The best pepper Is that we go a little further: both in the kitchen and in the pot. Even if we only have a sunny corner on the terrace, one or two chili or chili plants can happily grow in a pot and enliven our dishes throughout the year. Even inside the house, in the living room. Not to mention the ornamental value of the chili plant: few things give us so much less!
Potted peppers: The hottest rule
Chili, chili or khalapeno is an early and at the same time slow plant. It is premature, because it is convenient to sow it (seeds) soon, In February, March or early April. And slowly, because peppers or peppers manage to do this: it grows slowly, especially in the hottest varieties.
And if we love spicy, we can not forget this rule: the more live (and hot) the pepper, the more it depends on the temperature. And this affects the germination time (from seed) and also the time of growth in the pot.
We already know: if we like spicy, leave room for them now The sunniest living room window. If we are late and April is over, we can reach the beautiful kalapeno plant, full of small fruits; But that they ripen in the (weak) autumn sun rather than the summer sun.
This will affect both its taste and the spicy level of our peppers. But do not worry: from March to May, We still have options. Best: Buy one or two chili seedlings (small plants) at a trusted nursery.
Jalapeno, chili or pepper. What will I plant at home?
We have where to choose. The pepper market for home planting has exploded in recent years; Which makes us very happy who declare themselves to be really hot lovers. And there are five major groups to choose from:
- Pepper annual, Which includes cayenne pepper and peppers such as alegría riojana
- C. FruitscenceWith plants such as Tabasco
- Chinese C.Which includes Habanero
- C. pubescensWith rococo pepper
- C.baccatumWhich includes the well-known chili peppers
They make us cry or are more benevolent, all promising an explosion of taste, sweet or bitter, that can enliven our dishes throughout the year.
Brush trick: Happy Jalapenos in the cabin
To grow chili peppers only need heat, sun, window or raffia. Sunny interior, A small pot and a good organic growing environment or soil that melts very well. If in doubt, we can add a little vermiculite.
That we do not have a terrace? No problem. Peppers, chili peppers, habaneros and jalapeno make excellent indoor plants and they all grow happily in a small pot in the living room before we have the sun. And, since the size of a chili plant depends on the size of its roots (underground), placing it in a smaller pot will make it more manageable.
Of course: if our peppers are going to grow in the home, in the living room, we should Help him in crushing (Fertilization); An assignment that insects take care of. This is not difficult: we just need to brush each pepper flower from the inside with a soft brush. A hack that allows anyone to enjoy jalapeno planted in their own living room!
Another homemade trick for growing peppers: Use a radiator
We have already said: pepper likes heat. To emerge from the seed, a Minimum temperature from 20 to 30ºC; Something that can only be guaranteed indoors at this time of year. And, even better, with the heat that reaches them from below; That is, with an electric germinator, an invention that looks like a small greenhouse with underfloor heating.
But not everyone has such a device at home and its price is around 100 euros. There is a solution and a homemade trick: place a tray of chili seeds on the radiator until they emerge, i.e. until a small plant appears.
As soon as we see its first two leaves, we should move it to the sun, to the inner window, to happily continue to grow. To make a small handmade greenhouse, just cover the pot with a transparent plastic bag that keeps the soil warm.
Chile, pepper and jalapeno are hungry plants, Which must be moved regularly to continue growing. The sign is to see that its white roots appear below.
This and place them in a sheltered and sunny corner on the terrace until they ripen in the summer and we start eating them. And if they are many (which, whatever the luck, will be), we can turn peppers into spicy oils that are beautifully stored throughout the year.
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Source: El Diario
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