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harvesting 2018 Keystone Harvest

So I just joined the site and figured I'd post photos of what I grew this year. I have a Carolina Reaper plant which produces about 20 peppers. I have kept this plant alive for 3 years now and this is the 2018 harvest.

I dry these in a Ronco food dehydrator, but I always air dry the seeds for over a week.

I have also provided photos of white ghost pepper that unexpectedly sprang up in another pot. The harvest last year was meager, but this surprise plant looks like it evolved to accept the Central PA climate.

For some reason my photos are posting upside down and oriented incorrectly. I have no idea how to fix that.
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Nice looking plants, I had the same problems with posting photos, most replies I got were related to android or iPhone, but I posted from a laptop, so thinking some sort of auto detection. I even tried turning the photos, saving and uploading again. Same thing.


Anyway, are you taking indoor over the winter?


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jodytek said:
Nice looking plants, I had the same problems with posting photos, most replies I got were related to android or iPhone, but I posted from a laptop, so thinking some sort of auto detection. I even tried turning the photos, saving and uploading again. Same thing.


Anyway, are you taking indoor over the winter?


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Every year, for 3 years, so far I have taken it indoors after harvest. It does nothing but keeps its leaves in the winter. Then I put it out once it is clear that there will be no more frost, cold spring days or nights. Usually late April to mid May.

It flowers soon after and then peppers begin to form.

Growing these from seeds, though, is a long process. These are long season peppers and take a long time to grow from seeds.

From seeds, in my opinion, it is best to plant in egg cartons, and after filling with dirt, puncturing each of the dozen bottom for drainage. This should be done in March, in order to harvest by late October.

They should not be overwatered, but only watered once the soil is dry to the touch. Maybe once a week.


Anyway I'd like to see how long I can keep this plant going.

I may list some or the properly processed seeds on here from this harvest. I do see that they have a sales section. I'd like to see how to distribute what limited stock I have.
 
NIbbles said:

Thanks for looking. I see you are from South Carolina. I pray that the hurricane somehow weakens and spares catastrophe.

When I see the news I think of how Jesus Christ rebuked a storm. So I hope that the collective prayers of the believers are heard.
 
Ghaleon said:
Growing peppers in zero gravity has interesting results!

Sure does!

Now that I think of it, I have seen those tomato growers that grow tomatoes out of a hanging bag.....upside down.

I might try that system with peppers one day.
 
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