Chilli peppers are a basic ingredient of Italian cuisine. Whether they are spicy or sweet, they can give a touch of flavor to all our savory dishes. If you want to make sure they are never missing from your kitchen, we reveal the easiest way to grow chili peppers at home without the need for a garden.
In addition to being very useful in the kitchen, chili peppers are rich in therapeutic properties, are capable of stimulating the metabolism and have a thermogenic effect which contributes to the burning of fat.
How to grow chili peppers in pots?
Extract the seeds from a chilli pepper, wash them well and let them dry in the sun for 2 or 3 days.
Then fill some pots with soil. If you want, you can recycle the yogurt containers. Place 4-5 chilli seeds in each jar, burying them for about 1 centimeter.
Water every three days, without exaggerating with the quantities of water. Place the jars near a window well exposed to the sun. The seedlings will need direct sunlight.
After 8-12 weeks, the seedlings will have already formed. Once they reach a height of 5-10 centimeters, you can transplant them into a larger pot.
To do this, fill a pot with vegetable soil and leave a space of 10 centimeters between one plant and another.
Place the pots in a place in the house that is warm and exposed to the sun.
Once it reaches a height of around 40-50 centimeters, the plant will be ready to bear the first fruits. The plant can produce chili peppers 3-4 times a year.
Now that you know how to grow chili peppers at home you can have a constant supply and give your plants a touch of flavor and spiciness.
