Save money by growing your own peppers are home using savvy gardener's method

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Easy Guide to Growing Your Own Peppers at Home

Amid rising food prices, a gardening enthusiast has gained popularity online by demonstrating the simplicity of cultivating your own peppers, offering a cost-effective alternative to purchasing from stores. As more individuals explore homegrown vegetables to reduce grocery expenses, social media influencer ‘Joesgarden’ shared accessible tips for successfully growing food at home.

Step-by-Step Instructions for Growing Peppers

In a widely viewed video, amassing over 3 million views on TikTok, Joe encourages viewers to forgo buying peppers and embark on growing them personally. “Did you know it’s incredibly simple to cultivate your own peppers at home by adhering to these quick steps?” he states at the video’s outset, before detailing the process.

Materials Needed

• Plastic container (e.g., old cookie box) with drainage holes
• Soil
• Pepper seeds (from a store-bought pepper or seed packet)
• Water
• Plant pots

Sowing the Seeds

Using a plastic box, Joe advises: “Simply put some soil into a recycled container, such as an old cookie box, ensuring there are holes in the base for drainage. Then, sow approximately five or six pepper seeds.” He demonstrates planting three seeds in a row for two rows before placing the box on the ground and watering.

Notably, purchasing seed packets is optional; seeds extracted from a store-bought pepper can be utilized.

“Give the soil a gentle sprinkle of water and close the lid to fashion a miniature greenhouse environment,” he explains.

Transplanting Seedlings

Patience is required for several weeks, allowing the seeds to germinate and develop into seedlings a few inches in height. Joe elaborates: “After a few weeks, they will appear as shown, at which point you should transplant them into individual pots, just like this.”

He proceeds to transfer each seedling into separate plant pots, maintaining consistent watering while awaiting further growth.

Potting On and Maturation

Once the plants have increased in size, Joe recommends: “Pot them on again when they reach this size, and before long, you will observe small flowers emerging. These flowers are what develop into these beautiful peppers.”

Harvesting Your Homegrown Peppers

Continue nurturing your pepper plants, and they will begin to produce peppers. A benefit of growing your own is the ability to determine the ideal ripeness for harvesting.

“Harvest them young if you prefer green peppers, or allow them to remain on the plant to mature into red peppers,” he clarifies.

Suitable for Small Spaces

Cultivating peppers in smaller, individual containers renders this an ideal gardening endeavor even without expansive outdoor space. Success can be achieved planting on a balcony as readily as in a garden, making it perfect for urban gardening and utilising limited areas.

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