Post by drbanks on Sept 11, 2017 6:05:26 GMT -5
This board is dedicated to all things Capsicum. Capsicum Annuum, Capsicum Bacatum, Capsicum Frutescens, Capsicum Chinense and even Capsicum Pubescens!
In other words, anything that produces pepper pods, be them sweet, hot or otherwise.
Peppers can (in my opinion) be one of the most rewarding things you can grow in an Aerogarden, and nothing beats being able to pluck a pepper pod off your plant and take it directly to the kitchen to be used in tonight's dinner. Many pepper varieties will fit nicely into a tall Aerogarden (Bounty, Ultra or Extra), and a few are even viable in a "short" garden, such as Thai or Jalapeno (especially the standard Aerogarden Jalapeno kit).
One tip that many of us have found to be true is that there's little point in putting more than one plant in a small garden (harvest or sprout), or putting more than two in a larger garden. A pepper plant, like a tomato plant, will often grow to occupy as much space as you allow it.
As an example, here's a picture of a single pepper plant in an Aerogarden Extra:
Attempts to put too many pepper plants in a garden usually results in dead pepper plants. I've had one Jalapeno plant essentially lie inactive for about 7 months until it was transplanted to a garden where it had more room. And I have personally killed some Lemon Drop, Thai and other plants just trying to put a third plant in a large garden.
And if you don't believe that, once you have a plant starting to blossom, take a peek under the grow deck and look at the huge root mass it's probably already developed.
In other words, anything that produces pepper pods, be them sweet, hot or otherwise.
Peppers can (in my opinion) be one of the most rewarding things you can grow in an Aerogarden, and nothing beats being able to pluck a pepper pod off your plant and take it directly to the kitchen to be used in tonight's dinner. Many pepper varieties will fit nicely into a tall Aerogarden (Bounty, Ultra or Extra), and a few are even viable in a "short" garden, such as Thai or Jalapeno (especially the standard Aerogarden Jalapeno kit).
One tip that many of us have found to be true is that there's little point in putting more than one plant in a small garden (harvest or sprout), or putting more than two in a larger garden. A pepper plant, like a tomato plant, will often grow to occupy as much space as you allow it.
As an example, here's a picture of a single pepper plant in an Aerogarden Extra:
Attempts to put too many pepper plants in a garden usually results in dead pepper plants. I've had one Jalapeno plant essentially lie inactive for about 7 months until it was transplanted to a garden where it had more room. And I have personally killed some Lemon Drop, Thai and other plants just trying to put a third plant in a large garden.
And if you don't believe that, once you have a plant starting to blossom, take a peek under the grow deck and look at the huge root mass it's probably already developed.