Starting seeds in June... am I chasing my tail?

[agitated|connection]

My wife rolled her eyes when I set more trays on the porch yesterday but I found a stash of old yellow ghost seeds and figured, why not try? I'm in South Tx and still have heat through September. Has anyone else planted this late and had success?

 

[hearteu~]

You're good down in South Texas. Hahaha the yellow ghosts love the heat. I started late before and still got a gooood harvest. Make sure you keep them watered and watch for pests once it cools a bit.

 

[Up_Stream]

My wife rolled her eyes when I set more trays on the porch yesterday but I found a stash of old yellow ghost seeds and figured, why not try? I'm in South Tx and still have heat through September. Has anyone else planted this late and had success?

I'd give it a try, especially if you still have 4-6 months of warm temps left this year.

 

[agitated|connection]

Thanks for the encouragemen! That's exactly what I was hoping to hear from other growers. I feel much better about having those extra trays on the porch.

 

[oh carolina]

@agitated|connection You're not chasing your tail. You're definitely just giving those ghosts a late-stage spotlight. Best of luck and do update us here once you're all set!

 

[MutantRyeff]

My ghost pepper plant is two or three years old. Try to figure out how to keep it alive through the winter for your locality.

 

[40yr@HB]

In the ground or in a pot?

 

[agitated|connection]

The late season yellow ghost project is a success so far. I have about a dozen healthy seedlings growing in pots on the porch. I never thought about overwintering them. What's your process for keeping a potted plant going through a South Tx winter?

 

[Jalapeño.Joy]

If you're in Arizona or Southern California, you have comparable late-season growing periods that allow peppers to thrive in the fall heat and continue producing throughout the winter. Gardeners in the Phoenix area frequently start ghost pepper plants in late summer for a fall and winter harvest

 

[Sookiez_]

You might not get a lot of harvests, but ghost peppers can produce decent pods even on younger plants. And if you're growing them in pots, you can even keep them alive through the winter.

 

[nilllo]

Ghost peppers don't like cold weather. If it's below 60°F, you might want to think about bringing those peppers inside or putting a cover over them.

 

[robgomez.24]

Are those yellow ghost seeds old? Toss 10 of them in a damp paper towel, seal it in a Ziploc, and keep it warm (around 80°F). Check them out in 7-10 days. If at least 6 sprout, you're all set!

 

[jammixhub]

They grow slowly, so you might not get a full harvest before the weather cools. Growing them in trays lets you manage water and temperature. You can move them to bigger pots or the garden once they are sturdy.