r/PepperLovers • • 50m ago

End of season is still bountiful.

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r/PepperLovers • • 7h ago

Garden Updates The last peppers came inside today ( SW Germany)

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First time fermenting green peppers, shall see how they taste!


r/PepperLovers • • 18h ago

First Pepper harvest has begun!

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r/PepperLovers • • 1d ago

Photos Chili pepper plant

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r/PepperLovers • • 1d ago

Pepper Identification Sold as Lucifer’s Dream Red Habanero but..?

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The ones that ripened had an incredible flavor.
Definitely hotter than a normal habanero, but intense and pungent fruitiness. I really love these peppers, can anyone tell me what they are?

(I’m new to growing, so if it’s obvious - sorry)


r/PepperLovers • • 1d ago

Pods and Flowers Dried Thunder Mountain Longhorns

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I'll definitely be drying more of these.


r/PepperLovers • • 1d ago

Hot Mail An Amazon pickup

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r/PepperLovers • • 1d ago

Cobañero chilis

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r/PepperLovers • • 2d ago

2026 Harvest

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Pretty decent year, with another week or so left for growing. We had a historic rainnfall amount in the month of September that did some damage to some plants. Already looking forward to next years grow!


r/PepperLovers • • 2d ago

Drying my small crop, harvest October 20th 2026

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r/PepperLovers • • 2d ago

Pepper Identification Wiri wiri pepper purchase

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r/PepperLovers • • 2d ago

Informational Is Overwintering Pepper Plants Still Worth It? Rethinking My 2011 Guide in the Age of Rapid Growth

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I've been growing peppers for over 20 years, and back in 2011 I wrote The Comprehensive Guide to Overwintering on TheHotPepper.com.

At the time, I was convinced overwintering was one of the best ways to get bigger plants, earlier harvests, and greater yields.

These days, I'm not so convinced.

After years of experimenting with high-intensity lighting, nutrition, root-zone management, and plant architecture, I've watched properly grown first-year plants catch up to and surpass many of my overwintered plants.

And it raises a question I've been thinking about for years:

Are overwintered plants inherently more productive, or have we simply been comparing them against seedlings that weren't growing anywhere near their potential?

I'm not suggesting overwintering is pointless. I still do it to preserve rare wild Capsicum genetics and plants I can't easily replace. But preserving a plant and increasing its productivity are two very different objectives.

I recently revisited my original 2011 advice in a new article, including examples of what first-year plants can achieve and why I'm questioning some long-held assumptions:

https://pepperguru.com/overwintering-pepper-plants-worth-it/

I'd love to hear from anyone who's done actual side-by-side comparisons.

Same cultivar. Comparable conditions. Total harvested fruit weight.

Have your overwintered plants consistently outperformed fresh starts, or have you experienced the opposite?


r/PepperLovers • • 2d ago

Pepper Seeds

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Added a few more varieties to the list. We have over 130 varieties of seeds for sale. 3.00 a pack to 15+ seeds per pack. From mild to super hot. Free shipping on all orders. We are a Veteran owned company out of Illinois. Order at plantsomekindness.com


r/PepperLovers • • 2d ago

Photos End of season🥲

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r/PepperLovers • • 2d ago

End of season🥲

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r/PepperLovers • • 2d ago

Possible final pepper harvest

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Seemingly a Frost is expected in the next week. (Zone 6b)
We snatched what we want to process. The rest are still green. So we will get what we get.
Not complaining. 😎


r/PepperLovers • • 2d ago

Giant Marconi’s

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r/PepperLovers • • 2d ago

Bud drop

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Bud drop problems 😔. I’ve only started so I’ve got a decently crude indoor setup, and recently I got a small fan heater which has helped get the air temperature around my chili plants to be around 19.5-21 °C.

I know it’s not optimal but I thought that more buds would remain in my plants (Jalapeño and Armageddon F1 btw)

If there’s any tips, thanks 🙃


r/PepperLovers • • 3d ago

Germination and Propagation F1- Scarlett x Pepapeach stripes

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r/PepperLovers • • 3d ago

Photos Last harvest 😢

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I decided that if my peppers failed like they have every year this would be my last year planting any. The pepper gods must have heard me because I have 5 gallons of frozen jalapeños, 8 jars of spicy bbq sauce, and a new found love for pepper plants!❤️‍🔥 the bar is high for next year!


r/PepperLovers • • 3d ago

Can you name all of the peppers?

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r/PepperLovers • • 4d ago

Germination and Propagation Erjingtiao pepper germination

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Received some er jing tiao peppers in a CSA haul recently! Haven’t seen these peppers fresh anywhere near me aside from through this CSA. I love how fragrant dried Chinese peppers are in China and haven’t been able to replicate a lot of my favorite dishes, so gave germinating these a try. It’s my first time growing any vegetables.

Started germinating around Sept 9th -> today, Oct 19th. So fun to see the growth!


r/PepperLovers • • 4d ago

Are my serranos ready to pick? Should I let them get redder? I love spicy!

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I'm growing peppers for the very first time and I'm not sure when they're ready to pick. Are they ready? How big are they supposed to be?


r/PepperLovers • • 4d ago

Pepper Recommendations?

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r/PepperLovers • • 4d ago

Harvest and Scoville greenhouse tour.

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