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How to grow Peruvian Aji Charapita |Chile Hot Peppers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2019
- Aji Charapita from the Peruvian Amazon are challenging but very rewarding hot peppers you can grow. Some great tips. You can grow the most expensive pepper in the world!
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My quicker results are due I did a pre-germinating treatment for charapita seeds. Some Mexico universities did test, and published them in pdf, for Rocoto Seeds, and I used similar for charapita seeds. The key is to put seeds into a solution of hydrogen Peroxide at 5% during 60 minutes, and after adding tapped water to get a solution at 1% hydrogen peroxide for 24 hours. To ensure the germination, I kept seeds in paper roll covered with tin foil for days, checking the sprout of root after 11 days. After I put seeds into germinating soil. Temperature between 70 and 80 F. And 4 days later Stem emerged with 2 tiny cotiledone leaves. The extra advantage using peroxide hydrogen treatment is the seed will grow a taller plant with thicker stem.
Appreciate the tips! I'm taking my first crack at growing them now. Took my seeds 10 days to germinate using the paper towel method
I use cotton.
Thanks Pepe....This answers a few questions. I had a plant last year, but it did nothing so I blew it off. Then this spring my friend once again asked If I wanted one....I got two and potted them up in small pots(maybe 1/2 gallon) . I just looked and one has some buds forming . It is good to know they grow so slow. I have 40 other peppers potted, I'm not new to this pepper growing. I have 2 other Aji's----Aji Crystal and Aji Limon. I sort of have an obsession with Baccatums. It began when a Peace Corp worker in Cameroon sent me some seeds from what locals call Piment, but not sweet like you might think...Different type of flowers with the little markings (I can only suppose the Charapitas will also have these)so I asked on a forum. That is when I learned they were Baccatums. Yes a Baccatum in equatorial Africa. Many thought they were Scotch Bonnets, but they are not. I don't think Scotch Bonnets have the marking on their flowers, but the fruit looks just like Scotch Bonnets and similar in heat and taste. Unfortunately last year I had a seeding failure and lost all my viable seeds. I don't suppose you have any of those seeds for sale? I live Katty Corner from you in the Pacific Northwest in the San Juan Islands, Washington, so I don't have your heat....60 for lows, low 70's for typical highs in August. OK, too much coffee, thanks for the video and I did subscribe.
Peace n Love, ---Texas Bob
I dont have seeds. Right now propagating only from cuttings. Thanks for subscribing and glad you enjoyed the video. So Much to grow so little time. Peace....✌
Had our seeds imported from Spain. Germinated in a week, inside under lights and with a heat mat set to 80 F. They were the smallest of the pepper plants at transplant time but are already producing a month and a half from transplant, 180 days from seed starting.
Thanks. I also bought it in Spain at www.mikelsimon.com
At 5:48 in video Pepe says patience it can take 30 to 45 days to germinate.
But, I used a pregerminative treatment to seed and started to germinate after 11 days. The treatment is using Peroxide hydrogen at 5% during 60 minutes and after at 1% for 24 hours. To ensure the germination, I kept seeds in kitchen paper for days checking the sprout of root at 11 days before put seeds into ground. Temperature Between 70 - 80 F. So next time I will try to maintain 80 F. I read some pdf from Mexico Universities for Rocoto seeds they tested improvement using peroxide hydrogen at 15% for 15 minute, as pregerminative treatment. The extra advantage are taller plants with thicker Stem. Best regards.
@@franciscofernandezfelix2040 I didn't do any of that. Went right into a sterile seed starting mix, kept wet through bottom watering along with the other measures mentioned above. Been harvesting for a couple weeks. They're a bit hotter than I anticipated. Hoping my perola laranja start ripening soon. I'm pretty excited for those.
Glad to hear Kelly , was getting ready to give up on growing this variety this year, you gave me hope after listening to his experience.
Same here.
great video!! Aji Charapitas are one of my favorite grows. So labor intensive, but well worth it!!
I’m in NTX 8A and started my seeds from Rare Seeds indoors with heatmat on Jan. 1, 2020. Germination was 21 days and transplanted out at end of March. I started getting peppers in mid-June. Like the tip about the heat and full sun. Started using shade cloth last summer for other peppers and now is a go to method for several if not all of my varieties.
north texas you mean? I am interested growing it also here. any tips?
@@kramerb3758 yes, referring to North Texas. If you’re growing in a pot I would go with something that is about 2ft wide minimum. They seem to grow to match pot size. In ground the plant was about 30” x 30” bush where as a 7 gallon planter about 1/2 the size. Also, in a container you need to be able to monitor water closely. I had one in a container at a community garden and it would wilt despite daily watering during Jul-Aug which decreased production compared to the in ground one. Other than that it was pretty low maintenance.
I know im late to the party but i thought I'd give my experience with it..
Definitely slow to go but if you cut it way back in winter and bring inside it will grow like crazy in the spring. I'm zone 7 so was inside from November to end of April.
Put it on a window cill was perfectly fine with it's tiny little leaves started to grow pretty good end of march so 3 to 4months to recover under low light conditions but was flowering in may
Very helpful content, thank you. I am at the very beginning of trying to grow these indoors. Just germinating now. The seeds germinated in 12 days in damp Rockwood cubes. I will report back on progress to see if the fruiting time is faster in this controlled environment.
Mine started sprouting at 6-7 days. I used a germination heat mat and peat moss
Heat mat is the key. Peppers love it hot when germinating.
My Charapita seeds from last years peppers took over 2 months just to germinate in moist jiffy pots. all the other Chilis only took a few weeks. Just be patient, it can take months for the last seed to sprout.
I have two plants. I started the seed back in March. It's now late September and I now have one plant growing in my 30'x 96' hightunnel. I have 50% shade cloth on it. The plant has tiny green peppers on it.
My other plant is on the back porch. It's doing well but is behind the one in the hightunnel. It hasn't started blooming yet. I live it northeast Texas and we have some hot summers.
They are great little peppers. I notice they are heavy feeders. Keep an eye on the leaves for signs of nutrient deficiency. Also they are severely susceptible to root knot nematodes. Some soils are infested here in Florida real bad. Not sure if you have same problem in Texas. Take care happy growing.
@@Pepesplants I have Brazilian starfish peppers. They need feeding too. Their leaves will getting a yellow hue. A little nitrogen and they bounce back.
Beautiful little peppers! I'll have to add them to my wish list. Thanks!
I can send you some seeds for free?
@@MrBuddyzzz that would be amazing! Thank you so much!
Can i too get the seeds ? Is it possible?
They are really tasty
Hey Pepe,thank you for your quick responses,have a good evening.
Thank you for the tips! I planted a starter from the greenhouse, right in the ground. 6A. It has done so well but I do not expect it to overwinter. I'll be covering it with fingers crossed. Not sure hour rooted it is, it bushed out pretty well so transplanting it probably isn't recommended. Now that I know I can do cuttlings I'll be doing that for some indoor plants. I've saved seeds from inside the pepper, but that's tedious. These are amazing peppers!!
My favorite little pepper. Are you using a dome for the cuttings? How are the cuttings coming along for you? Any rooted ones yet? Keep them indoors under lights and you will always have plants for the garden. Thanks for visiting my channel.
@@Pepesplants I haven't done any cuts yet. Grow lights are a good idea! These lil firecrackers are amazing..so much flavor
I have one . It take me 1 year and half from seed to fruits. It tastes delicious. I tried 20 seeds and got 1 plant.
Just subscribed. Like your simple yet very informative info. 👍
Awesome, thank you!
I was able to get from seed to about 7" in 3 months. I used a full spectrum grow light on a 16hr on 8hr off schedule. The plants are pushing out buds but I'm pulling them for now so it doesn't stunt its growth. I'm hoping I'll start to get some harvest in late July or early August at their current rate of growth. I'm excited, they're gorgeous plants. I live in Northern IL so I'll have to bring them in for the winter and put them in a dormant cycle, but next year should be a great harvest!
If the day is going to be above 84f (which is a lot of the summer here) I tend to put my plants under a 40% shade tarp. That way they can still get the longest amount of sunlight possible, but they don't burn. They aren't exactly affordable, but I'd definitely suggest one.
Jobes organic 4-4-4 is my choice for peppers. One tablespoon every 3-4 weeks. Been using it for almost 5yrs now and quit looking for something better.
30-45 days for germination. Makes sense. Germinated all other pepper seeds and these just won't pop like the rest have.
I'm a first time on this pepper. So far from seed in Feb. To now it is about 1 foot tall
Mine seeds of the aji charapita and the charapita peach,i put in the ground on 12jan and now i have plants of about 20cm high,i love it and hope to get muchhhh fruiittt,i love and i am obssesed of the aji charapita.
I managed to sprout a plant in all 3 pots this year (2 seeds per pot), but just like last year I have one tiny (like 1/2" max tall) plant after about 5 weeks and 2 that have never gone beyond their single set of leaves and look like they're almost dead. Most of my other pepper seedlings are around 3-4" tall. Do the seedlings require heat beyond germination? My basement where they're growing under lights is probably around 68 degrees.
Thanks, I have 2 of these about to flower but the flowers are falling. I haven't been able to find a really thorough video like this. I believe it's getting way to much sun now.
Be sure to use a fertilizer with a little extra P and K also calcium. Bright light not full sun in hot climates. I am in South Florida and they will cook in the hot sun all day. The soil dries out and it really stresses them out if this happens continuously.
Wood vinegar really helps these I also use it with my white nagas and trinidad morugas .
Nice video PP. thanks I’ll sub.
This is why I'm asking for it is unbelievable.
I have one I started in vermiculite/jiffy mix from seed indoors under led light and feeding hydroponic fertilizer. It's still small so I'll see what happens.
The heat killed it. I had it in my grow room under lights in the hot summer and it got too hot in there. This time I will put somewhere cooler. The light wasn't a problem the heat is what did it in.
Bruh, it's take a month to germinate? I thoght they died, and I just leave the pot like that in the shade. Now those little plants grow alot.
Hi Pete. What is a great video you got here. I appreciated. Also wondering how and what techniques you used to clone the Aji Charapita.? Please let me know. Thanks in advance.
Actually pretty easy. Take a 5 inch cutting and remove all but 4 leaves. Cut those leaves in half. Use a rooting hormone if you like. Dip the cutting cut end into a tiny bit of the rooting powder. Place multiple cuttings into a six inch plastic pot filled with 50/50 mix perlite and vermiculite. Water once and then place them in bright filtered light. Sun can not be direct or intense. Cover them with plastic cover. Check the humidity and mist as needed. They should be ready in three or four weeks. When rooted separate and replant with potting soil. Good luck and let me know how it goes.
Sprouted my charapita seeds in 1 week
Ordered mine cant wait, St.Petersburg Florida here
Plants or seeds?
Seeds
@@epicscratcher5162 Awesome. Keep us posted and happy growing.
Thank you for sharing this
You are so welcome
Real tasty pepper
Helpful video 👍
Great video
I tried to grow them last year and it didn't work. This year we've had an extremely hot and dry summer and they are doing amazing! I wish I had put it in a pot so I can keep it alive over winter.
Sorry to hear that
@@Pepesplants How do you get the seeds out of that tiny little pepper to keep for next year? Or can you just keep a couple of the peppers and let them shrivel up and still be able to plant them in the spring?
Tampa Bay here. Subscribed!
Thank you.
Think it would be possible to grow these indoors? Not in a greenhouse btw, but I would provide artificial light and sun
Yes you can!
You mention nutrients. How do you feed them? Do you add it to the water and how do you get the right values you need?
Plants require 3 macronutrients N,P and K. The micronutrients are supplied a few times a year by either foliar spraying or they can be incorporated a few times a year into the soil. Some micronutrients include Iron, Boron, Magnesium, Zinc etc. Several brands are available. I find that if used at least three to six times a year depending on the plant they keep the plants healthy and green. Deficiency are usually seen in the leaves. Symptoms vary from color patterns to deformity. This is a lengthy subject. I may make a more detailed video on that soon. Thanks.
I ordered seeds from internet, I expected the drawf version like on this video but ended up with the original charapita, the one that looks like an olive size. For now, they are not mature, I hope that they will taste as good. My germination was quit fast, less than 12 days.
Never heard of one that is that large. Keep me posted. Best wishes.
Mine produced ripe pods by 6 months old
THANKYOU SIR......Can i grow in india please let me know....
How to sell it, i mean any buyers
Please advise about size of pot. I am worry if i use the small one, the tree won't have fruits. Thanks.
I use a maximum size of 14 inch diameter
My charapita plants are young and flowers and small green peppers have formed. They look healthy but are dropping a few yellow leaves. Any advice?
Increase nitrogen a little more and be careful not to over water them. If you still have the problem increase the Phosphorus by adding some bone meal.
what is the best way to store Aji peppers for later use?
Dehydrate them.
sir. am interested to production charapita in my country
can you grow these indoors?
Yes, with grow lights.
Please help me.
I need some seed.
I am from Bangladesh.
hi pepe, i am growing them now in my garden, can you please explain a little more about cloning them? where do i cut them, and i just plant them in a new pot?
thanks!
Pretty easy to clone all pepper plants. Just take cuttings and use a rooting hormone. I will be do a video soon. Thanks.
Hi! New to this and I have 4 charapitas in one little pot where the germinated and I’m ready to transplant but do I need to separate them? Or is it ok to plant 4 seedlings together. I’m in S FL as well
Separate them carefully. They will do better!
Pepe's Fruit Trees thank you! And which organic fertilizer do you recommend?
Heyyyyy, Mr. Pepe! Good video and thank you for the inspiration as always!
I am growing Aji Charapita, among other peppers, on "Finca Balcony" here in New Jersey. Despite the space limitations, so far, everybody's GREEN as you know what. My concern does not lie in yellowing from lack of nutrients, or temperature drop (climate change works in my favor again), but in pest control! Should whiteflies or other nasties appear, how do I control them without affecting the bees and other pollinators? I stopped using my neem spray solution once the blossoms showed up for this reason. I am also very "financially careful," so $80 a pint ain gon git it!
Last two questions: do peppers respond well to removing the lower leaves (giving more aeration to the "trunks") the way that tomato plants do? and, do hot peppers need different cultivation than sweet ones?
This is the first year I've grown hot peppers and one is blooming like nuts (whoohoo! Finalmente! Jeez-o-pete, I was worried!)...
She may be a Charapita (the leaves are larger than yours, but I have an eastern exposure in NJ, plus she is sharing a pot with a ?Virginia Sweet?, so that may necessitate larger leaves, right?), but I don't remember due to early summer's building management "plant murder." Maaaaan, I was so angry re-seeding those pots, I don't remember what is what. Same with these enormous tomato plants - I'm guessing which are Zapotec Pinks, Giant Belgian Pinks, the aforementioned Virginia Sweets, and Gelbe von Thuns... and maybe something else. However, there is no mistaking the musk okra and Burgundy okra!
Yes, I'm bragging HERE. My neighbors only understand when I start passing out vegetables, smh.
Hi Omoloya, great to hear from you. Yes the peppers can have the lower leaves removed. Also they can be planted in the pots deeper just like tomatoes. Whitefly is not easy to control. Maybe see if Azamax is an option. Keep on growing and keep on learning. The Ficus religiosa is growing really big. Now in a bonsai pot. :-)
@@Pepesplants Howdy! Please forgive this delayed response! I am *elated* that that F. religiosa sport is growing happily, too (life is taking me for quite a ride right now, and I am here for ALLL of it)! More pertinent though, to plant exchange and growth: the cacao tree is LOVING the microclimate of the packed (as hell) balcony. However, I will discuss last night's temperature drop concerns ELSEWHERE, ;-).
The largest pepper plant is NOT a charapita. In fact, I'm not sure what it is. I don't remember planting chili-form peppers, but who the heck cares! As long as they are organic and flavorful, I'm here for that, too!
Hi,
Please can you advise me how to take cuttings and clone the plant. I managed to grow two plants in the uk this year. I got about 15 fruits this year but would like to keep them and grow more to get a bigger harvest. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
When I have time will make a video on cloning them. Thanks for visiting.
Mine germinated in 4 days with warm compost.
Hi thanks for the video I am. From Perú my parent from iquitos I have alot of sprouts separet in each small containers they already have true leaves... UT I want to know when I should start feeding them any other advise how often change the pot.. Did you prune them when they are big like yours? Thanks
I use a time release fertilizer 13-13-13 or similar. I also supplement with calcium and some kelp. I prune them as needed for good air circulation. I change the pot only when they begin to dry out too quickly. Thanks for visiting...
@@Pepesplants thanks for answering... But when I should start using the fertilizer?
@@ingrid26 Spring and summer or all season if it is warm. I ease up on fertilizer in the winter if it gets too cold. Indoor growing or warm climates you can feed continuously.
Do you have any recommendations for specific fertilizers that you have found that the Aji Charapita takes too? I have 2 that are 1 year old and 1.5 years old that have been struggling.
Try these amzn.to/2XzP9SG also amzn.to/2XsvtjN Alternate them monthly during the growing season. All the best!
My plant is flowering very well but every time it starts to grow a pepper the stem turns yellow and falls off. Any idea why?
Supplement with calcium it may help.
Please how I can get some of the seeds
i got mine on etsy
Definitely subscribed to you sir. 😉 Would love some charapita seeds from a mature plant. 🙃
Hi hello again mine are growing still aby second true leves or 3 Rd ttru leave but I need to know how often you put tomato tone per pot on my baby ones and can I use kelp meal??? How much???.... What number should said oh on my tester thanks.
Use half strength based on label recommendations every two weeks. When they are more mature use the recommended amount. Fertilize Spring and summer not when weather is cold. Happy Growing.
@@Pepesplants thank you so mu for you response I should put a stick to hold then they are growing kind of staring to bend right o lef
Hi do you sell them I love them so much please please
i have the seeds now how do i start?
Get seed starting mix. Wet the mix and plant the seeds. Keep in bright filtered light. Have a little patience. More in depth video when I have some time. All the best.
Hey Pepe do you sell these plants ,very interested in this plant ,I love different types of peppers,you look like you are enjoying the peppers,have a great day,thank you.
Right now I don't. I probably will in the spring. Look for them on Etsy or my web site. Thanks and happy growing.
I will have plants for sale soon. They will be better than seeds. They are already producing. pepesplants.com
Anyone interested in a seed swap I have plenty of aji amarillo...in need of these charapita.?.
I will have plants for sale soon. They will be better than seeds. They are already producing. pepesplants.com
Do you ship to Naples, FL also I'm looking for rocotto and aji limo do you have those available?
@@adamobregon552 Only Aji Charapita. All others sold out. Hope to have a few soon and yes Naples is okay to ship to. Thanks.
@@adamobregon552 I grow many seeds of Rocoto and Aji Limo, but in Spain.
Best you can do is order seeds on line. Or better if you can buy fresh rocoto and Aji limo in USA. The seeds grow faster from fresh fruit.
How can I buy the seed
i got my seeds on etsy
Hey, I would like one of these plants, do you sell the young ones? Please reply. ThNks
Not for sale until spring 2021
is it possible to grow this in Houston
Sure why not. Give it a try. Keep them in filtered bright light and be careful not to overwater them.
Hi pro, how can i buy its seed? To grow in my country?
You can buy them at Bakers Creek online
Doesnt yellow mean too much water
Not always.
Hello I'm your new friend 📌 By Jahan gardening world USA Thumbs 👍 stay connected and stay blessed always full support you my 🌹 lovely friend.I want to charapita pepper plant? I like very much . please let me know.I live in Georgia.I can come pick up. Thank you.
Thanks for coming
How true is the news that this Aji Charapita is worth $25,000 ?
I saw the same article, but it is fake
How true is the news that this Aji Charapita worth $25,000 per kilo?
Great question. A friend of mine sells them at one dollar a pepper (30 pepper min order) and includes shipping. So if a kilo has 25,000 peppers that would be true right? I guess next time I have 25,000 peppers I will count them. LOL