December 28, 2008 | #1 |
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My Pepper Growing Thread
I have been a little busy on this fine morning! I have planted the following:
Rocoto (seeds from Peru) Aji Escabeche (more seeds from Peru) Carribean Reds Scotch Bonnets Bolivian Rainbows Brown Habaneros So far this is what I have growing Rocoto (Peru) Aji Escabeche (Peru) Bolivian Rainbow Scotch Bonnets I planted these seeds on X-Mas Eve: Thai Hot, Brn Hab, Car Red so they havent had time to grow yet
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December 30, 2008 | #2 |
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I usually don't seed peppers until March. Do you grow in a greenhouse?
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To answer your question, my kitchen is perfect for seeding. I get a nice Southern son most of the day. I started both tomatoes and peppers here in the kitchen last year with great success.
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December 31, 2008 | #4 |
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To my surprise I found the Thai Hots growing on this fine evening!
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December 31, 2008 | #5 |
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I start all of mine in March. I germinate them in an incubator my DH rigged up and then grow them under shop lights until time to harden them off.
This is what I grew in 2008: Aji Colorado Criolla Sella Aji Amarillo Trinidad Perfume Big Jim Sahauro Hungarian Wax Jalapeno They all produced well before frost.
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December 31, 2008 | #6 |
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Hi Ruth,
Those varieties will perform well before frost. Try it with my varieties and you will understand why I started them this early
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Cool, you already started a thread for us . Thanks. This is my first year growing peppers from seeds. I grew two (2) jalapeno and (2) sweet banana from HD last year. Here's my short list.
Ruth - I'm off to get a seed-starting kit with a heat mat for my peppers.
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Here are pics I took today... The kitchen table is no longer used for eating! Its my pepper plant growing station lol I am really happy to see Bhut Jolokias growing. This Summer is gonna be a scorcher for sure!
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January 11, 2009 | #9 |
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I see windows! I had requested windows and windows in my new kitchen. It will be tomato/pepper growing station next year!
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I'm sitting on my hands making myself wait until Feb. 15th to to start pepper seeds. Those pictures are making it had to be patient.
So far this year - Big Jim Twilight (another NuMex) Yellow C Small Bulgarian Carrot Trinidad Perfume Hoping for input on these: Marconi vs. Corno di Toro |
January 13, 2009 | #11 |
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I started my maters and peppers from seed in the same place last year and they did great. Hopefully this year will be no different. I get alot of sunlight there
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When he takes them out, he just pops them in the deep fryer frozen and finishs them until brown. Yum |
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January 21, 2009 | #13 |
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I was wondering..are you using a heating mat to help start the seeds? I'm using a heating pad that you can get at the pharmacy for under $15 and have it set at medium heat. It has has created a temp of 85 degrees. I did this last year and my Bhut Jolokia peppers sprouted in less then 2 weeks, where as they can take up to 6 weeks to sprout.
There is another website dedicated to growing hot peppers. www.thehotpepper.com There are tons of growing tips for peppers on there. |
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Just a little update... Aji Escabeche (Amarillo) Scotch Bonnets Brown Habanero Rocoto (Peru)
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January 23, 2009 | #15 |
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Are you like growing that up there right now.
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