hakaku
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Post by hakaku on Mar 22, 2021 12:21:57 GMT -5
The purple oda plant and flowers are beautiful.
Are the flowers pink, or is that just the light?
That's just the lights sadly. They're pretty much your standard white pepper flowers. But as an aside, I'm also growing a Filius Blue Pepper plant and it has these gorgeous purple-white flowers:
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Post by Shawn on Mar 22, 2021 12:59:34 GMT -5
That flower is beautiful
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Post by Sher on Mar 22, 2021 14:47:16 GMT -5
What a beautiful, ornamental pepper flower!
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Post by hakaku on Mar 29, 2021 8:44:11 GMT -5
Left: Red (2021-03-27, ~68 days)
Right: Purple Oda (2021-03-27, ~67 days)
As with before, the Purple Oda (seen on the right) is doing very well. It's continuing to flower and just barely starting to transition to fruiting. The leavesstarted yellowing a bit after I gave nutrients the other day; I'll wait a couple days and top up with calimag to help.
The Red Giant Bell Pepper (left) is still hopelessly looking weird, but also setting out lots of flowers. Hopefully the fruit will look okay.
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Post by Sher on Mar 29, 2021 9:37:27 GMT -5
"Hopelessly looking weird." I am smiling because that describes so many of my attempts.
The Purple Oda looks like she is very proud of her beautiful self!
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Post by Shawn on Mar 29, 2021 10:32:52 GMT -5
Weird or not, all doing good!
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Post by hakaku on Apr 6, 2021 19:16:27 GMT -5
Left: Red (2021-04-03, ~75 days)
Center & Right: Purple Oda (2021-04-03, ~74 days)
The Purple Oda Bell Peppers are starting to shape up!  |
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Post by Sher on Apr 6, 2021 20:20:32 GMT -5
They are beautiful and healthy, but the Purple Oda is a real diva.
And so full of blooms! The fruit is weird and wonderful.
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Post by hakaku on Apr 11, 2021 11:39:43 GMT -5
Left & top right: Purple Oda (2021-04-10, ~81 days)
Bottom Right: Red (2021-04-10, ~82 days)
One of the Purple Oda peppers has pretty much fully turned purple!  Not sure if I should pick it soon or leave it to see what it looks like when it starts ripening to a red colour.
The Red Bell is also fruiting, but right now they're basically a creamy white colour. Kind of reminds me of Banana Peppers or Santa Fe Peppers right now.
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Post by Sher on Apr 11, 2021 14:47:05 GMT -5
They are so pretty that they look like ornamental peppers.
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Post by hakaku on Apr 19, 2021 8:18:18 GMT -5
Left: Red (2021-04-17, ~89 days)
Right: Purple Oda (2021-04-17, ~88 days)
Not much to report this week. The peppers on both plants are getting bigger, and more of the Oda peppers are getting close to a deep purple colour. None of them have started transitioning to red yet though.
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Post by Shawn on Apr 19, 2021 9:18:15 GMT -5
Sometimes they take a long time but once they start to turn it will be fast |
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Post by Sher on Apr 19, 2021 11:51:04 GMT -5
The purple Odas look like a work of art.
The red bell's light color is so unusual.
Both of them are fun and different projects. 
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Post by hakaku on Apr 25, 2021 13:52:48 GMT -5
Red (2021-04-24, ~96 days)
Purple Oda (2021-04-24, ~95 days)
The Purple Oda Peppers have gotten quite big and the plant has a lot of other peppers going for it.
Same goes for the Giant Red Bell Pepper. Although it's not producing much, the peppers it does have are also getting a fair bit bigger.
No signs of ripening on either yet though.
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Post by Shawn on Apr 25, 2021 13:56:35 GMT -5
Lovely looking peppers and that first one has a very interesting color.
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Post by Sher on Apr 25, 2021 22:09:06 GMT -5
They are both just beautiful plants.
Will the purple odas stay purple or will they eventually turn red?
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Post by hakaku on Apr 26, 2021 20:05:50 GMT -5
They are both just beautiful plants.
Will the purple odas stay purple or will they eventually turn red?
From the photos I've seen online, it should eventually turn an orange-red color. I imagine it might be another couple weeks before I start seeing them change. |
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Post by Sher on Apr 26, 2021 20:25:31 GMT -5
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Post by hakaku on May 5, 2021 15:41:49 GMT -5
Sorry I'm a bit behind on posting. But here are some recent photos:
Oda peppers with some nearby tomatoes making an appearance:
I accidentally knocked a pepper off so I figured I'd cut it up and try! I was a bit surprised to see to see that the inside had a pale green color to it, as I expected it to be more purple given the outside. Taste-wise it was nice and sweet!
Side-by-side comparison with some other peppers (Sante Fe & Mini Bell Peppers) and tomatoes:
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Post by Sher on May 5, 2021 16:04:18 GMT -5
What a gorgeous harvest!
The green interior of the Oda was a surprise, especially it turning out sweet.
That is one of the projects that keeps Aerogardening so intriguing.
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Not sure if I should pick it soon or leave it to see what it looks like when it starts ripening to a red colour.
