Why we like to over winter the super hots

ScottinAtlanta · June 30, 2015

The superhots are slow to produce in year 1, but in years 2 and 3, production increases tenfold.

Here is a Yellow Scorpion, three years old, already producing heavy loads of peppers, while peppers germinated this year are just starting to flower.

I over winter in a cold room - 45-60 degrees all winter, with natural light. I lose about 25% of the peppers, but do almost nothing to keep them alive other than water occasionally. They lose most of their leaves, and look like sticks when I plant out in spring, but they immediately spring back to life. I am very careful of the root balls when I transplant - I wash the roots clean in rain water, dunk in a microbial solution, and then plant.

Salsacharley · June 30, 2015

Wow! The stem looks tree-like. I'm gonna have to try the overwinter technique. Thanks.

Tracydr · June 30, 2015

I will be doing mine in a greenhouse this winter. It just takes too long for superhots to produce and they do better year after year, like you say.
Eggplants will overwinter well like this, too.

pauldavid · June 30, 2015

I have been doing the same thing with a Chile Pequin for a few years, but it died this spring. Never tried a Yellow Scorpion, but it sounds HOT just by name alone.

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The pepper looks kind of like Habanero, but different.

KarenO · June 30, 2015

fantastic. I'm going to try and keep one over winter this year.
KarenO

flgatorguy87 · June 30, 2015

So this is better for the super hots, but is it also beneficial for all varieties? What about just jalapeño or pepperoncini?

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Mojave · June 30, 2015

I've done it with a Tabasco plant. By the third year it was a huge five foot bush with more peppers than even I, a pepper head, could ever use.

Nice looking Scorpion Scott!

ScottinAtlanta · June 30, 2015

I am going to smoke those Scorpions, and then dry them.

Mojave · June 30, 2015

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Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

I am going to smoke those Scorpions, and then dry them.

Most all of my Scorpions (red) went to powder. I just might have to try smoking some this year.

pauldavid · July 1, 2015

I have read up on the Scorpions now. OMG, they definitely have the heat.

Do they also have a fruity taste like Habaneros? Can anyone descibe them to me? Definitely interested in these. I Like the scorpion tail, sort of like a warning to anyone wanting to take a bite!

ScottinAtlanta · July 1, 2015

Yes, they do have a fruity, almost citrus taste. I nibble them when eating other stuff, like pasta. One tiny nibble explodes with a fiery citrus in your mouth.

pauldavid · July 1, 2015

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Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

Yes, they do have a fruity, almost citrus taste. I nibble them when eating other stuff, like pasta. One tiny nibble explodes with a fiery citrus in your mouth.

Wow, they do sound great! The citrus taste is a plus.
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BigVanVader · July 1, 2015

Holy cow, I need to do this as I love hot peppers. Now to convince the wife.

ScottinAtlanta · July 1, 2015

I have seeds of the Yellow Scorpions - just pm me with with your mailing address if you want some.

I should add that I got the original seeds for the Yellow Scorpion from tjg911, who is Tom in Connecticut, in February 2012. His generous gift has given me enormous pleasure with this great pepper.

efisakov · July 1, 2015

That is a beautiful plant, Scott. Thanks for the idea.

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pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	I have been doing the same thing with a Chile Pequin for a few years, but it died this spring. Never tried a Yellow Scorpion, but it sounds HOT just by name alone.. The pepper looks kind of like Habanero, but different.

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Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	I've done it with a Tabasco plant. By the third year it was a huge five foot bush with more peppers than even I, a pepper head, could ever use. Nice looking Scorpion Scott! __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

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ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	I have seeds of the Yellow Scorpions - just pm me with with your mailing address if you want some. I should add that I got the original seeds for the Yellow Scorpion from tjg911, who is Tom in Connecticut, in February 2012. His generous gift has given me enormous pleasure with this great pepper. Last edited by ScottinAtlanta; July 1, 2015 at 10:26 AM.

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efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	That is a beautiful plant, Scott. Thanks for the idea. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

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Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Wow! The stem looks tree-like. I'm gonna have to try the overwinter technique. Thanks.

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Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I will be doing mine in a greenhouse this winter. It just takes too long for superhots to produce and they do better year after year, like you say. Eggplants will overwinter well like this, too.

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,923	fantastic. I'm going to try and keep one over winter this year. KarenO

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flgatorguy87 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Pleasant View, TN Posts: 66	So this is better for the super hots, but is it also beneficial for all varieties? What about just jalapeño or pepperoncini? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Holy cow, I need to do this as I love hot peppers. Now to convince the wife.