Is this normal or am I doing something wrong

9 years ago

Hey all,
So my ghost peppers are starting to load up with pods and are also starting to ripen up. But I have noticed as you can see from the pics that some of the pods are ripening at a very small stage. Pictures arent all that good but you can see one good sized pod starting to ripen its about 2.5-3 inches long. But you can also see 3 that are barely bigger than a quarter ripening as well. Then on the far left there is one the size of a jelly bean turning red too. There are a mix of big pods and small pods on the plant. But I would hate for all the small ones to ripen to tiny. Should I worry or is that normal.

A little background info on the plant specs,the plant it self is rather healthy and pushing 3 ft tall, it is in a 5 gal bucket in 5-1-1. With slow ferts mixed into the mix. It like all my others get a weekly dose of miracle gro and when needed I mix in a cal mag supplement to the feeding. I water on average every 3-4 days right now.

Thanks
Rey....

This post was edited by flipback23 on Fri, Jul 11, 14 at 13:21

Comments (4)

woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a
9 years ago
Sounds like you're doing the right things. Pod variation and size is pretty common with a lot of the superhots. I wouldn't worry. Before you know it, you'll be saying, "what in the hell am I going to do with all these peppers???"

Check to see if there's any pest damage(or other) on the small ones that are ripening. many times, a pest will burrow it's way in, causing the fruit to hasten ripening.

Kevin

This post was edited by woohooman on Fri, Jul 11, 14 at 17:39
tomt226
9 years ago
Looks normal to me. I have three in pots and three in the ground, and early in the year, the pod size will vary a lot. Like Woohooman said, just wait....
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tomt226
9 years ago
Looks normal to me. I have three in pots and three in the ground, and early in the year, the pod size will vary a lot. Like Woohooman said, just wait....
flipback23
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks guys, was freaking out a bit lol. Like I said the plant is looking great overall and doubled in size the last two weeks and has many good looking pods but quite a few small ones as well. As long as the big ones ripen up fine Im sure Ill have more than enough lol. I will check for damge on the group of small ones that are ripening though. Appreciate the advice as always.
Rey...