pepperproblem's 2013 grow log.

GA Growhead · Apr 6, 2013

Cool. Thanks for that info. Sounds like something good. Doing my best to make this year a plus! Thanks for sharing!

pepperproblem · Apr 9, 2013

I, like many of you, have to move plants around. I use these plastic racks for ghetto greenhouses. The total cost for each is about 18 bucks. I also use some with shade cloth on some to help seedlings in hardening off. I can regulate temps and sun exposure throughout the day.I can also germinate inside of them. Very mobile, and light.
Here is what it looks like.

This is he midday temp. Its 65 outside.

For germ trays.

Zanahoria Triangulo

Overwinters starting to wake up.

It always amazes me that they go right into reproduction mode.

Thanks for looking, peace, pp

WalkGood · Apr 10, 2013

Shawn great updates and pics ^_^ I see some bugs on that last shot but can't identify, good or bad? Also see a little web and I think some bug eggs ... I thought you guys sent all the bugs to FL last year

pepperproblem · Apr 10, 2013

Thanks Ramon. I posted a topic yesterday on those. On top of it, thanks. I live next to a nature preserve, so this will be a different year with new critters.

WalkGood · Apr 10, 2013

pepperproblem said:
Thanks Ramon. I posted a topic yesterday on those. On top of it, thanks. I live next to a nature preserve, so this will be a different year with new critters.

Thanks for pointing your post out to me, I'm still feeling my way back into the site as I was away and am far behind everyone, so I missed your post yesterday. I have never seen them before but I agree with OhioGrown saying they are spiky treehopper nymphs based on a few quick searches I did. I live and learn something new every day, thanks for today’s lesson ^_^

Edit: BTW great macro shot you took of them

pepperproblem · Apr 10, 2013

Because of the big lagoon near my house, there are more bugs than I am used to in San Diego. Staying organic all the way! Should be a fun season Ramon.

Pr0digal_son · Apr 11, 2013

Nice flower shot!! Z.triangulo is a prolific plant,very cool for a c.chinense.

pepperproblem · Apr 11, 2013

Pr0digal_son said:
Nice flower shot!! Z.triangulo is a prolific plant,very cool for a c.chinense.

Its always odd to see a overwintered stick trying to produce fruit without much foliage. You know those little weird peppers that come out early. Something to eat, I suppose. Spring here is cool and the seedlings do not like it. My production is such that they have to be outside, so regulating temps is a constant battle. If I was 5-15 miles inland the Spring is perfect. For people that do not know our weather here, the beach can be 63 and the deserts are high 90s. So something in between is good in the Spring. The ocean moderates the temps year round. Warmer nights, cooler days.One year I started them in the desert, then moved them half way to the coast, then near the coast. Great year, but the time involved was crazy. They do not grow much until June.
How is your wild grow going?

sicman · Apr 11, 2013

looking great.

StupidJerk · Apr 11, 2013

How do you use the kelp in your beds? Do you just chop it up and bury it or do you process it in some way? I'm guessing you wash it off first? I live about 20 minutes from the beach and haven't ever tried it, I have one more bed I need to prep and I'm thinking about using some fresh kelp.

Pr0digal_son · Apr 12, 2013

Easier to keep plants alive during winter on the coast,but earlier season inland? How does the salt air affect your plants? My wilds are starting to grow now. Like you,mid June is when the temps get consistant and ground temps are right in my area. I couldn't have seedlings outside now though,we should have a few more frosts and 40°and rain for the next month.

pepperproblem · Apr 12, 2013

Pr0digal_son said:
Easier to keep plants alive during winter on the coast,but earlier season inland? How does the salt air affect your plants? My wilds are starting to grow now. Like you,mid June is when the temps get consistant and ground temps are right in my area. I couldn't have seedlings outside now though,we should have a few more frosts and 40°and rain for the next month.

I used to grow indoors until mid May. So they went out all super green and greenhouse like. I do to many now, so I rush the little guys a bit. Trying to get heat, wind, Sun, temps to align has been non stop. I just do not get good growth until late May, but they do well into Dec. The salt air is not a issue. The pics from the pods have deposits, so pictures after a rain look better. which is not that often. stc3248 lives about 15 miles inland. The Spring there is 75-85. So he gets a earlier start. I stay in this coastal off and on Sun until late June. It is called May Gray and June Gloom here. If the ocean heats up, mid 60s, the overcast burns off faster and it gets warmer. Say mid 70s.. So if anyone is thinking about a vacation in San Diego August or Sept. is the best on the coast. High 70s. warmer ocean temps, less people.
Here is a plant (Douglah) doing its best growth into Dec.1 month to late.

pepperproblem · Apr 21, 2013

The overwinters are starting to come alive. April/May sorta sucks for peppers here.Not cold, but never gets much past 65 and overcast off and on. It never fails, as soon as they go outside they almost stop growing until later in May.I am still sowing things so no worries. Its expected. I harden some off in June!, and they catch up.I just have too many to grow indoors and the makeshift greenhouses and shade rooms do help a lot. I just do it in stages.
Sowed some new things today.

The Rocotos love the long cool Spring/ early Summer weather here.

My experiment with Root Riots (left) and Rapid Rooters (right) shows that the Rapid Rooters germinated about 3 times as many as Root Riots. The Root Riot seedlings are larger though. I did not use a heat mat, or any source of heat because that would have made for uneven heat across the tray. I just set it outside in a shade cloth covered area with consitant temps. Not warm, mid 60;s, so germ times are slow.

I have a number of trays with Morugas. This tray I am now going to use some CO2 pads and see if I get faster growth or what not.

1st bee of the season. No flowers yet buddy. lol

Pr0digal_son · Apr 21, 2013

More sowing?? This is going to be ridiculous! Have you ever grown Turbo Pube before? I have one going inside under cfl lights and it is starting to set fruit. I think I read where they fruit alittle easier than most pubes. Keep up the good work.

pepperproblem · Apr 21, 2013

My best time is from July to mid Nov. Thats why.The Turbo booster is new to me. I left my Rocotos at the old house. They get too big too move.
But you are right, it is a bit much at this point.
Rocotos under lights?

pepperproblem · May 6, 2013

Not much to say as this time of the year is slow. Wilds, sweets, pubes med hots doing well, supers lagging behind. Normal. Overwinters have kicked in. Temps high 66, low 57 average. Not helping much for sure., Indoors are doing well, but that is easy. lol June/July it kicks into gear when we are closer to 70-75
Rhoms, again, sorry

Cardenasii, thank you Chris!!!

Kitchenpepper Peach

Jigsaw 24 hours after a hook. Reaching.

Bolivian Enormous.

Silver_Surfer · May 6, 2013

Lookin' good. Looks like you'll have all the pods you can handle this season.

Darthpepper · May 7, 2013

(I think that sums it up)

pepperproblem · May 7, 2013

Silver_Surfer said:
Lookin' good. Looks like you'll have all the pods you can handle this season.

Its never enough. SS and Darth.

pepperproblem · May 7, 2013

I sowed a tray of Moruga Blends that I removed from pods. There is always a chance a seed mixed in, but I was pretty careful with it. One looks like this.

Still sowing. May is here, thank God. Now they are much happier.

Intresting.

One of the last trays. Odds and ends. The bigger ones are Rainforest. Yum.

My brother lives in Thailand. He took some pics of the market peppers. This one is new to me. I am having him ship me seeds.

Some of last years.

Pubes