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    Jimmy's 2012 Grow - 7/2/12 Update... The Hail Storm & more..

    Well its been an interesting week thus far. After over a month of no rain and record setting heat ( broke the 1936-1938 records! ), I have some interesting news. We finally got rain. A LOT. And also... 25 minutes total of hail, ranging from pea sized to ping pong ball size. When it first...
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    Ghost dropping peppers?

    I am having this same issue, EXACT same issue with my Red Savina and Mustard Habanero plants. HOWEVER.. my Thai pepper is growing peppers like a madman. I find this really interesting and am wondering what the issue is. In MY specific case I think it is the different species reacting to the...
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    Jimmy's 2012 Grow - 7/2/12 Update... The Hail Storm & more..

    Well heres a new update. The plants are 1 month old in their new homes now. I will let the pictures do the talking. Overall, I am very happy and dying to be able to stop pinching buds and let some peppers grow. The Group Shot The Red Savinas ( go big or go home! ) The Devils Tongue (...
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    Jimmy's 2012 Grow - 7/2/12 Update... The Hail Storm & more..

    Agreed. I told myself nothing more after yesterday. I got the lime because people had worried me about peat moss. And the sulfur because I know that is one of the unanimous things that helps with a great harvest. Whatever I dont use can be used around the house, so it was a win win. The meter...
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    Jimmy's 2012 Grow - 7/2/12 Update... The Hail Storm & more..

    Alright guys, here an update. I got paid this week ( woohoo) and was able to pick up the remaining supplies for this years grow. After voicing some concerns with my peppers being transplanted and how they were reacting to the potting mix i made, I had went to buy some new supplies today in...
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    What are my plants telling me? Please help

    Found out the info I was looking for on the granular organic fertilizer I used in the potting mix in low quantities. Here is the link http://www.easygardener.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=223 It has a 2-7-4 mix I think i will be making a trip to menards for the fish...
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    What are my plants telling me? Please help

    Will do, I have a glog going. I ended up giving them a drink as they looked like they needed it, and then took the two wilted/tired looking ones and set them aside to where they wont get too much direct sun tomorrow while i am at work. Reading up and seeing waht information some have linked to...
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    What are my plants telling me? Please help

    yup!. I made my own global bucket systems. I used 5 gal buckets and 2 gal buckets. The pvc pipes are the watering pipes. The inside bucket in which the plant lives has holes like a cheese grater drilled in the bottom, a hole for the water pipe to go into the lower bucket, and a large hole...
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    What are my plants telling me? Please help

    Thank you very much mr guru. You know, you just sort of confirmed my own theory about the sunlight. I went through and looked at them all, looking for a pattern and guess what. All the leaves that are getting that symptom are the ones facing the sunny side underneath the patio. All the plants...
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    What are my plants telling me? Please help

    Hello everyone. I wont freakout too much, but I am wondering if I can get some help from the people who would know more. I have grown habaneros before, a while back but out in a garden. I am growing all of my peppers in global buckets this year, and so far until the past couple days they have...
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    Jimmy's 2012 Grow - 7/2/12 Update... The Hail Storm & more..

    Well im kind of new around here, this isnt my first time growing hot peppers, but it is my first time growing them in containers. I bought a dozen plants from cross country nursery, and they came in this past thursday. I bought 2 Red savinas, 2 Mustard Habaneros, 2 Yellow Scotch Bonnets, and...
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    Hello from Southern Illinois ( or the So ILL as we call it )

    I am a saluki graduate as well. Go Dawgs!
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    Hello from Southern Illinois ( or the So ILL as we call it )

    Hi everyone. Checking in from the southern illinois region. I will probably be adding several more threads on here. Needless to say I love hot peppers. Especially the habaneros. about 6 or so years ago was my first experience growing peppers, and it was successful. I have not really grown...
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