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In Topic: trinidad scorpion butch t
01 May 2012 - 04:32 PM
Dyce51, on 01 May 2012 - 03:22 AM, said:
yes it is Hirts. I called them yesturday and they say they have the Butch t's. I went to their website and they have it listed on there....but..... the picture of the pepper on the website looks more like a thai or a cayane pepper.....here is the link...:
http://hirts-gardens...hRank=salesrank
now in the past I have bought my habanero plants there and have had good luck...they are about 15 minutes away from me.
http://hirts-gardens...hRank=salesrank
now in the past I have bought my habanero plants there and have had good luck...they are about 15 minutes away from me.
You can pretty much just ignore the pictures. They are not photos of pods taken by or grown by Hirts. The first is obviously not scorpions. The third picture on the link you listed is a photo of a Butch T pod I took for my review of Pepperlover.com's Butch T's. I don't know who took the second picture but I would guess it was not Hirts. So it will be hit or miss what they actually look like. For what it's worth I ordered plants from Hirts 2 years ago and everything grew true but I did not order any superhots from them ... those are the ones that soooo many people seem to complain abut not growing true.
In Topic: Beaglestorm vs. 2012 Grow Log
01 May 2012 - 01:23 AM
saugapepper, on 26 April 2012 - 08:46 PM, said:
Great to see you back buddy!!! Send me a PM later this summer and I'll get those seeds off to you. 
Thanks Conor... Looking forward to giving them a try next year.
SocalChilehead, on 26 April 2012 - 09:22 PM, said:
Can not wait to see your progress through the season and see more pod reviews. Welcome back
Thanks SC, I am not growing very many untested varieties this season but hopefully I will be able to win a few auctions this fall to review some good new ones.
Justaguy, on 29 April 2012 - 04:25 PM, said:
Nice start. As was already said those raised beds are wicked. Hope you need a step ladder to pick this season.
The wife was really afraid when she saw the steel beams delivered and dumped in the backyard. LOL Now that they are finished she loves them as well. Thanks for the kind words!
gnslngr, on 29 April 2012 - 07:46 PM, said:
Lovin the raised beds...definitely understand the sun shades for West West Tejas...I was gonna ask about the serated leaves but the grolist answered the question ..Artichokes.I grew up on those things and may have to find a few.Not real common in the swampland.This was the first year I DIDN'T get any plants...so far all from seeds and overwinters.I did say "SO FAR"..HEHE. I've got some Brown 7's, and some Chocolate 7's from seeds someone sent(zanderspice??) sent me last year-be interesting to see how they turn out comparitively speaking..well good to see you back-
Cheers
DJ
Cheers
DJ
Thanks DJ. I have never grown artichokes before, but the local nursery said they were extremely easy to grow in my climate and that they do really well. Once the plants get established and after our 100+ degree days end in August I plant to pull the shade.
HabaneroHead, on 30 April 2012 - 08:48 AM, said:
Hi Beaglestorm,
Good to see you on board again, you have a really good selection of plants!
For the shaded part of your garden I suggest to sow lemon balm. They grow like weed even in shade, and their flowers attract the bees. And on the top of that snails and aphids does not like their scent, which can also be beneficial. Their root is spreading like the roots of the mint, so be careful with them.
Balázs
Good to see you on board again, you have a really good selection of plants!
For the shaded part of your garden I suggest to sow lemon balm. They grow like weed even in shade, and their flowers attract the bees. And on the top of that snails and aphids does not like their scent, which can also be beneficial. Their root is spreading like the roots of the mint, so be careful with them.
Balázs
Thanks for the suggestion I saw that at the nursery but had never hear of it. I have some containers next to my raised beds now (that is where I put the mint)... I will give it a try.
So here are a few more pictures. After saying that I have had really nice weather this season... Another sandstorm hit last week. Here it is swallowing up the city. I work on the opposite side of town.... my house (on the other side of the mountain that you can't see anymore) has already beeen swallowed in this picture. Luckily the winds were manageable as they are really only bad on the opposite side of the mountain that the winds originate from. So my house had 20 MPH winds the other side of the city had 50-60 MPH gusts after the winds hit the mountain and travel back down. You can see the bright blue spring sky (which was completely clear 1 hours before taking this picture) disappearing in the upper left of the picture...
Oh and every year there is always a question on how to mark your plants to identify what they are. A lot of tags fade or blow away or get lost. There have been lots of good ideas posted here including using metal venetian blind material cut to length as the tag you stick in the ground and using those brother label makers to print out a nice weather resistant sticker. For smaller gardens like mine I don't bother labeling my plants. I just put the names and locations a spreadsheet on the computer and print it out whenever I need it. By the end of the season I have pretty much memorized what is what and it is easy to double check the google docs spreadsheet anytime using my phone. Here is what this years looks like:
