Green hot peppers: grade
Green hot peppers are a savory addition to many dishes. It can be grown in a vegetable garden or at home in a pot. This is a very unpretentious plant.
As such, there is no green pepper with a pronounced pungent taste. However, there are two varieties of red peppers that are prized in their unripe form while they are still green. If you want real pungency and an unusual aftertaste from pepper, have time to harvest in time.
The hottest part of green pepper is the white septa inside
The first grade is Anaheim, or California Chili. The pods are small. Their length is 7 cm, weight is 10 g. The color of the peppercorns is dark green, as it overripes it turns red. The spicy fruits can be used for culinary and medicinal purposes. They are rich in vitamins and other beneficial substances.
The second grade is Serrano. This is a Mexican variety of chili. The tiny peppercorns are only 4 cm long and are shaped like bullets. This variety is slightly less pungent than the previous one, so it is more widely used in cooking. The variety bears fruit abundantly. The first crop can be harvested 3 months after sprouting.
Growing green hot peppers at home
Both varieties of pepper described can be grown in the garden and at home. Let’s take a look at how to plant peppers at home step by step:
- Rinse a two-liter container with boiling water to kill germs.
- Lay a drainage layer of expanded clay or crushed stone at the bottom of the container.
- Prepare the soil from sand, leafy earth and humus in proportions of 2: 3: 5.
- On the surface of the earth, make holes about 1,5 cm deep.
- Let the seeds swell a little in water. Divide them into holes of 2-3 pieces.
- Cover the container with plastic or a piece of glass.
- After about 7-8 days, the first shoots will appear. Plant them right away.
- When the plant reaches 20 cm in height, cut off the top of it. This will allow it to start branching and setting fruit.
Further care of the plant is elementary, it includes watering and fertilization. Drizzle the pepper with lukewarm, settled water. If possible, use rainwater for irrigation. Water the bushes once a week before flowering, and three times a week during the flowering period.
During the flowering and fruiting period, feed the bushes with pepper once every 10 days. Rotted mullein or ash is suitable as fertilizer.
Green peppers will decorate the room as well as indoor flowers. You can add them to soups and salads, pickle or dry, use them for your culinary experiments.