This plant sprouted in March, and I topped and pruned it a bit, about a month or so ago. Is this normal growth? I can't put it in the direct sunlight, because the leaves wilt in the 95°-102° weather. It's in a 12" pot.
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Question about my Carolina Reaper?
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How many gallons is that pot? It seems to have minimal growth if the plant is that old.
I want to say it's an 11 or 12 qt pot.
I'd go get a cheap 5 gallon bucket from a big box store and drill some holes in the sides near the bottom and transplant it. My Reapers started from seed around the same time and my first pods are ripe as of today.
I'll give it a go! Thanks!
There is no such thing as "too big a pot".
Hell in Mississippi I bet it would love some of that local dirt if that was an option 
Yeah, I thought about mixing some in.
Been using 2 parts MG potting mix to 1 part perlite.
Been using 2 parts MG potting mix to 1 part perlite.
I actually meant putting it in the groundslickyboyboo said:
Only if that is an optionI actually meant putting it in the ground Only if that is an option
Gotcha, LOL It's not a good option this summer, but it will be next year, for sure!
Only if that is an optionGotcha, LOL It's not a good option this summer, but it will be next year, for sure!
Pot size is less important than medium in my humble opinion. This is a pepper I started in April. Carolina Reaper seeds purchased from pepperlover.com
http://imgur.com/YTnVi2X
it is only in a 3 gallon pot. I keep this one trimmed back and in the house along with my brown moruga and brazillian starfish for cross pollination purposes.
I started a bunch of peppers last fall. Growing under T5 lights in red solo cups all winter. In red solo cups they grew to around 2 feet tall when I started cutting them back. 2 foot tall peppers in solo cups had pods on them.
My point being, pot size isnt why this pepper is stunted. I dont pretend to know the cause, as I am by no means a professional, but it clearly isnt because it has out grown that pot. As Romy said, keep working to harden it off on sunlight.
http://imgur.com/YTnVi2X
it is only in a 3 gallon pot. I keep this one trimmed back and in the house along with my brown moruga and brazillian starfish for cross pollination purposes.
I started a bunch of peppers last fall. Growing under T5 lights in red solo cups all winter. In red solo cups they grew to around 2 feet tall when I started cutting them back. 2 foot tall peppers in solo cups had pods on them.
My point being, pot size isnt why this pepper is stunted. I dont pretend to know the cause, as I am by no means a professional, but it clearly isnt because it has out grown that pot. As Romy said, keep working to harden it off on sunlight.
It's amazing what a little sunlight, and a bit cooler temps will do!
Very nice ;-)
We are going to be 104-107 in the next few days here. Containers are shaded.
We are going to be 104-107 in the next few days here. Containers are shaded.
Very nice ;-)
We are going to be 104-107 in the next few days here. Containers are shaded.
I feel ya, it got to 104° here, Mon before last, right about the time my outside A/C unit, decided to pack it in, and call it quits.
We are going to be 104-107 in the next few days here. Containers are shaded.
I feel ya, it got to 104° here, Mon before last, right about the time my outside A/C unit, decided to pack it in, and call it quits.
Oh man. That sucks!
Don't understand why you are cutting them back but if possible keep them hydrated and a mix of direct/indirect sunlight....just cause their hot peppers doesn't mean they like the high temps. I've been growing for the last 7 years in pots (5 gal) and the biggest issue is heat and lack of watering regularly.
Spent some time in Biloxi and though I enjoyed myself there that chit is hot !
good luck with growing down there !
Spent some time in Biloxi and though I enjoyed myself there that chit is hot !
good luck with growing down there !
Don't understand why you are cutting them back but if possible keep them hydrated and a mix of direct/indirect sunlight....just cause their hot peppers doesn't mean they like the high temps. I've been growing for the last 7 years in pots (5 gal) and the biggest issue is heat and lack of watering regularly.
Spent some time in Biloxi and though I enjoyed myself there that chit is hot !
good luck with growing down there !
I topped them, so they would bush out rather than grow tall and skinny, as they were doing. I pruned them, so the massive leaves that were on them wouldn't shade the rest of the plant, and would allow more growth. It's worked so far, once we've had cooler temps. I didn't make any suggestion that since they were hot peppers, that they liked hot temps, just that they wilted in any kind of sun when it was around the 100° mark, which is what we've been dealing with here everyday for the last 4-5 weeks. Looks like temps have settled in the 80s here, and we've gotten some rain in the last week, so my plants are really loving it and responding well.
Spent some time in Biloxi and though I enjoyed myself there that chit is hot !
good luck with growing down there !
I topped them, so they would bush out rather than grow tall and skinny, as they were doing. I pruned them, so the massive leaves that were on them wouldn't shade the rest of the plant, and would allow more growth. It's worked so far, once we've had cooler temps. I didn't make any suggestion that since they were hot peppers, that they liked hot temps, just that they wilted in any kind of sun when it was around the 100° mark, which is what we've been dealing with here everyday for the last 4-5 weeks. Looks like temps have settled in the 80s here, and we've gotten some rain in the last week, so my plants are really loving it and responding well.