Stressing Plants

[patrick]

Now I've heard that if you stress the plants the heat in the pepper will be hotter. How would a person go about doing this? Especially the Bhut Jolokia plants. I've read they're kind of temperamental to begin with and have a hard time producing if they're stressed.

Thanks.

 

[chilehunter]

less water, let'em wilt before watering them.

 

[RichardK]

Only works when there are pods on the plant, please dont water stress a plant with no fruit unless you want bigger roots. Also dont do this when you are still in the flowering stage, you will get flower drop.

 

[POTAWIE]

You can stress them by putting them in a hot dry location like a greenhouse or let them go dry but I'd wait till the pods are close to ripening because stress will slow down plant production

 

[patrick]

Back off with the water but only when the pods are beginning to turn. Gotcha! I might give this a try with one plant for now.

Thanks for the help.

 

[imaguitargod]

Yep, only water when they start to wilt. Also, start showign them the bills you have to pay and the money that you have coming in....that usually stresses me out.