Getting the most heat out of your plant

imaguitargod · Mar 7, 2006

Wow, lots of different posts by me today.

What's everyone's growing/soil techniques for getting the most heat out of your peppers?

Tina Brooks · Mar 9, 2006

My secret is planting extremely hot peppers.

T

imaguitargod · Mar 9, 2006

Tina Brooks said:
My secret is planting extremely hot peppers.

T

hehehe

Tina Brooks · Mar 9, 2006

lol, seriously, I don't have any secrets, but I've read that the peppers really like to be kept warm and stuffy but out of direct sunlight.

T

imaguitargod · Mar 9, 2006

The reason I ask is because I've heard that you can incress the hotness of your peppers via soil amendments/ph balance etc etc.

Tina Brooks · Mar 9, 2006

I think you can, but you really need to almost be a botanist to figure out what those amendments are.

We're going to be working on a project with America's Best that evolves along lines something like what we're skirting around here, and of course, we'll keep the world posted on what is learned, but honestly, I'm not sure that there have been any specific tests of that type done yet...

I'll in contact with some folks who might know stuff like that, I'll ask them and let you know if I come up with any info.

In the meantime, I curious as to what our other growers' thoughts are on the topic.

T

DEFCON Creator · Mar 9, 2006

I like them already grown and in a bag on my doorstep via UPS. They grow quicker that way.

Tina Brooks · Mar 9, 2006

You! Defcon, where have you been hiding? I would have expected a phone call by now!!!

T

imaguitargod · Mar 9, 2006

DEFCON Creator said:
I like them already grown and in a bag on my doorstep via UPS. They grow quicker that way.

PFFFFTTT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

DEFCON Creator · Mar 9, 2006

Huh? I've been working at my day job, and spending my nights following up with all the people from the show. This has become a second full time job...I kind of like this one better. Christ, our mailing list is near 800 people now. I just received the newsreel we were on, pretty good plug with Dave Dewitt, and even the weatherman...Funny stuff.

Tina Brooks · Mar 9, 2006

Too busy for your old friends, sniff

T

imaguitargod · Mar 9, 2006

Tina Brooks said:
Too busy for your old friends, sniff

And the new ones........ no one wants to be my friend....

:: looks around ::

:: Goes back to dressing up rocks in barbie clothing ::

Tina Brooks · Mar 9, 2006

And I thought DC was scary??? :shock:

imaguitargod · Mar 9, 2006

Tina Brooks said:
And I thought DC was scary??? :shock:

LOL. Ya, I tried to come up with the most oddball-ishly(I just made a new word! Huray!) disturbing past time one could have...the rocks were what popped into my mind.

Tina Brooks · Mar 9, 2006

oh ya, now that I'm scared, you're gonna pretend that ya don't really dress up rocks in barbie doll clothing... suuuuuuuuure. :roll:

I was born in the morning, not THIS morning.

T

chuk hell · Mar 10, 2006

I've heard that pepper plants don't like too much water and the hotter the climate the hotter the peppers....so the ones I grow down here are pretty damn hot...

Cap'n Bones · Mar 10, 2006

We plant anywhere from 20 to 30 plants a year. That's all we really have time for. Our soil is ..well...basically sand! Very HOT air temps in the summer. In general, the heat of the peppers usually varies from plant to plant. Can't explain it. Same type plant, same weather, same soil, go figure