Second Year Yield

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Hello Dave, I am not suere if you can help me with this question but I will try. I am growing some ‘Bhut Jolokia’ peppers. The plants are yielding OK. I read on a website somewhere that the plants will yield better the second year. It also stated that I should bring them inside and place them near a south …

Chiltepin Germination Failure

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Hi Dave: Thanks for the excellent website. I tried to grow some chiltepin peppers from dried pods purchased at a local Mexican market. I planted the seeds in June. I live in San Jose, Calif. & we do get some hot summer days here. In the first batch, I fed some pods to my roommates’ parrot & planted the pooped-out …

Picking Red Chiles

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Q: Hello, I love your site and I am looking forward to learning as much as I can about peppers. I am growing peppers know and I was wondering how long to you have to pick peppers once they turn red. Thank. The Pepper Lover A: Hello Pepper Lover: That depends on the variety. But all chiles start to dehydrate …