Grow down Throwdown for Southern Hemisphere?

ThatBlondGuy101 · May 16, 2017

Ahoy!

I was wondering if there is usually another grow down throw down for folks who live in the southern latitudes, seeing as the start/finish dates of the usual one don't really suit our seasons...

So is there one?

If there isn't, I reckon we should get one going - we could start it on the solstice and end the same time next year?

Let us know what's up!
Thanks, TBG.

EDIT: Looks like we are going to be organising one! Start date probs Winter solstice, dunno what we'll be growing yet.... Looking for suggestions to put into a poll.

karoo · May 16, 2017

I am in.

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drathag · May 16, 2017

Yeh I'd join in if it were a thing.

Powelly · May 16, 2017

In, although I'm planning on starting my seeds earlier than 23rd September

KAOS · May 16, 2017

I'm in.

Do you get a handicap for being further south?

We more like Far North Antarctica here :rofl:

karoo · May 16, 2017

Powelly said:
In, although I'm planning on starting my seeds earlier than 23rd September

Winter solstice 21 June

22 Sept , spring equinox

Powelly · May 16, 2017

ah I gotcha!

ThatBlondGuy101 · May 16, 2017

So it ain't a thing yet? Well, let's get it going!

drathag · May 16, 2017

Any suggestions for variety? Perhaps something readily available from THSC or another local vendor?

ThatBlondGuy101 · May 16, 2017

drathag said:
Any suggestions for variety? Perhaps something readily available from THSC or another local vendor?

Yeah, we'll need to definitelt get sow thing local, as we only have just over a month until start date...

drathag · May 16, 2017

Well here's a couple of suggestions. Based on nothing other than they look/sound like interesting varieties to grow.

Cheiro Roxa - https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/cheiro-roxa/
Purple UFO - https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/purple-ufo/
Fish Pepper - https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/fish-pepper/
Peach Fatalii - https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/peach-fatali/

Powelly · May 17, 2017

What about Aji Amarillo? Has a very high yield and grows well, will make it interesting! Tasty too

LocalFart · May 17, 2017

I'm keen

ThatBlondGuy101 · May 17, 2017

drathag said:
Any suggestions for variety? Perhaps something readily available from THSC or another local vendor?

drathag said:
Well here's a couple of suggestions. Based on nothing other than they look/sound like interesting varieties to grow.

Cheiro Roxa - https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/cheiro-roxa/
Purple UFO - https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/purple-ufo/
Fish Pepper - https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/fish-pepper/
Peach Fatalii - https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/peach-fatali/

Powelly said:
What about Aji Amarillo? Has a very high yield and grows well, will make it interesting! Tasty too

I'd say once we have a few possible varieties (bout a dozen?) we start a thread for the growdown and put up a poll. Have to do it soon thou..... So let's keep the suggestions rolling!

drathag · May 17, 2017

Powelly said:
What about Aji Amarillo? Has a very high yield and grows well, will make it interesting! Tasty too

Oooh that sounds good. Was considering these for the coming season anyway

Shorerider · May 17, 2017

Why not choose a variety from the seed train as most of you will already have it?

ThatBlondGuy101 · May 18, 2017

I'll put up a poll in the next couple of days, anyone got any more varieties to throw in the mix? I'll put in all the ones above, plus some more that I've been looking at from THSC.

So far we have:
Cheiro Roxa
Purple UFO
Fish Pepper
Peach Fatalii
Aji Amarillo
Turkish Snake
De Arbol Blood
Han Rim Gwari Put
Aji Lemon

If there's any other varieties to chuck in the list, let us know! :party:

ThatBlondGuy101 · May 21, 2017

Okay, the Poll is ready!

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/64559-southern-hemisphere-growdown-throwdown-vote/

Get voting!

Geonerd · May 29, 2017

KAOS said:
I'm in.

Do you get a handicap for being further south?

We more like Far North Antarctica here

But you have all those volcanoes to warm the soil!

Powelly · May 30, 2017

Geonerd said:
But you have all those volcanoes to warm the soil!

Their soils are also ultra high in minerals
All the best southern hemisphere dairy comes from NZ for good reason!