Grow Your Own

If you are a lover of hot sauce and salsa, chances are you thought of growing your own chillies have. You're not alone. More backyard farmers are growing peppers. According to the Colorado State University (CSU), cultivating peppers is second only to growing tomatoes in popularity. CSU cites two reasons for the increased cultivation of chilli: the hundred varieties available and the fact that peppers are prolific producers.

If properly tomatoes,can grow peppers. They require similar care and conditions. Here are some tips on the chili peppers, are growing that I love.

Warmer is better, both for hot sauces and growth conditions. Peppers crave heat. Ideally they would need temperatures between 60 degrees Fahrenheit (at night) and about 80 degrees Fahrenheit (during the day.) You do not satisfactory when the temperature drops below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. They germinate when soil temperatures 75-90 degrees Celsius.Temperatures above 90 degrees Celsius during flowering, the plant blooms fall outcome and impact on profits. (Lack of water can also reduce the harvest.) In areas where heat is a problem, they see growth at home and then transplanting outdoors once the threat of frost is over. When the plants start, also consider a heating pad on the floor to keep warm. Keep a plastic cover on the ground, the seeds to germinate more good idea. If you live innorthern latitudes of the United States as Cosmic Chile, which is based in Bozeman Montana Chilly down, you see the pepper plants indoors, growing in a cold frame or keep them indoors or in a greenhouse or garden 'winter. Remember, when your plants to cover the temperature drops below 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

Picking time to plant. The Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University recommends starting seeds at home about eight to 10 weeksbefore the last expected frost in your area. In general, plants means from mid May to late June.

Matching your climate on the right side of pepper. After eHow.com when North U.S. Department of Agriculture Zone 4 live, you will get better results with short-season varieties such as Long Slim, Gypsy and Hungarian wax. The Ohio State University Horticulture and Crop Science Department also recommends Long Red Cayenne, Large Red Cherry for cooler climates. IfYou are blessed with hot, consider planting peppers with a "TAM" or "NUMEX" in their names, says eHow.com. "They were bred for the production even at very high temperatures," says the site. Whatever variety you choose, look for disease and insect free plants.

What is water? While the pepper plants do not need much water and wet dislike wet soil, they need moist soil to thrive. The lack of water over time can lead to blooming flower drop or failure"This sets fruit.

Ground war. Chile peppers prefer well-drained, sandy or clayey silt. The soil must be moist, not wet when planting. Before planting your peppers, enrich the soil with manure or compost. Most peppers prefer soils with a pH range between 6.0 to 8.5. Consider your facility dusting surface with a thin layer of Epsom salts and work the land. According to eHow.com, Epsom salt is magnesium supply, peppers need for a good development. "

NotShock to the system. If you start plants at home, getting slowly adjusted temperatures outside. Not just plunk them in open ground. Instead, let out sitting in the tank for longer and longer periods of time, so that nature can and cooler temperatures to acclimate. Start the acclimatization process about two weeks before planting in the garden. Try to root damage when transplanting containers to prevent the soil. The soil must be at least 60 degrees centigrade firstTransmission of outdoor plants.

A site for hot chiles. Choose a garden site that is full sun and has well drained soil. raised bed have a good idea, as Chile documents need soil and warm air to thrive. Plant your peppers 18 inches apart with rows three feet apart, according to CSU.

Perfect planting. Support for varieties that grow over a foot. Even different varieties to keep them separate. Not that they are discussing, and peppers mixed race like when you grow a warmDiversity, and some peppers to keep them (at least 900 feet away) and placed in a buffer system. If you're sweet and hot pepper plants too close, the peppers may ultimately be as you want and chili peppers can be quite warm. If you use seeds that are older than a year, providing more plants to sow a good harvest, and then thin if necessary.

Control parasites. Ohio State University recommends weeding by hand pulling or superficialCultivation to avoid damage to plant roots. To ensure that plants get sick, right place and water plants early in the day to dry enough and goes quickly. Farmers also in search of aphids, viral diseases may infect pepper plants can perform. European corn devices are a particular threat because they may have small holes near the Pepper's steam drill and cause internal fruit rot.

When choosing a pepper? He began collecting when hot peppers are still greenIf you have a sweeter taste, or use in salad dressings or to fill. Waiting for the warmth and flavor full throttle until they turned their final color. Be careful when harvesting the peppers as their branches are usually brittle. Hand clippers or pruners can be a good choice to avoid excessive branch breakage. Once you choose a pepper, it is only in the last 1-2 weeks. Keep picked peppers in the refrigerator to increase in a cool and wet for durability.

Follow these tips andYour choice of peppers from the garden.

The care and preservation of seeds

The good news is that the seeds of the pepper "extravagant" of the plant world are. They are known for their longevity and for five years or more fertile. That is, the better you care for them, live longer and be useful.

When it comes to seeds initially purchased initially be used. Try the seeds from the plant within a year of purchase. Not accumulate different varieties. Instead, plant and then harvestSeeds at the end of the growing season with the following year. If you buy from a supplier plants, check the date on the package. The instructions on the package should indicate whether the seeds were packed and should include a deadline for when they should be used.

Store seeds in a cool, dry place. For example, put in an airtight container and container that will keep in the refrigerator. You can also try the package of silica gel, powdered milk or even keep the rice dryLow humidity. If you are ready, use the seed may become hot in the tank before opening. (This minimizes condensation inside the packaging or the seeds themselves)

Where to buy seeds and equipment

The web is well populated with Hot Chili Pepper Seed suppliers. Here are some sites to start your research to grow themselves. The majority of these give some interesting background information on the peppers when they are liable to be increased, andPerhaps more importantly, the list, how hot they are:

PlanetNatural.com. fertilizer garden supply online store biological, natural pest control, hydroponics and more. be all you ever need chilli ... indoor or outdoor grow!

Burpee.com. The mother of all sites Burpee Seeds offers reliability, a well known name and a decent selection (about 22 varieties) of chili Pepper Biker Billy Hybrid including Burpee, the accounts as "an incredibly hotJalapeno - the hottest we've ever eaten. "

ChocolateHabanero.com. Name of chili and probably find on this site, including its namesake, the Chocolate Habanero, which is known as "very hot even for a habanero. Besides a full line of habanero peppers, this page and the Naga Jolokia Pepper stocks, which India is also known for its military designation of Indian PC-1 and the rare Yatsufusa Pepper, a Japanese variety.

Pepper Joe'spepperjoe.com. This site is proudly kudos newspaper websites like the Los Angeles Daily News, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Arizona Daily Star. He designs rather than actual pictures of peppers, but has a interesting assortment, which includes the Bulgarian Carrot - so called because it looks great as a carrot - and the Tazmanian Habanero and Yellow Jellybean. The website called "organic" peppers.