@Fastbikkel - You are absolutely right. It is 100% an addiction. I crave the heat. Sometimes I crave it hotter than I can even stand it and come to regret it as I'm coughing all through a meal, much to my wife's annoyance. I know that when it comes time for us to sell the house and move into an apartment I will need a South or West facing balcony for the plants. Sorry for the delay in my response. Thank you so much for the comment.
@preformingmonkey - If you check out my latest video you will see that I have a yellow scotch bonnet plant as well as a red one. The yellow scotch bonnet is a bit on the rare side. I find the red to be on the sweeter side but they both have a nice habanero flavour and heat. If your peppers are a dark or deep yellow they are ready to go. It is very unlikely that they would go from yellow to red. Thanks very much for watching my video.
@SAK59 No problem man! Good to know there's pepper people out there like me - ok think my ones are ready to harvest, too bad I don't have a dehydrator to dry them out lol
thank you very much for the info, the last two years, the winter has been very cold, last year 2010, the river that flows though york froze over, which is nothing compared to your winters, once again thank you
@mrsexpistols36 - Bell peppers, like hot peppers can live for years and years productively. If they have a warm enough environment year-round. I'm no expert on England, of course, but I think you have Winters similar to our Winters here in Canada. If I am right about that, you would likely need to pot your plant up and bring it indoors, left in a sunny window, or under lights, to allow them to survive the Winter and be brought out the next Spring. Thank you so much for watching my videos!
@MySu47Berkut - Ha ha ha. I am Canadian. I come from a long line of people who say to-May-to. Should I be saying to-Mah-to? Thanks for watching my video and leaving this entertaining comment. I appreciate your sense of humour!
@JeSCTLesniowski - Hey! that's really nice of you to say. This video is from 2008. You can see my system in action and the garden itself in the 2 - 2011 Pepper Garden videos I've recently posted. I can't thank you enough for your interest!! I'll be watching your vlogs a bit later.
Very good! But for even more success in growing peppers I'd suggest actually planting them within the soil, this way the plant can gain replenished nutrients from the soil once it rains all in all places instead of in just a pot. The roots would also be able to grow a lot faster and have more room to suck up nutrients within its roots and up its xylem. Just a suggestion for next year. I have a pepper garden, as well, and they are growing incredibly fast while anchored in the soil. Good luck! :)
@JeSCTLesniowski - Thanks very much for watching my video and taking the time to post this comment. I actually do plant my pepper plants directly into the soil. I don't have them sitting in pots over the Summer. I do germinate the seeds indoors in January/February and grow them in pots until the Spring but then I plant them in my prepared garden. Some people have container gardens and seem to do well, but I've never done that. Again, it's great to meet you. Thx for the sub!
@misskisskadee Pepper plants can grow all year if they are planted in the Bahamas!! But in Canada, not so much. I haved potted plants up and brought them in to keep alive over the Winter and then they were better the second year. I didn't do that at the end of last season though. I had too many bugs indoors the previous year. It just wasn't worth it. My plants are doing well so far. I'll soon be posting a new video. Thanks for watching my video and leaving a comment. Much appreciated!
@EdThePepperHead - No. The solar lights were intended to illuminate the garden at night. They really didn't do much, though. Thank you for watching my video and leaving the comment.
@DammitDrag - Thanks for the compliment. Once the plants are outside I don't really do much. Every year I buy ladybugs and they keep things pretty cool. A couple of years ago I wound up with slugs in the garden and I bought some Slug Magic to take care of them. I just deal with things as they come. Thanks for watching my video. I really appreciate it.
@DammitDrag Hi. I hope you don't mind my answering your question. On all my plants I use garlic mix and it does wonders to keep the bugs away. Just get a garlic press and press a couple of cloves and add a gallon of water. Let it set for 2 days and strain juice and put in a little spray bottle. Spray the leaves and vegetables. Works great for me. I also use it on ant hills. Just pour it on the ant hill straight from the jar and in a couple of days they will be gone. Hope this works for you.
@buddybleau - Thanks for taking the time to add to the conversation. I appreciate that you watched my video and took the trouble to post a comment. Feel free any time to give us the benefit of your experience, We can all learn from each other. Good stuff!
Your plants are too small, let them grow real big before flowering (pinch off the flower buds until the plant is large enough). You won't regret it, you can get over 100 pods per plant that way.
Great job on the garden :) Gardening rules! Be careful handling that scotch bonnet plant with bare hands, especially as it matures, those oils are very, very hot! A few good doses of 0-7-0 organic fossilized bat guano will help them ripen up quickly.
@crystalyshiva Thanks for the compliment. As for handling plants and even the peppers themselves, there is no danger as long as the peppers are whole. The capsaicin is located in the placental sack holding the seeds inside the pod. As a result, that is where the heat is located. I often near ppl say that the seeds are hot, but that isn't accurate. The seeds have no heat other than what they pick up from the placenta. The outside of the pod is safe and so is the plant. Thanks for posting!
@amsterdamkush2010 Thanks. I hope you'll watch my more recent videos. This one was from 2008. I've made some improvements in my garden and have more plants - and more types of peppers.
It is really nice of you to take the trouble to leave a comment. I really appreciate it.
@jake42091 Maybe if I had pointed them out a 3rd time or a fourth. I wince when I think about the really stupid things I said in this video. When I first posted it I couldn't imagine anyone actually watching it. If I had thought it was going to be watched heading towards 20,000 times, I might have redone it instead of posting a first take. Please watch my later videos - they are better than this.
And thanks for leaving a comment. I laugh when I see comments like this!
@kingsblendstrain I only wish that I had weighed all those peppers. Okay. Not tons. But I bet they weighed a few pounds. And no, I actually don't make any money from the peppers. Thanks for the comment. Very entertaining.
@Paintballegend so cool to identify the pepper, as you have. i grew the Super Shepherd one year. I believe it is a sweet pepper, though smaller than the usual sweet red peppers you find in the store. Thanks for letting me know. That is really nice of you. Consider doing a video of your garden, anyway. I'd like to see it and I'm sure others would as well.
And also i have this one sort of pepper growing in my garden, it looks like a fat chili pepper but its still green and getting bigger but no color change yet.... do you have a clue to what kind of pepper this is?
@Paintballegend Do you mean that it looks like a jalapeno? There are hundreds of pepper types but I would need more information. Why don't you do up a video and upload it? I'd be happy to watch it and leave a comment. And thanks again! It's great interacting with you.
How long does it take for Jalapenos to turn red cuz i have some in my garden but i pick them when they are green.... i actually had no idea they went red lol
@Paintballegend Jalapenos are a thick walled pepper. They take months to ripen. By the time they do, they are fat and cracking already. If you let them ripen to red, though, you will find that they lose some of their bitterness (which I guess, some people like) and become a bit sweeter, though not really much hotter. I prefer them red, but just don't want to have them taking up room in my garden when a perfect pepper like the Hot Paper Lantern would be ripening in July. Thanks for the comment.
I've finally taken control. After suffering with those blasted aphids for the last seven months, I bought 4500 ladybugs and let them loose in the garden!
Watching armies of ladybugs marching up and down the pepper plants - now that's fun!
@auntygomez - Thanks for the compliment. They were amazing. That was my first year growing Seven Pods but totally hooked me. At this point they are amongst my very favorite peppers.
So nice of you to watch my video and leave a comment.
@smrtsTV - You said it! Those fat jalapenos!! The skin is so thick it takes 36 years for them to change colour. I would guess that's the reason we usually see them sold green. Thanks for taking the trouble to leave a comment. Much appreciated.
@nathuwjohn - I wish I had a good answer for you. I have tried all kinds of things. 2 kinds of insecticides, mild detergent, Neem Oil, Dr Brunner's Peppermint Soap, which I am using now - I can keep the aphids down to an irritant by spraying every few days, but to really get rid of them? Once they are outside I will buy ladybugs. That's about the only thing I feel certain about. Or lacewings, I've heard. Aphids are a pain in the a**! Sorry for not replying sooner. Thks for posting your comment.
@321man1 - Yeah! I watch them slowly ripen and find it hard to pick them...to finally say that's it! But, of course, I always do. Thanks for watching my video and leaving a comment. It's really nice of you!
@TORCHforAMERICA - Actually, cross pollination wouldn't affect the peppers on these plants, but they would affect the seeds in the peppers, and hence the peppers grown from plants germinated from those seeds. I find it interesting to have new varieties pop up due to cross pollination. Since this isn't a business for me, I don't worry about it. They're all good.
the redder tey are the sweeter they are... they have more heat when there green cus its a protection method keeping animals from eating them befor the seed has grown.
@puffsters269 Are you referring to Jalapenos with this comment? Or do you mean peppers in general? I may be swayed if you mean Jalapenos, but for the most part peppers reach their peak at maturity, which may be red, orange, yellow or any colour. I don't actually find jalapenos sweet, though. Thank you for posting the comment. It's really appreciated.
@SAK59 peppers in general. though most peppers are hott enuf to retain there kick when there ripe, it definatly is not as hot as it would have been green. also there sweeter ripe.
@puffsters269 -- Now this one I'm going to have to experiment with. I don't usually try peppers before they're ripe, so I'm curious to give it a shot. I like your reasoning, though. I wonder if anyone else reading this has noticed the same thing. Again, I thank you. You've given me something to think about.
@SAK59 yea it is just my dedution from experience i had with a pepper garden. i can tollerate Jalapenos when there vine rippened. to be red. but when there green they make me water... lol
@maslabud - Small peppers are always hotter than large peppers, it seems. I am still not convinced that they reach their prime heat level prior to full maturity being attained. That just hasn't been part of my belief system. I have had some rather hot Serranos and Jalapenos that were green, of course, so it may very well be true. Bell peppers are never hot - big or small...they are sweet peppers.
Thanks so much for leaving a comment maslabud. I really appreciate it.
Hey good video. I just have a question. I just bought two pepper plants. I was wondering how often do i water them? Like 1 time every day or what? Well nice garden keep the good work up :)
Hi 1GiveSubs1 - Pepper plants don't like standing in soggy soil. They like a well drained soil. I usually water once a week, or so - when the soil looks really dry. The plants can even start to wilt. Give them a good watering and they'll perk right up. It is easier to kill the plants by over watering than by not watering enough.
@SAK59 Sweet thanks, my pepper plant leaves are going down but i think it was just because the soil was dry. But i watered them... I live in Arizona so its nice and sunny :)
? I'm not mad at you. I said "good one." I didn't get it at first but laughed when I suddenly understood. I'm sorry that I gave you the wrong impression.
@bcsROBBERY - Difficult to prevent, really, but I'm not doing this in any professional way...it's just for fun, so if they do cross-pollinate and I get some weird variety popping up I'll actually find it kind of exciting.
@RichardpBradshawFILM - Thank you very much. Not bad for a Canadian garden. I wish I had a larger yard so I could really expand. If you look at later videos (the ones from last year) you'll see that I deepened the garden and built it up, so I could get a few more plants and varieties in.
Thank you for taking the time to post a comment. Really appreciated!
@n00bszpro - What can go wrong? No need to worry. If you're starting them now, indoors, they'll be fantastic by the time Spring comes around and you can get them out into the garden.
@zombietyree - 7 pots and scorpions are closely related and very similar. The 7 pot is rounder, though. And the scorpion has a pointy tail. See my videos from 2009 to see the scorpions I grew last year. Yes...they are both scorchingly hot. I like the 7 pot the best.
@icecore333 - Jalapenos aren't hard to grow, really, but because they are thick walled they take forever to ripen. That's why most of the time you find them sold green. They are really ripe when they are red and start to split. They're great peppers if you have a long enough growing season. I usually have to bring them in, in the fall to finish ripening in a paper bag. With a banana thrown in. Good luck with your garden.
I like your garden its very nice. I have a potted sweet bannana and 4 small habaneros. There doing tarific in the pots have a little afid problem with the sweet bannana but i plan to move them into my house and under a sun lamp. I live in the northern united states, and the plants have ben doing sooooo well they are very healthy dont know if there doing as well as yours but i have about 12 sweet bannana peppers coming and this is my first year doing it. Well i just thought i tell you
LOL. Looks like the video took a lot of work? Nah. One take does it. If I wasn't so lazy I would do several videos until one of them was actually interesting. Thank you so much for the compliment.
Most ppl in Northern climates treat Pepper plants as annuals. What else can you do when the Winter is too cold for them to survive? In temperate zones though, pepper plants go on and on. They are actually perennials. That's why you can pot up your favorite plant in the Fall and keep it going through the Winter in a sunny window. My 7 pot plant was providing me with peppers all Winter. It had 20 pods on it when I replanted it a few wks ago. You can see me eating one in my most recent video. Thx
Thank you for the nice compliment. Not much hope for this year, though...the very cold & wet Spring has meant getting the plants out a month later than normal. BLAST it!! Thanks again.
thanks,i will put plants in bigger pots.we dont get the heat here in england, so there in my conservatory which is south facing. the peppers seem to be very happy and very healthy.hopefully i will get some nice fruit.
are you saying feed regular before plants flower then not so frequently?
You have to be very careful when feeding that you are giving the plants the nutrients that they need. I will go even further than I did in my last answer. The 3 #'s represent Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K.) Plants need (N) to grow but once it is grown, (N) will cause buds to drop off. (P) develops roots and (K) helps develop flowers and fruits. Just watch those 3 elements and their ratios. Once the plant wants to bloom, make sure the (K) is highest.
Just as an aside, I have just checked the package of Jobes plant food spikes I've been using, and it lists the potassium as "Potash" which is a water soluble form of potassium.
im growing jalapenos(in containers) and there about 8" and was wondering what size pot size you would recommend also what feed you use?..im also growing cayennes .
IMO, use a 10" pot: that will give them room to grow. Example, I have a Scorpion I grew from seed directly into a 10" pot, planted at the end of Dec. It is now 3' 7" tall. Other Scorpions in 4" pots, planted mid-Jan are barely 6" tall.
As for feed, keep in mind that as the plant grows it needs Nitrogen, but N inhibits fruiting. Fertilizer has the 3 no's...the first is Nitrogen. High N during growing stage and lower during fruiting. That's the main thing. I have been using Jobe's Food Spikes.
Thanks hockeyshit1. That was last year. Please see the video response for a glimpse of what I'll be growing this year...if we ever get Summer, I mean. Really appreciate the nice comment.
SAk please reply i bought peppers seeds it has about 5 different type of peppers i planted them i has been about 1 week and they are small but can u tell me how long it will be for my peppers vegetales to appear . thank you (reply)
Hi ngm...it's hard to give a definite answer to your question. Different types of peppers have varying maturation periods. Do you know what type of peppers these are? Otherwise, I'd say that it will take about 3 months for buds to appear, some will be pollinated & set as fruit. At that point approximately 2 or 3 months for the pods to reach full size and ripen. Like I said, it depends on the type of pepper. The thicker the walls of the fruit, the longer it will take. Thanks for the post!
Just quickly, jalapenos take a very long time to ripen to red. They are very thick walled. Most people pick them when they're green and still find them to be hot enough even at that stage.
It's very rewarding growing peppers. You'll really find it a fun experience. Let me know how it goes. Do a video of your garden once the plants are established. All chiliheads enjoy seeing the results like-minded folks are achieving. Thanks again!
i have a packet of seeds for the anaheim tmr 23, ancho, cayenne, jalapen, and hungarian wax. Are they any good i havent grow peppers so i dont know, they are allot hot
Cayenne & Jalapeno are the hottest out of the varieties you have named. The rest are quite mild. Cayenne would be hotter than the Jalapeno...nicer flavour too, in my opinion. If you can get a hot paper lantern, Scotch Bonnet or Habanero, those are very hot but sweeter flavoured peppers. Thanks for the comment.
Ha. That sounds awesome! Any hybrids have been accidental...I haven't been so involved that I've actually been trying to develop new species, but peppers are really easy to work with for that purpose. Congrats on that great pepper. Thanks for the comment.
Oh no. They definitely couldn't survive our winter. I potted the seven pod plant and have it over-wintering in a sunny window. The rest, well...they're in a better place. Thanks for your interest.
I bought the plants at a neighborhood nursery, as I have been doing for the last 15 years. This year though, I joined a forum and traded seeds back and forth with other chiliheads. The future looks bright!
Thank you for your comment. You should absolutely grow your own peppers. I've germinated 50 plants this year -- 10 or 15 species. I am so excited about the exotic superhots I have for this Spring. It is really rewarding growiung your own. Do it!
I have seen a number of images of seven pots which looked exactly like mine. Reimerseeds website has a perfect picture. I have also gotten a Trinidad Scorpion pepper and it has a much pointier tail. The shape is more elongated as well. The heat is just about the same, though. I did as much research as I could when the pods 1st developed, just to be on the safe side. Thanks for the comment.
Nice plants.......a foot of snow by the end of October...Wow, lucky we don't see much till at least November down by Toronto here. Have you tried Epsom salts on your plants yet? It seems to help then be dark green and healthy. Take care.
The snow can vary from one year to the next. As a rule of thumb, though, Halloween is often the day that the first lasting snow falls. How often I've been stuck in a slow moving bus coming home from work in a raging blizzard watching it get darker and worrying about the kids waiting for me to go out with them for Halloween. Other years, though, the snow doesn't fall until much later. It all depends, on the weather. LOL. I haven't tried Epsom salts. I'll have to look into it. Thx for the comment.
Nice plants man, glad to see some heat going up north there. :)
I just starting grow peppers this year, and already having fun with it. I grew up gardening, but this is really different esp. with the superhots going on now...woohoo!
Thanks Quadshotz! You are a champion of pepperheads!! I've really enjoyed watching you torture yourself...LOL!
Something about eating peppers picked fresh from your own garden that can't be beaten. I'm no professional...I just enjoy it at the small, amateur level. Thanks again for your kind words.
Ha, ha. Have to admit that I spend quite a bit of time talking to them. Well, now that my kids are teenagers they don't want to listen to my stories as much as they used to. At least the plants have nowhere else to go. (They can't get away, even if they want to!!)
I've always had the Jalapenos, Cayennes, Superchiles etc, but having some examples of more exotic, hotter peppers has really ignited my interest.
Thanks for your comment Neil. Your videos are really fun to watch!!
Very nice mate, have you spent more time this year weeding/watching /talking too generally more time with? just wondering as ya said sit and watch, i don't care what others say, but plants Do respond to care, and you seem to Love your Plants (can hear your passion for them :D). Like hitnrun says, can cover with Plastic, repot or leave if no frosts
yea nice vid mate can't wait til they all ripe and ya do another ?
the seven pod pepper is in the same family of the hab's. Thanks for the comment my garden, i will try to upload a newer video of them. they have gotten much bigger and alot are starting to ripen. I have the similar problem with you do, short growing season, however i will still be picking pepper until november. I just cover my plants up so they wont get any frost on them. cheap plastic, the kind you lay down for painting works wonders.
Thanks for the comment! I was unaware that the 7 Pod was from the same family as the Habanero. Are you familiar with how they are supposed to look?
By the end of October there will be about a foot of snow here - LOL. I am thinking of potting the 7 Pod, Scotch Bonnet and one of the Paper Lantern...maybe 1 more, & bring them in for the winter. In the Spring I'll have at least 4 big plants to carry on. Thanks again - I'm looking forward to seeing your new video. I'm going to subscribe.
Hi Gardenmagik. I probably jam too much in such a small space but once I start I can't stop. I don't have the room to space them out. They are all up against the side of our house which has a Southern exposure. I'd estimate it gets about 12 hours of sunlight. The Seven Pod was a surprise at the nursery when I was picking out the plants this year. They didn't even know what it was & hadn't labeled them as hot. I had to bring it to their attention. Hotter than the Habenero. Thanks for commenting.
The Ixtapas look great! I have never grown the Seven Pod peppers, maybe i should try those! Great video because you have so many varieties! How many daily hours of sunlight do they get? I see that they grow against a building. Again, great video!
It's an addiction. I can tell cos i have a collection of plants myself on the balcony.
Fastbikkel 5 months ago
@Fastbikkel - You are absolutely right. It is 100% an addiction. I crave the heat. Sometimes I crave it hotter than I can even stand it and come to regret it as I'm coughing all through a meal, much to my wife's annoyance. I know that when it comes time for us to sell the house and move into an apartment I will need a South or West facing balcony for the plants. Sorry for the delay in my response. Thank you so much for the comment.
SAK59 1 month ago
hey man my scotch bonnet peppers on my plant are yellow - does this mean they're genetically this colour or do they need ripened more?
preformingmonkey 6 months ago
@preformingmonkey - If you check out my latest video you will see that I have a yellow scotch bonnet plant as well as a red one. The yellow scotch bonnet is a bit on the rare side. I find the red to be on the sweeter side but they both have a nice habanero flavour and heat. If your peppers are a dark or deep yellow they are ready to go. It is very unlikely that they would go from yellow to red. Thanks very much for watching my video.
SAK59 6 months ago
@SAK59 No problem man! Good to know there's pepper people out there like me - ok think my ones are ready to harvest, too bad I don't have a dehydrator to dry them out lol
preformingmonkey 6 months ago
thank you very much for the info, the last two years, the winter has been very cold, last year 2010, the river that flows though york froze over, which is nothing compared to your winters, once again thank you
mrsexpistols36 6 months ago
Your a pepper person, Just like me!
BlurryVideos2011 6 months ago
@BlurryVideos2011 - Hey! Nice to meet you. It's always a pleasure to meet pepper people!
SAK59 6 months ago
i am growing some bell peppers here in york england, can you please tell me , do pepper plants only last one year, thank you, enjoyed your vidio
mrsexpistols36 7 months ago
@mrsexpistols36 - Bell peppers, like hot peppers can live for years and years productively. If they have a warm enough environment year-round. I'm no expert on England, of course, but I think you have Winters similar to our Winters here in Canada. If I am right about that, you would likely need to pot your plant up and bring it indoors, left in a sunny window, or under lights, to allow them to survive the Winter and be brought out the next Spring. Thank you so much for watching my videos!
SAK59 6 months ago
Lol, The way americans say tomatoes
MySu47Berkut 7 months ago
@MySu47Berkut - Ha ha ha. I am Canadian. I come from a long line of people who say to-May-to. Should I be saying to-Mah-to? Thanks for watching my video and leaving this entertaining comment. I appreciate your sense of humour!
SAK59 6 months ago
what colour do u pick yours at, green or when they turn different colour ?
MySu47Berkut 6 months ago
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rufleduff 8 months ago
@SAK59
Thank you! And yes, I do have a large interest in biological science! I might even post a vlog about my own garden at some point.
JeSCTLesniowski 8 months ago
@SAK59
It's good to hear that you have such an organized system going on with your plants, then! Can't wait to see how much they've grown :)
JeSCTLesniowski 8 months ago
@JeSCTLesniowski - Hey! that's really nice of you to say. This video is from 2008. You can see my system in action and the garden itself in the 2 - 2011 Pepper Garden videos I've recently posted. I can't thank you enough for your interest!! I'll be watching your vlogs a bit later.
SAK59 8 months ago
Very good! But for even more success in growing peppers I'd suggest actually planting them within the soil, this way the plant can gain replenished nutrients from the soil once it rains all in all places instead of in just a pot. The roots would also be able to grow a lot faster and have more room to suck up nutrients within its roots and up its xylem. Just a suggestion for next year. I have a pepper garden, as well, and they are growing incredibly fast while anchored in the soil. Good luck! :)
JeSCTLesniowski 8 months ago
@JeSCTLesniowski - Thanks very much for watching my video and taking the time to post this comment. I actually do plant my pepper plants directly into the soil. I don't have them sitting in pots over the Summer. I do germinate the seeds indoors in January/February and grow them in pots until the Spring but then I plant them in my prepared garden. Some people have container gardens and seem to do well, but I've never done that. Again, it's great to meet you. Thx for the sub!
SAK59 8 months ago
I am growing cayanne pepers about how many pepers does one plant yield?
Oasix21 10 months ago
@Oasix21 - Just a bit of a guess, I would say I had around 40-50 peppers on my cayenne plant. Thanks for watching.
SAK59 9 months ago
@SAK59 Thanks!
Oasix21 9 months ago
if you have a slug in your garden try natural way sprinkle some ground coffe arround ur garden they will die !
misskisskadee 11 months ago
how long the peppers wither? does peppers grow whole year long? thanks!!
misskisskadee 11 months ago
@misskisskadee Pepper plants can grow all year if they are planted in the Bahamas!! But in Canada, not so much. I haved potted plants up and brought them in to keep alive over the Winter and then they were better the second year. I didn't do that at the end of last season though. I had too many bugs indoors the previous year. It just wasn't worth it. My plants are doing well so far. I'll soon be posting a new video. Thanks for watching my video and leaving a comment. Much appreciated!
SAK59 11 months ago
do the solar lights help the plants?
EdThePepperHead 11 months ago
@EdThePepperHead - No. The solar lights were intended to illuminate the garden at night. They really didn't do much, though. Thank you for watching my video and leaving the comment.
SAK59 11 months ago
Very nice pepper plants, what do you use to keep bugs off ?
DammitDrag 1 year ago
@DammitDrag - Thanks for the compliment. Once the plants are outside I don't really do much. Every year I buy ladybugs and they keep things pretty cool. A couple of years ago I wound up with slugs in the garden and I bought some Slug Magic to take care of them. I just deal with things as they come. Thanks for watching my video. I really appreciate it.
SAK59 11 months ago
@DammitDrag Hi. I hope you don't mind my answering your question. On all my plants I use garlic mix and it does wonders to keep the bugs away. Just get a garlic press and press a couple of cloves and add a gallon of water. Let it set for 2 days and strain juice and put in a little spray bottle. Spray the leaves and vegetables. Works great for me. I also use it on ant hills. Just pour it on the ant hill straight from the jar and in a couple of days they will be gone. Hope this works for you.
buddybleau 10 months ago
@buddybleau Hey thanks for that, I'll try it on the ones I just planted ! happy growing.
DammitDrag 10 months ago
@buddybleau - Thanks for taking the time to add to the conversation. I appreciate that you watched my video and took the trouble to post a comment. Feel free any time to give us the benefit of your experience, We can all learn from each other. Good stuff!
SAK59 10 months ago
Your plants are too small, let them grow real big before flowering (pinch off the flower buds until the plant is large enough). You won't regret it, you can get over 100 pods per plant that way.
Doom2pro 1 year ago
Great job on the garden :) Gardening rules! Be careful handling that scotch bonnet plant with bare hands, especially as it matures, those oils are very, very hot! A few good doses of 0-7-0 organic fossilized bat guano will help them ripen up quickly.
crystalyshiva 1 year ago
@crystalyshiva Thanks for the compliment. As for handling plants and even the peppers themselves, there is no danger as long as the peppers are whole. The capsaicin is located in the placental sack holding the seeds inside the pod. As a result, that is where the heat is located. I often near ppl say that the seeds are hot, but that isn't accurate. The seeds have no heat other than what they pick up from the placenta. The outside of the pod is safe and so is the plant. Thanks for posting!
SAK59 1 year ago
nice plants !!
amsterdamkush2010 1 year ago
@amsterdamkush2010 Thanks. I hope you'll watch my more recent videos. This one was from 2008. I've made some improvements in my garden and have more plants - and more types of peppers.
It is really nice of you to take the trouble to leave a comment. I really appreciate it.
SAK59 1 year ago
do you ever grow Cayenne peppers?
jake42091 1 year ago
@jake42091 Maybe if I had pointed them out a 3rd time or a fourth. I wince when I think about the really stupid things I said in this video. When I first posted it I couldn't imagine anyone actually watching it. If I had thought it was going to be watched heading towards 20,000 times, I might have redone it instead of posting a first take. Please watch my later videos - they are better than this.
And thanks for leaving a comment. I laugh when I see comments like this!
SAK59 1 year ago
So how many tons did you get? Sure you made some money with tons and tons of chillies!
kingsblendstrain 1 year ago
@kingsblendstrain I only wish that I had weighed all those peppers. Okay. Not tons. But I bet they weighed a few pounds. And no, I actually don't make any money from the peppers. Thanks for the comment. Very entertaining.
SAK59 1 year ago
Well i did some research and i found out the pepper growing is a super shepherd pepper!
Paintballegend 1 year ago
@Paintballegend so cool to identify the pepper, as you have. i grew the Super Shepherd one year. I believe it is a sweet pepper, though smaller than the usual sweet red peppers you find in the store. Thanks for letting me know. That is really nice of you. Consider doing a video of your garden, anyway. I'd like to see it and I'm sure others would as well.
Thanks again!
SAK59 1 year ago
And also i have this one sort of pepper growing in my garden, it looks like a fat chili pepper but its still green and getting bigger but no color change yet.... do you have a clue to what kind of pepper this is?
Paintballegend 1 year ago
@Paintballegend Do you mean that it looks like a jalapeno? There are hundreds of pepper types but I would need more information. Why don't you do up a video and upload it? I'd be happy to watch it and leave a comment. And thanks again! It's great interacting with you.
SAK59 1 year ago
How long does it take for Jalapenos to turn red cuz i have some in my garden but i pick them when they are green.... i actually had no idea they went red lol
Paintballegend 1 year ago
@Paintballegend Jalapenos are a thick walled pepper. They take months to ripen. By the time they do, they are fat and cracking already. If you let them ripen to red, though, you will find that they lose some of their bitterness (which I guess, some people like) and become a bit sweeter, though not really much hotter. I prefer them red, but just don't want to have them taking up room in my garden when a perfect pepper like the Hot Paper Lantern would be ripening in July. Thanks for the comment.
SAK59 1 year ago
I've finally taken control. After suffering with those blasted aphids for the last seven months, I bought 4500 ladybugs and let them loose in the garden!
Watching armies of ladybugs marching up and down the pepper plants - now that's fun!
SAK59 1 year ago
wow those 7 pods look lovely
auntygomez 1 year ago
@auntygomez - Thanks for the compliment. They were amazing. That was my first year growing Seven Pods but totally hooked me. At this point they are amongst my very favorite peppers.
So nice of you to watch my video and leave a comment.
SAK59 1 year ago
If you wait for your jalapenos to turn red you could be waiting a while....
smrtsTV 1 year ago
@smrtsTV - You said it! Those fat jalapenos!! The skin is so thick it takes 36 years for them to change colour. I would guess that's the reason we usually see them sold green. Thanks for taking the trouble to leave a comment. Much appreciated.
SAK59 1 year ago
hi Sak59-thanks for sharing!
What do you do about aphids? I tried baking soda and water, but the plant didn't like..
What do you do?
Thanks!!
nathuwjohn 1 year ago
@nathuwjohn - I wish I had a good answer for you. I have tried all kinds of things. 2 kinds of insecticides, mild detergent, Neem Oil, Dr Brunner's Peppermint Soap, which I am using now - I can keep the aphids down to an irritant by spraying every few days, but to really get rid of them? Once they are outside I will buy ladybugs. That's about the only thing I feel certain about. Or lacewings, I've heard. Aphids are a pain in the a**! Sorry for not replying sooner. Thks for posting your comment.
SAK59 1 year ago
Pick the red ones
321man1 1 year ago
@321man1 - Yeah! I watch them slowly ripen and find it hard to pick them...to finally say that's it! But, of course, I always do. Thanks for watching my video and leaving a comment. It's really nice of you!
SAK59 1 year ago
Hi Sak59. Nice garden. What do you use if you get aphids? Thanks!
nathuwjohn 1 year ago
some of them might not have been hot if they cross pollinated with the other plants...Great Video
TORCHforAMERICA 1 year ago
@TORCHforAMERICA - Actually, cross pollination wouldn't affect the peppers on these plants, but they would affect the seeds in the peppers, and hence the peppers grown from plants germinated from those seeds. I find it interesting to have new varieties pop up due to cross pollination. Since this isn't a business for me, I don't worry about it. They're all good.
Thanks for your comment!
SAK59 1 year ago
the redder tey are the sweeter they are... they have more heat when there green cus its a protection method keeping animals from eating them befor the seed has grown.
puffsters269 1 year ago
@puffsters269 Are you referring to Jalapenos with this comment? Or do you mean peppers in general? I may be swayed if you mean Jalapenos, but for the most part peppers reach their peak at maturity, which may be red, orange, yellow or any colour. I don't actually find jalapenos sweet, though. Thank you for posting the comment. It's really appreciated.
SAK59 1 year ago
@SAK59 peppers in general. though most peppers are hott enuf to retain there kick when there ripe, it definatly is not as hot as it would have been green. also there sweeter ripe.
puffsters269 1 year ago
@puffsters269 -- Now this one I'm going to have to experiment with. I don't usually try peppers before they're ripe, so I'm curious to give it a shot. I like your reasoning, though. I wonder if anyone else reading this has noticed the same thing. Again, I thank you. You've given me something to think about.
SAK59 1 year ago
@SAK59 yea it is just my dedution from experience i had with a pepper garden. i can tollerate Jalapenos when there vine rippened. to be red. but when there green they make me water... lol
puffsters269 1 year ago
@SAK59 he means small peppers are hotter when they are greener, but larger peppers like bell peppers are not as hot but sweet when they are greener
maslabud 1 year ago
@maslabud - Small peppers are always hotter than large peppers, it seems. I am still not convinced that they reach their prime heat level prior to full maturity being attained. That just hasn't been part of my belief system. I have had some rather hot Serranos and Jalapenos that were green, of course, so it may very well be true. Bell peppers are never hot - big or small...they are sweet peppers.
Thanks so much for leaving a comment maslabud. I really appreciate it.
SAK59 1 year ago
Hey good video. I just have a question. I just bought two pepper plants. I was wondering how often do i water them? Like 1 time every day or what? Well nice garden keep the good work up :)
1GiveSubs1 2 years ago
Hi 1GiveSubs1 - Pepper plants don't like standing in soggy soil. They like a well drained soil. I usually water once a week, or so - when the soil looks really dry. The plants can even start to wilt. Give them a good watering and they'll perk right up. It is easier to kill the plants by over watering than by not watering enough.
Thank you for the compliment. Much appreciated.
SAK59 2 years ago
@SAK59 Sweet thanks, my pepper plant leaves are going down but i think it was just because the soil was dry. But i watered them... I live in Arizona so its nice and sunny :)
1GiveSubs1 2 years ago
hey im just kidding im sorry whay are you getting mad at me.
TheGreenGardener28 2 years ago
? I'm not mad at you. I said "good one." I didn't get it at first but laughed when I suddenly understood. I'm sorry that I gave you the wrong impression.
SAK59 2 years ago
don't let em cross pollinate
bcsROBBERY 2 years ago
@bcsROBBERY - Difficult to prevent, really, but I'm not doing this in any professional way...it's just for fun, so if they do cross-pollinate and I get some weird variety popping up I'll actually find it kind of exciting.
Thanks for the comment.
SAK59 2 years ago
@SAK59 very well
bcsROBBERY 2 years ago
good selection of chillies well done with that impressive crop
RichardpBradshawFILM 2 years ago
@RichardpBradshawFILM - Thank you very much. Not bad for a Canadian garden. I wish I had a larger yard so I could really expand. If you look at later videos (the ones from last year) you'll see that I deepened the garden and built it up, so I could get a few more plants and varieties in.
Thank you for taking the time to post a comment. Really appreciated!
SAK59 2 years ago
your video saks.just kidding
TheGreenGardener28 2 years ago
@TheGreenGardener28 - Good one!
SAK59 2 years ago
i just brought capsicum (californian wonder bell) seeds. i wana grow it but im worried it doesn't turn out right :(
n00bszpro 2 years ago
@n00bszpro - What can go wrong? No need to worry. If you're starting them now, indoors, they'll be fantastic by the time Spring comes around and you can get them out into the garden.
Thank you for the comment.
SAK59 2 years ago
Man that is a lot of peppers! I love to have a few in the garden so I can dry them and turn them into powder for the winter =)
jihadacadien 2 years ago
@jihadacadien - Exactly what I like. Long cold winter - nice hot powder!! Thanks for posting the comment.
SAK59 2 years ago
im growing some cayene and i think ghost chile peppers thats what my friend said that was what they were there growing in my closet now
danecooktz 2 years ago
That 7 pot kind of reminds me of the trinidad scorpion. either way they'll be scorching i'm sure
zombietyree 2 years ago
@zombietyree - 7 pots and scorpions are closely related and very similar. The 7 pot is rounder, though. And the scorpion has a pointy tail. See my videos from 2009 to see the scorpions I grew last year. Yes...they are both scorchingly hot. I like the 7 pot the best.
Thanks for the comment.
SAK59 2 years ago
iam trying to grow jalapenos PLEASE GIVE ME TIPS
icecore333 2 years ago
@icecore333 - Jalapenos aren't hard to grow, really, but because they are thick walled they take forever to ripen. That's why most of the time you find them sold green. They are really ripe when they are red and start to split. They're great peppers if you have a long enough growing season. I usually have to bring them in, in the fall to finish ripening in a paper bag. With a banana thrown in. Good luck with your garden.
Thanks for posting the comment.
SAK59 2 years ago
Hi SAK59,
See my video, making a ristra
/watch?v=ksDJ48EU5uQ
UKChilliOK 2 years ago
cues i plan to have a garden as nice as your next year.
slaminblades 2 years ago
I like your garden its very nice. I have a potted sweet bannana and 4 small habaneros. There doing tarific in the pots have a little afid problem with the sweet bannana but i plan to move them into my house and under a sun lamp. I live in the northern united states, and the plants have ben doing sooooo well they are very healthy dont know if there doing as well as yours but i have about 12 sweet bannana peppers coming and this is my first year doing it. Well i just thought i tell you
slaminblades 2 years ago
Cool video :) Looks like it took a lot of work.
AmirLikeCrazy 2 years ago
LOL. Looks like the video took a lot of work? Nah. One take does it. If I wasn't so lazy I would do several videos until one of them was actually interesting. Thank you so much for the compliment.
SAK59 2 years ago
are pepper plant annual. or biennial
georgecurrysama 2 years ago
Most ppl in Northern climates treat Pepper plants as annuals. What else can you do when the Winter is too cold for them to survive? In temperate zones though, pepper plants go on and on. They are actually perennials. That's why you can pot up your favorite plant in the Fall and keep it going through the Winter in a sunny window. My 7 pot plant was providing me with peppers all Winter. It had 20 pods on it when I replanted it a few wks ago. You can see me eating one in my most recent video. Thx
SAK59 2 years ago
i did enjoy it
juststl 2 years ago
Thank you!! Very kind.
SAK59 2 years ago
your plants look great
alexdalyno1 2 years ago
Thank you for the nice compliment. Not much hope for this year, though...the very cold & wet Spring has meant getting the plants out a month later than normal. BLAST it!! Thanks again.
SAK59 2 years ago
thanks,i will put plants in bigger pots.we dont get the heat here in england, so there in my conservatory which is south facing. the peppers seem to be very happy and very healthy.hopefully i will get some nice fruit.
are you saying feed regular before plants flower then not so frequently?
johnnyweep59 2 years ago
You have to be very careful when feeding that you are giving the plants the nutrients that they need. I will go even further than I did in my last answer. The 3 #'s represent Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K.) Plants need (N) to grow but once it is grown, (N) will cause buds to drop off. (P) develops roots and (K) helps develop flowers and fruits. Just watch those 3 elements and their ratios. Once the plant wants to bloom, make sure the (K) is highest.
Thanks again.
SAK59 2 years ago
Just as an aside, I have just checked the package of Jobes plant food spikes I've been using, and it lists the potassium as "Potash" which is a water soluble form of potassium.
Thanks.
SAK59 2 years ago
hi sak59,
im growing jalapenos(in containers) and there about 8" and was wondering what size pot size you would recommend also what feed you use?..im also growing cayennes .
thanks
johnnyweep59 2 years ago
IMO, use a 10" pot: that will give them room to grow. Example, I have a Scorpion I grew from seed directly into a 10" pot, planted at the end of Dec. It is now 3' 7" tall. Other Scorpions in 4" pots, planted mid-Jan are barely 6" tall.
As for feed, keep in mind that as the plant grows it needs Nitrogen, but N inhibits fruiting. Fertilizer has the 3 no's...the first is Nitrogen. High N during growing stage and lower during fruiting. That's the main thing. I have been using Jobe's Food Spikes.
SAK59 2 years ago
you having great season
hockeyshit1 2 years ago
Thanks hockeyshit1. That was last year. Please see the video response for a glimpse of what I'll be growing this year...if we ever get Summer, I mean. Really appreciate the nice comment.
SAK59 2 years ago
Hey! I live in Canada too, and I have a few questions to ask you about the peppers. Do you mind?
dominostandard 2 years ago
I don't mind at all. I'll do my best to answer your questions. Thanks dominostandard!
SAK59 2 years ago
ok i will make a vid thx!
niceghostlyman 2 years ago
SAk please reply i bought peppers seeds it has about 5 different type of peppers i planted them i has been about 1 week and they are small but can u tell me how long it will be for my peppers vegetales to appear . thank you (reply)
niceghostlyman 2 years ago
Hi ngm...it's hard to give a definite answer to your question. Different types of peppers have varying maturation periods. Do you know what type of peppers these are? Otherwise, I'd say that it will take about 3 months for buds to appear, some will be pollinated & set as fruit. At that point approximately 2 or 3 months for the pods to reach full size and ripen. Like I said, it depends on the type of pepper. The thicker the walls of the fruit, the longer it will take. Thanks for the post!
SAK59 2 years ago
k thx and im growing jalapenos sorry
niceghostlyman 2 years ago
Just quickly, jalapenos take a very long time to ripen to red. They are very thick walled. Most people pick them when they're green and still find them to be hot enough even at that stage.
It's very rewarding growing peppers. You'll really find it a fun experience. Let me know how it goes. Do a video of your garden once the plants are established. All chiliheads enjoy seeing the results like-minded folks are achieving. Thanks again!
SAK59 2 years ago
great plants...what is ur final pot size
cornflakesnwater 2 years ago
Very nice!
HLCpromow 3 years ago
Thank you.
SAK59 3 years ago
i have a packet of seeds for the anaheim tmr 23, ancho, cayenne, jalapen, and hungarian wax. Are they any good i havent grow peppers so i dont know, they are allot hot
SgtHamster45 3 years ago
Cayenne & Jalapeno are the hottest out of the varieties you have named. The rest are quite mild. Cayenne would be hotter than the Jalapeno...nicer flavour too, in my opinion. If you can get a hot paper lantern, Scotch Bonnet or Habanero, those are very hot but sweeter flavoured peppers. Thanks for the comment.
SAK59 3 years ago
were did u get the one at 2 49
freakjoshy 3 years ago
I got all of the pepper plants at a neighborhood nursery. Thanks for the comment.
SAK59 3 years ago
excellent chilli garden I really enjoy them fresh and when no fresh available plenty of sauce well it looks like you will not run out.
clonedheat 3 years ago
Well, I've about run out now. It goes on everything. Thank you very much for your really nice comment.
SAK59 3 years ago
hey SAK59 can you hybrid habanero with scotch bonnet. And then that hybrid wioth peper dragon try it i did and its nuclerar
bahamalesster 3 years ago
Ha. That sounds awesome! Any hybrids have been accidental...I haven't been so involved that I've actually been trying to develop new species, but peppers are really easy to work with for that purpose. Congrats on that great pepper. Thanks for the comment.
SAK59 3 years ago
Will the pepper plamts survive through winter?
AuronWarrior 3 years ago
Oh no. They definitely couldn't survive our winter. I potted the seven pod plant and have it over-wintering in a sunny window. The rest, well...they're in a better place. Thanks for your interest.
SAK59 3 years ago
were did you get the seeds or the peppers?
freakjoshy 3 years ago
I bought the plants at a neighborhood nursery, as I have been doing for the last 15 years. This year though, I joined a forum and traded seeds back and forth with other chiliheads. The future looks bright!
SAK59 3 years ago
I was getting hungry watching that vid lol. Im gonna deff try to grow hot peppers next year. All those look soo good
shaunmason220 3 years ago
Thank you for your comment. You should absolutely grow your own peppers. I've germinated 50 plants this year -- 10 or 15 species. I am so excited about the exotic superhots I have for this Spring. It is really rewarding growiung your own. Do it!
SAK59 3 years ago
I was just watching your video again and I think your 7 pots are trinadad scorpions. The scorpions have the "tail" hence the name.
chillilover1 3 years ago
Hi Chillilover1,
I have seen a number of images of seven pots which looked exactly like mine. Reimerseeds website has a perfect picture. I have also gotten a Trinidad Scorpion pepper and it has a much pointier tail. The shape is more elongated as well. The heat is just about the same, though. I did as much research as I could when the pods 1st developed, just to be on the safe side. Thanks for the comment.
SAK59 3 years ago
Nice plants.......a foot of snow by the end of October...Wow, lucky we don't see much till at least November down by Toronto here. Have you tried Epsom salts on your plants yet? It seems to help then be dark green and healthy. Take care.
chillilover1 3 years ago
The snow can vary from one year to the next. As a rule of thumb, though, Halloween is often the day that the first lasting snow falls. How often I've been stuck in a slow moving bus coming home from work in a raging blizzard watching it get darker and worrying about the kids waiting for me to go out with them for Halloween. Other years, though, the snow doesn't fall until much later. It all depends, on the weather. LOL. I haven't tried Epsom salts. I'll have to look into it. Thx for the comment.
SAK59 3 years ago
Nice plants man, glad to see some heat going up north there. :)
I just starting grow peppers this year, and already having fun with it. I grew up gardening, but this is really different esp. with the superhots going on now...woohoo!
cheers m8,
QS
quadshotz 3 years ago
Thanks Quadshotz! You are a champion of pepperheads!! I've really enjoyed watching you torture yourself...LOL!
Something about eating peppers picked fresh from your own garden that can't be beaten. I'm no professional...I just enjoy it at the small, amateur level. Thanks again for your kind words.
SAK59 3 years ago
Ha, ha. Have to admit that I spend quite a bit of time talking to them. Well, now that my kids are teenagers they don't want to listen to my stories as much as they used to. At least the plants have nowhere else to go. (They can't get away, even if they want to!!)
I've always had the Jalapenos, Cayennes, Superchiles etc, but having some examples of more exotic, hotter peppers has really ignited my interest.
Thanks for your comment Neil. Your videos are really fun to watch!!
SAK59 3 years ago
Very nice mate, have you spent more time this year weeding/watching /talking too generally more time with? just wondering as ya said sit and watch, i don't care what others say, but plants Do respond to care, and you seem to Love your Plants (can hear your passion for them :D). Like hitnrun says, can cover with Plastic, repot or leave if no frosts
yea nice vid mate can't wait til they all ripe and ya do another ?
take care
neil..
TheHippySeedCompany 3 years ago
the seven pod pepper is in the same family of the hab's. Thanks for the comment my garden, i will try to upload a newer video of them. they have gotten much bigger and alot are starting to ripen. I have the similar problem with you do, short growing season, however i will still be picking pepper until november. I just cover my plants up so they wont get any frost on them. cheap plastic, the kind you lay down for painting works wonders.
hitandrun83 3 years ago
Thanks for the comment! I was unaware that the 7 Pod was from the same family as the Habanero. Are you familiar with how they are supposed to look?
By the end of October there will be about a foot of snow here - LOL. I am thinking of potting the 7 Pod, Scotch Bonnet and one of the Paper Lantern...maybe 1 more, & bring them in for the winter. In the Spring I'll have at least 4 big plants to carry on. Thanks again - I'm looking forward to seeing your new video. I'm going to subscribe.
SAK59 3 years ago
Hi Gardenmagik. I probably jam too much in such a small space but once I start I can't stop. I don't have the room to space them out. They are all up against the side of our house which has a Southern exposure. I'd estimate it gets about 12 hours of sunlight. The Seven Pod was a surprise at the nursery when I was picking out the plants this year. They didn't even know what it was & hadn't labeled them as hot. I had to bring it to their attention. Hotter than the Habenero. Thanks for commenting.
SAK59 3 years ago
The Ixtapas look great! I have never grown the Seven Pod peppers, maybe i should try those! Great video because you have so many varieties! How many daily hours of sunlight do they get? I see that they grow against a building. Again, great video!
gardenmagik 3 years ago