Chili and carnivorous plant questions (flowers, growing, fertilizer, containers)

[phxgreenfire]

Hi All,
This may be all over the place, but I have a few questions about some plants I'm growing (all plants are inside in pots, by a window facing west, located in Phoenix so they get lots of sun and arid air, but with the A/C it's about 78 in the apartment):

1) I'm trying to grow a bhut jolokia plant, but after about a month it has grown about an inch and won't grow any higher. I have a purple habanero plant that has grown to about 18 inches, so I'm not sure why the bhut jolokia won't grow any higher.

2) I have a Venus fly-trap and two different types of sundew. Apparently one sundew has managed to get spores into the fly-trap's pot and a few are growing. Will they suffocate the fly-trap or can I leave them in there?

3) This is a two-part question: I'm planning on moving once I find a job somewhere else, but all the cities I'm looking in are generally cooler/colder, more humid and cloudier than Phoenix. Will this affect the plants once I move? They all seem to be perennial here. Also, has anyone moved plants a considerable distance before? I'm looking for advice on how to safely move them on a move as far as 2700 miles from here.

Thanks in advance.

[South Range Family]

Pepper plants are perennials. I talked my buddy into moving a jalapeno into the house over winter. He named it Pedro. Pedro is now going into his second Pittsburgh Winter. He will drop his leaves, and look dead, but will comeback in very early Spring.

Chili plants are a desert plant by nature. They like it dry. I let mine go for a while between waterings. Your Jolokia is a native of India. I'm not sure what the growing conditions are there. The existence of that pepper was confirmed only a few years ago. Plants require nitrogen to put on size. I would assume your jolokia is no different.

[phxgreenfire]

Originally Posted by South Range Family

Plants require nitrogen to put on size. I would assume your jolokia is no different.

Thank you. I'll see if I can find something at the nursery to help it grow.

[jambo101]

I'm up here in Montreal and have had much success growing Habaneros in pots (plastic kitty litter containers)on my back porch from May to September, never had any success planting in the ground.Peppers like it hot and dry and full sun,fertilize once a week until you see flowers i use the general fertilizer from Miracle Grow, water when the leaves droop..Not sure how the plants would react to the move you are considering,i'd probably donate your plants to a good home and start over when you get up north,.

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[phxgreenfire]

Originally Posted by jambo101

I'm up here in Montreal and have had much success growing Habaneros in pots (plastic kitty litter containers)on my back porch from May to September, never had any success planting in the ground.Peppers like it hot and dry and full sun,fertilize once a week until you see flowers i use the general fertilizer from Miracle Grow, water when the leaves droop..Not sure how the plants would react to the move you are considering,i'd probably donate your plants to a good home and start over when you get up north,.

Fiery Foods and Barbecue SuperSite

That's cool, thank you. I'll likely be in an apartment at first, so they'll have a bit more climate control. The move might be okay if I can get out of here before it cools down tremendously in other cities.

[Dusty Rhodes]

Hummmmmm, the Venus Fly Trap is commonly found growing wild along the N.C. outer banks.

[paladinking]

The survival of plant has its own laws, you do not need to ask these questions too. All in harmony with nature.

[Dusty Rhodes]

Originally Posted by South Range Family

Pepper plants are perennials.

Only in areas that do not have a hard freeze, in this part of N.Carolina, they are annuals.

[Cunucu Beach]

Hmmmmm.......so that's why my habanero pepper plants didn't bear well......I probably gave them too much water. I got bushy, healthy growth but only a few peppers.