Welcome to Grow Hot Peppers! We help new gardeners grow chilies and other foods without the yard so that anyone can experience the joy of homegrown produce.
You’re in the right spot if…
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Get my top 5 tips for starting pepper seeds indoors so that you plant at the right time and give seeds what they need to grow. (You’ll also get access to our free garden library for growing peppers, indoor veggies and more.)
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Choose a starting point:
Growing Peppers
Below are tools, guides and product recommendations to help you start growing any pepper variety that you’d like.
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What You’ll Need To Get Started:
Here are some of the products that we personally use to grow our peppers.
Seedling Mix
Organic, 16-quart mix for starting seeds.
Seedling Heat Mat
Vivosun seedling heat mat & thermostat kit.
» See All Recommended Pepper Growing Supplies
Pepper Growing Ebooks
If you spend time on Grow Hot Peppers and save all the emails, you can piece together the information in our ebooks. Some people (like me) enjoy convenience, which is why we created downloadable PDFs containing illustrated, step-by-step content to guide you through the different stages of growing peppers. Here’s more about our books:
Learn step-by-step how to start peppers from seeds and grow them into healthy plants.
A quick guide to diagnosing and treating some of the most common pepper plant problems.
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Microgreens & Sprouts
Find how-to guides and indoor gardening products that help you green up your indoor space with a kitchen garden.
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What You’ll Need To Get Started:
This is where we get our microgreen & sprout seeds as well as the growing kits that we enjoy.
Microgreen Seeds
Non-GMO, conventional Black Oil sunflower seeds. Sweet & mild microgreens.
Microgreen Kit
Sectional microgreens starter kit. Grow 8 different crops in one 10×20 tray.
Sprouting Seeds
Certified organic broccoli sprouting seeds.
Sprouting Jar Kit
Sprouting kits in 1-quart and 1/2-gallon size. Choose plastic or stainless steel strainer lid.
» Best Microgreens Seed & Supplies: True Leaf Market
Spicy Food Lovers
This is for people (chileheads) who must open windows when cooking and bring their own hot sauce to restaurants because the food is never spicy enough. Enjoy this collection of fiery posts and products. 🔥
Recommended Products:
These are some of our favorite spicy products and resources.
Hot Sauce Set
Marie Sharp’s Chef’s Choice gift set. Includes 4 best sellers + 1 mini bottle.
(Discount Code: GHP10)
Make Hot Sauce
Hot sauce making kit. Includes heirloom peppers, recipes, bottles & labels.
Dehydrator
Excalibur 9-tray food dehydrator ideal for drying chilies.
» Related: 53 Best Gifts for Hot Sauce Lovers & Spicy Food Fans
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Learn more about us.
Grow Hot Peppers was created in 2009 and is run by life partners Jenny and Jesse. We are both chileheads and have been growing all kinds of foods for over 10 years. We garden without digging up a yard or building raised beds. (Or, as we like to say “growing food without a backyard.”) >> Read more
Thank You
You are appreciated! Happy growing!!