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contest Growdown Throwdown 2016 !!!
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Roguejim said:Poised for another resounding defeat...
I dunno, man. That plant just forked recently and looks to be on the verge of a growth spurt. With all that soil it has to work with, it might put on some serious height if you play your cards right.
They look great, hope they dont get damage if you do get hit.
Pepper-Guru
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Finally broke out the tape measure for a first measure.
Plant is zooming along now. Incredible growth rate.
It started laying down so I staked it and caged it.
Plant is zooming along now. Incredible growth rate.
It started laying down so I staked it and caged it.
It's been a while since my last post, but I'm still in the game. This is the one Peruvian Serlano that made it for me. One of the other three was eaten by a bird, the other was abducted by aliens (seriously, it just disappeared... 
). Luckily this was the strongest of the three all along.
It's been chugging along since I planted it out and has recently been really taking off. I dug up a lot of this hosta bed and forked in about 200 lb of compost since last fall, so it's probably just been taking its time growing roots until late.
I didn't feel like running back inside to grab the tape measure, so I just put a 18.6 lb (wtf?) bag of charcoal next to it for scale.
). Luckily this was the strongest of the three all along.It's been chugging along since I planted it out and has recently been really taking off. I dug up a lot of this hosta bed and forked in about 200 lb of compost since last fall, so it's probably just been taking its time growing roots until late.
I didn't feel like running back inside to grab the tape measure, so I just put a 18.6 lb (wtf?) bag of charcoal next to it for scale.
The PS has taken off in the last little bit, I'll transplant this weekend
Pepper-Guru
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7 Inches in 6 days
Even with this growth rate, it doesn't look like I'll be getting the structure I wanted for this pruning experiment I had in mind. I got a little sun burn on the main growth tip early on and since then the side shoots have been going nuts. I guess I could still hack away at the side shoot on only let the tallest go, but I'm kindof wanting to see what she can do in this container
Even with this growth rate, it doesn't look like I'll be getting the structure I wanted for this pruning experiment I had in mind. I got a little sun burn on the main growth tip early on and since then the side shoots have been going nuts. I guess I could still hack away at the side shoot on only let the tallest go, but I'm kindof wanting to see what she can do in this container
I know I haven't been around much, but I'm still alive. My Aji Blanco Cristal is about 32" tall right now and the PS is 24ish. I don't have a pic of the PS but here is the ABC. Excuse the old meter stick it was all I had on hand.
Hopefully two cooler days and some rain will help. I'm not holding my breath.
Some nice plants! I am a bit lost with everything that is going on,but looks like a few people are growing the original variety selected.
Pr0digal_son said:
I tried... None of my crystals germinated, so I went with the agreed upon "Plan B". So far, so good. I'm getting close to executing step two of my evil plan for
A great read this thread, see you've got some great plants on the go... would love to join in next season, always up for a 'grow off' for added interest and sport!
Just out of curiosity, measured my tallest plant and it's Brazillian Starfish Yellow which is 53" and about to hit the GH roof, including 22" of stem before the first branch point! All of my baccas similarly tall, I'll be pruning shortly...
Just out of curiosity, measured my tallest plant and it's Brazillian Starfish Yellow which is 53" and about to hit the GH roof, including 22" of stem before the first branch point! All of my baccas similarly tall, I'll be pruning shortly...
I think your cuc or sour gerkin thing is going to take over your GH lol.dennish said:A great read this thread, see you've got some great plants on the go... would love to join in next season, always up for a 'grow off' for added interest and sport!
Just out of curiosity, measured my tallest plant and it's Brazillian Starfish Yellow which is 53" and about to hit the GH roof, including 22" of stem before the first branch point! All of my baccas similarly tall, I'll be pruning shortly...
Came home last night to find Tuco from Tucson had been hammered by a thunderstorm.
I thought he had enough support, but the winds were apparently quite extreme. (The back yard is a mess!)
Tuco, who had grown to somewhere around 3 feet, suffered a snapped main stem and is back to being a "Sawed off Runt."
Not cool!Geonerd said:
Came home last night to find Tuco from Tucson had been hammered by a thunderstorm.
I thought he had enough support, but the winds were apparently quite extreme. (The back yard is a mess!)
Tuco, who had grown to somewhere around 3 feet, suffered a snapped main stem and is back to being a "Sawed off Runt."
Sorry for the loss!