Gassy's 2012/2013 Glog thingy

SocalChilehead · Nov 9, 2012

Gassy plants and pods look amazing I used gel capsules this past season rather than the baggies may try that this year, but with whole branches like you stated. Love the mushroom shot

gasificada · Nov 9, 2012

SocalChilehead said:
Gassy plants and pods look amazing I used gel capsules this past season rather than the baggies may try that this year, but with whole branches like you stated. Love the mushroom shot

Thanks Socal!

Gel caps... interesting! But for isolation I take it? Not a bad idea at all but unfortunately wouldn't work for me. My aim is to protect full sized pods from fruit fly (similar or pretty much the same to the pepper maggot fly over there). Nasty, nasty, nasty things that left undealt with will destroy pretty much every pod in sight no probs. :mad:

Mezo · Nov 9, 2012

What happened to socal`s avatar? or is just my puter playing up?

Mezo.

Trippa · Nov 9, 2012

I am liking the fungus amungus ... bad luck about those fruit flies bro. Do sticky traps work??

gasificada · Nov 9, 2012

Trippa said:
I am liking the fungus amungus ... bad luck about those fruit flies bro. Do sticky traps work??

I haven't tried 'em. From what I've heard, they're only good for monitoring population numbers and won't actually do any good in ways of control. I put out a Cera Trap a little while ago but so far the only thing it has caught is ants and a couple normal flies. I got a tub of Eco-Naturalure too which I will give a burl... but I'm not expecting much. From what I hear, traps/lures really aren't all that effective. Bummer, huh?

On a lighter note, despite the recently discovered fruit fly punctures, things are actually looking pretty good in the garden ATM. Since the second release of Californicus mites, broad mite numbers appear to be down again--not non-existent, but down at least. It's just so frustrating when any victory in the garden here is short lived. Take care of one problem, and what do you know... bam, there's another. I can't believe these @#$%!ing fruit fly!

Some piccies of pods on plants before I have to cover 'em all up in netting....

Choco Bhuts

Regular Bhuts

Yellow TS

Bonda ma Jacques

Pimenta da Neyde

Spanish Naga

Snow White

Today's harvesto

Screw you, fruit fly bastages.... these pods are mine!

Thanks for looking! :dance:

DocNrock · Nov 9, 2012

Nice, Gassy. Good luck with all the pests. They can really take a lot of fun out of growing these things.

amps · Nov 9, 2012

Plants look amazing! You really caught my interest with that Tabasco x Naga. It just so happens my only two overwinters this year are a Dorset Naga and a Tabasco that was a little late in blooming. Might have to try my hand at some pepper sex.

Spicegeist · Nov 10, 2012

Why are Choco Bhuts so good? It's Winter time up here but I brought one plant in without pruning it and am getting ripe pods every so often... just heavenly little gnarly peppers.

millworkman · Nov 10, 2012

OOOOOOOO

gasificada · Nov 10, 2012

DocNrock said:
Nice, Gassy. Good luck with all the pests. They can really take a lot of fun out of growing these things.

Thanks Doc. And yeah, I'll say! A few pests? You could maybe call a challenge. And I like a challenge.... just not one that can't be beaten!

amps said:
Plants look amazing! You really caught my interest with that Tabasco x Naga. It just so happens my only two overwinters this year are a Dorset Naga and a Tabasco that was a little late in blooming. Might have to try my hand at some pepper sex.

Thanks amps! Do it! Do it! Pepper sex is fun.

The Naga x Tabasco isn't my own but it's still an interesting plant to grow. So far Tabasco is showing the dominance in both plants I am growing, but hopefully some of that Naga heat will come through. :hell:

Spicegeist said:
Why are Choco Bhuts so good? It's Winter time up here but I brought one plant in without pruning it and am getting ripe pods every so often... just heavenly little gnarly peppers.

Yup, I couldn't agree more, Charles. Choco Bhuts are just plain awesome! Taste, heat, and yeah, mine have produced into Autumn before/ripened in winter.

I am actually growing this one from a different source than usual. Interested to see if there is any detectable difference (plus I've had the seeds sitting around for some time now and I didn't want them to go to waste). I'm a bit worried it might turn out red though. I believe others have ended up with red ones from this source. Oh well... time will tell!