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This will be the first year I'm planting in fabric pots.  My proposed soil mix (per 7 gallon pot):   Vigoro garden soil: 1/2 bag (0.5 cu.ft) Coco coir: 1/2 brick expanded ~ 0.3 cu.ft Black Kow compost: 1/4 bag (0.25 cu.ft) dolomitic lime: 2 cups  ~1.5 pounds course perlite: 1/5 bag (0.10 cu.ft)...

I am greener than your rocotos with envy... of your rocotos.  :)

So, it's been a while...   Summer was busy for me personally, but my little pepper porch held its own despite being mostly ignored apart from the occasional watering and obligatory potting up.   From my sowing over over 70 seed cells, only 1/3 germinated, but thankfully almost all of those made...

I think you would just water the plants as they appear to need it using the same rules that would apply for a single plant: water when the soil appears dry and the plant(s) look like they need it, don't keep their feet wet.

  This brings up an interesting advantage that having multiple plants in close proximity could yield:  by binding the stems together, or in your case braiding, all of the plants could derive some protection against stems breaking due to high winds.  Hmm...

As the topic asks, is culling really necessary? My reason for asking is two-fold.   One, I started multiple seeds (6-8) in each starter cell as a hedge against old seed stock with the thought that this would improve my germination rates (it sort of worked).  The youngest of my seed stock was at...

Just over 3 weeks since starting my (late) season and I've got about 20 seedlings going.   At this point, most of the seeds that have shown any signs of life have been C.annum and a couple of C.chinense and C.baccatum.  I'm really pleased that my Aleppos started, even with 4 year old seed stock...

  There is a good chance that you harvested the seeds before the pod was fully mature.  I think that with some of the boutique color varieties it can be really hard to discern between a pod being fully ripe and when the actual seeds are mature.  Maybe try to get some commercial seed stock or...

So, about 2 weeks on and I've had a few of my starter cells hook.           SPROUT COUNT: Aji Rosita Rojo Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Negro Chilhuacle Turkish Sweet Bell Sweet Cayenne Çumra Cherry Farmer's Jalapeño   Given that even the newest of my seed stock was nearly 4 years old I consider...

  Ideally all of the seed stock should come from the same plant,and if possible the same pod to try and eliminate genetic diversity as a component.  This suggestion means that growers would provide their own seeds for the year so talking about this NOW actually makes a ton of sense; select and...

I am so weak.   I went ahead and planted another 25 cells, a hedge against having so many old seeds that may result in low germ percentages.  

I just happened to find a bubble mailer with about 15 seed packs that I'd gotten in the last part of 2015 in trades/trains. I'm tempted now to start another set of seeds just to give them a chance... And this is how the hobby makes you crazy/poor/obsessed.

Thanks for the response BlackFatalii.  For the fabric pot size, do any of the varieties on my list have a preference for a larger pot?  I know that Manzanos/Rocotos can get quite big.  In the past, my biggest plant was actually a Bishop's Crown that reached over 5 feet tall.  For the widest...

Hello again after a few years away!   I haven't grown peppers since late 2015 but made a decision a few weeks ago to dip my toe in to the pepper trade once again.  Between now and then I lost the use of my garden due to an overzealous exterminator deciding to dump the remainder (20 gallons) of...

I finally made powders with the dehydrated pods:   HDR, no flash   With flash   Top to bottom: 7 Pot Brain Strain Yellow, Naga Morich and Trinidad Scorpion Moruga

I  haven't had much time for the garden (evidenced by the masses of weeds) but as far as the peppers everything is still producing wildly.   7 Pot Barrackpore     7 Pot Jonah       http://i.imgur.com/1N5k1GT.jpg Naga Morich     Brazilian Starfish, between the 3 plants I've already harvest...

I also received the above varieties. The seeds all are white/almond in color but did not have the typical chinense "crunched up" seed look to them. The appeared much more annum or baccatum like.

Today I received 7 of the SASBE packets, they are all going back out in the mail tomorrow.

Finishing out the weekend doing seed packets.  

  PM me an address and I'll throw some seeds in an envelope to head your way.