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Carolina Reaper I planted from seed in 2017.   It is the biggest pot I have for now. I did have it with a scorpion. It died last winter. When I pulled it the roots were not that extensive for the size. Could have been too crowded? If I cut it back you might think it is not that impressive. The...

Got it. Still swinging from mid 50s to almost 100. YIKES!

Thanks all, I'm thinking of just bringing it inside for now. I did try the neem just last night. I did notice a few ants near the trunk so I'll try to hit that spot again in a few days to give it time. I have had a few flowers open, but no pollen is being produced. I have had the same issue with...

Welcome! I just moved from Knoxville to San Antonio! The area there was great for growing peppers.

I am thinking about getting some burlap to use since it is cheap. I have one spot in the back where the fence allows shade for about 95% of the day, but I still have the wind to deal with. I have seen the ants working these small little white "eggs"? There are no aphids on the plant, yet. I had...

I moved to San Antonio last summer and during the move my reaper fell out upon arrival due to the heat. It has since recovered and it is now in it's 4th growing season. I started it from seed in 2017. So the good news is that the early warm weather has put the growth spurt on overdrive. I also...

  Thanks. This is a good common sense approach. I would hate to mess up the first batch I try. Thinking about peaches or pineapple!  

I have 14 scorpion peppers in the freezer from last years harvest. I usually dehydrate for flakes but want to make a sauce. About how much will this make? I see many recipes with only 3-5 peppers, but would rather use in one jar if possible. As this will be my first try are there any "beginner"...

Sorry to ask such a dumb question but how do you measure peppers in ml? Would this not be grams or ounces by weight?

Hello and welcome!

Thanks. My genetics class from college is a distant memory. I might keep trying next year and see what happens in the future.   I'm in the Panhandle. The plants have been outside and in the Florida Room all year until yesterday. Temps in the 40's don't seem to bother it. I've been snipping off...

I put my reaper and scorpion in the same pot when I planted from seed and didn't mark which was which. I did most of the pollinating myself with a paintbrush. I think the below is the reaper just by the way the stingers look. Is the longer pepper a normal reaper or a hybrid? I purposefully did...

Here is pepper. It's already gone from more yellow to orange since yesterday. I think it will turn red.  

My peppers on my scorpion are finally beginning to ripen after two months of growing. The first one is turning yellow/orange. I thought they would turn red first. The great Google told me there are yellow varieties as well. I purchased my seeds from rareseeds.com but no mention of the yellow...

I was wondering the same thing. Lower temps for a few nights have me concerned. I finally have peppers and don't want to lose them. I counted 40 on one plant. For now I plan to bring them in when it gets below 50F and I have a couple of blankets to wrap the pot in. I want to get a heat mat as well.