r/HotPeppers • u/Scrappyz_zg • Sep 27 '24

It’s not over yet! 🌶️🍁🍂

3rd harvest coming in, last one about 2 weeks ago was a little under 2lbs (98 peppers). This round is even more loaded. Hopefully there is time for them to turn orange before first frost usually around mid November (zone 8, North Texas).

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u/Large-Field6685 Sep 27 '24

Omg this plant is stunning ! Amazing work

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

Thank you - it was a lot of work but mostly genetics :)

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u/Shiver_Me_Timbrs Sep 27 '24

Would you be interested is sharing / trading seeds?

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

I do have some seeds if you are interested

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u/ThePurplePlatypus123 Sep 28 '24

What variety is this?

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 28 '24

Orange habanero

u/flowsumo Sep 27 '24

Impressive! What zone are you in?

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

Zone 8 !

u/sjr_HH Sep 27 '24

How old is the tree/plant? Looks amazing

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

Transplanted from seed start May 15th

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u/sjr_HH Sep 27 '24

I am envious. I live in nothern Germany. I can only put my plants outside in mid-May and have to bring them back inside by mid-September. The rest of the time, it's too cold outside for the chilies.

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u/spayum123456 Sep 27 '24

Can you call this one Monster Habanero and submit for the seed x change please plz plz

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

I am tempted to do so - is the post still pinned ?

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u/spayum123456 Sep 27 '24

The 2024 x change usually gets pinned sometime in late October, IIRC

u/TheLoneJackal Sep 27 '24

Beautiful! I have a prize pony orange habanero plant too! Mine looks a little more "rugged" but it's my favorite. My wife named it Harriet. Harriet will be living indoors with us this winter.

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

I love the name - mine is called Habeeb

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u/TheLoneJackal Sep 27 '24

Lol that's a good one

u/vile_hog_42069 Sep 27 '24

What kind are they?

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

Orange habaneros

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u/vile_hog_42069 Sep 28 '24

It’s a beautiful plant. You did an excellent job

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 28 '24

Thanks!

u/cakeRdeath Sep 27 '24

Wow! This is amazing. Im in north Texas trying to get my plants that big. I assume you are over wintering.

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

Yes - going to try for the first time this year. I actually planted this from seed and got it outside mid May. Habaneros love our climate if you can figure out the watering . They can be quite thirsty and nitrogen pigs

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u/cakeRdeath Sep 27 '24

Very good info. I’ll over winter this year to try and get something that size next year. Great work again, very impressive.

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

Thank you - cheers 🌶️

u/newtossedavocado Sep 27 '24

Good layer of mulch, excellent trim job in the understory, and smart supporting that encourages auxin movement for strong branches.

10/10. Beautiful job.

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

Thank you very much :) this is my prized plant, I’ve got a few others that turned out nicely but this is by far my best

u/Ziggyork Sep 27 '24

This is fantastic!

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

Thank you!

u/AUCE05 Sep 27 '24

My orange hab went crazy this year too. I am going to pot him and see if it will make it over the winter. I hate to kill a producer.

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

Will be my first time trying for this is as well - fingers crossed

u/bixlucky Sep 27 '24

Amazing plant! Thanks for sharing. It gives me hope that mine will do the same

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 27 '24

Thank you, good luck!

u/SushiMonstero Sep 28 '24

Awesome job on that setup with the barrel and hay

u/sthc95 Sep 28 '24

Zone 6a here and I can't seem to get the dormant stage down so this is absolutely amazing to see!

u/DriestLearner Sep 28 '24

Did you graft it with something? Usually, peppers don't grow so big and/or don't produce all year round

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 28 '24

Nope did not graft. It’s still 85F during the day - I suspect this will be the last month as temps dip off by Halloween usually

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u/DriestLearner Sep 28 '24

Thank you very much! Can I ask you what kind of soil mix and fertilisers you use? And how often?

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 28 '24

Sure thing - this is miracle gro that I amended with bone meal, oyster shells, Epsom salt, earthworm casing, and coco coir + perlite for more drainage. Mix all of that up and when I transplanted I put mycorhizzal fungi in the transplant hole. Originally it started in a 5 gallon, then went to 10, then this half whisky barrel (30 gallons?). I up-potted when the soil would dry out too frequently from how much water the plant took in, so I could water less. Plus I wanted to see how large I could grow it. I used fish fertilizer 5-1-1 twice a month and during the blooms gave it neptunes harvest rose fertilizer (2-8-1). Cal mag fox farms twice a month

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u/DriestLearner Sep 28 '24

What type of miracle gro? The organic raised bed & garden soil?

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 28 '24

Yellow bag, just standard potting soil. I use fox farms happy frog potting soil too but miracle gro was just laying in my pile. I’d recommend happy frog over miracle gro

u/Nervous-Science-133 Sep 28 '24

Absolutely gorgeous plant!

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 28 '24

Thank you very much 🌶️

u/First_Alfalfa2805 Sep 28 '24

Wow,it's beautiful. I'll have to buy some of those seeds. I'm not even sure that they're sold in my country.

If you're selling any seeds, let me know.

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 28 '24

I do have some seeds saved, what country are you in ?

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u/First_Alfalfa2805 Sep 28 '24

Barbados, Caribbean.

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u/Scrappyz_zg Sep 28 '24

Not sure if I could ship there from the US? I’m sure plants grow quite nicely there

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u/First_Alfalfa2805 Sep 28 '24

The seeds can be posted to me. If it was a plant,definitely not.