Grow and grow peppers
How do I grow and / or grow peppers correctly?
Paprika belongs to the family Solanaceae and is one of the oldest crops in the world. The vitamin C-rich vegetables are available in many different varieties, which differ in shape, color and sharpness. The sharpness of a pepper is dependent on its proportion of alkaloid capsaicin, which is almost completely absent in an ordinary sweet pepper.
Peppers can be grown in the garden (outdoors), in the greenhouse or on the balcony.
Principle: peppers have an enormous heat and light requirement!
The chili seeds
The seeds are available in specialist shops (garden center, garden center) and in the supermarket in great variety. However, you can also harvest the seeds very well from a pepper yourself. Care must be taken to ensure that the seeds come from a fully ripened paprika. Then dry the chili seeds in the sunlight thoroughly.
Sowing the seeds
We start sowing the seeds in early March
- For this purpose, fill the seed box with cultivation soil (about 5 cm high)
- Place the seed approx. 1 cm deep in the soil and fill the hole with soil
- Place the container on the windowsill (if possible south side). The room temperature should be between 22 and 25 degrees
- Keep the soil moist (not too wet)
Repot plant
Approximately four weeks after sowing, the young plants are ready for repotting. During this time, they should have developed their cotyledons and another pair of leaves and have reached a size between 8 - 10 cm. If possible, carefully pull out the young plant with root ball, pimp it in a separate pot and prop it with a bamboo or plastic rod. Now choose a bright and warm place where the temperature may be a few degrees lower.
Plant young plant
At the end of April the young plant may be planted in the greenhouse.
When breeding on the balcony / terrace or in the field the ice saint (20 May) should be waited.
When growing on the balcony / terrace, it is advisable to plant the young plant in a large flower tub. Now choose a sunny and rain sheltered place.
For cultivation in the field, the soil ball and young plant are slowly released from the pot and planted deep in the soil. Ideal is a loose and humus rich soil. If possible, enrich the soil first with compost. Between the plants should be about a distance of fifty centimeters.
Note: Peppers feel very well in the company of cucumbers and aubergines thanks to similar cultivation conditions.