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- Growing chili yourself - you can succeed in these steps
- Early sowing ensures timely harvest
- Pikieren with a steady hand
- Repotting at times activates extra root mass
- Plant after the cold Sophia
- Tips & Tricks
Growing chili yourself - you can succeed in these steps
If the gardener at the same time beats the heart of a gourmet, the desire for own chili cultivation is not far away. Read below everything about the uncomplicated procedure. From sowing to planting in four steps.
Early sowing ensures timely harvest
The long maturation period of up to 120 days requires early seeding in February or March. In the room, greenhouse or heated conservatory it is warm enough at this time of the year. A pretreatment in salt water lifts the germination of the seeds.
With rainwater from the spray bottle keep the seed constantly moist. Waterlogging is essential to avoid. There is no fertilization during this phase of cultivation.
Pikieren with a steady hand
The more tropical the micro-climate, the faster the seeds germinate. First, 2 small cotyledons emerge. They are followed by the first real pair of sheets, which does not stay alone for long. If the seedlings get too close in the pot, they start to pique.
Plant a little deeper than the chilies in the seed pot. The substrate may reach as far as the cotyledons. Press the soil and moisten all the plants.
Repotting at times activates extra root mass
Proper breeding primarily pursues the goal of luring out a lush root mass. Under this condition, the subsequent supply of above-ground plant parts is secured. Therefore, transplant as soon as the planter is rooted through. Depending on the vigor of the cultured variety, this may be necessary several times.
The chillies now get a fuller substrate of vegetable or garden soil with compost, a handful of slow-release fertilizer, perlite and sand.
In the last step of potting, press the substrate a little and pour the chili with rainwater.
Plant after the cold Sophia
The heat-loving chili plants must not be exposed to frosty temperatures. Consequently, they are planted in the bed after the ice saints. The cold Sophia marks the beginning of the summer gardening season on 15 May.
Until the sheep's cold in early June, prudent gardeners protect their plants at night with insulating fleece.
Tips & Tricks
Chili are quite thirsty plants. The warmer and drier the weather, the more frequently it is poured. Happy leisure gardeners who think when planting and repotting to a 5 cm high pouring rim. You will be spared the annoying wiping the übergeschwapp, dirty-wet soil mixture after each watering.