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Drying chilli — avoid mouldy fruit with these practices
Original: మిరప కల్లంలో ఇలా చేస్తే ఒక్క తాలు కాయ కూడా కాదు! | dry chilli | ఎండు మిర్చి | తాలు మిరప కాయలు
Takeaway
Pre-treat the drying yard with copper oxychloride and cover heaps overnight with tarpaulin to prevent fungal-driven talu (chaffy) chilli losses.
Summary
- When sun-drying chilli in the threshing yard, dew/fog at night causes fungal damage, fruit spotting and 'talu' (chaffy) chillies.
- Cover heaps in the evening with tarpaulins/curtains to keep dew off; uncover in morning and stir the chillies for faster drying.
- Three days before laying out chillies, spray the threshing yard with copper oxychloride (Blue Copper) at 2 g/litre to eliminate ground fungal load — or mix it with sand and broadcast.
- Laying chillies on tarpaulin on the soil further reduces moisture/fungal contact and prevents talu kayalu.
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Original description
#drychilli #mirapakallam #thalukayalu #hmrteluguagriculture మిరప కల్లంలో ఇలా చేస్తే ఒక్క తాలు కాయ కూడా కాదు! | dry chilli | ఎండు మిర్చి | తాలు మిరప కాయలు