I love the hottest peppers!

[Canniwhatsis]

I had a Habanero that made it 3 years in a 1 gallon smart pot, never got real big in such a small container, but produced year round.

Over wintered my hottest Ghost from last year, Obviously had to do so inside since we have relatively cold winters here in Colorado, It flowered all winter, but I guess I"m just not a good enough pollinator because I wasn't able to get another pod to form..... It'll be back outside in a few more weeks for the bees to do their magic on it!

 

[Mikell]

First day in the sun! Yeah I started late, with a first run on organics (fail-mail) and dealing with broad mites, but still! Growing, especially after ID'ing bugs (moving flecks of dust at 30x) and starting treatment

Two Morouga Scorpions, a Seven Pod Douglah in the middle and some maters.

 

[PVCR]

Healty looking plants!! I'm like that too, I have to be growing something--anything! But no really, peppers are a good choice. Then you get to make some hot sauces or cook with them, awesome.

 

[dannykarey]

Great thread, a lot of really good info!!

Thinking of giving a couple peppers a go this year......really dig the spicy ones.

Danny

 

[SpaaaceCowboy]

I live in the northeast US...Is it too late to start some peppers from seed ? And, does the Depot or Lowes carry any good hot pepper seeds ?

 

[Luther Burbank]

Space not too late. You might be better off buying plants at this point though. Both should in their garden centers.

 

[Canniwhatsis]

I live in the northeast US...Is it too late to start some peppers from seed ? And, does the Depot or Lowes carry any good hot pepper seeds ?

They have standard fare hots, habs, jalapeño, and such. Probably better to start with a plant rather than seed at this point, hit up that link a couple pages back for the more exotic starts.

 

[KGB47]

I live in the northeast US...Is it too late to start some peppers from seed ? And, does the Depot or Lowes carry any good hot pepper seeds ?

The Northeast has a slightly shorter growing season for hot peppers so if you're planning to grow the super hot peppers that have a very long growing season I'm afraid you're out of luck. As for great seeds from Lowes or Depot I've yet to find any worth their salt. Try these guys, they have never let me down. http://www.chileplants.com/

 

[Apache Kush]

Ok some pics of my two year old Jalapeno:

Pre Triming *
^



+ Fox Farms Ocean Grow -

-7 gallon Regular hot ass black plastic ( I really need a ''smart'' pot IMO, gets to hot in AZ)

* Mykos

- Flora-Grow

+ Flora-Bloom*

-Cal-Mag

+ '' Big Swell '' bloom booster

+ I LST'd with fishing line early....
(low stress trained them down year one, and Yr. 2 they spreaded out a bit not just straight Up, might have helped yield IDK)

Any tips for feeding Jalepenos>? this batch was good but a little small

 

[BOMBAYCAT]

Raccoons in my chile pepper. Last night the Raccoons plucked off the leaves of several of my peppers. There are herds of Raccoons in this suburb. Last year they got in my MMJ too. I replanted the peppers and put a few mothballs around in hope of keeping them away. Do people have any Raccoon experience?

 

[SpaaaceCowboy]

How many peppers can one plant yield ?

 

[exploziv]

It really depends on the growing conditions, weather, time of planting and variety..
I had over 150 from some habanerros which were in a 8-9L pot, but I had others that only gave me 10 or so all season, even when planted straight in the soil.

 

[Luther Burbank]

Bombay, no experience with raccoons eating peppers, but loads of experience with them. They're smarter than dogs and as inquisitive as people. They're a pain to deal with but they're smart and seemingly aware enough that I'm entirely uncomfortable shooting or killing them. Catch and release would be my suggestion. They also seel to dislike neem, if you spray your plants.

 

[Apache Kush]

Raccoons in my chile pepper. Last night the Raccoons plucked off the leaves of several of my peppers. There are herds of Raccoons in this suburb. Last year they got in my MMJ too. I replanted the peppers and put a few mothballs around in hope of keeping them away. Do people have any Raccoon experience?

My pepper plant was not molested by the crows or these curved beak thrashers birds,
the Thrashers ate the shit out of all my big tomotoes, I was pissed lol..

I think the pep-tines edit:captines' or hot shit in the jalapeno peppers is natures way of saying fuck off birds, but a hungry raccoon
will eat anything in the garbage. I took my dog camping and spilled its food in the camp ground and in the middle of the night,
a raccoon ate all the dog food. So BRIBE them with dogdfood ok

or Bear traps, jk maybe a funnel snare around plants, get caveman

but maybe a dog would help lol

 

[Apache Kush]

How many peppers can one plant yield ?

Guys at the shops and experience pepper guys say to cut the first years fruits or flower/ bannana sacks.

The 2nd year you have more tops/fruits by double the #s

the first year should really focus on building the roots and filling out tall,
cut all but maybe half a dozen peppers off

(I was told cut all flowers first set; but its preference)

don't waste energy early
the energy wasted on the minimal yield is a rookie pepper move...
The first season/year is basically vegging for busyness and
getting as tall as you can early, go heavy nitrogen for stretching out (wish I had EWC or Guano)


maybe 16-24 Jalapenos from that bush, year one..


maybe 36-50 + jalapenos year two

and that's in a 7 gallon bucket. not in the ground.
Also, my friends dad has a 4 year old jalapenos can put out . . .50-70+
l 100+, like others have said...

BUt a four year old bush.. in DIRT not in pots...
KEY rep TY...

 

[Luther Burbank]

Birds aren't affected by capsaicin and can eat hot peppers merrily. This is why bird suet is made in hot pepper to deter squirrels.

 

[Apache Kush]

Birds aren't affected by capsaicin and can eat hot peppers merrily. This is why bird suet is made in hot pepper to deter squirrels.

ok agree to disagree... j/k

they leave my peppers alone

well, learned a new thing today

 

[Luther Burbank]

http://birds.audubon.org/faq/are-pr...ourage-squirrels-bird-feeders-safe-birds-and-

http://smellslikescience.com/some-like-it-hot/

http://www.straightdope.com/columns...them-to-eat-vast-amounts-and-spread-the-seeds

 

[Betterhaff]

Birds aren't affected by capsaicin and can eat hot peppers merrily.

That’s why some are called “bird” peppers. I lost a tepin I had for years over the winter, tough loss. I have some fruit and seeds from it but I’m not sure if they’ll breed true, I had a lot of other peppers growing close by and peppers hybridize easily. I’m sure I could plant a bunch and see. Those little things are hot, toss a few in anything to give a nice zip.

 

[Apache Kush]

ok I agree I mean birds love all kinds of seeds
and need to eat them what else, ya know or they die
so birds evolved ways around the peptines in hot peppers so to get the calories.


All good. Idk

but my jalapeno peppers are ok for now
love me some bacon wrapped jalapeno bison turds'
OTOH, They eat my tomatoes when they turn red
like ninjas! dammit