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When should I start my baccatums?

Bicycle808

Bicycle808

Hi.

If I plan on starting my Supers in a month, and my other chinense in six weeks, and my annuums in like March or someshit, when ought I be starting these Lemon Drops and Brazilian Starfish and Bishop's Crowns and such?

I'm in NJ. Zone 7 something or other....

Thanks in advance!!
 
My Baccatums always out perform my Chinenses in the grow tent, but once they hit the dirt they Branch out like crazy without a lot of fruit production, at least until the roots are established. I find that Bishop's Crown and Aji Fantasy are bad about doing this. Aji Pineapple and Lemon seems to begin fruiting right away, at least in my climate. I think I'm going to start my Baccatums a month behind my Chinenses this year. Starting them on 1-1 last year in zone 8 turned out to be more trouble than it was worth.
 
It's weird. I feel like everyone's responses were seriously helpful, but I'm still confused.

The Bishop's Crowns I grew in 2018 were slow as shit. And yeah, the Aji Panca I grew in 2017 were actually slower.

I'm thinking, f___ it. I'll start my Baccatums between the supers and the rest of the chinense. But I'm already annoyed by them. They better perform for me, LOL.
 
I'm starting chinense now. Was planning baccatums for mid Jan but I'm going away so it will be early Feb.  Basically in between chinenses and annuums.  Some of the baccatums take so long to ripen that I'd like to start them earlier but I don't have the room.  Compared with chinenses the baccatums get much bigger much quicker and outgrow my indoor space before it is warm enough to put them outside.  So it's basically a trade off between size of plant and length of growing season. Normally I end up with lots of pods that haven't ripened by the time the frost hits.
 
Lol I saw the package and all of that.

Are there seriously gardening related things that people are trying to keep secret? LOL
 
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