alkhall 2019

alkhall · May 4, 2019

Put the overwinters outside to start hardening off:

The new plants:

Looking at the long-range forecast, I may move plant out up a week, around the weekend of the 18th.

Hope everyone has a great season.

Thanks for looking.

alkhall · May 7, 2019

Prep time:

Ran the RotoTiller thru the raised bed last week to break it up.

Today is fertilizer day.

The ingredients:

The mixer:

About ten minutes, all blended together:

Ghetto spreader (the holes are perfect for a nice even coat):

All applied:

All raked in:

I had also in dumped about 10 ft3 of potting mix (Ocean Forest and Pro-Mix Ultimate) from last years grow bags, along with ashes from a couple cords of hardwood we burnt over the winter before using the RotoTiller.

alkhall · May 11, 2019

Time to plant the tomatoes.

10 ft3 ProMix Ultimate and 4 ft3 chunky perlite:

All mixed:

15 gallon Boxer Brown:

Done:

Had enough left over to pot up two of the over-winters. The unknown purple in a 19 inch pot, Red Primo in a 12 inch pot:

New plants start hardening off this afternoon, once the backyard gets into shade.

Thanks for looking.

alkhall · May 24, 2019

Plants are in the ground:

Walchit · May 24, 2019

Looking good! Are you doing any peppers in the fabric pots this year?

alkhall · May 24, 2019

Walchit said:
Looking good! Are you doing any peppers in the fabric pots this year?

Thanks.

I do have two left over plants that I will pot up if I cannot give them to a friend.

PaulG · May 25, 2019

Your garden space looks great, Al. Will the amendments
you included hold your plants for the season, or will you
fertilize during the Summer/Fall?

How do you like those emitters? I have some of those,
but have been using something else in my big containers.

alkhall · May 25, 2019

Paul,

I will start with the weekly application of the fish and seaweed (at 80% of recommended strength) around the first week of July. I use ~five gallon of mix for the entire raised bed, so, they really are not getting a lot, just a little boost.

The micro sprinklers are great! I adjust the water pressure so they each give about 2 or 3 foot diameter circle . I have them on a timer, every day it does not rain, from 05:30 - 06:00.

alkhall · Jun 2, 2019

Mulched the raised bed with pine straw.

alkhall · Jun 22, 2019

Tomorrow is 30 days since plant-out, time for an update.

Some of the plants have quadrupled in size, at least.

Tomatoes are going very strong as well.

Thanks for looking, and hope everyone's grow is doing well.

PaulG · Jun 22, 2019

Well done, Al! :party:

Plants look like they are appreciative of your efforts!

alkhall · Jul 6, 2019

A few Saturday morning pics.

Raised bed:

BBMX:

Reaper/Naga Morich (two plants):

Not sure, but I believe Leviathan Gnarly Scorpion (two plants):

Overwintered Red CPR. Several different phenos on this one:

Overwintered Red Primo. Nice tails already:

Thanks for looking, more pics as the season progresses.

alkhall · Jul 27, 2019

Been three weeks since I last posted, time for an update.

Raised bed plants are doing very well:

CPR plants are growing like weeds, but have not seen a single flower:

Did not see any until late last year either. This variety would probably do really well in a sub-tropical environment where it could grow for several years.

Picked a few ScotchBrains:

That is all for now, thanks for looking. Hope everyone else is having a great year.

Caranx · Jul 28, 2019

Nice grow! What size is your raised bed?

Gonna build 4-5 beds with 20 peppers in each and was thinking 10m*1.2m, not sure if it would get too crowded after 4+ months. Is yours a 10 meter one?

alkhall · Aug 3, 2019

Caranx said:
Nice grow! What size is your raised bed?

Gonna build 4-5 beds with 20 peppers in each and was thinking 10m*1.2m, not sure if it would get too crowded after 4+ months. Is yours a 10 meter one?

Thanks.

4 ft. x 32 ft.

alkhall · Aug 10, 2019

Picked a few:

Top row - Leviathan Gnarly Scorpion.

Bottom row - Reaper/Naga Morich cross.

Walchit · Aug 10, 2019

Very nice!

Chorizo857_62J · Aug 10, 2019

Nice..and scary...

alkhall · Aug 17, 2019

Saturday morning picture time.

Wide shot of the raised bed:

One of the Brown Large Scorpion plants is making big, rounded pods:

They should look like these:

Reaper/Naga Morich is about to fall over and/or break from all the pods:

ScotchBrains:

Were supposed to be Big Black Mamas:

A Gnarly pod from the plant:

Speaking of Big Black Mamas:

Lost the label for this one, unknown:

SB7J:

CPR making flowers, finally:

Thanks for looking, more to follow.

Some more.

Picked a few ScotchBrains:

Joe's Long Cayenne all knotted up:

Jamaican Hot Chocolate Habanero:

These were supposed to be JHCH:

Nice tail on Red Primo:

More later. Thanks again for looking.

alkhall · Aug 18, 2019

A couple of Sunday morning pics.

Found this badboy hiding, CPR:

WHP006: