Those look like Trinidads. Beautiful fruits but nobody wants them, they’re too hot.I can’t even give them away.
TheAngryCheeto
Holy crap, that’s a pepper tree right there
BraileDildo8inches
If you want to send me some I’ll accept
P.s. great trees, I hope you over winter them
origanalsameasiwas
How do you keep them alive over winter? We have some pepper plants that I want to keep, so I don’t have to keep buying them every year. I have the basic jalapeño pepper and some Cheyenne pepper plants and some bell peppers plants.
volaray
Cool season grass and overcast. Where do you live? I would be so stoked to be able to pull off a plant like that (in Canada).
sprawlaholic
Beautiful and abundant scorpion tree!
pinecone1978
I have 6 pounds of habaneros for sale 15 a pound
Good-Opportunity-925
Great tree and a very good amount of peppers, especially if it’s in its first year.
To overwinter a pepper plant, when the time is right and there is risk of frost outside, prune it back heavily, removing all the peppers and flowers / buds to conserve energy. Take the plant out and wash the roots well, trimming them if required, and repot in fresh soil that has been sealed and stored away from the outdoors, to reduce the risk of pests laying eggs in the soil, which will hatch as it gets warmer.
You could leave a few green branches on and of course, the main V-shaped main section of the stem, but always cut above the leaf node to encourage new growth next spring. Any green branches that start turning brown will probably die and fall off eventually, so cut them off if you start noticing that.
You can usually tell which plants will survive as the stems will remain green and they will eventually push out new leaves and buds.
Keep your overwintered plants in one of the following places: a heated outdoor tent; greenhouse or cold frame, or even better, bring it inside, space permitting, and try to keep it near a sunny window or under a grow light for a few hours per day. Annuum species need more light, whilst Chinense and Baccatums can be treated more like house plants and need humidity more than light to survive inside.
Cut watering frequency down by half and reduce the amount, always watering from below to discourage damp soil and fungus gnats.
Last year I tried to save 7 plants and 4 survived, so be prepared for failure and anything you overwinter successfully should produce even more in its second year.
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Damn, That tree produces well👍🏻
Those look like Trinidads. Beautiful fruits but nobody wants them, they’re too hot.I can’t even give them away.
Holy crap, that’s a pepper tree right there
If you want to send me some I’ll accept
P.s. great trees, I hope you over winter them
How do you keep them alive over winter? We have some pepper plants that I want to keep, so I don’t have to keep buying them every year. I have the basic jalapeño pepper and some Cheyenne pepper plants and some bell peppers plants.
Cool season grass and overcast. Where do you live? I would be so stoked to be able to pull off a plant like that (in Canada).
Beautiful and abundant scorpion tree!
I have 6 pounds of habaneros for sale 15 a pound
Great tree and a very good amount of peppers, especially if it’s in its first year.
To overwinter a pepper plant, when the time is right and there is risk of frost outside, prune it back heavily, removing all the peppers and flowers / buds to conserve energy. Take the plant out and wash the roots well, trimming them if required, and repot in fresh soil that has been sealed and stored away from the outdoors, to reduce the risk of pests laying eggs in the soil, which will hatch as it gets warmer.
You could leave a few green branches on and of course, the main V-shaped main section of the stem, but always cut above the leaf node to encourage new growth next spring. Any green branches that start turning brown will probably die and fall off eventually, so cut them off if you start noticing that.
You can usually tell which plants will survive as the stems will remain green and they will eventually push out new leaves and buds.
Keep your overwintered plants in one of the following places: a heated outdoor tent; greenhouse or cold frame, or even better, bring it inside, space permitting, and try to keep it near a sunny window or under a grow light for a few hours per day. Annuum species need more light, whilst Chinense and Baccatums can be treated more like house plants and need humidity more than light to survive inside.
Cut watering frequency down by half and reduce the amount, always watering from below to discourage damp soil and fungus gnats.
Last year I tried to save 7 plants and 4 survived, so be prepared for failure and anything you overwinter successfully should produce even more in its second year.
Looks like Christmas
Chad Scorpion plant
Omg I love this chilly tree how can I find them
That’s a thing of beauty