Reapers In the Fall

I was given some seeds for some "super-hot" peppers last winter. I had a heck of a time getting them to germinate.

Seriously, I started them during the last week of December 2017 for the summer 2018 growing season. Apparently, that wasn't early enough.

Yellow Reaper

Out of five varieties, and maybe a dozen seeds each, I got one plant from each of two varieties.

I have been told that super-hots mature more slowly. But this is ridiculous.

It's now the middle of October. I'm tearing things out of my garden, getting it ready for winter.

Carolina Reaper

And only NOW do these guys begin to blossom.

OK. Well, they're in the greenhouse. Maybe they'll produce something.

I plan to keep it from freezing this winter, so it's very likely that the plants will survive to next year.

And if they do, then they'll have a running start on next year's growth.

So I still have time to buy the gas mask and asbestos gloves.