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I wondered that too. Yes, it appears the pods grow out through the flower. If you look at my last pic you can see whats left of the flower still attached to the pod. Has yours survived on sunlight or artificial light and have you pruned it at all? Some people say don't prune whereas other people say sometimes its good to do that.
BTW- your plant looks heathy
& nice pic. This is my first year growing too.
I saw the posts about that. I'll try the flick or shake treatment. When the plant was first growing I used artificial light, but then I moved it to the window sill and added to plant vitamins and !POW! it took off growing.
It looks better than mine because its more compact where my plant is stretched out. Looking good.
BTW- Did you just put the seed in the dirt to germinate it/get it started?
I put some soil on top of some paper towel in the bottom of a water bottle that I cut down. I just dumped the seeds on top of the soil and kept it wet.
I'm trying to germinate some habanero & jalapeño but they don't seem to want to sprout. My place is only 70F so thats not helping. I read here where 80-85F is a good temp to get them to germinate. Your method sounds good.
Very healthy looking habanero plant BTW. I hope my seeds sprout soon.
Also, I'm glad I found this forum. I have not yet, and would not have topped my plant and ended up with a pepper tree like you have. That thing is cracking me up ITS HUGE. Don't take offense I would have ended up with the same thing. On another note the guy who gave me this pepper in the first place had tall pepper plants growing in his back yard I don't think the height matters accept for space to keep the plant. It sounds like if yours starts to pollenate you'll have just as many peppers as the small bushy plants.
I germinated my plants in relative cold. They were in an office in Oakland.
I had a hard time germinating my orange habs until I put the pots on a heat mat. It REALLY helps things along. Check walmart when they start up their garden center. I was able to find a complete peat pellet, seedling dome and heat mat setup for around $20ish. The local nursery was selling the same setup for nearly $50 and the mat along for $30 something.
Welcome to the forum AceDeuce
Welcome to the forum AceDeuce
Next time I go by there I'm going to keep a look out for that set-up. Thanks.I had a hard time germinating my orange habs until I put the pots on a heat mat. It REALLY helps things along. Check walmart when they start up their garden center. I was able to find a complete peat pellet, seedling dome and heat mat setup for around $20ish. The local nursery was selling the same setup for nearly $50 and the mat along for $30 something.
Welcome to the forum AceDeuce
BTW- Here's an update pic of some new pods developing on my plant (click on the pic, then click on ot again once you're brought to the flickr page):
@ AceDeuce: Your hab plant looks healthy and full. Is it getting sufficient direct sunlight?
My habs seem to be growing very slowly. They germinated last week & are only @ 1/2 inch tall :-( Maybe because I don't get strong sunlight everyday. Maybe next year I'll build/buy some lights and a rack. since this is my first year at it, sunlight will do for now.
My habs seem to be growing very slowly. They germinated last week & are only @ 1/2 inch tall :-( Maybe because I don't get strong sunlight everyday. Maybe next year I'll build/buy some lights and a rack. since this is my first year at it, sunlight will do for now.