[FAHarrison]

So do you just plant the peppercorn to grow the plant???

[Hippocrates_Garden]

about 15 min of research, and it appears first of all, Peppercorn plants are tropical, hardy to zone 10 (for outside cultivation).
1) can they be grown from seed, yes, but not from the grocery store as those have been treated in such as way as they become sterile. one would need untreated, unblanched seed, and I’m finding it difficult to find.

2) From seed, multiple sources report it can take 4 years + for them to begin bearing, grown as a perennial. If one can regulate the temps correctly, and do proper pruning to keep them from getting to large (they are a vine), might be able to keep them alive long enough, or maybe they will bear a bit earlier, but haven’t found verifiable evidence of this.

Anything is possible, with the right knowledge, skill, and resources. There are those growing citrus in the high desert where it isn’t possible, without an earth-sheltered, greenhouse of some sort, and a lot of practice. Perhaps, this is part of why the “spices” of the orient have been so valuable for hundreds of years. If it could be easily cultivated everywhere, it would not be as valuable. Just what i was able to glean.

[Thy-abundance]

Aloha🌋🌺 Peppercorn is a finicky vine to grow. I live at a higher altitude where my humidity and temperature fluctuates from months in summer of 80-100+ degrees. My altitude is well over 2000feet above sea level. Winters are between 50-60 chill. I’ve grown peppercorn which love well drained low magnesium potassium rich soil which being volcanic I have a lot of so I high mulch every year. They are highly susceptible to phytophthora blight a soil borne pathogen, so be careful when you water. Also common for mosaic virus. If you have the vines to close and not enough air flow it will spread faster, so you have to watch. They thrive well with high nitrogen rich fertilizer, so I make chicken manure teas which are well brewed down and applied throughout the year year. I also apply rich bat guano once a year. They are not high maintenance once they take root but do take between 4-5 years to hold flowers or even bloom. They don’t do well when fruit set happens in direct sun, and aren’t happy with wet feet (roots). Peppercorn is a tropical vine and unless you can give the young plants hours of sunshine and holding temperatures of 60-80 degrees daily with humidity you many grow a vine but may be shy of blooming. I have some vines growing in a controlled green house that thrive and fail every year. Even in the tropics my altitude is a big struggle for many trees and plants. I do a lot of cultivating manipulations to get fruit in this new environment. If you do have a mature vine that’s at least five years old you can clone cuttings that may bloom in a year. Use only strong thick vine cuttings for success. Seeds on the other hand can take up to five years to possible have blooms. Most peppercorns have been manipulated. Ever used at this point has been manipulated or sterilized. Sorry to be the bad news bear. The seeds I’ve grown from are seed start vines from my grandma that’s been growing for over 100 years old. Alternatives …If you are looking for the heat and flavor of peppers for cooking. You should keep and ferment all your pepper seeds from your hot peppers you grow and use them for heat and flavor. It’s not peppercorn but it does give ya heat and pepper flavor after fermenting. Plus bonus fermenting seeds is good for your gut health. Hope this helps. God bless and happy planting🌱

[Michale5349]

Thank you. Your response is encouraging. 👍😊

[BiggKidd]

Great thing to know! Tea would be another along with coffee.

[Michale5349]

Yes indeed! <i style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: var(–bb-body-text-color);”>Camellia sinensis is on my list to plant.😃😃

[Hippocrates_Garden]

Great to know there Thy_Abundance.

[Momatomic]

Thank you for this great info!

[Michale5349]

Certainly welcome!

[FAHarrison]

Thanks for the information

[Michale5349]

Very welcome😊

[Bavaria65]

Great Info ! Thank you