@@KhangStarr Thanks Khang! That means a lot coming from you. Thank YOU for everything you’ve done in the pepper world and bringing so many people to it. ❤️
What have you been up to Khang, im surprised to see you here. I always watched your Videos, especially the early ones with Microgreens and Kratky Hydroponics, somehow RUclips stopped recommending your Videos and i totally forgot about You Bro. Not again !!! Both of you get a sub so i wont forget again 😁.
Wow, I just came across your channel and I’m impressed! Thank you for the positive, encouraging, and knowledgeable content. You’ve got a new subscriber. ❤ I find the best yield comes from continuous picking; leaving fruit on the plant too long tells the plant it’s done its job for the year.
Welcome aboard! Yeah! Nothing wrong with keeping them picked! I just waited until the first or second harvest to film so those upskirt shots were looking good! 😎🧘🏻♂️🌶️💪🏼
I've been hoping you would make a video like this! Looking forward to year number 3 being my most successful one of growing peppers north of the 60th parallel
Your channel deserves WAY more traffic and subscribers. The contest last year was nuts... I would love more details on your fertilizer vats. I use Jadam and am familiar with KNF practices and it seems you blend them together. I used some similar practices this year and got over 750 peppers from my Aji Lemon plant, but it was an overwintered plant. Yours are much larger though! Well done and keep it up! Your channel will absolutely gain traction, please keep producing content.
@@jonbloodworth474 Thanks! I have a video titled “Dank Tank - No Rules FPJ” where I demonstrate how I make those KNF inputs! Yes, diversity is key, hence the no rules and mixing approach. It’s really just about getting the nutrients and the microbes into the root zones. As for tours, that’s not a bad idea! I am working on wild Capsicum forays where I’ll host team meetups in South America and we can all go hunting for wild species in their natural habitat, but the garden tour idea does sound good too! Something to think about!
This is a very timely video for me as I'm late planting pepper seeds this year, and wanted to do so, or maybe buy a plant or 2, in the next couple of weeks as I live in west Australia and it's currently pepper growing season. I'm also going to amend the soil around 1 and 2 year old pepper plants I left in the ground through winter to include more compost without disturbing their roots too much. Thanks for a great video
Thanks for this info, trying some of these things out in SoCal this year. Last year I had issues with any of my pots that had compost in them. It was a mix of compost, perlite, peat, and coco coir. The compost ended up forming a tight mud ball around the roots even though it was evenly distributed through the mix+ combined with perlite, and it ended up drowning the plants essentially since the roots didn't get enough air flow. With knowing that, I am hesitant to use only compost, but willing to give it a shot. Hopefully grow bags will air it out enough vs. nursery pots.
Thanks for posting this! There is so much misinformation out there and it is refreshing to have someone knowledgeable show how uncomplicated this can be.
Some superb tips here, thank you. After a rubbish season (uk weather was horrible this year) I will certainly implement these tips for next season and beyond.
I'm amazed at how much knowledge you share, your videos should be number #1 in the pepper charts.. but, you should post more videos.. 😊 Awesome 👍🏻😎 I face huge disappointment when many seeds don't germinate, I'll search your videos and try to learn.
@@CzarManish Thanks for those kind words! You’re right, I do need to post more often, but this is just a passionate hobby for me so far. Editing is something I don’t have much time for but maybe one day I can find an editor to help me out and get more content published more regularly. Definitely check out that germination video. Hope it helps!
@PepperGuru I wish you get time, editor and loads of views on your videos 😁👍🏻 I'll be waiting. I've watched the scarification video also but I think I'm confused about Humus compost that you refer to..
@ Humus is just the final stage of the decomposition process when the compost is in its final form. When organic matter is fully processed into a nutrient rich substrate.
I 1000% agree with everything you said, i grow mine in ground and get massive yeilds, the root clusters are shallow but spread and super thick roots, i dont use any perlite vermiculite or any of the mediums, i dont see why you would use them if you dont have standing water. I see people online bragging about how long the roots are and how nice they look but the peppers ive had the biggest harvests from have short stalky compact roots, in retrospect i think the plant is worrying to much about the root and finding nutrients thru all the medium, where as if theres no medium theres direct nutrients the plant can worry about growing not rooting or searching for food.
Magnificent plants my friend! I have had better results myself this season with using a blend of 50% home made compost and 50% store bought potting mix as opposed to last season where I was using all sorts of stuff in the mix like coco coir and perlite but after seeing this, I am going to try straight compost next season. Your plants are monsters!
My aji mango pepper plant was the star if my garden this last year. It grew hundreds of its incredibly fruity and spicy peppers. I fed it regularly with manure from my rabbits and now it's tucked into my garage with peppers still on it awaiting the warmth of spring. Do you have any pepper pruning videos or videos about how to do the best pepper support cages?
Awesome! That’s a great idea! I should do a video on how to make my cages! Oh and for sure there will be a video on pruning soon too. I have a lot to say about that subject ❤️
Solid video man, watching you a Haha's post on the "forums" have helped my harvest a lot! Even though I grow in ground the same fundamentals are at play. 55 plants this year almost overwhelmed me.. Almost. Shooting for 60 next year.
@ I hope to live up to that one day. This year I’m growing many peppers for a little harvest on each. I don’t know what I like really. Going to explore that this season and will narrow down massively next year. Super glad to have found your channel, will be binging this content.
Wow! Now I have a new standard to reach for my peppers after seeing your pepper orchard... They're as big as trees! Do you overwinter your plants to get them this big? Or is all that growth from one season? I'm very impressed 😃
Step 1: Live in Atlanta, Georgia. Don't get me wrong, I'm gonna try some of this next season. But here in the Seattle area most people underestimate how cloudy and rainy it really is here. 😒
Every climate will have its own challenges no doubt! BUT the point I’m attempting to drive home here is: So long as you can provide these four fundamentals (as much imagination as that may take) you can’t fail! In Seattle I imagine a covered grow space could change the game for you!
Hello, can you do an episode on pest management? I’m in a sub tropical location and no matter what time of year, I have a new pest to work with. Thank you!
Been experimenting with growing peppers in compost for the last two years. I was told that it wouldn’t work but I’m harvesting more ! Hearing this coming from you…well guess I’m on the right track. So my question is “what do you do with the contents to prepare them for the next year?”
@@sparkysoutdoors6240 There are a million inputs and amendments you could incorporate into used compost to freshen it back up for the next season or keep it going indefinitely, but my favorite way is reincorporating fresh green grass clippings into it and letting it cook back up at 140F in pyramid piles!
@@sparkysoutdoors6240 it definitely helps to have a machine to help do the heavy lifting. I’ve seen some growers use snow blowers to mix up their compost piles! Whatever and however you gotta get it done!
Thanks for this, Rich. I’m hearing you on the rain-like watering protocol. Does that mean you water frequently on a set routine? Would greatly appreciate some guidance itr.
@@PepperGuru yeah, i'd figure out how much from mix to mix because biochar can cause you to need less fertilizers, water, and stuff. container it matters a bit more than normal.
@@ChiliGartenFreak Peppers are generally started in controlled conditions and in seed starting mediums in trays. I advocate for new growers to start germinating their seeds no sooner than 6-8 weeks before their intended plant out date.
Nice video Pepper Guru. No gatekeeping here. People gaslight that term lately. Curious, what pepper is the cayenne looking variety? Looks like it got pretty big. You was my number 1 inspiration for my grows. Brian and Bryan were my 2nd. Northern climate here and your method works. Thanks for everything.
@@billcorbitt7642 I have plenty of posts about it on social media. That variety’s seed will also be available to subscribed members of pepperguru.com ❤️
I would love to see a pepper plant of that size grown in Deep Water Culture, i mean you speak about the Roots being able to grow smoothly through the medium, have you ever seen DWC Roots? I bet you could easily get double the size and harvest with DWC.
@@easygrows2699 I love growing dwc for novelty purposes for sure! Such a fun and novel way to cultivate peppers. I just prefer a good living soil! There’s something about a pepper plant growing in the best living soil that can’t be matched! Thanks for watching!
@@PepperGuru Yeah i feel ya, ive grown Balcony Tomatos in DWC and at the same time on my Balcony in living Soil, guess wehat, the soil Tomatos tasted way better in terms of Aroma and Sweetness 👍. Much Love and greetings from Germany 🍀💚
New sub here! Love the massive plants! Can you give some insight into good watering practices? I grow mostly in containers. I am in the tropics avg temps 86F with random rain and downpours. My peppers end up with blossom end rot, leaf curling, and just lack of growth in general. Any advice or ideas to correct these issues are appreciated 🙏
Blossom end right is more often the result of Ca availability rather than the lack of Ca in the medium, BUT if your medium is truly void of it, then a quick fix is to simply provide more nutrients.
@ thanks for the response! What is your take on watering? How much water is too much? In my case, it takes awhile for my medium to dry up and what occasionally happens is I get another downpour keeping it saturated.
@ You want your medium at field capacity always. This allows for the best nutrient availability and soil food web activity. Field capacity means that when you take the medium in your hand and squeeze, that only a drop or two of water comes out. It’s the perfect balance between wet and dry. Depending on your mediums structure and its ability to hold onto moisture or drain, you watering schedule will be determined by that. Essentially, if the plants aren’t wilting, the medium doesn’t need a watering session.
Great video. Any tips on where I can buy bulk humus compost? Or any quality potting soil that won’t break the bank, used happy frog in 5 gallon pots this season but got expensive quick and I’d like to up my pot size this coming spring
@@mathematicall736 Definitely try and source from a local compost supply company if you can. Generally that’s city municipal locations (caveat being input quality control), tree service providers mulch piles, or believe it or not, sod farms! They always have the good stuff at very affordable prices.
Thank you for showing us how you grew your monster chillies. That 3-1-2 ratio, is that elemental or oxide? If that were oxide then elemental would only be 3-0.4-1.66. Thanks again.
No worries. Fertilisers in South Africa, Australia and others list as elemental and the UK, and I think the US state as Oxide. The way to tell is on the fertiliser whether the analysis state P2O5 and K2O or just P and K. 10-10-10 oxide would be 10-4.36-8.30 elemental. Also how do you get your compost fluffy and not dense? Is it higher in carbon (browns)? Thanks @PepperGuru
@ Properly cooked or aged compost should process down into the perfect structure on its own as a stand alone medium. I’ve seen some bad “composts” out there though. That’s for sure. Not all composts are created equal. Shoot for yours too look and smell just like the black humus does beneath a large tree in the forest when you scrape back the mulch layer. I like a 50/50 green to brown mix. Easy to do with a bagger on your mower.
Absolutely! I wrote The Comprehensive Guide to Overwintering over at thehotpepper forum! It’s got hundreds of thousands of interactions over the years! Check it out here: thehotpepper.com/threads/the-comprehensive-guide-to-over-wintering.25596/
thanks!, what do you think about starting peppers under grow lights and transitioning them outdoors, is it faster? concitering the whole hardening off process in a pain
I love doing that. At the end of the video I allude to this video: ruclips.net/video/25hRh948FLE/видео.htmlsi=zBix7Xf-g7NH2PWi where I show you just how we do that in under 30 days!
Great video, been waiting for you to post something like this after seeing your naga video. Do you see any benefit to overwintering? I noticed you ripped out one of your plants.
Yes, overwintering can be a great education tool for new growers to learn more about Capsicum by bringing them in and experimenting during the winter. I wrote The Comprehensive Guide to Overwinteing some many years ago here, and its helped a lot of people figure out if it’s worth it for them! thehotpepper.com/threads/the-comprehensive-guide-to-over-wintering.25596/
I don’t use it at scale any more but then again I haven’t had the necessity to! Now a days it’s mostly just the wild Capsicum species that I chose to over winter. With knowing that I can be nor more than 30-45 days of seed wet to fully mature, plant out ready seedlings…I don’t really need to over winter domesticated species.
I would think your cages restrict light penetration into the plant, and end up reducing flowering opportunities. Horizontal support, like used by cannabis growers when doing "sea of green" would provide the plant support, and not restrict the plant from spreading horizontally and allowing more light penetration.
There is a balance, you're right! If you train too many laterals into the cage too aggressively, that is exactly what occurs. So it's a dance throughout the rapid early growth stage. There are a million training methods and structures you can use. The important thing is you support those branches once fruit load sets in. Nothing worse than snapping branches bigger than most people's entire plants.
@@zachgills8589 I just use livestock fencing and roll sections into tight cages for each container size! Definitely give it go! It really helps when that heavy fruit load hits.
While I agree with most things mentioned in this video I disagree about the fertilizer part. I think that in the growing stage the plant would benefit from a 3-1-2 fertilizer, but when it's fruiting you are better off with a Higher K value fertilizer with added calcium to prevent noserot. I swear by my 3-1-5 + Ca tomato fertilizer for my chili plants. I'm just saying this works for me, But I don't fertilize every watering, I use slow release chicken manure based pallet fertilizer and I at about a fistfull when planting and another fistfull after 3 months. This is what works for me.
I used to believe that too! I get it! To a point, you’re not wrong! This is why I mention possibly uping those values into the 1-1-1 range. However, the past 30 years of experimenting have proven to me that we don’t need to go above that. Also, we must remember that not all NPK values are accurate or created equal. We are relying on the brand to provide accurate values that truly represent what’s in the product. Thanks for your input on this topic!
@@ibiubu99 You would need the combined values to equal between that 3-1-2 and 1-1-1 ratio range. For example when I mix the Lobster shell at 2-0-2 and the Fish Hydrolysate at 2-4-1 I end up with effectively a 4-4-3 which is close enough to 1-1-1
I been looking in Atlanta every place , every market , I can’t find it. Really excited watching your channel, many knowledge and amaze how you grow peppers. Really appreciate you!!
That’s going to take some imagination to mitigate pepper growing fundamental 4! But I think with some shade cloth, mid day misting and mulch layers you can probably make great strides!
Absolutely! Some seasons I hang shade and poly over the plot if I’m not already tired of picking the entire season! Some of the plants produced over 10kilos in under 5 months this season! After a while, you just say no more!
I use both! Love Soil3! One of the best compost producers around the Atlanta area! They can make a lot more, faster than I ever could, but I do love taking a big yellow bag and then JUICING IT UP with my own selection of grasses and a ton of knf starter. Man you talk about good stuff. ❤️💪🏼🌶️🧘♂️
I grow chilli on the small scale open field with heavy clay soil, it's challenging to get the soil to loosen enough, I need massive amounts of organic mater including manure, I need bunch of gypsum,, it's located near the equator (tropical region Indonesia) the sun was intense & hot it can reach up to 35⁰C in average during the mid-day, it got no shades instrument installed. The plants always suffer the BER during the dry season, it always have problem on the cations uptake when the soil drid, low moisture, low humidity + too intense sun rays.
Yes! Exactly! In order to meet the requirements of the pepper growing fundamentals, some growers will have to use their imagination and attempt to mitigate those hurdles! As you said, installing shade and a more even watering schedule later in your season will greatly improve your results! Ca is normally the result of irregular or over watering creating an availability issue, rather than it not being present in the medium. Keep trying to figure out how to get some shade cloth installed and how to help irrigate regularly once your dry season hits. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting! ❤️
@PepperGuru so the first things is to focus on the reworking loosening the soil medium right, since the capsicum family Roots system demand for it to support it fibrous root system penetrate more easily, than the remaining jobs is to provide a companion plants that can provide the shades such as banana trees that also I found it works well maintaining the soil moisture around its rhizosphere
Can I use earthworms from a small producer in my country or use a sterile substrate with nutrients from the store in the production of seedlings from seeds?
@ earthworm castings are a fine medium, perhaps a bit TOO processed to use as your only constituent in larger containers though! Might get a bit mucky.
I’d have to see the fruit symptom you’re referring to and your current growing area to properly assess the issue. Fruit should not be getting “sun scald” as the sun is exactly the driving force for fruit production. Think about it…if the sun damaged fruit…there wouldn’t be any fruit anywhere.
@@PepperGuru I mean sun scald on peppers is a well documented phenomenon. Theres an array of scientific literature on it. So it's very real. www.canr.msu.edu/news/hot_and_sunny_days_promote_sunscald_in_peppers_and_other_vegetables
@@brendan5232 Im fully aware of the symptom. What I’m saying is, I’d have to SEE YOURS, YOUR conditions, and know YOUR workflow to tell you WHY YOU’RE experiencing said issue. Think about it, if the sun damaged fruit even when all other growing conditions are being met properly……this world would be in serious trouble. Theres always a WHY. ❤️
@@PepperGuru I'm sorry but this sentiment about the world being in trouble if full sun can damage fruit on plants is just unhelpful and not well thought out. You yourself need sun. And yet you can be burned by it. The plant doesn't care if the fruit is inedible, it only cares if the seeds are viable. A wide array of universities have papers on this phenomenon, and their advice is generally to utilize shade if the canopy isn't bushy enough to provide it. I was just hoping you might have some additional suggestion.
I wrote The Comprehensive Guide To Overwintering here: thehotpepper.com/threads/the-comprehensive-guide-to-over-wintering.25596/ definitely check it out!
@@EffectivImmediately The hottest peppers so far are Moruga types, but who knows what’s in store for the future of the world’s hottest pepper scene! We make a lot of hot sauce for friends and family! Our favorite sauce is made with Fatalii peppers!
@PepperGuru I fem and pinch mine and they get big like this, I even use the same hog wire. It's so much fun growing peppers. Maybe I'll try your method for next year
At 05:29 I go on to explain where the nutrients are coming from. The rain is just the vehicle or mode of transport, and the life blood of the microbiome that creates our soil food web. The nutrients are coming from decomposing plant debris and yes, from mammals, insects, anything made of carbon.
🙄 Made it to the end and not one solid tip except surround myself with positive people and it’s all my fault that peppers are difficult yada yada yada all in high production quality 🙄
@PepperGuru do you have any affiliated links to products that I could check out? I was strongly considering trying out bags this year, just want sure where to start.
@@PepperGuru I have those every once in awhile. 😂 I'm very surprised how low your views and followers are for the quality of content you're producing. Really top bunch stuff man.
Some cannabis growers did end up on that search result segment for “bloom boosters” but we even proved that to be bad ideology in the Cannabis cultivation scene as well ❤ The later segment where I show search results for topping etc etc might clarify what point im making here 😊
You are the most knowledgeable pepper grower I know, truly a guru. More people need to see this video!
@@KhangStarr Thanks Khang! That means a lot coming from you. Thank YOU for everything you’ve done in the pepper world and bringing so many people to it. ❤️
@@KhangStarr 🙏
What have you been up to Khang, im surprised to see you here. I always watched your Videos, especially the early ones with Microgreens and Kratky Hydroponics, somehow RUclips stopped recommending your Videos and i totally forgot about You Bro. Not again !!! Both of you get a sub so i wont forget again 😁.
@ that’s awesome. Thank you ❤️
@@PepperGuru You are more than welcome.
How is your channel not the largest of its niche on yt? You, sir, are the standard to measure pepper fundamentals against. Thank you for this posting.
@@teresarubel2182 Because I don’t post as much as the other dudes! Not sure I ever will honestly, but quality over quantity! ❤️ Thank you!
Wow, I just came across your channel and I’m impressed! Thank you for the positive, encouraging, and knowledgeable content. You’ve got a new subscriber. ❤
I find the best yield comes from continuous picking; leaving fruit on the plant too long tells the plant it’s done its job for the year.
Welcome aboard! Yeah! Nothing wrong with keeping them picked! I just waited until the first or second harvest to film so those upskirt shots were looking good! 😎🧘🏻♂️🌶️💪🏼
Thanks for this information, it really explains so much about why I've failed at growing peppers in the past.
@@dawnteskey3259 Hope it helps! Keep us posted on your future season’s progress!
Amazing work on this! Best pepper growing video on RUclips. Really great job!
That's quite the compliment! Thanks so much for watching and I hope it helps you this season!
I've been hoping you would make a video like this! Looking forward to year number 3 being my most successful one of growing peppers north of the 60th parallel
I’m glad you liked it! Let’s grow some giants!
Chào anh cảnh rất đẹp chúc ngày mới sức khỏe cà bình an cảm ơn đã chia sẻ vi deo❤🎉
Thanks for watching and commenting! Hope it helps you this season!
Your channel deserves WAY more traffic and subscribers. The contest last year was nuts... I would love more details on your fertilizer vats. I use Jadam and am familiar with KNF practices and it seems you blend them together. I used some similar practices this year and got over 750 peppers from my Aji Lemon plant, but it was an overwintered plant. Yours are much larger though! Well done and keep it up! Your channel will absolutely gain traction, please keep producing content.
would you ever do a farm tour? I have a tiktok gardening channel that id love to film some of your farm! Im local i think...
@@jonbloodworth474 Thanks! I have a video titled “Dank Tank - No Rules FPJ” where I demonstrate how I make those KNF inputs! Yes, diversity is key, hence the no rules and mixing approach. It’s really just about getting the nutrients and the microbes into the root zones. As for tours, that’s not a bad idea! I am working on wild Capsicum forays where I’ll host team meetups in South America and we can all go hunting for wild species in their natural habitat, but the garden tour idea does sound good too! Something to think about!
Yeah I totally like your videos and knowledge base as well. Plus your plants speak for themselves
@@bennielamb8911 Thanks for stopping by! Glad you dig it!
This is a very timely video for me as I'm late planting pepper seeds this year, and wanted to do so, or maybe buy a plant or 2, in the next couple of weeks as I live in west Australia and it's currently pepper growing season. I'm also going to amend the soil around 1 and 2 year old pepper plants I left in the ground through winter to include more compost without disturbing their roots too much. Thanks for a great video
Perfect! Definitely keep us posted on your progress this season!
Thanks for this info, trying some of these things out in SoCal this year.
Last year I had issues with any of my pots that had compost in them. It was a mix of compost, perlite, peat, and coco coir.
The compost ended up forming a tight mud ball around the roots even though it was evenly distributed through the mix+ combined with perlite, and it ended up drowning the plants essentially since the roots didn't get enough air flow.
With knowing that, I am hesitant to use only compost, but willing to give it a shot. Hopefully grow bags will air it out enough vs. nursery pots.
Exactly! Not all composts are created equal! A PROPER compost should have the perfect structure to where you don’t need any aerators at all! ❤
You the man!! Best pepper growing info out there 💯💯
Thanks Andy!
Thanks for posting this! There is so much misinformation out there and it is refreshing to have someone knowledgeable show how uncomplicated this can be.
Glad to help! Hopefully, you'll get a huge harvest this year.
The Guru has explained it all, now pay attention 😀 awesome content as always.
We them ladder boys! 🤣
@PepperGuru 😂😂😂
Some superb tips here, thank you. After a rubbish season (uk weather was horrible this year) I will certainly implement these tips for next season and beyond.
@@paulkerrison3342 Thanks so much! Glad it helped! Keep us posted on how the pepper growing fundamentals helped you this season!
Great content as always my dude!
@@Pepperspls ❤️👊
Great video!! Glad to get more knowledges!
Been trynna grab seeds from you for a while now, all I got was a shirt 😂
@@BigTeesGarden Thanks! The shirt is how it begins for everyone! You sure you didn’t miss the pack of Fatalii that was in there with the shirt? 😎
I'm amazed at how much knowledge you share, your videos should be number #1 in the pepper charts.. but, you should post more videos.. 😊
Awesome 👍🏻😎
I face huge disappointment when many seeds don't germinate, I'll search your videos and try to learn.
@@CzarManish Thanks for those kind words! You’re right, I do need to post more often, but this is just a passionate hobby for me so far. Editing is something I don’t have much time for but maybe one day I can find an editor to help me out and get more content published more regularly. Definitely check out that germination video. Hope it helps!
@PepperGuru I wish you get time, editor and loads of views on your videos 😁👍🏻 I'll be waiting.
I've watched the scarification video also but I think I'm confused about Humus compost that you refer to..
@ Humus is just the final stage of the decomposition process when the compost is in its final form. When organic matter is fully processed into a nutrient rich substrate.
@PepperGuru got it.. 👍🏻 thanks 🙏🏻
I 1000% agree with everything you said, i grow mine in ground and get massive yeilds, the root clusters are shallow but spread and super thick roots, i dont use any perlite vermiculite or any of the mediums, i dont see why you would use them if you dont have standing water. I see people online bragging about how long the roots are and how nice they look but the peppers ive had the biggest harvests from have short stalky compact roots, in retrospect i think the plant is worrying to much about the root and finding nutrients thru all the medium, where as if theres no medium theres direct nutrients the plant can worry about growing not rooting or searching for food.
You really want the root system to produce a more fibrous structure for the optimal uptake rate! More root hyphae, more uptake! Glad you enjoyed it! ❤
And this will be the go to video I refer people to that ask me questions.
That's awesome. Feel free to give it a share anytime!
Thank you! Answered some questions I had and raised factors I’d not considered.
Nice! Glad to hear it helped you in some way!
Thanks for the video!
You got it! Hope it helps you grow a huge harvest this year!
Great video!
@@JavierAvilez512 thanks for checking it out!
Magnificent plants my friend! I have had better results myself this season with using a blend of 50% home made compost and 50% store bought potting mix as opposed to last season where I was using all sorts of stuff in the mix like coco coir and perlite but after seeing this, I am going to try straight compost next season. Your plants are monsters!
@@we_want_chilli_willy Go for it! So long as it’s quality compost that holds moisture and air at the perfect ratio, you’ll love the results!
Great video Rich! Keep them coming...
Thanks for checking it out Joe! Will do.
My aji mango pepper plant was the star if my garden this last year. It grew hundreds of its incredibly fruity and spicy peppers. I fed it regularly with manure from my rabbits and now it's tucked into my garage with peppers still on it awaiting the warmth of spring.
Do you have any pepper pruning videos or videos about how to do the best pepper support cages?
Awesome! That’s a great idea! I should do a video on how to make my cages! Oh and for sure there will be a video on pruning soon too. I have a lot to say about that subject ❤️
Solid video man, watching you a Haha's post on the "forums" have helped my harvest a lot! Even though I grow in ground the same fundamentals are at play. 55 plants this year almost overwhelmed me.. Almost. Shooting for 60 next year.
You know what I say. "Less plants, more peppers"
Love it. Great video.
Thanks for watching! Hope it helps!
When you were showing the Facebook comments you should have showed the one of the guy saying you were short, then popped out your tape measure, 😂
@@wpkennels3555 buahahahahah missed opportunity there! Hahaha 😂
Subscribed. Very much trying to grow as many as possible this year, mostly in containers.
Nice! As the years go on, I really start to try and embody my favorite saying; "Less plants, more peppers"!
@ I hope to live up to that one day. This year I’m growing many peppers for a little harvest on each. I don’t know what I like really. Going to explore that this season and will narrow down massively next year.
Super glad to have found your channel, will be binging this content.
Wow! Now I have a new standard to reach for my peppers after seeing your pepper orchard... They're as big as trees! Do you overwinter your plants to get them this big? Or is all that growth from one season? I'm very impressed 😃
3 months from seed 😊
@PepperGuru That's amazing!
@ I just focus on the four fundamentals I explained in the video ❤️
Glad to see another video. Good job as always brother.
@@patrickwilson619 Thanks Pat! Glad you enjoyed it. How’d the hunting go this evening?
Fundamentals ❤
@@odinrauschenbach2495 You got it!
Step 1: Live in Atlanta, Georgia.
Don't get me wrong, I'm gonna try some of this next season. But here in the Seattle area most people underestimate how cloudy and rainy it really is here. 😒
Every climate will have its own challenges no doubt! BUT the point I’m attempting to drive home here is: So long as you can provide these four fundamentals (as much imagination as that may take) you can’t fail! In Seattle I imagine a covered grow space could change the game for you!
I *do* like time-lapses!
You'd better click that end screen video then!
@PepperGuru just finished it my dude
Where I live in California - July to mid September it's typically 95° to 105° every day. I really need shade cloth
Yep! You’ll have to employ some shade, mid day misting, and mulch layers for sure.
Hello, can you do an episode on pest management? I’m in a sub tropical location and no matter what time of year, I have a new pest to work with. Thank you!
I already have a very short and straight to the point video on that but doing a longer form video is a great idea! I’ll get on it!
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Been experimenting with growing peppers in compost for the last two years. I was told that it wouldn’t work but I’m harvesting more ! Hearing this coming from you…well guess I’m on the right track. So my question is “what do you do with the contents to prepare them for the next year?”
@@sparkysoutdoors6240 There are a million inputs and amendments you could incorporate into used compost to freshen it back up for the next season or keep it going indefinitely, but my favorite way is reincorporating fresh green grass clippings into it and letting it cook back up at 140F in pyramid piles!
@ that’s a bit more work than I was hoping for. I currently put most back into my compost bins…so about the same . Thanks for the info
@@sparkysoutdoors6240 it definitely helps to have a machine to help do the heavy lifting. I’ve seen some growers use snow blowers to mix up their compost piles! Whatever and however you gotta get it done!
Thanks for this, Rich. I’m hearing you on the rain-like watering protocol. Does that mean you water frequently on a set routine? Would greatly appreciate some guidance itr.
Yes. Regular watering is best. You got it! Just remember to have nutrient in suspension each time! That dosage increases as the plants grow.
3:33 no biochar in the soil mix?
Biochar is great! Some compost suppliers do incorporate a form of Biochar into their compost! ❤️
@@PepperGuru yeah, i'd figure out how much from mix to mix because biochar can cause you to need less fertilizers, water, and stuff. container it matters a bit more than normal.
@ great points!
Awesome Video! So what time you start to put the seeds in the ground? March?
@@ChiliGartenFreak Peppers are generally started in controlled conditions and in seed starting mediums in trays. I advocate for new growers to start germinating their seeds no sooner than 6-8 weeks before their intended plant out date.
Nice video Pepper Guru. No gatekeeping here. People gaslight that term lately. Curious, what pepper is the cayenne looking variety? Looks like it got pretty big. You was my number 1 inspiration for my grows. Brian and Bryan were my 2nd. Northern climate here and your method works. Thanks for everything.
@@billcorbitt7642 Thanks dude! That was Sri Lanka Chili Red ❤️
@@PepperGuru awesome I’ll look it up
@@billcorbitt7642 I have plenty of posts about it on social media. That variety’s seed will also be available to subscribed members of pepperguru.com ❤️
@ I will check that out as well. Thanks
@@billcorbitt7642 It's a variety I picked up while traveling on the tea route through Sri Lanka's Kandy region.
I would love to see a pepper plant of that size grown in Deep Water Culture, i mean you speak about the Roots being able to grow smoothly through the medium, have you ever seen DWC Roots? I bet you could easily get double the size and harvest with DWC.
@@easygrows2699 I love growing dwc for novelty purposes for sure! Such a fun and novel way to cultivate peppers. I just prefer a good living soil! There’s something about a pepper plant growing in the best living soil that can’t be matched! Thanks for watching!
@@PepperGuru Yeah i feel ya, ive grown Balcony Tomatos in DWC and at the same time on my Balcony in living Soil, guess wehat, the soil Tomatos tasted way better in terms of Aroma and Sweetness 👍. Much Love and greetings from Germany 🍀💚
New sub here! Love the massive plants! Can you give some insight into good watering practices? I grow mostly in containers. I am in the tropics avg temps 86F with random rain and downpours. My peppers end up with blossom end rot, leaf curling, and just lack of growth in general. Any advice or ideas to correct these issues are appreciated 🙏
Blossom end right is more often the result of Ca availability rather than the lack of Ca in the medium, BUT if your medium is truly void of it, then a quick fix is to simply provide more nutrients.
@ thanks for the response! What is your take on watering? How much water is too much? In my case, it takes awhile for my medium to dry up and what occasionally happens is I get another downpour keeping it saturated.
@ You want your medium at field capacity always. This allows for the best nutrient availability and soil food web activity. Field capacity means that when you take the medium in your hand and squeeze, that only a drop or two of water comes out. It’s the perfect balance between wet and dry. Depending on your mediums structure and its ability to hold onto moisture or drain, you watering schedule will be determined by that. Essentially, if the plants aren’t wilting, the medium doesn’t need a watering session.
@@PepperGuru thanks Guru! Great info, I need to check my medium and see of it holds too much. Looking forward to your next vids for sure 🤙
Great video. Any tips on where I can buy bulk humus compost? Or any quality potting soil that won’t break the bank, used happy frog in 5 gallon pots this season but got expensive quick and I’d like to up my pot size this coming spring
@@mathematicall736 Definitely try and source from a local compost supply company if you can. Generally that’s city municipal locations (caveat being input quality control), tree service providers mulch piles, or believe it or not, sod farms! They always have the good stuff at very affordable prices.
Thank you for showing us how you grew your monster chillies.
That 3-1-2 ratio, is that elemental or oxide? If that were oxide then elemental would only be 3-0.4-1.66.
Thanks again.
@@SnifterRoux I’m no chemist, but I’m assuming elemental is what science is telling us! ❤️
No worries.
Fertilisers in South Africa, Australia and others list as elemental and the UK, and I think the US state as Oxide.
The way to tell is on the fertiliser whether the analysis state P2O5 and K2O or just P and K.
10-10-10 oxide would be 10-4.36-8.30 elemental.
Also how do you get your compost fluffy and not dense?
Is it higher in carbon (browns)?
Thanks @PepperGuru
@ Properly cooked or aged compost should process down into the perfect structure on its own as a stand alone medium. I’ve seen some bad “composts” out there though. That’s for sure. Not all composts are created equal. Shoot for yours too look and smell just like the black humus does beneath a large tree in the forest when you scrape back the mulch layer. I like a 50/50 green to brown mix. Easy to do with a bagger on your mower.
I have 10 plants I'm overwintering for the first time. Have you ever done this? I live in Northeast Georgia by the way.
Absolutely! I wrote The Comprehensive Guide to Overwintering over at thehotpepper forum! It’s got hundreds of thousands of interactions over the years! Check it out here: thehotpepper.com/threads/the-comprehensive-guide-to-over-wintering.25596/
Hahaha, peppers grown by a cannabis grower, I recognize some of those methods employed, 😂🎉🌴🌳🌲
Ask me what my handle was before Pepper Guru 😎
@ cool, yeah I got into fruit and veg too from that business.
thanks!, what do you think about starting peppers under grow lights and transitioning them outdoors, is it faster? concitering the whole hardening off process in a pain
I love doing that. At the end of the video I allude to this video: ruclips.net/video/25hRh948FLE/видео.htmlsi=zBix7Xf-g7NH2PWi where I show you just how we do that in under 30 days!
@@PepperGuru Oh thanks i missed that!
5:39 and so far no mention of creators gardening location smh but looks like a southern yet temperature location.
@@littlegreen5845 Exactly! Location isn’t important so long as you can provide temperatures between 65-95F! You got it!
Great video, been waiting for you to post something like this after seeing your naga video.
Do you see any benefit to overwintering? I noticed you ripped out one of your plants.
Yes, overwintering can be a great education tool for new growers to learn more about Capsicum by bringing them in and experimenting during the winter. I wrote The Comprehensive Guide to Overwinteing some many years ago here, and its helped a lot of people figure out if it’s worth it for them! thehotpepper.com/threads/the-comprehensive-guide-to-over-wintering.25596/
I don’t use it at scale any more but then again I haven’t had the necessity to! Now a days it’s mostly just the wild Capsicum species that I chose to over winter. With knowing that I can be nor more than 30-45 days of seed wet to fully mature, plant out ready seedlings…I don’t really need to over winter domesticated species.
I would think your cages restrict light penetration into the plant,
and end up reducing flowering opportunities.
Horizontal support, like used by cannabis growers
when doing "sea of green"
would provide the plant support,
and not restrict the plant from spreading horizontally
and allowing more light penetration.
There is a balance, you're right! If you train too many laterals into the cage too aggressively, that is exactly what occurs. So it's a dance throughout the rapid early growth stage. There are a million training methods and structures you can use. The important thing is you support those branches once fruit load sets in. Nothing worse than snapping branches bigger than most people's entire plants.
Where do you get the wire from? I want to try a few like this coming up next season - amazing job !!
@@zachgills8589 I just use livestock fencing and roll sections into tight cages for each container size! Definitely give it go! It really helps when that heavy fruit load hits.
@@PepperGuru Thank you! I had a massive hab similar to that red hab, but we used stakes in a cylinder type setup, definitely will try this :)
Do you grow new plants every year? Or same plants for years?
New plants every year mostly, now a days. Domesticated species don’t need more than 4-6 weeks indoors prior to plant out.
While I agree with most things mentioned in this video I disagree about the fertilizer part. I think that in the growing stage the plant would benefit from a 3-1-2 fertilizer, but when it's fruiting you are better off with a Higher K value fertilizer with added calcium to prevent noserot. I swear by my 3-1-5 + Ca tomato fertilizer for my chili plants. I'm just saying this works for me, But I don't fertilize every watering, I use slow release chicken manure based pallet fertilizer and I at about a fistfull when planting and another fistfull after 3 months. This is what works for me.
I used to believe that too! I get it! To a point, you’re not wrong! This is why I mention possibly uping those values into the 1-1-1 range. However, the past 30 years of experimenting have proven to me that we don’t need to go above that. Also, we must remember that not all NPK values are accurate or created equal. We are relying on the brand to provide accurate values that truly represent what’s in the product. Thanks for your input on this topic!
If i have all kinds of fertilizer such as garden tone and also Urea which is 46-0-0 and others... how can i achieve 3-1-1 by mixing?
@@ibiubu99 You would need the combined values to equal between that 3-1-2 and 1-1-1 ratio range. For example when I mix the Lobster shell at 2-0-2 and the Fish Hydrolysate at 2-4-1 I end up with effectively a 4-4-3 which is close enough to 1-1-1
@PepperGuru thank you
Do you have piquillo papers?
I have many different pimiento types! Piquillo is still on the list to hunt down while in Spain!
I been looking in Atlanta every place , every market , I can’t find it. Really excited watching your channel, many knowledge and amaze how you grow peppers. Really appreciate you!!
@ let me know if you find them! Thanks for tuning in!
I will send you the seed sir .
gets 110 here in the summer
That’s going to take some imagination to mitigate pepper growing fundamental 4! But I think with some shade cloth, mid day misting and mulch layers you can probably make great strides!
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You don't try to extend your season in order to harvest fresh peppers by providing frost protection?
Absolutely! Some seasons I hang shade and poly over the plot if I’m not already tired of picking the entire season! Some of the plants produced over 10kilos in under 5 months this season! After a while, you just say no more!
Are you using Soil3 products or are you making your own?
I use both! Love Soil3! One of the best compost producers around the Atlanta area! They can make a lot more, faster than I ever could, but I do love taking a big yellow bag and then JUICING IT UP with my own selection of grasses and a ton of knf starter. Man you talk about good stuff. ❤️💪🏼🌶️🧘♂️
@@PepperGuru is the KNF starter your dank tank?
@ Yep! either the dank tank, or the other tanks!
I grow chilli on the small scale open field with heavy clay soil, it's challenging to get the soil to loosen enough, I need massive amounts of organic mater including manure, I need bunch of gypsum,, it's located near the equator (tropical region Indonesia) the sun was intense & hot it can reach up to 35⁰C in average during the mid-day, it got no shades instrument installed. The plants always suffer the BER during the dry season, it always have problem on the cations uptake when the soil drid, low moisture, low humidity + too intense sun rays.
Yes! Exactly! In order to meet the requirements of the pepper growing fundamentals, some growers will have to use their imagination and attempt to mitigate those hurdles! As you said, installing shade and a more even watering schedule later in your season will greatly improve your results! Ca is normally the result of irregular or over watering creating an availability issue, rather than it not being present in the medium. Keep trying to figure out how to get some shade cloth installed and how to help irrigate regularly once your dry season hits. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting! ❤️
@PepperGuru you share a valuable staff, thanks
@PepperGuru so the first things is to focus on the reworking loosening the soil medium right, since the capsicum family Roots system demand for it to support it fibrous root system penetrate more easily, than the remaining jobs is to provide a companion plants that can provide the shades such as banana trees that also I found it works well maintaining the soil moisture around its rhizosphere
@@sudarmiadi4496 I LOVE that idea! You can even use the banana trees to hang rows of shade cloth in between them!!!
Can I use earthworms from a small producer in my country or use a sterile substrate with nutrients from the store in the production of seedlings from seeds?
So long as the the substrate is free of any soil life that seeks out the embryos of the seeds themselves, then that will be just fine.
@PepperGuru What do you think about earthworms in general as one of the ingredients for the final potting mix?
@ earthworm castings are a fine medium, perhaps a bit TOO processed to use as your only constituent in larger containers though! Might get a bit mucky.
So whenever I have a pepper plant with larger fruit in FULL sun, I end up with sun scald on all the peppers. Do you have any advice for this?
I’d have to see the fruit symptom you’re referring to and your current growing area to properly assess the issue. Fruit should not be getting “sun scald” as the sun is exactly the driving force for fruit production. Think about it…if the sun damaged fruit…there wouldn’t be any fruit anywhere.
@@PepperGuru I mean sun scald on peppers is a well documented phenomenon. Theres an array of scientific literature on it. So it's very real. www.canr.msu.edu/news/hot_and_sunny_days_promote_sunscald_in_peppers_and_other_vegetables
@@PepperGuru The fact you are unaware of sun scald in peppers is a bit of a red flag man. Do you only grow chiles?
@@brendan5232 Im fully aware of the symptom. What I’m saying is, I’d have to SEE YOURS, YOUR conditions, and know YOUR workflow to tell you WHY YOU’RE experiencing said issue. Think about it, if the sun damaged fruit even when all other growing conditions are being met properly……this world would be in serious trouble. Theres always a WHY. ❤️
@@PepperGuru I'm sorry but this sentiment about the world being in trouble if full sun can damage fruit on plants is just unhelpful and not well thought out. You yourself need sun. And yet you can be burned by it. The plant doesn't care if the fruit is inedible, it only cares if the seeds are viable. A wide array of universities have papers on this phenomenon, and their advice is generally to utilize shade if the canopy isn't bushy enough to provide it. I was just hoping you might have some additional suggestion.
Where to find those ppl 😂
People are everywhere! Just publish a RUclips video and leave the comments open! 🤣🌶️🧘♂️
Do you overwinter your pepper plants and if so, how do you recommend doing so?
I wrote The Comprehensive Guide To Overwintering here: thehotpepper.com/threads/the-comprehensive-guide-to-over-wintering.25596/ definitely check it out!
What’s the hottest pepper you grow? Do you make a hot sauce I could try?
@@EffectivImmediately The hottest peppers so far are Moruga types, but who knows what’s in store for the future of the world’s hottest pepper scene! We make a lot of hot sauce for friends and family! Our favorite sauce is made with Fatalii peppers!
I'd like to see your Cannabis plants, I grow mine just like my flower. You don't fem or prune your pepper plants???
Pruning doesn’t increase yield, there’s a video coming on this very soon ❤️🌶️🧘🏻♂️
@PepperGuru I fem and pinch mine and they get big like this, I even use the same hog wire. It's so much fun growing peppers. Maybe I'll try your method for next year
well you are in a humid region. this general advise is not for everybody.
We recommend a RH between 65-85% for most species within the Capsicum genus, but there are some species that have adapted to biomes with lower RH.
Humans might not spread fertilizer in the forests but other animals/birds/dying plants do. Rainwater is a fraction of where plants get their nutes.
At 05:29 I go on to explain where the nutrients are coming from. The rain is just the vehicle or mode of transport, and the life blood of the microbiome that creates our soil food web. The nutrients are coming from decomposing plant debris and yes, from mammals, insects, anything made of carbon.
🙄 Made it to the end and not one solid tip except surround myself with positive people and it’s all my fault that peppers are difficult yada yada yada all in high production quality 🙄
@@littlegreen5845 Exactly! We aren’t reinventing the wheel here! You got this!
100 gallons!?!?
Absolutely. Less plants, more peppers.
@PepperGuru do you have any affiliated links to products that I could check out? I was strongly considering trying out bags this year, just want sure where to start.
@ No, but that isn’t a bad idea! I’ll try and get some of my favorite brands to set that up and put a page for affiliate links on pepperguru.com ❤️
@@PepperGuru I have those every once in awhile. 😂 I'm very surprised how low your views and followers are for the quality of content you're producing. Really top bunch stuff man.
The RUclipsr's you showed your viewers to not listen to are Cannabis growers...
Some cannabis growers did end up on that search result segment for “bloom boosters” but we even proved that to be bad ideology in the Cannabis cultivation scene as well ❤ The later segment where I show search results for topping etc etc might clarify what point im making here 😊
@PepperGuru I've grown both cannabis and peppers for many seasons and must say I enjoyed your content. Namaste...
@@Featherless1 Thanks for your input!
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🫡 Is that a salute to the pepper-growing troops? Ready for battle against bland food!
@ and for the ones that’s really helping and not taking no names required 😎
@ heard!