Growing Hot Peppers!

Agent Plissken · 06-29-2007, 09:40 PM

So ive decided to start a hobby of growing a variety of pepper plants. I decided there is no point in starting out slowly, since it takes so long to grow them anyway... I ordered a variety of seeds from ebay:

Naga Jolokia (hottest pepper in the world!)
Chocolate Habanero
Jalapeno Pepper
Sweet Yellow Banana Pepper
Santa Fe Grande

Im excited, ive never grown anything before but my wife is helping me out.

oblongmelon · 06-29-2007, 10:21 PM

My grandfather always "seasoned" his soil when growing his hot peppers..he always stuck a fish in the soil under the plants..for some reason it kept the bugs away, and the peppers grew beautiful and hot!

baggio248 · 07-05-2007, 11:05 AM

One of my friends in LA put 2 plants (I think it was a jalepeno and thai bird) in the same pot. It blended together to make this little green peppers with black on it, and they were HOT!

raimin · 07-11-2007, 03:05 PM

grow some of these, 1000000 Scoville units
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia

Agent Plissken · 07-20-2007, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raimin

grow some of these, 1000000 Scoville units
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia

Lol, did you read the first pepper on my list?
I have over 50 of them sprouted now at about 2 inches

oblongmelon · 07-20-2007, 08:06 AM

Are you actually going to eat these peppers?

Agent Plissken · 07-20-2007, 06:59 PM

It had crossed my mind

Im going to bottle some hot sauces!

Agent Plissken · 07-29-2007, 11:25 AM

Here are some updated pictures of my babies! I built a greenhouse for them. It is cooled by a fan comming up from the center, and both sides can open up for access to the plants.

Airencracken · 07-29-2007, 11:28 AM

Awesome! I've been wanting to get into hot pepper growing and custom hot sauce making for a while now. Any tips?

Agent Plissken · 07-29-2007, 11:48 AM

this is my first go at it, ill try to document everything and share it with you (or whoever is interested)
PM me if you have any ideas or suggestions for me to try!
Right now im just on the phase of getting the plants growing. when harvest time comes, ill start a hot sauce production thread!

uncledaddy · 07-29-2007, 01:05 PM

Nice setup. I am interested in the turnout. And tips also. have cayennes but they are not hot at all. tried planting tai chillies, no success. must be soil or seed depth.

Agent Plissken · 07-29-2007, 02:57 PM

Try germinating the seeds first and planting the sprouts... I had sucess doing that with some i couldnt get to sprout in soil.
There are many methods of pre-germinating seeds, do a quick google to read about it. i used a few different methods to expirement with. I actually had lots of luck with a wick bottle... hang on let me get my pencil out...

You can use perlite as a medium and almost anything as a wick... cotton cloth, rolled up paper towel, etc.
I did one with 50% perlite and 50% soil too, it worked too.
Unfortuneately i didnt document anything so i dont know which one had a better success rating. I do know my bottles did better than my plain damp paper towel method...

ufcrusher · 07-29-2007, 09:03 PM

I personally make habanero and/or jalepeno hot sauces. I also pickle the damn things. Unfortunately my neighbors start screaming everytime I decide to cook up a new batch. I think the vinegar gets to them.

Have fun and good luck.

Markel · 07-30-2007, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ufcrusher

...my neighbors start screaming everytime I decide to cook up a new batch.

Wimps!

Agent Plissken · 07-30-2007, 04:16 PM

UFC, ill go ahead and start the hot pepper sauce thread if you want to post your recipes!
I already made one sauce with store purchased peppers, it turned out ok, but i was pretty much winging it, so i couldnt duplicate the results exactly.

rajatQ2 · 08-07-2007, 02:51 PM

NICE!!

I grew habaneros last summer and they turned out wonderfully. The best advice I got an used was:

- Get pots with plenty of drainage. water a lot , and frequently.
- Plants must always be in direct sunshine. this increases yield and hotness
- organic fertilizers help a lot
- Don't pick until fully ripened. you're not shipping them or freezing them, so pick them at optimal hotness.

enjoy! I used to cook huge pots of Jambalaya with only 2 habaneros - 4 lbs raw chicken, 2 lbs shrimp, 2lbs of chorizo, and all the fixings. that is how hot they are

Agent Plissken · 08-07-2007, 07:03 PM

Excellent to hear that you were successful, i am encourage and excited about my crop.

One thing you said though,

Quote:

Originally Posted by rajatQ2

- Don't pick until fully ripened. you're not shipping them or freezing them, so pick them at optimal hotness.

everywhere else i have read says to pick them when they reach their full SIZE, not wait until they are ripe. It is also my understanding that this will not effect the heat of the pepper.

06-29-2007, 09:40 PM	#1
Agent Plissken Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,264	Growing Hot Peppers! So ive decided to start a hobby of growing a variety of pepper plants. I decided there is no point in starting out slowly, since it takes so long to grow them anyway... I ordered a variety of seeds from ebay: Naga Jolokia (hottest pepper in the world!) Chocolate Habanero Jalapeno Pepper Sweet Yellow Banana Pepper Santa Fe Grande Im excited, ive never grown anything before but my wife is helping me out. __________________ Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy

07-05-2007, 11:05 AM	#3
baggio248 Captain Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Aurora, OH Posts: 1,967	One of my friends in LA put 2 plants (I think it was a jalepeno and thai bird) in the same pot. It blended together to make this little green peppers with black on it, and they were HOT! __________________ Peter: Lois, you've got a sick mind! Lois: Peter, I'm talking about making love. Peter: Oh, I thought you wanted us to murder the children and harvest their organs for beer money.

07-29-2007, 11:28 AM	#9
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	Awesome! I've been wanting to get into hot pepper growing and custom hot sauce making for a while now. Any tips? __________________ "I remember my first orgasm, I just wish someone was there to share it with me..."11-05-2003 05:33 AM - Topane They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, & the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opiate of the masses. - Karl Marx Hell is other people - Jean-Paul Sartre

07-29-2007, 01:05 PM	#11
uncledaddy Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: With Me, Myself, and I...wondering why we can't get along! Posts: 2,583	Nice setup. I am interested in the turnout. And tips also. have cayennes but they are not hot at all. tried planting tai chillies, no success. must be soil or seed depth. __________________

07-29-2007, 09:03 PM	#13
ufcrusher Admiral Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boca Raton, FL: By way of: Poway, CA; Gainesville, Fl; Penn Valley, Pa. Posts: 5,680	I personally make habanero and/or jalepeno hot sauces. I also pickle the damn things. Unfortunately my neighbors start screaming everytime I decide to cook up a new batch. I think the vinegar gets to them. Have fun and good luck. __________________ Welcome my son, welcome to the machine...Where have you been? It's alright we know where you've been....

06-29-2007, 10:21 PM	#2
oblongmelon Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In a nutshell Posts: 9,678	My grandfather always "seasoned" his soil when growing his hot peppers..he always stuck a fish in the soil under the plants..for some reason it kept the bugs away, and the peppers grew beautiful and hot!

07-11-2007, 03:05 PM	#4
raimin Captain Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: san francisco Posts: 1,627	grow some of these, 1000000 Scoville units http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia

07-20-2007, 08:06 AM	#6
oblongmelon Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In a nutshell Posts: 9,678	Are you actually going to eat these peppers?

07-20-2007, 06:59 PM	#7
Agent Plissken Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,264	It had crossed my mind Im going to bottle some hot sauces!

07-29-2007, 11:25 AM	#8
Agent Plissken Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,264	Here are some updated pictures of my babies! I built a greenhouse for them. It is cooled by a fan comming up from the center, and both sides can open up for access to the plants.

07-29-2007, 11:48 AM	#10
Agent Plissken Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,264	this is my first go at it, ill try to document everything and share it with you (or whoever is interested) PM me if you have any ideas or suggestions for me to try! Right now im just on the phase of getting the plants growing. when harvest time comes, ill start a hot sauce production thread!

07-29-2007, 02:57 PM	#12
Agent Plissken Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,264	Try germinating the seeds first and planting the sprouts... I had sucess doing that with some i couldnt get to sprout in soil. There are many methods of pre-germinating seeds, do a quick google to read about it. i used a few different methods to expirement with. I actually had lots of luck with a wick bottle... hang on let me get my pencil out... You can use perlite as a medium and almost anything as a wick... cotton cloth, rolled up paper towel, etc. I did one with 50% perlite and 50% soil too, it worked too. Unfortuneately i didnt document anything so i dont know which one had a better success rating. I do know my bottles did better than my plain damp paper towel method...

07-30-2007, 04:16 PM	#15
Agent Plissken Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,264	UFC, ill go ahead and start the hot pepper sauce thread if you want to post your recipes! I already made one sauce with store purchased peppers, it turned out ok, but i was pretty much winging it, so i couldnt duplicate the results exactly.

08-07-2007, 02:51 PM	#16
rajatQ2 Commander Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: boston, ma Posts: 1,020	NICE!! I grew habaneros last summer and they turned out wonderfully. The best advice I got an used was: - Get pots with plenty of drainage. water a lot , and frequently. - Plants must always be in direct sunshine. this increases yield and hotness - organic fertilizers help a lot - Don't pick until fully ripened. you're not shipping them or freezing them, so pick them at optimal hotness. enjoy! I used to cook huge pots of Jambalaya with only 2 habaneros - 4 lbs raw chicken, 2 lbs shrimp, 2lbs of chorizo, and all the fixings. that is how hot they are __________________ Find some free Comcast or Verizon on-demand movies to watch at home tonight: www.movie-cat.tv

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