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"I did water the plant tonight, fearful my plant was dying of H2O."

oops! I meant LACK of H2O!

We can't edit posts here after the fact, or can we?

Sorry for the slight...

Thanks in advance for any responses. You guys ROCK!

I have lurked for a while! ;)

All the pics seem fine to me. As for the pot size, a smaller pot will grow a smaller plant but will still produce peppers. What size is your pot?

It is a 12" pot, I think? My plan was to transfer this weekend, that is if the plant is not too stressed out.

I think I read a 5-8 gallon is a good size, is that correct?

It is in MG Organic mix, do you think I need a different mix, or is it fine to continue to use for the larger pot?

That plant needs room to grow!! 5 gallon would definitely help. Watch your leaves, when they droop, water. Water a small amount until the water is all absorbed, then water until it comes out the drain holes. I would mix plenty of goodies into your mix as well. Organics if you use them, if not some osmocote and definitely some composted manure, maybe 1/2 part or gallon in a 5'r. Worm castings as well, about two cups mixed in for a 5 gallon bucket will work. My Bhut's are 3' square now with over 50 fruits on each - still green but trying to go red!! Snip the bottom leaf growth off, and bury it so your root system is a bit deeper, then mulch the top of the soil mix you use. Your plant is not too stressed out - it just wants a bigger home and some good nutrients to give it love! Good Luck!! TiMo

Thank you chillilover and rootdoctor. I will get it transplanted tomorrow into a 5 or 7 gallon container. Is the MG organic ok for these plants?

5 and 7 gallon pots will work but you can go up. Below is a bhut in a 15 gallon grow bag. Bags are a lot cheaper than pots. This white one was 4 bucks or so. The black ones are just over a buck.

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Nice plant. I use "cast off" 8,10,12, and 16 gallon plastic pots from nurseries. In a 12 gallon last year I had a Red Savina 5' square. Really was a monster. That plant of yours will definitely yield well. I'm waiting to see how big my BJ's get in the 16 gallon pots. As of now, they are 4' tall, and have long running branches up to 4' as well. No red fruit as of yet, but the largest plant has 57 green chilis from nubs to almost 6" YIKES!! Call a fireman!

TiMo

PLEASE photo the 6" BJ pod and have your friend save seeds. I just have to see that one. :)

Chris

rootdoctor....You're in Zone 5? That's a huge habenero for your zone (A huge one for any zone come to think of it). Good going. Stores here are charging $8.99 lb for generic habeneros. I had bhuts flowering in early June but they didn't set peppers. Then all of a sudden...whoosh....peppers everywhere. Photo from July 11th:

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Anyone know approximately how long from this stage until red?

I've got some very large Bhut Jolokia plants, but I am just starting to get small peppers. I'm in SoCal, zone 10. Is it possible that the shorter growing seasons and longer summer days in zones 5-7 cause the plants to mature faster? I'm sure I'll get a huge harvest at some point, but I suspect my mild summers here may cause my plants to take a little longer.

Zander . . . I started the bhut jolokias in the pics above from seed on Feb. 22nd. Here they are growing inside on May 8th:

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Set them out the end of May. First peppers appeared in early July. As they did well in the house--tall with lush foliage and even a few blooms--I suspect they just take longer than some other peppers.

Chris, I will take pic and have son try to load it as I do not know how! I got my plants from Cross Country in April, kept them in garage under floros until May 3rd me thinks. All organic, with lots of goodies. I start the plants in a 1 gallon until rootbound, then transplant into 5,8,12,14,16 gallon container depending on the variety and factors. The plants squirm for a week, then explode with vigorous growth - blooming as well as green growth. The chili's started to pop out the end of May. I'm having a party today, and am hoping a few brave souls will try some of my wares of destruction heheheheheh. The same plants in my garden, which has great soil and compost and nutrients, are not even 1/4 as far along as my container plants. You can really push peppers with organics, no leaf burn or stress, just fast massive growth and abundant fruitage!! Good luck. TiMoTeO