DesertChris' High Desert Extreme Gardening Glog

Pulpiteer · Mar 23, 2013

DesertChris said:
These will be the last seeds I sow!!

This I will believe when I see

Glad the seeds are popping up for you! That's a ton of cups and plants in those pics!

DesertChris · Mar 24, 2013

Pulpiteer said:
This I will believe when I see

Glad the seeds are popping up for you! That's a ton of cups and plants in those pics!

Hahahaha, they have to be the last round, i'm running out of room on the porch!
Plus no room in the germ trays!
and running out of time too, they need to be big enough to survive at plant out time

Plus there are the gazillion other food crop seeds I am going to have to sow directly in the ground.

And garden spot preparations to accomplish

That made me tired just thinking and typing it...lol

And then there is the plant/seedling count already at 752 +/-
with at least 500-600 pepper seeds still in the germ trays......

stc3248 · Mar 24, 2013

C'mon...just one more seed!

DesertChris · Mar 24, 2013

stc3248 said:
C'mon...just one more seed!

LOL, well with the 3 packs of seeds from Joe, there will be more than one more sown, but that will be it!!

(Unless something spectacular is offered to me, then I may or may not sow another seed...lol)

Let me just say that I am actually not looking for any more pepper seeds!!

Spicegeist · Mar 24, 2013

There's always 2014...

DesertChris · Mar 24, 2013

Spicegeist said:
There's always 2014...

EXACTLY!!

and I have my eyes on a few desired varieties for 2014 already

DesertChris · Mar 24, 2013

Woke up to a couple surprises

WooHoo!! The first Red Bhut from pepperlover.com is hooking

after 5 days

And, I can't believe it, after 10 days, I seriously can't believe this....

ONE of those shabby looking seeds from India via Canada is apparently hooking.
So out of 200+ seeds, I sowed 178 that didn't look "burned", and one has actually popped.
1/178......I am completely shocked....

At this point, that one seed that popped would be a $13 seedling (cost of seeds+jiffy pellets), but if more defy the odds and germinate, that cost figure will drop......

DesertChris · Mar 24, 2013

Well.....I can hardly believe it....now there are 3 of those India via Canada seeds hooking ???
They looked so terrible, I really am shocked even 1 popped, and now there are 3 ???

I guess it's true, "Don't judge a book by its cover (or a seed...lol)"

Gotrox · Mar 24, 2013

Damn.
That looks too much like a full time job.

And I though I was a bit strange for having a load of lights, a couple of hydro's, bottles of ferts, pesticide,ph adjusters,meters,timers---did I forget anything-----probably.

All for 50 seedlings and 5 overwinters I won't even be able to get into the dirt till June.

DesertChris · Mar 24, 2013

Gotrox said:
Damn.
That looks too much like a full time job.

And I though I was a bit strange for having a load of lights, a couple of hydro's, bottles of ferts, pesticide,ph adjusters,meters,timers---did I forget anything-----probably.

All for 50 seedlings and 5 overwinters I won't even be able to get into the dirt till June.

Well..... I do work at home

So, it is easy to water etc. when needed

DesertChris · Mar 24, 2013

And now there are 7 "Canadian Express" "Red Bhut" hooks popping.....
I guess I have to eat my words at some point.
Well, as long as they grow Red Bhuts that is....

Oh, and up to 7 popped Red BrainStrain seeds also, from Pulpiteer!
Woohoo!!

Spicegeist · Mar 24, 2013

DesertChris said:
EXACTLY!! and I have my eyes on a few desired varieties for 2014 already

I'm getting there myself. I just started my last seeds, but think I will cut myself off until 2014. Unless I feel I need to start some over the summer, which I may actually do.. I have an F2 I'd like to get started with the F3...

DesertChris · Mar 24, 2013

Spicegeist said:
I'm getting there myself. I just started my last seeds, but think I will cut myself off until 2014. Unless I feel I need to start some over the summer, which I may actually do.. I have an F2 I'd like to get started with the F3...

Hahaha, please don't give me any ideas!! Just kidding.
But I will likely start a few things in the fall, when it is still warm, then put em under lights during the winter, and maybe get some winter pods.
Definately want to do some fall cloning for the winter too.

Sawyer · Mar 24, 2013

DesertChris said:
And now there are 7 "Canadian Express" "Red Bhut" hooks popping.....
I guess I have to eat my words at some point.
Well, as long as they grow Red Bhuts that is....

It will be interesting to see how those perform. Assuming they really are red bhuts, they should be (may be) genetically closer to the original landrace than some of the varieties making the rounds.

DesertChris · Mar 24, 2013

Sawyer said:
It will be interesting to see how those perform. Assuming they really are red bhuts, they should be (may be) genetically closer to the original landrace than some of the varieties making the rounds.

I had that same thought.
If they are indeed imported from there, and are indeed Red Bhuts, they should be as true as could ever be.
And I will have a ton of plants from Ed's seeds he sent, and also plants grown from pepperlover too.

This could be quite interesting to see the results and compare them all......in several months...LOL

stc3248 · Mar 25, 2013

Hope they grow true brotha...I was at the local nursery down here in Poway and they had Bhuts (red and yellow) and Fataliis out. Last year I picked up a Barrackpore from them. They only had a few though. You should let them know you're about to have about 150 extras you'll sell them! HAHAHA

Sawyer · Mar 25, 2013

stc3248 said:
Hope they grow true brotha...I was at the local nursery down here in Poway and they had Bhuts (red and yellow) and Fataliis out. Last year I picked up a Barrackpore from them. They only had a few though. You should let them know you're about to have about 150 extras you'll sell them! HAHAHA

How much were they selling for?

DesertChris · Mar 25, 2013

stc3248 said:
Hope they grow true brotha...I was at the local nursery down here in Poway and they had Bhuts (red and yellow) and Fataliis out. Last year I picked up a Barrackpore from them. They only had a few though. You should let them know you're about to have about 150 extras you'll sell them! HAHAHA

Hahaha...... nope....they are mine...all mine......

I'm not even sure people around here would buy.anything fun and interesting.
This place is like the wallyworld brainwashed mecca......
When I asked the one "real nursery" about buying bhut seeds or plants last year, they looked at me like I was from outer space. Or was it that they thought I was talking from out of my bhut?
Either way, I left disappointed....

I am just going to have to set up a roadside pepper/tomato stand in the driveway during harvest time...lol

Also, if this goes well this year, for next year I have the perfect name for the next grow/glog.....
"2014 in 2014"

DesertChris · Mar 25, 2013

OK, the Bhut update....

The "Canadian Express" Red Bhuts are at 12/178 now....So I guess it wasn't a fluke.... (2 weeks)

The second round of Ed's Reds are poppin now, 6 hooks this morning. (at 6 days)

Pepperlover/Judy's bhuts are hooking too (after 6 days)
7 Red
3 White
2 Purple
None of the other varieties yet, but it is early on still.

Also, White Habaneros are starting to hook too

WalkGood · Mar 25, 2013

Chris, I know I’m late to the party but I had actually read a few pages, thought I had commented and realized today that I had not … better late than never I say

It had been a while since I read the first few pages, so I decided to start at the beginning again, wow sounds like both you and Gotrox are challenged by your environments but seems to me if these guys can do it in Chicago, Canada, North Pole and 5k above sea level in JA you’ll do it too ^_^

So I’ll post a few notes from my read:

Hmm “CARPETBOMBING” sounds like Carl’s “Borg Sowing” to me
Great start mon!
Nice shadow picture of you next to your recycled table, nice table to boot!
If your goats are anything like the one’s I’ve encountered in the Bahamas or Jamaica, I fear for dem peppers in the goat pen
Nice joke on last garden’s season picture, you got me scratching my head there a minute, hehehe
Wow between the 93 seedlings, hooks and everything else you got going it’s going to be a rewarding year!
I wasn’t surprised to read one of dem bugs on your Datil stems, mine have been nothing but bug magnets :/ I’ve gifted 5 already and have only 2 Datil’s left, even considering gifting these as I’ve already offered them up to a friend.
Ha what a surprise from the Aji Joe Surprise via Stupidjerk, first one I’ve ever seen like that.
Helmetheads, yea me too but I was luck only 4 and IIRC they were saved ^_^ well at least 3 of 4, can’t recall. 2 I removed and 2 I reburied and one came up clean, can’t recall if I saved the last one or not … but that’s life I guess … but I’ve never had one of those that grew the cots grew thru the helmet. I thought helmets are produced by not deep enough planting, oh and never had them on matoes yet.
Whoa an additional 108 bhuts with a total of 208 additional peppers sowed …
Love dem sunset pics!
Will be very cool to see new pics as last years with an oasis of peppers & veggies in that dry looking desert, great job!
Man you certainly run a lot of trays in and out daily, have you thought of building a cart with wheels you can pull out and in?
Certainly cool neighbors you have dam all dem extra seeds ordered, sounds great!
All out of “Like This” I’ll have to hit your glog early tomorrow or later when THP gives me more so don’t be surprised. I also have to finish up from page 9, been at it too long now and I’ll finish up later but great stuff and enjoying da read!