Bonsai Habs...2nd generation

bentalphanerd

bentalphanerd

Comparison pic at 3 months from seed.

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The parent "is" the orange pod in my Avatar ... very hot
 
V good :cheers:

The proof of your pudding, perhaps, is going to be when the fruit arrive... whether the fruit is midget or not... Willard, as in many things in life, is the expert here.

How do you go about making in Bonsai-ish?
 
The pods are the same size as larger plants - I did find on the first batch that the color was much deeper ( from yellow to dark orange) & i think they were hotter.

Not a lot to bonsai these things - keep them in a small pot. When they start to get root bound, or roots coming out the bottom, take them out and trim the roots back to about 2" from the stem. Repot in same container with fresh soil. You can also trim back the branches, but then you will get less pods.

**They make great pets this way :cheers:
 
bentalphanerd said:
The pods are the same size as larger plants - I did find on the first batch that the color was much deeper ( from yellow to dark orange) & i think they were hotter.

Not a lot to bonsai these things - keep them in a small pot. When they start to get root bound, or roots coming out the bottom, take them out and trim the roots back to about 2" from the stem. Repot in same container with fresh soil. You can also trim back the branches, but then you will get less pods.

**They make great pets this way :shh:
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very cool! I have some Peach Habanero seeds I might try to bonsai one later in the year. I'll keep it on my desk at work :oops:
 
I have one perched outside my office window. Window planter boxes are expensive...I use a $2 shower caddy hooked onto the security grill.
 
bentalphanerd said:
I have one perched outside my office window. Window planter boxes are expensive...I use a $2 shower caddy hooked onto the security grill.
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great tip 'nerd! I can't get the window open at work so I'll have to use my window seat to my advantage
 
Great idea man! I have a spare habanero I picked up from a nursery that I didn't use cause it was in a peat pot instead of a plastic one, and the roots had already started to poke through. I didn't want to use the peat pot one in the coco coir, since I was trying to wash as much of the dirt off before transplanting into it. Right now its in the peat pot suspended in a 18 oz drinking cup to keep the roots off the ground. I think I may just toss some dirt in the bottom of said cup since roots are already poking through and just dangling in the air. Bonsai windowsil habs, mmmmm......

One question about root pruning:
Do you wash off the roots prior to pruning them? Also, I assume you never prune the tap root at all...but I know jack shit about root pruning thats why i'm asking :whistle:
 
Txclosetgrower said:
Great idea man! I have a spare habanero I picked up from a nursery that I didn't use cause it was in a peat pot instead of a plastic one, and the roots had already started to poke through. I didn't want to use the peat pot one in the coco coir, since I was trying to wash as much of the dirt off before transplanting into it. Right now its in the peat pot suspended in a 18 oz drinking cup to keep the roots off the ground. I think I may just toss some dirt in the bottom of said cup since roots are already poking through and just dangling in the air. Bonsai windowsil habs, mmmmm......

One question about root pruning:
Do you wash off the roots prior to pruning them? Also, I assume you never prune the tap root at all...but I know jack shit about root pruning thats why i'm asking :whistle:
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No washing just shake them loose a bit (they're fairly tied together) comb the fingers through roots a bit & trim away with very sharp secateurs. - Including tap root. The plant will start to die from that moment, so get it repotted fast & give it a good watering & dose of sunlight. Like I say the Habs are very hardy plants. May need to prop them up a bit with a stick for a few days after trimming as they want to fall over, but they get a hold again quickly.
 
chilliman64 said:
do bonsai plants produce miniature fruit?
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Actually, the fruit do get smaller with cloned plants. This is a 4 gen cloned purira that is 9 yrs old in the photo. Cloning has much the same effect as bonsai, you just don't have to prune much.

With every clone generation, the fruit gets smaller and more picante.

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willard3 said:
Actually, the fruit do get smaller with cloned plants. This is a 4 gen cloned purira that is 9 yrs old in the photo. Cloning has much the same effect as bonsai, you just don't have to prune much.

With every clone generation, the fruit gets smaller and more picante.

Clone? Are you talking about rooting cuttings or actual tissue culture?
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Clone? Are you talking about rooting cuttings or actual tissue culture?
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He's talking about cuttings.

Hey Wilard, you've beeen using the same pictures for a year or two now, got any new ones?
 
chilliman64 said:
great tip 'nerd! I can't get the window open at work so I'll have to use my window seat to my advantage
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at least you have a window. :lol: my view at work is some plaid wall paper that looks like it was designed in the 70s or 80s. well besides my monitor. i really have to bring my car calendar in there.


thats pretty cool about cloning plants. i didn't realize you could do that with peppers and wind up with smaller, spicier peppers. well i've never even grown peppers yet, so i guess that says a bit. i have some jalapeño seeds though. just haven't gotten around to it yet. i think i can grow all year down here or at least most of the time.
 
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