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title: "Hi, I started growing a few jalapeños about a month ago, how often…"
description: "Hi, I started growing a few jalapeños about a month ago, how often should I water and fertilize them? Planta is saying every 3 days, but I’m not sure on that.…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Soysauce"
published: "2025-04-27T04:42:35.225663Z"
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# Hi, I started growing a few jalapeños about a month ago, how often…

_Posted by Soysauce on 2025-04-27_

Hi, I started growing a few jalapeños about a month ago, how often should I water and fertilize them? Planta is saying every 3 days, but I’m not sure on that. So far I’ve been watering them when the soil gets dry.

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## 2 comments

### Sebastian commented on 2025-04-27

My peppers are just over a month old as well. I kept the soil wet by bottom watering for the first month. Seedlings need a ton of water at the beginning to develop a root system, and until they develop a couple set of leaves you should keep the soil wet, don’t let it go dry.

I also haven’t fertilized at all so far

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### Charlotte1931 commented on 2025-04-27

I’m not sure about the jalapeños, but I would use Planta as a reminder to check them, not as a demand

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