Spice Up Your Life with Patio-Grown Peppers

PLEASE NOTE: Plants ship separately from the rest of the kit and may arrive on a different day.

• Grow and harvest your own hot peppers and herbs
• Varieties customized for your growing zone
• Comes with everything you need for easy planting and care

Turn up the heat with your very own Patio Hot Pepper Garden! From tacos and salsas to cocktails, mocktails and everything in between, you'll love all of the culinary options you'll get with this easy-care garden.

This all-inclusive garden comes with everything you need to plant, harvest and enjoy your very own home-grown peppers and companion herbs:

• Healthy, fully-rooted pepper plant, paired with companion herbs
• A strong, reusable fabric grow bag
• A rich soil blend, plus coco-coir to help retain moisture
• All the nutrients your plants need to thrive
• Instructions for setting up, planting and caring for your Hot Pepper Garden

Just unpack your kit components, plant them in the fabric bag, and you'll be ready to grow! Your pepper and herb plants will deliver fresh flavor and home-grown convenience all summer long. Plus, you'll get everything you need to keep your garden thriving, including nutrients and care tips.

Your plants are shipped directly to you from the nursery, and will ship separately from your growing kit. 

Bring the heat this growing season with your very own home-grown peppers and herbs. Get your Patio Hot Pepper Garden today! 

Planting & Care

Planting: Plant your peppers after the danger of frost has passed and nighttime temperatures are consistently 60 degrees or higher. Peppers like being warm, so planting too early will cause stress and weaken your plants. 

Plant your peppers deeply, where part of the stem is below ground. Once you have planted your pepper give it a good watering.  Place your pepper plant in the middle of the grow bag and the companion herbs towards the side of the grow bag. 

Your garden will thrive with at least 6-8 hours of direct sun every day, and enjoy cool evenings as long as the temperature does not dip below 50 degrees.  If the weather is forecasted to be over 90 degrees or below 50 degrees, we recommend moving your garden inside for brief periods.

After planting, pinch off the first flowers to help the plants focus their energy on getting bigger and establishing a healthy root system.

Watering: It is easiest to build the habit of checking on your garden every morning until you get a feel for how often your garden needs to be watered. Always take advantage of rainwater - it lets nature help ease your workload and delivers the best water around! 

Peppers need about an 2 inches of water per week in the growing season. If you are in extremely hot climate or a drought, they may need as much as a gallon of water per day.  Your kit includes mulch - place the mulch at the base of the pepper plant to help retain moisture and keep the soil temperature balanced.  Wait until the soil temperature is warm before adding the mulch.

Fertilizer: Your Patio Pepper Garden includes all the plant nutrients you need throughout the season.  Remember to mark your calendars for the 30 day and 60 day feeding schedule.

Harvesting: You can begin enjoying your peppers 60-75 days after planting, and your herbs will be ready for their first harvest 14-21 days after planting.  Up to 60% of the herb can be harvested at one time. Harvest your herbs early in the morning, before the heat of the day for the best flavor. Depending on your taste, you can harvest your peppers anytime from the green point to a more mature point, which is most often red, but sometimes a rich golden orange. Peppers taste sweeter the more mature they are at harvest time.  When you harvest your peppers, always cut them from the plant with clean garden shears or a hand pruner.

Pruning: Pruning peppers encourages stronger stems and branching and can result in improved yields. Early-season pepper plant pruning should be done when the plant is at least a foot tall. Most pepper plants have an overall ‘Y’ shape and branches then create smaller and smaller ‘Y’s off of the main stems. Cut back smaller branches, including any suckers. Suckers are branches growing from the crook where two other branches form a ‘Y’. Be careful not to damage the main ‘Y’ of the plant, as this is the backbone of the plant. Damaging it will cause the plant to perform poorly.

Pruning herbs keep them growing strong. Pruning, or cutting off leaves and parts of the herb stems will signal the plant to continue in the growth stage.  Regular harvests will also keep you in tune with how your garden is thriving.  Pruning your herbs will keep your garden thick and lush.  

Pruning can be accomplished by pinching with your fingers for the smaller stems or using clean shears for heavier work.