In this video I’m going to show you the best 2 ways to start pepper seeds at home. Whether you’re starting pepper seeds indoors or starting pepper seeds outdoors, this video will show you everything you need to know to grow lots of papers, even in cold, short growing season climates. I will show you pepper garden hacks and simple instructions step by step for beginner gardeners or experienced gardeners. Getting a huge harvest starts with sowing the seeds correctly. I’ll walk you through my pepper hack that all but guarantees a summer full of big homegrown peppers and chilies!
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I purchased a couple of those tray this year and they so good! I often forget to water so they have saved me and my seedlings!
We like a blend of sweet and hot. This will be our third year with peppers in our Alaskan greenhouse. Last year was a complete bust; coldest wettest summer ever! So far, one of my fave are the lunchbox and we are doing Bolivian carrot pepper. Challenging to find peppers for a short season, but who doesn’t love to google and explore? 😂
First time growing seeds. I already had a. 4 Tier rack. It is 3 ft long. I bought shop lights. Works great. They were only $17 dollars each. I think heat mats are a game changer. Tomatoes germinated in 4 days. Peppers in 6 days. My favorite are sweet banana bounty peppers. Great video. Sharing with sisters ❤️🌺
i like both, but grow only sweet since family will pick the garden and not know which is which. they only like sweet.
I watched this video 5 minutes After I thinned one tray of peppers to one per tray. I still have another tray that I planted last night so those I will not thin.
Walmart's Hyper Tough 4' shop lights can also be a great deal. They have a 5,500-lumen unit for $20, and a 3,200-lumen unit for $15, and they're both 5,000k. I'm using an older version that's 5,000-lumen, and they have served me well.
Thank you!!! I learned that I am just going to buy the seedlings at my local nursery this year again! ❤❤❤
Both! 🌶️
Sweet!!
When peppers are doubled up while sprouting, should they also be doubled while planting?
Once you transplant the double up to a bigger pot, do you separate them in space at all, or just transfer them exactly?
Well, this video came out 3 days late. I just started bell peppers, cayenne, jalapeños, and pepperconcini.
Can i take them off of the heat mat and put the trey outside when they sprout? I'm in SoCal 53 nights 70/80 days
I have harvested pepper seeds that I plant. I harvest them only because they were delicious and I wanted to grow more. I start mine in small restaurant plastic containers so I know what grows on and can transplant them to 3 inch pots once they get adult leaves. I just never knew I needed to start them this early. Thanks for that Brian. I keep them watered on the heat mat and everything seems to grow well. I use a small plastic fork to dig up and move the plants to gently transplant them with little harm. Just one more wonderful video Brian. May the Lord keep blessing you and yours.
Well dang. I wish you would have uploaded this video in January. Appreciate you sharing this.
Mild pepper? Anaheim.
Both
I’ve been growing paprika for a couple of years now. I hadn’t realized that was a pepper, and I was so happy when I learned that I could grow my own. I love paprika, and it’s even better from my own garden. I didn’t know about double planting the seeds, so will definitely do that this time around. Thanks for the tip!
If it's a pepper. I like it! Mad Hatter, Tabasco, Cayenne, Hot Thai and Ghost Pepper.
Sweet red peppers are my favorite.
I like sweet peppers. Love bell peppers and banana peppers. I tried growing Shisito peppers but found I'm allergic to them.
Best Pepper is **SHISHITO**
Wait, I shouldn’t thin out my peppers in the tray? What about when I transplant them into the garden? Do I leave them together in their pot the whole time?
I grow those slow germination hot peppers and I always use the paper towel method for them. It works great for any medium size seeds that like heat like tomatoes too. It's especially useful for expensive seeds that you only get a 5-10 of.
Hey there – I have never seen the 50-50 water to peroxide soak. I realize this is about peppers but do you do the same for other seeds – like tomatoes, for example. Thank you!
I am using countertop hydroponic systems for peppers and tomatoes. The growth has been fantastic, and transplanting to soil has been no problem, just keep well watered the first couple of weeks. They look like I purchased them from a nursery. The Mufga 18 pod is great for seed starting.
I ❤ poblano and Anaheim chili peppers. Red sweet peppers too!
Great pepper info! Where was it 2 weeks ago when I started my pepper seeds? 😂 I've had some germination, but I'm looking for more. Hopefully, I'll still get some more.
I used the paper towel method last year and I had soooo many pepper plants. Amazing! Thank you for showing us that method.
if I ever did grow peppers, I know how now. Neither hubby nor I eat them.
italian long hotssweet pepper flavor hot pepper heat
I like both, but favor sweet. I'm growing 8 sweet varieties and 6 hot varieties.
So much good information here. Thank you again!
I keep the light on just for the heat. I also mist the top layer at least once a day. Most of my germination failures are those tiny seeds that sit high and that top layer dries fast thus killing the seeds.
Getting close to one million subs! How exciting!