As an ambitious gardener, you probably know the wonderful feeling of watching your own grown fruit ripen. Have you ever tried pepperoni? This type of vegetable is very easy to grow yourself. With the following instructions, even inexperienced breeders can do it.
How can I grow hot peppers myself?
To grow hot peppers yourself, you need ripe seeds, which you can buy either online or in specialist stores or taken from a ripe pod. Sow the seeds in spring pots, place them in a sunny location and always keep the substrate moist, but avoid waterlogging.
Seed production
To get seeds for a hot pepper, you have two options to choose from:
- Purchase online or in specialist stores
- Removal from ripe pods
Buy online or in specialist stores
Peperoni seeds are available all year round. We recommend ordering online as the selection of different varieties is largest here.
Removal from ripe pods
If you already own a hot pepper or buy a fresh pod from the supermarket, you can take the seeds out of it and plant it in the ground. It is important to choose a ripe, red fruit, as the seeds of green peppers usually germinate poorly. This is how you proceed with the extraction:
- Slice pepperoni lengthways
- remove the seeds with your fingers-
- Spread seeds on kitchen paper
- dry in a warm place
- To remove the last moisture, wrap seeds with paper
- Pour into a container, store tightly closed in a dark place
Sowing hot peppers
You can now place the seeds obtained in this way in the ground to germinate. To do this, use spring pots that you place in a bowl. Two to three dried seeds per pot are sufficient. To ensure the water supply, fill the bowl centimeter high with liquid. The first shoots will soon appear.
Further care
Pouring
Make sure to always keep the substrate moist as you proceed. To avoid waterlogging, install drainage. In addition, water should always be given from below. Never water directly onto the leaf surface.
Location
Your home-grown peppers need a lot of light to develop. A sunny spot on the windowsill is ideal. The temperatures must not fall below 10°C because the peppers are very sensitive to cold. That's why you can only put your pepperoni outside after the ground frost has subsided - around mid-May.
Bucket keeping
If you would like to continue growing your pepperoni in the bucket, this actually offers some advantages:
- better location selection
- easier wintering thanks to mobility
