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Beautiful peppers that will change from yellow to orange, finally turning red when fully ripe.

You can use these spicy fruits both dried and fresh. For variety in recipes, try frying them or finely chopping them raw and throwing them into brine to enjoy all year round!

• heat level: between 2,500 and 5,000 on the Scoville scale.
• plant size: approximately 90 cm
• fruit size: approximately 5 cm long
• fruit color: Green, then yellow, orange, and red when mature
• genus: Capsicum Annuum
• ideal germination: between January and April.
• harvest: between September and November.

What Equipment Do I Need to Grow My Peppers?

To optimize your results, we recommend equipping yourself with:

Wenks Yellow Hot Pepper Seeds.
An enclosed growing space like a mini greenhouse.
Coco coir pellets, peat, or cotton (to germinate the seeds).
Labels (to avoid mixing up your seedlings).
Potting soil (ideally a mixture of 50% black peat and 50% blonde peat) or special flowering soil which will also work well.
Pepper fertilizer or tomato fertilizer, or 5-5-10 fertilizer for those in the know.
A water sprayer or watering can.
Gloves (if you don't like touching soil).
Pots with a diameter of 7 or 8 cm initially, before using 10-liter pots or larger depending on the pepper for repotting

To make your life easier, we offer our mini-greenhouse for growing your peppers.

How Do I Germinate My Pepper Seeds?

Growing peppers is a process that requires patience and some knowledge, but don't panic, we'll explain everything about germinating your pepper seeds!

Pepper sowing is usually done at the beginning of the year, generally between January at the earliest and March for the beginning of spring. You'll need the equipment listed above.

You then have 2 options:
Plant the seed directly in a pot full of soil, half a cm deep
Place a seed on a coco coir pellet or on a piece of cotton.

In both cases, once the seed is in place, you'll need to spray enough water to moisten the soil or cotton without soaking it, then place your coco coir pellet or cotton in a container like a mini greenhouse that will retain heat and moisture, thus providing oxygen. If you're using a flower pot, you can simply stretch some film over it and make small holes with a toothpick to oxygenate the plant.

The ideal is to maintain a constant temperature of 28 degrees Celsius. You can store your container behind a sunny window, on or near a radiator, or on a heating pad or heating mat designed for this purpose.

OUR TIP:

Place your mini greenhouse on top of your internet router!

Remember to air out your growing area from time to time to prevent the appearance of fungi while keeping the soil moist. Once the first leaves appear, you should be careful to give your seedlings enough sunlight for 12 to 14 hours per day. Once the second set of leaves is well developed, you can then repot them.

Once potted, keep your plant near a heat source and exposed to the sun (ideally try to filter the light to avoid heat stress)

After the last frost date around mid-May, you can move your plant outdoors and plant your pepper in the ground if you wish, or leave it in a pot and expose it on a balcony, a windowsill or even along a wall, preferably on the south side.

How Do I Water My Wenks Yellow Hot Pepper?

When watering your Wenks Yellow Hot Pepper, be careful not to overwater. Too much water can drown the plant and lead to its demise. You should simply let the soil dry between each watering to prevent insect proliferation and drowning of the plant.

Once the plant is well developed (when your plant reaches about thirty centimeters), you can cause water stress by stopping watering for several days before resuming (be careful not to overuse this technique, it would be a shame to let your pepper plant die).

How Do I Properly Prepare for My Harvest?

Once your pepper plant is in place, here are our tips to optimize your future harvest:

When your pepper plant reaches a height of 15 to 20 cm, you can pinch the top of the stem (without breaking it) which should allow the plant to grow bushier and produce a bit more.

If flowering is early for one of your plants, remove the first flowers to prevent them from demanding too much energy from the plant.

If your pepper plant is outdoors, insects will take care of pollinating the plant which will then produce peppers. If your plant is indoors, you'll need to do this manually. Take your clean finger and gently rub it against each of the flowers from one to another.

Don't hesitate to use a bamboo stake or a rod to support your plant.

When Should I Harvest My Wenks Yellow Hot Pepper?

To harvest your Wenks Yellow Hot Pepper, as with others, you'll need to check its color! This pepper is harvested when yellow, but you can also harvest it when red depending on the flavor you prefer.