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TheFerret55

Hello everyone, I'm starting to get worried that I'm running out of time for a few of my plants. I'm in zone 6a and my reaper and ghost pepper just started growing a couple pods. They both have a bunch of flowers but I'm worried they won't have enough time to get a harvest. The first frost is supposed to be in the first week of October, but I can bring them inside overnight to get a little more time out of the season. Is there anything I can do to help speed them up? Also as far as fertilizer goes I've been using Happy Frog tomato fert once a month for the last two months.

Pics included are from my reaper.
 

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Marturo said:
How about an inexpensive LED ?https://www.amazon.com/IMVSINCERE-Spectrum-High-Performance-Greenhouse-Hydroponic/dp/B095C2DLH5/ref=sr_1_56?crid=1EBD5PUX0N22B&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ptvAy2Bo2rhzHLr-rrPq5r4SWm-3kpxXOjNvRsHpV3OrKcCjX8dENFs-wsKRz1wcQPg1YaWRor-rDIBUa6xBl516fu3tnhSJPXSePTOtyXUK_BrVsSrBonljXxFyTjjCjFQsRMWPNgQm8y3LnNHuaV6hzQudF8DjrbdeGh-WpwrPLcVpWPPSE2ZTGBUehCqlZh5wsGZuL38ywsU7U82ReNo2si9RLVdw5Y6oRrHuLLMBJshHQ_CFEilq7ZZ3t5l3VNFkbGM747PT_PY_7hbAinvS80WHkp_KflHqrA9aUHw.CxPpFlapWmwSVxsTaoX4w5Er9jFjUT8WJf-aHYXo9YM&dib_tag=se&keywords=$40.00spider+farmer+led+grow+light&qid=1723851435&sprefix=40.00spider+farmer+led+grow+light,aps,239&sr=8-56
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Unfortunately I don’t have the room to keep them in my house all day. I just have enough room take take them in overnight but they have to go back out in the morning.
 
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TheFerret55 said:
Hello everyone, I'm starting to get worried that I'm running out of time for a few of my plants. I'm in zone 6a and my reaper and ghost pepper just started growing a couple pods. They both have a bunch of flowers but I'm worried they won't have enough time to get a harvest. The first frost is supposed to be in the first week of October, but I can bring them inside overnight to get a little more time out of the season. Is there anything I can do to help speed them up? Also as far as fertilizer goes I've been using Happy Frog tomato fert once a month for the last two months.

Pics included are from my reaper
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One thing to keep in mind is that, yes, the first frost is close to the beginning of October, but once temps go back up during the day, you're good to go. Bring them inside your garage at night and put them out during the day. Do you have an asphalt driveway that is in full sun? That is going to be artificially warmer than the surrounding area, so if you have days in the 50s and 60s and you put them out in your driveway, they'll be nice and warm (actually it might be a good idea to make sure they don't get too warm out there if they're out there all day!).

In the meantime, keep them in as full sun as possible and on a south facing side of the house (if possible) or at least in the warmest microclimate you can identify to keep pod development cranking. Another last-minute resort is that if it gets too cold, any pods that have already started to break color can be finished indoors.

Good luck and keep us posted!
 
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