Update on my little hot pepper plant
Hi guys,
Two months ago I asked for help here because my little hot pepper plant looked like it was about to die ([https://www.houzz.com/discussions/less-water-more-water-whats-happening-dsvw-vd~5327535[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/less-water-more-water-whats-happening-dsvw-vd~5327535)).
lucky_cloudnoticed that there were two seedlings together - that's how they came from the nursery - this is what they looked like, very pale and they were not growing at all:
So I separated and replanted them. The one on the left didn't survive but the other one did and it's been producing fruit:
This plant is about 12" now.
I have no idea when I'm supposed to harvest the peppers. I forget what kind of peppers I'm growing. I went to the nursery looking for serranos but they didn't have them so I grabbed this one because the peppers on the tag seemed similar but the peppers growing on this plant don't look anything like serranos to me.
BTW, I've been fertilizing it with SuperThrive and an all purpose liquid fertilizer but I haven't been very consistent.
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willardb3
5 years agoBleu (Zone 9b - So Cal)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (14)Update! Apologies for the broken pictures in my first post... I will try to do better from here on out! It has been a week and a half since I first began sharing my pepper growing experiences, and I have certainly learned alot in those few days. After transplanting my peppers, I realized that I had made a gross miscalculation and overfertilized the little guys. Most my peppers exploded with growth as a result, except for my orange habaneros. The grow tip and top leaves turned yellow and began to wilt, so as a first time grower, I began to worry. I flushed the soil with a good watering and used some epsom salt on all of the peppers, and in no time, my habs started getting green and lush once again. They have a little ways to go, but everyone is looking healthy and growing strong! I rearranged my closet to have the tomatoes up front so I can raise my two Hydrofarm single T5's over them, while still keeping the 8-bulb T5 system low over the peppers. Current closet setup. (Two T5's seen up top are usually lowered to right above the toms) Tomatoes up front! Peppers to the left... Peppers to the right! I added some aluminum foil to the back wall for a little bit of reflection. I like the results, and how much it cost! In addition, my Bhut Jolokia seedlings are kicking. They have a front row seat to the light show (seen in the pics above) and are loving every minute. I have to water them twice per day, or they start to wilt, but they are growing fast. Bhut Jolokia seedlings up on their pedestal. Now for a question... Will an 8-bulb T5 system suffice for maturing two Bhut Jolokias to maturity? I would like to keep them isolated so I can SASE/trade the seeds. Do I need more light to pull off the job? Thanks! I hope you enjoy the pics! Adam...See Morelittle yellow wasp looking thing hovering around my pepper plant
Comments (7)On my plants they lay green teardrop shaped cacoons that turm into the fly. The cacoons don't hang like butterfly cacoons. The kind of fly around here makes green cacoons on the top of leaves,laying flat on top with the fat part above and the pointed end below. The first cacoon I found a couple years ago I put in a jar because it was so small and I was wondering what it was. It only took a few days for a fly to come out....See Moreupdate on my pepper plant
Comments (3)That's a good looking plant. Soon you will have more heat than you can handle. Congratulations!...See MoreIf I Plant A Habanero Next To My Banana Pepper Will I Get A Hot Banan
Comments (0)No. You will not immediately get a hot banana pepper or a mild habanero. You don't get results like that from the first generation of fruit. Here's why: Cross pollination only affects the seeds inside the banana pepper or the habanero that have been "crossed", meaning you wouldn't see the results until you saved those seeds for next year's crop. This is also called "Hybridizing". Hybridizing with different species of peppers can be relatively easy, or extremely difficult - depending on the species. The chart below shows you how different capsicum species can cross with one another. NOTE: c. pubescens will not cross with a different species. It has been reported that C. pubescens are not self-pollinating. However, JohnT and a few others have sucessfully selfed the Rocoto. C. annum C. baccutum C. chinese C. frutescen C. pubescen C. annum Prolific Sporadic Prolific Sporadic Not At All C. baccutum Sporadic Prolific Sporadic Sporadic Not At All C. chinese Prolific Sporadic Prolific Sporadic Not At All C. frutescen Sporadic Sporadic Sporadic Prolific Not At All C. pubescen Not At All Not At All Not At All Not At All Prolific...See MoreBleu (Zone 9b - So Cal)
5 years agoTheyCallMeDave
5 years agoI have a feeling the pepper you have is not unbearably hot. If you want, try a mature green one and try one that's coloured and decide for yourself. If you want something spicy get one of these. Very flavourful and spicy.
I also had my first chocolate scotch bonnet from my garden yesterday. It smelled great.... But it might be a habanero... Usually the Habs I buy in stores have a chemical smell.Anyways, I made stuffed peppers (homegrown bells)... Stuffed it with rice and ground beef... Some fresh garlic sliced up, onion, some seasonings and of course the chocolate hab/scotch bonnet. One of the best stuffed peppers I've had!
TheyCallMeDave
5 years agoBleu (Zone 9b - So Cal)
5 years agoTheyCallMeDave
5 years agoBleu (Zone 9b - So Cal)
5 years agoBleu (Zone 9b - So Cal)
5 years agoMe again, and my hot pepper problems :D!
This guy (maybe a jalapeño, not sure) is only 7 inches tall, about two inches taller than when I planted it:
But it's been on that spot since early June and though it's gotten bushier in the past three weeks and, if you zoom in, you'll see flowers and tiny peppers, it refuses to grow taller.Is this a dwarf variety? Maybe it's sick? What's happening to the poor thing?
TheyCallMeDave