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- Pulling chili seeds by themselves - this is how it works step by step
- From seed to paprika - everything you need
- From seed to seedling
- From seedling to flowering plant with high-yielding paprika harvest
- Tips & Tricks
Pulling chili seeds by themselves - this is how it works step by step
Paprika donate four times more vitamin C than citrus fruits. Whether cooked or raw as a nibble - they taste delicious. No wonder that more and more hobby gardeners pull these vitamin bombs themselves to taste completely new taste experiences from their own garden.
From seed to paprika - everything you need
As an ideal location for paprika sowing, a window sill on the south side or the seeds are supported during the germination period with plant light. Paprika develop slower compared to other plants. To grow peppers from their own seeds you need a lot of patience, warmth and light:
From seed to seedling
Those who garden after the moon use the increasing moon phase at the beginning of March until the full moon. This activates the above-ground growth of fruit vegetables such as tomatoes or peppers. In a few steps from the seed to the pepper:
From seedling to flowering plant with high-yielding paprika harvest
From a height of 10 centimeters, it is time to pique the peppers. To do this, carefully plant the peppers with the complete root ball in pots or in the bed, without damaging the tender roots. Apart from heat, it now requires a little more care, lukewarm watering and fertilizer.
Faster and more reliable than outdoors, it is possible to grow your own peppers in the greenhouse. Harvest of the first fruits in the greenhouse is from July. Free-range peppers in the garden or on the balcony can be harvested from August to the end of October.
Tips & Tricks
Gardening professionals recommend removing the first flowering to give the plant more energy for further flowering and fruiting. Whether the recommendation holds what it promises is controversial. Try better than discuss.