Growing paprika at home 🌱🫑🌿

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Greetings, it's been a while 🌱

But now, in my new home, I have something special to show you, because in this little corner I can grow my vegetables with greater peace of mind.

I've always loved gardening at home. Not only does it guarantee that we can harvest our own vegetables and fruit, but it's also a very stress-relieving activity for me, especially since I live in a country where excessive worry exceeds all limits.

But the truth is that in this magical little corner, I am very happy with my family. Even after an attack on my physical and mental integrity, I decided to devote some time to creating beautiful things and moments, full of love and dedication.

So it all started when I went to the market and bought some huge, bright red peppers that challenged me to plant and harvest these beautiful specimens in my garden.

I don't have a vegetable garden yet. I am organizing the area to prepare and fertilize the soil, as well as building a small fence to keep out unexpected rodents.

However, I decided to plant my first crop in a large planter so that I could grow several paprika plants, so I fertilized the soil and planted the seeds.

The process of finding out whether or not I had succeeded in planting took a week for the plant to germinate. This process is delicate because the stem is still weak, so care must be taken with watering as well as with the wind.

After this week, my plants began to grow in size and strength. Fertilizing them with some natural nutrients has helped, and it is important to watch out for pests such as ants, which endanger my plants.

My plants have been growing since December 17 last year, and in 12 weeks they bloomed. A week later, the flower fell off and the pepper began to sprout.

My plants are approximately 45 cm tall at their highest point, and the peppers look healthy and are a good size, which indicates that everything is progressing well with the planting.

If all goes well, I will be able to harvest in a few months, and I will show you the results of my first home-grown peppers. It has been quite a challenge that has caught my attention and kept me busy.

It makes me forget one or many worries and makes me feel that there is life to plant and sustain, a productive activity that not only cares for the planet but also helps us sustain our food from home.

It is not a large crop, it is necessary to continue advancing, perhaps with other vegetables, the ideal is to organize the garden, here water is not a problem and that is the best thing.

At the beginning of this project, I had my doubts and fears. After planting, I didn't want to fail, and I hope that everything ends positively and that I can taste my peppers.

For now, it's important to take care of my plants, which still require attention and controlled risk, to avoid overwatering and, above all, to be on the lookout for any strange agents of nature that want to try my peppers before they're ready.