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Thunderstorms slated for today/tomorrow.   I identified some scale insects (soft brown type) on a number of the plants. So I'll be waging war on them over the next week or two. Certain plants seem to be affected worse than others.   The last of my Youngest plants. Chinese plants from Juanitos...

I'm a firm believer in General Organic's CalMag Product. However, I am growing in Coco coir and use it pretty much all the time to supplement my nutrients as they always come up short on calcium and magnesium when really pushing the plants.   Botanicare makes a product called Cal-mag plus which...

Probably no biggie. Looks like it's protecting itself from the sun. I have a good number of pods doing that as well - mostly those that are not protected by leaves to shade them from the sun.

Some more pod pics while drinking...   Lemon Drops. Nice flower in the background.   Chile de Arbol. Has a little bit different branching habit than most of my other plants.   Giant Cayenne's. Afraid these guys are going to break the branch.   Oh, and my Moshi's are all Y'ing off now. Hooray...

Life continues to be insane.   Early last week I was slammed in to by a truck while waiting at a stop light. The driver and his wife were in the vehicle, and had a 1 year old child crawling loose in the vehicle which supposedly caused the accident.   I spent an entire day in the hospital getting...

I've been using OMRI listed Fox Farm branded fertilizers for a number of years now. However due to the cost of the fertilizer (around $180 for a full 3x1gallon set shipped) and quantity of plants I'm growing, I'm seeking an alternative that gives me a similar quality fertilizer, but at a much...

Thanks, D3monic! Give me another month and they all should be massive!   I feel your pain! I was born and raised in Iowa for the first 18 years of my life. Then I went to South Dakota for University studies which is where I met my fiancee, then we moved to hawaii for a year, and finally Texas to...

beautiful little pic. http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy49/slade122/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-03/20150313_180728_zps4p1mteuk.jpg if you crop out the finger in top left lol   if you're having trouble with the nutrients and want to try something new get some chem gro tomatoe + cano + mgso its cheap...

I made an order with Juanito's peppers the other day. I tried to order 8 plants because the website said to order in multiples of 4. Within a few hours or less he contacted me stating that 7 would fit better and that he would refund me the price of the plant of my choosing to remove from the...

  I think that the rockwool cubes do make a bit slower start because they hold a bit more water than a young and delicate baby pepper would like. Give them a bit of time to stretch their legs and make sure they get a bit of food. A rooting stimulator and some bacterial innoculant will help the...

I agree on going for another 400W HPS/MH. They always give you the best bang for your buck. Better light penetration is going to be key if you are packing a high number per foot, or growing them to be a bit taller before setting them out.   I always end up dissapointed by flouro's once the...

Sunny and 83, Grow peppers, Grow!

  I always try to plant around 1/3 more than I think I'll need when planting seeds. Sometimes disaster strikes, and it's better to have the extras already, rather than trying to start over. Unfortunately, time doesn't go backwards, so you have to over compensate long before you know you'll need...

Whoa, what happened off to the left? Mass murder while attempting to harden them off. I accidentally left them out in the shade, and that night it got a bit too chilly. It was included in an earlier post, but no images. It's okay though - I still have plenty of plants. There are another 20 or...

Sunrise at my place. Made the rows longer when I moved them out this time, but with wider spacing between rows so I can actually walk through them without destroying stuff. We should be in the clear now as far as heavy storms go, but in Texas you never really know what the weather is going to do...

For pickling, jalapenos and banana's (both hot and sweet), make good options, and are probably the most common. Tobasco peppers and tepin/Pequin are good for making a hot vinegar as well.

After having quite a number of beers, I decided that I had worked up an apetite after all of that drinking.   Decided to make a habanero-based buffalo sauce. Fried up some naked chicken drumsticks, then tossed them in the sauce at a low simmer with some Georgia Vidalia's.     Plenty of Protein...

Lychee full flower Tomato, tomatillo, and basil sprouts Responding really well to the ferts. Will continue.

Also going to say cherry, looks just like mine.

Did a bit of fertilization yesterday.   My ratios per 5 gallon bucket:   50ml FF Tiger Bloom 50ml FF Grow Big 100ml FF Big Bloom A small dollop of SM6 Seaweed Extract (Thanks to Vertically Challenged) A few drops of rooting enhancer 50ml FF Microbe Brew   I went through 23 gallons of the stuff...