The seeds that do emerge within two weeks from planting are quite vigorous and hardy. More accurately, it’s more so the germination rates themselves.
When growing with water culture, overwintering probably isn’t a good way to go.Ĭompared to other hydroponic crop types we grow like Basil, Spinach and Tomatoes we find germinating hot pepper seeds to be a little more finicky. In some areas with a mild climate or with the help of a greenhouse, growers may overwinter their favorite hot pepper plants and rejuvenate again for the following year.
Most growers don’t recommend propagating capsicum buy taking cuttings. While there may be other ways to propagate or start crops of hydroponic hot peppers, we always like starting from high quality seed. If you’re super serious about growing that capscicum fire, ask your seed supplier the origin of their seed source–are they reproduced in North America or do they source directly from the country of origin? Be prepared to pay a premium on high quality hot pepper genetics where a single seed can go for a dollar or even more. In our limited experience we have to say that the original varieties like Bhut Jolokia, Trinidadian Scorpion, etc may be finicky to germinate, however, once established are very hardy and don’t seem to attract problems especially in the greenhouse. However, crossing the original varieties to proven local cultivars may give them more hardiness and resistance to challenges based on local weather, crop pests, disease pressures, etc. The more generations between your seed source from the originals, the more “drift” you are likely to encounter which may include less fire (Scoville Heat Units) when growing hydroponic hot peppers. Trinidadian Scorpion Pepper–one of the hottest on Earth! Yellow Carolina Reaper–serious heat and a beautiful smoky and tropical flavor Red Bhut Jolokia, AKA Ghost Pepper has left many victims in it’s wake. The Carolina Reaper, one of our personal favorites here, was reportedly developed in the good ole US of A by a breeder named Ed Currie by crossing the Indian Bhut Jolokia with a Habanero variety. Bhut Jolokia (ghost peppers) are from India and Trinidadian Moruga Scorpion peppers are from…well you know. However, if you want the hottest peppers possible the closer your seed genetics come from the original seed source the better. Getting Started, Hot Pepper Seed Sourcing Tips
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Just how much? Boutique inferno peppers can fetch up to $25 USD for 4 ounces, plus shipping.
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Besides our goal of satisfying even the most ravenous ChiliHead for how-to hot pepper cultivation information, we’ll share some numbers and results from trial marketing efforts–it seems these homegrown hydroponic devils are in high demand, with plenty of people willing to pay shipping and handling for quality packs of fiery peppers delivered to their door.
Homemade fermented Scorpion pepper sauce–this will blow minds!Īll in all, growing hydroponic hot peppers proved to be a really fun experience. This being our first attempt with growing hydroponic hot peppers, we think we could do about +40% better next season. We’ll discuss from seed to sauce how we yielded over 16 pounds of primo hydroponic grown hot peppers from a modest lineal area of only five feet by ten feet with only six (6) plants. Sounds a little hard to believe? Follow our journey from this growing season of 2021 in our hydroponic greenhouse, one of the hottest on record in our part of the world (Canadian Pacific Northwest). In highly aerated RDWC or DWC hydroponic systems the same plant genetics can reach nine feet tall and around, in the same growing environment and time frame. Here’s a quick real world example: in conventional soil gardens, even in very favorable growing climates, super hot chilies like Carolina Reapers typically only get to a few feet tall. Growing hot peppers (capsicum) like Bhut Jolokia aka Ghost Peppers, Carolina Reaper and Trinidadian Scorpion with water culture systems like DWC (deep water culture) or RWC (recirculating water culture) can improve growth rates, yield potential, fruit size, shelf life and possibly even heat units (Scoville Heat Units). Growing hydroponic hot peppers is fun and can be very rewarding. Growing Hydroponic Hot Peppers Cultivating Chilies for Fun & Profit with Water Culture Part One | Part TWO |
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