Who grows hot peppers?
LiquidChaos66
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What is your climate like and how do you go from start to finish. I wanna grow some butt burners next year and need input. Thanks in advance!!!
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My $0.02 --- I'm in zone 5B. Plant after the last frost (we were a little early this year and ours got Some frost damage early in the season and got off to a slow start. but they ended up ok). I've Tried peppers both in pots and in-ground ..... Pots don't work too well, they'll get too hot and the roots get "fried", it will stress the plant and you don't get much "fruit"
Plant them where they'll get full sun - seriously the more sun, the better
Plant in ground if possible, plant them in a nice, rich potting/top soil mix (we use the miracle grow brand) add compost if you have it .... Need lots of nutrients in your soil.
Get some fertilizer and follow the instructions (we use plant tone brand, vegetable) about 1 tbsp when you plant it then add more every 6 weeks or after a big"harvest".
Water them almost every day, or every other day.....especially when they start to produce buds.
I've started them from seeds and pre-bought plants from the store.....had good results with both.
Had 2 Serrano plants in ground this year, 1 was frost damaged early on but bounced back ---- got a gallon ziploc bag fill of peppers in the freezer, given away a few half-sandwich bags full to friends too. And there's still probably 3+ dozen peppers on the plant that I'll pick before it gets cold. This was a good year for my peppers (tomatoes and herbs were good too.)
They got fried! But we never took them in/moved them to shade when it was super hot (90+).....that could have been the problem.
I got some peppers from the potted plant but nothing big and not much yield. If you go that route be sure to give them ALOT of water. Idk, only tried that one season.
But we have lots of potted herbs, much success with those so IDK.
Talk with Ray for sure.....idk if he grows in pots or in ground. You may just have to experiment with it. I got some good word docs about gardens/plants/etc but idk if there's anything pepper-specific. I'll search the computer later this week and let you know if I find anything pertinent.
I have tried to grow in pots, and the only success that I have had have been with teh habanero's and the cayenne. They kept on producing all season. Of course they didn't grow that tall, but they were always full of flowers and peppers. I mostly had them in large windowsill planters with three plants per planter.
I am no where near an expert in growing peppers, far from it. I just ring up all of my success to pure, dumb luck. But, I will take it every year. Plenty of peppers for chili all winter long and I never run out of pepper powders!
Rob
General veggie fertilizers (10-10-10) work well. A good soil is key (my soil sucked this year). Water often when the plants are young, flowering and fruiting and begin to space out as the peppers begin to ripen. Fertilize as you would any other fruits/veggies.
You can force tomatoes and hot peppers into ripening by going a few days in between watering. Sends the plants into a panic mode and they tend to ripen quicker. I'm up in MA, so my growing conditions aren't what you'd call "ideal" for hot peppers but I've had great luck so far.
I'm thinking of picking up a grower's lamp and bringing three of my plants in over the winter. I have some scorpions that I started way too late, my ghosts and one Hab plant. We'll see how that goes.
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How many plants per pot?
If you want them, PM me your email and I'll forward them to you.
Would love to hear about your set-up too, Jose.
How do you have so much success growing in pots ??? Soil/planting tips? Watering/fertilizing? Location? Pepper varieites?
I've never had much luck growing them in pots.
sun drying right on the vine for the red harvest