What Varieties of Hot Peppers Should I Grow?
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Comments (2)Before I move to Seattle, I lived in North Atl. suburb(N.Fulton) and grew garlic 3 seasons. The last season I had over 100 plants. Believe it or not, I planted store bought (Asiatic Artichoke ). And I got pretty good results too. I bought some hardnecks fro Kroger, some sofnecks from Asian Markets.. I am sure , if you find a local grower, and buy seeds from him, that'll even better. Anyway, I used to plant early to mid October....See MoreHAVE: Good Variety of Hot Pepper Seeds to Trade
Comments (6)Chris, I am interested in both the Golden Cayenne and the White Bullet Habaneros. I would only need/want 6 seeds from each. I have seeds for; Red Savina Habaneros Red Rocotos (can only spare @ 5 seeds) Ground Cherries Yellow Pear Tomatoes Super Hot Chiles (not sure of purity) White Currant Cherry Tomatoes Red Okra seeds I also have many other seeds for flowers if you are interested. I will also have seeds from my Black Czech Hot Pepper, which I bagged(2 peppers for seeds), to prevent crossing. These are just now ripening. I also have seeds ordered from Tough Love Chile Co. (which I could spare a few [5 to 15]) for; Caribbean Red Habanero Charleston Cayenne Scotch Bonnet Orange Habanero Piquin Tabasco Tepin Thai Hot I only need to start maybe 5 seeds from each, from a pkg of 20 ... I only have room for a couple of each plant. I will grow them in the ground and in 5 gallon bucket pots. I plan to over winter any chiles I like in 5 gallon buckets. I should receive my ordered seeds in the mail very soon. Michael...See MoreHow often should I fertilize hot peppers?
Comments (4)I would suggest 1/4 to 1/2 the recommended strength MG 15-30-15 every 2-4 weeks. Wish that I could give you exact figures, but most or many of us that container grow with artificial fertilizers do it by 'ear' or perhaps 'eyeballing' describes it better. You will learn by experience how to read leaf color etc for how often to fertilize. It is in my opinion much better to err on the side of under-fertilizing. Put in a larger pot to start with. Try to disturb the root system as little as possible. I would go to a one gallon container or at least half that....See MoreWhat variety of pumpkins should I grow?
Comments (4)Don't know of squash bug tolerant varieties but my experience is that smaller varieties will produce higher percentage of marketable fruits. The tiny decorative types like Gold Speck or Gold Dust need little space to produce hundreds of fist size ornaments. I like Baby Pam or Pick-a-Pie for 5 pound uniform edible types. These produce consistently uniform fruits....See Morewestes Zone 9b California SF Bay
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