Growing hot chilli peppers - jalapenos, habaneros as well as others

If you live in a year-round warm climate, such as Florida, you are able to direct-sow your seeds in your garden. When you have a greenhouse, useful to you!

The vast majority of my customers don't match these categories, so I'll tailor this article towards them, even though the same basics apply. I enjoy a plain and straightforward approach that gets results. The Two main ingredients are soil/seedling mix and containers/trays.

There are several good seed starting mixes offered at nurseries or discount stores. They work adequately and I would recommend them because there is no mixing, measuring, etc. When you choose to help make your own mixture, choose 1/3 good garden soil (don't opt for clay soil mainly because it compacts badly), 1/3 vermiculite or similar growing medium, pestovani feferonek, and 1/3 sand. Hot pepper plants LOVE sand several varieties originate in areas with sandy soil. Plus it provides excellent drainage. Mix all 3 ingredients together adequately.

I like plastic gro-packs for 6 to 12 plants, peat pellets or peat pots. Gro packs are specifically good since you can cover tightly with "cling-wrap" after first watering and make a little "hothouse" environment. The soil stays moist longer in a higher temperature. Just remove cling-wrap when seedlings emerge. Put your soil/seedling mix into containers. Don't fill to exact top but leave no less than 1/4 inch for watering or it can run off.

Find a good and warm sunny windowsill. Seedlings prefer no less than 6 hours of sunlight, the better the more effective. Hot pepper seeds should be coaxed with the germination and transplant stages. Remember all of them originated from a tropical environment. But take into account you'll be rewarded using a healthy, robust, prolific plant for your personal patience.

Some varieties could be finicky to germinate. I suggest soaking seeds overnight in tepid water to present them a head start. I am just a 100% organic gardener, nevertheless there is certainly many people are not. A number of them soak the seeds overnight in Saltpeter (potassium nitrate). (When sowing outdoors, the Saltpeter actually simulates this enzymatic tract of birds that eat wild hot peppers, therefore accelerating germination.)

Then sow seeds 1/4 inch deep 6 to 10 weeks before the last frost. Keep seeds moist, yet not soaked, through germination phase. They germinate best above 65 degrees. Ideal is 75 to 85 degrees. As most homes will not be this warm, another tip is usually to put them in addition to your refrigerator until seedlings emerge. It stays pretty warm there. Don't forget my cling-wrap tip in the sunny windowsill.