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Ghost Pepper Pod That Produced Mild, Uncharacteristic Fruit

Grow log by nick · Original thread

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CropPepper
VarietyGhost Pepper, Bhut Jolokia
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Farm+, Be the Bee pollinator
Plants2
AudienceBeginners

What you can learnA concise example of a plant that grew and fruited but failed cultivar expectations.

Actions:1 Pollination
Useful practices
  • following AeroGarden pepper pruning guidance
  • buzz-pollinating flowers
  • evaluating fruit against expected cultivar traits
Problems encountered
  • unusually short growth
  • delayed fruit set
  • tiny fruit with no heat
  • possible incorrect or poor-quality seed pod

*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.

Day 102
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Actions taken

PollinationUsed the Be the Bee device on the flowering Ghost Pepper plant.

N By nick

No peppers on this one yet, but lots of flowers. It’s very big now. It’s the plant on the left in this photo. I’m buzzing with the Be the Bee. Hopefully I’ll see some fruit set soon.
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nick

This plant ended up being a dud. It produced tiny tiny peppers with no heat at all. Certainly didn't look like a Bhut Jolokia. So I terminated it.Not sure if that's on AeroGarden or me. I've got an entire kit's worth of the same pods still sitting in storage. Maybe I'll try again someday.

Day 35
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Update #3

N By nick

Here was this plant a couple of weeks ago:And here it is today:It’s not gaining height as much as I would expect, but it looks healthy so I’ll leave it alone.
Conversation
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Shawn

Did this plant get pruned?

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nick

It was pruned according to the AG guide, but it’s been unusually short from the start.

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Shawn

I have to look in my notes about pruning. Sometimes even tho it is said to prune you really do not have to. For example the Sweet Heats. I will find it later after my appointments and post it for you. Not that this would fall into it (maybe it would ). The wonderful joys of gardening, always a surprise even if you think you know what to except

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Shawn

nick, here is the post about "light seekers" and "chubby babies".

Day 9
UPDATE#2
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Update #2

N By nick

The dark leaves of the Ghost Pepper plant are spooky! 👻
Day 1
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Update #1

N By nick

This little one is off and running.
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