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CMPMAN1974's 2011 Growing Log - Started 1/29/11

Well, I finally got motivated and dropped some seeds in my 162 count plug tray this afternoon. Filled up 100 of the spaces. It's always so hard to narrow anything down. I've got the seed tray on a heating mat calibrated to 86 degrees. Sowing so many individual varieties is always one huge chore. I kind of envy people like AJ planting 100 of the same variety.

I sowed a lot of C. chinenses, some wild bird types, and wild praetermissums and a few other wild species. There is nothing very common on this years' list. lol. :) Tons of strange super hot cross attempts from people. At least I've got a solid system now as far as spreadsheets and tracking.

I wish I had acres to grow all I want. I could really get carried away!

I'll start the Annuums and Baccatums in early March. I'm cutting way, way back on Rocotos. I struggled last year to get them to produce (well ripen) on time. I'm not a quitter by any means though. :)

I will be pretty much growing 100% in the ground this season. I don't feel like spending money on soil this year. I built three more 4' x 12' raised beds last Fall to add some growing space. I should be fine.

Chris
 
Time for an update.....

RAISED BED #1
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RAISED BED #2
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RAISED BED #3
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RAISED BED #5
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DORSET NAGA VIOLA - AISPES (C. chin)

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PIMENTA TIGER - AISPES (C. chin)

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PIMENTA ELISA - AISPES (C. chin)

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7 POT CHIGUANAS - STRAIN 1 - ML (C. chin)

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Lots of varieties I don't know yet and beautiful pics of the plants as always. Good luck the rest of the year hoping for perfect chili growing weather for many of these varieties to survive extinction. You are a vital link in finding and sharing many very cool peppers, thanks for the growlog pics. :)
 
WoW
realy nice plants dude!
this "BIQUINHO IRECENA" where did you get the seeds?? i'm very curious about this variety!
 
CGN 21500 (C. frut)

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ARMAGEDDON - ONE OF 915RIVER's C. Chin CROSSES - OMG - WHAT A STEM THICKNESS!!! - VERY NEAT

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HARDNECK GARLIC AREA

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Very impesive Chris beautiful garden,save me same seeds of Armageddon in case I loose the seeds from my hybrid, didn't plat those this year. :)
 
From a friend residing in Brazil not on this forum. He seems to collect a lot of native Brazilian varieties and sends me them occasionally. :)

915River, of course I'll save you seeds from your hybrid.

My soil is not as sandy as it looks. I have a neighbor who had a lot of extra sand lying around. I wheelbarrowed some over to my raised beds. The peppers LOVE sand in the soil it seems. It helps drainage too. The entire soil composition is little sand relative to other materials like compost, peat moss, etc.

Chris

WoW
realy nice plants dude!
this "BIQUINHO IRECENA" where did you get the seeds?? i'm very curious about this variety!
 
Thanks my friend!
I ask because I live in IrecĂȘ and have a biquinho variety in the forest near my city( Chapada diamantina)...
sooo the name biquinho irecena is very sugestive :D
 
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