How to Grow Peppers from Seed

HOW TO GROW PEPPERS FROM SEED

Check out this guide and learn how to grow sweet or hot peppers in your own garden!

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1. For best results, start pepper seeds indoors. They should start growing in 2 weeks or so.

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2. Use grow lights, a warming mat, or keep them in a sunny and warm spot.

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3. Water the soil and transplant pepper plants into individual containers.

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4. Once the weather gets warm, do one more transplant, either outdoors or into larger containers.

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5. Water regularly and you'll have tasty peppers in anywhere from 75 days to 6 months, depending on the type of pepper!

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This method works for growing peppers directly in the ground or outdoors in large pots!

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