Welcome to our guides on growing peppers! 🌶 Find everything you need to start seeds indoors, grow pepper plants, and harvest chillies. Discover the best soil, fertilizer, and growing conditions for max fruit production. And don’t forget companion plants that help peppers thrive!
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These step-by-step illustrated ebooks walk you through all the steps of growing peppers and keeping plants healthy. Skip the beginner mistakes and enjoy harvesting your homegrown chillies!
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Learn how to start pepper seeds indoors and care for your chili pepper plants so you get lots peppers during the growing season!
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How to Grow Habanero Pepper Plants In Pots: 3 Best Options Explained
Chile Guajillo: All About This Dried Mexican Pepper + 7 Guajillo Substitutes
Chile Ancho: One of the 3 Dried Chiles Essential to Mexican Cuisine
Chile Pasilla: About the Delicious “Little Raisin” Pepper + 7 Step Pasilla Sauce Recipe
What to Do after Seeds Sprout & How to Care for Your Pepper Seedlings
Poblano Peppers: Scoville, Cooking, & Growing + 3 Easy Ways to Roast Poblanos
Chile Puya 101: About This Deliciously Spicy Mexican Pepper (+ How to Grow!)
Cayenne Pepper Plant: A 7 Step Visual Guide to Growing Cayennes in Pots
Growing Peppers from Seed to Harvest: The Ultimate 11 Step Guide
Scotch Bonnet vs Habanero: Revealing 3 Key Differences in This Spicy Family
Growing Jalapenos 101: How to Grow Jalapenos from Seeds to Potted Plants
Jalapeno Scoville: About Heat + 7 Easy Hacks for Growing Spicier Jalapenos
When to Plant Peppers: 11 Best Garden Zones for Chiles (+ Seed Planting Calculator)
Watering Peppers & How to Bottom Water Plants Without Fail (+ Printout)
Habanero Pepper 101: Here’s What You Want to Know (+ Easy Habanero Salsa Recipe)
25 Best Companion Plants for Peppers + What to Avoid [Printable Chart]
Pimento Peppers (Pimiento Peppers): A Definitive Guide to This Heart-Shaped Chile
What Makes Peppers Hot? (+ Why They Can Make You Feel Drunk!)
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: Scoville, Seeds & Pepper Grow Guide
Pequin Pepper (Chile Piquín): A Tiny Red Pepper That’s Big on Heat
Soil Calculator for Pots & Raised Beds: Here’s How Much Soil You Need
When to Pick Jalapenos: Here’s How to Tell When They’re Ready for Harvest
When to Pick Peppers (& How) + 2 Ways to Store Your Chillies
Hardening off Pepper Plants: How to (Safely) Prepare Seedlings for the Move Outdoors
Pinching Pepper Plant Flowers: Should You Do It & How It’s Done
Transplanting Pepper Plants: When and How to Move Chillies to Bigger Pots
30 Places to Buy Pepper Seeds Online (Rare Peppers, Superhots & More)
Ghost Pepper Plant Scoville, Colors and [Updated] Growing Guide
How to Get Rid Of Fungus Gnats in Plants (Indoors & Outside)
Stunted Pepper Plants? The Most Common Reasons, According to Chile Growers
How to Test Pepper Seed Viability So You Don’t Waste Your Time
Fertilizer for Pepper Plants: Here’s What You Need to Grow Lots of Chillies
10 Effective Ways to Deter Pepper Plant Pests and Disease (Organic)
Overwintering Pepper Plants (2023): How to Save Plants for Next Year
Chocolate Habanero: About This Awesome Pepper (+ Growing Tips)
Discover how to start germinating pepper seeds indoors, use grow lights, and care for your new pepper seedlings!
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What to Do after Seeds Sprout & How to Care for Your Pepper Seedlings
Growing Peppers from Seed to Harvest: The Ultimate 11 Step Guide
When to Plant Peppers: 11 Best Garden Zones for Chiles (+ Seed Planting Calculator)
30 Places to Buy Pepper Seeds Online (Rare Peppers, Superhots & More)
How to Test Pepper Seed Viability So You Don’t Waste Your Time
Heirloom Peppers vs Open Pollinated vs Hybrid Seeds: What’s The Difference?
Journey through all the steps of planting peppers, from soil, watering, fertilizing, and more!
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What to Do after Seeds Sprout & How to Care for Your Pepper Seedlings
Cayenne Pepper Plant: A 7 Step Visual Guide to Growing Cayennes in Pots
Growing Peppers from Seed to Harvest: The Ultimate 11 Step Guide
Growing Jalapenos 101: How to Grow Jalapenos from Seeds to Potted Plants
When to Plant Peppers: 11 Best Garden Zones for Chiles (+ Seed Planting Calculator)
Watering Peppers & How to Bottom Water Plants Without Fail (+ Printout)
Habanero Pepper 101: Here’s What You Want to Know (+ Easy Habanero Salsa Recipe)
25 Best Companion Plants for Peppers + What to Avoid [Printable Chart]
Pimento Peppers (Pimiento Peppers): A Definitive Guide to This Heart-Shaped Chile
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: Scoville, Seeds & Pepper Grow Guide
Pequin Pepper (Chile Piquín): A Tiny Red Pepper That’s Big on Heat
Soil Calculator for Pots & Raised Beds: Here’s How Much Soil You Need
Hardening off Pepper Plants: How to (Safely) Prepare Seedlings for the Move Outdoors
Pinching Pepper Plant Flowers: Should You Do It & How It’s Done
Transplanting Pepper Plants: When and How to Move Chillies to Bigger Pots
Ghost Pepper Plant Scoville, Colors and [Updated] Growing Guide
How to Grow Vegetables Indoors for Beginners: Sprouts & Microgreens
Stunted Pepper Plants? The Most Common Reasons, According to Chile Growers
Fertilizer for Pepper Plants: Here’s What You Need to Grow Lots of Chillies
Overwintering Pepper Plants (2023): How to Save Plants for Next Year
Here’s when to pick peppers and harvest some of your favorite varieties including Bell peppers, Cayennes, and Jalapenos!
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Growing Supplies
Here are some of our top recommendations for pepper growing supplies.
Grow Pepper Ebooks
In depth guides on growing peppers and treating pepper plant pests & disease.
Seed Starter Kit
Bootstrap Farmer seed starter kit & humidity dome
Seedling Heat Mat +
VIVOSUN seedling heat mat & thermostat combo
Plant Grow Light
MARS HYDRO TS1000W LED grow light
Liquid Fertilizer
FoxFarm liquid nutrient trio soil formula
Organic Potting Soil
FoxFarm Ocean Forest potting soil
