D3 2017 Keeping it mild.

Peter S · May 4, 2017

Man your plants look amazing! Just now getting caught up on your grow. Interested to see how you like the Cereja da Amapa. I never seen anyone else growing it, thought it was a beautiful plant last year. Made it to my grow every year list. It has great ornamental value, and I thought the fruit had a very good flavor with decent mediumish level heat.

D3monic · May 5, 2017

Peter S said:
Man your plants look amazing! Just now getting caught up on your grow. Interested to see how you like the Cereja da Amapa. I never seen anyone else growing it, thought it was a beautiful plant last year. Made it to my grow every year list. It has great ornamental value, and I thought the fruit had a very good flavor with decent mediumish level heat.

From google they kind of resemble cgn-21500. So far it's been a pretty slow grower for me.

I took some pics while I was out in the greenhouse watering.

Pequin x goatsweed

The other pequin x goatsweed. Odd some flowers are pointing up and others down

One of 3 blue christmas

D3 goat

papa dreadie scotch bonnet

Black thai

Aji inti f3

aji painapple

Wild

Devils prick

orange thai

White thai

D3monic · May 5, 2017

I made a potentially fatal mistake for my beds. Several weeks ago I sprayed some the mulch areas with roundup pro. Then yesterday without thinking I scooped up some of the more broken down composted mulch into the beds and tilled it in. It wasn't until I was done and putting the tiller away that I seen the weed sprayer and it reminded me of what I had done.

The mix was from last year so it was old and potentially weak. It did kill most of what was sprayed with it though. From what I read online it's supposed to breakdown in soil fairly quickly but also says it can have a half life of 2-197 days. That's a wide range. Only thing I can think to do is plant a tester in one the beds that got the most mulch and see what happens. I'm assuming at worst i'll have slightly deformed growth initially.

moruga welder · May 5, 2017

looking good Mike ! :party:

D3monic · May 5, 2017

moruga welder said:
looking good Mike !

Thanks! Greenhouse really paying for itself this year. I'm tempted to removed the shade cloth to help with some the stretching but then again they are going to get planted out pretty soon. Should probably start bringing them out into full sun when ever possible.

moruga welder · May 5, 2017

D3monic said:
Thanks! Greenhouse really paying for itself this year. I'm tempted to removed the shade cloth to help with some the stretching but then again they are going to get planted out pretty soon. Should probably start bringing them out into full sun when ever possible.

i removed mine about 2 weeks ago , the way the weather has been , were on schedule to plant 3rd. week of may this year . weather is exactly as last year .

Genetikx · May 7, 2017

Looking very nice here Michael. Understand the concern on some of your stretched out plants but I bet they toughen up quick once they get some breeze. The extra length may pay off actually

Damn on the roundup! I'm betting they'll be OK but down with monsanto

D3monic · May 7, 2017

Genetikx said:
Looking very nice here Michael. Understand the concern on some of your stretched out plants but I bet they toughen up quick once they get some breeze. The extra length may pay off actually

Damn on the roundup! I'm betting they'll be OK but down with monsanto

Most of them got pretty decent stems on them. I got an oscillating tower fan goin in the greenhouse. The only one that my have problems is the C. Exmium:

I feel ya on monsanto. Only reason we even have the round up is the grounds keeper at my wifes school gave her two large jugs years ago when the school made him get rid of it. It's pretty darn effective though. I spray the fence lines because we to lazy to weedwack

Maligator · May 9, 2017

Plants look great...if I stay in Michigan I am DEFINITELY going to need a greenhouse to facilitate my growing needs!!!

D3monic · May 10, 2017

Maligator said:
Plants look great...if I stay in Michigan I am DEFINITELY going to need a greenhouse to facilitate my growing needs!!!

Keep your eyes open on the Harbor Freight ads. Can find one my size for unde $250

Essegi · May 13, 2017

Your plants look really happy!

D3monic · May 14, 2017

Got some fresh mulch spread around the garden today. Almost ready for plant out. Brought the plants out of greenhouse for a few hours of full sun

aji omni color x moa bonnet

Long pod pheno of pequin x goatsweed. hard to believe it's got that many developed pods on it already. The plant with flowers pointing up is just getting some on it. Looks like they will be more pequin shaped

White Thai

Bushy little aji inti f3

D3monic · May 15, 2017

The two phenos of pequin x goatsweed current going

This one is going to be a heavy producer. Most my other plants are just starting to produce pods.

also noticed that a lot of the pods have these mutant curlies

Pheno 2 has upright pods

Enjoying the look of black thai, I may try it in a cross.

guajillo

hot rod serrano x maui purple

hogleg · May 15, 2017

D3monic said:
Pheno 2 has upright pods

Interesting. The first pods to appear, two out of one node is a trait I've seen many many times in my goatsweed

Keep up the great work Mike :cheers:

charlesquik · May 15, 2017

This is an impressive garden! Really clean!

Good luck this year!

D3monic · May 15, 2017

Thanks, $100 in fresh mulch really prettied it up. Now if only I had time to stain the fence.

D3monic · May 23, 2017

Spent the day out in the rain planting out.

White thai

Black thai, really pretty flowers

two on left are white thai, 3 on right are orange thai

F2 d3 goat bed, got a handful of F3 seedlings waiting to get planted. Might be a good month before they hit the bed.

F2 El scorponero also have a handful of f3 seedlings waiting

Wild brazil next to a bunch of garlic

Misc bonnets. From memory, sb7j, papa dreadie, moa red, freeport orange, also a few annums, the space chili helix nebula, super chili and guajillo

lots of early pods on the freeport orange

Phenos of Pequin x goatsweed

D3monic · May 23, 2017

f3 aji ini, got some f4 seeds germinating

CGN-19198

White bhut, white bullet habanero, aji teapot yellow

Sugar rush, aji fantasy, aji amarillo x caribbean red habanero f2

Devils prick f2

bpiela · May 24, 2017

That Black Thai looks freakin' cool. Definitely would like to get some seeds from you at the end of the season if possible...

D3monic · May 24, 2017

bpiela said:
That Black Thai looks freakin' cool. Definitely would like to get some seeds from you at the end of the season if possible...

I hear the pods taste meh but we shall see. It's a pretty plant. I may try it in a cross.