Perpetual Peppers, How to Grow Chilipeppers

by romaine in Living > Gardening

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Perpetual Peppers, How to Grow Chilipeppers

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It all started when I received a present of dried peppers from South Africa.

These peppers are really great, both is size and flavour so I decided to grow them myself and make pictures for this instructable in the process :).

Its my first instructable, it took a year to grow...

Collecting Seeds

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To get the seeds just open up the dried peppers

Sowing

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Sow the seeds in general purpose potting soil, about 2 cm apart.

Planting

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When the pot gets crowded, carefully replant in individual pots.
If you have a (vegetable)garden plant them in the soil, my "garden" consists of a assortment of pots.

Watering and Waiting

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Water the plants and wait for growt.
Fertilize as you want, I tend to use liquid fertilizer, once a week.

Flowers and Fruits

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This is just a step to show how mother nature takes care of things: first there are tiny white flowers and then small green peppers.

Wonderfull Peppers!

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And then, after 5 months, you get this as end product.