A friend of mine has an 11-12year old cayenne pepper plant. It now produces GIANT mega spicy peppers, and the trunk of it is almost 2" in diameter. He calls it a pepper tree now, and he has it growing on what he calls Pepper Hill. It was a large mound of topsoil left after redoing his garden. He covered it with hay after planting hot peppers on it. He randomly collects every mushroom he can find in the yard and puts them in a 5 gallon bucket, and then fills it with water. He then pours the spore/mushroom water on Pepper Hill. The mycelium growth in that hill is absolutely insane. Now, anything that he plants on Pepper Hill grows like he's giving it steroids. Also, his property is pretty close to Ed Currie's property.
I have a potted Serrano pepper bush that is fruiting right now. She’s about 5 or 6 years old. She’s a hardy lil thing. I love her and am working on growing her next generation from seed. Can’t wait to see them mature.
When I bring mine inside they continue to bloom. Since there are no pollinators indoors I take a small art brush and touch every bloom and it continues to make peppers.
Omg!! Yes!! Do this! My husband freaked out once because I cut our rose bushes down to nubs like that and like 3 weeks later our rose bushes were HUGE! the branches were dense, and the blooms were outstanding! That was our best year for our roses! Pruning is so important!!
Ooooh, the barefoot digging. I can testify to the potential negative consequences. I did some nerve damage; I'm now waiting the 3 months to see if they decompress and recover on their own. Always wear a heavy-soled shoe for digging.
Seems a complicated process. I just leave my chillis in the ground over winter, they die back and look completely dead. In spring they get new shoots from the base, trim off the dead stuff and they grow perfect.
Roughly related: I got seed from a lady in a pepper fb group. I planted in one of those starter kits with the little pods.... fungus grew and killed all but one of the seedlings. It was hanging on but not looking too good. I treated it with peroxide and it lived but didn't do much that year. When fall came it hadn't and certainly wasn't going to produce any fruit.
I just found my love for gardening this past June 😊 Today I learned that I can bring my pepper plants inside to get a head start next spring. Thank you so much for sharing!
That's awesome. A couple of years ago q friend was digging out his garden bed and said he didn't want the small rainbow peppers that weren't growing much for him. I repotted them and set them on my porch, they loved it. I ended up giving them as gifts to others in the area who still eat them.
Whats also a bonus with this method is that peppers produce more and more as they age, or at least more on the 2nd and 3rd year, idk about after that but still a good way to get a better harvest from your plant
A friend of mine has an 11-12year old cayenne pepper plant. It now produces GIANT mega spicy peppers, and the trunk of it is almost 2" in diameter. He calls it a pepper tree now, and he has it growing on what he calls Pepper Hill. It was a large mound of topsoil left after redoing his garden. He covered it with hay after planting hot peppers on it. He randomly collects every mushroom he can find in the yard and puts them in a 5 gallon bucket, and then fills it with water. He then pours the spore/mushroom water on Pepper Hill. The mycelium growth in that hill is absolutely insane. Now, anything that he plants on Pepper Hill grows like he's giving it steroids. Also, his property is pretty close to Ed Currie's property.
I have a potted Serrano pepper bush that is fruiting right now. She’s about 5 or 6 years old. She’s a hardy lil thing. I love her and am working on growing her next generation from seed. Can’t wait to see them mature.
Took me a second to catch the "feet for free" line. Hilarious.
My wife told my this too but I thought she was lying. But it’s true and I asked how did she knew. Turns out she follows epic gardening too 😂.
When I bring mine inside they continue to bloom. Since there are no pollinators indoors I take a small art brush and touch every bloom and it continues to make peppers.
Omg!! Yes!! Do this! My husband freaked out once because I cut our rose bushes down to nubs like that and like 3 weeks later our rose bushes were HUGE! the branches were dense, and the blooms were outstanding! That was our best year for our roses! Pruning is so important!!
Ooooh, the barefoot digging. I can testify to the potential negative consequences. I did some nerve damage; I'm now waiting the 3 months to see if they decompress and recover on their own. Always wear a heavy-soled shoe for digging.
My pepper plant lasted 8 years, just treating it like a regular houseplant. Including 4 years above the arctic circle.
Seems a complicated process. I just leave my chillis in the ground over winter, they die back and look completely dead. In spring they get new shoots from the base, trim off the dead stuff and they grow perfect.
Works for sweet peppers as well in case anyone is wondering.
Roughly related: I got seed from a lady in a pepper fb group. I planted in one of those starter kits with the little pods.... fungus grew and killed all but one of the seedlings. It was hanging on but not looking too good. I treated it with peroxide and it lived but didn't do much that year. When fall came it hadn't and certainly wasn't going to produce any fruit.
Seeing you workin in your garden, and walking in the soil barefoot, truly makes me smile and makes my soul happy!!! ✌🏽💚
I had a friend who did this with cherry tomato plants in west central MN!
I did that with a poblano last year. Left in my garage with windows..
I just found my love for gardening this past June 😊 Today I learned that I can bring my pepper plants inside to get a head start next spring. Thank you so much for sharing!
Advantages of living in a tropical zones:
That's awesome. A couple of years ago q friend was digging out his garden bed and said he didn't want the small rainbow peppers that weren't growing much for him. I repotted them and set them on my porch, they loved it. I ended up giving them as gifts to others in the area who still eat them.
I literally love this channel. Learned so much from it. Thank you!!
Whats also a bonus with this method is that peppers produce more and more as they age, or at least more on the 2nd and 3rd year, idk about after that but still a good way to get a better harvest from your plant
First step is to move to a warmer climate