How To Grow Bell Peppers Indoors
On the other hand bell peppers prefer moderately warm temperatures up to 77F or 25C.
How to grow bell peppers indoors. The best time to measure for an average soil temperature is between 9-11 AM when the soil has warmed some from night temperatures but before it is inflated by the afternoon sun. Growing red bell peppers indoors allows you to take advantage of a longer growing season under more controlled growing conditions than are possible in an outdoor garden. In warmer regions the growing season will be longer and plants can be started earlier to extend the grow season.
Put them in a plastic bag and then into a. To start bell peppers like to be grown in warm conditions. Seeds should be planted in a mixture of peat moss vermiculite and sand roughly equal parts of each.
Mix peat moss vermiculite and coarse sand in equal parts to create a potting mix for your peppers. When to plant pepper seeds indoors. Starting your peppers indoors from seeds is fairly simple and can be done at any time of year.
Bell peppers are a warm-weather crop and a popular nightshade for both eating raw and cooking. Im growing my bell peppers in a deep bed that I mulched with wool. Indoor pepper plants need the same requirements as those grown outside.
Soak bell pepper seeds overnight in a cup of room temperature water for the fastest germination rates. Make two gallons of soil for each container you plan to use. Fold the seeds between layers of damp paper towels.
They flowered and developed plenty of little fruits. To grow bell peppers start by planting bell pepper seeds indoors 2 months before the last expected frost. When you take chili peppers indoors your indoor greenhouse temperature should be an optimum range of.