bpiela's 2017 glog

floricole · May 24, 2017

Sorry for you, If you did not live on the other side of the border I would send you plants for your season.

bpiela · May 24, 2017

floricole said:
Sorry for you, If you did not live on the other side of the border I would send you plants for your season.

Hey, I sincerely appreciate the gesture. I will still have fun this season with what I have left and what I have purchased. I am a little scared about next season's seed starting but I will get through it.

Best to your grow as always.

Superhot Sim · May 25, 2017

Glad you had yourself covered Ben and ordered in some more plants, superb looking plants as fun well.
And arrived in tip top condition.

Same as another grower had offered "if you we're my side of the pond " I would of got some plants to you.

Glad you have a positive attitude and will still have fun .
Your winning, well done.

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stickman · May 27, 2017

Nice looking plants you got in the mail Ben. :thumbsup:

Bonus that you got to keep some of what you started as well. I'm talking with the owner of a local Hydro shop who says he has good luck with OW plants by treating with Azamax and repotting in sterile potting soil. I definitely have an interest since I've had the same problems with aphids when I bring my plants inside. Cheers!

Trident chilli · May 27, 2017

Sorry to read your misfortunes Ben but with that positive attitude you will turn your season around and those plants you have just received will help. All the best with them

bpiela · Jun 28, 2017

Late updates. Garden is heading in the right direction. Things are growing and are green. I planted as much as I could in the garden so the plants are close together. They seem to not mind it.

This is my first update of the entire garden. There are 7 rows of peppers only.

First row is just a mix of different pepper types. I have a Tabasco up front from Bonnies followed by 2 Angkor Sunrises that I grew from seed.

Second row in is pretty much all of the plants I bought from Refining Fire Chiles. A couple that are refusing to grow, but altogether they are growing and buds are forming. I do have a pod on one of the Foodarama Red Scotch Bonnet that is not visible in this pic.

Third row is more chinense. Here, on the right are the 7 plants I got from 96Strat. Those plants are doing great! I wish I gave them a little more room, but they are doing fine anyways. The plant with the purple leaves is the BBG7 Mamp.

Fourth row is more chinense. Here are the plants I picked up from CCN and from Piedmont farms. At the end of this row and the previous rows are other chinense that I grew from seed. They are just starting to look good.

Fifth row is the baccatum. These plants have really seen a recovery. I planted some horrible looking plants in this row and now they all look good. The Aji Penecs in the front are from the same source that the Aji White Lightening Bolts were discovered. The pods so far appear white but unfortunately, the shape is more Aji Penec than lightening bolt.

Sixth row is annuums. These plants are doing really great as well. The Bonnie plants all look great and the ones that I grew from seed are starting to flower up.

Here is more of a closeup where the Jalafuego is on the right, a Serrano on the left and a Shishito in the foreground.

Last row is more annuums followed by a mix of stuff. You can see a Super Chile on the right that is producing. The red pepper in front is actually a ripe Masquerade.

In this row is a Tepin x Lemon Drop F4. Just about ripe. Many more pods on that plant.

And the whole garden shot

Thanks for stopping by.

moruga welder · Jun 28, 2017

Looking good bro ! Once the weather warms up and stabilizes it'll be a jungle ! :party:

bpiela said:
Late updates. Garden is heading in the right direction. Things are growing and are green. I planted as much as I could in the garden so the plants are close together. They seem to not mind it.

This is my first update of the entire garden. There are 7 rows of peppers only.

First row is just a mix of different pepper types. I have a Tabasco up front from Bonnies followed by 2 Angkor Sunrises that I grew from seed.

Second row in is pretty much all of the plants I bought from Refining Fire Chiles. A couple that are refusing to grow, but altogether they are growing and buds are forming. I do have a pod on one of the Foodarama Red Scotch Bonnet that is not visible in this pic.

Third row is more chinense. Here, on the right are the 7 plants I got from Plantguy. Those plants are doing great! I wish I gave them a little more room, but they are doing fine anyways. The plant with the purple leaves is the BBG7 Mamp.

Fourth row is more chinense. Here are the plants I picked up from CCN and from Piedmont farms. At the end of this row and the previous rows are other chinense that I grew from seed. They are just starting to look good.

Fifth row is the baccatum. These plants have really seen a recovery. I planted some horrible looking plants in this row and now they all look good. The Aji Penecs in the front are from the same source that the Aji White Lightening Bolts were discovered. The pods so far appear white but unfortunately, the shape is more Aji Penec than lightening bolt.

Sixth row is annuums. These plants are doing really great as well. The Bonnie plants all look great and the ones that I grew from seed are starting to flower up.

Here is more of a closeup where the Jalafuego is on the right, a Serrano on the left and a Shishito in the foreground.

Last row is more annuums followed by a mix of stuff. You can see a Super Chile on the right that is producing. The red pepper in front is actually a ripe Masquerade.

In this row is a Tepin x Lemon Drop F4. Just about ripe. Many more pods on that plant.

And the whole garden shot

Thanks for stopping by.

peppamang · Jun 29, 2017

Looking great!!! Awesome. How is the straw on top working out for you? Does it keep the water in and the soil cooler? I've used perlite for that purpose but straw is probably 10x cheaper.

Superhot Sim · Jun 29, 2017

Plants have recovered well Ben and looking super healthy and podding up nicely for you.
Really glad you hung in there few months back.
Going to be epic growing both sides of the kind.
Happy gardening buddy.

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karoo · Jun 29, 2017

Looking good , nice pepper patch!

bpiela · Jun 29, 2017

peppamang said:
Looking great!!! Awesome. How is the straw on top working out for you? Does it keep the water in and the soil cooler? I've used perlite for that purpose but straw is probably 10x cheaper.

I like the straw. It does what you say, keeps water in and keeps the soil a little cooler. Like all mulch, it helps with the weeds. It does tend to need to be reapplied a few times during the season so I get extra. Then, I just dig it under at the end of the season. Very lightweight. I am happy with it.

Trident chilli · Jun 29, 2017

The phoenix has risen ... from nowhere Ben you have turned your grow around you have put in a lot of hard work soon you'll be rewarded with a bumper crop

Devv · Jun 30, 2017

Very impressive Ben!

I'm glad to see things doing so well

bpiela · Jul 3, 2017

Filed under the "learn something new every day", I thought some of my plants had a magnesium deficiency but after viewing a conversation stated by forum member lek, I learned that I have a mite infestation. Seems to be more prevalent on the annuums and baccatums. Those have been in the ground longer than the others. Here are some pics:

Here is a Relleno (annuum):

Here is a Bell of Gollu (annuum):

And here is a Malawi Picante (baccatum):

There is no escape from the pests for me. I have to battle them inside and outside. I picked up a few bottles of Miracle-Gro Nature's Care 3-in-1 Insect, Disease and Mite Control. I will hit these plants up every few days for a couple of weeks and see what the hay happens.

Devv · Jul 3, 2017

Hey Ben, use a magnifying glass to confirm your diagnosis.

That so much looks like sunburn. And of course I could be wrong. But my experience with mites has been a rust looking damage to the newest growth. Which looks fine in your pics.

How long have they been outside?

Just food for thought...

Wiriwiri · Jul 4, 2017

Hope its not mites Ben...I agree with Scott,it does look like sunburn from here

I noted a few of my seedlings had similar coloring
during a mini heat early June, wave lasting 3 days of 90+ degrees..& affected leaves look like those on your plants...
Hope that's what it is...as I know how the bugs have affected your plants in a MAJOR way...

stickman · Jul 4, 2017

Confirming with a magnifying glass seems like a good idea Ben. I'm not sure what magnification though... Probably a jeweler's loupe. I need 30x to see Aphid nymphs and Mites are much smaller. Looking good otherwise. Have a happy 4th!

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bpiela · Jul 4, 2017

I appreciate the good thoughts but it does appear to be mites. Here is a pic of the underside of one of the leaves:

One of those black spots moved while I was looking at it, so looks like it is confirmed mites. I sprayed yesterday and then magically last night we had one of those rain storms roll through that the weather man didn't predict. So, I will be spraying again today.

Otherwise, I am happy with the other plants. They are all a nice deep green, so something is right.

Superhot Sim · Jul 5, 2017

Hows the Carrot Jolokia coming along Ben , is it setting bud/flowers yet ..all plants looking good buddy. Seasons warming up nicely now .

bpiela · Jul 5, 2017

No buds yet but looking fine. I will post a pic later.