I live in Ohio, zone 6b, and around late February I threw an entire half of a jalapeno into some dirt and watched what happened. To be straight to the point, this is what happened and I am finally wanting to learn what to do to properly care for this guy.
Now for the read if you want part; I honestly did this with 0 knowledge of how to even care for a simple house plant. I have a curious brain and wanted to initially make a mega pepper plant (there might have been some strange green herb involved to be honest.) As I watched it grow from a bush to something that seems viable, I began to care a little more and got a tiny bit overprotective of it. I almost thought it was dying when the first flower fell off.
Could someone kindly educate me on what to do going forward? I don't have fertilizer of any kind or much in the sense of anything to supplement the plant other than generic potting soil I got from Walmart. I do have the ability to get about $50 worth of whatever if I need. Thank you in advance.
by False9-Bezz
3 Comments
It needs full sun. The container should be adequate for this season but if you over winter it you’ll want to go to a larger one. Tomato fertilizer will help encourage blooms which will yield more peppers. I’m not sure how long your growing season is but you’ll probably have at least a few peppers by the end of the season.
Don’t do drugs. Grow peppers.
Let it roll man, looks good. Could fertilize if you want low nitrogen high everything else up to you
Dollar tree sells fertilizer sticks for containers. They’re not AMAZING, but they get the job done.