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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

Jalapeno peppers are easy to grow in many climates. You can grow it from seed, planting it in potting mix, or from sprout. If you live in a climate zone suitable for growing peppers, you can transplant them outdoors. When the peppers are ready to be harvested, you may be harvesting too much to eat alone!

Steps

1. 1 Plant 2-3 seeds in a pot and cover with a little soil. Water the soil. Follow the instructions on the bag to plant the seeds at the optimum depth. Keeping the soil moist is critical until the seeds germinate.
2. 2 Is the tray best for growing seeds because the lid retains moisture? and do not need to water often. Until sprouts appear, store the seeds in a dark place with a little light. Then remove the lid and place the tray on the south side of the windowsill. It is necessary to water regularly. Rotate the tray from time to time so that the plants grow upright. They will reach for the sun. After 2-4 leaves have formed, it is necessary to separate the sprouts and transplant into a larger pot.
3. 3 Now that the plants are getting bigger and bigger, don't forget to replant them in larger pots, you want the plants to grow bigger and more fruitful.
4. 4 When there is no frost on the ground (preferably 2-3 weeks after the last frost and at a soil temperature of about 15 ° C), you can transplant the plants into open ground.
5. 5 Find a place that gets plenty of sun for at least 6 hours a day. Dig a hole twice as wide as the pot and deep enough for the soil to be at the level of the leaves.
6. 6 Plant the plants 30-40 cm apart. apart. The distance between the rows must be at least 60 cm.
7. 7 Never forget that watering is just as important as sun. Water once a day or every 3 days.
8. 8 Weed the area as the weeds will absorb the water the pepper needs. Three weeks after planting outdoors, add some mulch or mushroom compost for extra nutrients.
9. 9 Harvest in 3-4 months. When ripe, the peppers should be bright green in color and have the sharpest flavor. If you want it to be sweeter, you can leave it until it turns red. Red peppers are best for drying.

Tips

• No fertilizer, compost, or mulch are required, it depends on the soil and may need to be done in order to grow larger plants.
• When plants are in the vegetative stage, use fertilizers that are high in nitrogen and low in phosphorus. When plants are in bloom, use fertilizers that are low in nitrogen and high in phosphorus. When watering the plants two weeks before harvest, wash the fertilizer out of the soil with a strong jet of water, using at least 10 liters. water and a solution for removing salts (1 tsp per liter of water). This is great for washing out all the fertilizing salts.
• If you're not sure if the peppers are ripe, tug lightly. It should come off very easily.
• If the plants become too large, support them.
• If you're worried that the plants have been planted for too long, look for the brown lines. They look like stretch marks; these lines form when the plants are grown and should be harvested no matter how large they are.
• After harvesting, do not touch your eyes. Wash your hands immediately.

Warnings

• Remember that jalapenos are SPICY peppers, but not the hottest ones, so remember to wear gloves when handling them, or at least wash your hands after work, you don't want the pungency to get in your eyes!