Long story.
I planted this pepper plant last year in October. Sprouted and kept it in doors. It grew about four leaves and stayed approximately 2 inches tall through march. It was relatively cold until late April so I didn’t want to harm it. Moved it to a 5 inch pot then to a 5 gallon bag when I noticed the roots filling the 5 inch. That was March. Relatively warm temps through September. Green room stayed a good 70-80 degrees. Plant is now about 2.5 feet tall and I now have these little buds. Counting about 8 of them so far.
Chill has come in and I’m reading about 60 degrees plus or minus on any given day. Watering about once a week when I feel the soil is dry at the top and just damp about two inches deep. Im looking at mid 50s coming up in January. I have another plant that is losing its bottom leaves about 4 in the last week. No buds but I can see where the bidding leaves are growing at the nodes. Same case with watering. My questions are:
Do I need to bring the ambient temperature up in the green room to keep the soil warmer?
Am I looking at the same fate eventually as my other plant with the leaves falling off?
Why the heck did it take so long to grow?
TL;DR: Furthest I’ve been able to grow a chocolate bhutlah. The temperatures are dropping. Do I need to keep soil temperature higher by keeping the green room warmer?
by Traitorparrot