Brazilian Moruga - Extra Secundus (11/26) ** Term 07/22

[drbanks]

You know when I said I planted the Aji Chombo in the Bounty Elite?  Turns out that it was really the Brazilian Moruga.  So, I put the Aji Chombo in the Bounty, and left the Brazilian Moruga in there until it could find a new home.

Well, this is its new home.  I started sprouting the seeds around Sept 1, and left them in a just sprouted state for about a month until I put it in the Bounty.  Today, I moved it to the former home of my Serranos.

It's already pretty substantial for what's mostly a three week old plant.  Pictures later.

[drbanks]

From Pepper Joes:

HOT HOT HOT! Another creation by Butch T himself! This unique Brazilian Moruga has a long lasting burn and a strong fruity flavor and all the bumps and wrinkles that really pack in the heat. Approximately 165 days from seed to harvest with a tremendous germination rate. It matures from green to red. This is one not to miss! Scoville Heat Units: 2,000,000 - 2,100,000 SHUs.

From Refining Fire Chiles, where I got the seeds:

Brazilian Moruga-(Capsicum chinense)-This is another crazy hot strain shared to all of us by the master chile grower Butch Taylor. Also known as Butch T. It is a Red Moruga variant from Brazil. Often other shapes or traits will show up in an established strain like the Moruga Scorpion and people will continue to cultivate those traits and make a pepper like the Brazilian Moruga. Also we can't discount the possibility that something unknown crossed into a Moruga Scorpion in Brazil either. This pepper has Moruga heat with floral fruity background tones. The Brazilian Moruga chile plants grow over 4 feet tall.

Other Names: Brazilian Moruga Chile

Flowers: Brazilian Moruga Pepper has white flowers.

Fruit: Brazilian Moruga Pepper has red fruit.

Lifecycle: perennial

Height: Brazilian Moruga Pepper 4-5 feet tall.

Diameter: Brazilian Moruga Pepper 2 foot spread.

Heirloom: no

Container Planting:  yes

[drbanks]

[drbanks]

Huge leaves, lush plant, and I've decided to halt its growth and started it on transitional nutes.  Starting next D&R, it gets blossoming nutes.

[drbanks]

Still growing despite my "ok start blossoming now" nutes mix. Been topping daily, finally decided to make it a 2'6" garden with my 3d printed extender and an extension cord off Amazon.

Took a bit of trimming with the dremel, but I can go back and refine the model.

[Shawn]

Nice to see the 3D printer product in use

[drbanks]

I originally bought it as a support for my Aerogardens.

I could probably print you some pink spacers...

[Shawn]

Pretty in Pink

[MaryL]

That is so beyond awesome!  I love it!

[drbanks]

Even with the hood extender installed, it's a daily chore to top the plant, because it keeps growing back into the light hood.  This is one of the taller pepper plants I've ever grown.

[drbanks]

This thing is still standing tall and fairly healthy looking, but after 4 months, I've yet to see a blossom on it, much less an actual pepper.

[MaryL]

Bummer. Do you think it could be the nute mix?

[drbanks]

The behavior of this plant can be best described as "snakeshit crazy."

It's in an extra with the hood fully extended plus another six inches (from the hood extender I printed).  The plant itself is pretty leggy, with most of the leaves jammed up into the light hood so densely that almost no light escapes.  The rest has grown around the hood, literally reaching the ceiling.

There are some blossoms on this plant, but not many, and nothing's set yet.

Seeing the results of my neglect on the other pepper plants, it occurs to me that I need to do a really hard prune on this plant, not so much to cause more branching, because it doesn't need it, but to redirect the nutrients from growth to setting fruit.

I have long since removed any growth nutes from its diet, with it on a standard dose of base nutes and a double dose of "Bloom" nutes, and that isn't doing it.

I'd kind of like to see a nice harvest from this plant so I can repurpose the garden to a new Habanero plant.

[MaryL]

I’m very curious to see the results of your proposed actions.

[drbanks]

I know I haven't said much about this plant, but that's mainly because it's steadfastly refused to do anything beyond growing around the light hood, all the way to the ceiling.  Keep hacking it back, it keeps growing again.

Ultimately, I think it's not warm or humid enough in my apartment for this thing to have borne fruit, so I finally killed it yesterday.

Thinking of rededicating this Extra to some red habaneros.

[Shawn]

Sorry it did not work out but Habaneros sound good.  Looking forward to following it

[MaryL]

Your persistence with this garden was admirable.  Sorry it didn’t pay you dividends. Habaneros sound like a great new start.