Dinosaur Bone
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Your Rainy climate is pretty much the exact opposite that Peppers thrive in. The soil, PH and nutrients as well.
To address the wet feet issue, I would plant them in sand. Dig a 6" - 8" diameter hole x about 1 ft deep. Fill it with partway sand, and when planting them just fill sand around the plants. This will make the soil drain better, in the directly effected area.... It beats making the entire garden area drain better. I do this in my heavy clay soil for everything, in holes dug with a pluggy bulb digger tool. Once your "sand traps" are established.... just plant stuff in the same spot next year.
Tomato's are fairly easy, although you might be a touch late getting them going. I grow all Hierlooms..... why bother growing the same bland, average and hideous "Red Things" from the grocery store... when you can just walk into a store and buy one of those??? Tomato's should be black, purple, pink or green and most of all UGLY.
Another thing to consider for next year, peppers & tomato's.. get a few plants going early. Grow big mother plants, then take clones a month or so before putting them out.
Bhut Jolokia or Ghost Peppers are neat... but you are looking at taking them inside at the end of season and growing for another month before they even set fruit. Thats been my experience... and I live in a high wasteland desert climate.. but I never tried cloning them before.
The strangest looking pepper, quite the converasation piece is "Federal Agent Peppers" They look exactly like a federal agent. OR if you prefer.. "Scotsman Peppers" Just like the song about the drunken Scotsman.. "Lad I don't know where youve been, but I see youve won first prize!!". The seed packet will actually say "Peter Pepper".
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To address the wet feet issue, I would plant them in sand. Dig a 6" - 8" diameter hole x about 1 ft deep. Fill it with partway sand, and when planting them just fill sand around the plants. This will make the soil drain better, in the directly effected area.... It beats making the entire garden area drain better. I do this in my heavy clay soil for everything, in holes dug with a pluggy bulb digger tool. Once your "sand traps" are established.... just plant stuff in the same spot next year.
Tomato's are fairly easy, although you might be a touch late getting them going. I grow all Hierlooms..... why bother growing the same bland, average and hideous "Red Things" from the grocery store... when you can just walk into a store and buy one of those??? Tomato's should be black, purple, pink or green and most of all UGLY.
Another thing to consider for next year, peppers & tomato's.. get a few plants going early. Grow big mother plants, then take clones a month or so before putting them out.
Bhut Jolokia or Ghost Peppers are neat... but you are looking at taking them inside at the end of season and growing for another month before they even set fruit. Thats been my experience... and I live in a high wasteland desert climate.. but I never tried cloning them before.
The strangest looking pepper, quite the converasation piece is "Federal Agent Peppers" They look exactly like a federal agent. OR if you prefer.. "Scotsman Peppers" Just like the song about the drunken Scotsman.. "Lad I don't know where youve been, but I see youve won first prize!!". The seed packet will actually say "Peter Pepper".
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I've had a few handfull of harvests of the pants already and they're still producing chillies 
I didnt notice that there were 85 pages on this thread.... likely you have been growing this plant for a couple years now...
been really really busy and ive had alot of family stuff happening
tell me what you think guys 