How I Make My Peppers Grow Faster For Free

This is how I am planting my peppers this year to get bigger yields and faster growth. Everything I use is just what I have available to me already and it is just a matter of thinking outside the box!

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Pepper Plants/Greenhouse Update
02:34 - Bed Prep
04:52 - Plant Style and Spacing
09:52 - Warming Up The Soil
16:18 - Stop Cold Wind

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[nicolesinclair]

I appreciate how you have flowers in almost every bed.

[hilpri]

Compost over straw to build heat? Be still my heart! You are a garden genius, Jacques.

[HilesHaven]

Your slight subtle upgrades are so brilliant. Your videos are always so serene. I'm addicted to you!

[wayneu]

My wife and I visited Mt. Vernon and Monticello last summer, and I was really surprised to see that in both historic gardens the peppers were planted in blocks no more than about 8-10” apart in all directions. I’m going to try this technique this year in my zone 7 garden in New Jersey.

[PlaneJaneCars]

Love your editing style. The transition to a voice over while staying in the same scene, then syncing the sound back in is dope. It’s really cool over the time lapses. Keep it up! It makes the pacing excellent.

[jm]

Thanks for mentioning the Ukrainian pepper! My girl and her family immigrated here from Ukraine so I love growing varieties of things that remind them of home!

[Gardenfrog]

Great tips. I don’t often see the cool wind issue addressed. I love that you offered the tip of dark compost mulch as an alternative to black plastic. Thanks. Happy gardening!

[fedupwithem]

I don't always have Aphids, but when I do I make sure to handle them and then sweep my hand across all of my pepper plants.

[MrEzekiel]

People give me hard time when I say this sometimes: but I’ve seen that when I use epsom salts dissolved as a liquid fertilizer it makes my peppers hotter. My buddy once went overkill and broadcasted epsom salts right over a patch and planted peppers. Even the jalapeños knocked our socks off

[ericajones]

I have been planting my peppers holding hands for a while and for me it definitely helps.

[rar]

For the 'holding hands', I take 2 3-foot bamboo stakes when I plant my 2 peppers together and tie them together at the top. Then clip the main stem to the stakes as they grow. Eventually they grow into eachother!

[debbiemelander]

The Leysa pepper is in my top favorites. So sweet and I love the tear drop shape.

[Jacqueline-nkpt]

This is super helpful! I am planning on transplanting 30+ pepper plants and I don't have enough space for all of them. Good to know that I can plant them fairly close to each other.

[matthewmohri]

Hey you might already know this, but you can plant like 10 plants with your other plants like peppers that will naturally repel pests such as Aphids, Spider Mites, etc. Basil and Cilantro are the 2 that I use the most as they are highly useful for cooking. I try to plant cilantro or basil in every pot I use for my pepper plants.

[patsyden]

This sounds all good for the higher more warmer zones. In zone 4 and the pepper plants are under grow lights. Your gardens are looking great. Very jealous. Have a great day. Thank you for sharing.

[marygehling]

Jacques, I really look forward to all your videos. Your style is so genuine and informative. I am growing vegetables for the first time (usually focus on herbs and flowers) here on the north Oregon coast. I’m also growing peppers and one of them is Leysa! I was delighted to hear how much you enjoy that pepper. As you can imagine, we get cold winds off the ocean so I will definitely be trying out your burlap screen. Thanks again for such great video content!

[brooklynnchick]

Your videos (and Kevin’s) are a key ingredient in my mental health management plan AND I am learning so much about gardening from you. Thank you, friend. ❤

[BrickTop]

Funny when you listen to something like this while checking the garden. I immediately put some 75% broken down DARK compost over my LIGHT straw around my peppers. Just when you think you are doing the right thing by mulching with straw you have this aha moment with the notion of heating up the bed. Thank you!

[siarlbychan]

I live in the west Texs desert and I have had great success with using green lacewing larvae to take care of aphids on my peppers, tomatoes and other starts inside of my home under grow lights. But everything you have there looks great and I appreciate your wonderful videos!

[brianmoore]

One of my favorite gardeners to watch. I knew you already planted these as I saw the video you and Kevin did at his place regarding pepper planting. You mentioned that yours were in for a week already. Love your style. As I told you in the comments section a month or so back, my peppers are already in the ground and producing for me. We don't get that coastal cool down y'all have. It's much warmer here in Loma Linda. Next to Redlands for those unfamiliar with Loma Linda. I did pick some peppercini's this morning along with some shallots and artichoke. Still have to wait for the bells that are producing. Not big nor ripe enough yet. But they're coming. (I planted about thirty). Potatoes are doing well. I've already harvested approx fifteen lbs worth and expect another twenty to twenty five lbs. They'll come at the end of May. Plan to start (direct sow) my melons this weekend. Yellow flesh watermelon, cantaloupe, and honey dew. All purchased through botanical interests. Y'all's seed company.