Light, indoor pepper: cultivation and care. A small miracle in your home: features of planting decorative pepper and description of varieties

Chili peppers are grown not only in the garden or in the greenhouse: you can also sow them in boxes on the windowsill. So favorite condiment in fresh will always be at hand. In addition, decorative hot pepper in the form of a green bush with bright fruits decorates the interior.

ON THE PICTURE: Pepper on the windowsill will be a spectacular green decoration for the kitchen.

The choice of varieties of hot peppers for room culture

It is not recommended to use seeds from purchased in vegetable shops chili pods. There are usually sold industrial grades from South-East Asia. These seeds are not suitable for growing at home.

For an apartment or house, indoor hot peppers belonging to the species are preferred,- Pepper annual, or vegetable. It retains the varietal qualities of wild "ancestors" from low-light undergrowth. Such a pepper is able to be content with a small space of a flower pot and a lack of sunlight.

ON THE PICTURE:The undemanding Capsicum annuum does well both outdoors and in a container.

Popular varieties of indoor pepper

The concept of "pepper in a pot", or "room pepper" is conditional. Any hot pepper suitable for this purpose in terms of size and level of exactingness to the conditions of detention is sown in a pot on the windowsill. With decorative purpose and sow for food varieties growing in open ground or in a greenhouse.

For individual varieties of chili very similar (Solanum pseudocapsicum), popularly called " Jerusalem cherry " . The fruits of the nightshade are poisonous, and only varieties of Peppers are used in cooking.

The following varieties of indoor pepper are usually grown:

"Spark" Grows well at home. Medium early variety. Fruiting 115-120 days after germination. The pods are bright red, elongated, smooth, large enough: the weight of each is 45 g. The taste is classic: hot pepper. Bush of medium size, branched.
"Aladdin" Ultra-early, plentifully and long-term fruiting. Height in open ground 50 cm, in a room no higher than 35–40 cm. The fruits are small, numerous, elongated-cone-shaped, pungent and fragrant. At the stage of technical ripeness, the pods turn from green to cream and purple, then turn red. When grown indoors, it is less bitter than when grown outdoors, but this does not affect fruiting.
"Bell" ("Christmas bell ") The variety belongs to the species (Capsicum baccatum). The fruits look like a berry, a small patisson or a bell, elegantly suspended on the stalks. Fruit weight 60–100 g. Sharpness is unevenly distributed. The placenta has a burning taste, and the remaining parts are a pleasant sweet and sour. Leaves and stems with characteristic pubescence. The fruits ripen 150 days after germination. The variety needs pinching.
Explosive Ember ") Unusual purple-green foliage. The color of the pods depends on the stage of maturity: purple, creamy, pink, scarlet. The fruits are small, up to 2.5 cm long, very sharp. The variety is early ripe, the fruits ripen in 115–120 days from sowing. The bush is compact, height 20-30 cm.
" poinsettia "("Poinsettia") The bunches of fruit at the ends of the branches resemble the original flowers. Plant height 30–35 cm. The name duplicates the name of another plant popular in the West, the most beautiful Euphorbia, also called. Fruits up to 7.5 cm long turn red when ripe. The pods have a very pungent taste.
" Garda Firevox "("garde fireworks") The bushes are low, 25–30 cm tall. The bush is densely strewn with pods sticking up. Pods of several colors are simultaneously present on the plant: green, lilac, orange and red. Pods up to 5.5 cm long. The taste is spicy.
"Nosegay" ("Nosegay") One of the smallest and smallest peppers. Height no more than 15 cm. Small rounded fruits, when ripe, change their color from green to cream, orange, and finally to red. It can grow in a small flower pot with a capacity of 1 liter. The fruits are medium in taste.

Especially decorative varieties of peppers

• "Variegatta"- variegated variety.
• "SHU"- also differs in variegated, variegated, coloring. The fruits are mostly yellow or purple. Strong beautiful bush.
• "Purple Tiger" ("Purple Tiger")- low shrub with light purple small fruits and variegated foliage. Refined, good in compositions.
• "Salsa Orange"-very popular variety with small fruits orange color. Reminiscent of room pepper "Spark", needs the same growing conditions. The foliage is large, dark green. Small bright fruits look very attractive on it.
• "Rowan"- a variety with small multi-colored fruits, peas, reminiscent of rowan brushes. The bush is compact, with small, slightly twisted "boat" leaves. Pepper berries "sit" in them.

ON THE PICTURE:Original decorative foliage of the variety "Variegata".

ON THE PICTURE:Room pepper "SHU" with yellow fruits.

ON THE PICTURE:Burning and refined "Purple Tiger".

ON THE PICTURE: Bright and colorful "Orange Salsa".

ON THE PICTURE:Round-fruited variety of domestic pepper "Ryabinushka".

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Growing indoor pepper

Soil selection and preparation

By nature, pepper is a perennial, so it can grow at home for up to 10 years. For successful cultivation culture is needed, first of all, correct soil. Purchased mixtures are suitable only for seedlings. For a permanent container, a pot, it is better to prepare the ground yourself.

Peppers love slightly acidic soil (pH 5.0–6.0). The composition of a suitable soil mixture:

• peat neutralized: 4 parts;
• compost or leaf humus: 4 parts;
• or agroperlite: 2 parts. The latter ingredient retains moisture well and prevents excessive soil compaction.

ON THE PICTURE: Mulching the soil in the pot will help maintain the necessary moisture and increase light levels, which is especially important for peppers in winter.

When and how to sow hot peppers for growing indoors

Optimal sowing time:

Pepper sowing in boxes for growing indoors is done all year round, taking into account the peculiarities of culture:

1. early spring varieties sown from the beginning of November to the end of December.
2. The right time to sow summer crops - March, April.
3. Autumn varieties sown in July-August.

You can sow decorative peppers in boxes in winter, but in this case, you will need additional illumination.

Agrotechnics for sowing homemade bitter pepper:

For indoor planting hot pepper small pots with a capacity of 0.2 liters are needed. At the bottom of such containers, garden or clean medium-sized is poured. Optimal Thickness the drainage layer is 2–3 cm. Then the containers are filled with the soil mixture described above by 2/3.

Pepper seeds, previously treated with Epin-Exta or potassium humate, are buried in the ground by 1 cm. After that, they are sprinkled with nutrient soil, which is slightly compacted. Sowing is covered with an opaque film and placed for germination at a temperature of +23–25°C.

ON THE PICTURE:Sprouting hot pepper seeds.

Growing seedlings:

After the appearance of sprouts, after 7–12 days, the protective film is removed. On the fourth or fifth day, the temperature of the content drops to + 16–18 ° C. In the future, in order for pepper seedlings to survive and grow stronger, the soil temperature should be + 20–22 ° C, air - + 24 ° C and above during the day, + 18–20 ° C at night.

Seedlings are regularly and moderately watered with soft settled water at a temperature of + 20 ° C.

It is important to prevent waterlogging of the soil: it will destroy the fragile roots of peppers.

Picking is done at the stage of two or three true leaves. In front of her, seedlings are fed with a solution of 1 tbsp. l. calcium nitrate in 10 liters. water. Two or three hours before picking, the sprouts must be watered to avoid shedding the earth from the roots.

After the seedlings are finally strong and grow to the stage of 6-12 leaves, they are transplanted into containers 3-5 liters deep.

ON THE PICTURE:In order not to waste time on picking in the future, you can immediately sow the seeds decorative pepper in separate pots.

Conditions for keeping and caring for peppers on the windowsill

Watering and air humidity:

After landing in permanent container indoor pepper is watered often and moderately. During fruiting, the plant needs more moisture. Watering is done in the morning, under the root, with further careful loosening of the earth.

Peppers need 65-75% humidity. If the room is dry, spraying is required.

Content temperature and ventilation:

Room hot pepper is kept at a temperature of + 20–28 ° C. Be sure to regularly ventilate the room, but drafts are undesirable.

ON THE PICTURE: In the summer, it is useful to place decorative peppers outdoors.

Lighting:

All types of pepper, even those originating from growing in shaded undergrowth, hardly endure the winters of temperate latitudes. Short daylight hours combined with cloudy weather is a severe test for "natives from the south".

Peppers are especially hard on the lack of light from November to January. Plants cease not only to bloom, but also to grow. Some varieties shed their leaves when there is a lack of light.

ON THE PICTURE:One of the secrets of the decorativeness of the indoor pepper bush is the uniform illumination of all parts of the plant.

Top dressing:

Hot peppers in a container are fed every 10-12 days. To prepare the right one for him mineral fertilizer, can be diluted in 10 liters. choice of water:

• 30–40 g of superphosphate;
• 15–20 g of ammonium nitrate;
• 25–30 g of potassium sulfide.

Mineral supplements alternate with organic ones. simple recipe organic fertilizer for indoor peppers: dilute half the jar bird droppings in 10 l granules. water.

The composition of the fertilizer depends on the phase of the plant's life cycle. For example, during the period of active vegetation, a fundamentally sufficient amount of calcium. Therefore, foliar top dressing calcium nitrate 0.2%. When laying buds, peppers need nitrogen. To increase the activity of the roots at the stage of fruit formation, phosphate fertilizers are applied.

Pruning:

At proper care pepper in a pot will delight with decorativeness and a yield of 8–10 years. However, it is advisable to renew it every three years, cutting off old and too powerful shoots. Young pepper looks more aesthetically pleasing.

First, the shoots directed inward and those that bear fruit are cut off. At the beginning of flowering, the crown bud is necessarily removed, the first in the branching of the stem.

Let the indoor pepper grow, bloom and bear fruit to the glory!

Hot pepper is not only a useful spice, which is difficult to do without when cooking meat dishes, but also a bright, beautiful plant capable of giving joy, admiration. How to grow healthy plants and get an amazing bush with colorful peppers at home? This is not difficult if you know how to choose a variety and properly care for young seedlings.

Varieties and features of the plant

bushes hot pepper varieties Adjika, Ogonyok, Chile reach a height of 50 cm. Multi-colored fruits can grow on one plant: white, green, orange, purple, yellow. - longevity. The bush can bear fruit for 5-6 years.

It is interesting

In Europe, decorative pepper pots are put on the balcony, window sill, near the house for Christmas.

In shape, the pods on the bush are round, flattened, similar to a pyramid or cylinder. The Chili variety has long, pointed fruits, and the Spark will delight you with cone-shaped, bright peppers. About fifty fruits can ripen on one plant at the same time.

Hot pepper properties

Both garden red peppers and decorative peppers of the varieties Chili, Ogonyok, Adjika, Indian Summer are used in cooking for preservation and cooking gourmet dishes. For those who grow such plants, a balcony or window sill is also a spice shop.

• The fruits have antibacterial properties and protect the room from the harmful effects of microbes.
• Flowerpots with a plant are placed on the balcony near indoor flowers, which are affected by aphids and mites. Pests disappear in a few days. Chile pepper does a good job of this.
• food with added a small amount pepper improves appetite and improves immunity.

You can buy a hot pepper bush in a store or in the market. In spring, flower markets sell young seedlings of varieties Ogonyok, Coral, For mother-in-law. But it is best to grow hot hot peppers at home from seeds and decorate the balcony and window sill with elegant bushes.

Secrets of growing hot peppers

Decided to grow hot peppers on the windowsill? First you need to choose the type of pepper: indoor or hot red, which grows in gardens. Some varieties performed well in room conditions. open ground: Chile, Adjika, Coral. They grow well indoors and delight in a rich harvest.

All types of ornamental peppers are designed for growing indoors. A balcony is also suitable for successful maintenance. Plants with colorful pods look beautiful on the window. Growing hot peppers Spark, Indian Summer, Bolivia, Dark Olive, Mambo, Medusa will create a bright parade of colors on the balcony.

If you know the secrets of caring for this plant, then it is easy to get beautiful bushes that will please the eye and give a rich harvest.

• The key to a rich harvest is seeds. Their quality determines the strength of growth and the possibilities of the plant. From the seeds that were kept long time, a strong plant will not grow. Important point before sowing - seed calibration. To do this, take a glass warm water add a tablespoon of salt to it. The water is stirred and wait a few minutes. Having previously dried, sow the part of the seeds that has sunk to the bottom of the glass.

• An important point is the preparation of the soil. Hot pepper is undemanding to the soil and grows well on ordinary garden soil, but it is better to create a plant comfortable conditions. After all, in garden soil there may be pests or infection that will cause seed loss before germination. Purchased peat or mixtures based on it are suitable for sowing.
• Moisten the soil before sowing. It should crumble in your hand and be wet. Peppers are sown in small containers with holes at the bottom. A bowl or seed pot is suitable for this. Seeds are laid out in a checkerboard pattern and covered with a low layer of earth (up to 2 cm). The earth is compacted, the bowl is covered with a film or glass.
• For fast emergence of shoots support high temperature(up to 25 degrees), constant humidity and ventilate. Before the appearance of sprouts, do not water the soil, but only spray it from the sprayer.
• When the first shoots appear, the container is opened and placed in a greenhouse or simply put on the balcony. At this time, it is necessary to ensure that a black leg does not appear: you need to limit watering and do not lower the temperature below 22 degrees.

On some seedlings, a seed film may remain, which sticks together the cotyledons. It can not always be removed so as not to harm the plant. Try moistening the skin with water and after a few minutes gently pull it off the leaves.

Picking and planting pepper in a permanent place

Picking seedlings at home is started when the third true leaf appears on the plant. The soil is watered so that the entire earth mixture is saturated, a day before the procedure. Dive seedlings into moist, but not wet soil. It is better to transplant plants so as not to injure the roots. This can be done with a garden spatula or a regular spoon. After transplanting, the cups are placed in a greenhouse on the windowsill so that the seedlings quickly take root. A new leaf after picking is a signal that the pepper has successfully rooted and you can start feeding.

At the first stage, peppers need nitrogen and potassium supplements for the development of the vegetative system. But do not get carried away: an overdose can destroy the plant.

Top dressing is carried out a day after watering, with moist soil. Plants with signs of disease should not be fed. First you need to find out the cause of the poor condition of the bush, eliminate errors in cultivation - and only after that add minerals.

Hot pepper transplant rules

As soon as the roots of the pepper wrap around the soil in a cup, they start planting on permanent place. How to do it right?

• For the first planting, they take a pot with a capacity of no more than one liter, put drainage (expanded clay, bark, pebbles) on the bottom and pour an earthen pillow. The mixture for planting is bought at the store.
• The plant is deepened so that the root neck is lowered into the ground by no more than 2 centimeters. Over time, the soil will sag, and the root neck will be at ground level. With a strong deepening, the plant may die or enter the fruiting phase late.
• Top dressing begins two weeks after transshipment. When grown at home, chili peppers respond very well to fertilizing with phosphorus and potash fertilizers, calcium, magnesium. In order not to get confused with dosages, it is better to buy ready-made fertilizers for indoor peppers. If chili peppers are grown for culinary purposes, it is better to use organic fertilizers.
• At home, for successful fruit set, it is necessary to shake the bushes during flowering so that pollination occurs.

Indoor pepper Spark does not tolerate overdrying of the soil. It reacts especially sharply to the lack of water during flowering. If the earth in the pot is dry, then the plant may drop buds or ugly fruits will be tied.

Drafts and dry air are detrimental to chilli and Spark varieties when grown at home. Then the plants shed their leaves and hibernate. If this happens, do not be afraid. You just need to create comfortable conditions on the balcony or windowsill. Then the growth of Chile and the Flame will quickly resume.

So, small step-by-step instruction on breeding hot peppers on the balcony will help even beginners cope with this task. Growing pepper on a windowsill does not require special attention, it is only important to remember that during the period of the sun it is necessary to shade the plant and water it with warm settled water. We must not forget about the annual transfers to a larger pot - this will allow the bush to grow a healthy root system.

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It is a pleasure to watch indoor hot pepper: it grows and blooms quickly, forming small white flower stars. Then the fruits are tied: at first they are green, and when they turn red or turn yellow, they resemble lighted candles on a Christmas tree!

Hot pepper: biological description

FAMILY: Solanaceae

BUSH: Lush, compact, height from 20 cm

FORM: Depending on the variety, the fruits are blunt, pointed, even or slightly curved, directed upwards, like a candle, or downwards.

SIZE: Peppers from 2 to 9 cm

The pods taste very bitter, so I use them as a seasoning for preserving vegetables or dry them and grind them. Indoor pepper bears fruit better on fatty soils with regular watering in warm room at good lighting He doesn't like shading.

FACT: summer flower pot with room pepper CAN BE BROUGHT OUTDOORS OR ON A BALCONY.

Sowing hot pepper

I sow the seeds that have hatched into a box filled with a mixture of garden soil, humus and peat 2: 1: 1. On a bucket of this mixture I add 1 tbsp. wood ash and a few pinches of complex mineral fertilizer. After sowing, I cover the box with glass.

For indoor pepper, the air temperature is at least + 15 degrees, in winter and up to + 20 ... + 25 degrees. spring-summer.

If condensate collects on it, it means that the necessary microclimate for seed germination has been obtained, but nevertheless I periodically open the container for a short time to ventilate. When the first true leaves appear, I dive into separate pots, while pinching the central stem. After this procedure, there side shoots, which I also pinch. Thus, it is possible to form a lush plant crown, increase productivity.

TIP: I periodically pollinate indoor capsicum: I touch the stamens of flowers with a brush and thus transfer pollen from one flower to another. This not only increases the number of ovaries, but also makes the fruits larger, they become "angrier", more fragrant and tastier.

Hot pepper care at home

I water the pepper moderately, not allowing the soil to dry out. Moreover, I keep a jar of water a day before watering by the battery so that the liquid is infused and slightly warmed up.

I feed the pepper once every 2 weeks according to the season. In autumn-winter - any water-soluble complex mineral fertilizers (from the editors: Rastvorin, Kemira Lux, Kemira Universal, nitrophoska - at the rate of 1 tsp per 5 liters of water). In spring and early summer I feed phosphorus- nitrogen fertilizers.

In the summer, when I keep pots of plants outside, I can feed them with a weak solution of mullein (1:15).

Hot pepper - benefits and harms

Benefit

• Hot peppers lower blood sugar and "bad" cholesterol levels.
• Where indoor pepper grows, the air is cleaner - thanks to its bactericidal properties, it inhibits the development of harmful microbes.

Harm

Hot peppers should not be eaten during exacerbation:

• stomach ulcers;
• gastritis;
• angina. By the way, a glass of milk or yogurt will help put out the "fire" in the stomach if you overdo it with spicy food.

Diseases and pests of indoor pepper and their control

Black leg on hot pepper

The most common disease. It mainly affects seedlings. To combat it, it is enough to adjust the temperature and humidity in the room (do not overfill the soil; for prevention, spill it with a pink solution of potassium permanganate).

Aphids and spider mites

To control insects, spray plants with a proven folk remedy- infusion of ash (0.5 tbsp. ash pour 5 l hot water, mix, leave overnight, mix again in the morning and strain). You can wash the leaves with a sponge soapy water or spray with any insecticide.

Manana KASTRITSKAYA, Ph.D. agricultural sciences

Note: Hot peppers at home: personal growing experience

Hot pepper is a perennial culture, which I use with pleasure. Having grown bushes from seeds, then for five years I rejuvenate them with pruning.

To do this, in the fall I dig up the plants still with fruits, transplant them into pots, continue to care for them: water, feed, remove ripe peppers. I transfer the fruiting bushes to a cooler and brighter room (I have a glazed unheated loggia).

I maintain the temperature on the loggia from +14 to + 18 degrees. - these are comfortable conditions for overwintering hot peppers. I rarely water, but I do not allow the soil to dry out in a pot, I spray it with settled water from above. Already in February, I put peppers on a bright window sill in the room (where + 22 ... + 24 degrees). I cut the bushes, leaving hemp about 5 cm long in place of the lateral branches. I water it, feed it according to the instructions with a complex mineral fertilizer. After a while, twigs, leaves begin to grow, and then the bushes bloom.

In April-May (I look at the weather) I transplant peppers to the garden, covering under the arcs with lu-trasil. With the onset of stable heat, I remove the shelter. AT further care normal, as for other peppers. And I leave some specimens in pots and decorate the gazebo, the entrance to the house with them.

In autumn, the bushes from the garden are again transplanted into pots, and so on for five years in a row. In the fifth year, I sow hot peppers with seeds, and in the fall I replant the plants in pots and transfer them to the loggia for wintering.

Valentina TIKHONOVA, Krasnodar region

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Or maybe one of you has already planted these plants? Then let's talk about the next inhabitant of our windowsill - sweet pepper.

Sweet pepper is very beautiful with its tight fruits, bright, tasty, filled with vitamins. It is this that we miss so much on rainy days in autumn, and on harsh winter days, and during the period of spring beriberi.

Do you want to admire the pepper and eat it all year round? In this case, feel free to proceed with the landing pepper on his windowsill, as these plants are ideal for care and cultivation in the apartment.

Peppers on the windowsill of the best variety

Ideal for planting at home will be compact, undersized varieties pepper (they are the most unpretentious and persistent). The growth of this plant will reach half a meter and it will fit perfectly into the size of your window. The best varieties:

• Treasure Island. After 90-100 days, the pepper will invite you to taste its juicy orange-red heart-shaped fruits. Their mass reaches up to 60 g, the thickness of the peel is up to 7 mm.
• Firstborn of Siberia. The crop ripens in 108-113 days from the moment of emergence. The fruits are large, up to 100 g (peel thickness up to 6 mm). Bright red in color, these peppers are fragrant and delicious.
• Dwarf. Pepper variety with juicy, red fleshy cone-shaped fruits. Their weight reaches up to 83 grams (walls up to 9 mm). You can harvest already after 110 days from the time the sprouts appear.
• Watercolor. Glossy cone-shaped scarlet peppers will be ready for your table in 110 days. This one has small fruits, “one bite”, their weight reaches up to 30 grams, with a thin peel up to 2.5 mm.
• Moldovan gift. Large dark red peppers will delight you with a rich, sweet taste after 124-136 days. Fruit weight reaches 90 g, skin thickness up to 6 mm.
• Martin. Fragrant variety, with red juicy fruits of which it will be possible to decorate the table after 130 days. Fruits are large up to 84 grams with thick (up to 5 mm in size) walls.

These pepper varieties are high yield, they will delight you with their attractive fruits all year round.

Seed preparation

To save future plants from infections, the seeds should be kept for 20 minutes in a 2% solution of potassium permanganate, then rinsed with cool water. And soak in nutrient solutions of epin or zircon (growth biostimulants):

• Appin. For 100 ml of water, take 2 drops of it.
• Zircon. Add 1 drop to 300 ml of water.

In a healing solution, the seeds need to be kept for about a day at room temperature. Then place them in damp gauze and put them in a dark, warm place.

Keep the pepper seeds there for 3 days at a temperature of + 20 ° C to + 25 ° C. Periodically moisten the cloth warm water(Don't let it dry out).

As soon as the seeds hatch, you can transfer pepper on the windowsill.

Let's start landing

We need to prepare several containers in advance for pepper cultivation. Every pepper needs own house, a separate wide and deep enough pot (so that the rhizome of the plant is spacious and comfortable).

Don't forget a layer of drainage (fine gravel, expanded clay, or broken little pieces of red brick will do).

You can plant seeds in one of the most convenient periods for you:

• The last days of February - the beginning of March. It is necessary to choose the most right time for landing (be guided by the weather forecast). If, a week after planting the seeds, nature decides to pamper us with very warm, sunny weather, the pepper may slow down its growth. In this case, at the beginning of its growth, it is better to keep the pepper at home on the north window for some time.
• Winter months. When planting seeds in winter, it is necessary to ensure that daylight hours are 12 hours daily. Additionally illuminate the pepper with fluorescent lamps.
• The plant germinates well when planting seeds in late July or early September. Again, keep an eye on the weather forecast (so that there are no too warm days ahead).

Preparing the soil

Better for peppers prepared soil("Terra-Vita" or "Ogorodnik"). This soil is already enriched with the necessary trace elements and does not contain harmful microorganisms.

If you choose to use the normal garden soil burn it first saturated solution potassium permanganate, then pour water. Or prepare enriched soil:

• Sod land 2 parts
• Humus 1 part
• Clean, sifted sand 1 part

It is better to take sod land from a place where meadow clover grows. Ash must be added to any soil (2 cups of ash for every 10 kg of soil). Pepper is extremely sensitive to the salt content in the ground and the level of acidity. Add to soil dolomite flour or lime (for 1 kg of soil, take 16 grams of the substance).

You can use special hydrogels. It is designed for home gardening. When hydrogels are mixed with soil, they swell, absorb excess water, and along the way make the soil looser, retaining nutrients.

Planting seeds

To wait for the first shoots of pepper on the windowsill, you need to be patient. Peppers germinate after 1-2 weeks.

If the plant is stubbornly unwilling to germinate, increase the length of daylight hours (prolong additional lighting from 7 am to 9 pm).

1. In small peat pots (previously filled with loose, fertile soil) plant two seeds. Pour over and cover the top of the pots with cling film. Put them in a warm place at a temperature of + 25 ° C. Pots can be dug under adult, fruiting peppers in a lighted place (if you have already grown peppers before).
2. After the appearance of the first, tender sprouts, pierce the film with a knitting needle in several different places. When the peppers confidently start growing and acquire the first two or three leaves, the film can be removed. And start transplanting (picking) one young sprout into a large pot. We remove the weaker plant.

Pick. Transplanting seedlings into a more spacious dwelling (with shortening of the root). The shortened root begins to branch more violently, develop.

The rhizome after picking becomes stronger, wraps around and holds the earth ball better, and the homemade pepper itself on the windowsill brings more yield. Dive process:

• the soil in the pot where you will transplant the pepper, fill it with plenty of water per day;
• before picking, make a depression in the center of the pot in the new earth;
• moisten the earth around the sprout abundantly an hour or two before the operation;
• pick it up carefully and lift it up with earthy clod, shake off the ground;
• very carefully shorten the spine by about 1/3 (you can pluck it with your nails);
• gently place it in the prepared hole in a new pot so that the central root does not bend, and the leaves are 2 cm above the soil level;
• compact the soil around the seedling with your fingers;
• water the transplanted pepper with warm water.

In order for the pepper to grow large, prolific, it needs to be transplanted and grown in small capacious buckets or large ceramic bowls.

Before picking, gradually accustom the young sprout to more severe conditions (gradually bring it to Fresh air, increasing the walking time).

But make sure that the small pepper does not fall under drafts and exposure to low, detrimental temperatures for it (below + 13 ° C).

Caring for our peppers

The plant may suffer from a lack of minerals. How to grow peppers in the most favorable conditions? Just monitor the condition of its leaves and apply in a timely manner necessary fertilizer with the right ingredients:

• the leaves curl, a dry edge appears at the edges - a lack of potassium (add potassium sulfate or potassium nitrate);
• dull color of the leaves with a grayish tint, the foliage begins to shrink - there is not enough nitrogen (it will help ammonium nitrate, which contains 35% nitrogen);
• the lower part of the leaves becomes purple, and the leaves themselves begin to cling to the trunk and stretch upwards - there is little phosphorus (16-18% percent phosphoric acid is needed);
• the leafy crown acquires a marble color - the pepper on the windowsill lacks magnesium in the diet (magnesium is needed in sulfate form).

You can not use potassium salt, potassium chloride (their composition with an excess of chlorine is harmful to pepper roots). But excess nitrogen is not terrible for pepper.

We are waiting for the harvest

Most domestic pepper varieties are self-pollinating plants. By the way, they can also be pollinated. So try to keep different varieties peppers apart.

When the first fruits appear, do not overload the plant - leave up to 4-5 fruits on it.

Getting our own seeds

For this, we select red, ripe fruits. We cut the pepper carefully in a circle of the stalk and very carefully remove the seed pod, holding it by the stalk.

We devote the next 4 days to drying the seed at a temperature of + 25 ° C to + 30 ° C. And we separate the seeds. Store them in a paper bag in a warm, dark place.

The maximum shelf life of seeds is 5 years.

We transplant the plant

It is necessary to transplant pepper on the windowsill once a year. He wants new, fresh land for a richer harvest (after all, he has already taken everything useful from the old soil). Change the earth completely to fresh.

Transplant the plant carefully, trying not to injure the root system with an earthy clod.

And after two years of the life of the pepper, it already needs to be changed. He is biennial plant and will readily pass the baton to younger and stronger peppers.

Have a rich harvest!

See you soon, dear readers!