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V cold period year, I want to create a special cosiness in the house, and edible and ornamental plants grown on the windowsill at home. Room pepper is no exception, it not only adds originality to the interior, but also allows lovers of spicy food to spice up their dishes.

Features of growing hot peppers in an apartment on the windowsill

Growing peppers on a windowsill is quite an exciting activity. As for the purpose of such an unusual landing, he o can be a big plus forinterior decorating,Kolka plant, densely strewn with bright ripened fruits, looks very decorative.

And, of course, it will not be superfluous when eaten.

Advice! You can use hot pepper for salting, pickling and canning, as well as a spicy addition to the first (soups) and second courses (especially meat).

For successful cultivation pepper on the windowsill must be created optimal conditions for its growth and development, because this culture is rather capricious. Therefore, it is required to familiarize yourself in advance with the features and preferences of the plant, as well as with the rules for planting and further care.

By the way! With proper care and regular feeding, indoor pepper is able to fully grow and produce a stable crop for 5-10 years, because it perennial.

To grow hot pepper at home, the following factors must be considered:

seeds suitable variety from a trusted manufacturer or freshly cut cuttings;
the choice of the optimal place for the growth of the plant, its lighting, the need for additional lighting;
selection of planting containers and a suitable substrate;
features of watering and top dressing;
knowledge of diseases and pests of pepper.

Important! Observing all the rules of care, from one plant you can get 10-20 or more fruits at the same time.

Choosing a bitter variety for planting in an apartment

The following varieties of ornamental peppers are ideal for growing on a windowsill in an apartment:

Twinkle. This variety has long been popular due to its compact bush, which reaches a height of 40 cm. It was bred by crossing chili and cayenne pepper. It forms fruits up to 5 cm, which at the base have a diameter of 1-1.2 cm. As they grow, they change their color: green, yellow, red. The fruits ripen within 120 days.
Aladdin. An ultra-early compact variety, the height of the bush reaches 35-40 cm at home. It forms cone-shaped multi-colored fruits, the length of which does not exceed 3 cm. In the process of growth, the shade of the fruit changes: green, purple, red. Fruit ripening occurs within 105 days.
Garda Firevox. One of the new indoor varieties. Forms compact bushes 30 cm high. The length of the pods is 5 cm. The peculiarity of the pepper is that the fruits stick out with their tips up. As they ripen, they change their color, so the plant can simultaneously have fruits of green, lilac, orange and red. The ripening of the pods occurs within 115 days.
Explosive Ember. The unusual variety is that the foliage of the plant has a dark purple color. It forms cone-shaped small fruits 2.5 cm long. As they grow, the shade of the fruit also changes: purple, pink, scarlet. The bush is formed compact, 30 cm high. The variety is considered early ripening, fruit ripening occurs after 115 days.

Also for growing at home, such varieties of hot peppers as Black Prince, Five-colored, Medusa, Ornament, Orange Round, Phoenix, Fakir, Falcon's Beak, Queen of Spades, Firework.

Depending on individual preferences, you can choose one or more varieties at the same time.

As a rule, the most popular varieties for growing on the windowsill are peppers. Ogonyok and Chile.

Important! You can not use seeds from a store-bought pod to grow pepper on a windowsill, as it is an industrial variety and it needs completely different conditions.

Video: decorative indoor hot pepper - review different varieties

Features of planting bitter pepper at home - step by step instructions

To grow Pepper Spark on the windowsill, you need to prepare for the procedure by studying the preferences and features of growing this crop in room conditions. Only by observing all the stages of the landing, you can eventually achieve desired result.

Sowing Timing: When to Sow the Seeds

It should be understood that hot pepper grows for a very long time, as well as any pepper, for example,

In the case of growing indoor hot peppers, you can start sowing it at any time, that is all year round. For example, if you sow in the winter, in December-January, then you can get a harvest in the summer - in June-July.

Choosing the right place and creating optimal conditions for growing

Hot pepper is very picky about light and heat, therefore, for its full growth and development, it is necessary to choose south or southeast (or west) window sill. During the period of active sun in spring, the plant needs light shading. In summer, the plant should be taken out to the balcony or loggia, but it is recommended to exclude drafts.

Important! Pepper does not tolerate cold drafts, so when airing the room, it is best to keep it away from the open window. You should also repair (glue) all holes if you have old window frames.

For full growth and development, the plant needs 12-16 hours of daylight. During the period of short days from early October to March, hot peppers are especially in need of in additional lighting with phytolamps or full-spectrum LED lamps in the morning and evening, as well as on cloudy days.

Important! The lack of light is manifested by a light shade of foliage, which can eventually lead to leaf fall. In this case, the duration of artificial supplementary illumination must be increased.

For normal plant growth winter time air temperature should not fall below +18 degrees, and starting from spring optimum temperature is +20-24 degrees.

Do not forget! In summer, pots of indoor pepper can, and even need to, be taken outside.

planting container

Hot pepper forms a relatively compact root system, which is located closer to the soil surface. For cultivation room pepper it is recommended to choose pots with a volume of at least 3 liters, and preferably 4-5 liters.

Important! Pepper is grown, as a rule, with a pick, therefore, for the initial sowing, very shallow wide (rectangular) containers (4-5 centimeters in height) are first harvested. Of these, later grown plants are transplanted into already larger individual containers, and then onto permanent place(in large pots).

The prerequisite is Availability drainage holes in the bottom of the pot which helps to remove excess moisture. Before planting on the bottom, it is necessary to fill the drainage with a layer of 2-3 cm, which will prevent stagnation of water in the pot.

Suitable substrate

For sowing hot pepper seeds, you can purchase seedling substrate in a specialized store. But you can prepare a nutrient mixture for planting yourself. This will require the following components:

2 parts of peat;
1 part river sand, perlite or vermiculite.

Immediately before planting hot pepper seeds, it is necessary to disinfect the soil by spilling it with a biofungicide or potassium permanganate, which will prevent the development of fungal diseases. And you can disinfect the soil in advance by heating it in the oven.

Pre-sowing preparation of seeds

Pepper seeds before planting is recommended germinate in a humid environment. To do this, you need to decompose the seeds into wet gauze (or use cotton pads) and carefully wrap the fabric. And then put them in a container and close the lid so that the moisture is retained longer.

For germination, place in a dark and warm place (+25-27 degrees) for several days(1-2 days will be enough), periodically opening, moisturizing and examining for the presence of sprouts. As soon as most of the seeds hatch, they will need to be planted in prepared soil.

Important! Seeds should not be allowed to dry out during germination, otherwise they will die.

Although, in principle, you can sow dry seeds.

Growing hot peppers from cuttings indoors

In some cases, to save all view properties it is recommended to carry out cuttings of pepper. Cuttings must be cut from green young shoots without fruits, 7-8 cm long. Each of them should preferably have at least a leaflet, but not necessarily.

Before planting in the ground, they must be soaked in advance in a solution of zircon (3 drops per 100 ml of water) for 12-24 hours or powdered with root root powder.

For more information on growing indoor hot peppers from cuttings, see the video below.

Video: growing hot peppers on a windowsill from cuttings - pruning and propagation

Step-by-step instructions for sowing seeds and planting (rooting) cuttings

To grow pepper on the windowsill, you must initially plant it correctly. Only if all necessary conditions procedures can achieve the desired result in the end.

Step-by-step instruction sowing pepper seeds at home:

Prepare seeds.
Fill containers (pots) with the necessary substrate and level the surface.
Moisten the soil with plenty of water and allow it to completely soak.
Make small grooves (rows) up to 1 centimeter deep.
Place the seeds at a distance of 0.5-1 cm from each other.
Sprinkle with earth.
Moisturize upper layer from a spray bottle.
Cover containers with glass or cling film to preserve high humidity air inside the landing container (to create greenhouse conditions).
Put the containers in a dark and warm place (22-26 degrees) until shoots appear.

Video: how to grow bitter indoor pepper - correct sowing and further care

Features of further care for hot pepper in the apartment

After the appearance of pepper sprouts, it is recommended to rearrange the seed container on the windowsill and lower the temperature to + 20-22 degrees. Glass or film should be removed completely and be sure to start lighting up to 12-16 hours of daylight with the help of lamps.

In order to exclude warm air from heating appliances, pepper sprouts should be covered with a layer of foam or a blanket.

Pepper cuttings take root within 2-3 weeks.

picking

When 2-3 true sheets appear it is necessary to plant (dive) pepper in separate containers.

The first planting should be carried out in pots (it is optimal to take cups) with a diameter of no more than 5 cm, up to 10 cm high.

Advice!

Before diving, spill the container with seedlings so that you can carry seedlings with an earthy clod.

The new soil should be even more airy and fertile, so prepare a substrate based on peat, humus and river sand (perlite), taking the components in approximately equal parts.

After picking, spill the transplanted seedlings with water (preferably with the addition of root for better rooting).

Further transplanting young seedlings is necessary as they grow. As soon as the roots begin to crowd in the pot, it is recommended to transship the plant, increasing the diameter of the pot. A container for an adult plant should be about 10-15 cm high and about 20-30 cm in diameter.

Video: how to plant indoor pepper

Watering

Hot pepper is very picky about soil moisture and does not tolerate watering with cold water. The plant should be watered sparingly with water. room temperature, as the top layer dries in the pot, but allowing moisture to be absorbed from the pan. If water remains in the pan 30 minutes after watering, it should be completely poured out.

Important! The higher the air temperature, the more often the soil should be moistened.

In conditions of low air humidity it is worth carrying out additional spraying of foliage with a spray gun.

top dressing

For the full growth of hot pepper on the windowsill, it is required carry out regular feeding. During the period of active vegetation (gaining green mass), preference should be given to mineral fertilizers high in nitrogen or organic fertilizers. And when forming buds and fruits, it is worth using fertilizers with large quantity potassium. It's even better if you use complex mineral supplements containing phosphorus. It is required to feed the plant 1 time in 7-14 days.

Shaping (stepping) and pinching

As a rule, indoor hot peppers grown on the windowsill do not stepchild.

And to make the bush branch better, you can pinch its top.

Major diseases and pests

Pepper, including indoor pepper, is susceptible to fungal diseases and various pests. Therefore, you should know in advance what problems may arise and how to deal with them.

Aphid. This pest loves to feast on young shoots of pepper, so it is on them that a large accumulation of pests is formed. To combat them, it is necessary to treat the plant with a biopreparation fitoverm or bitoxibacillin.

By the way! The folk remedy for aphids is ammonia. You need to prepare a solution (dissolve 5-10 ml of ammonia in 1 liter of water) and simply pour under the root.

Spider mite. It is characterized by stunting of the plant and curly young leaves, on which a small cobweb appears later. To combat the pest, it is necessary to spray with Actellik, although at home it is still better to use biological products (fitoverm, bitoxibacillin).

Advice! Another folk way pest control is tobacco. You just need to pour the tobacco from the cigarette on top of the soil in the pot.

Blackleg. It affects seedlings of pepper in the initial period of germination. The stem at the base of the seedlings becomes thin and blackens. Appears as a result of the overflow of the plant, which leads to its death. The plant cannot be saved. To prevent the disease, it is recommended to shed the soil and spray the sprouts with the fungicide previkur.

Important! After the treatment with drugs, it is necessary to adhere to the waiting period indicated on the packaging of each product; it is not allowed to use pepper during this period for cooking.

Video: how to get rid of aphids on indoor hot peppers

Timing of germination and first harvest of homemade hot peppers

Hot pepper seeds germinate for a long time, which is why this feature must be taken into account when planting. Seedlings appear within 14-21 days, subject to all recommendations for their sowing.

The first crop of pepper on the windowsill ripens in 105-150 days from the moment the first sprouts appear, depending on the variety chosen.

As soon as the pepper turns red (ripe), the fruits should be removed promptly. from the bush along with the stalk. Then in the same place some time later will appear flower, in other words, the plant will continue to bear fruit - to tie new fruits.

What to do with indoor hot peppers after harvesting in the fall, when the foliage begins to fall

Since indoor hot pepper is a perennial plant, when its leaves begin to turn yellow and fall off, and as a rule, this happens in late autumn-early winter (November-December), you will need to cut the pepper, leaving only 8-10 centimeters .

Interesting! From sleeping axillary kidneys and branches that are at rest, new shoots will begin to develop. The cycle will repeat itself, by March the plant will bloom, and in May you will get the first fruits.

If you follow all the recommendations, growing hot peppers on the windowsill will not be too difficult. But it must be understood that further care for the plant must meet all its needs, since the pepper will grow and bear fruit only taking into account all the required conditions.

Video: detailed instructions(master class) on growing extra hot peppers on the windowsill in 2 parts

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Hot pepper has not only unique taste, but also decorative qualities. That is why it is so loved to be grown both in plots and as a houseplant on window sills. For these purposes, several varieties of pepper with small fruits were specially bred.

Growing at home

The plant grows up to 40 cm, is a perennial, is pure decorative varieties, there are fruit. Depending on the variety, the fruit may be different size, shapes and colors: yellow, red, orange.

The flowering period falls in June, flowering begins with white flowers with yellow tint. Peppers require a lot of sunlight.

Seeds of bitter pepper are planted in early March. Seeds can be germinated only in a warm room. When the first shoots appear, they dive into separate pots, the procedure is carried out again after the appearance of true leaves.

The conditions for planting and growing sweet and bitter peppers are similar. A highly nutritious soil is selected. For self-preparation of soil mixtures take:

5 parts of humus;
2 parts of peat and sod land;
1 part sand.

Good to know: when transplanting pepper to a permanent place, the main root of the pepper is pinched. root system should fit in a box measuring 15*15 cm.

Hot peppers love a lot of moisture and heat. A pot of pepper is placed on a container with liquid gravel. Also, the plant loves fertilizer, top dressing is applied 1-2 times a week.

If you overdo it with watering and stagnation of water forms, then there is a risk of getting a black leg or spotted leaves. The main domestic pests of bitter pepper:

powdery mildew;
spider mite.

An annual plant is not transplanted again, after harvesting the plant can be destroyed. Sometimes cutting the shoots helps to extend the life of the pepper by 2-3 years.

Soil preparation

Reproduction of bitter pepper is carried out by seeds. So that they rise faster - they are soaked.

Sowing is carried out from February to early March. The earth should be loose and light.

If soil for home flowers containing peat is used, then its acidity must be reduced by adding wood ash. You can immediately sow the seeds in a permanent place without growing seedlings.

In this case, a pot up to 3 liters in size is taken, disinfected with boiling water. A drainage layer is laid out at the bottom, then filled with earth. As a drainage is best suited:

broken brick;
crushed stone;
expanded clay.

The soil is also disinfected with boiling water or a solution of potassium permanganate. The seeds deepen by 1 cm. The top of the pot is covered with glass or a plastic bag. Temperature environment should be between 20 and 25°C.

Sowing seeds for seedlings

You can grow hot peppers at home from seedlings. When to plant seeds?

The best period is mid-February, when daylight hours increase. Red pepper is very demanding and loves lighting. The capacity is taken depending on the number of seeds, it can be a small pot or a box.

In order for the seeds to germinate faster, you can stimulate their growth as follows. Process planting material thermally, put the seeds in water at a temperature of 40 degrees and close in a thermos for 3 hours.

The second way: soak in warm water for 12-24 hours. Oxygen is supplied to a vessel with water.

Note: You need to make sure that the sprout does not stretch. In the first week after the appearance of the leaves, the air temperature drops to 20 ° C, and the lighting is increased. When more than 3 leaves appear, the seedlings can dive. Used a spacious pot.

The first sprouts from seeds will appear in 7-10 days. The pot should get as much sunlight as possible, the room should be warm. For further cultivation, the strongest sprout is selected, the rest are removed (without damaging the roots).

Home care

Growing hot peppers on a windowsill is easy. Seedlings are transplanted to a permanent place in a pot after about 2 months.

The main conditions that must be maintained for pepper are light and heat. When warm weather sets in, the pot can be taken out into the garden or onto the balcony.

Complex fertilizers are applied every two weeks. Favorite hot pepper fertilizer is prepared from the following components:

3 liters of water;
2 tbsp ash.

Gardener's advice: drying out of the soil is painful for pepper, therefore, in no case should one forget about watering. The soil is moistened 2 times a week warm water.

This foliar top dressing, before use, it should be well infused. You can not overdo it with nitrogen fertilizers, otherwise there is a risk of not getting a crop. In favorable conditions, flowering begins in May-June and fruiting continues until the end of autumn.

Until frost sets in - the pot needs to be returned to the house, to the light, but cool place(up to 18 °С). You can refuse top dressing in winter, minimal, the main thing is not to bring the earthen coma to dryness. In a room with dry air - the leaves can sometimes be moistened.

In February, before the start of the growing season, the pot is transferred to a warm place, cut off (stems no longer than 5 cm remain). If all procedures are carried out correctly, from harvesting seeds to cutting the bush before the new season, the plant will remain decorative and actively bear fruit for up to 5 years.

See the following video for how to grow hot peppers on a windowsill:

Hot pepper on the windowsill is not only a necessary spice that is always at hand, but also an excellent decorative ornament at home, easy to grow. A pot of bright beautiful plant will serve exquisite decor for any home, and the piquant taste of such a hot spice will make this pepper indispensable in the kitchen of every hostess.

It is possible to grow at home and sweet bell pepper and burning sharp, varieties Drakosha or otherwise. How to plant seeds for seedlings and the conditions for planting in an apartment will be described further.

For growing on the windowsill, breeders specially bred several varietal varieties of hot peppers. Such indoor pepper is also divided into a fruit variety and decorative (without fruits).

The fruit variety of indoor hot pepper is a perennial that reaches a height no more than 40 cm. The plant has bright green leaves and multi-colored fruits of a rich color: scarlet, sunny or orange.

Growing indoor pepper is not difficult and does not require special knowledge and wisdom. Very unpretentious and undemanding in care.

Flowering begins in June. During this period, delicate white flowers with a slightly yellowish tint appear on the stems.

How to grow at home on the windowsill

In order to get a plant with beautiful fruits on the windowsill, it is necessary to sow seeds for seedlings. Do it late February - early March.

To speed up the process of seed germination, they can be pre-heat-treated. To do this, the seeds are poured with warm water (not higher than 40 degrees) and clogged in a thermos for 3 hours.

Soil and pot preparation

The soil for seeds must be nutritious. You can prepare it yourself. To do this, mix 5 parts of humus, 2 parts of soddy land and peat, and 1 part of sand. At the bottom of the container, be sure must have drainage. Small expanded clay or pebbles are suitable for this.

The soil must be further disinfected: treated with boiling water, or a solution of potassium permanganate and loosened well. Seeds are sown to a depth of 1 cm.

Growing seedlings from seeds

The containers are covered with glass or film and left in a warm place where the temperature should not be below 20-25 degrees.

As a container, you can use an ordinary pot or box, it all depends on how many seeds are sown.

The first shoots are already appearing after 7 - 10 days. The room should have enough sunlight.

When the first shoots appear, the plants dive into separate pots. When several true leaves appear on the seedlings, they dive again, while choosing the strongest and strongest shoots.

The plant needs a sufficient amount of moisture, heat and light, at any stage of cultivation.

During the growth of seedlings, it is necessary to ensure that the seedlings do not stretch too much. To do this, they need to provide a certain ambient temperature.

When the first leaves appear, then within 7 days it is necessary to reduce the temperature to 20 degrees. And when three real leaves appear, be sure to reproduce the pick in a spacious pot. Seedlings are planted in a permanent place after 2 months after planting seeds.

Caring for indoor hot peppers

To grow hot peppers on the windowsill, you need to provide it with light and heat.

Fertilizer

He loves such a pepper of various kinds of top dressing. The most optimal fertilizer is 2 tablespoons of ash mixed with 3 liters of water. The mixture should be well infused. It is necessary to fertilize every two weeks.

Can be used nitrogen fertilizers, but much less often. With such fertilizers, it is important not to overdo it, otherwise you can be left without a crop.

Watering

The soil must be regularly loosened and watered. two times a week warm settled or purified water. It is necessary to ensure that the soil in the pot does not dry out, but is not constantly wet. Both will contribute various diseases plants.

In winter, you can not use fertilizers and water the plant much less often. If the air in the room is dry, you can moisten the leaves a little by spraying them with water from a spray bottle.

V warm time years, the pots are taken out to the balcony, or to the street.

Fruiting

Temperature regime

Until about February, the plant can be kept indoors at a cooler temperature, but not lower than 18 degrees.

But before the start of the growing season (usually it starts in February), the pot must be moved to a warmer room and trimmed. To do this, cut the stems so that they are no higher than 5 cm.

If you correctly follow all the recommendations for growing and caring for a plant: starting from the harvesting of seeds itself and ending with timely pruning, then such a pepper will retain its decorative effect and will actively bear fruit. up to 5 years.

Diseases and pests

This variety indoor plants may be subject to the following diseases: blackening of the legs or spotting of the leaves. This happens when watering is too abundant, in which stagnation of water forms in the pot.

The main pests of such pepper include aphids, spider mite and powdery mildew . An aphid or a tick can appear with the help of wind through an open window.

To combat the tick, you can use the plant itself. To do this, it is necessary to grind the pepper seeds together with the internal veins and fill them with water for a day. Then you need to add a little grated laundry soap and spray the plant. To completely get rid of pests, it is enough to carry out three spraying procedures.

To prevent the appearance of a tick, you need to provide the plant with sufficient moisture or place a container of water near the pepper pot.

At proper cultivation and leaving the plant for as long as 5 years will delight the eye with excellent decorativeness, and its fruits will become a piquant spice in the kitchen.

Today we will discuss the following topic - hot pepper: when to plant and how to care for?

Variety selection for home and greenhouse

This is a perennial plant with a compact bush, decorative foliage and bright fruits. Peppers can be or greenhouse. Some varieties are suitable for open ground.

Breeders have bred many varieties that differ in taste nuances and fruit size, yield,. At home, varieties and hybrids of Dutch, Polish or Russian selection are more often grown.

Varieties of hot peppers for growing at home:

Small miracle- a variety of Dutch selection, suitable for home growing. Fruits abundantly, fruits are small, orange, red or yellow. The taste is tangy yet delicate, perfect for sauces.

red fat man- a variety of Russian selection. A fairly tall bush is abundantly covered with large cone-shaped fruits suitable for canning. It can be grown both in the greenhouse and in the open field.

Astrakhan- Russian variety, characterized by high yield. compact bushes give many small elongated bright red fruits with an unusually pungent taste. Used to make tinctures and sauces.

Ukrainian spicy- a small bush that grows well in a greenhouse or pot. The fruits are very long and thin, with a spicy burning taste.

flame- medium fruiting variety. The fruits are bright red, elongated, very juicy. Widely used in cooking. Greenhouse cultivation preferred.

jalapeno- popular in Latin American cooking, hot peppers have red or green small fruits. The taste is moderately spicy, recognizable. The fruits are well stored, the variety is quite productive.

After choosing a variety, we will describe how to grow hot peppers from seeds at home?

seedling preparation

Transplantation is carried out when the soil warms up enough, usually this happens in late spring. In a continuous cycle greenhouse, heated all year round, the plant is planted at any convenient time.

How to distinguish seedlings of bitter pepper from sweet? Some gardeners prefer not to grow seedlings on their own, but to buy them in the market or in nurseries. In order not to confuse seedlings of hot peppers with sweet seedlings, you need to carefully consider the plants. The bitter stems are noticeably thinner, and the leaves are narrower.

The older the seedlings, the more noticeable the difference becomes. You can lightly bite the leaf of the plant. Greenery hot peppers has a brighter, slightly pungent taste.

Experienced breeders do not recommend placing sharp and Bell pepper . Over-pollination is possible and both species will lose their taste. When planting plants in a greenhouse, place them as far apart as possible, but rather separate them with partitions.

Growing seedlings of bitter pepper at home

Let's describe in detail how to grow seedlings of bitter pepper at home?

The grown seedlings of indoor hot peppers are moved to spacious ceramic or plastic pots. The ideal height is 40-50 cm. Drainage is laid at the bottom of the containers, the plants are moved to a new location in a way.

Important do not disturb the tender roots, this may delay further development bush and reduce the future yield.

Hot pepper prefers good lighting, warmth and moderate. The pot should be placed on a loggia, glazed balcony or window sill.

At least 12 hours of daylight is desirable, so in winter and autumn you will have to organize.

In partial shade, the stems are stretched, the ovaries are poorly formed and may fall off. For better insolation, you can regularly remove excess side shoots.

Water the plant with soft water at room temperature 2 times a week. It is preferable to water through the pan, but before fertilizing it is necessary to moisten the earthen lump from above. Peppers are useful Fresh air, the rooms where the pots are placed should be ventilated frequently, and the soil in the pots should be loosened regularly.

Hot pepper loves nutritious soil. During the period of active growth, an aqueous solution is introduced into the pots every 2 weeks.. Superphosphate, potassium sulfate and ash are preferred, universal complexes (Kemira and others) also work well.

For successful fruiting, it is necessary to maintain a stable temperature. The ideal mode is 22 degrees during the day and not lower than 17 at night. Pepper does not tolerate even short-term frosts, debilitating summer heat also destructive for him. During the period of especially active sun, the bushes are recommended to be shaded.

Timely pinching will help increase productivity. 1-2 of the strongest shoots are left on the bush, the rest are removed. The formed bush looks neater, the plant does not waste energy on gaining green mass, focusing on the ovaries. For greater stability, a fragile stem can be tied to a support.

Regular spraying of the bush will help to increase the number of ovaries. aqueous solution succinic acid.

Peppers are self-pollinating crops, but many gardeners prefer to stimulate pollination by regularly shaking the pot or running a cotton swab over the florets.

In the dry and warm air of apartments, plants can be affected. For the prevention of plants and the air around them, you need to regularly spray with warm water. Having found cobwebs, the affected plants are treated with an aqueous solution of an insecticide. It is better to take the affected bush to a separate room. Processing is carried out until the pests are completely removed.