Growing Thai Chili Peppers Indoors The Ultimate Guide To a Successful Harvest

After the seedlings get about 2 inches, you should see the strongest sprout. You must select the strongest sprout and trim the others to let the strongest seed grow. If you prefer using your Thai chili peppers in omelettes, fresh sauces, stir-fries, etc. you can freeze them when they’re green or red. The skin is so thin that the texture won’t get too soft like other peppers do after they’ve been in the freezer. There is a plethora of ways to store peppers, but for Thai chili peppers, the best ways to store them in my opinion, is by drying or freezing. If you want a ripe Thai pepper that still gives a nice crunch, pick either right before or right after it turns red.

Gnats find the scent of apple cider vinegar very attractive (and wine… I’m always trying to keep them out of my wine glass). So I just set a small glass of apple cider vinegar in the middle of my plants and they wind up in the glass. Typically that’s enough for me, but if you have a good amount of gnats you can set up a larger trap in a Mason jar. Put apple cider vinegar into the jar, like the bottom 3 inches should be good. Pop several holes in the jar lid then cover the jar.

Pick first green peppers when they reach full size to increase total yield significantly. If your pepper plants are going into a container, use potting mix. If they are being planted in a garden, use garden soil. I typically use Kellogg Patio Plus found at Home Depot since my peppers are grown in containers. Poke 1-2 drainage holes into the bottom of each cup with an awl or screwdriver. If your seedlings are in peat pots , remove the entire peat pot mesh lining, and then place the root ball into the newly dug hole.

Last year was the best summer ever for the last five years I remembered. In American Studies from Columbia University and lives in Queens with her two cats. Harvest the Thai peppers once they’re 3 to 4 inches long.

One of the reasons Thai chili peppers are one of my favorite varieties to grow is because they can give you a harvest earlier than other varieties like habaneros. Dig the hole up to two times larger than the root ball and deep enough that the plant will be at the same level in the ground as the soil level in the container. Grasping the plant at the top of the root ball, use your finger to lightly rake apart the lower roots apart. This is especially important if the roots are dense and have filled up the container. An easy way to grow tomatoes from cuttings and get more free tomato plants in a week without seed started involved.

Dig a hole for each plant that is a bit larger than the root ball of the plant. Hold the plant by the rootball and place it in the hole. Take care not to disturb your plant’s roots during transplant.

If you are saving Thai chili peppers to dry them, you should pick them when they are fully ripe. Often, I will just let them start drying on the plant before picking them and drying them indoors. If you smoke, be sure to wash your hands before handling Thai hot pepper plants, as tobacco mosaic disease can be passed on to the plants. Thai pepper plants will typically turn red when they reach the maturity of about 100 to 130 days. All of the seeds inside are most likely viable and you can use them to grow the same variety of pepper in containers or in a sunny garden spot. Collect the seeds and lay them flat on a paper towel for 24 hours.

To be on the safe side, spread your oven-drying over a couple days if necessary so the oven isn’t left on while you sleep. Keep the soil most at all times, and never allow the soil to become bone dry as excessively dry soil will cause the plant to drop blossoms. It’s especially important to water Thai hot peppers during hot, dry weather.