Chili peppers have many varieties, colors and flavors that help us make delicious recipes and have many health benefits. With sweet peppers you can prepare exquisite stews and divine stews, sauces to put on roasts and pasta.
On the other hand, chili peppers are native to America and, above all, to Central America. In Spain there are already several Mexicans who have taken the initiative to plant chili peppers and more than all the famous hot chili peppers or jalapeños widely used in Mexican recipes.
Only that you have to know certain characteristics of this wonderful plant in order to have a good harvest and know all the little secrets that we are going to discuss in this article. If you like chili peppers, sweet or spicy, then you came to the right place to develop this skill that will give you a lot of satisfaction.
In Madrid and Catalonia there are many Mexican food restaurants, which not only delight Mexican residents; but also, to the Spaniards, who love the flavor of hot chili peppers. A delicious dish is the chicken with garlic, it is one of the most requested; Also, the stuffed fish, which is baked stuffed with a sauce made from sweet peppers and a little touch of spicy pepper.
Without forgetting the famous Mexican tacos stuffed with meat and a lot of minced jalapeños, which gives them that special touch of spiciness. It is important to highlight the benefits offered by the spicy oil that comes from hot peppers. It helps a lot in people building up antibodies to allergies in the airways, eyes, and nostrils. They also greatly improve blood circulation through the arteries.
Spicy is also a powerful aphrodisiac, renewing the strength of those who are a bit down and bringing much happiness to couples who consume it regularly. The hot sauce has already become a very delicious tradition in many countries of the world and that accompanies many recipes.
For this reason, we will teach you in a simple and quick way how and when to plant chili peppers, since planting time is of the utmost importance so that you can be successful in your harvest and since it is a medium-sized plant, in any small space you have in your house and with the required temperature and certain tricks. You can enjoy this plant and get a good number of peppers for your recipes.
It is also important that you know how to make a good compost, so that your plant grows strong and robust and your peppers come out fresh and shiny, this is also very simple but it has its technique that you must know exactly. Also, the ideal temperatures and the amount of sun that the plant should receive.
Another important thing that must be mentioned is that if you plant chili peppers at home, they will be free of chemical products and fertilizers that are added in large plantations and that in the long run affect our health.
So, if you have some plants in your house and you raise them naturally, this will be of great benefit to your health. You can also produce your own seeds so that when the plants die, you can sow again and maintain production at home. And if things are going well for you and you have a large yard, why not, you can have a medium production and sell chili peppers to the market and restaurants.
Many big businessmen started in this way and today they sell and export the best chili peppers; both sweet and spicy and made in Spain. With all the difficulties due to climate changes, but of proven excellent quality.
For this reason, we encourage you to discover all our tips and get down to work and plant chili peppers anywhere in your home or wherever you are. One of the most important things is the germination process; which resembles when a baby begins to form in the womb of a mother. And that from that miracle onwards we have to give a lot of love and special care to the plant.
Instructions for and when to plant chili
We will start by explaining the procedure how to plant chili peppers:
- The first thing is to have the seeds. You can buy them in the market already dry, but we recommend that you go to the market and buy some chili peppers, that is, the biggest and most beautiful ones that you can select.
- Then with a knife, cut them in half and carefully remove the seeds.
- After you have all the seeds out, place them in a dry, uncovered glass jar, store the seeds in a warm place for at least 3 days to dry. Remember that the seeds have to die before being born.
- When the seeds are dry, place them in medium plastic cups, it can be disposable, with just half a centimeter
- With a hot nail, make several holes in the cups at the bottom so that excess water comes out.
- After the seed is buried half a centimeter, add water but not much, just to moisten the soil.
- This water cannot be directly from the one that comes out of the pipe since it has a lot of chlorine and can kill the seed.
- You have to have a bucket of water that is sitting for at least a week after taking it from the pipe.
- Or it may also be that you collect water in a container when it rains and have it stored for the moment the seeds germinate.
- When you finish this, do not place the glasses in direct sunlight, because it would burn the templates.
- Place the vases near a window or in a covered place that gets the sun rays but not directly on the plant.
- This takes more or less 4 weeks to germinate, when the template is two or three inches in size and has more than 4 leaves, then you can transplant it into a larger pot and be very careful not to mistreat the roots.
- After the plant is more or less 30 centimeters large, then you will place it so that it directly receives the morning sun and indirectly receives the afternoon sun. For this you must know the geographical position of your house and where the sun rises and sets.
- Done! Always be aware of keeping the pot where you planted moist and with water without chlorine. With your care and your love, you will have a super chili pepper plant.
When to plant peppers:
- The peppers are from the hot land, and they need a temperature of 25° to 30° degrees Celsius.
- Therefore, it cannot be sown in winter, unless you build a small greenhouse with some lamps that maintain this temperature day and night.
- You can do this with a fine white cloth that allows the sun’s rays to enter a little, an environmental thermometer and some incandescent light bulbs.
- But if you don’t want to complicate a lot of planting in autumn and summer. After the plant is bigger, it adapts to the changes in temperature of the environment.
What do you need for and when to plant Ají?
- Small or medium disposable cups.
- Chili pepper seeds.
- Earth or vegetal layer.
- A small space at home.
- Pots.
- Much encouragement and perseverance.
Tips for and when to plant chili
- In order for your seeds to germinate quickly and your plant to grow beautifully, it must have a good fertilizer or compost.
- You can do it at home with vegetable waste, banana shells, egg shells, dregs or coffee waste.
- You take the banana shells and the vegetable shells and chop them as small as you can and you can grind the peels, putting it in a plastic bag and crushing it with your hands.
- Then, you mix it with sand or topsoil and leave it for 2 months in the sun and add water every day to moisten the soil. Thus, you will have a land ready for your plants and much success.