2018 greenhouse winter Glog

Rajun Gardener · Jan 2, 2018

I'm growing in dutch buckets and a few in large containers. I built the GH last year and I started too late this year. I should have ripe tomatoes already. The peppers in the hydro system are Primo 7 Pot.
I'm trying superhot peppers this year just cuz, they survived the snow and freeze so far. I'm not expecting flowers till probably March but I'm hoping the plant is huge by then and it should be a big producer. Tomatoes are suckers from a friends GH I started a few weeks ago and I brought the Mirlitons in hoping they grow, I had to chop them off the trellis but they're growing again. That's Ghosts in the blue containers and the weather didn't slow down the flowers/buds yet. They look bad due to the rains we had this year but I started feeding them the hydro/masterblend solution and they're greening up at the top growth.
These first pics are from 12-12-17

Masher · Jan 2, 2018

I remember seeing your GH last yr. It looks great.

Is that the same plastic material as last year? any thoughts or changes made to the GH or the plastic?

Rajun Gardener · Jan 2, 2018

Here's todays 1-2-2018 update, it's 23° in South Louisiana WOW!!
I'm trying a few new things. I started some cuke seeds, they're not growing very fast but they should pick up once these freezing temps move out. The Ghost peppers in the blue containers are still flowering and making peppers. The mirlitons are growing slowly too, they grow about 4" a day when the temps are about 80° inside.

I took these about 7:30 central time, there was ice on the plastic but the small electric heaters were keeping them warm.

Rajun Gardener · Jan 2, 2018

Masher said:
I remember seeing your GH last yr. It looks great.

Is that the same plastic material as last year? any thoughts or changes made to the GH or the plastic?

That's the same plastic and it's holding on. That was used plastic from a big nursery that changes it out every year, not bad for $15. The only change would be to make it bigger, it gets full too quick.

NIbbles · Jan 2, 2018

nice! looks great!

Rajun Gardener · Feb 6, 2018

I started more seeds and the first group is doing good. The superhots are cooking now with a few just popping. These are mostly tomatoes and bell peppers for sales. Excuse the messy greenhouse, I'm lazy.

Chilidude · Feb 6, 2018

I dont care about messy greenhouse, i only care about results. :onfire:

Rajun Gardener · Feb 22, 2018

It's been a while since an update but I've been busy playing with plants. The tomatoes are Creole, Big Beef, Better Boy, Early Girl, Goliath Giant Early Bush and Big Red Cherry. The peppers are Big Bertha and California Wonder. I have hots and superhots going too, pics coming later.
Here's some picks Feb 13th

Here's some from Feb 16th, the heat made these grow fast. All but 2 trays of tomatoes are sold already and gone.

I transplanted some Big Mustard Mama and 7 Pot Primo's today. These were started in a 392 plug tray. It was an experiment to see how they would grow and I'm pleased with the rootball on these little plants, they should explode with growth now that they've been transplanted and getting some ferts.

I also tilled a row for some tomatoes, here's a pic when I was done.

I also planted cukes and a short row of Rattlesnake pole beans yesterday before the rain that never came so I'll be watering tomorrow.

I topped a few 7 Pot Primo's in the GH growing in Dutch Buckets, here's before

After the chop

And today

FYI. I tried to grow these peppers through the winter to get an early crop but the freak winter we had just made them slow down too much but since it warmed up they're growing like crazy.

karoo · Feb 23, 2018

Those are beautiful plants!
Good luck.

Rajun Gardener · Mar 7, 2018

These are a mix of tomatoes I'm trialing this year, it's a long list but I'll just grow 1 or 2 of each for taste test and save seeds if they produce. Not all of the plants are pictured. Here's the list is anyone is interested
Aunt Ginny's purple
Brandywine OTV
Cherokee Purple Heart
Elgin Pink
Hundreds & Thousands
Limbaugh's Legacy
Lithium Sunset
Mayo's Delight
Porter
Porters Pride
Red Barn
Riesentraube
Zluta Kytice
LSU Creole
Big Red
Hippie Zebra
Orange slic3 F-2
Orange slic3 F-3
WoodChips Yellow Cross from 2015
Cherokee Carbon F-2
Coeur De Surpriz
Porter's Pride
Porter
Cherokee Tiger

Better Boy

The two pans in the front is Louisiana Green Oblong Eggplant, the others are different peppers to make chow chow

7 Pot Primo

Big Mustard Momma

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers

More BMM

Fatalii peppers

7 Pot Primo's in hydro, starting to flower

A few tomatoes on these old plants

Dasher 2 Cukes

Grapefruit from seeds