Growing peppers on the balcony and windowsill is an exciting activity. This plant not only brings a vitamin harvest, but also blooms beautifully. It can become a colorful decoration of your home. Black and sweet peppers are perennials, so they will bear fruit for more than one year. But the fruits of this culture contain a whole set of substances useful for the body. How to grow peppers on the windowsill, read the article.
Conditions for Successful Pepper Growing
Container selection
You can grow sweet or black peppercorns on the balcony in any container.
We grow seedlings in a small container, and with each transplant we increase the volume of the container.
As a landing container, you can take wooden boxes, plastic pots and buckets, ceramic containers.
The main thing is that at the bottom of the container there are holes for the outflow of excess liquid.
Lighting
Pepper loves well-lit places in the apartment, so grow good harvest possible on the south or east window. However, direct sunlight adversely affects the life of the plant, so the bushes need to be shaded in hot weather. The lack of light also has a bad effect on black and sweet peppers, so in winter it is necessary to illuminate the “pet” with a fluorescent lamp so that the daylight hours are at least 10-12 hours.
V summer season pepper does well on the balcony, but in winter it is necessary to keep the pot on a lighted window in the apartment.
Temperature
The culture is able to withstand temperatures up to 12-10 degrees, but 24-26 degrees are considered optimal for growth. Both black and bell pepper on the windowsill or balcony should be protected from drafts and sudden temperature fluctuations.
On the same windowsill at home, you can not grow sweet bell pepper and bitter, black peppercorns. After pollination, sweet peppers can produce bitter-tasting fruits.
Watering
The plant on the balcony or windowsill must be watered with settled water comfortable temperature up to 30 degrees. Watering is carried out as the top layer of the soil mixture dries up. In hot summer days pepper needs daily spraying. If in winter the container is on the windowsill under the battery, then it should be covered with a damp cloth so that the pepper does not overheat.
Growing pepper at home on a balcony or windowsill is not difficult, but the choice of soil should be taken seriously. It is best to buy a special ground mix in a gardening store. However, you can make soil for planting yourself at home. To do this, you need to mix soddy soil, sand and humus in a ratio of 2: 1: 1. In the prepared mixture, you need to add lime (150 g per 10 kg of soil) and ash (1 cup of ash per 5 kg of soil). If you are using ordinary soil from the garden, then first it should be disinfected with a hot solution of manganese.
They feed the culture on the balcony or windowsill once every 14-15 days, but this is done only after watering, so as not to burn the roots.
It is impossible to spray fertilizers on the leaves, they are applied only to the ground. Fertilizers can be purchased at the store, they must contain enough nitrogen. Top dressing can be done by yourself, for this they take 2 tbsp for 1 liter of water. l. ash. Another option is to take 1 gram per liter of water. urea, 10 gr. superphosphate and 2 gr. potassium salt. Decoctions of herbs (clover, nettle, plantain) will be very useful for pepper. The first top dressing is carried out immediately after the formation of the first true leaves. Black or Bell pepper can be grown without problems in an apartment on the windowsill, but it is better to do it in seedlings.
At home, it will not be difficult to grow Bulgarian or black pepper with peas, but first you will need to plant seedlings. To grow seedlings of sweet or black peppercorns, you first need to start selecting seeds. The damaged seed is removed, and the selected material is placed in gauze and dipped in a manganese solution or fungicides. We keep the seed in the preparation for about 30 minutes. After that, we wrap the seeds in a soaked cloth and moisten it as necessary. We put the seeds in a warm place. After 7-14 days, the seeds should germinate, they should immediately be planted in containers.
Pour the ground mixture prepared in advance into a clean container and crush it a little. We put the germinated seeds in the ground, retreating from each by 2 centimeters, if the interval is less, then the seedlings will turn out to be elongated. Then sprinkle the seed with a thin layer of soil on top. Then the future seedlings must be very carefully watered with warm water. The pots are placed in a warm place and covered with polyethylene. After 6-8 days, green seedlings should appear.
Then the seedlings are placed in a lighted area, but the temperature there should not exceed 17-18 degrees. Watering should be very moderate, seedlings cannot be waterlogged. It is best to plant seedlings during the March thaw, so that the plants have enough heat and light for active development.
plant pick
At home, the first leaves are formed 21-30 days after hatching from the ground. After the appearance of 2 mature leaves, the seedlings dive into another container. Seedlings should be transplanted into small separate containers up to 200 ml. In such a container, seedlings will grow faster, because small roots will not be very comfortable in a large container. A large pot will accumulate a lot of moisture that the plant cannot process, so there is a risk of decay.
Growing instructions for a good harvest
- We fill the prepared pot with earth mixture and do not forget about drainage.
- We dig a small hole in the soil of such a size that the roots of the sprout are freely placed there.
- With gentle movements, we take the seedlings by the tops and transplant them into new pot. Fill the hole with soil and compact. The root neck should be deepened into the ground by 0.5 cm.
- Holding the sprout, you need to carefully water the soil mixture, the water should be completely absorbed.
- We place seedlings at home on the windowsill, the lighting should be good, but direct sunlight is contraindicated for plants. Next, we move on to standard care, not forgetting to fertilize the pepper.
- When the fruiting period comes, leave 4-5 of the strongest peppers. Others should be removed so as not to overload the plant.
It is best to grow peppers on the balcony - "precocious" with a low stem. Sweet bell pepper can be of the following varieties:
- Firework;
- Treasure Island;
- Dwarf;
- Golden baby;
- Watercolor;
- Study;
- Carat.
Hot pepper can also feel great on the balcony, and black peppercorns are no exception. The best varieties:
- Beak of the Falcon;
- Bell;
- Bishop's Crown;
- Coral;
- Fiery Maiden.
Black, sweet and other peppers are unpretentious plants, but your care and attention are necessary to get the perfect harvest.
Hot pepper is tasty, healthy, indispensable as a seasoning for a number of dishes. Do you love thrills? Then you just need to plant such a bush, especially since it can grow on the windowsill like an ordinary flower, pleasing the eye with multi-colored peppercorns against the background of green foliage.
Varieties of bitter pepper for the windowsill
It is with the variety that you should decide before you start growing. Since hot chili peppers are less popular than, say, cucumbers or tomatoes, there are not very many varieties and it's hard to get confused. Let's look at the main decorative bush options.
Queen of Spades
It's miniature evergreen shrub, the fruits of which are distinguished by excellent taste properties. They can be added not only to various sauces and second courses, but also to marinades, as well as to salt. In the process of ripening, peppers have a different color - from green and purple to yellow and red. So your bush will be constantly strewn with colorful pods. The variety is suitable for growing on the windowsill throughout the year. The plant reaches a height of only 20-30 cm.
Fireworks
Early maturing variety with fruits resembling tiny barrels, slightly tapering towards the top. The color of peppers is varied, often multi-colored. The taste of the pods is very sharp, spicy. The variety does not need good lighting, can grow well even in the shade. But it definitely requires timely watering and regular top dressing.
Indian summer
An interesting plant whose fruits look more like tiny tomatoes than traditional pods. It gives a lot of leaves, but a lot of fruits on it. The color of the fruit is very diverse, from white and yellow to rich red and purple. This is an unpretentious variety that does not require a lot of light. Therefore, he feels great in winter on the windowsill. Peppercorns are very fragrant, moderately spicy, suitable for the preparation of medicinal alcohol tinctures, as well as use as a seasoning for dishes.
Aladdin
It ripens very early (only within three months after sowing). Plant height does not exceed half a meter, which makes possible cultivation him on the windowsill or on the loggia. The fruits are small, spicy aroma and pungent taste. It is used for marinating and preserving purposes, as well as in numerous spicy dishes.
Small miracle
Begins to bear fruit early, gives fruit for a long time and plentifully. Small pods with thick walls change their color during ripening, giving the bush valuable decorative properties. Can be sown directly from seeds indoor pots, or you can transplant the finished plant on the windowsill in the fall.
We named the most popular varieties hot peppers, suitable for growing on the windowsill. In fact, there are many more.
Hot pepper on the windowsill: growing
You will need: a container for sowing and growing plants (box, pot), hot pepper seeds for the windowsill (or seedlings from the garden), soil.
A mixture of coarse sand, peat and humus is best suited as a soil. You can also mix turf with sand in a ratio of about 1 to 1. There is also a ready-made mixture for sale - choose the one that is suitable for planting eggplant, peppers, tomatoes.
Seeds of hot pepper are germinated before planting. To do this, wrap them in gauze and put in a saucer with water. The saucer is placed in a warm place near the battery (only it is necessary to ensure that the gauze remains wet all the time, otherwise the semi-sprouted seeds will die).
As soon as you see the first sprouting shoots, you can start sowing seeds. Pour the soil into the container, put drainage on the bottom of the container (at least 3-5 cm layer). This should be some kind of base through which water and air pass freely (expanded clay, small pebbles, broken bricks). Water the soil the day before sowing.
We make shallow grooves in the soil and plant the seeds. From above we sprinkle the grooves with earth. As a result, your seeds should be no more than 1 cm deep in the ground. So that the soil does not dry out, the box or pot is covered with a piece of glass, transparent plastic or ordinary film and wait for the emergence of seedlings.
Unlike ordinary greens, which are grown in the winter on the windowsill, it will not work to grow hot peppers in a box. Despite its small size, this plant needs quite a lot of space, so best option- transplant seedlings into pots. That is, you can sow them in a box, but after waiting for 3-4 leaves, make a pick - transplant into a separate container, where the plant will continue to live. The volume of one pot should be at least one liter, preferably 1.5 - 2 liters.
Pepper loves the sun, but it does not tolerate overdried soil. Therefore, it is better to put the pots on the south side, but constantly monitor the degree of moisture in the earth. For a bountiful harvest, it is also necessary to produce regular top dressing and loosening.
Spicy decorative pepper can be perennial (read the information on the package with seeds). In this case, once a year, in spring or autumn, it is recommended to transplant it into a new soil.
In the spring, your window seedlings can be planted in the garden, and in the fall they can be transplanted back into pots.
You should not open the window if there is a pot of hot pepper on the windowsill - this plant does not like drafts.
Video how to grow chili peppers at home
You can decorate your balcony in summer not only with flowers, but also with bright vegetables. For example, sweet peppers, which feel great in a container (pot), like many other nightshades. At home, it can generally be grown on the windowsill. all year round.
Varieties are recommended for growing at home: Maikopsky 470, Winnie the Pooh, Swallow, Mysterious Island, Treasure Island, Firstborn of Siberia. In the south of the country, you can grow Victoria, Gift of Moldova.
Here is what the gardener N. Kaluzhskaya writes: "We have not been buying sweet pepper for a long time new year holidays. And not at all because at this time it is expensive. Just on our window there are 4 pots with strong green bushes, literally strewn with dark red and orange, small in size, but thick-walled and juicy peppers. The red fruits are given by the Candy hybrid, and the orange ones by the Chanterelle. Why do I choose to grow these particular hybrids? First - they have a beautiful, stocky bush. The second - the fruits are bright, medium-sized - for Sweets they pull only 40-50 g, for Chanterelles a little more weighty. Peppers are tied a lot, and they taste excellent. Chanterelle fruits are especially loved in our family - sweet, with a pronounced spicy aroma. From raw small peppers we make miniature "one bite" sandwiches, and also stuff them with a mixture of Fetaki cheese with crushed nuts, crumbs and celery and parsley.
How to get a good harvest of sweet peppers at home
To get a good harvest all winter, I sow seeds in 2 terms: at the end of July and in early September. I take peat pots, fill them with fertile loose soil, put 2 seeds in each. I water, cover with cling film and put in a greenhouse. So that the soil does not overheat and does not dry too quickly, I dig the pots in a bright place under large plants of already fruiting pepper.
As soon as sprouts appear, I pierce the film with a knitting needle, if necessary, water the soil around the pots. When the peppers begin to grow, I remove the polyethylene from the pots, water and feed the plants. Peppers love fermented nettle solution and mineral fertilizers type Kemira combi.
I make sure that young bushes are not attacked by pests. I never dive peppers, but remove an extra, weaker plant.
It is very important not to miss the moment when the roots begin to grow through the peat walls of the pot. Then I move them into plastic one and a half meter containers. This volume is quite enough, since undersized hybrids have a compact root system. I fill the containers with expanded clay by 1.5 cm, then pour disinfected fertile, loose soil, put it inside peat pot with pepper and fill the free space with the same prepared soil. I keep containers with peppers in a greenhouse, covered from the sun with mowed grass. I bring them home only with the onset of cold weather, when the night temperature in the greenhouse drops below 14 ° C.
Pepper at home, care, illumination in winter days, top dressing with potash and phosphorus fertilizers
From the very beginning I keep the September crops at 20-22 ° C at home, placing the pots in a micro-greenhouse on the south window. Autumn seedlings are more capricious, they need lighting on cloudy days. But in general, care is the same. Peppers love abundant watering and regular loosening of the topsoil. In order not to spend a lot of time on this, I usually pour expanded clay on top of the pot.
Properly formed plants give the highest yield. I grow them in 2 stalks, leaving the strongest shoot on each branch, pinching the weak one onto one leaf and one fruit.
The flowers of many varieties and hybrids of pepper are prone to self-pollination, so they do not suffer from the fact that there are no bees in the apartment. The peppers begin to tie together on the windowsill. They need illumination on dark winter days and fertilizing with potash and phosphorus fertilizers, as well as magnesium sulfate. I spray my candies daily, and once a month I give them a warm shower, covering the soil plastic wrap. If at home I notice aphid colonies, then I clean the insects with my hands and wash them off with water.
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Hot pepper has not only unique taste, but also decorative qualities. That is why it is so loved to grow both on plots, and how indoor plant on the windowsills. For these purposes, several varieties of pepper with small fruits were specially bred.
Growing at home
The plant grows up to 40 cm, is a perennial, is pure decorative varieties, there are fruit. Depending on the variety, the fruit may be different size, shapes and colors: yellow, red, orange.
The flowering period falls in June, flowering begins with white flowers with a yellow tint. Pepper requires a lot sunlight.
Seeds of bitter pepper are planted in early March. Seeds can be germinated only in a warm room. When the first shoots appear, they dive into separate pots, the procedure is carried out again after the appearance of true leaves.
The conditions for planting and growing 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 permanent place pinch the main root of the pepper. root system should fit in a box measuring 15*15 cm.
Hot peppers love a lot of moisture and heat. A pot of pepper is placed on a container with liquid gravel. Also, the plant loves fertilizer, top dressing is applied 1-2 times a week.
If you overdo it with watering and stagnation of water forms, then there is a risk of getting a black leg or spotted leaves. The main domestic pests of bitter pepper:
- powdery mildew;
- spider mite.
An annual plant is not transplanted again, after harvesting the plant can be destroyed. Sometimes cutting the shoots helps to extend the life of the 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 earth should be loose and light.
If soil for home flowers containing peat is used, then its acidity must be reduced by adding wood ash. You can immediately sow the 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 at the bottom, then filled with earth. As a drainage is best suited:
- broken brick;
- crushed stone;
- expanded clay.
The soil is also disinfected with boiling water or a solution of potassium permanganate. The seeds deepen by 1 cm. The top of the pot is covered with glass or plastic bag. Temperature environment should be between 20 and 25°C.
Sowing seeds for seedlings
Grow hot pepper at home, you can from seedlings. When to plant seeds?
The best period is mid-February, when daylight hours increase. Red pepper is very demanding and loves lighting. The capacity is taken depending on the number of seeds, it can be a small pot or a box.
In order for the seeds to germinate faster, you can stimulate their growth as follows. Process planting material thermally, put the seeds in water at a temperature of 40 degrees and close in a thermos for 3 hours.
The second way: soak in warm water for 12-24 hours. Oxygen is supplied to a vessel with water.
Note: You need to make sure that the sprout does not stretch. 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 dive. Used a spacious pot.
The first sprouts from seeds will appear in 7-10 days. The pot should get 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 pepper are light and heat. When warm weather sets in, the pot can be taken out into the garden or onto the balcony.
Complex fertilizers are applied every two weeks. Favorite hot pepper fertilizer is prepared from the following components:
- 3 liters of water;
- 2 tbsp ash.
Gardener's advice: drying out of the soil is painful for pepper, therefore, in no case should one forget about watering. The soil is moistened 2 times a week with warm water.
This foliar top dressing, before use, it should be well infused. You can not overdo it with nitrogen fertilizers, otherwise there is a risk of not getting a crop. V favorable conditions flowering begins in May-June and fruiting continues until the end of autumn.
Until frost sets in, the pot must be returned to the house, to a bright but cool place (up to 18 ° C). You can refuse top dressing in winter, minimal, the main thing is not to bring the earthen coma to dryness. In a room with dry air - the leaves can sometimes be moistened.
In February, before the start of the growing season, the pot is transferred to a warm place, cut off (stems no longer than 5 cm remain). If all the procedures are carried out correctly, from harvesting seeds to cutting the bush before the new season, the plant will remain decorative and actively bear fruit for up to 5 years.
See the following video for how to grow hot peppers on a windowsill:
not many horticultural crops can be grown on a windowsill with such a high degree decorative, like a small-fruited pepper. It is not only original as a decor, but also useful in the household. Since pepper belongs to perennial crops, planting 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, properly prepare the substrate and regularly care for the plantings.
Hot pepper on the windowsill
Small-fruited hot peppers are especially loved by housewives. It is a compact bush with fruits of the highest decorative value. Even your favorite greenery on the windowsill is inferior to this vegetable crop. For planting choose seeds of hybrids that self-pollinate. Stock up on nutritious soil based on biohumus and a special lamp for highlighting in the autumn-winter period. Everything else will depend only on proper care.
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disembarkation
Before sowing the seeds of bitter pepper, they must be kept in solution. potassium permanganate 2 hours. This procedure is not carried out if the seeds are processed by the manufacturer. Among the processed seeds, you need to choose those that have sunk to the bottom of the tank during this time. The rest have dubious germination, so you should not waste time on them.
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- 1 part coconut substrate;
- 1 piece of land;
- handfuls of vermiculite;
- 1 part biohumus
The more nutritious and lighter the earth in a pot, the better the bush will grow, bloom and bear fruit and grow old later. All the ingredients of the substrate are poured into a basin, thoroughly mixed and filled with a mixture of small containers. These can be special trays for seedlings or regular yogurt cups. The earth is poured into them, not reaching the top by 2 cm.
Substrate good shed warm water and put 2-3 peppercorns 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 battery and occasionally watered.
growing hot peppers on the windowsill. step by step photos
Shoots will appear in about 10-14 days. They are immediately put on windowsill to prevent excessive stretching without lack of 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, seedlings are watered as needed, avoiding waterlogging.
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How to grow hot peppers on the windowsill and wait for abundant fruits? To do this, the strongest seedlings are selected from the total number and transplanted into permanent pots with a capacity of 2-3 liters. The earth is not poured to the top, it will be filled up as the bush grows.
Pepper Care
Any greenery on the windowsill requires care, which comes down to regular watering and top dressing. Water for watering peppers must be defended, and the dived seedlings should be fed after 2-3 weeks. For this, special dressings are used, for example, Agrolife. The bushes of bitter pepper are turned daily so that they grow even and do not lean too much towards the sun. Small-fruited hot peppers do not stepchild. If the bush seems rare, you can pinch the top.
When the pepper on the windowsill blooms, several times a day the bush will need to shake for pollination. Fruits appear 2.5 - 3 months after planting. If there are too many of them, the plant will independently shed the extra ones, 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 grow old, 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 cutting? To do this, the juiciest 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 the cuttings are rooted. Caring for them is similar to bushes obtained from seeds.
Frequently asked questions about growing hot peppers
In the process of growing small-fruited bitter pepper on the windowsill, novice lovers 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 in the period from April to July, then the seedlings will not have to be illuminated. Although it is realistic to grow peppers in any season of the year.
Is it possible to leave ripe peppers on the bush? Not desirable. If the pepper is left on the plant for a long time, it does not receive an incentive to continue to bloom and bear fruit.
How to care for a pepper winter in conditions central heating? If the battery is located under the windowsill, it must be covered with a towel to avoid drying out the roots of the bush. In addition, daily baths under a cool shower are carried out.
Is it possible to eat the fruits of pepper grown on the windowsill? It is possible as in fresh, and dried. It is even ground in a coffee grinder to get paprika.
Will the adult pepper bush be harmed by repeated transfer? It is undesirable to disturb 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 if the flowers fall off a lot? It is necessary to increase the volume of daily lighting for the bush, water it well and shake it 2-3 times a day. Flowers may fall off due to lack of pollination and the inability to form a fruit.
Sweet pepper on the windowsill in winter and summer
In an apartment, you can also grow sweet peppers, which will produce crispy 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 seedlings of sweet pepper
The first stage of work is seed selection. Dwarf compact plants are suitable for growing at home, the height of which does not exceed 50 cm, and the weight of the fruit varies from 30 to 80 grams. The smaller the hybrid, the more compact and decorative it looks on the windowsill. Seeds of self-pollinated hybrids are suitable for this.
The second stage - preparation substrate and seed treatment. For pepper on the windowsill you can buy ready mixes, or you can make them yourself from an equal amount of biohumus, coconut fiber and earth. Perlite or vermiculite can be added to increase soil aeration. All components are mixed in the pelvis.
For seed treatment prepare a 2% solution potassium permanganate, in which the seeds are kept for 2 hours, then they are washed in cold water. There are producers who carry out the processing themselves and sell seeds that are ready for planting. In this case, there is no need to carry out such a procedure at home.
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Third stage - sowing seeds. The substrate fills small containers from plastic cups to greenhouses with peat tablets. Substrates or tablets are well shed with water and seeds are placed in them, 2-3 pieces each. You can sow the seeds immediately in large permanent containers, while the substrate is not filled up 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 sprouts appear after 10-14 days. As soon as the seeds hatch and sprouts appear, they are exposed to light and, if necessary, illuminated for several hours a day if it is the 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.
Fifth stage - pick. It is produced 4 weeks after germination. To carry out picking, containers with seedlings are well watered, a large 3-liter pot is prepared and filled with a nutrient substrate. A glass of seedlings is turned over and a clod of earth is carefully pulled out along with pepper. They put the ego in a partially filled pot and pour the earth on top to the cotyledon (first) leaves. Watered, lightly tamped the ground near the bush. Put the pepper on the windowsill, preferably on the south side.
Adult plant care
Adult seedlings are not stepchildren and are not corrected by pruning. The bush is given freedom to grow and form flowers. Daily potty needed turn to form an even bush. Watering is carried out as the soil dries out. In hot weather, it can be additionally sprayed with warm water; in winter, watering is reduced to the required minimum.
How to grow sweet peppers on a windowsill with a plentiful ovary? When flowers appear on the bush, they begin to intensively feed it with suitable fertilizers, for example, Agrolife. Flowering bush several times a day shake for self pollination. The first fruits appear about 3 months after sowing the seeds. In order to prolong the life of the plant and get a significant harvest, 5-6 fruits are left from the ovary and removed during the ripening process. If you leave more ovaries, and do not remove the fruits for a long time, the bush becomes very depleted, ages and dies.
If the ripening fruits are large enough, and the bush has grown well, it needs support. She will not allow the bush to tilt and break. Pepper - perennial vegetable crop, but on the windowsill with a lack of heat, light and care, it can quickly grow old. In order to admire the plant again in 1.5-2 months and eat its fruits, you can cut cuttings from it and try to root them.
Usually half of the cut cuttings take root. They are planted in permanent containers and cared for as an adult plant. This method of growing peppers is less troublesome and faster.
Sweet pepper on the windowsill. Video