Grow log by Kate · Original thread
What you can learnA clear compact-pepper progression showing germination, thinning, flower and fruit set, dense growth, and height management in a Harvest.
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Excellent progress and happy it stopped growing
That is a fabulously prolific plant.
It seems like Cheddas is also tall and a different vendor. His thread is in the pepper board.
I wonder if it will keep growing. Most of the flowers and baby peppers are below the top of the canopy, but I worry now that it needs to be topped.
I would hold off. If it does not grow more just cut off some of the top leaves.
Well, it’s certainly healthy with an insane number of flowers and baby peppers, and has super dense foliage. Most of you live where it’s been pretty warm, I think. We’ve had a lovely fall, but it’s cooled down quite a bit. Not as cold as the northern Lower48 has been, though. Anyway, since we keep the house relatively cool, you’d think it would be smaller, not taller.
You can thin out some of the older leaves to give it some breathing room if you want.
I'm more concerned with the height.
Oh yeah, I can see it’s right at the top there. I’m getting worried for mine too, then. And my house, like yours, is (artificially) usually in the upper 60’s. Maybe it’s your bionic touch again, Kate!Since your flowers and baby peppers are below the top of the canopy, if it were me I might go ahead and conservatively prune the top. *But*, I am not so experienced with peppers like several others on here so take what I just wrote with a hefty grain of salt. At least now with so much fruit beginning to develop, most energy will go there and hopefully stop growing the plant upwards! (But I doubt it, over time).
I actually did trim the top a bit. It's about an inch down now. I'll do it again, if it keeps growing.
I think I’ll do that too. If mine became bionic like yours...lol
I finally trimmed from the top after a couple of peppers seemed to be burned by the lights.
How is your plant doing? Behaving?
Yaaaaay!!! Beautiful, Kate!
Yes, these peppers hide well.
It's covered with open flowers that have baby peppers, now. It's definitely very efficient at self-pollination, as before I even get to the flowers to pollinate, within 24 hours a pepper has started to form. It's far and away faster than the Tequila Sunrise. I'm almost worried how prolific it is. How can this little, bushy plant bang out so much fruit so fast, and maintain it's lush foliage? There's not one leaf that looks anything but deep green and perfect. I keep waiting for issues, but so far it's super happy and really beautiful. Fun project, for sure.
Yes, the Sweets are a dense plant with tons of leaves, buds and soon to be peppers
Looks like you’re in for some fun!
I'm excited to see them. They're such a pretty pepper, and the plant, so far, is really lovely. When I end my tomato plants, I have several pepper seeds I want to try. I have at least one that has purple or blue flowers, and purple or blue peppers. Sounds beautiful!Pretty Purple Hot Peppers90 days. Capsicum annuum. Open Pollinated. Plant produces good yields of purple hot peppers. Peppers are extremely hot and turn from green, to purple, to red when mature. Plant has purple leaves, purple stems, and purple flowers. 18 inches talland this one that looks like it "might" work in a Harvest...Filius Blue Hot Peppers90 days. Capsicum annuum. Open Pollinated. Small compact plant produces good yields of 2 ½" long by 1" wide hot peppers. Peppers turn from purple to red when mature. Plant has green stems, violet tinged green leaves, and blue flowers. 12 inches tallI have a couple more that stay very small, under 12 inches. The rest are about 24 inches. If anyone has an idea of another pepper or suitable companion for the Pretty Purple that stays between 18-20 inches, please let me know. I'm trying to always plant companions that are about the same size when mature, so nobody is cheated on light and wants to get leggy.
I can’t wait to see the purple! Love purple. It was our school color. (All girls)
The plants looks good~
lots of promising buds..great project
Wow! Impressive!
Ohmygosh it’s grown so much! Your buds are about to pop!
Yes, the Sweet Heats are short pepper plants
My Burpee Sweet Heat has reached the top of the lights of the Harvest. I actually have peppers growing into the light. I feel kinda bad about it.
Yikes! Feeling paranoid again. After the Fairy GAL, I worry about using short machines for anything but herbs you constantly trim.
Buds! Congrats! Now I’m worried about height in my Harvest, too. Maybe I should top mine. If it’s not too late. It’s still young.
Nice! Looking forward to seeing how their seeds grow.
Lots of little new shoots forming, too.
Off with his head!
Woo hoo!
How did I miss this? YAY
Nice, another Sweet Heat growing. I am looking at your pictures, you may want to push down the sponges in each pod some. Being that close to the label can encourage green algae. They should be at LEAST 1/4" away from the label. As for the Rosemary, remember it can take upwards of a month to germinate.
I remember the Rosemary discussion from last time. I let the last Rosemary sit for over 4 months, just so I could say my patience was extraordinary, LOL.
I see at least one little green face getting ready to pop it’s little head out soon!!
Before you know it you will see them up above the labels.
Really excited to see how your pepper does in the Harvest!