How to grow CHILLIES at home | ksplanting

Here you can get some ideas on growing chillies at home from chillies. In this blog you will see all the stages in growing chillies from seed to harvest.

Take fresh chillies which contain mature seeds.
Cut open the chillies and take out the seeds from them. Mature seeds show better germination.

Take a small pot with drainage holes at the bottom.
Cover the holes with gravel stones and fill it with the potting mix.
For chillies, potting mix contains 60% of organic compost and 40% of fine garden sand.
This mixture will get 90-95% germination rate.
Moisten the mix before you sow the seeds.
Sprinkle the seeds on the potting mix to avoid getting overlapped.
Cover them with thin layer of soil. Do not burry them deeply.
Water thoroughly and keep the pot in partial shade or under green net or in indirect sunlight.
Seeds will germinate after 9-12 days. Water them gently but do not over water.

When seedlings have 3-4 true leaves (after 25 days), transplant them to separate container.
Always try to transplant at early morning to avoid transplant shock.
Plant multiple seedlings in the big container for better pollination.
Dig small holes, slightly larger than the root ball of seedling with your hand.
Place the seedling and firm the soil around the root ball.
Keep 6-7 inch gap between two plants for pot. After planting water it immediately.
For 2-3 days keep them in indirect sunlight and water only when the top soil feels dry to touch.
Just pinch the top growth to force the plant to produce many side stems. It will produce more chillies.
After 20 days each plant will have more than 10 side stems.

Chillies are heat loving plants and grows well in the areas that receive plenty of sunlight.
5-6 hours of sunlight daily is essential for better growth.

Add compost to the chillies for every 15 days.
After 28 days, chillies can be pollinated, gently shake the flowers or tingle them for pollination.
Remove any unwanted plant from the container as they tend to steel space and essential nutrients from the soil.

After 42 days, you can start to see flowers. And after 55 days, chillies are produced.
Chillies will change color as the mature. Both ripen and unripen chillies can be harvested as per your need.

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