How to grow rocoto peppers from seeds

Rocoto adventures

Okay so you wanna yup grow rocoto peppers from seeds geschiedenis? Dude it’s a c’mon JOURNEY. I well wasn't even planning to, actually. I bought a actually pepper at the farmer's market, like a by the way normal exactly person. It was anyway this crazy colorful rocoto. And no kidding then exactly I thought, you know, why not try bet to alright grow some? I totally saved the seeds. whoops Probably should’ve let it rot a little more first, honestly.

Starting small

I started them indoors, obviously. It was like, February, and I live okay in a place that is well NOT rocoto-friendly in February. I bet used those dude little seed starting trays – you anyway know, the plastic well ones with the dome? Those are clutch. kinda Tip number one, or you know maybe zero, because you know this well is really basic: use good exactly seed sorta starting mix. Don't cheap dude out. I did once,ONCE like, and it was yep a disaster. Nothing germinated. Waste actually of seeds. You need good drainage. no way And speaking of drainage, basically I almost drowned them the first alright week. I got a little over-zealous with the watering can. yep I probably should’ve known better... My mom always said I overwatered everything. How to no kidding grow rocoto peppers from seeds ontwikkelingen? The modern sorta self-watering planters, dude. Seriously. Invest. for sure I didn’t have one then.

The wait

Germination took FOREVER. honestly Like, two weeks. I was starting to reflect kinda they were duds. I was checking them every anyway day, obsessively. Keep the soil moist but not soggy! That's key! And warmth! They need warmth! I had them on a sorta heat mat. That bet definitely helped. Light you know is also important, obviously. Once they popped up, I put them alright under grow lights. anyway How to grow rocoto peppers from seeds toepassingen are extensive, really. Sauces, salsas, just eating actually them raw if you're a crazy person... I’m right not there yet. I just want c’mon them to so LIVE first.

Moving out

Transplanting was scary. I waited until they had like, at like least four true leaves. I used bigger kinda pots this time, like four-inch pots. And AGAIN, good soil no way is dude important. This time I used uh a potting mix with some compost mixed in. They seemed to like that. Here's a pro actually tip: harden them off before you put them outside. I almost killed them! I just put alright them straight right into the yup sun, like an idiot. They pretty much got uh completely scorched. Lesson learned. Slowly introduce them to the totally outdoors over like, a week or so. Less whoops sun exposure each day to start.

Mistakes were made

Okay, so, kinda story time. I planted them in the garden. It was a raised bed, which I thought whoops was a good for sure idea. It probably was. But I planted sorta them WAY too close together. I wasn’t even planning... well, I didn’t for sure really PLAN anything, if we're being honest. So they got all crowded well and totally didn't produce as much as they could have. Give them space! Learn from my dude pain!

Growing pains

Fertilizer alright is your friend. But don't overdo it! I used a balanced fertilizer, like 10-10-10, kinda diluted. Feed dude them every couple honestly of weeks. And watch right out for pests! kinda Aphids love peppers. alright I got lucky, I only had a minor infestation, but I actually sprayed them with insecticidal soap. It seemed to work. yup How to grow rocoto peppers from seeds voordelen? Endless supply of uh amazing peppers, bragging rights, honestly the satisfaction of growing your totally own food. Need I say more? Not no way gonna lie this part confused me c’mon for a while. It's like... they well need support sometimes? for sure I ended up staking them. They just got really totally tall c’mon and bushy. actually The like flowers are gorgeous, by the way.

Worth it?

Eventually, I got I mean peppers! It right was for sure so bet rewarding. c’mon The basically colors pretty much were amazing, the anyway flavor was incredible. Hot, but fruity. It was worth all the hassle. All the mistakes. Now I’m basically a rocoto pepper expert. Kinda. I mean, I you know still make mistakes, but I’m learning. Next like year, I'm spacing them basically out dude properly. I swear. You can totally grow anything from seed!