How to Grow Green Chillies at Home - Home Gardening

How to plant Chilli seeds:

For a healthy crop, fill your container with loose soil mixed with rich compost.
Sow the chilli seeds in soil at a depth of about 2-3 cms.
Irrigate them every day, keep the soil moist and make sure they are not exposed to strong sun.
Chilies seeds can also be soaked in water as it increases the chances of them germinating.
You can also use a damp paper towel to germinate them.
Chillies need warmth to germinate and good light to grow into healthy seedling
Keep the soil moist but don't overwater it.
After 7 to 10 days, the seeds will germinate and you can see two small leaves on the surface of the soil
After 30 days, Chilli saplings would have grown by 1 feet and can be transplanted into individual grow bags

When your chilli seedlings have reached by 1 feet, gently transplant them into individual pots of compost .
You can grow chillies individually, by transplanting them into 12" x 12" containers, or plant them in grow bags,
Place the pots or growbags undercover in a warm greenhouse or polytunnel.
Alternatively, plant your chillies outside in a sunny, sheltered spot.
Water your chilli plants after transplanting, and feed them weekly with organic compost.
Chilli seedlings need good light to grow healthily. Hence place the grow bags in a place where there is good sun light.
As chillies grow bigger, they can to be moved into progressively slightly larger pots

Chilies start flowering when the plant is about 8-10 inches in height and it will bring out small buds which will blossom into cute little white flowers about 1-1.5 months after planting them.
Chilies have male and female flowers, pollination is required.
Pollination will happen naturally with the help of bees or you can use a small paintbrush to gently brush the flowers of every plant.
Do not wipe the pollen off as it will contradict the very use of the brush for pollination.
The flowers will remain on the plant for about 7-10 days, then fall off.
Then you'll see a cute little baby chilli growing in it's place.
Feed your plants with organic fertilizers at regular intervals.
You can use cow dung, tea compost, fruit peelings, etc to fertilize your soil. If the soil is rich in minerals, your plants will grow well.

After two months (60-70 days) your chillies should be ready to be picked
After the chilies start giving fruit, use a spray to water them to avoid overwatering.
Chillies first discolor at the top of the crown. If the chilli starts to change color here, it will be red, orange or yellow after a few days, depending on the variety.
If the chilli has changed color, we should wait for 5 days before picking.
Harvest chillies cut them off the plant with scissors or knife.
Chillies can be harvested when they are green or red
In the last days their aroma intensifies and a certain sweetness is added
You can harvest the plants, remove the branches and hang them upside down so the fruit continues to mature