Hi well,
Today I bought some habanero chillis and they look awesome but I want some tips to care for my chillis, how often do I water them, do they need some fertilizer or compost to give more chillis, anything that is important in the care of chillis.
Here are my habaneros and I have one question I think that because of the weight of the chillis they look like resting on one side is that normal?.
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And here is my fennel that I also bought and I just transplanted it from the bag that it came into a pot that I think it is too little for it but that was the only pot that I had available, and today I saw the fennel really tired it looked really down how can I fix it.
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Cheers.
I'm almost certain that your plant is not a typical orange habanero. The fruits look wrong (to fleshy and inflated/rounded) and they are not hanging down. The plant is also very small, but bushy. It almost looks to be some sort of compact orange ornamental C anuum.
That being said, most people like a container to be about 3 gallons in size for a full sized pepper plant. They are not heavy feeders, but will do well with a bit of balanced fertilizer (similar NPK values such as 10:10:10) or something with a bit less nitrogen (5:10:10). If you pot up with good potting soil the plant should put on a growth spurt. I would not fertilize untill growth stalls out. You will get more blooms/fruits with less fertilizer as long as the plant is not being stunted from lackof nutrients.
Peppers do not like to be kept too wet, so water it well/evenly and then let it dry out (lift the pot to tell weight) before watering again.
That being said, most people like a container to be about 3 gallons in size for a full sized pepper plant. They are not heavy feeders, but will do well with a bit of balanced fertilizer (similar NPK values such as 10:10:10) or something with a bit less nitrogen (5:10:10). If you pot up with good potting soil the plant should put on a growth spurt. I would not fertilize untill growth stalls out. You will get more blooms/fruits with less fertilizer as long as the plant is not being stunted from lackof nutrients.
Peppers do not like to be kept too wet, so water it well/evenly and then let it dry out (lift the pot to tell weight) before watering again.
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I agree with TZ and kimble. Your peppers are uncharacteristic of Habs. Reguardless of type, I would go ahead and take all those ripe peppers off. That will stimulate the plant to produce more flowers and peppers. I like to pick all kinds of peppers when they get a blush of color on them. That way they stay prolific. Once the peppers blush, they'll ripen on the counter
I agree with TZ and kimble. Your peppers are uncharacteristic of Habs. Reguardless of type, I would go ahead and take all those ripe peppers off. That will stimulate the plant to produce more flowers and peppers. I like to pick all kinds of peppers when they get a blush of color on them. That way they stay prolific. Once the peppers blush, they'll ripen on the counter
Now that I take a closer look at them, they do look a bit too rounded and smooth to be habaneros, at least any that I've ever seen 
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There potentially could have been a mix-up at the market, the wrong plant got placed on the wrong shelf or the wrong tag could have been placed on it.
Well, it's healthy looking, whatever it is
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.There potentially could have been a mix-up at the market, the wrong plant got placed on the wrong shelf or the wrong tag could have been placed on it.
Well, it's healthy looking, whatever it is
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Hi, well I just identified the chili I have here in Mexico it's called "chiltepÃÂn" and I was looking for a scientific name and yes it is a capsicum annum and I tell you I made a salsa mexicana or maybe you know it as "pico de gallo" with these and some serranos and I tell you the chiltepin is was more spicy thatn the serrano hehe, but it is sooo tasty.
Cheers, and thank you guys for all the help.
Cheers, and thank you guys for all the help.
Thanks for the links, TZ, that site is the best one I've seen for buying pepper seeds; will definitely keep in in mind come ordering time.TZ -OH6 wrote:Not close to chiltepin/tepin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsicum_annuum_var._glabriusculum
https://www.thechileman.org/results.php?chile=1&find=chiltepin&heat=Any&origin=Any&genus=Any&submit=Search
it might be something like
KARNEVAL YELLOW
ST HELENA ISLAND YELLOW
https://www.thechileman.org
As to the peppers, they are definitely not tepins, though they do look somewhat like the ones TZ mentioned. Perhaps they are hybrids
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Ah ha! I asked about the possibility a while ago since the stems turn so woody... And pretty. Thanks for the link!csvd87 wrote:turning your plants into bonsai chile trees
Also, I sowed seeds from a souvenir packet of mixed hot peppers late winter for this season. The seeds were mixed together in the packet but came with descriptions for ID'ing them. Well, I *thought* I started all the different varieties but none of them turned out to be tepin.
.Wow, that's another great site. Thanks for posting itcsvd87 wrote:another site for rare and mostly unheard of chiles is fatali's
[url]https://fataliiseeds.net/[/url] also has info on turning your plants into bonsai chile trees
. Apps, that bonsai thing with the peppers is pretty neat, as well.
They ship to USA, don't they?