What hot peppers can be grown on a windowsill?

In the cold season, you want to create a special comfort in the house, and plants grown on the windowsill at home are ideal for this. Indoor pepper is no exception, it will not only add originality to the interior, but also give spicy food lovers an opportunity to spice up their dishes.

Features of growing on a windowsill

Important! With proper care and regular feeding, indoor peppers can grow fully and give a stable harvest for 5 years.

Growing pepper on a windowsill is not only an exciting experience, but also useful... Eating pepper in food, even in minimal quantities, can normalize metabolism in the body, reduce cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

For the successful cultivation of pepper on the windowsill, you need to create optimal conditions for its growth and development, because this culture is a little capricious. Therefore, it is necessary to familiarize yourself in advance with the features and preferences of the plant, as well as with the rules of planting and further care.

To grow peppers at home, you need to consider the following factors:

• seeds of a suitable variety from a trusted manufacturer or fresh cuttings;
• choosing the optimal place for plant growth;
• selection of planting containers and a suitable substrate;
• lighting and feeding features;
• knowledge of diseases and pests of pepper.

Important! With observance of all the rules of care from one plant, you can get one hundred or more fruits at the same time.

Choosing a variety for planting

Before planting pepper, you need to decide on its variety. Having picked up several different types of plants, you can create a multi-colored vegetable garden on the windowsill, which will delight with its bright fruits.

The following varieties of decorative peppers are ideal for growing on a windowsill in an apartment:

1. A twinkle. This variety has long been popular for its compact shrub, which grows to a height of 40 cm. It was bred by crossing chili and cayenne pepper. Forms fruits up to 5 cm, which at the base have a diameter of 1-1.2 cm. As they grow, they change their color: green, yellow, red. The fruits ripen within 120 days.
2. Aladdin. Ultra-early compact variety, the height of the bush reaches 35-40 cm at home. Forms cone-shaped multi-colored fruits, the length of which does not exceed 3 cm. In the process of growth, the shade of the fruit changes: green, purple, red. Fruit ripening occurs within 105 days.
3. Garda Firewoks. One of the new indoor varieties. Forms compact bushes with a height of 30 cm.The length of the pods is 5 cm.The peculiarity of the pepper is that the fruits stick out with their tips up. As they ripen, they change their color, so the plant can simultaneously have fruits of green, lilac, orange and red. Pods ripen within 115 days.
4. Exploding amber. The peculiarity of the variety is that the foliage of the plant has a dark purple color. Forms cone-shaped small fruits 2.5 cm long. As they grow, the shade of the fruits also changes: purple, pink, scarlet. The bush is compact, 30 cm high. The variety is considered early ripening, the fruits ripen in 115 days.

Depending on individual preferences, you can pick up one or more varieties at the same time.

As a rule, the most popular variety for growing on a windowsill is Spark pepper.

Important! You cannot use seeds from a store-bought pod to grow pepper on a windowsill, since it is an industrial variety and needs completely different conditions.

Features and conditions for planting at home - step by step instructions

To grow Spark pepper on the windowsill, you need to prepare for the procedure by studying the preferences and features of growing this culture in room conditions. Only by observing all the stages of planting, you can achieve the desired result in the end.

Choosing a suitable location and creating optimal conditions

Hot peppers are very picky about light and heat, for its full growth and development it is necessary to choose south or east window sill. During the period of active sun in spring, the plant needs light shading. In summer, the plant should be taken out to a balcony or loggia, but drafts must be excluded.

For full growth and development, the plant needs 12-hour daylight hours. In the period of short days from the beginning of October to the end of January, bitter pepper especially needs additional lighting with phytolamps in the evening and cloudy days.

Important! Lack of light is manifested by a light shade of foliage, which can eventually lead to leaf fall, in this case the duration of additional lighting must be increased.

For normal plant growth in winter air temperature should not exceed 18 degrees C, and starting from spring, the optimal temperature is 20-22 degrees C.

Hot peppers are very picky about soil moisture and does not tolerate watering with cold water. It is necessary to water the plant sparingly, with water at room temperature, as the top layer in the pot dries, but allowing it to absorb moisture from the pan. If water remains in the pan 1 hour after watering, then it must be completely poured out.

In conditions of low air humidity it is necessary to carry out additional spraying of foliage using a spray bottle.

Important! Pepper does not tolerate cold gusts of wind, therefore, when ventilating the room, it must be kept away from the open window.

Planting capacity

Indoor pepper forms a compact root system that is closer to the soil surface. For planting, it is recommended to select wide and shallow containers... The height of the planting pot should be within 10 cm.

A prerequisite is the presence of drainage holes in the bottom of the pot, which helps to remove excess moisture. Before planting on the bottom, it is necessary to fill the drainage with a layer of 2 cm, which will exclude the stagnation of water in the pot.

Suitable substrate

For planting hot pepper seeds, you can purchase seedling substrate in a specialist store. But you can prepare a nutrient mixture for planting yourself. This will require the following components:

• 2 pieces of leafy land;
• 1 part peat;
• 1 part river sand;
• 1 part coconut fiber
• 1 part perlite or vermiculite.

Immediately before planting hot pepper seeds, it is necessary to disinfect the soil by spilling it with the fungicide Previcur, which will prevent the development of fungal diseases.

Presowing seed preparation

For the friendly emergence of seed germination and disease resistance of young plants, it is recommended to carry out pre-sowing treatment of planting material. To do this, you can use the following drugs:

• Epin - dilute 3 drops of the product in 100 ml of water, soak the seeds for 2-4 hours before planting;
• succinic acid - make a working solution at the rate of 1.5 g of the product per 1.5 l of water, soak the seeds for 12-24 hours;
• Zircon - for the solution, add 3 drops of the product to 100 ml of water, soak the seeds for 2-4 hours before planting.

After processing it is necessary to dry the planting material to a loose state.

It is recommended to germinate pepper seeds in a humid environment before planting. To do this, you need to spread them in damp gauze and gently wrap the fabric.

For germination, place in a dark, warm place (25 degrees) for several days, periodically opening, moisturizing and examining for the presence of sprouts. Once most of the seeds have hatched, they must be planted in prepared soil.

Important! Seeds must not be allowed to dry out during the germination period, otherwise they will die.

In some cases, to preserve all view properties it is recommended to carry out cuttings of pepper. Cuttings must be cut from green young shoots without fruit, 7-8 cm long, and each of them should have 3-4 leaves.

Before planting them in the ground, it is necessary to soak in advance in a solution of zircon (3 drops per 100 ml of water) for 12-24 hours or powder the lower cut with root powder.

Step-by-step instructions for landing

To grow pepper on a windowsill, you must initially plant it correctly. Only if all the necessary conditions of the procedure are met, you can achieve the desired result in the end.

Step 1. Spill the planting containers with a strong solution of potassium permanganate.

Step 2. Fill the pots with the required substrate and level the surface.

Step 3. Moisten the soil abundantly with water and allow it to fully absorb.

Step 4. Place seeds on the surface and sprinkle with a layer of substrate 0.5 cm.

Step 5. Moisten the top layer with a spray bottle.

Step 6. Cover containers with glass or foil to maintain high humidity inside the landing container.

Step 7. Place the containers in a dark, warm place (25 degrees) until shoots appear.

When planting cuttings pepper, the procedure takes place in the same order, only they must be planted to a depth of 1-1.5 cm. And after planting and covering with a film, the pot is placed on the window, shading it from direct sunlight.

Video: how to grow pepper on a windowsill from cuttings

Features of further care

After the appearance of pepper sprouts, the container with seeds must be rearranged on the windowsill and the temperature must be lowered to 18-20 degrees. To exclude warm air from heating devices, they must be covered with a layer of foam.

Daily container with seedlings it is recommended to ventilate and take away from the cover or film gathered condensate using a paper napkin.

10-14 days after the emergence of sprouts, it is necessary adapt seedlings to the external environment... To do this, on the first day, it is recommended to open the container for 30 minutes, increasing this period by 30-40 minutes with each subsequent day. After a week, the glass or film must be removed completely.

Pepper cuttings take root within 2-3 weeks. When young leaves appear on them, it is necessary to begin the adaptation of plants to the environment. It is carried out in the same way as for seedlings obtained from seeds.

When 2-3 true sheets appear it is necessary to plant the peppers in separate containers. During transplantation, it is not recommended to pinch the main root, since the plant painfully tolerates this procedure and significantly slows down growth. The first planting should be carried out in pots with a diameter of no more than 9-10 cm.

Video: how to plant indoor peppers

Further it is necessary to transplant young seedlings as they grow. As soon as the roots start crowding in the pot, it is recommended to transfer the plant, increasing the diameter of the pot by 2-3 cm. The container for an adult plant should be 30 cm high and 20-25 cm in diameter.

Pepper Ogonyok needs a 12-hour daylight hours, therefore phytolamps are located at a height of 50-60 cm from the seedlings.

Watering carried out regularly as it dries, the higher the air temperature, the more often the soil is moistened.

For the full growth of hot pepper on the windowsill, it is necessary carry out regular feeding. During the active growing season, preference should be given to mineral fertilizers with a high nitrogen content or organic fertilizers, and when forming buds and fruits, fertilizers with a large amount of potassium should be used. The plant should be fed once every 2 weeks.

Important! During the flowering period, it is recommended to shake the pot of pepper sometimes, which will improve the self-pollination of the flowers.

Major diseases and pests

Peppers, including indoor peppers, are susceptible to fungal diseases and various pests. Therefore, it is necessary to know in advance what problems may arise and how to deal with them.

1. Aphid. This pest loves to feast on young shoots of pepper, therefore, it is on them that a large accumulation of pests is formed. To combat them, it is necessary to treat the plant with a phytoverm preparation.
2. Spider mite. It is characterized by a stop of plant growth and curliness of young leaves, on which a small cobweb later appears. To combat the pest, it is necessary to spray with actellik, but after a week the procedure should be repeated.
3. Whitefly. The accumulation of pests is observed on the back of the leaves, if you touch the shoots, then white flies fly over the plant. To eliminate the problem, it is recommended to carry out a complex treatment, which consists of spraying with actellik and irrigating with insecticide aktar, which is carried out on the same day. After 7 days, the procedure should be repeated.
4. Decay of the stem at the base... It appears as a result of overflow of a plant, which leads to its death. It will no longer be possible to save the plant.
5. Gray rot. Formation of wet spots with a gray bloom on any part of the plant. For treatment, it is recommended to use the biological product phytosporin.
6. Blackleg. It affects the sprouts of pepper during the germination period. The stem at the base of the seedlings becomes thin and blackens. To prevent the disease, it is recommended to shed the soil and spray the shoots with the fungicide Previcur.

Video: how to care for and treat indoor peppers at home for diseases

Important! After the treatment with drugs, it is necessary to adhere to the waiting period indicated on the packaging of each product, it is not allowed to use pepper during this period for cooking.

The timing of the emergence of seedlings and the first harvest

Hot pepper seeds germinate for a long time, therefore this feature must be taken into account when planting. Seedlings appear within 14-21 days, subject to all planting recommendations.

The first crop of pepper on the windowsill ripens in 105-120 days from the moment the sprouts appear, depending on the variety chosen.

If you follow all the recommendations, growing hot peppers on the windowsill will not be difficult. But it must be understood that further care of the plant must meet all of its requirements, since the pepper will grow and bear fruit only taking into account all the necessary conditions.

Bitter pepper on the windowsill is not only a necessary spice, which is always at hand, but also an excellent decorative home decoration, easy to grow.A pot with a bright beautiful plant will serve as an exquisite decor for any home, and the piquant taste of such a spicy spice will make this pepper indispensable in the kitchen of every hostess.

It is possible to grow sweet bell peppers and hot hot peppers, Drakosha or other varieties at home. How to plant seeds for seedlings and the conditions for planting in an apartment will be described further.

Plant characteristic

For growing on the windowsill, breeders specially bred several varietal varieties of hot peppers. Such indoor peppers are also divided into a fruit variety and an ornamental (no fruit) variety.

The fruit variety of indoor hot pepper is a perennial that reaches a height no more than 40 cm... The plant has bright green leaves and multi-colored fruits of a rich color: scarlet, sunny or orange.

Growing indoor pepper is not difficult and does not require special knowledge and wisdom. Very unpretentious and undemanding in care.

The windowsill is ideal for growing light-loving peppers

It is recommended to grow and plant peppers exclusively on windowsills, since the vegetable is very sun-loving, and with sufficient sunlight it will certainly delight you with beautiful fruits with a piquant pungent taste.

Flowering begins in June. During this period, delicate white flowers with a slightly yellowish tint appear on the stems.

How to grow at home on a windowsill

To get a plant with beautiful fruits on the windowsill, you need to sow seeds for seedlings. Do it late February - early March.

To speed up the process of seed growth, they can be pre-heat treated. For this, the seeds are poured with warm water (no higher than 40 degrees) and corked in a thermos for 3 hours.

Preparing the soil and pot

The soil for seeds must be chosen nutritious. You can prepare it yourself. To do this, mix 5 parts of humus, 2 parts of turf and peat and 1 part of sand. At the bottom of the container it is necessary there must be drainage... Small expanded clay or pebbles are suitable for this.

Peppers need nutritious soil

The soil must be additionally disinfected: treated with boiling water, or a solution of potassium permanganate and loosened well. Seeds are sown to a depth of 1 cm.

Growing seedlings from seeds

The containers are covered with glass or foil and left in a warm place where the temperature should not be below 20-25 degrees.

As a container, you can use a regular pot or box, it all depends on how many seeds are sown.

The first shoots appear already in 7 - 10 days... There should be enough sunlight in the room.

When the first shoots appear, the plants dive into separate pots. When several true leaves appear on the seedlings, they are dived again, while the strongest and strongest shoots are chosen.

Pepper seedlings must be dived after the first shoots appear

The plant needs a sufficient amount of moisture, heat and light, at any stage of growing.

During the growth of seedlings, it is necessary to ensure that the seedlings do not stretch too much. To do this, they need to provide a certain ambient temperature.

When the first leaves appear, then within 7 days it is necessary to reduce the temperature to 20 degrees. And when three real leaves appear, be sure to reproduce the pick in a spacious pot. Seedlings are planted in a permanent place after 2 months after planting seeds.

Indoor hot pepper care

To grow hot peppers on a windowsill, you need to provide him light and warm.

Fertilizer

He loves such a pepper of various kinds of feeding. The most optimal fertilizer is 2 tablespoons of ash mixed with 3 liters of water. The mixture should brew well. Fertilize is necessary every two weeks.

Wood ash diluted in water is suitable for feeding peppers.

Nitrogen fertilizers can be used, but much less frequently. With such fertilizers, it is important not to overdo it, otherwise you may be left without a crop.

Watering

The soil must be regularly loosened and watered two times a week warm, settled, or purified water. It is necessary to ensure that the soil in the pot does not dry out, but it is not constantly damp either. Both will contribute to various plant diseases.

In winter, you can not use fertilizers and water the plant much less often. If the air in the room is dry, you can slightly moisten the leaves by spraying them with water from a spray bottle.

In the warm season, the pots are taken out on the balcony or outside.

Fruiting

Subject to all the recommendations and rules of cultivation, the plant will bloom in May - June, and fruiting will continue until the end of the autumn period.

If the recommendations are followed, the pepper will bloom in early May.

Temperature regime

Until about February, the plant can be kept indoors at a cooler temperature, but not lower than 18 degrees.

But before the start of the growing season (usually it starts in February), the pot must be moved to a warmer room and pruned. To do this, you need to cut the stems so that they are no higher than 5 cm.

If you correctly follow all the recommendations for growing and caring for the plant: starting from the harvesting of seeds itself and ending with timely cutting, then such a pepper will retain its decorative effect and will actively bear fruit up to 5 years.

Diseases and pests

This type of indoor plants can be subject to the following diseases: blackening of the stem or spotting of the leaves... This happens with too much watering, in which stagnation of water in the pot is formed.

Powdery mildew on indoor peppers

The main pests of this pepper include aphids, spider mites and powdery mildew... Aphids or mites can appear with the help of the wind through an open window.

You can use the plant itself to fight the tick. To do this, it is necessary to grind the pepper seeds along with the inner veins and pour water over them for a day. Then you need to add a little grated laundry soap to the mixture and spray the plant. To completely get rid of pests, it is enough to carry out three spraying procedures.

In order to prevent the appearance of a tick, you need to provide the plant with sufficient moisture or put a container of water near the pot of pepper.

With proper cultivation and care, the plant will delight the eye with excellent decorativeness for as long as 5 years, and its fruits will become a piquant spice in the kitchen.

Hot pepper has not only unique taste, but also decorative qualities. That is why they love to grow it both on plots and as a houseplant on windowsills. For these purposes, several varieties of peppers with small fruits were specially bred.

Growing at home

The plant grows up to 40 cm, is perennial, there are purely decorative varieties, there are fruit varieties. Depending on the variety, the fruits can be of different sizes, shapes and colors: yellow, red, orange.

The flowering period falls in June, flowering begins with white flowers with a yellow tint. Peppers require a lot of sunlight.

Hot pepper seeds are planted in early March. You can only germinate seeds in a warm room. When the first shoots appear, they are dived into separate pots, the procedure is carried out again after the appearance of real leaves.

Planting and growing conditions for sweet and bitter peppers are similar. A highly nutritious soil is selected. For self-preparation of soil mixtures take:

• 5 parts of humus;
• 2 parts of peat and sod land;
• 1 part sand.

Good to know: when transplanting pepper to a permanent place, pinch the main root of the pepper. The root system should fit in a 15 * 15 cm box.

Hot peppers like a lot of moisture and heat. The pepper pot is placed on a container of liquid gravel. Also, the plant loves fertilizers, top dressing is applied 1-2 times a week.

If you overdo it with watering and water stagnation forms, then there is a risk of getting a black leg or spotted leaves. The main household pests of hot pepper:

• powdery mildew;
• aphid;
• spider mite.

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The annual plant is not transplanted again; after harvesting, the plant can be destroyed. Sometimes pruning the shoots helps to extend the lifespan of a pepper by 2-3 years.

Soil preparation

Reproduction of bitter pepper is carried out by seeds. So that they rise faster, they are soaked.

Sowing is carried out from February to early March. The ground should be loose and light.

If you are using peat-containing soil for home flowers, then you need to reduce its acidity by adding wood ash. You can immediately sow seeds in a permanent place without growing seedlings.

In this case, a pot up to 3 liters in size is taken, disinfected with boiling water. A drainage layer is laid out on the bottom, then filled with earth. As a drainage, the following are best suited:

• broken brick;
• crushed stone;
• expanded clay.

The soil is also disinfected with boiling water or potassium permanganate solution. The seeds are deepened by 1 cm. The top of the pot is covered with glass or a plastic bag. The ambient temperature should be between 20 and 25 ° C.

Sowing seeds for seedlings

You can grow hot peppers at home from seedlings. When to plant seeds?

The best period is mid-February, when daylight hours increase. Red peppers are very picky and love lighting. The capacity is taken depending on the number of seeds, it can be a small pot or box.

To make the seeds germinate faster, you can stimulate their growth in the following way. Process the planting material thermally, put the seeds in water at a temperature of 40 degrees and close in a thermos for 3 hours.

Second method: soak in warm water for 12-24 hours. Oxygen is supplied to the vessel with water.

Note: you need to make sure that the sprout does not stretch out. In the first week after the appearance of the leaves, the air temperature drops to 20 ° C, and the lighting is increased. When more than 3 leaves appear, the seedlings can be dived. A spacious pot is used.

The first sprouts from seeds will appear in 7-10 days. The pot should receive as much sunlight as possible, the room should be warm. For further cultivation, the strongest sprout is selected, the rest are removed (without damaging the roots).

Home care

Growing hot peppers on a windowsill is easy. Seedlings are transplanted to a permanent place in a pot after about 2 months.

The main conditions that must be maintained for peppers are light and warmth. When the weather is warm, the pot can be taken out into the garden or onto the balcony.

Complex fertilizers are applied every two weeks. A favorite hot pepper fertilizer is prepared from the following ingredients:

• 3 liters of water;
• 2 tbsp ash.

Gardeners advice: drying out of the soil is painful for pepper, so in no case should you forget about watering. The soil is moistened 2 times a week with warm water.

This is a foliar dressing, it should be well infused before use. You cannot overdo it with nitrogen fertilizers, otherwise there is a risk of not getting a crop. In favorable conditions, flowering begins in May-June and fruiting continues until the end of autumn.

Until frost has come, the pot must be returned to the house, in a bright but cool place (up to 18 ° C). You can refuse top dressing in winter, watering the pepper is minimal, the main thing is not to bring the earthen coma to dry out. Indoors with dry air - the leaves can be humidified sometimes.

In February, before the start of the growing season, the pot is transferred to a warm place, cut off (stems no more than 5 cm long remain). If you carry out all the procedures correctly, starting from harvesting seeds, ending with cutting the bush before the new season, the plant will remain decorative and actively bear fruit for up to 5 years.

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Not many garden crops can be grown on a windowsill with such a high degree of decorativeness as in small-fruited peppers. It is not only original as a decoration, but also useful in the household. Since pepper belongs to perennial crops, having planted it once, you can enjoy it for several years in a row. It is not difficult to grow pepper on the windowsill, the main thing is to choose the right planting material, competently prepare the substrate and regularly take care of the plantings.

Bitter pepper on the windowsill

Small-fruited bitter peppers are especially loved by housewives. It is a compact bush with the highest decorative fruits. Even the favorite greens on the windowsill are inferior to this vegetable crop. For planting, seeds of hybrids are chosen that are self-pollinated. You should stock up on nutrient soil based on biohumus and a special lamp for lighting in the autumn-winter period. Everything else will depend only on proper care.

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Disembarkation

Before sowing hot pepper seeds, they must be soaked in a solution. potassium permanganate 2 hours. This procedure is not carried out if the seeds have been treated by the manufacturer. Among the processed seeds, you need to choose those that have sunk to the bottom of the container during this time. The rest have dubious germination, so it is not worth spending time on them.

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Next, prepare the soil. It should consist of:

• 1 part coconut substrate
• 1 piece of land;
• handfuls of vermiculite;
• 1 part vermicompost

The more nutritious and lighter the soil in the pot, the better the bush will grow, bloom and bear fruit and will grow old later. All the ingredients of the substrate are poured into a basin, mixed thoroughly and filled into small containers with the mixture. These can be special seedling trays or regular yogurt cups. The earth is poured into them, not reaching the top by 2 cm.

Substrate good spill warm water and put 2-3 grains of pepper on top. Sprinkle with a layer of earth no more than 1 cm. From above, the cups are covered with glass or polyethylene with holes made in them for air exchange. Containers with seeds are placed in a dark, warm place, for example, near a radiator and occasionally watered.

growing hot pepper on the windowsill. Step by step photos

Seedlings will appear in about 10-14 days. They are immediately put on windowsill to prevent unnecessary stretching without no light. If seedlings appeared in late autumn or at the height of winter, they must be additionally illuminated with the help of special lamps. It is enough to highlight for 2 hours in the morning and in the evening. To avoid the appearance of a black leg, the seedlings are watered as needed, avoiding waterlogging.

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How to grow hot peppers on a windowsill and wait for abundant fruits? To do this, from the total number of seedlings, the strongest are selected and transplanted into permanent pots with a capacity of 2-3 liters. The earth is not poured to the top, it will be poured as the bush grows.

Pepper care

Any greenery on the windowsill requires care, which boils down to regular watering and feeding. The water for watering the pepper needs to be defended, and the dived seedlings should be fed in 2-3 weeks. To do this, use special feeding, for example, Agrolife... Bitter pepper bushes are tossed daily so that they grow even and do not lean too much towards the sun.Small-fruited bitter peppers are not stepchildren. If the bush seems sparse, you can pinch the top.

When the pepper blooms on the windowsill, several times a day a bush will need shake for pollination. Fruits appear 2.5 - 3 months after planting. If there are too many of them, the plant will throw off the extra ones on its own; a person does not need to do this, only if sick and underdeveloped ones are found. Fruits can crumble even with a lack of moisture on hot days. Then the bush is sprayed 2-3 times a day with water at room temperature.

After about 1.5-2 years, the bush begins to age, loses its decorative effect, sheds foliage, ceases to bloom and bear fruit. It is thrown away or cut. How to grow hot peppers on a windowsill from a cuttings? To do this, the most juicy side branches are cut off from the bush and placed in the water. Cuttings give roots in 21-28 days. They are planted in a permanent container and after 1.5 months they get an adult flowering bush. Usually 50% of cuttings give roots. Caring for them is similar to bushes obtained from seeds.

Frequently asked questions about growing hot pepper

In the process of growing small-fruited bitter pepper on the windowsill, novice amateurs may have questions, the answers to which can be obtained here.

When is the best time to sow peppers for growing on a windowsill? Experts recommend doing this from April to July, then the seedlings will not have to be illuminated. Although it is possible to grow peppers in any season of the year.

Can ripe peppers be left on the bush? Not desirable. If the pepper stays on the plant for a long time, it does not get an incentive to continue to bloom and bear fruit.

How to care for a pepper in winter in a central heating environment? If the battery is located under the windowsill, it must be covered with a towel to avoid overdrying the roots of the bush. Additionally, they carry out daily baths under a cool shower.

Is it possible to eat the fruits of peppers grown on the windowsill? It can be either fresh or dried. It is even ground on a coffee grinder to make paprika.

Will it harm an adult bush of pepper to repeat transfer? It is undesirable to disturb the adult bushes of pepper grown on the windowsill. This will affect the abundance of flowering and fruiting. Stress in the form of discarded leaves is also possible.

What to do if flowers fall off in great numbers? It is necessary to increase the amount of daily lighting for the bush, water it well and shake it 2-3 times a day. Flowers can fall off due to lack of pollination and the inability to form a fruit.

Sweet peppers on the windowsill in winter and summer

In the conditions of the apartment, you can also grow sweet peppers, which will give crunchy vitamin fruits all year round. There are no particular difficulties in growing it, but some recommendations will help not only grow strong greens on the windowsill, but also taste healthy fruits.

Growing sweet pepper seedlings

The first stage of work is considered selection of seeds... Dwarf compact plants are suitable for growing at home, the height of which does not exceed 50 cm, and the weight of the fruits varies from 30 to 80 grams. The smaller the hybrid, the more compact and decorative it looks on the windowsill. The seeds of self-pollinated hybrids are suitable for this.

Second stage - preparation substrate and seed treatment. For pepper on the windowsill, you can buy ready-made mixtures, or you can compose them yourself from an equal amount of vermicompost, coconut fiber and earth. Perlite or vermiculite can be added to increase soil aeration. All components are mixed in a bowl.

A 2% solution is prepared for seed treatment potassium permanganate, in which the seeds are kept for 2 hours, then washed in cold water. There are producers who carry out the processing themselves and sell seeds that are already ready for planting. In this case, there is no need to carry out such a procedure at home.

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The third stage is sowing seeds... The substrate is filled into small containers from plastic cups to greenhouses with peat tablets. Substrates or tablets are well spilled with water and seeds are placed in them, 2-3 pieces each. You can sow seeds directly into large, permanent containers without adding the substrate to the edge of the pot. This procedure will be carried out later as the bush grows. After sowing, the containers are closed with polyethylene, in which small holes are made for air exchange. The containers are placed in a dark, warm place, periodically watering and looking through them.

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Fourth stage - seedling care or how to grow sweet peppers on a windowsill from seedlings. The first emerge in 10-14 days. As soon as the seeds hatch and sprouts appear, they are exposed to the light and, if necessary, illuminated for several hours a day if it is an autumn-winter period. If necessary, after 2 weeks, the seedlings are thinned out, leaving the strongest specimens. It is important not to overmoisten the seedlings so that they do not become vulnerable to the black leg, which can destroy all seedlings.

The fifth stage - pick... It is produced 4 weeks after germination. To carry out the picking, the containers with the seedlings are well watered, a large 3-liter pot is prepared and filled with a nutritious substrate. Turn the glass of seedlings over and carefully pull out a clod of earth along with pepper. They put the ego in a partially filled pot and sprinkle the earth on top to the cotyledon (first) leaves. Water, lightly tamp the ground near the bush. Put the pepper on the windowsill, preferably on the south side.

Adult plant care

Adult seedlings are not pinned or corrected by pruning. The bush is given free rein in the growth and formation of flowers. You need a pot every day turnto form an even bush. Watering is carried out as the soil dries up. In hot weather, it can be additionally sprayed with warm water; in winter, watering is reduced to the required minimum.

How to grow bell peppers on a windowsill with abundant ovary? When flowers appear on the bush, they begin to intensively feed it with suitable fertilizers, for example, Agrolife... Blooming bush several times a day shake for self-pollination. The first fruits appear about 3 months after sowing the seeds. To extend the life of the plant and get a significant harvest, 5-6 fruits are left from the ovary and removed during ripening. If you leave more ovary, and do not remove the fruits for a long time, the bush becomes very depleted, grows old and dies.

If the ripening fruits are large enough, and the bush has grown well, it needs prop... She will not allow the bush to tilt and break. Pepper is a perennial vegetable crop, but on a windowsill, with a lack of heat, light and care, it can quickly age. In order to admire the plant again in 1.5-2 months and eat its fruits, you can cut off cuttings from it and try to root them.

Usually half of the cuttings take root. They are planted in permanent containers and cared for as an adult plant. This way of growing peppers is less troublesome and faster.

Sweet peppers on the windowsill. Video