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About Serrano Pepper
Serrano Pepper is a popular houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Serrano Pepper likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
⚠️ Serrano Pepper is not safe to consume. If you, a family member, or a pet has ingested any amount of plant material contact Poison Control, US (800) 222-1222, or your veterinarian. If you have children, cats, or dogs in the home, we suggest keeping this plant out of reach.
Taxonomy
Capsicum annuum 'Serrano'
Capsicum
Solanaceae
Solanales

How to care for Serrano Pepper
How often to water your Serrano Pepper

every 9
Serrano Pepper needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Serrano Pepper in your home

a window
Serrano Pepper love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Serrano Pepper does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Serrano Pepper in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Serrano Pepper

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Serrano Pepper after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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My Serrano Pepper is wilting and showing a lot of orange I don’t know if they’re drying out or what. I live in Vegas so it does get hot out here. Should I move them to a different location? #Peppers #HappyPlants #NewGrowth
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What is happening with my plant leaves? #Capsicum
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When can I harvest peppers? have a few growing on this plant. I will update pics. Tia #Capsicum
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How often do I need to water my Serrano pepper? My climate is very joy (usually around 100F) #Capsicum
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Replanting a bird eye pepper with a thick root #Capsicum The plant popped up when my dad was buried last year, as I was trying for Jalapeños. It is really important to me but the root is close to the house and as close as it is the sun isn't hitting Layne and he liked the sun. First year full of pepper on a tiny plant. This year one single pepper. Since bird eye is usually grown wild, if I kill it- doubt a bird is planting another. I'll take all and any tips to move it or I'm going to end up putting up a mirror outside lbvs 😂.
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Tiny white bugs on plant. Does anyone know what these are and how to get rid of them? #Capsicum
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I just want to see #TomatoPlant #RootRot #Capsicum
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Why isn’t my plant giving flowers? #Capsicum
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On balcony for 10 days. Full sun in hot somewhat humid climate (22/30 Celsius and 70% avrg humidity. Leaves get extremely droopy within a single day of not watering. Everywhere says I should water it far less. Is something wrong? A single flower fell off #Capsicum
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Hi. New to this App, loving it so far. All my chilli plants havr lost leaves and going yellow, I've just transferred them to big pots and using pot ash potting mix. Why are they dying? #Capsicum
Care Summary for Serrano Pepper
Serrano Pepper
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
