alkhall 2019

The list:
 
2019 GROW LIST

Brown Large Scorpion cross - Mine
Big Black Mama cross – Mine
Gnarly Chocolate Bhut Jolokia - Mine
ScotchBrain – FreeportBum
Red Primo (from saved seed 2017) – Primos Peppers
Chocolate Primo/Reaper (CPR) – White Hot Peppers
Chocolate Primo/Reaper (CPR) – ButchT
Primo Chocolate – White Hot Peppers
Jay’s Peach Ghost Scorpion (JPGS) - RFC
Jamaican Hot Chocolate Habanero – Trade Winds
Reaper/Naga Morich - Peppernorth
Ecuadoran Hot Lemon Cayenne - Burpee
 
Trying to cut back on number of plants, if I do two each, that will be 24 plants. Last year, I had 34 in the raised bed, 8 in The Box, and 6 more in growbags, 48 total.
 
I may start some plants for friends, if they want.
 
Target start date is February 9.
 
 

 

[alkhall]

Put the overwinters outside to start hardening off:
 

 
The new plants:
 

 
Looking at the long-range forecast, I may move plant out up a week, around the weekend of the 18th.
 
Hope everyone has a great season.
 
Thanks for looking.

 

[alkhall]

Prep time:
 
Ran the RotoTiller thru the raised bed last week to break it up.
 
Today is fertilizer day.
 
The ingredients:
 

 
The mixer:
 

 
About ten minutes, all blended together:
 

 
Ghetto spreader (the holes are perfect for a nice even coat):
 

 
All applied:
 

 
All raked in:
 

 
 
 
I had also in dumped about 10 ft3 of potting mix (Ocean Forest and Pro-Mix Ultimate) from last years grow bags, along with ashes from a couple cords of hardwood we burnt over the winter before using the RotoTiller.

 

[alkhall]

Time to plant the tomatoes.
 
10 ft3  ProMix Ultimate and 4 ft3 chunky perlite:
 

 
All mixed:
 

 
15 gallon Boxer Brown:
 

 
Done:
 

 
Had enough left over to pot up two of the over-winters. The unknown purple in a 19 inch pot, Red Primo in a 12 inch pot:
 

 
 
New plants start hardening off this afternoon, once the backyard gets into shade.
 
Thanks for looking.
 
 

 

[alkhall]

Plants are in the ground:
 

 

 

[Walchit]

Looking good! Are you doing any peppers in the fabric pots this year?

 

[alkhall]

Looking good! Are you doing any peppers in the fabric pots this year?

 

Thanks.
 
I do have two left over plants that I will pot up if I cannot give them to a friend.

 

[PaulG]

Your garden space looks great, Al. Will the amendments
you included hold your plants for the season, or will you
fertilize during the Summer/Fall? 
 
How do you like those emitters? I have some of those,
but have been using something else in my big containers.

 

[alkhall]

Paul,
 
I will start with the weekly application of the fish and seaweed (at 80% of recommended strength) around the first week of July. I use ~five gallon of mix for the entire raised bed, so, they really are not getting a lot, just a little boost.
 
The micro sprinklers are great! I adjust the water pressure so they each give about 2 or 3 foot diameter circle . I have them on a timer, every day it does not rain, from 05:30 - 06:00.

 

[alkhall]

Mulched the raised bed with pine straw.
 

 

[alkhall]

Tomorrow is 30 days since plant-out, time for an update.
 
Some of the plants have quadrupled in size, at least.
 
 

 
 
 
Tomatoes are going very strong as well.
 
 

 
 
Thanks for looking, and hope everyone's grow is doing well.

 

[PaulG]

Well done, Al!  
 
Plants look like they are appreciative of your efforts!

 

[alkhall]

A few Saturday morning pics.
 
Raised bed:
 

 
 
BBMX:
 

 
 
Reaper/Naga Morich (two plants):
 

 
 
Not sure, but I believe Leviathan Gnarly Scorpion (two plants):
 

 
 
Overwintered Red CPR. Several different phenos on this one:
 

 
 
Overwintered Red Primo. Nice tails already:
 

 
 
Thanks for looking, more pics as the season progresses.

 

[alkhall]

Been three weeks since I last posted, time for an update.
 
Raised bed plants are doing very well:
 

 
CPR plants are growing like weeds, but have not seen a single flower:
 

 
Did not see any until late last year either. This variety would probably do really well in a sub-tropical environment where it could grow for several years.
 
Picked a few ScotchBrains:
 

 
That is all for now, thanks for looking. Hope everyone else is having a great year.
 
 

 

[Caranx]

Nice grow! What size is your raised bed?

Gonna build 4-5 beds with 20 peppers in each and was thinking 10m*1.2m, not sure if it would get too crowded after 4+ months. Is yours a 10 meter one?

 

[alkhall]

Nice grow! What size is your raised bed?

Gonna build 4-5 beds with 20 peppers in each and was thinking 10m*1.2m, not sure if it would get too crowded after 4+ months. Is yours a 10 meter one?

 
Thanks.

4 ft. x 32 ft.

 

[alkhall]

Picked a few:
 
Top row - Leviathan Gnarly Scorpion.
 
Bottom row - Reaper/Naga Morich cross.
 

 

[Walchit]

Very nice!

 

[Chorizo857_62J]

Nice..and scary...

 

[alkhall]

Saturday morning picture time.
 
Wide shot of the raised bed:
 

 
 
One of the Brown Large Scorpion plants is making big, rounded pods:
 

 
They should look like these:
 

 
 
Reaper/Naga Morich is about to fall over and/or break from all the pods:
 

 
 
ScotchBrains:
 
 

 
Were supposed to be Big Black Mamas:
 

 
A Gnarly pod from the plant:
 

 
 
Speaking of Big Black Mamas:
 

 
 
Lost the label for this one, unknown:
 

 
 
SB7J:
 

 
 
CPR making flowers, finally:
 

 
 
Thanks for looking, more to follow.
 
 
Some more.
 
Picked a few ScotchBrains:
 

 
 
 Joe's Long Cayenne all knotted up:
 

 
 
Jamaican Hot Chocolate Habanero:
 

 
 
These were supposed to be JHCH:
 

 
 
Nice tail on Red Primo:
 

 
 
More later. Thanks again for looking.

 

[alkhall]

A couple of Sunday morning pics.
 
Found this badboy hiding, CPR:
 

 
 
WHP006: