The Chilli Plant  Growing Stages: All You Need To Know

By Lindsey Hall

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Sowing the seeds

Seed germination

Sprouting

After growing and observing chillies for  many years, I concluded that there are 7 chilli plant growing stages and these include:

Chilli seedlings

Flowering stage

Maturation

Harvesting

Sowing the seeds

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Sow the pepper seeds directly into the ground

Start your plants in containers before transplanting them outside

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Keep the soil moist and warm for germination to take place.

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Seed germination

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Germination was successful once you notice the little sprouts coming out of the soil.

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Sprouting

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Your baby plant will continue to grow and develop into chilli seedlings. At this stage, your chillies are ready to be transplanted!

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Flowering stage

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If you have provided the best growing conditions, soon enough you will begin to see little white chilli flowers all over your plant! Pollination of the chilli flowers is the key to chillies formation.

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At this stage of plant growth, you will be able to see that some of the flowers have turned into small chillies while others are still blooming and growing!

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Maturation

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Harvesting

The last chilli plant growing stage is harvesting! Harvest ripe chillies, or leave them for some time to get even spicier.

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If issues like flowers falling off, pests infestation, or powdery mildew do occur,  you can check our site for some simple solutions...

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