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Peppermania17

Hi everyone,
I'm new here and have question about ghost pepper plant. So I live in Modesto CA and currently growing 2 jalapeno popper plants, 2 banana peppers plants and 1 cyenne plant all in containers and producing to my satisfaction.
I also have 1 ghost pepper growing which I planted same time as everything else, early april. The ghost is like really big and green, looks good but no sign of even a flower bloom even starting. The tag says 100 day grow, approximately.
Any ideas of what going on or will it show signs later on near end of summer?
Weather here in summer is 90's or higher even triple digits.
Thanks
 
Welcome to THP peppermania17!  We're glad to have you.  :)
 
Supers are a finicky bunch in my experience, and take longer to set fruit than any other pepper.  Could be that its too hot for the plant and it will drop flowers, but I've got ajis, jalas, jobitos, aleppos, omnicolors and several others fruiting while my 1 ghost refuses to flower.  I'm in zone 5a, and I rarely see supers throw fruit until end of August or mid September even (right around when our season winds down).  If you're treating them all the same - same water/nutes/sun exposure I'd advise to wait it out.  
 
Ghost peppers in 100 days?  If we are talking red ghost peppers, that sounds wildly fast.  I think what you ran into was the weird way seed dealers label things.  Then the nurseries just sort of copy that onto their tags.  Going to make up the numbers so that they round.

Plant indoors 50 days before last frost.
100 days till maturity

They mean 100 days after transplant.  So it is really 150 days till maturity.  You bought plants, not seed, but still the nursery doesnt say how old the plant is.  Then they often maturity as the plant is capable of producing fruit.  I think they are claiming 100 days till it flowers.  Even once a plant has pods, then there is ripening time.  So add another 50 days and now what you thought was 100 days is 200 days.

Seed packages and nursery tags can be very misleading.  You have plenty of time.  If they are big now, I am sure they will produce plenty down the road.  For next year's planning, you just gotta remember this years growth / podding rates.

Welcome to THP

 
 
Its just the way they are, they take much longer than the capsicum annuum peppers you have. You have a quite a long season to go thanks to your location, patience.
 
in your case, it's EASY.  just increase C / N ratio.  
 
1. increase CARBON
2. reduce NITROGEN uptake.
 
there are so many ways to do this.  
 
good luck.
 
 
 
 
 
lek said:
in your case, it's EASY.  just increase C / N ratio.  
 
1. increase CARBON
2. reduce NITROGEN uptake.
 
there are so many ways to do this.  
 
good luck.
 
 
 
 
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This is what works for me .
 
lek said:
in your case, it's EASY.  just increase C / N ratio.  
 
1. increase CARBON
2. reduce NITROGEN uptake.
 
there are so many ways to do this.  
 
good luck.
 
 
 
 
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trlrman said:
This is what works for me .
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Could you elaborate on this? I understand reducing nitrogen, but am not sure on how you would go about increasing carbon.
 
Thanks!
 
austin87 said:
 
Could you elaborate on this? I understand reducing nitrogen, but am not sure on how you would go about increasing carbon.
 
Thanks!
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Carbon to Nitrogen ratio is a very important concept that every grower should know.  If you wanna grow super healthy pepper plant, you must learn it.
 
try google for "C:N ratio"
 
if you wanna increase carbon right now, do this ->
 
https://www.organicfarmthailand.com/how-to-make-egg-hormones-for-plants/
 
Walchit said:
When I clicked that link it sent me to a site in Arabic writing or something.
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Walchit said:
Where do I find that? Is it in my ear? Lol
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Ghostboo said:
I clicked every button on that page, and can't get a translation.
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¨In addition to the protein is useful to people. There are also useful plants. Because when we fermented, it will have an egg hormone that helps in the growth of plants, stimulate the buds, increase the soil microbes. Helps digest organic matter in soil. Make the clay soak well and allow air to flow easily. Farmers can easily produce for their own purposes in agriculture.
 
 

raw material 5 kg eggs (duck eggs) 1kg brown sugar (no bleach) 1 bottle of yakult (if not, use sour milk with lactobacillus) 1 piece of flour 4 liters of clean water
 
Raw materials to prepare How to make an egg hormone. Bring the eggs to the fermented tank. Use a photo celebrity sticks.
 
Put yogurt into sour milk. Bring the grinding balls to fine.
 
Pour the crushed flour Put brown sugar With the people together Add 4 liters of water
 
Fermented 14 days during fermentation, open once a day.


14 days filtered only water. Egg shell is used to fertilize.

How to use egg hormone.
Regular formula: 2 tablespoons of hormonal eggs + 2 tablespoons of banana shoots, 20 liters of water and all kinds of plants every 7 days, will make the plants thrive without having to rely on chemicals. The output will be of unhealthy quality for consumers. Intensive formula: 2 tablespoons of egg hormone + 2 liters of water. To accelerate growth well.¨
 
The best part, by far, has got to be the part about the ¨photo celebrity sticks.¨
 
 
 
 
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