HOW TO GROW HOT PEPPERS IN CONTAINERS FROM SEEDS

Hot Pepper is a culinary spice. It adds flavor to all dishes. It is a key component in many spice mixtures. It garnish and enhances the taste of many dips. It is the oldest vegetable used in the Americas.

Hot pepper is a very easy to grow plant. It is a tropical perennial plant that cannot survive freezing temperatures. Most people grows it as an annual. It grows well in zones 9 – 11. It has to be moved indoors in order to survive in other zones. Hot peppers come in many varieties.

Find the variety of peppers you want to grow. After choosing the variety of pepper seeds Take a container with drainage fill it with high quality soil mix. Place the seeds a quarter of inch deep. Cover the seeds with a layer of compost. Make sure The soil temperature is 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cover them with a clear plastic to keep them warm. Place the container in a bright location. keep them out of direct sun light. Keep the soil moist at all the time. It will take 4 to 6 weeks to germinate the hot peppers seeds.

TRANSFER TO BIGGER CONTAINERS

Once the seeds have germinate and have a few leaves they are ready to be transferred in a bigger containers or in the ground. Be careful with the fragile roots. Transfer to a larger container of 5 gallons. Fill it up with good soil and compost. Place the plant in a sunny area. Hot Pepper plants need 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Water the new plants often. Keep them moist all the time. It will take a couple of months to harvest the hot peppers.

HOW TO HARVEST HOT PEPPERS FROM THE PLANT

The plant has been growing. It has leaves, flowers and the fruits. Once the peppers are ready cut them with a pair of scissors. Cut the fruit off the plant before they ripen. You want to keep the plant intact. They will taste great. Enjoy them.