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Bhut Jolokias

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This is my first time growing Bhut Jolokias and I planted 6 seeds this year. After two months, two plants had sprouted and are doing well. Last week, a third plant sprouted almost 10 weeks after planting.

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I know that the gestation period for Bhut Jolokias is longer than most, but this was a surprise. I have heard of people getting upwards of 100 good peppers from one plant. If you have planted Ghost Peppers in past seasons, how many did you harvest per plant?
 
I had four plants last year. One in a 7 gallon container did 163 pods. The other 3, all in 5 gallon, did 147, 134 & 185. I didn't count small pods or a bunch of early season pods that suffered from BER. Fantastic plants and peppers, my all time favorite. 3 of the 4 plants survived overwintering and it will be interesting to see how they do in their 2nd year.
 
I usually got anywhere from 1-2lbs per plant. I had one monster that actually gave me close to 4lbs. Sorry I never actually kept track of the number of pods.
 
I had five BJ plants growing last year and probably averaged about 45 pods per plant. I had a pH issue last year that I didn't get figured out until my season was almost over.
 
This is my first year having healthy bhut plants. Last year the couple I had died. I have about 15 Bhut plants right now. They better be true or a certain company is gonna get a nasty letter.

What does BER mean BigT.?
 
Hot Sauce Guru said:
I have heard of people getting upwards of 100 good peppers from one plant. If you have planted Ghost Peppers in past seasons, how many did you harvest per plant?
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My biggest plant ever was a naga morich a few years ago that likely had around 2500 pods. I sure wish I had the space to overwinter it
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POTAWIE said:
My biggest plant ever was a naga morich a few years ago that likely had around 2500 pods. I sure wish I had the space to overwinter it
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Mother of God Derek,

that is insaaaane!!!!!!!!
 
potawie,

You have got some fantastic lookin plants there.
If you run out of space to stock your Bhuts/Nagas, remember I am there to lighten your burden, hehehe

NJA
 
Wow Potawie, what was your method to get the plant that big? It looks like you have a bottomless container set in the ground, unless my eyes are deceiving me. What kind of nutrients/feeding schedule did you use? I'm always up for hearing about how other growers do thing...
 
Ya, its a bottomless half barrel(Greek peperoncini barrel) set into the ground with pro-mix and manure/compost. I don't fertilize very much but I do give them the occasional feeding of 20-20-20 or other evenly balance fertilizer throughout the summer.
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Wow Potawie, what was your method to get the plant that big?
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I didn't treat it any different than my other plants, well maybe I did baby it a bit. It was however one of the best growing season ever for me weather wise, I sure need another one like that!
 
I had 1 plant last year that I got from a nursery and it didn't too to good due to aphids. This year I got some prime seeds directly from the chili institute and 6 out of 8 seeds germinated in less than 2 weeks. The are only about 6 weeks old, but all 6 are almost 4" tall and growing fast, but a lot slower then the other ahi, and Chinese varieties that are already over 6" in size. I like the heat of the peppers, but almost always pair it with another pepper for flavor.
 
That's an incredible plant Potawie. Shows what a giant root system and lots of sunshine are capable of. Nice work.
 
I usually only pot up when the plant is rootbound and needs a bigger pot but most of my plants end up in 5gal or bigger container The plant in my pic likely went through about 8 different pots altogether
 
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