Hello
I'm having seemingly good luck this year (UK), and have already harvested maybe 15-20 huge Hangjiao 4/Comet's Tail, and maybe 12-18 Early Jalapeno peppers. I think I possibly started too soon for my location (sowed most seeds on New Years Eve half drunk), but used a heater in my greenhouse for the first time out of necessity. This is the first year (my fourth chili growing season) I wanted some variation of colour, and chose Orange Thai as one from Plant World Seeds. It's a UK company that I have used at least once before, and had great results.
I used the Orange Thai as a kind of first hand experiment to see the difference between pot size, and what effects it has on growth and... wow... the difference between a 10 liter (apologies, my US friends) bucket and a 6 liter pot has been genuinely remarkable to watch; and I am very joyful that I made the decision to do that. But...
Roughly eight chili's in the bucket (low and close to the main stem) are already ripening fast, and have gone from green to red. They are about 5-6 inches long, and when I give them a soft squeeze, they do feel ripe. The plant probably has a good 30+ more green chili's on it, but new buds are seemingly very slow and sporadic, but are forming. Right now I'm thinking snip the red bastids off for "om-nom-nom's", and see what happens. But I'm also thinking... where my glorious orange fruit at?
A bit of a TLDR for my question, but I do enjoy reading other peoples infectious enthusiasm, and would not wish to buck the trend. So. Can anyone tell me if I should wait longer? Can a ripening (sp?) cycle go beyond red to orange? I think I remember that some go from red to black, but from red to orange makes no sense to me.
Any thoughts or experience would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
I'm having seemingly good luck this year (UK), and have already harvested maybe 15-20 huge Hangjiao 4/Comet's Tail, and maybe 12-18 Early Jalapeno peppers. I think I possibly started too soon for my location (sowed most seeds on New Years Eve half drunk), but used a heater in my greenhouse for the first time out of necessity. This is the first year (my fourth chili growing season) I wanted some variation of colour, and chose Orange Thai as one from Plant World Seeds. It's a UK company that I have used at least once before, and had great results.
I used the Orange Thai as a kind of first hand experiment to see the difference between pot size, and what effects it has on growth and... wow... the difference between a 10 liter (apologies, my US friends) bucket and a 6 liter pot has been genuinely remarkable to watch; and I am very joyful that I made the decision to do that. But...
Roughly eight chili's in the bucket (low and close to the main stem) are already ripening fast, and have gone from green to red. They are about 5-6 inches long, and when I give them a soft squeeze, they do feel ripe. The plant probably has a good 30+ more green chili's on it, but new buds are seemingly very slow and sporadic, but are forming. Right now I'm thinking snip the red bastids off for "om-nom-nom's", and see what happens. But I'm also thinking... where my glorious orange fruit at?
A bit of a TLDR for my question, but I do enjoy reading other peoples infectious enthusiasm, and would not wish to buck the trend. So. Can anyone tell me if I should wait longer? Can a ripening (sp?) cycle go beyond red to orange? I think I remember that some go from red to black, but from red to orange makes no sense to me.
Any thoughts or experience would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
