growing contest for heaviest pepper

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Itoero

• Dec 22, 2013

• #1

I have entered a contest for the heaviest pepper.
 
Which peppers could give the heaviest ones?
Is there a big jim -like pepper that gives exeptionnaly large peppers?
 

 

Nightshade

• Dec 22, 2013

• #2

I would do a pubescens they can be heavy!! Especially manzanos. They are usually extremely juicy causing them to be heavier

 

I

Itoero

• Dec 22, 2013

• #3

And to have the biggest pepper, should I fertilize with less nitrogen?

 

Noah Yates

• Dec 22, 2013

• #4

Heat will help you in growing the biggest pepper... be in a hot, humid environment.  Using less nitrogen will not necessarily give you a bigger pepper... but having lower nitrogen ratios and higher P and K values will influence your plant to grow more* peppers and spend less time growing new shoots.  However, I have read that using too much nitrogen during fruit production can cause those "cracks" or "splits" in peppers and tomatoes for that matter:

 

I

Itoero

• Dec 23, 2013

• #5

Peppers like humidity? Didn't know that.
Isn't drytness better for selfpollination?
 
So it's probably better not to do anything else but the normal fertilisation.
I use chili focus.
 
Last season (my first season) I overfertilised. My bell pepper had only 4 fruits but they where as big as the ones you buy in a store.

 

wayright

• Dec 23, 2013

• #6

Bell!
 
Kevin

 

illWill

• Dec 23, 2013

• #7

Bull heart!

 

stickman

• Dec 23, 2013

• #8

Does it have to be a hot pepper? I grew some pretty heavy Kurtovska Kapijas this past season. 208g is 7.34 ounces... almost half a pound.

 

I

Itoero

• Dec 24, 2013

• #9

Any capsicum is fine.
That Kurtovska Kapijas would probably be one of the winning peppers I think!

 

I

Itoero

• Dec 28, 2013

• #10

I found the Jumbo F1 sweet pepper.
It shoold produce the biggest/heaviest peppers... could be more then 1/2lbs.
Has anyone tried it?

 

I

Itoero

• Jan 29, 2014

• #11

What size of peppers give the big bertha and Chinese giant?
I made someone laugh when I told I'm growing Big Bertha.

 

I

Itoero

• Jul 8, 2014

• #12

This is a super heavy weight pepper.
If he grows wide like in it's pictures.......he will be huge.

 

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JesterJoker

• Jul 8, 2014

• #13

lerouge sweet pepper

 

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Swartmamba

• Jul 8, 2014

• #14

goliath or big bertha bell peppers get huge

 

Spicy Mushroom

• Jul 8, 2014

• #15

PETO WONDER HYBRID - sweet; Bell Elongated Type; 6 to 7 inches long by 3.5 to 4.5 inches wide; thick flesh; matures from green to deep red; pendant pods; green leaves; 18 to 24 inches tall; Mid Season (70-80 days); Uses: Large Stuffing, Prolific; elongated, TMV resistant; C.annuum.
 

 
That was the biggest one I found from the vendor I order live plants from.

 

nzchili

• Jul 8, 2014

• #16

my friend has some sweet peppers called giant cornos capcisum. they get about 30cm long? and about as fat a bell pepper?
they look like a big bulls horn..id grow that!

 

I

Itoero

• Jul 10, 2014

• #17

I have the corno toro...very tasty peppers and productive plant.

 

I

Itoero

• Sep 10, 2014

• #18

I think I won the contest.
Look at this baby
It's a goliath pepper.
There are several big peppers on the plant, but this is the biggest one so far.

And this is the super heavy weight pepper:
There is also an elongated bell pepper and a broad bell ppepper on the same super heavy weight pepper plant...it's a weird plant. 

 

I

Itoero

• Sep 15, 2014

• #19

Here are heavier Goliath peppers.
There is one super heavy weight pepper that might become even heavier.

 
And this is the heaviest of the two:

 

I

Itoero

• May 21, 2018

• #20

The heaviest pepper was 566 g. I'm mentioned on giantgardening.com
I'm the guy from Belgium http://giantgardening.com/rec_pepper-sweet.php
 
I now grow the Gurneys Giant.
The plant splitted in 3 stems.
Should I remove a stem? Should I do fruitpruning to grow the heaviest pepper?