Chili peppers are a staple ingredient of French cuisine. Whether spicy or sweet, they can give a touch of flavor to all our savory dishes. If you want to make sure they never run out of your kitchen, we reveal the easiest way to grow chili peppers at home without the need for a garden.

In addition to being very useful in cooking, chili peppers are rich in therapeutic properties, they are able to stimulate the metabolism and have a thermogenic effect that contributes to fat burning.

How do you grow peppers in a pot?
Remove the seeds from a chilli, wash them well and let them dry in the sun for 2 or 3 days.

Then fill the jars with soil. If you wish, you can recycle the yoghurt pots. Place 4 to 5 chili seeds in each jar, burying them about 1 centimeter.

Water every three days, without overdoing it. Place the jars near a window with good sunlight. Seedlings will need direct sunlight.

After 8 to 12 weeks, the seedlings will have already formed. Once they have reached a height of 5 to 10 centimeters, you can transplant them into a larger pot.

To do this, fill a pot with topsoil and leave a 10-centimetre gap between one plant and another.

Place the pots in a place in the house that is warm and exposed to the sun.

Once it reaches a height of about 40 to 50 centimeters, the plant will be ready to bear its first fruits. The plant can produce chili peppers 3 to 4 times a year.

Now that you know how to grow chili peppers at home, you can have a steady supply and give your plants a touch of flavor and tang.