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Indoor Pequins

Hi ya'll. I have followed the Hot Pepper Forum for the last year and finally registered. Great site here. I live just north and west of Seattle and have had mediocre success with growing jalapeno's indoors. This year I would like to try pequins in addition to the jalapeno's. Has anyone any advice for growing the pequin's indoors? I use flouro lights supplemented with window sunlight. I love you long time for any info you could throw my way. Thanks.
 
Hey Texas, and welcome! Piquins can be either very tall or very bushy, it ranges greatly. Right now I've got one that's 3 feet tall (very bushy) and one that I am rearing for the Guiness Book World Record of tallest pepper plant (the record is 16 feet and mine is 10+ feet right now). So be sure of what you are getting yourself into with that pepper.

I generally use Sunland Organic potting soil mixed with a little bit of Sunland Organic Compost in a 5 gallon pot (that is for indoor use). I find that for this particular plant, you'll need to use a 10 gallon pot because it can be very root intensive (but keep in mind, you can always move them into a bigger pot, but generally if you provide them with lots of root space, they will take advantage of that from the start :sick: )
 
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To imaguitargod: Have you grown smaller bushier pequins indoors say...under 3 feet tall?
 
texas blues said:
Mulletman....how hot would you say your pequins are off of your 10 foot plant? Less or more than regular pequins?
I would say exactly the same. I get nice, big, and really juicey peppers off of it.
 
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