The Reaper Tree update 08/24/2017

[catman529]

Had to tie it up a second time. There's a T post in the middle of it with a lot of jute twine holding it together under the weight of the pods. I plan to pick my first batch of them on Saturday. Could not begin to count the pods on this plant.

For those who don't know, I started this plant last year, and potted it up for the winter, keeping it under a shop light and pruning it back some. This spring it went back into the ground and it has exploded since.

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[Nimrod777]

Didn't know the story on this, but it's very cool! Carolina Reaper?

 

[catman529]

Didn't know the story on this, but it's very cool! Carolina Reaper?

yes sir. Waiver worthy


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[MickThompson]

So are you going to try for a 3rd year with it?


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[catman529]

So are you going to try for a 3rd year with it?


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Yea... gonna have to prune it way back to even fit it under the grow lights. Almost worth building a small greenhouse but then would need a heat source, etc. I think she can handle another hard prune and bounce back even bigger next year

 

[Mike Belt]

You may be creating an heirloom, lol.

 

[catman529]

When the storms came through the other day the weight from the rain and all the peppers took one limb off the plant. The rest is fine.


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[DaveB]

^^^^^^^^^^^T H I S ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

is when you know your groundwork is paying off.