Carolina Reaper chilli.

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Carolina Reaper at the top and Ghost Pepper below if you can see it it. Now when should I transplant them ?
 
Kornhole said:
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Carolina Reaper at the top and Ghost Pepper below if you can see it it. Now when should I transplant them ?
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I think you should be keeping them on a heating pad and preferably under lights for quite a while before transplanting
 
Kornhole said:
I don't have a heating pad :(
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You don't need one, chilis are hardy plants, most of my first try from last year survived the winter and this years seedlings quite happy, I just move them to a bigger pot when they have out grown the seedling trays.
 
lived666 said:
You don't need one, chilis are hardy plants, most of my first try from last year survived the winter and this years seedlings quite happy, I just move them to a bigger pot when they have out grown the seedling trays.
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How much longer do you rate until I can munch :)
 
lived666 said:
You don't need one, chilis are hardy plants, most of my first try from last year survived the winter and this years seedlings quite happy, I just move them to a bigger pot when they have out grown the seedling trays.
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Were these reapers or another super hot?

I find the more common chillis are really easy to get going, but the super hots need the right conditions.
 
If anyone is interested, there is a guy in Centurion (Danie Bester) who sells plants of the Carolina Reaper, Ghost Pepper, Naga Morich and a few others. He has a facebook page with some photos and pricing:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/922906801097961/

I got myself one of each, now just to be patient and wait for them to start carrying chilis.
 
feesbees said:
If anyone is interested, there is a guy in Centurion (Danie Bester) who sells plants of the Carolina Reaper, Ghost Pepper, Naga Morich and a few others. He has a facebook page with some photos and pricing:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/922906801097961/

I got myself one of each, now just to be patient and wait for them to start carrying chilis.
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Thanks! Will ask if they can be shipped to the Cape (and survive)? Been trying to grow from seeds forever and it seems impossible to get them to germinate in the Cape climate, although chilli plants seem to do quite well once they're established here. Tried germination pads, soaking in warm water/tea - all the usual tricks and it just doesn't happen. Either the seeds I keep buying are rubbish or I'm doing something wrong (although I can get most other varieties to germinate). Getting these to germinate from seed is apparently notoriously difficult, though.
 
garp said:
Thanks! Will ask if they can be shipped to the Cape (and survive)? Been trying to grow from seeds forever and it seems impossible to get them to germinate in the Cape climate, although chilli plants seem to do quite well once they're established here. Tried germination pads, soaking in warm water/tea - all the usual tricks and it just doesn't happen. Either the seeds I keep buying are rubbish or I'm doing something wrong (although I can get most other varieties to germinate). Getting these to germinate from seed is apparently notoriously difficult, though.
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Someone on this forum gave me a trick - which worked. Take a glass jar, rinse with water and shake everything out. Put seeds in, replace cap and leave in a warm area - I left it on my kitchen windowsill. About a month later (after i forgot about them) there were seeds sprouting. Not all seeds germinated, but I have a couple off plants that allready had fruit.
 
Sadly the Carolina Reaper didn't survive the hail in December. 4 ghost chillies are still growing but they are still small
 
Kornhole said:
Sadly the Carolina Reaper didn't survive the hail in December. 4 ghost chillies are still growing but they are still small
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Ghost Chili - that's the Bhut Jolokia right ? I have a red and a yellow one. Got one chilli from each. Still to scared to taste. Also a couple of Tobasco chilli plants. Man, those little chillies are hot !!
 
HunterNW said:
Ghost Chili - that's the Bhut Jolokia right ? I have a red and a yellow one. Got one chilli from each. Still to scared to taste. Also a couple of Tobasco chilli plants. Man, those little chillies are hot !!
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Yup. Make someone else taste it in a sandwich :whistle:
 
garp said:
Thanks! Will ask if they can be shipped to the Cape (and survive)? Been trying to grow from seeds forever and it seems impossible to get them to germinate in the Cape climate, although chilli plants seem to do quite well once they're established here. Tried germination pads, soaking in warm water/tea - all the usual tricks and it just doesn't happen. Either the seeds I keep buying are rubbish or I'm doing something wrong (although I can get most other varieties to germinate). Getting these to germinate from seed is apparently notoriously difficult, though.
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I started growing a bit late this year, so I ordered 6 plants from a guy in Natal. Apparently only the 'large' plants are sent via courier etc.
anyway - rather disappointed that for my R700 I only have one plant that survived.

I got nearly a 100% germination rate on my reapers. I'm in Seapoint. Although I do use heating pads and so on.
Only Fatalii that I'm struggling with, but am trying a new method now.
 
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