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Post by outdoors81 on May 30, 2019 14:41:25 GMT -5
GMB54-120,
I am not a pepper head:), but thanks for sharing the photos of how you grow them. I moved from a place with 2.5ft of black soil to clay right under the sod. Never knew they made soft pots. I have some ordered from Amazon and they should be here Saturday! Should make gardening easier!
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Post by GMB54-120 on May 30, 2019 16:22:49 GMT -5
I get Winner Outfitters brand 7gal. IIRC 6 were under $15. You want saucers with about 1-2" gap all the way around the bottom of the fabric pot. Those actual cost me more than the pots did but not horrible. Fabric pots i get www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XCJ2GX5Saucers i get but man they are expensive atm. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008XOSH78Now there is a super cheap way.......Go to Walmart and get those blue shopping bags that are around 50cents each. Then go to Dollar Tree and get the cheap white wash tubs...Does the same job just dont last as long. These are plants in July and they cranked out the peppers.   |
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Post by GMB54-120 on May 30, 2019 16:29:48 GMT -5
Nothing beats a fabric pot for growth...These are last year in June.   |
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Post by outdoors81 on May 30, 2019 20:58:38 GMT -5
Thanks! Looks like you would be a good candidate for an automatic watering system:)
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Post by GMB54-120 on May 30, 2019 22:14:21 GMT -5
Some people just get a cheap kiddie pool. They are like $10 at Walmart. Set the pots in the pool with a float system to bottom water. Maybe 2" up from the bottom. It does have some issues with algae but some white gravel helps (NOT LIMESTONE)
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Post by outdoors81 on May 30, 2019 22:29:29 GMT -5
Poor man's hydroponics!
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Post by GMB54-120 on May 31, 2019 10:35:25 GMT -5
The main thing to remember with fabric pots is NO DIRT. Soiless mix only. Soil just turns to mud in any pots. Then it compacts in the bottom. You want a light mix that drains like mad. I use a combination of ProMix All Purpose (available at places like Menards/Home Depot) and aged pine fines.
Most ProMix is very expensive but the All Purpose is much cheaper and aged pine fines are very cheap usually. A cubic yard at composting places is maybe $40-50. Some places sell it in bags, normally labeled as "Soil Conditioner".
Aged pine fines (upto 70%)
Rice hulls (upto 20%)
Peat Moss (upto 70%)
Lime to balance pH to around 6 because peat moss can get pretty low pH but if you only use around 20% you are probably fine without the lime.
Around two cups of worm castings per pot or some very high quality compost.
The exact ratio will depend on your climate and typical rain fall.
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Post by GMB54-120 on May 31, 2019 17:17:25 GMT -5
I hope i get even half of those flowers in pods. I cant buy them here anywhere. Closest pepper i can get to a red rocoto is a Mexican orange manzano and they are $6/lb. Plus i got to drive all the way down to lil Mexico to get them. Rocotos make the most delicious jelly by themselves or mixed with a little fruit. They are however quite hot. I can grow them fine here. Its just getting them to produce fruit once the nights get hot.  |
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Post by deadeye on Jun 1, 2019 10:00:30 GMT -5
great material in this thread & I learn something everytime I check in.
I got lucky & found a few brazian starfish,peach sugar rush & bought some plants that got mixed & unknown for cheap local.
they have been pounded by rain everyday but look ok & I think they will eventually grow & produce down the road. it has been so wet here no crops have been planted by farmers. |
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Post by GMB54-120 on Jun 1, 2019 12:27:08 GMT -5
This is my first year for Sugar Rush Peach but it looks good sofar. Im growing several because i know i like that family of peppers. Very similar to Lemon Drops and Aji Cito but supposed to be sweeter. Once they start producing they produce heavily. I only grew one Brazilian Starfish last year. LOVED the flavor. Much less heat than a Lemon Drop and sweeter too. Good production but took longer to ripen. I will probably grow them again next year. Bishops Crown has a similar flavor profile and odd shape. Either Bonnie or Burpee is offering them this year called Mad Hatter. Might be hybrids though. A pepper worth trying if you dont want heat but want habanero flavor is called Habanada. They look pretty much like hot habanero but almost no heat at all. Their are several type/names for this type of pepper. I may try them next year or a variant called Suave from the NuMex Chile Institute. Great pepper for playing a joke on friends if you also have some habs. You eat the habanada and offer them the real hab.  |
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Post by GMB54-120 on Jun 19, 2019 10:36:18 GMT -5
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Post by outdoors81 on Jun 19, 2019 14:46:50 GMT -5
What makes them difficult to germinate? Do you have to stratify or scarify the seed before planting?
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Post by GMB54-120 on Jun 20, 2019 12:59:53 GMT -5
Some varieties just take longer to germinate and are more fussy about the temps needed to germinate. To be fair though my Naglah seeds were about 2 years old. In general though many rocotos and most super hot peppers take longer to germinate.
Ive moved mostly to using the wet paper towel method in a ziplock for most peppers but its not well suited to varieties that take too long. The paper towel can end up molding if you are not careful. Seeds should be dipped in a hydrogen peroxide solution first to kill any nasties. Hands need to be washed well when handling everything.
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Post by deadeye on Jun 26, 2019 15:21:25 GMT -5
Picked my 1st jalapeno yesterday,average size but flavor was wow,medium in heat.few more podded as this has been a strange year here weather wise.
Since some are blooming applied calcium nitrate 1 tsp per gallon to all varieties of peppers. All seemed to take it well except for 1 jalapeno plant which leaves curled within a hour,poured rainwater to hopefully flush the soil & think it is ok.
The sugar rush peach plants are starting to grow wild!
I think my plants will do better than i originally thought but we woll see.
A few cayennes dangle from a undersized plant but will pick the few in approx a week along with a few jalapenos.
Nothing like fresh off the vine!
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Post by GMB54-120 on Jun 27, 2019 8:24:22 GMT -5
I sampled my first Zapotec jalapeno yesterday. All the plants in that plot are small due to way too much rain. Man was that a hot jalapeno. Normally early season peppers are on the milder side but this thing was a freak. Easily as hot as a good serrano. I normally dont grow cayennes but i placed a order for some peppers i needed and orders had to be in lots of 6. So one of those plants was.......... Joes Long Cayenne...This one is still just a baby  I also got seeds for a long pepper from central China called Thunder Mountain Longhorn. Located between Sichuan and Hunan, both areas known for spicy food. Very long curly pods with very thin walls. Excellent for drying.
Not my pics but these are cool looking. |
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Post by deadeye on Jun 27, 2019 13:53:30 GMT -5
Look forward to a report on the Joes!
Man i gotta get some of those next year to blow some friends minds.LOL
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Post by GMB54-120 on Jun 28, 2019 10:31:12 GMT -5
My Joes Long Cayenne came from Juanitos Peppers. Guinness has them listed as the longest pepper. They can get over 18" long. Most wont get over around 10" or so. Thunder Mt are very long also and will dry on the plant if you wait too long. Im growing both mainly just for kicks. Not a big fan of cayenne in general other than Louisiana style hot sauce like Crystals....i love that stuff on cold fried chicken I like spicy Chinese beef noodle soups and while not exactly the right pepper the TM Longhorn is pretty close. That whole area in China is known for its unique spicy foods. I grew Sichuan peppers last year but i wanted something that produced a greater yield. I got a pretty late start on that plant so its going to be hard to compare it to the Sichuan. The flavor of the Sichuan was perfect for its intended purpose. |
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Post by GMB54-120 on Jul 2, 2019 9:59:24 GMT -5
A few more days and i can sample one of the long cayennes.  I tried one of the Peach Ghost Scorpions the other day...Man that thing was hot.  Aji arnaucho are just starting to ripen.  Overall, plants are looking much better after several hot sunny days.  |
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Post by tedb on Jul 4, 2019 14:36:19 GMT -5
Here are a couple of mine  Ancho  Green chili pepper |
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Post by GMB54-120 on Jul 4, 2019 15:35:19 GMT -5
Well, while slaving away on some pork steaks i took some time for pics. Scotch Brains (Juanitos Seedlings)...Very cool looking pods   Did not even see this guy till today...my first Papa Dreadies of the year.  A few TFM bonnets (Refining Fire Chile seeds)   Naglah Brown (MWCH seeds)   Scorpions (Juanitos Seedlings)  Joes Long Cayenne (Juanitos Seedlings)  Tekne Dolmasi so loaded with pods it had to be staked.  CCN Dragons Breath bloom...these things have tiny flowers   First ever Reaper from CCN seedlings  Extra Sugar Rush Peach i separated from the rest.  A couple other ones grew like mad recently.  |
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