Growing Habanero »How to pull the hot chilli yourself

sowing

You can sow the seeds fresh or dry them first. What matters is the optimal time for the sowing to watch. This is only possible outdoors from mid-May. Before that, it's too cold for the chilli. Waiting until May costs valuable time that the plant will lack later.

You have to act as early as mid-February. Find a bright place in the house that is at least 22 ° C warm. There you can sow the seeds in a large pot.

• sterilized Potting soil use
• Cover the seeds with a little soil, press down lightly
• Keep the soil moist throughout
• Cover pots with foil or glass
• Ventilate occasionally until germination

Prick out

As soon as the seedlings have two pairs of leaves, the strongest specimens are planted in their own pots in loose soil. You will continue to stay in the house in a light and warm place. When the outside temperature is above 8 degrees Celsius, the pots are allowed to harden outside for hours.

Prepare the bed

Find a free spot in the bed that is exposed to the sun for many hours every day. Prepare the bed for planting by mid-May. Loosen the soil, remove weeds, and work in a good serving of compost.

plants

1. Dig out a sufficiently large planting hole. The root ball must fit in well without the roots kinking.
2. Take the chilli out of the pot and place it with the potting compost in the prepared hole. The root ball should be about 1 cm below the bed surface.
3. Fill in the spaces with soil.
4. Plant the next chilli plant about 40 cm apart.
5. Then water all the chilli plants well.

care

Habanero plants need water regularly, but they shouldn't stand too wet. While the nutrients from the compost are sufficient for several weeks, you can later fertilize with nettle manure in an ecologically compatible way. Much more care there is no need.

harvest

Depending on variety ripening takes about 70 to 100 days from sowing. You can tell when you are using the by the changed color of the fruit To harvestcan begin.