Tips & Tricks For Growing Carolina Reapers | Ed Currie

[@jimmygonzalez6244]

I love how he emphasizes on where the Pucker butt pepper company we sponsor our selves! This man is a boss!

[@mbarrios09]

Yeah definitely want to see what large scale pepper farming looks like let me see the field video's

[@emilydavis842]

I'm a new Reaper grower and I just wanted to say these are the single coolest horticultural specimen I've ever grown...each one's a different Halloween mask with the grimaces they make, the scorpion tails are terrifying, they have a fascinating Freudian thing going on with the tush and tails...their aesthetic mirrors their spirit and function, which is also biologically rare...unbelievably cool to have 150 of these pods growing on my deck. Thanks for the innovation and the cosmic joke, Ed

[@XxLukeNukemxX]

Cant wait , something to look forward too. Plus I watched the friday livestream you said you may have something new to share with us on July 19th I cannot wait to hear it much love from Sacramento. See ya at 3.

[@PorchGardeningWithPassion]

Very fun and informative video guys! I have my first peppers forming and I am excited to see what I can/should do with them 👊🏻🌶👊🏻

[@lesj39]

Thanks so much for these videos. For the first time in a long time,I have the space to grow something and I picked a Carolina Reaper. I have two plants and after making a mistake or two, they have taken off. You have been a huge help. The most important thing you have taught me is to relax... Just give them the basics (dirt, water, sunshine) and let them do what they know to do. So simple, yet so awesome.

[@yholiva]

Thank you Ed about 15 years ago you sent me some pods and i have been an advocate for your science .

[@armstrongskyview2810]

Please do an up to date video for 2024 please Ed :) I bought 10 reaper seeds and growing them in Singapore.

[@thomaswolf6507]

Side by side miracle grow organics vs. fox farm happy frog (after starting in peat pellets) using dynomyco fungal inoculant would make a massive difference. Do it easy, do it cheap works. But, I'll never call any miracle grow product (labeled organic or not) truly organic. It's probably not much better than free city compost and contains a lot of things an organic soil would not. I wanted to make that switch myself but not when I'm finding literal trash in miracle grow organic products. To me it's worth the premium to give your genetics the environment and nutrients they deserve, but you do you!

[@codysmith605]

Fox farm stuff is priced mediocre products.

[@kylesheridan5108]

Thanks guys, great refresher course on how to grow these lovelies properly.

[@otakukitsune1714]

Stopped in to your shop last week. (Came down from West Virginia to visit family and told the wife we were making a pit stop along the way) Was hoping to get to meet the President, Owner, Mad Scientist and Chef.. unfortunately, you weren’t there that day. 😅 Also, I prefer the crazy. Even so… we left with a variety of 8 different PuckerButt sauces, and I even grabbed a bag of jerky, and loved it! Got all the best! I got Purgatory, Reaper XXX Squeezins, Chipotle eXpress. My wife got Chocolate Plague, Honey Bonnet and Tiki Terror (from Inferno Farms). My sister-in-law got me a bottle of Taco Loco (as a birthday gift) and I got my buddy a bottle of Gator, which I’ll also get to partake of. I’ve also got 2 reaper plants growing upstairs in pots, that I got from Bonnie Plants. Hopefully some of your seeds! Using the Miracle Grow Performance Organics Indoor blend and they’re looking huge, happy, beautiful, and delicious.

[@andthoseotherguys]

Does his shop sell plants? I have two Smoking Ed's Carolina Reapers (also from Bonnie's) that Ive kept alive over the past three Winters.

[@byrongreen2167]

Ed, you guys hit this one out of the park!!!! Xoxoxoxoxo wow!!!!After these videos, anybody should be able to grow peppers!!!TYVM....Xoxoxoxoxo this channel!!!!

[@vernashcraft6201]

I definitely agree with a keep It simple approach and to listen to your plants, as far as fertilizing. But what you failed to say in the video is what is in the potting soil that you're planting them in. Because you said you're not giving them anything in some cases for a certain amount of time. But actually you are, because they are getting nutrients from the potting soil. Unless it is strictly coco coir, which definitely does not look like the case. I mean, I realize this is very obvious to most growers. But not newbies. But in any case, thank you for a down-to-earth "no B.S." video. It is appreciated.

[@R3LI2UI]

Grow mine aquaponically. I pulled over 1200 peppers from three plants; real beauts! Nice post gents!

[@supernova2001nk77]

Thank you for all the knowledge you put into growing your peppers. I had a great harvest and maybe a few crossover breeds. I grew ghost peppers, Trinidad scorpion Butch t peppers, and Carolina reaper peppers. In between I had jalapeno peppers and serrano peppers. The combination was quite interesting.

[@eastindiaV]

I've been putting coffee grounds on stuff... pot plants, legumes, poppies, Wormwood, tomatoes.. anyways they did a controlled experiment somewhere and found it can increase yield by like 80% BUT you just top dress it, if you mix it into the soil it stunts the plants growth. Makes the plants darker and more potent, since pepper hotness comes from essential oils, that would probably translate.

[@djkannzy]

He estado germinando acá en México Carolina Reaper gracias a sus tips thanks!. Ed currie lo mejor de lo mejor!.

[@Adam-cw2ew]

It’s impossible to not love ed and the family. I ate one of your Carolinas and it didn’t seem to love my face, but gotta love the legend.

[@drakkar_night3346]

What kind of soil do you use? How often do you water? How often do you use fish emulsion? Do you mix calmag and fish emulsion together?

[@cormacmccarthy1559]

I love your peppers. Thanks for the videos. I'm inspired to grow them.

[@jhenson5168]

The addition of preying mantis is cool, I haven't added any good bugs but I have found that I have tons of those furry jumping spiders all over my peppers. From what I've read they are a great addition to eat pests

[@Remi-B-Goode]

The greenhouse looks great with all the plants in clean lines !

[@MrEiht]

My Reaper were nearly tennis ball size, never seen big ones like that. I did not use hydroponics or anything crazy. Just some LST when the plant was young. I did use some orchid fertilizer, but only when I actually watered/fertilized the orchids.

[@bonecc4061]

We’re they also just as spicy?

[@MrEiht]

@@bonecc4061 well, hard to judge but the inside walls were dripping. Oil everywhere. And "average joe" suffered +2hrs.

[@pigmentpeddler5811]

Yeah mine actually grew to the size of melons

[@gootyobt2032]

I want pics of these huge reapers y'all grew. Sounds amazing.

[@umomiekiller]

Im super excited about his channel!

[@saraholvera4473]

Dark, quit trying to change Ed and telling him to say, “Welcome to our channel” 🤣 I prefer him being crazzzzy!!!

[@duecebiggalowe]

Thats the two ferts I use in my garden!!!! 4:55 Out of 300 plats, I have not had any end rot this year!!

[@reaper0fanguish]

I found your video while looking on how to care for my first 2 Carolina reaper plants

[@Bongz369]

6 Nov 2024 my journey with Carolina reapers starts today.

[@ejsman36]

I use that same CalMag as well along with all the other Botanicare organic products. Excellent results!

[@davidgallentine9336]

Lets go Ed! I bought 2 of your large plants from lowes today. Tomorrow starts 2 for 10 deal until july 4th. I cant wait to show my coworkers a true $20 pepper challenge.😅 Glad I can just transplant and get ready for a bountiful harvest. Lets go heat team, I love pepper x on heatonist! 🎉

[@andthoseotherguys]

What city? I have two Carolina Reapers that I've kept alive over the winters for the past 3 years. I also grow Red Ghosts. And no way to isolate them to get "grow true" seeds.

[@tiamat1296]

My Carolina reapers ( scotch,choc+) are about 3 inches tall right now. I’ve been using Foxfarm big grow on them until they’re nice huge and leafy and then I’ll use the tiger bloom! Thanks for the info.

[@tatumsh9]

Enjoyed my first reaper harvest today. Grown from your seeds. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ChrisProvazek]

Always appreciate your videos, Please keep them coming!

[@nicholaslomb7174]

1st year growing Reapers and today we got our 1st pepper 🌶️ podding. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

[@redbone7040]

Found my first pepper 2 days ago about an inch big plant is about a year old survived a bad hard freeze

[@nicholaslomb7174]

We have Reapers, scorpion, and Ghost. 1st year EVER TRYING. and each type has at least 1 pepper. I just did my night check.

[@Kchill1986]

Compost tea is very important far as adding microbial soil amendments go.

[@bbingtube]

FAA, LAB even better 😉🦠🦠

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

Might want to revisit this and correct all those confusing literal errors

[@bbingtube]

@@MrRedeyedJedi stfu

[@jacklowther4912]

Thanks. Exactly what I wanted to know. I am doing it right already.

[@The420Chronicles]

I got a pair of the reaper plants from Bonnie, and they came in almost totally dead. I put em into pots with miracle grow for veggies and herbs. Thought they were gonna die but about 2 weeks of recovery later they are thriving! They are extremely resilient and I can’t wait for my 1st fruits!

[@cyruslever586]

Good to hear. I bought 2 live plants from pepper joes and when they came in they didn't look too great. I ordered late but they've been in pots 2 days and still look like crap and I pulled all the leaves that were about to die and have been waiting to see if they start growing or slowly die. But I haven't been very hopeful but hearing this I'm gonna not give up on them

[@fasteddy9789]

Dark is lame. Lol love you guys! GOD Bless!

[@grayghost832]

I used miracle gro shake and feed on my reaper. It was a twig I decided to keep from last season and its such a nice green plant now with over 20 pods. In a probably 3 gallon pot. I didn't think for sure a pepper plant could even get that big in a small pot.

[@aceofbase8]

Hi Ed, would love to see how you deal with peppers in the field. Also the fertilizer application in the greenhoue would be very interesting to see. Also it would be interesting to find out how to make the ideal soil mix since we dont have the soil that you use available here in Indonesia.

[@GeneticHybrids]

For potting soil we use a cheap potting mix and then mix in turkey or chicken manure to start the plants, but I can't stress enough how easily it is to mix in too much bird manure as it is much higher in nitrogen concentrations than say cow manure. I think we settled with about a 1 to 6 ratio and we've been fine ever since. We learned this the hard way on about 15000 plants one year In our greenhouses. Because of the manure mix we use we don't do much fertilizing in the greenhouse. The manure generally takes us all the way until we load them on the plant setters. However if we do in greenhouse fertilizing we actually fertilize through our irrigation system. We have a 100 gallon tank that we can mix the proper concentration into then we just water the plants at the base of the stems normally. We do the same thing with the drip tape under the cover plastic on a large scale in our big fields of 30 to 100 acres. It's really best to keep the nutrients off the leaves and just let the roots pick up the nutrients they need. 9 times out of 10 if you have the fertilizer mixed properly for the soil it will be too "hot" for the foliage and will do more damage by burning the leaves than good. However if you do not have access to those things and are on a small scale a pump sprayer mixed to the correct concentration can be used to spray the soil around the plants or if you only have access to pebble type fertilizers and do not have your plants on paper or plastic then you can throw some pebble type fertilizers around the the base of a mature plant and then rake in the fertilizer to the soil. No matter if you use liquid or pebble fertilizer do not leave the fertilizer on top of sun exposed soil as it will evaporate and you will just be loosing money. Be warned however that you can burn up plants this way too. It doesn't take much fertilizing at all to make a huge difference in the negative in any produce plants and a lot of time less experienced growers end up doing more damage with it than good. With pebble fertilizer before, you rake it in, if you take a one foot by one foot square you should only see about 10 or 20 pieces of fertilizer "max" in that square it won't look like much but trust me, a little goes a long way. Well I hope that helps you a little bit!

[@NorthWestChilliHeadsNWCH]

The man, the legend yes mr. curry wisdom exudes! People said i was late planting in march but my harvests are looking good. Just need the correct equipment.

[@johandupreez4159]

Very good info,THANKS ED.

[@stephenleskow7959]

Yes!!!! To field work!

[@HondaCivicEF]

Seeing stuff about the field would be awesome!

[@patrickwolfe9564]

Really find these videos informative and enjoyable..

[@darkdraggon]

Field video would be awesome, more about greenhouse operations would also be welcome!

[@wafflesoft]

These grow camp videos are great

[@Gingerhomeandgarden]

My friend was suppling me reapers but he went on vacation and played roulette with water / rain. He lost the game. So I ordered 12 for pickles. Plus ordered some seeds for next year.

[@rowebil00]

Ed, can you make a video of watering? I transplanted 6 plants that were about 8-10 inches high and they’re doing well but some leaves have some brown spots. They were there when I got the plants in trays from a nursery. I am hearing mixed results on when and how much to water.

[@jaybob3143]

thanks everyone @ puckerbutt :)

[@danielburns7519]

I planted 4 reapers they are almost 2 ft. tall and loaded with flowers ,I hope there is enough summer left to get a nice crop.I live in southwest pa.

[@vincentfontana1718]

I purchased a Carolina Reaper plant in March 2024. It is a Bonnie plant product. Today is April 17,2024 and I have not gotten any blooms on this plant yet. I have it in a 5 gal bucket with drain holes please advise me

[@Gingerhomeandgarden]

A glug is scientific as a term lol 😆 😂 🤣 Thank you Ed

[@chrislane4541]

I have Carolina reaper plant that bloomed last year. Cut it back as instructed roots are still good. When should I see it bloom or did I do something wrong?

[@DonisP.]

I just planted some seeds. There germinating in a three part mixture of rabbit droppings, composted banana peels, and rice husks. Wish me look. By the way, I'm located in northwest Haiti.

[@allanpennington]

I grow jalapeños, serrano, cayenne with good yields in a small poly tunnel. Last year I tried a reaper. I think it went in too late as I got some pods but only a few ripened before it was too cold late in the growing season. Is it generally the case that the hotter the pepper the longer the plant takes to grow and ripen peppers?

[@joshuaroe3021]

Yes on field way! Thank you!

[@twistygrip4180]

What about using coffee grounds for pest prevention???

[@Speedkiller79]

Great video Ed, I am going ladybug hunting!

[@Reapererebos]

Thank you for another informative video. My reaper plant this is in the ground now was planted indoors last year and kept alive till it could touch the outside this spring. it went from a twig to a small bush. I will probably bring it in for this winter so that way it can have another season to grow bigger.

[@ellenarelkin1238]

I love video! 🥰😍🥰

[@cochroach10]

Yes I want to see stuff about the fields!

[@ceaserelizondo]

We need more bees. That's what we need. I've not seen one bee on my plants, so I'm having to shake Q-tip all my flowers.

[@flutterguy2258]

i'm using some fresh reapers i grew in chilli i hope to make it as flavorful as the awsomly powerful heat of the peppers

[@austinreese420]

What about using kratom for a replacement of bone metal was a good organic replacement for bone mill

[@countrysiderussell8003]

BOOM. You the man Ed.

[@ConcreteKingzOG]

I planted carolina reapers august last year the plant looks good but no peppers yet how long does it take before i get peppers. And if i get bugs on the plant should i just spray it with DDT

[@motherandsondiaryuk9672]

The daddy of chilli growing he is awesome

[@nicodumitrana6672]

I never used eny fake fertilizer, just organic composed from 🐄 cows or shepp 🐑 and the peppers 🌶 are doing great 👍..

[@donjuwann5868]

we had a bad wind srorm here n Michigan a cpl weeks ago and a few of my plants got broke off at ground level,however they were full of green pods,will they ripen in the sun? can you put them in a brown paper back like tomatoes,hate to0 loose so many big pods

[@Aldiggy2000]

I have 2 carolina repeater plants, still do. Last year I had peppers but this year the leave all grew back and not a single pepper ugh. The leaves are starting to wilt and fall. I water them daily and give Dr Good Earth fertilizer . Not sure what I am doing wrong. Going to try the Cal-Mag , and Alaska Fish Fertilizer

[@austinreese420]

What time do the nutrients to give a chocolate Carolina regals to grow many plants were grow bigger plants with more space

[@EdgewiseChairman32]

Hi Ed, I just planted my first Carolina Reaper seeds. I live in Sweden, it is about -5 celcius here right now so I'm doing this indoors, only to plant them outside later on the spring when there is no frost outside. Thank you for this video, and for all your hard work over the years with these peppers. You are such an inspiration, Regards, Edgewise

[@LogicallyKnot]

That's what's great about living out in these woods, you can walk outside and piss on your pepper plants with no repercussions.

[@Pwntious]

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GO CRAZY!!!!

[@stevegreenism]

Hey, Ed. I bought about 5 Carolina Reaper plants from Walmart and they started growing great then I saw they look more like jalapenos than reapers. I think someone wanted to prank someone who was gonna buy your plants. I went back and made sure the plants I bought were yours.

[@bentgenetics8623]

Great greenhouse, thanks for sharing

[@thenordicthirstofnorsepaga8694]

You guys are awesome I love the Carolina reaper do you guys sell seeds or seedlings for pepper X

[@trevorcleveland3015]

I want to know what your thoughts are about amending the soil with bone and blood meal when transplanting them into their final place.

[@AnWHotTopix]

Hey Ed! Trying to grow some reaper and scorpion that I bought from you, and going on 8-9 days, still no stems or leaves coming out. any typical time frame for that? I know it can vary from a week to two weeks, so if it doesnt show up by week 2, anything to help expedite the growing? They are in cells now

[@galacticyachts1533]

Is it still ok to use the fish emulsion on plants with buds/flowers?

[@brucetraudt1571]

Listen we know who the boss is in reapers! I thank you I have a bunch that I have Going! Trans plant Fri and I had also planted tiny ones too and they survived!

[@brucetraudt1571]

awesome video thank you I will bottom water the plants

[@seehafenzwerg2087]

How big are the pots from Ed Curry in His grow House ?

[@digitsecurities1621]

What's the tallest reaper plant you ever grew Ed? Mine has just gone 6 foot 4 inches tall and 5 foot wide, i know thats probably not normal?

[@austinreese420]

And how does crossroading help can you cross Germany different types of peppers to make and grow more pepper

[@saint85]

Any advice for growing very hot peppers I want to breed hot peppers a year advice

[@joec.1906]

The best hot sauce's, peppers, jams, etc I have eaten. The Carolina Reaper will definitely make your Butt Pucker. I wish Ed would talk about his Pepper X. I have purchased some of his sauces. Ed's "Gator Hot Sauce" which is made with Pepper X is the hottest I ever did taste. Did you notice I said taste? It is so hot that all I could do is taste it. I use both the Reaper and Gator sauce when adding heat to BBQ sauce. Great peppers ED. Thanks.

[@lynny-jc4209]

Hi Ed, really appreciate your advice. I’m in the Florida keys…..which means iguanas. I am using white vail to cover my plants and have a ton of pods coming out, but wondering if you have any recommendations to keep the nasty critters way…. They munch on my food plants all the time… (p.s. my current crop is Sepia Reaper Neyde, ghost Bhut Jolakia and (hopefully) Jay’s Peach Ghost Scorpion….

[@rebeccamyott7041]

I love your intro keep it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@charliemcgriff7643]

When should I plant Carolina reaper seeds if indoor

[@СергейПалкин-в5ж]

Hello. What's on the floor in your greenhouse? And tell me, please, what is the average yield per bush of the Carolina Riper variety, if grown using the technology as in this video?

[@timparker753]

Do you sell seeds to sannora? 4 days and rePear up

[@tommymckiddy7872]

Where do you get your praying mantis egg cases? Are they a local species? I'm not too far north of you in NC. I'd really like to use that method of pest control in my garden. One more question. I set out a reaper transplant in my garden this year. I can't wait to try it, even though I'm sure I'll regret it. Are they stabilized enough to save the seeds?

[@crimsonstoner8142]

Second season trying to grow a reaper plant I bought at Home Depot and it grows great but no peppers what am I doing wrong! Please help

[@chiliwilliegrows7429]

It can take a looong time, months.

[@dinocrackersrl]

my reapers last year tookt a month longer to flower then my other varieties, but then again this year they were one of the first to flower

[@crimsonstoner8142]

Mine just never flowers are they duds

[@chiliwilliegrows7429]

@@crimsonstoner8142 No. Where did you live? Wondering about your light cycle.

[@crimsonstoner8142]

@@chiliwilliegrows7429 Texas

[@GhostObsessed]

I've got some organic pucker butt reaper's going, POS rabbits chewed on a couple of them last night. I'm gonna pick up some fox urine, Thanks for the tip!

[@izombi82]

Did the grow camp series end? I would love to see how your plants are progressing

[@MrBowmanmt]

i bought a reaper plant and i am finally getting peppers. I want to save the seeds but unfortunately i have other pepper plants such as habanero's within 5 ft of the reaper. will the reaper seeds be ok?

[@austinreese420]

Chocolate Scotch bonnet and chili pepper combat what would it look like and let the seedlings intertwine

[@mighty690am]

Thank you so much.

[@zoemeow7677]

you should move to mexico because your peppers will get hotter there since thats where spicy peppers originated im in florida and the soil is perfect as is for reaper peppers sand and tree mulch with bit of pot ash and miracle gro, aligator land burned down once i think it ate a pepper X and died is the reason, blessed gardening