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This heat wave we just experienced actually was a boon for my pepper plants, which have just exploded with fruits. We don't have a lot of room so we grow everything in pots. Here is a picture to show how crowded it is on our deck:

We also have a back yard with more peppers down there. To get an idea of how big those Tabasco plants are, the fence they are up against is 6 feet tall. The smaller plant, which really isn't small at all, is another Ghost Pepper plant. To the left of the 2 Tabascos, not in the picture, is a huge Habanero plant. The grass is all dead so not everything is thriving in the heat.

Think you don't have room for a garden? This Ghost Pepper plant is in a pot that is 7.25 inches tall and 12 inches across. There are already over 150 peppers on it, enough to keep your food spicy for years if you dry them out and store them in jars.

Look at all of the peppers on this one section of plant to get an idea of how prolific these plants are once you get them established

Hopefully my next set of pictures will be of Datil Peppers, my latest project. I have 4 plants established but no flowers yet. Even if they did get flowers this early in their growth I'd pinch them off so the stems and roots get a chance to grow strong and bear even more fruit in the long run.

If any of you care to give growing Ghost Peppers a try drop me a PM and I'll send you some seeds. If you start them within the next couple of weeks you may have some fruit by September. Even if you didn't you can bring them indoors, let them grow during the winter and look forward to a monster crop next season.

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There are already over 150 peppers on it, enough to keep your food spicy for years if you dry them out and store them in jars.

First time I have EVER seen someone refer to Bhut Jolokia peppers as 'spicy'.

[tubebender]

Things are looking good! What are the trees in the background and appox where do you garden?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

You get the bonus points for great photos! Thank you so much for posting them ... all of your plants are beautiful!

I would love to try the peppers and I'll send you a stamped envelope or exchange some other seeds ... I have 2 rubbermaid containers of various seeds and maybe something you've been wanting to try.

Don't know if you like melons, but I have successfully grown both cantaloupe and sugar baby watermelons on trellis.

[tillacum]

If the flowers appear the first year, of the ghost pepper, you pinch them off, so the stems become stronger?