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Growing Garden Salsa Hybrid Peppers in the Vegetable Garden
To grow your peppers, prepare your seed starting trays and plant the seeds. Start the process about 6-8 weeks before your last spring frost date. Plant the seeds in either a well-draining soil or in a seed starting mix like Minute Soil Coco Clair. The pH of the soil should be about 6.5. The seeds should be planted about 0.25 inches deep. Make sure the soil stays moist, but don’t overwater your seeds. You can stick your pinky into the soil to see if it is dry below the surface. If it is, then give your plants a little water, but make sure you don’t overwater them. Keep your peppers in a warm spot, ideally between 80-90 F, and if it's a bit chilly, a grow light can be a great help for helping your seeds germinate. Once those seedlings pop up, usually in about 7-10 days, expose them to some cooler air before moving them outside! Plant the rows about 2-3 feet apart, and plant individual plants about 12-18 inches apart. Dig a hole and make sure the roots are covered completely!
Keep a close eye on your peppers throughout the growing process to make sure they are healthy and growing correctly! You should be watering them consistently. The soil should be moist beneath the surface, but make sure not to overwater them. You can stick your finger in the soil to see how the moisture levels are beneath the surface. You can add mulch around the base of your plants to help keep the soil moist and suppress weeds. Companion planting with plants like marigolds and basil can help keep pests away and bring pollinators to your garden. Make sure to support the plants with stakes or trellises, which will help them grow upright and will support the plant as they grow fruit. You can try giving your plants a fertilizer full of phosphorus and calcium to help promote their growth. Keep an eye on your plants and take action immediately if you see any pests or signs of disease.
Harvesting Garden Salsa Hybrid Peppers
As they mature, your peppers will turn from a green to red. This variety will be ready for harvest about 73 days after transplanting. Since these are hot peppers with some heat, they're tasty both when fully ripe or premature - as they ripen, they’ll become a bright red color. To harvest the pepper, you can cut the stem with garden shears of a knife. Make sure to be gentle and not damage the plant so it can keep producing fruit! Because this is a hot variety, make sure you wear gloves and wash your hands immediately after harvest.
About Garden Salsa Hybrid Pepper Garden Seeds
Hot peppers originated in the tropical regions of Central America and South America. They were first introduced to Europeans when Columbus brought them back to Spain in 1493. While they are more often grown as an annual plant, hot peppers can be grown in frost-free tropical zones as a perennial.
Garden Salsa Hybrid peppers were bred for their fast maturity and resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus and heat.
Providing high levels of vitamin C and antioxidants, Garden Salsa peppers can be eaten as part of a healthy diet. The capsaicin in Garden Salsa hot chili peppers is anti-inflammatory, which may help some people with pain management.
Garden Salsa Hybrid peppers grow well in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses.
Tips From Our Gardeners
"Garden Salsa peppers have medium heat levels, around 1,000 to 5,000 Scoville Heat Units. They’re a great choice to add to dishes for medium spice."
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- Chelsea Hafer, True Leaf Market Writer
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Garden Salsa Hybrid Pepper Seeds Per Package:
- 10 seed packet - Approximately 10 Seeds
- 100 seed packet - Approximately 100 Seeds
- 1,000 seed packet - Approximately 1,000 Seeds
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