Things You'll Need:
- Bell pepper starter plant
- Garden or large container
- Garden cultivator
- Hand trowel
- Scissors
- Gardening gloves
- Plant food
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Step 1
Gather the tools needed for planting the bell pepper plants in the garden.
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Step 2
Prepare the garden soil for planting, add any compost or manure and let the garden sit for a day or two.
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Step 3
Go to a gardening center and choose a healthy bell pepper starter plant. Stay away from wilted or sun dried plants; look for a full fresh looking starter.
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Step 4
Use the hand spade to dig a hole slightly deeper than the pepper plant container. Place the potted vegetable in the hole to ensure proper depth.
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Step 5
Add plant food or any nutrient additives for the root system to the hole.
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Step 6
Back fill enough dirt to bring the plant up to ground level, and plant the vegetable. Many garden centers now leave plants in peat pots that bio-degrade when planted in the soil, so leave the plant starter in the pot. If the plant is in a plastic pot, remove it as carefully as possible, and spread the root slightly before placing it in the hole.
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Step 7
Back fill all the way around the pepper plant, pressing down slightly to help secure it in the garden soil.
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Step 8
Water the new pepper plants heavily to get them started, then monitor the moisture level daily.
















