Illustrated Tutorial on Growing Peppers in Pots

Peppers are potted plants with a very high yield, containing a variety of vitamins and trace elements, among which vitamin A and vitamin C content ranks among the best in vegetables. The capsaicin they contain can stimulate appetite, aid digestion, and has the effect of dispelling cold and dampness. Its root system is relatively large and deep, so it needs a large and deep flower pot, and it also needs a sunny and warm place to thrive. It needs fertile, well-drained soil and appropriate fertilization.

Peppers are rich in nutrients and full of various vitamins and trace elements. Today I will teach you how to grow peppers in pots. Friends who like eating peppers can learn from this, and in the future you can eat peppers you have grown with your own hands.

Peppers are also called ox horn peppers, long peppers, etc. They are rich in nutrients and full of various vitamins and trace elements, and are an almost indispensable seasoning in many people's homes every day. So you might as well grow one or two pots at home, and then you won't need to buy them at the market. You can pick them whenever you want, and they are fresh and safe. Next, the editor will share with everyone the method for growing peppers in pots, and I hope it helps everyone!

1. Seeds

You don't need to specially buy seeds. When buying peppers at the supermarket, choose larger, ripe red peppers. After cutting and eating the pepper flesh, you will find that the remaining pepper base has many pepper seeds on it. Take a look at those pepper seeds: the ones that are a bit harder and already mature can be used, while those that are whitish, relatively small, and relatively soft can be thrown away. Put these mature pepper seeds in a dry spot in the kitchen, or dry them in the sun.

2. Soil

For potted peppers, use leaf mold rich in humus as the main component. It can be made with peat, garden soil, and organic fertilizer. A ratio of 1:3:0.5 is suitable.

3. Sowing

You can sow directly, or soak bought pepper seeds in warm water at 50-55°C for 20 minutes to help them sprout. After watering the soil thoroughly, scatter the seeds on the soil surface (if sowing in spots, 2-3 seeds per hole), cover with about 1 cm of soil, and keep the soil moist. At 25-30°C, they sprout in about 3-5 days; below 15°C, sprouting is difficult.

4. Transplanting or Thinning

When the sprouts grow to around ten to twenty cm, they can be transplanted. If you do not transplant them, then you need to thin them, removing weak seedlings and excess seedlings, leaving only a few strong ones. After the pepper seedlings sprout and grow 2 true leaves, you can begin thinning. Keep the best-growing one in each cup and pull out the rest. Don't be reluctant, otherwise none of them will grow well.

5. Planting Out

When the pepper seedlings grow to about 10 cm tall, they can be transplanted. Because disposable cups are used, transplanting peppers for balcony growing is very convenient. Just tip out the whole cup of soil together with the seedling, then transplant into a large pot. After transplanting peppers for pot growing on a balcony, be careful not to put them in a place with strong sunlight at first. The best time for transplanting is generally after the sun goes down in the evening. Weather without sunlight is most suitable for transplanting. After transplanting, remember to water thoroughly. In a few days, the pepper seedlings will stand upright.

6. Daily Care

After that, fertilize once every half month, adding 5-10 g of compound fertilizer per pot each time. The light requirement is not strict, but insufficient light will delay the fruiting period and reduce the fruiting rate. Note that peppers are drought-tolerant. When watering peppers, it is not suitable for water to accumulate. During the fruiting period, peppers need somewhat more water. But after the pepper seedlings stand upright, do not water them, so the seedlings grow sturdier and do not become leggy, which would affect fruiting later in potted balcony pepper growing.

If you want your peppers to bear more fruit, you not only need light but frequent fertilization, but also suitable fertilizer. In addition to regular topdressing, when potted balcony peppers are just transplanted, you can add an appropriate amount of decomposed cake fertilizer or animal manure under the potting soil.

When the pepper seedlings grow, generally you can fertilize once every half month. Organic fertilizer is best. Loosen the soil around the pepper roots and put in the fertilizer. The fertilizer must be fermented and decomposed organic fertilizer. If you are growing them for your own consumption, generally do not use chemical fertilizer.

7. Harvesting

Wait for the harvest. Since this is potted balcony pepper growing, the space is relatively small. During the fruiting period of balcony pepper growing, you can appropriately add small frames to secure the pepper branches, to prevent the peppers from leaning after bearing fruit.