The rearing
First of all, you are faced with the choice of whether to purchase a preferred specimen from specialist retailers or whether you want to grow your peppers yourself from seeds right from the start. The latter has some advantages:
- significantly more choice of different types
- no risk of a second generation plant that produces less fruit
- Enjoyment of your own rearing
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You can get the necessary seeds on the Internet or in the nursery. If you already have a hot pepper, you can also take the seeds from them and put them in the ground.
The care
First, pull your hot peppers in the pot. You can only plant the cold-sensitive vegetable in the ground in May, when ground frost is no longer likely. Alternatively, you can continue to cultivate the peppers in the pot, which makes it easier for them to winter again. Please note the following:
- the site
- the watering
- the harvest of ripe fruits
The site
Hot pepper plants love sunny, warm locations. However, you should also place your plants protected from the wind. The hot peppers are also protected from precipitation under a small projection. If you don't have the capacity to do this, a small greenhouse can help.
to water
Daily watering of the peppers is mandatory, especially in very warm locations. The substrate should always be moist. On the other hand, waterlogging must not form. Always water the root ball directly, never the leaves. Clean rainwater, ideally filtered, is best.
Harvest hot peppers
In late summer, your peppers will reward you with a rich yield. You can pick the fiery pods from August to the end of October. Incidentally, this is also possible in the green state, then only small amounts of capsaicin have formed. Accordingly, the taste is somewhat milder. Make sure to collect the pods before the first frost and move your peppers to a warm place as soon as the temperatures drop below 5 ° C. You can use the harvested fruits fresh or freeze them to preserve them.
