anyone grow this see if it has a good heat tolerance? any pics of peak production?
i grew it last year and the year before production at peak is unimaginable atleast it was for me, it looked like it had as many pods as it did leavesNightshade said:anyone grow this see if it has a good heat tolerance? any pics of peak production?
yes it is a very vigorous plant had no trouble with it at all both years running,get ready to pic alot of podsNightshade said:thanks joe I that makes me feel good about putting it inground hoping it performs well I imagine it will be pretty big
ajijoe said:i grew it last year and the year before production at peak is unimaginable atleast it was for me, it looked like it had as many pods as it did leaves
heat is respectable there quite hot, but im not sure where they rates exactly?
the plant got huge!! about 4 1/2 feet tall
i dont have a pic of the plant itself but i do have one pod pic pm me if you wanna see it
thanks your friend Joe
its as productive as my fav wild brazil and from me thats a high and holy complament LOLPepperLover said:
i agree with u Joe, this kind of peppers are the most productive of any wilds i have grown
make a single species sauce with them, that would be great!!Nightshade said:if I get as much as im hoping for I will invite all of you over lol. I have a couple surprises im adding to my garden next week check my glog mid next week for the crazy update I cant wait to show off what I have/am getting
I honestly have no choice but to grow inground way too hot in pots found out last year unless I grew indoors which I would rather not I will be building a shade cover that is more stable to winds than the last one I had. which is better do you think wood mulch or leaves I have no shortage of leaves but was thinking of doing wood mulch or rocks as an alternative? a lot of stuff gets murdered around mid summer just trying to find a way to get plants to stay alive past that time.Pr0digal_son said:I'm not sure how tolerant they are to a Vegas sun and heat. What is really? Jumping cholla? Hah Most of the time the leaves will tell you how tolerant they are to conditions. The velvety praets aren't well suited for extreme sun and they definitely suffer more in the cold and frost.
I think you are doing the right thing by growing inground. Pile on the mulch and invest in some type of shade cloth.
They all are productive,some more than others. The PI 441654 that Judy posted is super productive and grows larger berries. Very tall plant and less hair and waxier leaves than others praets.
they do like a little shade and really dont mind itPr0digal_son said:I'm not sure how tolerant they are to a Vegas sun and heat. What is really? Jumping cholla? Hah Most of the time the leaves will tell you how tolerant they are to conditions. The velvety praets aren't well suited for extreme sun and they definitely suffer more in the cold and frost.
I think you are doing the right thing by growing inground. Pile on the mulch and invest in some type of shade cloth.
They all are productive,some more than others. The PI 441654 that Judy posted is super productive and grows larger berries. Very tall plant and less hair and waxier leaves than others praets.
walt I will pm you in a minute or two about an idea I haveVegas_Chili said:I totally agree with John, I have all my Praetermissums in my balcony and get like 2-3 hrs of sun and partial for the rest of the day. They're all getting pretty thick and tall.
Any plant and I mean any isn't gonna be happy with temps being up in 110's so mulching and shade cloth should be a must.
I have that PI 441654, that plant seems more Baccatum than Praetermissum. I had someone send me a link where it says it was reclassified as Baccatum var Baccatum. But others chimed in with pics of the berries and flowers and they look just like any other Praetermissum.
About the waxy leaves, take a look a it. It's not that pubescent and leaves look more like a Baccatum.
Again we should share notes since we both live in Vegas and we an certainly come up with something that'll work for both of us .
-Walt