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Emeoba69 2012 grow season.

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So these are some pics of my plants this year. I transplanted them outside maybe two-three weeks ago. The ones in pots are in a mixture of compost, peat, and Promix organic. They are doing great. Though seeing some of your guys set ups they should be spitting out peppers by now! The first pic is a pepper I brought back from china. I labeled it facing heaven pepper but it is actually just a regular pepper that was used liberally in schezaun food there. I found some actual Facing heaven peppers at a local chinese market. Ill test them out to see if they are growable for next year. The second shot is a red scotch bonnet. I also have bhuts, two are from my first year two years ago in one pot, and yellow scotch bonnets.

Then there are some pictures of my non potted plants. I wanted to see what you guys thought of the deformed leafs on second to last shot. The new growth is oddly shaped. I dressed the ground with a 50/50 split of topsoil and compost I got at Natorps. I don't know if I aerated the soil beneath it enough as it tends to be very compacted clay. Ive never ventured into fertilizers much and wondered what would be a good recommendation. I guess it might have to be tailored to the deficiency in the in ground deformed plants but what about a general purpose fert? I have some old blood meal I used for other plants...? Fish emulsions?
 
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Some updated shots of my plants. Some severe weather has been pounding my plants and that's not just the heat. A wind storm cracked one of my plants stalks in half (first picture, left hand row, second from bottom). I simply stood it up right and put two stakes in the ground to add support, I tried getting a picture of the damaged part in the pic below. Ive never had one snap like this but, it sprung back up towards the light the next day and seems fine, including a newly forming pepper pod.

Just the other night we had a hail storm in Cincinnati and my larger red Scotch Bonnet took the most damage, fifth picture down with the larger broad leaves which took some holes and tears. In the next shot a yellow scotch bonnet had the top portion of its stem nibbled off by an unknown animal, who also did the same to one of my tomato plants.

I have gotten a few more pots and am thinking of pulling at least one red and one yellow scotch bonnet out of the ground. The clay soil here in Cincy just isn't letting the roots and plants grow well. With the heat as it is Im not trying to do a whole garden soil amending now. Any good tips on transplanting into pots, loosening the soil in the root ball, etc is much appreciated.
 
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Some update photos of pod porn. Looks like my earlier statement was wrong. These peppers do face heaven but aren't the traditional fatter more bulbous kind. Though I found a bag of those at a local chinese market and have tested them in ziplocks with paper towels with great germination results, I might just have to save some for next year!

Enjoy.
 
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Updated as requested. The facing heaven peppers have started to ripen. The one that I put in a pot is not as large as the ones in the ground ended up. The pepper clusters were larger but the actual pods did not become as large. They are a little more prominent in the pot.


I potted some scotch bonnets I had in the the ground and used the pinefine/peat moss/perlite mix suggested in the soil thread. With tomato tone and fish emulsion. They have flourished and have set way more pods than the ones I put in regular potting soil.
 
I couldn't find facing heaven in the states so ended up buying some seeds from Europe - pretty bad germ rates but I did get two plants going but really late in the season. I might get a pod or two (have them growing in a window) but pretty much planning on overwintering for next season. Thanks for the pix of the faux FH's, I have no idea what these peppers actually look like (only find them referenced in recipes) so it is nice to know what not to look for :)
 
I couldn't find facing heaven in the states so ended up buying some seeds from Europe - pretty bad germ rates but I did get two plants going but really late in the season. I might get a pod or two (have them growing in a window) but pretty much planning on overwintering for next season. Thanks for the pix of the faux FH's, I have no idea what these peppers actually look like (only find them referenced in recipes) so it is nice to know what not to look for :)


Yeah the more bulbous ones are used for a lot of Sichuan dishes (really good boiled in soups). Though when I was in Shanghai every Kung Pao dish I ate only used the thin long ones like the ones Im growing here. They do have a markedly different taste.

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http://thehotpepper.com/topic/5257-anyone-growing-facing-heaven-peppers/

This has pictures of what the traditional facing heavens look like. Like I said I found a bag of them at a local Chinese mart and the seeds have shown excellent germination rates. Since I started growing peppers a few years ago I started with the super hots (I mean what beginner doesn't grow Bhuts?). These things are hardy and have been a BREEZE to grow.[/background]
 
Hey Emeoba, thanks very much for updating. I'm surprised you were able to find the bulbous facing heaven chilis here in the US. I guess you might be based in Cleveland? The only ones I've ever seen have been the Fishwell brand, and the pods I've seen are brown and shriveled, and their seeds won't germinate at all. If you've had success germinating decent specimens, I can't tell you how jealous I am. I also was lured into expensive seeds from Europe which didn't germinate.
 
Hey Emeoba, thanks very much for updating. I'm surprised you were able to find the bulbous facing heaven chilis here in the US. I guess you might be based in Cleveland? The only ones I've ever seen have been the Fishwell brand, and the pods I've seen are brown and shriveled, and their seeds won't germinate at all. If you've had success germinating decent specimens, I can't tell you how jealous I am. I also was lured into expensive seeds from Europe which didn't germinate.

I am in Cincinnati. I didn't save the bag which is too bad I guess. It was purely by chance that I found them too as the Asian Market kind of stocks by what they can get at the time. Most of the time they had the long thin ones then randomly had them one visit. Same goes for a specific brand of vinegar I had been searching for.

I think Il try germinating all of my plants as early as possible for next season since these seemed to take so long to ripen. Im sitting on quite a few scotch bonnets and bhuts that are just setting a second time but it's almost september......
 
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This has pictures of what the traditional facing heavens look like. Like I said I found a bag of them at a local Chinese mart and the seeds have shown excellent germination rates. Since I started growing peppers a few years ago I started with the super hots (I mean what beginner doesn't grow Bhuts?). These things are hardy and have been a BREEZE to grow.[/font]

Very cool, thanks for the pix. I'm hoping that the starts I have going are actually Facing Heaven; if they are (fingers crossed that I can get at least a pod from them from my window garden this fall - it is getting late and the days are starting to get cool) I'm going to keep these overwintered to use as mother plants and try my hand at cloning since the germ rates from the seeds I bought are so bad. I'd be happy to try and send you guys some starts this spring - not sure how successful it would be but I did buy starts from a nursery this summer that made it here.

My sis lives in China and bought me this cookbook which started the search for these chiles http://www.amazon.com/Land-Plenty-Treasury-Authentic-Sichuan/dp/0393051773
lots of great recipes! Emeoba, what is the brand of vinegar you are looking for? I've had success getting ingredients from my sis shipped to the US; unfortunately she cant seem to pull it together enough to find chiles...

Nate, out of curiosity where did you order your seeds? I was thinking of emailing the shop I received seeds from to see if I could get a replacement pack - 0% germ rate from one bag, 50% from the other...
 
Hi, you can read about my experience with poor germination from Chili Pepper Pete seeds here:

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/33512-my-experience-with-chili-pepper-pete/#entry700788

My guess is Emeoba69 was looking for Baoning vinegar. Other kinds are easy to get, but Baoning is impossible to find here.
 
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