Was picking some stuff up at Home Depot this morning and saw these. I was thinking of trying my hand at starting from seed after my first time growing peppers last year from starts. Especially since the super hots last year took too long to ripen and nearly didn’t make it before the first frost, and I wanted to start earlier this year.
by ADonkeysJawbone
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Interesting, i buy seeds from there and have not seen this. I wonder how many seeds are in the packs
Frankly, you’re better off getting them from a local nursery. They’re better taken care of there, and the smaller companies need your money more than HD does. You can also often harvest seeds from peppers bought at the store too. If it’s the only place that sells them near you, why not go for it!
The super hots like ghost and reaper from my experience are definitely slower growing than other pepper varieties like fresno, and tend to be bigger drama queens. Temperature is super important for them, so is humidity but less so than temp
Edit: whoops i thought this was a different sub. I’m no expert on peppers. Take whatever i said above with a grain of salt lol
I recommend starting ghost peppers very early, they will take a long time to ripen as you noticed
Habaneros do too, but they’re not as bad.
i have a choc habanero plant that is over 18ft tall. It’s growing up into the tangelo tree and uses it for support to reach the top!
Ohiopeppers have a good product but i would also seriously look at Mattspeppers.com .