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I'm super excited! My favorite pepper is the pequin because it's compact & packs a punch. You can chomp on the whole pepper raw, getting tears instead of an aneurysm! I'm hoping that the dragon will have that compact punch too.  When you say compact, you mean the pepper or plant? My pequin...

  Mother Nature hates me because of that time I slept with her in the woods and then never called her back. Soooo.... She's giving you the cold shoulder or fiery wrath? Eskimo brothers huh?

Awesome plants Romy6 Sorry for my confusion of how you grow your plants Koreansoul

    Unless I am mistaken it goes beyond that.  You can cover as much of the top of the plant that you want, but if the soil freezes and the roots freeze, it does not matter what you did to the plant above the soil??? am i wrong about this?  That is why I was told its better to warm the soil, not...

I will have to agree with what has already been said.   Central FL sucks for in direct sow.  I live in Orlando.  So far the best has been a heat mat if its too cold inside the house.  Or you can use the garage if you have one to sprout the plants.  Then definitely plant in pots.  Even then, I...

I says on the label that its a hybrid. Too bad. But if its a good cross, maybe it will be a project to stabilize??? I need to read up on how to stabilize hybrids. So i can try my own hand at it... Ugh the headache lol

At 70 most pepper plants will acclimate and produce somewhat. That being said, Rocotto will thrive at that range of temptature. It is a pepper plant that enjoys higher altitude and lower temp ranges. It can get huge, so limit the size of planting pot you use. I hope this helps. Others...

You know, I live in florida... I love being outdoors... I hunt, fish, camp... I spend several weeks in the keys nearly every year... I've never ever seen a wild pepper plant. I'm starting some florida wild though. If it takes off like crazy, maybe I'll plant some pods in the woods where I camp...