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Trippa I'm growing my 4 Trinidad Butch T Scorps in soil in black drained pots, I'm guessing an 80/20 per cent sun shade mix, plants varying between approx 60-80cm high. All grown from Hippy Seed Co. stock direct and overwintered in a small greenhouse. I also have some Bhuts on the go but smaller.  

Cheers Sarge, the "snipped" look definitely freaked me out, I assumed the loss would be the flower bud itself, not so much the entire stalk and flower structure, which is what had me searching for an external agent :)   What watering cycle does everyone recommend for say 6 days above 30 celsius...

Thanks johnwilliamhunter. Yep I'm in Melbourne. What are you growing in Vic mate?

Thanks for the help guys!   Trippa they get a 50/50 mix of wormfarm runoff and seaweed concentrate, and from what you're all indicating I'm now thinking heat stress/water stress a more likely culprit than our avian friends. My watering program was a little too sparing over the heatwave I think...

Hi all, I'm growing 4 Trinidad Scorps in Melbourne, Australia. We've had a heatwave recently and that seems to have kickstarted good thick growth with waxy, dark green leaves. My issue is that about 75% of the first flowers were lost; I'm suspecting birds as they appeared "snipped" at around...

Hi guys, A friend has grown this crop of pretty hot peppers, can anyone offer any ideas as to the type? Cheers:

Thanks very much guys! It appears from your advice my mate may have been dudded and the "Bhut" is in fact a Hab or something else entirely ... I'll await my version of the same plant to fruit and then check it out. Thanks again.

Hey all, A mate of mine obtained a Bhut plant from a reputable growing collective in Melbourne. He gave me one several weeks later obtained from the same source, hence my interest in his plant's pods. The exterior shape of the pod is identical to what I see here and on the web for Bhut...

We've had a small heatwave here in Melbourne, Australia; last 14 days have seen about 10 over 28 C (82 degrees). It's been a worthwhile discomfort given how well it's promoting the growth of my Butch T's. These seeds were supplied by Hippy Seed Co. so I know they're the real deal, I was...

Hey guys just a simple idea for windowsill propogation using the Jiffy pot and soil system, a Heinz baby food lid for a base and a cut-down plastic drink bottle for the mini-greenhouse bell. I've tried the Jiffy soil pellets placed in fours on the bottom of a drink bottle successfully but I...

Hey mate I am a fellow grower in Melbourne, welcome. I just bought some seeds off Hippy Seed Company (TS Morouga Blend and Butch T Scorps) and could not fault the service or delivery. I had a similar inquiry and mettlecraft suggested The Plant Whiz at Preston market, he apparently seasonally...

I agree a hundred per cent Lucky Dog, my partner now says to me "Don't tell me, you're reading about peppers again", then I explain to her that this forum has all the drama, intrigue and passion of a great narrative. I guess like any human narrative there'll be hubris, glory, failure and...

Hi mate I'm an actual noob! Welcome :halo:

Thanks again for the help guys!

G'day again guys, Wondering how far along (generally speaking) the development of the pepper pod has to be before its seeds can be considered viable. Further two queries are, is there a "golden hour" (week I guess is more accurate) in growth at which it is best to extract the seeds to give...

Well done mate! Hope it's a great producer :)

Thanks for the tip dancrowe! I buckled and bought some TS Morouga Blend and Butch T's from the Hippy Seed Company (thanks for the excellent service Luke!) and will do a pre-emptive strike of one seedling each as soon as they arrive and go the greenhouse for my overwintering with the rest kept...

"A certain swordsman in his declining years said the following: In one’s life. there are levels in the pursuit of study. In the lowest level, a person studies but nothing comes of it, and he feels that both he and others are unskillful. At this point he is worthless. In the middle level he...

:welcome: From Melbourne, Australia and hope your sick plant get better mate!

Thanks very much guys! I have to contain my enthusiasm at present and be realistic regarding the season, but it's so hard whilst reading these forums, the passion and inspiration is contagious :) The seed contacts are excellent too and I'm planning big things for Spring! Cheers, Nick