Edible or not?

Ornamental peppers are edible

Basically, ornamental peppers are edible just like the large representatives of its kind. However, ornamental peppers are grown primarily for appearance. The taste of the fruit only plays a subordinate role.

The enjoyment of the red and yellow fruits of the ornamental peppers is often disappointing. The taste is usually very bland and cannot be compared with that of real sweet peppers. With some fruits you will get a real surprise because they are very hot.

Often bought plants are heavily contaminated with pollutants, so that for health reasons you should not eat the fruits.

Where does the ornamental pepper come from?

If you want to eat ornamental peppers, you should know how the plant was raised. If it comes from the market or from the gardening shop, it is better not to enjoy it. Purchased plants are almost always sprayed and therefore contaminated with too much pollutants.

If you have grown it yourself from seeds and completely dispensed with the use of chemical agents during cultivation, you are welcome to consume the fruit or use it in the kitchen.

Grow ornamental peppers yourself from seeds

At the beginning of winter, the ornamental peppers are used up and put in the compost. You can separate the fruits beforehand and release the seeds. Let them dry until you can sow them in the spring. Then you can grow your own plants next year maintain.

The seeds of ornamental peppers only germinate when the temperatures are consistently above 20 degrees. The pots with the seedlings must be protected from drafts and, if possible, always be in the same place.

The seeds are sown as early as February, as the vegetation period is otherwise too short. The fruits then no longer ripen in time for winter.