In short, you should typically plant your pepper seeds indoors in early-mid March, or 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Tip: If you want to encourage bushier plants, you can start seedlings in mid-February and prune the plants in March. Starting peppers really early...
I start by removing the seeds from selected peppers. Gloves are necessary as exposed skin will be burning for hours!The seeds are dispersed in potting soils in egg boxes which help retain moisture. Normally, 5-7 days later tiny seedling start to appear. These have to...
Chapter 1. Introduction. Use high quality seedsSeedlings must be grown in protected nurseriesThere must be proper site selection and land preparationTimely application of fertiliser and waterSeedlings must be transplanted only at the correct stages of...
The best way to know how hot a pepper is: read the grower’s description, the plant label, or seed packet and look for these descriptors–mild, hot, or very hot. And, of course, tasting is a sure way to understand a pepper’s heat, but it is best to err on the side of...
Containers: If you choose to grow jalapeños from seed, you’ll need a few different sizes of containers.For the most part, these can consist of recycled plastic bottles and jars, so there’s no need to purchase a multitude of potting containers. However,...