Pepper Garden Update June 4, 2024 All 60 Grow Bags Have Plants!

Just an update on the chilis as of June 4th, 2024 there are doing ok, and I’m learning. I’ve done many things everyone advises not to do.
I have 60 bags and 12 varieties, from jalapeño, Serrano, Orange Habanero, and Peach Habanero, which I eat tons of, on up in heat. Ok, that’s 4 so far.
I have Ghost Peppers, Blood Ghost, California Reaper, Primotali, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, T-Rex Chocolate, 7 Pot Chocolate, and Death Spiral. That’s a total of 12.
How did I pick what I’m growing? Other than the 4 I’ll eat every day, it was luck of the draw. I bought seeds and just started putting them in the starter trays, not knowing if anything would germinate, so I didn’t grow all of the seeds I have. Anyway, I’m learning and having fun.

[@ScorpionsNestPeppers]

My biggest issue now is getting flowers in the ground to bring in the good bugs. Yes, it’s way late but the non-germinating jalapeño and Serrano peppers really set me back. The fact that I can only work a few minutes at a time and not every day didn’t help either. I’m looking forward to picking these little peppers as long as the cats do their job and keep other critters from stealing them.

[@s.crockett6022]

Looking good! I would keep it to 1 plant per bag though. 2 in a bag won't produce twice as much it will make the plants compete. Pepper plants get huge if given what they need and will grow much larger if planted by themselves. But everything does look good so far you should get a bunch of pods. Good luck with your grow!

[@ScorpionsNestPeppers]

I agree, my issue was first that more seeds germinated than I expected and my plan to give the excess plants to a friend to take to the local farmers market didn’t work out and I wasn’t about to just kill them. So I decided to do a test so I have first hand knowledge and experience as to the ‘what if’ question. So far, I have single plants only doing slightly better than doubles and even a few with three trying to catch up. The fact that so many have made it this far was unexpected, but now I know.

[@s.crockett6022]

@@ScorpionsNestPeppers I get that for sure. When I first started I wanted to keep everything growing. You have much bigger pots than I did and more room so I'm hopeful you have better results. Looking forward to seeing updates!

[@ScorpionsNestPeppers]

@@s.crockett6022 I’m using 7 gallon grow bags and I’m starting to be surprised by how much the bags with multiple plants are starting to catch up in growth. If I can just keep the hornworms under control it looks like it will work out. I have one of the single plants that is now smaller than a triple or double and the production looks close to the same too so who knows? By the end of the season it should be obvious.

[@MrYarabandi]

Thank you sir, for sharing. What is the advantage of support rings? Why should one use it instead of support sticks?

[@goodcitizen8837]

Your peppers look great! All my super hots are still small and it’s making me mildly nervous 😅

[@ScorpionsNestPeppers]

I’m new at this so pretty much clueless, however, one thing I’m learning is growth comes in spurts for some of my plants. They stayed very small while others grew steady, then boom, a growth spurt. I don’t know why, I water, feed, do everything the same on all plants they just don’t all grow the same. So just be patient, it happens on their schedule not ours.

[@goodcitizen8837]

@@ScorpionsNestPeppers Indeed, thank you for the response