>>1596420>any pointers for...pepper grower?Start early indoors. You may treat them like an indoor plant, if you give them lots of light. You can even bonsai them using a technique called, "bonchi." If you set them outside in containers, make it a large container about 5 gallons/19 liters in volume. Use rich loam soil that is well draining. Hold off from watering just enough so that the leaves just sorta droop when things are not hot or measure down into the soil to your finger's 2nd knuckle to make sure it is dry there before watering again. Local humidity and temperature will determine frequency of watering, but with well draining soil it can be about 1 time a week for a well established plant. Containers with less soil may need watered more often. You can grow peppers in containers and keep them around for years so long as frost does not kill them off. If you plant them in the ground, do so on a slightly raised hill for each plant. That will help with drainage so they do not become water logged. Use polytunnels/greenhouses/covers to extend the season on both ends.
If you want to save seeds, which I highly suggest, keep in mind that they can readily cross pollinate with other cultivars near them creating different hybrids. Remember to save seeds from the first couple of fully ripe peppers so that you will know you have them saved ASAP in case something bad happens later in the season or you end up forgetting to get some later.
Like all nightshades, peppers can be easily propagated via cuttings. If you need to trim the plant, keep that in mind so you can exponentially increase the number of plants; if you have enough room for them.
Yes, you can grow them this time of year for indoors and get a crop indoors. I sometimes overwinter mine. With anything indoors or on a semi-shaded balcony, the biggest concern is getting enough light. You can use reflectors made of white-painted cardboard/paneling to help greatly with that. Or, get some cheap LED grow lights.
