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PaulG 2017

Seeds in the distilled water soak tonight,
into Jiffy Pellets tomorrow... Happy New
Year!

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Seeds started 01/01/2017:
JA Red Habanero (CPI and self-selected) - 3
Fatali, yellow (Pepper Joe) - 3
PDN x Bonda Ma Jacques (F5 Trippa's cross) - 3
Aji Amarillo (F5 self selected) - 3
Rocotos/Manzanos/Cabe Gendot (self selected) - 7
Orange Bhut Copenhagen (Refining Fire) - 2
Aji Limo (Peruvian 2015) - 2
Scorpion, yellow (F5 self selected) - 3
Aji Lemon Drop (Tradewinds Fruit) - 2
Scotch Bonnet MoA (Trident Chilies, John) - 3

Numbers refer to target number of plants
for season 2017 grow. Annuums go into
Germination chambers in March.
 
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Superhot Sim said:
Nothing wrong with this garden at all, plants looking healthy, love the canopy money shot of the F5-1 "White Lightning" that's going in beast mode.
Love the layout of the whole yard Paul.
Very impressive buddy.

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Thanks, Sim, I hope you are getting some
decent weather across the pond!  A little more
warmth and sun will kick those 'White Lightening'
into beast mode, for sure!
 
OCD Chilehead said:
Fantastic updates. Thanks for the layout of the garden. I try and piece it together in my head. lol!
That's easy to understand, it evolved with absolutely no long
range plan, so everything is retrofitted or involves some kind
of work around!   :rofl: 
Great looking garden. Looks like my inlaws garden in the U.K. . I wish to have something so relaxing. It takes all of time to keep up with a nice yard.

White Lightning's are looking superb. The rest of the plants look great as well. I haven't planted any tomatoes yet. Don't know if I will. They seem to be the only thing that will tolerate the film sun.

Blueberries!!!   Oh Yeah!    :drooling:  

Thanks for sharing.
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My garden and yard did not look like this when I was working, Charles  ;)
It is pretty much a full-time job when you get to being in the early stages of
middle age like myself   :lol:
 
randyp said:
Paul I am happy to see some ripe pods at your place.And I see you have pulled out the shade as I think we about all have. ;)
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We are getting closer and closer, buddy!  It seems funny to
have to use shade cloth here in May and June - we've had
a few days approaching 90˚, with most being much cooler.
 
moruga welder said:
very impressive Scott ! Plants are looking sweet . very cozy backyard ,    :party:
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Hey, Frank, thanks, buddy.  The back yard is a nice place
to hang out,  I am just getting to the point  this season where
I can spend some more time just relaxing in it!  Main task now
is to get the irrigation dialed in.
 
yeah my back yard is our hideaway , not much to look at now since i had the new leach field put in last year , they still need to level it , then i'll get her whipped back into shape ,   :party:
PaulG said:
Thanks, Sim, I hope you are getting some
decent weather across the pond!  A little more
warmth and sun will kick those 'White Lightening'
into beast mode, for sure!
 
My garden and yard did not look like this when I was working, Charles  ;)
It is pretty much a full-time job when you get to being in the early stages of
middle age like myself   :lol:
 
We are getting closer and closer, buddy!  It seems funny to
have to use shade cloth here in May and June - we've had
a few days approaching 90˚, with most being much cooler.
 
 
Hey, Frank, thanks, buddy.  The back yard is a nice place
to hang out,  I am just getting to the point  this season where
I can spend some more time just relaxing in it!  Main task now
is to get the irrigation dialed in.
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Very nice and tidy yard Paul!
 
I can't even try to achieve that level until I hand in my kma.org papers ;) 
 
Your plants are doing great, and ready to explode. Don't forget, while I'm pulling plants, you'll have all summer to grow those gals. You think you have pods now? ;)
 
Keep it green bud!
 
stettoman said:
Beautiful garden-yard, Paul!  I hope to have half the success.
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I see your rockin' skills in tough conditions,
my friend. You won't have any problem!

Trident chilli said:
That garden is impressive... very neat and tidy .... you have some really healthy plants Paul .. MoA tiddlers will make way for some bigger and better shaped pods your onto a winner season there in Oregon
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Thanks, John, I guess getting them off to a
good start helps them survive the vagaries
of the 'northern' climates!

I know the potential the bonnet's have; I'm
so anxious to see that unfold. Getting some
A+ bonnet strains going is one of my 'Holy
Grails'

Devv said:
Very nice and tidy yard Paul!
 
I can't even try to achieve that level until I hand in my kma.org papers ;) - hope that comes quick for you, bud!
 
Your plants are doing great, and ready to explode. Don't forget, while I'm pulling plants, you'll have all summer to grow those gals. You think you have pods now? ;)
 
Keep it green bud!
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You are always the voice of reason, my
friend! With the slightly warming temps
I can already see the plants starting to
stretch out.

When you are relaxing with a cold one,
I'll still be tending the grow
 
Paul your plants and yard look great. Really nice set up you have. I'd happily trade you a week of weather. Been in the 90s and dry as a bone for several weeks here. All my river birch are dying. Finally got some rain last two days.

Nice size pods for early season. I'm jelly
 
PaulG said:
We're into a two-day stretch of April weather, half to
three-quarters of an inch of rain and temps in the 50's.
This is getting old.
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I'm starting to wonder if I shouldn't just pull all my tomato plants and start over with store bought. They seem irreversibly stunted. 
 
D3monic said:
Paul your plants and yard look great. Really nice set up you have. I'd happily trade you a week of weather. Been in the 90s and dry as a bone for several weeks here. All my river birch are dying. Finally got some rain last two days.

Nice size pods for early season. I'm jelly
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Thanks, Michael.
 
Seems like the weather just can't mellow out and settle down this season.
90's are tough on the peppers - using shade cloth?
 
Devv said:
Sorry about the weather Paul. Hopefully it will break soon.
 
We're having it the other way, mid to high 90's.
 
I wish we could meet in the middle ;)
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That would be awesome - lets throw Michael in the mix, too!
 
ColdSmoke said:
 
I'm starting to wonder if I shouldn't just pull all my tomato plants and start over with store bought. They seem irreversibly stunted. 
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Mi tomatoes are actually doing pretty well.  
I wish my papers looked as good!
 
Go figure...
 
PaulG said:
Thanks, Michael.
 
Seems like the weather just can't mellow out and settle down this season.
90's are tough on the peppers - using shade cloth?
 
That would be awesome - lets throw Michael in the mix, too!
 
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No shade cloth, some are under mosquito netting though and i'm sure that's helping some. Plants in the greenhouse are subjected to temps around 120f. Having a hard time getting pods to set on the omni bonnet. Still need to relocate it to somewhere else in the yard like out front or something. 
 
First of all, as always, nice looking plants Paul. You could teach us some lessons in everything it seems! 
 
Second of all, I'll trade my current weather with any of yours right now. Today it hits 42 C when the sun is highest, which is about 107,6 F. With temps like this, putting anything in the shade doesn't even help anymore. Some plants are somehow still miraculously producing pods though. The habs and some baccatums are still working. I thought pollen was supposed to go sterile above 32 C (90 F)? 
 
Man, what can I say, Paul? Your entire yard is highly impressive...and extremely tranquil. It amazes me how well you grow in containers. I don't have much luck with them. Your knowledge and patience is also very extensive. I must say, I'm lovin' the work you're doing with Trippa's cross, "White Lightning". The ivory color is very appealing to the eye. You do outstanding work! Fantastic glog!

-Adam
 
Thanks for looking in, fellas.  I hope everyone had a great Father's Day
weekend, as appropriate.  We went to a wedding in Central Oregon in
Three Sisters area, so we didn't really celebrate it much.   Summer
weather seems finally to be here just in time for the solstice. Lots of
folks are heading there for the  upcoming total eclipse.
 
D3monic said:
No shade cloth, some are under mosquito netting though and i'm sure that's helping some. Plants in the greenhouse are subjected to temps around 120f. Having a hard time getting pods to set on the omni bonnet. Still need to relocate it to somewhere else in the yard like out front or something. 
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120˚   :eek:
 
That's tough on those pepper plants!
I don't keep anything in the greenhouse
in the summer.   I forgot to open it up a few
seasons ago and it hit 140˚ - fortunately nothing
was in it.  Now, I don't even bother closing the
door and windows from now to September.
 
Good luck finding a nicer home for the plants!
 
b3rnd said:
First of all, as always, nice looking plants Paul. You could teach us some lessons in everything it seems! 
You are very generous, Bernd - thanks, my friend!
 
Second of all, I'll trade my current weather with any of yours right now. Today it hits 42 C when the sun is highest, which is about 107,6 F. With temps like this, putting anything in the shade doesn't even help anymore. Some plants are somehow still miraculously producing pods though. The habs and some baccatums are still working. I thought pollen was supposed to go sterile above 32 C (90 F)? I have not heard of that...
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I hear that.  Seems like the whole world is having weird weather.
I hope your plants keep plugging along.
 
I am so sorry to hear of the tragic forest fire and loss of life Portugal
is experiencing at the moment.  How sad.  I hope you and your family
are not involved in the conflagration.  It looks terrible on the news. Central
Portugal seems to be engulfed in flames.  The victims in the burned cars
must have been terrified.
 
My prayers go out for your country and its people.
 
Bhuter said:
Man, what can I say, Paul? Your entire yard is highly impressive...and extremely tranquil. It amazes me how well you grow in containers. I don't have much luck with them. Your knowledge and patience is also very extensive. I must say, I'm lovin' the work you're doing with Trippa's cross, "White Lightning". The ivory color is very appealing to the eye. You do outstanding work! Fantastic glog!

-Adam
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Thank you very much, Adam.  All I have to do now is get
the irrigation dialed in, and I can enjoy some of that tranquility!
 
Will try to get some pics of the 'White Lightening" up in the
next day or two.
 
stickman said:
Man! A slow crawl into summer is a very apt description of this season Paul! I'm glad to see your chiles are finally taking off and beginning to show some color. How is the overall health of your plants after the BLS scare?
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I think we are in connected weather systems, Rickster!
The chilis are starting to put on some robust new growth
with the warming soil temps helping the roots unlock the
manure's Nitrogen.
 
As for BLS, I think we are past the problem, other than
the normal stuff that appears when the weather is snarky.
I still pick off any leaf that looks suspect, but haven't seen
many lately.  The new growth all seems clear and healthy.
 
When we get past these two days of near 90˚ weather, we
will be into a 10 day stretch of more normal temps in the
sunny 70's range, more to my (and the plants) liking!
 
PaulG said:
I hear that.  Seems like the whole world is having weird weather.
I hope your plants keep plugging along.
 
I am so sorry to hear of the tragic forest fire and loss of life Portugal
is experiencing at the moment.  How sad.  I hope you and your family
are not involved in the conflagration.  It looks terrible on the news. Central
Portugal seems to be engulfed in flames.  The victims in the burned cars
must have been terrified.
 
My prayers go out for your country and its people.
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Yeah the weather was always on the hot side here already, with the winds from northern Africa coming in especially. But the last years (from what I've heard) the hot weather seems to start earlier, last longer and be more intense. The plants are doing fine but I can see they have a hard time in the hottest part of the day. No wilting yet because I'm home the whole day to water them when needed (I work from home). 
 
Luckily we are pretty far from the worst forest fires. It's really horrible, I can't imagine what those people must've gone through. From what I heard they tried to escape the fires but the fire was so fast a lot of them got enclosed. 
 
Not so fun fact: the forest fires are most common and intense in areas with a lot of Eucalyptus trees, which are not endemic to the Iberian peninsula, or Europe for that matter. They were brought in because of economic reasons (why else), for the production of cellulose I believe. Where the trees grow, other plants are suffocated. The endemic cork oaks are actually fire retardant, but those forests get pushed back by the faster growing Eucalyptus. The oil inside Eucalyptus trees is extremely flammable, making the trees even explode sometimes. In the end, the costs of the forest fires far outweigh the profits the trees bring. Unfortunately they didn't think that far ahead back then, and now they face fires like this every year. An article on the subject for those interested.
 
Thanks, Bernd.  We have problems with Eucalyptus  here, as well.
I'm not sure, but didn't they originate in Australia?  Koala Bears eat
them, I think.  Maybe Portugal should import a million Koalas to get
rid of the trees!
 
I think that we are going to see many such problems with invasive
species all over the world.  Pretty soon, that's all any of us will have.
In our neck of the woods, it's Himalayan Blackberry, English Ivy and
Russian Thistles.  Not to mention all the exotic animals gaining footholds,
like the pythons in Florida.  I'm afraid the genii is out of the bottle, and
there is not going back, now.
 
I hope the fires subside soon for your country and there is no more loss of life.
 
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