Well, a lot of those peppers originated in some pretty hot areas. Mexico, the Caribbean, etc. I think you'd be ok. We get the best results growing in big pots. The ones I've planted in the ground never seem to do well.
I am in South Florida. The typical temperature here in the summer is around 92 to 95 degrees, in the shade. I was thinking about trying them in pots. I may be able to grow them on my screened in porch. They would get a lot of indirect light. I can move them out into the sun if they don't seem to like it there. I really don't have a lot to lose by trying it.
That's true. Pepper plants are cheap. The Mrs waters them every other day, depending on rain. Ours are on the east side of our townhouse. Either on the deck, or a little patio patch we have. They get full morning sun, and afternoon sun until between 1 and 4, depending on where the pots are. I'm in the Chicago area, and we got some hot and humid weather. Nothing like every day in Florida, but still.
Good god! You should just get some plastic ones and be done with it. Don't tell the Mrs, but I'd bet Paco could take better care of those!
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My wife grows several kinds of peppers every year and makes KILLER pepper relish! And, she always gets one special plant from her plant lady, with some kind of wild hot pepper. A couple years ago, she had some kind of pepper that was so hot... she put 1 pepper in a BIG cast iron pot of chili and it was too spicy for her to eat! So I brought it to work and she warned me, "that pepper is cut in half and still in the chili. Don't eat it." Well, a co-worker and I were eating a bowl for lunch one day and he got half of that pepper floating in his bowl. I found the other one and put it in my bowl. He kept saying how good and how spicy the chili was, and that if it was any hotter it might be too hot for him. I took my bite that had the pepper in it and it was pretty hot... he waited for a minute, got brave and took a big spoonful with the other half of that pepper. 20 seconds later he undoes his collar, loosens his tie, and starts sweating. LOL He was convinced that after cooking, then being in the chili for 2 days, that pepper wouldn't have much heat left. It DID! I went in his office 20 minute later (he didn't finish his bowl of chili. LOL) and he had a fan blowing right on him. LOL A few minutes after that he went outside (February) to "cool off."
Sounds like a Carolina Reaper or a Ghost Pepper.My wife grows several kinds of peppers every year and makes KILLER pepper relish! And, she always gets one special plant from her plant lady, with some kind of wild hot pepper. A couple years ago, she had some kind of pepper that was so hot... she put 1 pepper in a BIG cast iron pot of chili and it was too spicy for her to eat! So I brought it to work and she warned me, "that pepper is cut in half and still in the chili. Don't eat it." Well, a co-worker and I were eating a bowl for lunch one day and he got half of that pepper floating in his bowl. I found the other one and put it in my bowl. He kept saying how good and how spicy the chili was, and that if it was any hotter it might be too hot for him. I took my bite that had the pepper in it and it was pretty hot... he waited for a minute, got brave and took a big spoonful with the other half of that pepper. 20 seconds later he undoes his collar, loosens his tie, and starts sweating. LOL He was convinced that after cooking, then being in the chili for 2 days, that pepper wouldn't have much heat left. It DID! I went in his office 20 minute later (he didn't finish his bowl of chili. LOL) and he had a fan blowing right on him. LOL A few minutes after that he went outside (February) to "cool off."
I had a whole “style” planned for our backyard this year, but she went ahead and bought flowers I didn’t like… so I let ‘em die.Good god! You should just get some plastic ones and be done with it. Don't tell the Mrs, but I'd bet Paco could take better care of those!
Does she spend hundreds of dollars every spring and swear this is the year she’s gonna garden?
Love that skit! My wife actually does an amazing job of arranging.. it’s just the growing part.
She wasn't sure, but was almost sure it was a Reaper
My wife is a big gardener and loves doing flowers and all as well.
Yeah, my wife used to make that habanero stuff in a pot on the stove. Only the first year. The smell hanging in the air in the house was enough to close your airway and start the eyes watering. It gets done on the side burner of the grill, on a day when there isn't much wind.My wife grows several kinds of peppers every year and makes KILLER pepper relish! And, she always gets one special plant from her plant lady, with some kind of wild hot pepper. A couple years ago, she had some kind of pepper that was so hot... she put 1 pepper in a BIG cast iron pot of chili and it was too spicy for her to eat! So I brought it to work and she warned me, "that pepper is cut in half and still in the chili. Don't eat it." Well, a co-worker and I were eating a bowl for lunch one day and he got half of that pepper floating in his bowl. I found the other one and put it in my bowl. He kept saying how good and how spicy the chili was, and that if it was any hotter it might be too hot for him. I took my bite that had the pepper in it and it was pretty hot... he waited for a minute, got brave and took a big spoonful with the other half of that pepper. 20 seconds later he undoes his collar, loosens his tie, and starts sweating. LOL He was convinced that after cooking, then being in the chili for 2 days, that pepper wouldn't have much heat left. It DID! I went in his office 20 minute later (he didn't finish his bowl of chili. LOL) and he had a fan blowing right on him. LOL A few minutes after that he went outside (February) to "cool off."
Know I’ve told this before but, had a roommate cutting peppers, and then decided to pee without washing his hands first.
