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[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I've never grown this specific kind but I have grown a purple variety before, the ripening process wasn't this dramatic though they just kinda turned brown and then red

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I always say peppers are gardening on easy mode but the fancy ones have always eluded me

I'm a bad gardener though, I bought a bag of 13-13-13 from the feed store and I drop that fertilizer napalm on everything. That and some bone meal are the only tools in my arsenal.

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I do ok with the smaller/hot peppers but anything that's supposed to get large never reaches it's full potential, like the poblanos I tried never got bigger than a jalapeno.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No kidding? That's interesting, are you planting in the ground or in pots?

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In ground, I generally just wing it the first time I try to grow certain plants and only really get into reading/watching stuff about them if I'm struggling with it. I maybe over watered as I'd just soak them while going over other plants that need a lot more like tomatoes/cucumbers.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago

Ah yeah it might be over watering, peppers really benefit from getting dry feet regularly

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

once they're an actual plant yeah they're super easy, but getting the fucking seeds to grow is always tricky

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago

I probably don't say enough nice stuff to my baggies full of wet seeds, that's on me