the light should be on 24/7 they need time to rest my hydro ghost pepper is 3 years old and it is under 4 100 watt cfl's i keep the light on about 16hrs a day and they havent stoped producing peppers just my 2 cents
bricke
i know around here they sell used concrete blankets for around 10-15 dollars with a little nip and tuck u could make the size u need for about 40 dollars
do u have the right lighting i found that sometimes i need to self pollinate them with a damped paintbrush i also read to best time to self pollinate is noon to 3 works great for me i am using GH 3 part