for some 10 months before they are replaced.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Market gardens and production nurseries – Covered vegetable crops, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20016/capsicums-growing-in-a-greenhouse (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Napier Thompson
24 February 2017
Rockwool is asbestos. Why would anyone in their right mind grow anything in asbestos?
B.S. JOHAL
31 July 2010
I am trying to grow capsicum first time . but i am not finding good help how to start ,green house desine ,fertiligers doses ,compost/soil mixture,insects/pests controles . Kindly help me . I am useing SYGENTA F1 INDRA seeds which very poupler in INDIA .