Man I bought some off ebay last year and what were supposed to be heirloom pepperoncini's and turned out to be some sort of super hot habanero type pepper. Same guy had the tomato types mixed up etc. and it looked like they had cross pollinated. I'm ordering from rareseeds.com this year after my ebay seed experience last year. I don't really eat that many super hot peppers and I had like a dozen of those plants. I've let a bunch of them dry and I'm going to grind them up and use them as a pest deterrent spray this year.
100+ in 64 sq.ft. that a lil crowded dont u think? I got a 27x35 i putt about 200 in last yearNice, love growing peppers, I need to order my seeds still! I'll be doing a big pepper grow this year with 100+ plants in two 4x8 beds.
Not really, I can fit about 54 in each bed using square foot gardening spacing with an extra staggered row in between, gives each plant about 8 inches around it except the ones close to the sides. I did one last year and it was a pepper machine, they all produced well except for a couple that turned out to be runts and one type I had 2 plants of got big but only produced like 4 peppers each. . I added a few more on the far end after the pic of the starts was taken.
Thanks! I think so too, I just started building some last year, before that I always planted in the ground (which I still do.) I'll be building some more this year since I'll have another big pile of partially done compost to fill them with.
Ill be pissed if the only reaper i got turns out to be a dud seed of ebay
You'll probably be ok. I've gotten good seeds off ebay before and I used to sell seeds on ebay myself at one time and always delivered a quality product. But the dude I ordered seeds from last year shouldn't be selling seeds.Ill be pissed if the only reaper i got turns out to be a dud seed of ebay
I mainly like the sweet peppers and the ripe bell peppers, plus I plan on selling some peppers this year too. I always end up having some given to me or buying a few other starts too so I should have plenty of peppers this year. This is what I ordered.
Awesome stuff mateYou'll probably be ok. I've gotten good seeds off ebay before and I used to sell seeds on ebay myself at one time and always delivered a quality product. But the dude I ordered seeds from last year shouldn't be selling seeds.
I just ordered mine, not really into the super hot peppers like habanero's. Jalapeno, cayenne are hot enough for me.
Italian Pepperoncini Pepper
King Of The North Pepper
Yellow Monster Pepper
Jimmy Nardello Italian Pepper
Emerald Giant Pepper
Craig's Grande Jalapeno Pepper
jus put mine in jiffy's for this season.
Damn, just ran out of elk. Oh well.......
I hang the cayennes up on a string to dry in the window too, I've noticed some of them turn a funky color and those usually have mold on the inside, I toss those. I ground some up fine in a coffee grinder to use for cooking and some less fine as hot pepper flakes. I jarred up a bunch of hot and sweet peppers last year. I just sliced the peppers up in mason jars, poured some boiling vinegar and salt mixture in and put them in the fridge. The thing I read about canning them said they'd be good for 3 months and I've been eating them for about 5 now, they're still great and I'm not dead yet.