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HabaneroHead - 2013 - New Hope

Hi Everyone!

I started my season quite early this year... I was making the same mistake...again, and managed to cook my seeds. Despite of that there were 2 Naga Morich seeds germinating,this is the reason I am calling them 'The Survivors'. :P
At the end of February I was on a business trip to London, my peppers germinated just before of that. When I returned two weeks later, the seedlings were still very small, no improvement was seen, and the leaves were almost completely purple. I was searching on the forum, and I arrived to two possible reasons:
- Suncald: well, it was snowing, and practically it was winter, I really doubt that
- Lack of Phosphorus: caused by the poor soil. Since mine was fine, it wasobviously caused by the too cool soil, which was preventing the uptake of this element
I was giving them some light, and heat, and in two weeks the issue was resolved. :onfire:
I have the following plants now (30 in total):
- Bhut Jolokia Indian Carbon (8 plants)
- Trinidad Scorpion CARDI Yellow (6)
- Naga Morich (9)
- Red Habanero (8)

I repotted them this week, and 19 of them is wearing 1.4 liter shoes, and 11 of them has 0.75 liter.








A week ago I was starting some more seeds, received from Rick (Stickman), except the Tobago Seasoning :P :
- Gochu
- Chimayo
- Serrano
- Jalapeno
- Tomatillo
- Tobago Seasoning
- Kurtovska Kapija
- Belcato Kapija

Thanks for watching!
Balázs
 
Hi Balázs
Glad to see you're off and running, and your chiles are looking nice and healthy. Some of the pepper varieties I got from you are about 25 cm tall already! Good luck with your grow this year!
 
Hi Balázs
Glad to see you're off and running, and your chiles are looking nice and healthy. Some of the pepper varieties I got from you are about 25 cm tall already! Good luck with your grow this year!
Hi Rick,

Thank you for the kind words. I have been following your glog, and all I can say is that you became a real master grower! Your (and others) success stories gave me power not to give up and continue the fight.
I am glad to see that the Hungarian types are doing well for you. Hopefully they will be heavy producers.

Balázs
 
Awesome start, they look healthy as could be. GOod luck on the rest of the year!
Thank you, Jamison :-)

I decided to try out a new watering technique this year. You might have seen it, since when a new tree gets planted in the cities, they dig a tube next to it, which leads to the rootzone, making watering easier. Since we have clay soil, it gets stone hard dry on the surface, and it takes a lot of water to reach the roots with the water/fertilizer.
I got an old and broken hose from my father, which I cut up into 40 cm long pieces.
What do you think?


 
Thank you, Jamison :-)

I decided to try out a new watering technique this year. You might have seen it, since when a new tree gets planted in the cities, they dig a tube next to it, which leads to the rootzone, making watering easier. Since we have clay soil, it gets stone hard dry on the surface, and it takes a lot of water to reach the roots with the water/fertilizer.
I got an old and broken hose from my father, which I cut up into 40 cm long pieces.
What do you think?


That looks like a really good trick! I may have to try it sometime. I am working on planning a simple drip irrigation system from a rain barrel for my raised bed this year. Always interested in seeing people's ideas for making watering easier.
 
That looks like a really good trick! I may have to try it sometime. I am working on planning a simple drip irrigation system from a rain barrel for my raised bed this year. Always interested in seeing people's ideas for making watering easier.
Well, in case of the trees, it is working. My only concern is that I might make the roots rot, if I am not careful enough. I have put them 30 cm (1 feet) deep, while the root system of the pepper plants in the pots were 20 cm. So the roots should grow another 10 cm to reach the zone, where the water is flowing in. Therefore I an not planning to use them in the first two weeks or so. Afterwards it is a good tool to fertilize the plants, however since it reaches the root zone directly, I have to be sure I am not burning them.
Too many options, too many scenarios, but this is why I like gardening :))))
 
Hi Balázs
How are things going out your way? Have you finally moved so you can put your peppers in the ground?
 
Hi Balázs
How are things going out your way? Have you finally moved so you can put your peppers in the ground?
Hi Rick,
Things are going fine though I had some issues with transporting them to my parents. Since I do not have a car, I am always relying on my friends when I would like to move something which is heavy, or fragile. This year I could not only take out the 1st of May (celebration of the work) as holiday, but I was able to extend it with two more days, creating 5 days out in a row. Unfortunately none of my friends were travelling home this weekend, so I had to find another solution.
It is a very simple and ancient method: carry it yourself! :-)
I packed together 12 of them (each in 1.4 liter pots), put them into a paper box, used a roll of duck-tape, and took them with me to the office first.(600 m walk, metro, tram, 600 m walk) After work, I was traveling home to my parents.(600 m walk, tram, train)
The box was pretty heavy, but the challenge in this trip is not the weight...I had the feeling that everybody on the public transports wanted to kick into my box, for which I responded with my angriest glance :)
By surprise, all of them arrived harmless.





Then after 3 days hardening off, they went to the ground.





5 Bhut Indian Carbon, 4 Naga Morich, 3 Trinidad Scorpion CARDI Yellow went to their final place.
I still have 18 in my flat, waiting for better days. Hopefully within 1-2 weeks I can bring them home somehow.

Balázs

 
Hi Balázs
Good looking starts! I'm curious to see how the experiment with the cut pieces of hose buried next to the plants works out when you water. I'm going to do something similar for my squash. I have a steel coffee can, and I'm going to pierce it with lots of holes and bury it almost completely next to the squash plants.
Good luck with your growing season!
 
Hi Balázs
Good looking starts! I'm curious to see how the experiment with the cut pieces of hose buried next to the plants works out when you water. I'm going to do something similar for my squash. I have a steel coffee can, and I'm going to pierce it with lots of holes and bury it almost completely next to the squash plants.
Good luck with your growing season!

Hi Rick,
Thanks! :P I am curious, too. If we will have a year like the previous, I will definately need those tube to water them. We have been waiting for the rain in the last 6 weeks or so, and still...not even a drop. There were hailstorms in the sorrounding villages, thanks for God, nothing in mine.


Now, let's see some pictures :-)

12th of May 2013 Update

Peppers went to the ground on the 1st of May are doing fine


Despite the hardening off, they got suncald


But overall, they are doing fine


And getting bushy


2nd batch of peppers waiting to be planted


different angle


With quite developed root system


Closer look at my setup


Whole row


4 rows in total, with 26 plants
 
Hi Balázs
Man! Your garden really looks dry! Those buried sections of hose look like a great idea... before I transplanted my peppers outside, I think my garden soil was just as dry. Using a watering can with a shower head, I had to water it 3 times before the water would sink in instead of running off and leaving the soil underneath still dry. Watering by hand, it was hard to get enough water into the soil. I'm going to have to get a couple of soaker hoses for next year. My plants were hardened off very well too, and I also got quite a bit of sunscald on my pepper leaves. I think it's easier to burn the pepper leaves when your plants are thirsty.

All your peppers look happy now! Continued success with your efforts brother!
 
stickman said:
Hi Balázs
Man! Your garden really looks dry! Those buried sections of hose look like a great idea... before I transplanted my peppers outside, I think my garden soil was just as dry. Using a watering can with a shower head, I had to water it 3 times before the water would sink in instead of running off and leaving the soil underneath still dry. Watering by hand, it was hard to get enough water into the soil. I'm going to have to get a couple of soaker hoses for next year. My plants were hardened off very well too, and I also got quite a bit of sunscald on my pepper leaves. I think it's easier to burn the pepper leaves when your plants are thirsty.

All your peppers look happy now! Continued success with your efforts brother!
 
Hi Rick,
Thank you for the kind words.
Yes it is dry, but I was watering the hole well, before planting them into the ground, so they are fine. As per my experience, because of the dry weather the plant won't be so big, but the pods are becoming hotter. It is called water stress, I beleive.
 
Now, some pics. If you are interested in how many non-superhot seedlings we have, I will tell you later ;-)
 

 
 

 
 
Balázs
 
stickman said:
Hi Balázs
   If you planted as many nons as you did chiles, I expect you've got a little of everything, no?
 
Hi Rick,
Well, I planted only 26 superhots, and if you look at the above pics, you will realize, we just went crazy with the nons. :-)
Unfortunately I was not able to start as many as I wanted, due to the lack of the available space. I left out the Bishop's Crown, and the Lemon Drops as well...
Since we did not have enough cups/small pots at home, we planted 2 or 3 (depending on the size of the seedlings) into each pot. My Mom also likes this method, since the plants can support each other. Annuums can be quite weak standing alone in the wind.
 
At my parents we have:
 in 140 pots,
287 seedlings in total! :dance:
 
Here is the breakdown:
 
Hungarian colouring pepper:
-pots:    26
-plants: 64
 
Bell pepper (saved from shop bought pod)
-pots:    13
-plants: 27
 
Kapija (saved from pod received from my friend)
-pots:    44
-plants: 94
 
Gochu (Stickman)
-pots:    22
-plants: 38
 
Chimayo (Stickman)
-pots:    23
-plants: 52
 
Kurtovska kapija (Stickman)
-pots:    4
-plants: 4
 
Belcanto kapija (Stickman)
-pots:    4
-plants: 4
 
Serrano (Stickman)
-pots:    3
-plants: 3
 
 
Jalapeno (Stickman)
-pots:    1
-plants: 1
 
 
 Cheers
 
Hello Everyone!
 
I left 4 peppers in my flat. Since they started to be leggy, I topped them two weeks ago. Sorry about the blurry pictures, but I made them with my phone...
 

 
Look at the side branches

 

 
 
They are now in 1.4 liter pots. I have already purchased 6 liter ones for them, just need some time to do it. :party:
 
Balázs
 
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