How to grow pepper light at home?

There are not so many plants in the world that can feel great both in the summer cottage and on the indoor windowsill. And at the same time, they not only serve as an excellent decoration of the room, but also delight with their taste. One of these plants is the hot pepper fire, which can be planted in a pot.

Description and characteristics of pepper twinkle

Pepper light is a perennial plant that appeared due to the crossing of Chilean and Cayenne varieties. It is originally from Mexico, and its taste became known to Europeans thanks to Columbus.

Growing a plant on your windowsill is not at all difficult. Under favorable conditions, the pepper can survive about 6 years.

The pepper throws out its bloom in the spring, and at the end of the summer it produces fruits. However, you can often observe how it blooms and bears fruit at the same time.

Pepper flowers Spark

Fruits on it are perfectly formed without cross-pollination, but if you take a soft brush and transfer pollen, then the harvest will be much richer.

Some gardeners recommend shaking the flowering peppers well so that they are well pollinated.

With the right care, you can achieve excellent yields, even up to 100 pieces... And the plant bears fruit all year round.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The light pepper has a lot of advantages:

• it can be grown both in the garden and at home on the windowsill;
• depending on the variety it different in shape and color;
• not only pleasing to the eye, but also gives a great taste to your dishes;
• due to the content of a complex of vitamins, has a beneficial effect on health;
• if artificial lighting is provided in winter, it will bear fruit all year round.

The disadvantages of the variety include the fact that the light:

• does not tolerate direct sunlight, but its habitat should be light at the same time;
• does not love heat, cold and wind;
• when grown in a greenhouse, it is also necessary to regulate heat and light.

Pepper Spark differs in shape and color

Planting seeds at home

In order for the pepper to grow strong and healthy, it is necessary, first of all, to choose the right soil for it and choose the seeds correctly.

The most suitable soil for a plant will be one that consists of the following components:

• sod land;
• leafy land;
• peat.

These substances are taken in equal amounts and added to them a quarter of the sand.

So, we have decided on the soil, now it is necessary to choose the right seeds. To do this, we collect water in a container and soak seeds in it for a day. We throw away those that float, and use the rest for landing.

It is necessary to plant seeds in early spring... They are sown in moist soil to a depth of no more than 1 cm. At the same time, the temperature in the room must be maintained at about 24 degrees Celsius. After 10 days, the pepper should sprout.

Pepper Seeds Spark

The emerging seedlings are placed in a bright place with a temperature regime of about 20 degrees... When the plant throws out the first leaves, it is transplanted, and after 60 days the light is either planted in a separate flowerpot or in a garden bed.

Growing conditions on the windowsill

If you follow the recommendations, then you have no problems with growing.

Must be stick to watering rules... There is no need to allow the soil to dry out. The fire is watered regularly, but poorly abundantly, since excess moisture can lead to decay of the roots.

As for fertilizers, they need to be applied during transplantation. These must be organic substances. And during the growing season, phosphorus-potassium supplements are applied every 2 weeks.

When fertilizing a plant, the main thing is not to overdo it. If the feeding contains a large amount of nitrogen, then the light may not even bloom.

The first harvest after sowing the seeds can already be harvested in 2-3 months.

The first crop can be harvested in 2-3 months.

Transplant and reproduction

If the light grows on the windowsill, then it should definitely be replant every 2 or 3 years in a larger pot. In this case, you should definitely pay attention to the development of its root system.

As for reproduction, the fire is best grown from seeds. How to do this correctly has already been mentioned above. However, good results can be achieved with the help of cuttings. In order for the stalk to bloom, it will take only a month and a half, and when propagated by seeds, such results cannot be achieved.

For propagation using cuttings, you must follow the following very simple steps:

• cut a twig and stick it into the soil;
• water the plant and cover with foil.

After 7 days, rooting will come.

Peculiarities

The light pepper has a number of unique features and has a beneficial effect on the human body:

1. He contains vitaminsthat improve the functioning of the brain, nervous and circulatory systems.
2. Prevents the development of cancer cells.
3. It should be eaten by people with diabetes and high cholesterol. This pepper is able to lower them.
4. It is included in useful medicinal tinctures.

Pepper Spark helps with diabetes

Do not overuse this pepper if you have liver or pancreatic disease. Excessive use of it disrupts the work of these organs.

Diseases and pests

Pepper light is very hardy and resistant plant... It contains capsaicin, which is often used in the fight against all sorts of pests, so it cannot be easily overcome.

If the leaves of the plant turn pale or completely fall off, then you should not immediately panic and think that the pepper is sick or has become a victim of some pests. He can just not enough daylightand he decided to go into a sleep state. As the day increases, the plant will return to normal, or it can be helped by providing artificial lighting.

As for pests, lovers of this kind of delicacies include spider mites and aphids... The chances of catching these parasites increase in those plants that first grew in the garden, and then moved to the window.

Spider mite on pepper Fire

However, getting rid of spider mites or aphids will not be difficult at all. To do this, you should use the following advice:

1. We take a few peppercorns and pass through a meat grinder.
2. Pour the resulting mass with water in a ratio of 1:10.
3. We insist 24 hours.
4. We filter through cheesecloth.
5. Add grated soap in a ratio of 1 tsp. for 1 liter. water.
6. Spray the plant with the resulting solution every 5 days repeatedly.

To prevent pepper from becoming a victim of a spider mite, it will be enough maintain air humidity... Since the tick loves a dry climate, regular spraying, as if it will be scared away.

The light pepper is a plant that will not leave indifferent any housewife, because who does not like to have a beautiful and healthy harvest on their windowsill all year round.

Those who love spicy dishes should definitely plant Ogonyok pepper on their windowsill. This popular houseplant is, among other things, very beautiful. Growing it is not difficult at all. In order for the pepper to develop well and actively bear fruit, it should simply be watered and fertilized on time.

general description

There are several varieties of indoor pepper Spark. If desired, you can plant both a small plant (20-30 cm) and a higher one (up to 50 cm). The undersized compact homemade pepper Ogonyok is especially popular with lovers of indoor flowers.

The decorative value of this plant is represented by both dark green sharp small leaves and bright fruits. The shape and color of the latter can be very different. On the windowsills of indoor plant lovers, varieties with round, plum-like, cone-shaped fruits are grown. Both yellow and red or purple peppercorns look very beautiful. As they ripen, the fruits of this plant change color. Therefore, fruits of different shades can grow on the bush at the same time. It looks very impressive. Peppers can also taste differently. There are varieties with both very pungent fruits and not too sharp ones.

Fire is a pepper, the flowers of which are not particularly beautiful. Most often they are white or purple in color, small in size and look a little rough. Their value lies only in the fact that later they grow bright fruits with seeds suitable for self-planting. Up to 50 peppercorns can ripen on the plant at the same time. At the same time, the bush still does not stop blooming. So you can harvest it almost all year round.

Disembarkation dates

Indoor pepper Spark is propagated mainly by seeds. This is the easiest way to get a strong, effective, productive plant in a fairly short time. Previously, in the specialized literature, there were advice to plant the seeds of homemade pepper at the same time as the seedlings of an ordinary garden pepper, that is, in late February - early March. Recently, however, on forums of relevant topics from experienced indoor plant lovers, you can often hear a recommendation to perform this procedure a little earlier. The fact is that if you plant Ogonyok in November, much larger and brighter fruits will grow on it by summer.

Pepper care Twinkle: what kind of soil to use

The advice found in the literature to plant this pepper in a special purchased soil is also rejected by many experienced flower growers today. Fans of this beautiful and, moreover, useful plant have noticed that it feels best when planted in ordinary garden soil. The only thing is that it is advisable to preliminarily lightly fertilize such soil with rotted manure. This top dressing should be steamed. Otherwise, the pepper can become infected with the black leg. When overheating in the manure, all pathogenic bacteria die (due to exposure to high temperatures). However, during storage, microorganisms can settle in the organic substrate again.

How to plant correctly

A light is a pepper, the seeds of which can be purchased in a specialized store or taken from a familiar amateur grower. The pot for this plant is usually taken small. Flower dishes with a volume of 1 liter will be quite enough for the first time. In the future, the pepper will most likely have to be transplanted two or three times. This houseplant can bear fruit within 5 years. However, it is usually grown no more than two or three. Then the pepper is changed to a new one. The fact is that by this time it loses some of its decorative properties and begins to give much lower yields.

At the bottom of the pot, in order to avoid rotting the roots, you need to lay drainage from pebbles and broken shards. Next, prepared soil, mixed with manure, is poured into the container and slightly moistened. Usually 3 seeds are planted in one pot (to a depth of no more than 1 cm). Subsequently, the strongest pepper can be left in the container. After planting, the potted soil should be carefully watered with not too much water.

Plant transplant

Transfer of Pepper Spark into a large pot is done as soon as 60-65 days have passed after planting. Drainage should be placed in the container. It is better to use the soil the same in composition as in the small pot. A lump of earth in an old container should first be separated from the walls with a knife. A day before transshipment, the plant must be watered abundantly. Then this procedure will be much easier. The pepper is then carefully removed and transferred to a new pot. The latter should first be filled with drainage and 3-5 cm of garden soil. After the pepper is set in the pot, the free space between the root ball and the walls of the new container must be covered with soil.

Where to put the pot

Immediately after planting, the container with seeds should be covered with foil and placed in a warm place. When the loops appear, the pot is transferred to the windowsill. After 2-3 true leaves appear on the plants, the excess seedlings are removed.

Fire is light-loving pepper. He is not at all afraid of even very strong sunlight. Therefore, it is best to install a pot with this burning bright plant on the south window. In winter, peppers should be illuminated with a fluorescent lamp whenever possible.

During the cold season, cover the radiator with a blanket or a piece of some thick cloth. Pepper does not like overheating on the windowsill, just like in any other place. The optimum temperature for it in winter is 19-22 ° C.

How to water properly

In the summer, the soil under the pepper should be moistened. Ogonyok should be quite often. Watering is carried out after the soil in the pot dries out by 1 cm. Of course, it is not worth arranging a "swamp" in a container. Otherwise, the roots of the pepper may rot. In winter, watering is reduced. Once a week during this period will be sufficient.

Of course, in the event that the Ogonyok is on the south window, watering should be carried out carefully, trying not to fall on the leaves. Otherwise, burns will certainly appear on them. For irrigation, use only settled water at room temperature. Bleach in pepper, like most other indoor plants, can be very harmful.

How to fertilize

Spark is a pepper that can be fed with both manure and complex universal purchased products. In the latter case, you can use, for example, nitrophoska (1 box per 10 liters).

A very good solution would also be to carry out foliar feeding of pepper with wood ash (2 tbsp. L. Insist in 3 liters of water). Spray the plant abundantly. This procedure is carried out exclusively in the morning or in the evening, so as not to burn the leaves.

For the first time, the pepper is fertilized before it actively starts to grow. Feeding is not necessary too often. In winter, it will be enough to fertilize the plant once - in January. In the summer, feeding is done more often - about twice a month.

Diseases and pests

This is how the Spark pepper is grown on the windowsill. Caring for him is relatively uncomplicated. Moreover, his diseases do not strike him often. If the air in the room is too warm and dry, aphids can attack the plants. You need to fight it with insecticides. This can be, for example, Fitoverm or Agromertin. You can use these funds no later than two weeks before harvest.

What can be used for

Most often, the fruits of the Spark pepper are used to add a spicy taste to various kinds of pickles. 2-3 pods are usually placed on a three-liter jar of tomatoes or cucumbers.You can also use the fruit as a medicine by adding it to vodka.

Pepper Ogonyok contains a huge amount of vitamins. In addition, they can add a unique taste and aroma to almost any dish. Many housewives use the fruits of this plant for frying borscht, add them to stews, salt lard with them, etc.

The pepper family includes more than 1,500 varieties of different shapes and characteristics of cultivation. And if bell peppers are most often grown either in greenhouses or outdoors, hot peppers are very popular as a home plant. Peppers of the Ogonyok variety also belong to such “favorites”. They are very fond of growing it on the windowsill, not only because of its aromatic, burning fruits, but also because of its neat decorative appearance. Today you will learn how to properly plant this variety from seeds and provide the plant with proper care (a photo and instructions for growing the variety are attached).

Pepper Ogonyok: general description, features of the variety

The Ogonyok pepper variety is very popular in the territory of the post-Soviet space. It has been widely used in cooking: it is used to prepare both first and second courses, as well as in preservation, which gives it an unusual, rather piquant taste.

So, this variety of pepper is represented by a small ornamental type of shrub: the plant rarely reaches 0.5 m in height. Nevertheless, up to 40-50 peppercorns bright as fire can grow on one bush. Pepper fruits differ in tiny sizes: in length they reach only 2-2.5 cm. The maximum weight of one fruit is 50 g. Completely immature peppercorns have a light green color, in a state of technical maturity they are yellow, and, finally, a fully ripe fruit is bright red.

Pepper Spark is very decorative

The flowering of a plant living at home (on the windowsill) begins with the end of spring, and, by the way, coincides with the beginning of fruiting, which lasts until the end of summer. So, from one bush you can collect up to 100 spicy peppercorns per season.

Pepper Ogonyok is considered a perennial plant and, subject to the agrotechnology of its cultivation, it will certainly delight with piquant spicy fruits for several years (usually 5-6).

Growing varieties at home

Now you can proceed to familiarize yourself with the process of growing pepper at home.

Planting seeds

It is advisable to sort out pepper seeds before planting. If necessary, remove damaged and unhealthy ones. Then it is advisable to disinfect the seeds and at the same time arrange a small screening test for them. To do this, you need to immerse them in a weak manganese solution for a couple of hours. Then leave for planting only those that have sunk to the bottom.

The remaining seeds must be removed, washed and dried thoroughly. Then wrap in damp gauze for about a day for germination. As soon as the seeds hatch, it is necessary to immediately plant them in containers with a prepared soil substrate (it is moistened with water a day before sowing the seeds) to a depth of about 1 cm.

Young Pepper Bush Spark

After that, the containers must be covered with foil and left in a dark place until sprouts appear. Then the film is removed. When more than 4 leaves appear on the seedlings, you can pick into the main pot.

Subtleties of care

After transplanting the plant into the main container, the stage of active and regular care begins, which will allow achieving the fastest possible growth of a strong and healthy plant. In general, the process of caring for a young (and not only) plant consists of the following steps:

• Thorough and regular watering, the frequency and abundance of which fluctuate depending on the period of the year. So, in the first month of life, young seedlings need a lot of water (the soil in the pots should always be moist).But in no case overdo it: if there is too much water, the likelihood of such a disease as a black leg increases sharply. With the onset of cold weather (by the end of autumn), the plant will no longer need a large amount of moisture, watering can be reduced as much as possible.
• The garter is what the Ogonyok pepper absolutely does not need due to its compactness. And the total mass of fruits ripening on one bush is so small that it practically does not affect the development of the plant.
• Take care of comfortable temperature conditions for the pepper: the air temperature in the room should not drop below 20 degrees. With the onset of the first cool days, the plant must be removed away from open windows, since Ogonyok really does not like drafts.

Advice. In addition to the large amount of heat, the Ogonyok pepper must provide constant access to sunlight. Moreover, the light should come in an even amount to all sides of the bush. To do this, turn the pot of pepper 180 degrees at least once a day.

• Once every 2 years, it is imperative to transplant the plant into a large container with fresh soil substrate.

Pepper fruit Spark

• With the onset of spring and until the end of summer, add mineral complex fertilizers to the soil (with a frequency of 1 every 2 weeks).

Advice. During the flowering period, special attention should be paid to the growing plant. The fact is that indoor plant lovers often complain that the plant abruptly begins to shed young ovaries.

If too many ovaries fall off, this indicates insufficient pollination of the plant. To avoid this problem, shake the bush lightly during the flowering period (just shake the pot slightly from side to side).

This concludes the consideration of the features of growing pepper Spark on the windowsill. Follow all of the tips above and you can grow a superior crop. Good luck!

Hot pepper: video

Capsicum belongs to the Solanaceae family, its varieties are subdivided into hot and sweet. The bitter taste is imparted by the alkaloid capsaicin.

Decorative indoor peppers stand out effectively on the windowsill and serve as a source of spices for preparing a wide variety of dishes. In everyday life it is called "light", although in fact in culture there are several dozen species and varieties of plants. It is popular not only for its burning taste and attractive appearance, but also for its ease of growing at home.

1. Selection of varieties and seeds for successful cultivation
   • How to choose seeds for planting at home
   • How to choose the best variety
2. Seed germination technology
3. Transplanting young plants to a permanent place
4. Features of care and creation of conditions
   • Stimulating flowering and fruiting
   • What conditions are necessary for pepper
5. Harvesting and Seeding Rules
6. Caring for indoor peppers in a pot in winter

Selection of varieties and seeds for successful cultivation

The easiest way to propagate decorative indoor peppers is by seeds. The key to success in choosing the right planting material.

How to choose seeds for planting at home

Seeds taken from dried fruit are great. You can purchase planting material from gardening stores - or online stores that offer seeds for exotic and ornamental plants. If you plant in February-March, you can easily get fruits already in September-October of the same year.

To begin with, you need to decide what kind of pepper you want to get in the end - high or low, spicy or not very, with fruit-berries or the classic "pepper" form. Typically, this information is on the packet. However, when purchasing, you need to pay attention to how long ago the seeds were collected?

Seeds of hot pepper, if stored properly, can remain viable for up to 5 years, but every year the percentage of germinating falls... It is best to grow indoor peppers from seeds harvested last season if you plan to harvest this year.

The most important! Selected seeds should not have any flaws - dark specks, strong twisting, damage, traces of rot. Quality seeds are pale yellow to almost white in color.

How to choose the best variety

Distinguish between early ripening, mid-ripening, late-ripening. You can enjoy the fruits of early-ripening varieties within 65-100 days from the moment of germination. Fruits from mid-season plants can be obtained in 100-120 days. But late-ripening varieties will be able to please you with a harvest only after 120-150 days.

Bush height... As a rule, lovers of indoor hot peppers prefer plentifully fruiting bushes up to 30 cm high - this is the optimal height of the bush for home-based peppers. There are also very miniature bushes 15 cm, and real giants up to a meter high.

Fruit shape... Most lovers prefer classic conical or elongated peppers. The fruits are round in shape, berries, are often mistaken for a close and poisonous relative - nightshade, and are considered inedible. This is not so - such a pepper can also be eaten, but if you are not sure that it is not nightshade, then it is better not to risk it. Fruits are also found in exotic forms, for example, Aji orchid.

Fruit and leaf color... This is especially important if you plan to grow the plant as an ornamental plant. There are very decorative varieties of indoor peppers, for example, Bolivian rainbow, Fish, which, as they ripen, change their color several times, and at the final stage of ripening they can be yellow, orange or red.

The foliage of some varieties can also have blotches of different colors - white spots and dashes, lilac stripes, which become brighter, the more sunny the location of the plant.

Pungency - if you plan to eat the harvest of hot indoor peppers for food, it is important to make sure that you can do it - there are absolutely not spicy species, but there are ones that are so bitter that it is unsafe for an unprepared person to eat them. Especially appreciated among gourmets Habanero - the fruits, depending on the variety, differ in pungency, but have an incomparable citrus-floral aroma and taste!

If you want to make hot peppers at home just for the sake of beauty, then the pungency is not important, but special attention should be paid to the decorative properties (height of the bush, shape and color, ripening features).

Seed germination technology

For planting five seeds of hot indoor pepper, a 300 ml plastic or ceramic flower pot is quite suitable. If you plan on planting in separate containers, you can choose smaller pots or use yogurt cups.

Step-by-step instructions for growing pepper from seeds at home:

1. Pour drainage at the bottom of the container - expanded clay is best.
2. Put the soil on top. Usually choose a ph-neutral soil for indoor plants or a mixture for peppers and tomatoes. Garden soil is not suitable, as it may contain insect larvae, fungal spores, which adversely affect seed germination.
3. It is recommended to pre-soak the seeds in warm water for several hours for swelling and faster germination. Sometimes a stimulant is added to the soaking water, in particular - Epin, to increase germination. The use of a stimulant will not affect the plant in the future, but if the seeds are harvested 2-3 years ago, then the probability of successful germination will be higher. Can be planted without soaking.
4. Distribute the planting material evenly over the soil surface at some distance from each other. This is necessary so that young plants do not interfere with each other as they grow.
5. Sprinkle the seeds on top with soil - about 0.5 mm so that they are completely covered. If the surface of the soil is dry, moisten it with water, preferably from a sprinkler for flowers.It is important that the surface of the soil is slightly damp, but not wet, otherwise the seeds may rot.
6. As the top layer of the soil dries up, it must be regularly moistened.
7. It is advisable to put a plastic glass on top of the pot, thereby building a greenhouse. This is especially true if the planting takes place in February-March, and the indoor temperature may be below 25 degrees.

At a temperature of 22-25 degrees, shoots appear after 10-14 daysif the seeds are harvested 2-3 years ago, the germination process may take another 1-2 weeks.

Seedlings must be periodically ventilated - raise the greenhouse for a short time so that young plants get used to the environment. Gradually, the "no greenhouse" periods should be increased and eventually removed altogether.

Transplanting young plants to a permanent place

When two pairs of true leaves appear on the seedlings, it is necessary to plant them if the seeds were planted in one container. If the seedlings were planted in individual pots, then you can transplant the plants into larger pots when the roots appear at the bottom of the water holes.

Leaving all plants in one pot is not worth it. Decorative bitter indoor peppers are grown according to the principle one pot - one plant... The fact is that, being planted together, the weaker specimens are “drowned out” by the stronger one. The weak will greatly lag behind in growth and development, flowering will be late and poor, and fruiting may not come at all.

When seating, it is better to use small deep pots of 100 ml. Transplanting a young specimen immediately into a pot of very large volume is not useful - the "extra" earth will begin to sour from watering. It is better, as the plant grows, to gradually transfer it into a container, slightly larger than the previous one. The main sign that it is time to transplant the plant is the roots protruding from the bottom of the pot. During the season, as a rule, the bush is reloaded 2-3 times.

Features of care and creation of conditions

The goal of every home grower is to see their plant blooming, in the case of ornamental pepper, the finish is beautiful fruits that adorn the garden on the windowsill.

Stimulating flowering and fruiting

Young seedlings of "fire" on the windowsill begin to bloom about a month after the emergence of shoots. The first flowers are likely to be empty and fall off, but as they grow and develop, ovaries will appear and fruits will develop.

Special pollination is not required, but to increase the number of ovaries, you can periodically shake the pot with a bush or "pollinate" the flowers with a soft brush.

Depending on which variety of indoor hot pepper you have (early, mid or late), the first fruits may appear in summer, when the sun is most active, or in early to mid autumn.

It is important to remember hot peppers at home does not require pinching and intensive formation of the bush in the first year of growth, cutting off flowers and the first ovaries. Indoor pepper "knows" to what height it needs to grow, when to start blooming and how many fruits to set. Your task is to provide him with comfortable growth conditions.

What conditions are necessary for pepper

Sunny location... It is advisable to keep the pot on the windowsill indoors. On very sunny balconies, the "lights" suffer greatly from the rays, the leaves can be damaged, the flowers fall off, and the fruits are strongly deformed and lack seeds.

In the shade, seedlings are reluctant to bloom, set few fruits, and may suffer from the bay. Bushes of hot indoor decorative pepper feel extremely uncomfortable on the shelves, refrigerator and closet - away from the sun and fresh air.

Regular watering and spraying - the main components in the care of pepper at home. Ogonyok is very fond of water. In summer, on sunny days, the plant must be watered every day. Spray with water at room temperature, preferably twice a day.

Fertilizer... From March to September (and for late-ripening ones - to October), it is advisable to feed indoor peppers with a specialized fertilizer for fruit plants. There is also a special fertilizer for peppers and tomatoes, which is found in shops for gardeners and florists.

Formation... In addition to the sun, water and a pot of sufficient volume, indoor hot peppers can be formed as the branches grow - this is important in late summer and autumn for plants of the first year of life and in early spring, when it comes out of dormancy.

They form, that is, cut too long branches - this gives a more neat look, allows the plant to save energy. But the main trunk should not be shortened - this may cause the bush to die.

Harvesting and Seeding Rules

As the fruit ripens, it is possible and necessary to harvest. There are varieties of indoor peppers, the pungency of which decreases at full maturity. Therefore, such fruits are harvested at the stage of technical ripeness. These unripe peppers are often much tastier than ripe ones.

For example, the fruits of the decorative bitter peppers of the Jalapeno variety (Jalapeno) are most often harvested when they are still green, but characteristic "scars" have already appeared on them, but becoming red this species already loses its taste value.

If you are interested in seeds for planting in the future, then you need to wait until the fruits are fully ripe, that is, they acquire the final color (yellow, orange or red). The fruits must be removed from the bush and allowed to dry for several days.

If the pepper is thin-walled, then it dries quickly enough, if it is thick-walled, then when the fruit wrinkles, it must be carefully cut and allowed to dry again for several days.

Then the seeds are carefully removed and laid out on a napkin to dry. Well-dried seeds can be put in a bag and stored in a dry, dark place, storage in the refrigerator is allowed. The main thing is that moisture does not get in, in this case they can rot.

Caring for indoor peppers in a pot in winter

Contrary to popular belief, hot peppers are perennials. On average, 5 years, the bush can actively bear fruit. The main thing is to reload the plant as it grows and renew the soil every spring. However, not all growers are ready to provide comfortable conditions for wintering for a handsome home. Therefore, there are three possible options.

First... If you do not want to save this specimen, at the end of the season after the end of fruiting, the bush can be thrown away, and in February-March a new plant can be grown from the seeds obtained.

Second... If you are ready to save the plant, then at the end of the season you need to collect ripe fruits, reduce watering, avoiding prolonged drying out of the soil. Spray the bush with room temperature water every two to three days.

Gradually, the leaves will partially fall off. Sometimes the pepper sheds the leaves completely. Branches that are too long can be shortened slightly. In winter, new leaves and even flowers may appear on the branches, especially if the thaw lasts for a long time and the heating works intensively.

In February-March, indoor pepper will start growing again, at this moment it is necessary to transplant it into a pot slightly larger than the previous one, to replace the main part of the soil. Increase watering gradually.

The third... If you not only want to preserve the plant, but also to get a harvest in winter, then additional lighting is necessary. In this case, special lamps are installed, watering is not reduced, and top dressing is continued.

As you can see, growing ornamental peppers at home does not require special knowledge and skills. A "light" in a pot is perfect for those who do not like to wait too long for the planted plant to finally bloom - only 3-4 months pass from seed to beautiful and fragrant fruits.

If you love indoor plants, learn how to grow an avocado from a seed, plumeria and adenium from seeds, and a violet from a leaf.Watching how a miracle is born is much more interesting than buying a ready-made flower in a store.

Hot peppers are added to confectionery, chocolate, coffee, tea - a very unusual and effective remedy in the fight against colds and flu!

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