bpwilly said:
I have a question about growing these. I think I understand that they do not like the full sun nor heat as much as the other pepper breeds, so do most of you keep yours in the shade for most of the day, or? Just curious, because I have a spot in my yard by the house that gets about 4-5 hours full sun each day, (11Am til 3PM) but is in the shade the rest of the time. Would a spot like that work out OK, or should I just plant these my all my other peppers and see what happens.
Depending on how many you have,I would do both. Experiment with them. Try some in full sun with your other plants,and some in a shady spot. We all grow in different conditions. You might stumble across something that works in Seattle.
I believe that genes play the biggest,but not the only role. Some are just more prolific than others. Similar to how Indian type chinense are super productive.
I have a spot for my container pubes that I feel gives them the best chance to produce. They get morning sun,then "open shade" all day,and then from 6:30 until dark they get sun again. Below is an example of open shade.
This isn't the spot I grow them in,just trying to give you an idea. During this time the plants are getting light reflected off of the vinyl siding while in the shade cycle.
Two biggest problems... 1. Getting first run of flowers to set. 2. Having enough time at the end of the season to get the second run of pods to ripen. They take forever. I still believe that light cycle has a lot to do with production. Early spring and late summer in the U.S. has a similar amount of light as to where these guys grow naturally. Just an uneducated guess.
FreeportBum said:
Thanks. Couple questions when you have a minute. This is my larger manzano that I am in debate if I should put outdoors or just keep it as a indoor plant, has about a half dozen fruit set with maybe 2 dozen more flowers open. It's in a 4 gal pot and has been growing with natural sunlight since last October. I cut it way back once, now it's just gone crazy with the more light and warmth. it's getting huge with a couple branches are just shy of 5 ft. Questions. should I repot this or plant in the ground? should I cut it back again? any tips for planting this outside in the ground or container would be much appreciated. first time growing pubes. thanks
It's hard to fix something that isn't broken.
I grew a brown rocoto in a 1 gallon pot last season and it put out about a dozen pods. Probably would have done better in a larger container. The root system on these guys gets pretty crazy. Keeping them "bound" may force them to push early(and smaller) pods,but it could cause issues later in the season. If you do decide to take it outside(I would) a small container is going to be hard to keep the roots cool in. It also makes it hard to keep watered and fed. Mine were in 15 gallon nursery containers and did ok.
I wouldn't cut it back again either. Stake that bitch up and let it grow! Repot it gently and transition it outside slowly,a week if it takes that.
