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What should I do with this plant?

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This is supposed to be a Red Bhut but it appears that it was crossed with something else. I do not want to waste the pods that I have grown but I am also looking to reduce my gardening work load and I don't want to keep it any longer. What is the best way to get the pods to ripen without giving regular care to this plant? Should I just pick the pods and let them ripen off the plant? Should I just leave the plant in the bucket to die and then harvest? Should I cut down the plant and hang it upside down to let the pods ripen while still attached? Are there other options that I haven't thought of yet?
 
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KingLeerUK said:
Once a plant gets to that size and productivity is there really that much maintenance that has to be done beyond the occasional watering and ferts?
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That said, IMO it's best to leave them on the plant to ripen. Maybe trim the branches off above where the pods are to help reduce the likelihood of new flowers forming there. 
 
No idea. Nobody around you? Or maybe friends/relatives. I mean, is too bad to let it die. As KingLeerUK and geeme stated, not much to care about. At least put it under the free sky and water it from time to time, when God don't water it.
 
i think cutting it and hanging it will probably make them go ripe faster and eliminate all the care and can get rid of the pot or whatever.
 
I have to agree with giving it away. Pick most of the peppers and bag em with a banana. and give it to a neighbor or friend with a few pods on it. I'm sure you would make someones day.
 
You might consider putting an offer on your status or create a link - first person in your area who wants it and will come get it, it's theirs.
 
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Have you tasted these pods?  You may have the Kentucky Reaper on your hands, and if so, the world could beat a pathway to your door.
 
By the way, a tomato plant this year that was marginal/a potential cull was stuck into the outlier regions of my dirt to be, if nothing else, flea-beetle bait.  The little thing outgrew the beetles, and its fruit has turned out to be one of my top-three best-tasting varieties.  No idea what the variety is, but seed is being saved as a priority-grow for upcoming seasons.
 
Serendipity.
 
 
Looks to be a very productive plant. I say keep it, and if nothing else sell the pods as SFRBs here on the site to pay for the rest of your grow. Adult plants are pretty low maintence, and it's not like you have enough time in the season to grow a new plant in that pot this year.
 
Just ignore the plant.  It's getting hotter soon and with reduced water they will ripen best on the plant. 
 
Cutting and hanging the plant with pods on won't speed up ripening but what it will do is allow better air circulation so they are less likely to mold before they ripen compared to putting them in a pile inside, and less likely to rot as quickly if you leave the pod stem attached to it whether you hang them or harvest by cutting the stem of each.
 
On the other hand, have you tasted them yet?  They might taste awesome.
 
Lol, I just saw your post. You certainly could donate it, to me!
If I remember correctly, we're both in the Cincy area.
I took in a Yellow Brain Strain last year courtesy of of THP member JeffH. Still have it.
If you don't have room for it anymore and need a home for it, pm. I'll see what we can do.
 
Agreed with everyone else, the flavor may surprise you in a good way, i wouldn't write it off just yet, it may even be tasty enough to harvest seed for next year.
 
Reduce gardening workload? Maybe reduce watering and eliminate the fert routine, the plant will then slow down growth and the pods will ripen.
 
Some plants thrive when they are ignored.
 
 
 
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