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Link Posted: 2/22/2023 6:31:06 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By WDEagle:

Give it a try.  Go to Home Depot and buy:

5 gallon buckets (3 ea) [$15]
2 cubic feet bag of potting soil [$16]
3 pepper plants (Jalapenos work great and can turn into multi year bushes if wintered correctly) [$15]

~$50 is probably the cheapest (& easiest) hobby that you will ever pick up on Arfcom.

Drill several holes in the bottom of the buckets
Fill the buckets with potting soil
Plant the pepper plants and provide some sort of support (stake or cage)

Edit:  If you have a sunny place for a garden then it's even easier.

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That won't be enough soil. Maybe it is a typo as well. I am looking at 50 qt sacks of Miracle Grow PS for about $18.

A good rule of thumb, the typical capacity of a 5-gallon bucket is 16 quarts of dry soil and dirt and .7 cubic feet of earth.
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Originally Posted By JoseCuervo:


That won't be enough soil. Maybe it is a typo as well. I am looking at 50 qt sacks of Miracle Grow PS for about $18.

A good rule of thumb, the typical capacity of a 5-gallon bucket is 16 quarts of dry soil and dirt and .7 cubic feet of earth.
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Originally Posted By JoseCuervo:
Originally Posted By WDEagle:

Give it a try.  Go to Home Depot and buy:

5 gallon buckets (3 ea) [$15]
2 cubic feet bag of potting soil [$16]
3 pepper plants (Jalapenos work great and can turn into multi year bushes if wintered correctly) [$15]

~$50 is probably the cheapest (& easiest) hobby that you will ever pick up on Arfcom.

Drill several holes in the bottom of the buckets
Fill the buckets with potting soil
Plant the pepper plants and provide some sort of support (stake or cage)

Edit:  If you have a sunny place for a garden then it's even easier.



That won't be enough soil. Maybe it is a typo as well. I am looking at 50 qt sacks of Miracle Grow PS for about $18.

A good rule of thumb, the typical capacity of a 5-gallon bucket is 16 quarts of dry soil and dirt and .7 cubic feet of earth.


My mistake.  Looks like HD does not sell the 2 cubic ft bags.  Walmart does and it's cheaper.
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Link Posted: 2/22/2023 7:03:57 PM EDT
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And, my bad that I read cubic feet as quarts.

Link Posted: 2/22/2023 7:18:56 PM EDT
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Here's something I was very old before I realized.  

Dried peppers and fresh peppers, a lot of the time, have different names but come from the same plant.  

Link Posted: 2/22/2023 7:31:51 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By lildavid67:
Here's something I was very old before I realized.  

Dried peppers and fresh peppers, a lot of the time, have different names but come from the same plant.  

https://expatinsurance.imgix.net/articles/chiles/chile_chart.jpg
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Very interesting. Thanks for that!

Link Posted: 2/22/2023 10:22:07 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By jb31:
double tap.

But forgot:
Thai Chilis
Hungarian Wax
7 pot
Poblano
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I'm growing 7 pot this year. Have you grown it before? If so, what would you compare it to and do you like it?
Link Posted: 2/23/2023 12:06:43 AM EDT
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What pepper do you use when you want to make some sort of stuffed pepper for a meal? And poppers are not a meal, that’s an appetizer
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:


Arguing about guns and other stuff we all like is like 40% of why I come here.

Both of you have decent ideas except wax and bell. Bell peppers are so stupid I hate them. They are the worst.

"Hello I'm a pepper with zero heat and the least amount of flavor"

Anything done with a bell pepper can be done better with a hot pepper. And I'm not saying every pepper must melt your face off but I mean come on with these bell peppers


What pepper do you use when you want to make some sort of stuffed pepper for a meal? And poppers are not a meal, that’s an appetizer


Poblano, giant Marconi, serano
Link Posted: 2/23/2023 12:30:01 AM EDT
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Pablanos, bell, cayenne, habanero, and little Thai chilies.

Have a couple bushes I dug up and brought in that made it. Lost track of what they were though so that’s a surprise.

Also got tomatoes started, a couple varieties of San marzanos, Roma, and mortgage lifters. Peppers are getting a better start than most of the tomatoes.
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Salsa Time
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:

I'm growing 7 pot this year. Have you grown it before? If so, what would you compare it to and do you like it?
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I have not.  7 pots are a new one for me.  I have grown other super hots.  Felt that I was missing that one.
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I have had major issues with MG soils in the past.  They have a lot of ferts in them, often way too much nitrogen, which will hurt pepper production a lot and does not always play nice with other inorganic fertilizers.  You can end up with nutrient lock, you will see leaf yellowing and spotting and have to flush your pots to clean out the salts.  I prefer ProMix soils.  There is enough nutrients in there to get them to a few inches tall where you can start with your preferred regiment.
Link Posted: 2/23/2023 11:52:15 AM EDT
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I’m only going to do 4 plants this year since I have to move in July. Bahamian goat, ghost, KSLS, and sugar rush peach
Link Posted: 2/23/2023 12:09:24 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By jb31:



I have had major issues with MG soils in the past.  They have a lot of ferts in them, often way too much nitrogen, which will hurt pepper production a lot and does not always play nice with other inorganic fertilizers.  You can end up with nutrient lock, you will see leaf yellowing and spotting and have to flush your pots to clean out the salts.  I prefer ProMix soils.  There is enough nutrients in there to get them to a few inches tall where you can start with your preferred regiment.
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Hmm.  Good to know.  I'll pick some Promix up and give it a try this year.  I'll do half* in MG and half in Promix annd see if I notice any difference.

* Planting 2 each of Harbenro, Red Ghost & Cowhorn.
Link Posted: 2/23/2023 12:23:46 PM EDT
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We start the first week or two of March for setting out May 1st.

Standard load out-

4 jalapeños. We use a lot of these and can several gallons every summer. Always have a Ball half gallon of these pickled in the refrigerator. Started canning some these in a sweet pickle mix, good for sandwiches.

4 chilis of some variety, Big Jim's lately. Their skins are a lot less tough than Anaheims. We'll roast, skin and can a majority of these.

4 poblanos. Another staple used for stuffed peppers, chili, salsa and dried.

4 bells, California Wonders. The greens always do better for me than the colors.

2 Jimmy Nardellos. A new staple, sweet red, grown specifically for Italian peppers and onions, etc.

Experimenting again this year with lemon jalapeños. The ones we grew last year were hot as hell but not that prolific.

Might buy one Serrano plant come May just to give our salsa a little more attitude. That's about all the attitude I can take.
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That stuff is bat shit expensive.
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Originally Posted By WDEagle:

That stuff is bat shit expensive.
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It's got electrolytes.
Link Posted: 2/23/2023 8:35:08 PM EDT
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It's got electrolytes.
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Originally Posted By WDEagle:

That stuff is bat shit expensive.


It's got electrolytes.


Link Posted: 2/23/2023 10:25:11 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By totalabuse:


It's got electrolytes.
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Originally Posted By WDEagle:

That stuff is bat shit expensive.


It's got electrolytes.

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Originally Posted By JCoop:
Do any of you scarify your pepper seeds? It's supposed to help them germinate. Last year I had a hell of a time getting my pepper seeds to germinate. They were on a heat mat, controlled conditions, etc.

@C-4 did you really start your seeds early/mid Feb? Seems pretty early for NH.
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Huh I've never tried that.

I keep the peat really moist during germination but then back off the water when I see sprouting
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Originally Posted By Cincinnatus:
Planted big scotch bonnets and chocolate scotch bonnets at the same time, same environment, same medium.

The big ones are sprouting nicely.

The chocolate ones are anemic.
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I have some chocolate 7 pot that I haven't planted.

Any weird colors haven't worked well for me, like purple for example. The jigsaw and Buena Multa looked awesome but really didn't taste that great. Jigsaw especially is a beautiful plant.

But i grow them to eat not to look at, so the chocolate ones I keep relegating out of my planting.
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Originally Posted By JCoop:
Do any of you scarify your pepper seeds? It's supposed to help them germinate. Last year I had a hell of a time getting my pepper seeds to germinate. They were on a heat mat, controlled conditions, etc.

@C-4 did you really start your seeds early/mid Feb? Seems pretty early for NH.
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@JCoop

I’m only planting the Chiltepins early because they seem to grow a lot slower!
Link Posted: 2/24/2023 11:40:58 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:

Huh I've never tried that.

I keep the peat really moist during germination but then back off the water when I see sprouting
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:
Originally Posted By JCoop:
Do any of you scarify your pepper seeds? It's supposed to help them germinate. Last year I had a hell of a time getting my pepper seeds to germinate. They were on a heat mat, controlled conditions, etc.

@C-4 did you really start your seeds early/mid Feb? Seems pretty early for NH.

Huh I've never tried that.

I keep the peat really moist during germination but then back off the water when I see sprouting


@WhiskersTheCat

Since birds will eat the smaller peppers in the wild and broadcast the seeds in their droppings, it does make you wonder if some pretreatment would help with germination.
Link Posted: 2/24/2023 11:53:51 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By C-4:


@WhiskersTheCat

Since birds will eat the smaller peppers in the wild and broadcast the seeds in their droppings, it does make you wonder if some pretreatment would help with germination.
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Originally Posted By C-4:
Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:
Originally Posted By JCoop:
Do any of you scarify your pepper seeds? It's supposed to help them germinate. Last year I had a hell of a time getting my pepper seeds to germinate. They were on a heat mat, controlled conditions, etc.

@C-4 did you really start your seeds early/mid Feb? Seems pretty early for NH.

Huh I've never tried that.

I keep the peat really moist during germination but then back off the water when I see sprouting


@WhiskersTheCat

Since birds will eat the smaller peppers in the wild and broadcast the seeds in their droppings, it does make you wonder if some pretreatment would help with germination.

There's definitely some nature aside from science.

I cannot sprout these crazy afghan variants. Tried for 3 years. Chiltepins tend to do really well for me, and funny enough so do cayenne. Majority of stuff did okay.
Link Posted: 2/24/2023 11:59:50 PM EDT
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In the words of Jeremy Clarkson, ‘your backside is goi by to look like the Japanese flag in the morning’ after eating those magma peppers.

We had mixed luck with jalapenos and habaneros at the farm; some years they were mild and others they were scorching hot. I must have been extra salty one year as our jalapenos were hotter than any scotch bonnet I’ve ever tasted.
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:

There's definitely some nature aside from science.

I cannot sprout these crazy afghan variants. Tried for 3 years. Chiltepins tend to do really well for me, and funny enough so do cayenne. Majority of stuff did okay.
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You try a wet paper towel?
Link Posted: 2/25/2023 12:14:44 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By ctnsupra1:
In the words of Jeremy Clarkson, ‘your backside is goi by to look like the Japanese flag in the morning’ after eating those magma peppers.

We had mixed luck with jalapenos and habaneros at the farm; some years they were mild and others they were scorching hot. I must have been extra salty one year as our jalapenos were hotter than any scotch bonnet I’ve ever tasted.
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Can confirm with both. That's why I want to start saving my own from good batches.

I want to try to cross some as well
Link Posted: 2/25/2023 12:15:19 AM EDT
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You try a wet paper towel?
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Originally Posted By Low_Country:
Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:

There's definitely some nature aside from science.

I cannot sprout these crazy afghan variants. Tried for 3 years. Chiltepins tend to do really well for me, and funny enough so do cayenne. Majority of stuff did okay.


You try a wet paper towel?

Sure.

Peat and heat mat is better.
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:

Sure.

Peat and heat mat is better.
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How long have you been at it?

I read some varieties can take damn near a month to germinate.
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Originally Posted By Low_Country:


How long have you been at it?

I read some varieties can take damn near a month to germinate.
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:

Sure.

Peat and heat mat is better.


How long have you been at it?

I read some varieties can take damn near a month to germinate.

Geez Louise I've never attempted that. I normally replant after 14 days if there's no germination.
Link Posted: 2/25/2023 1:06:21 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:

Geez Louise I've never attempted that. I normally replant after 14 days if there's no germination.
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I like this guy.

Generally speaking, pepper seeds take 1-2 weeks to germinate. This can stretch to 3 or 4 weeks for hotter varieties like ghost peppers, or for seeds that are over 1 year old. Certain varieties may take longer, but under ideal conditions, most seeds should germinate within 10 days.

https://peppergeek.com/germinate-peppers-seeds-fast/
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Just ordered some plants from strousepeppers on eBay.

Their scotch bonnets are the best I’ve ever had.
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The username is strousepepper (without the s) in case anyone is interested in checking them out.  I bought a few plants from them last season and they are a 100% solid seller.  Great option for trying out some stuff that you just aren't gonna find at your local nursery or big box store for the most part
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Originally Posted By JCoop:
Hmmm. That's a good point. I believe I'll start my peppers earlier than the other seeds because of this.
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Originally Posted By C-4:


@JCoop

I'm only planting the Chiltepins early because they seem to grow a lot slower!
Hmmm. That's a good point. I believe I'll start my peppers earlier than the other seeds because of this.


Peppers really benefit from a 4 week head start. I just started some tomatoes and they grow about 4x faster
Link Posted: 2/26/2023 11:32:36 AM EDT
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Just getting started in peppers, last year had jalapeno and something called Hot Rods which made my eyes burn while chopping them but were very mild when prepared. What's a good hot flavorful pepper variety but not a superhot like a Reaper etc? What's a good large green variety with medium heat for stuffing?
Link Posted: 2/26/2023 11:37:37 AM EDT
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The grocery store closest to us has a flame griller setup outside with hatch peppers from time to time. They are awesome.
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat:
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Can't wait to get my green and yellow bell peppers going
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Originally Posted By PointBlank82:
We like to eat red bell pepper fresh sliced. Goes well chopped up in a salad.

Not everything needs to be spicy to be good.

You guys are disgusting.

Get like at least a hatch or poblano or something with 20x more flavor and still minimal heat.

The grocery store closest to us has a flame griller setup outside with hatch peppers from time to time. They are awesome.


Speaking as someone born not too far from Hatch, I can tell you that some Hatch green can be very fucking hot.
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@jb31

I'm all set.
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Nice, in for the experiment results.  I think I'm going to split my pepper plants up and try some new fertilizers this year.  I was using the Fox Farms line with good results, but it is fairly expensive and the store closest doesn't carry it any more.
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Has anyone grown peppers in 15 gallon grow bags? I did a bunch in 5 gallon buckets last year, but need to use something better looking at my new house with HOA.

My tomatoes did really well in 15 gallon grow bags, going to step them up to 25 gallon this year and plant less of them.
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Originally Posted By PointBlank82:
Has anyone grown peppers in 15 gallon grow bags? I did a bunch in 5 gallon buckets last year, but need to use something better looking at my new house with HOA.

My tomatoes did really well in 15 gallon grow bags, going to step them up to 25 gallon this year and plant less of them.
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Nope. I start them indoors like this and then move them out

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Originally Posted By PointBlank82:
Has anyone grown peppers in 15 gallon grow bags? I did a bunch in 5 gallon buckets last year, but need to use something better looking at my new house with HOA.

My tomatoes did really well in 15 gallon grow bags, going to step them up to 25 gallon this year and plant less of them.
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Originally Posted By PointBlank82:
Has anyone grown peppers in 15 gallon grow bags? I did a bunch in 5 gallon buckets last year, but need to use something better looking at my new house with HOA.

My tomatoes did really well in 15 gallon grow bags, going to step them up to 25 gallon this year and plant less of them.



Homer Buckets? Yeah. no. That orange sucks big.

Bags aren't any better, IMHO.

My issue this year is that I bought 5 gallon plastic black containers (which are nearly twice the cost of terra cotta planters ) [but one fifth the weight] ).

Why is thrown clay way more expensive than extruded plastic?

If you have animal / rodent problems and are worried about your seedlings, look for cheap wire mesh trash cans from the Dollar Store, or Amazon. Add a drawer pull / knob, and you are in business.

Rats, birds, squirrels, etc., eat everything. Especially seedlings that you spent a month of spring growing.

In my case, I have a black bucket and a white Cloche..



cloche
/klōSH/
noun
a small translucent cover for protecting or forcing outdoor plants.


If you look for a Cloche at a garden center, they are like $20 each. Do some looking, and they are a dollar or two each. Maybe another dollar for a handle knob.

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After last summers brutal heat, I'm going to try a new method for growing this year..  I'm going to try the wicking buckets.  Anyone used them with success?  Seems like a great way to keep up on the watering..
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