Fancy some freshly harvested peppers? Then it is worth collecting the seeds from the next red pod and using them for cultivation in the garden or on the balcony. It's that easy with freshly harvested peppers. For this you need:

  • healthy young plants
  • humus rich soil and compost
  • bamboo sticks
  • lime-free irrigation water
  • fertilizer

Red pods are fully ripe and suitable for seed production. Remove the pepper seeds from the pod, dry on kitchen paper and store closed. Prepare the peppers to pull yourself from the beginning of March.

What is the best way for peppers to thrive in the garden?

Organically planted peppers are among the vegetables richest in vitamin C. If you don't have a garden, you can grow healthy peppers on the balcony and reap plenty. Only when there is no longer any danger of ground frost are pricked out young plants allowed to go outside.

To do this, gradually place the peppers outside for a longer period of time during the day and get used to the temperature differences. For permanent residence, prepare the site from mid-May. The sunnier the location, the faster the fruit will ripen. Fill the bed or planters with fine-grained soil and compost. The plants do not need any fertilizer in the beginning. During the growing season they need a lot of space, light and warmth. So that they thrive well and the roots spread, do not plant too densely, but plant with the required planting distance and support them with a bamboo stick.

Properly cultivate outdoor peppers and harvest bountifully

During the summer months, pepper plants swallow a lot of water. So water properly. Make sure that they neither dry out nor suffer from waterlogging. As heavy consumers, they should also be fertilized during the season with nutrients such as potash (wood ash), a little nitrogen (horn shavings) and nettle manure or with a long-term fertilizer.

Depending on the weather and the type of pepper, you can harvest and enjoy the spicy green peppers from July to October, followed by the sweet, red, fully ripe peppers about 6 weeks later. Do not pluck the peppers, but cut them off properly with scissors or a sharp knife. This prevents unnecessary injuries to the plant.

tips and tricks

The more fruit you harvest, the more the plant sets. During harvest, think about the next crop for next spring and use red peppers for seeding.

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Vegetable garden