I had a great season last summer. Plants all over the place. I think I had about 28 varieties and 60 or so plants.
All of them were great producers after I got the fruit fly under control. I didn't get any fruit fly the previous year so they took me by surprise and devastated my plants early in the season. I was ready to give up at one point.
Some of them are even still giving me fresh pods now in the middle of our winter. Amazing considering we are regularly getting temps down to 0°c overnight.
Anyway,
This year I am cutting it back a few notches, and will be better prepared for the ff.
I am going to rip out all the plants from last season and grow all new varieties this time (except the ones that are in the ground, if they overwinter then they can stay).
So I have set myself a goal of 10 varieties. One of each, maybe two of some. All grown in pots. All grown under fruit fly netting.
This years grow list
Ghost Bhut Jolokia
Yellow Reaper
Thor's Thunderbolt
Aleppo
Bonda Mahala
Pink Tiger
Ma Wartryx
Bad Brains
Lombok
Peach Bhut Jolokia
Tonight I planted the first seeds in the grow tent.
A month later than last year, but I had a few trips away planned which would have left them unattended and I doubt they would have survived.
I haven't planted all of them yet because I didn't have enough jiffy pods to start them, but the rest won't be long.
Starting off with 5 seeds of each to see how that goes.
Fingers crossed.
All of them were great producers after I got the fruit fly under control. I didn't get any fruit fly the previous year so they took me by surprise and devastated my plants early in the season. I was ready to give up at one point.
Some of them are even still giving me fresh pods now in the middle of our winter. Amazing considering we are regularly getting temps down to 0°c overnight.
Anyway,
This year I am cutting it back a few notches, and will be better prepared for the ff.
I am going to rip out all the plants from last season and grow all new varieties this time (except the ones that are in the ground, if they overwinter then they can stay).
So I have set myself a goal of 10 varieties. One of each, maybe two of some. All grown in pots. All grown under fruit fly netting.
This years grow list
Ghost Bhut Jolokia
Yellow Reaper
Thor's Thunderbolt
Aleppo
Bonda Mahala
Pink Tiger
Ma Wartryx
Bad Brains
Lombok
Peach Bhut Jolokia
Tonight I planted the first seeds in the grow tent.
A month later than last year, but I had a few trips away planned which would have left them unattended and I doubt they would have survived.
I haven't planted all of them yet because I didn't have enough jiffy pods to start them, but the rest won't be long.
Starting off with 5 seeds of each to see how that goes.
Fingers crossed.
