Anybody here grow pepper plants, indoors, hydroponically?

johnny961

Well-Known Member
The little white,yellowish are Cascabella peppers which are just supposed to be alittle hotter than jalapeños but I think are much hotter than that but are good to pickle like jalapeños. They turn orange & red if they go long enough. If you plant these outside you should get around 200 each plant as these are big producers. The colored bell peppers are a carnival blend that turn all different colors which make a nice presentation in sauces,salads & cooked for Italian sausage subs. There is a long green pepper variety that I found great for stuffing. My bell peppers grew to almost 5 feet tall last season I think because of the Epsom salts I fed them every 4 weeks. Peppers also like sulphur.
 

KingBlunted

Well-Known Member
The little white,yellowish are Cascabella peppers which are just supposed to be alittle hotter than jalapeños but I think are much hotter than that but are good to pickle like jalapeños. They turn orange & red if they go long enough. If you plant these outside you should get around 200 each plant as these are big producers. The colored bell peppers are a carnival blend that turn all different colors which make a nice presentation in sauces,salads & cooked for Italian sausage subs. There is a long green pepper variety that I found great for stuffing. My bell peppers grew to almost 5 feet tall last season I think because of the Epsom salts I fed them every 4 weeks. Peppers also like sulphur.
Yep Epsom is a peppers best friend. 1 Tbsp pet gallon every 2 weeks or so for my outdoor garden. You must have staked those 5 foot bell peppers! That's amazing!
 

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
The little white,yellowish are Cascabella peppers which are just supposed to be alittle hotter than jalapeños but I think are much hotter than that but are good to pickle like jalapeños. They turn orange & red if they go long enough. If you plant these outside you should get around 200 each plant as these are big producers. The colored bell peppers are a carnival blend that turn all different colors which make a nice presentation in sauces,salads & cooked for Italian sausage subs. There is a long green pepper variety that I found great for stuffing. My bell peppers grew to almost 5 feet tall last season I think because of the Epsom salts I fed them every 4 weeks. Peppers also like sulphur.
yeah, i usually throw a pack of matches under each of my pepper plants in the garden.. :)
 

JG Wentworth

Well-Known Member
^I must admit...that's pretty bizarre.

Nice pictures johnny, nice yields too! I want to grow some milder varieties now, seems you can make a lot of tasty stuff with them. So many varieties out there, looks like another addiction in the making to add to my already long list of vices.

Yep, I use Epsom in my buckets. Fulfills the magnesium and sulfur requirements of my plants' nutrient regimen.
 

PoodleBud

Well-Known Member
The only thing I have to add based on personal experience is don't plant habaneros next to your tomatoes. You end up with screaming spicy hot tomatoes! Not sure how/why it happened but it wasn't a good result! :)
 

taproot

Well-Known Member
The only thing I have to add based on personal experience is don't plant habaneros next to your tomatoes. You end up with screaming spicy hot tomatoes! Not sure how/why it happened but it wasn't a good result! :)
Now I'm going to do that! I think I'll plant some cherry tomatoes next to my reapers this spring.
 

JG Wentworth

Well-Known Member
Was looking back on photos of these peppers and they've been growing since early September! Not quick growing by any means and I still have yet to harvest a single pepper. :(

I have one habanero looking really close to harvest...it's yellow colored, I'm waiting for orange before picking it. More of those on the way, tons of flowers on the rest but still seeing no peppers. :sad:

Anyways, wish me peppers and in the meantime, older pics:

Little seedlings, mid-Sept:


2 months ago:


Roots, 2 months ago:
 

Vnsmkr

Well-Known Member
A few months ago, I thought it would be cool to try growing some superhot peppers indoors during the winter. So I bought some seeds off ebay, germinated them and then put them in DWC buckets. I have 6 buckets with the following varieties: habanero, king naga, 2x moruga scorpion, brazilian ghost, and carolina reapers. They've exploded and outgrown their space, so I put them all under a spare 400w MH. The tallest ones in the back are over 3-1/2 feet tall.

I only have peppers on the habanero, but lots of flowers on everything else. Will keep updated as other plants start to produce.

As this is my first time growing peppers at all, any suggestions and feedback would be very welcome. Also if you grow these, I'd love to see your gardens!

Thanks and peace.

Lights on:


Lights off:






Back side of 3.5 feet tall King Naga and Carolina Reapers:


Promising future peppers:
That is simply awesome!! @ruby fruit check them out!!!!
 

Larry {the} Gardener

Well-Known Member
I don't have a lot of pictures to choose from, but here is a November harvest from my greenhouse. All of these were growing in the garden before getting transplanted into the greenhouse. I also did some Grand Bell mix and Pruden's Purple tomatoes in grow bags of soil in a homemade rain gutter grow system. 034.JPG
 

Larry {the} Gardener

Well-Known Member
Looks great, I think I'm hungry for curry or chili now!
I cooked chili this week. But I used bought red pepper flakes. I have dried Cayenne from two or three seasons ago, but when you are in the middle of cooking, it's just easier to grab the bottle out of the cabinet. Although nothing looks as cool as long strings of dried peppers.
 

taproot

Well-Known Member
I took some reaper power and put just a dash in with some curry, pepper and cumin and used it as a rub on some chicken. Then I slow smoked it for hours...it was awesome. It had that nice smoke flavor followed by a little heat.
 
Top