thinking spring, or something!

garnetmoth · November 3, 2009

Hello all,
I got a chance to go to an awesome seed swap this year, and got to try Zavory and Aji Flor peppers, they are both very tasty. Ive never had great luck starting peppers from seed, I dont know if its not fertilizing enough or enough light... I did grow 4 flats of tomatoes from seed this year!

Knowing that peppers are perennials, I just went ahead and planted both pepper seeds, and have little babies reaching their cotyledons up right now! great germination too, Ill have to thin (ie carefully transplant!)

Im reading the thread about overwintering mature plants, but has anyone planted in the fall and overwintered seedlings to get a jump on the spring? any suggestions?

Ill probably pot them up and take them over to my dads house (bigger sun room) in moderate size pots so I can be the one who remembers to water them every few days, ive got some organic powdered fertilizer and rabbit droppings so I may run a small experiment of what grows better....

Blueaussi · November 3, 2009

Keep them warm, and give them light, and they should grow just fine. I've noticed the Zavory plant I have is dropping leaves with the 40F degree nights we've been having, so I would be careful not to let it drop below 50F.

I call Aji Flor Bishop's Hat, and it's a fun pepper to grow! They can get kinda big and sprawly, so you may have to prune it back if it takes off.

garnetmoth · November 4, 2009

Thanks for your thoughts, Ive got around 10 of the Ajis showing now! They are also called orchid peppers around here. tasty things, just a bit of floral heat around the membrane. . . . .

Our mudroom/sunroom used to be an external porch and has no heat, keeps the citrus from dying but does get cold, so they will go over to Dads, he said he wont mind a few visitors!

November 3, 2009	#1
garnetmoth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: cincinnati, oh Posts: 492	thinking spring, or something! Hello all, I got a chance to go to an awesome seed swap this year, and got to try Zavory and Aji Flor peppers, they are both very tasty. Ive never had great luck starting peppers from seed, I dont know if its not fertilizing enough or enough light... I did grow 4 flats of tomatoes from seed this year! Knowing that peppers are perennials, I just went ahead and planted both pepper seeds, and have little babies reaching their cotyledons up right now! great germination too, Ill have to thin (ie carefully transplant!) Im reading the thread about overwintering mature plants, but has anyone planted in the fall and overwintered seedlings to get a jump on the spring? any suggestions? Ill probably pot them up and take them over to my dads house (bigger sun room) in moderate size pots so I can be the one who remembers to water them every few days, ive got some organic powdered fertilizer and rabbit droppings so I may run a small experiment of what grows better....

November 3, 2009	#2
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	Keep them warm, and give them light, and they should grow just fine. I've noticed the Zavory plant I have is dropping leaves with the 40F degree nights we've been having, so I would be careful not to let it drop below 50F. I call Aji Flor Bishop's Hat, and it's a fun pepper to grow! They can get kinda big and sprawly, so you may have to prune it back if it takes off.

November 4, 2009	#3
garnetmoth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: cincinnati, oh Posts: 492	Thanks for your thoughts, Ive got around 10 of the Ajis showing now! They are also called orchid peppers around here. tasty things, just a bit of floral heat around the membrane. . . . . Our mudroom/sunroom used to be an external porch and has no heat, keeps the citrus from dying but does get cold, so they will go over to Dads, he said he wont mind a few visitors!