birds eye chilli
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ak84
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Dorset Naga... I don't know if it was harder to grow or to swallow. Either way I ain't planting this sumbitch ever again. Wasn't worth it at all.
LIBERTYCHICKEN
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I have grown ghost for the past 3 years , I dont find them hard to grow at all
Harvest is a different story .... I always wind up burning the krap out of myself no mater the precautions I take
This year I wore gloves and a tyvec suit ..... It still hurt
Harvest is a different story .... I always wind up burning the krap out of myself no mater the precautions I take
This year I wore gloves and a tyvec suit ..... It still hurt
tekdc911
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you live in a place with low RH ?
LIBERTYCHICKEN
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I wish
In on a sogy island
In on a sogy island
NPK20
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im growing a couple different strains of super hots since i cant grow some good smoke. my lil bhut bush has too many peppers and my out door dwc choco trinidads are retarded covered in peppers =D i live in az and people on the pepper forum said i was doomed from the beginning =D . cant wait to germ the next gen of seed!! hopefully some random crosses!
NPK20
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do you hand polinate or let nature?i get a higher success rate with peppers when i hand polinate
Nutes and Nugs
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Generally as long as they are sorta hard like green peppers they are good.
Semi-soft you should use right away, otherwise I throw them in the compost pile.
Grew some habaneros this year.
They kick some ass.
Semi-soft you should use right away, otherwise I throw them in the compost pile.
Grew some habaneros this year.
They kick some ass.
LIBERTYCHICKEN
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I like to let them pollinate naturally
I even pick off about 1/3 of the flowers , that way I get larger fruit , but less fruit
Cascadian
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I have tried to grow birds eye, the original genetics from Africa (got them through horizon organics out of oregon I think). Where I live they are tough to grow (short growing season). The Hawaiian birds eye is similar but larger and slightly less hot (but still very hot!). I have found the hotter they are the tougher to germ and the longer to mature. My trinidad scorpion did nothing this year.
I always just let them self pollinate. I sometimes give them a good shake to make sure the pollen is distributing. Wish I lived in a better climate for growing them.
I always just let them self pollinate. I sometimes give them a good shake to make sure the pollen is distributing. Wish I lived in a better climate for growing them.
tekdc911
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i believe they were natural i got them from a buddy of mine he had a few going
NPK20
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Yea I noticed the hotter the strain the more difficult they are to germ. none of my 7 pot yellow brains took .... I've had the best success rate with just coco and water. I also soak the seed in water for a day to let them soften up. then lay flat and wait up to a month!! my fatalli took a month and a half to sprout.
NPK20
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you can also pick them off right before.they ripen when multi colored. should ripen in a paper bag on a couple days!
Anotherlover
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Birds eye love hot and humid areas.
My grandfather grew them in Durban, KZN. The plants grow and fruit all year.
I grow them in Gauteng, they die off in winter and you need to plant more in spring.
My grandfather grew them in Durban, KZN. The plants grow and fruit all year.
I grow them in Gauteng, they die off in winter and you need to plant more in spring.
puffdatchronic
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I get germination nearly every time.
I get a small pot of moist compost, make a half cm hole, drop 2 in per pot just incase I get a failure, lightly cover and spray, then I keep the in the closet with the hps for heat and keep them moist and they sprout after about 7 - 10 days. I would say the temp in there is about 28 - 30 c.
Now, I tried to grow a ghost recently, it grew short and bushy, got one flower on it then started to die and I just tossed it. I hate the sight of a dying plant. I have 2 t scorps going right now, in the small seedling stage, hopeful I will get some peppers off them by late summer. Though I do all my growing indoor under the hps as my climate sucks too much for chillies, so I don't know how long it will take.
I get a small pot of moist compost, make a half cm hole, drop 2 in per pot just incase I get a failure, lightly cover and spray, then I keep the in the closet with the hps for heat and keep them moist and they sprout after about 7 - 10 days. I would say the temp in there is about 28 - 30 c.
Now, I tried to grow a ghost recently, it grew short and bushy, got one flower on it then started to die and I just tossed it. I hate the sight of a dying plant. I have 2 t scorps going right now, in the small seedling stage, hopeful I will get some peppers off them by late summer. Though I do all my growing indoor under the hps as my climate sucks too much for chillies, so I don't know how long it will take.