Devv-2017-Having a good time in the dirt

Another season has come and gone. Time to start a new one!
 
Although I did already a few weeks ago . After last years dismal (late) start I jumped in a bit early to insure I could have viable plants come dirt day. I can always cut them back, if I need to. I have to compile a list yet, but I'm growing the full spectrum. Sweets, to supers, based upon what we will actually use. Most of my list is to make LB happy; I'm really glad to see her infuse peppers in more and more dishes. Can't beat that when the wife takes interest
 

 
Not the best pic; but the shelf is being sketchy, and I don't need all the babies bouncing off the floor.
 
Good luck to all this season

 

[Devv]

Impressive as usual! Poblanos look so delicious that i can barely stand my hunger (meh, i'm on a diet again, except that i'm training much more now).
Btw poor Charli, how did he do that?

 
Thanks Giancarlo,
 
I live on a diet, or I would be 400lbs! I love to eat, so it's small portions and exercise (lots); this way I can hog out once in a while
 
As for Charli, it's a she . She will chase down anything that gets inside the fenced yard. Now why a porcupine would enter a yard with 3 dogs is beyond me. A trip to the vet and us being $142.00 poorer did the trick...
 

 

[Devv]

Always good to catch up with your glog Scott ... chilli and rice rellenos looks really nice ... thanks for the recipes

 

Thanks John!
 
It's a recipe worth making IMHO we'll get 8 meals from it. And, it's better once it's been put up and made again.
 
Please say prayers for those in the path of yet another monster storm headed to hit the mainland. I have 5 family members living in the Myrtle Beach to Murrells Inlet area. I called them all last night. Mom lives on the second road off the ocean on a thin strip of land that only supports a 4 house deep area of homes between the ocean and the inlet..really scary! Although my prayers are for all involved. This storm needs to turn and go back out to sea!

 

[Devv]

First off: Prayers go out to those affected by yet another massive storm hitting the areas from the Caribbean to the US. God bless.
 
I haven't posted much lately, mainly because after all the heat and then the 6"s of rain in one week the plants are looking a bit rough. A few JA Habs continue to straggle in and the Annuums just continue to produce, although the pods are rather small. Bhut we are getting pods   And for that I'm thankful!
 

 

 
This Large Orange Thai is productive and loves it here in deep South Texas.
 

 
Leaf Footed Leaf Hoppers, they sting the produce, and we're loaded with them. They hit in late mater season and have camped out ever since. Aside from planting plants to lure them away; anyone know how to kill them with hurting the plants or using a poison?
 

 
This Pube is a ???? The marker is gone and my guess is as good as yours. It's the only one that is doing well in full sun. Hopefully the flowers will yield pods, and then I can sort it out
 

 
This JA Hab will load up and throw some pods, pretty quick I hope
 

 
The row now looks like like one huge (non producing) plant...LOL They do have flowers and the temps are mucho better
 
Oh, the old towel there is for aesthetic purposes, funny how one notices such things after the pics have been taken
 

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Garden looks amazing. Those plants are fantastic looking. Great haul.

Take care and have a great week.

 

[Devv]

Thanks Chuck!
 
We've had a week of really nice weather. Now it's supposed to get warmer for a bit but then we should be good. The plants are large, healthy, and will put tons of pods on. I do have the P. Dreadies, and that nice mild Scotchbrain isolated.
 
I'm  hoping your plants do some bhut kicking for you!

 

[Devv]

 

 
Still doing some pulling, 99% are Annuums. The Chinense are just starting to flower. We have a pretty short spring, moving into brutal summer weather here all to quickly. The cool thing is once the temps get around mostly 90-93° the plants kick in again. By then they're a good sized plant and production is outstanding.
 

 
 
This pube in full sun is as happy as a plant can get
 

 
Pleased to see this on the JA Hab, it's ready to load up.
 

 
One of the other JA Habs
 

 
Growdown plant. I'm 6'3"s; eye level shot. Now that the 100's are done it's setting nicely.
 

 

 
 
This Gochu has a fair amount of pods on it. It's been a decent producer all season.
 

 
 
Scotchbrain, ready to rock. It's just starting to get ready to flower.
 

 
P. Dreadie's, they too are ready to flower, plenty of buds on the plants. I'm keeping them away from the rest of the peppers.

 

[tsurrie]

You have some monster plants there Scott. Just love seein those "trees"...
And some.very nice pods in those harvests... Congrats!

 

[stickman]

You and Chuck are poised on the edge of a major explosion of pods... I hope the stars are in alignment for you guys and you get the colossal harvest your plants are promising!
I'm glad the Gochu was a good producer for you through the summer. It should do even better for you now things are cooling down. Cheers!

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[karoo]

Great harvest and plants , I like to see those big plants.
That giant Aji lemon will reward you in the next few weeks.
Do you have enough time left?

 

[Devv]

You have some monster plants there Scott. Just love seein those "trees"...
And some.very nice pods in those harvests... Congrats!

 
Thanks Uros!
 
It's time for some production from those gals! The weather is finally getting right
 

 

[Devv]

You and Chuck are poised on the edge of a major explosion of pods... I hope the stars are in alignment for you guys and you get the colossal harvest your plants are promising!
I'm glad the Gochu was a good producer for you through the summer. It should do even better for you now things are cooling down. Cheers!

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Thanks Rick!
 
I really hope Chuck's garden produces for him!
 
I'm already good for most of the pods but would love some more bonnets
 

 

[Devv]

Great harvest and plants , I like to see those big plants.
That giant Aji lemon will reward you in the next few weeks.
Do you have enough time left?

 
Thanks!
 
I have roughly 90-110 days if the weather does what it does every year. My fingers are crossed!
 

 

[karoo]

 
Thanks!
 
I have roughly 90-110 days if the weather does what it does every year. My fingers are crossed!
 

Sounds like our weather down here.
Frosty cold winter for two months , JulyAugust.
Short Spring , September.
Hot to VERY hot summer , Oct- March .
Mild Autumn for two months , April -June . Peak harvest time.
Biggest mistake I made last season was giving up to soon.

 

[Devv]

Sounds like our weather down here.
Frosty cold winter for two months , JulyAugust.
Short Spring , September.
Hot to VERY hot summer , Oct- March .
Mild Autumn for two months , April -June . Peak harvest time.
Biggest mistake I made last season was giving up to soon.

 
Seems just like us , but 6 months off our schedule. January and February are the potential cold months. Usually we have really nice weather during those 2 months, bad days with highs of 4.4° and lows of -2° to -3° as a rule. They last on average 3 days. Sometimes it's colder but not often. We had only a few cold fronts last year. Most days we see 23-26° as the highs, of course the temps vary some from that, both up and down. I was pulling fruit in early January last year, and was starting my seeds too!
 
I'm going to start the spring grow a month earlier next season. If it goes like the last few I'm going to move towards a fall grow for the chinense type peppers.
 

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Awesome looking plants. Good haul as well.

That Growdown plant is amazing. Mine is about the same height, but not as bushy. Actually compared to that, not bushy at all. LOL!
Nice job.

Looks like things are turning around for you. Next year will be better. That ground of yours is getting better by the season. Can't wait to see the soil test. Give it time. I'm going to test after the plants do there thing. Maybe November. That will give me time to add some goodies before Spring. I'm hoping the green house keeps it warm enough so I can till. I'll test again in the Spring.

I need to till a spot for my garlic this week. I don't have any garlic. LOL! But I will hit up a couple stores and see what they have, or I'll order some off the internet. I have a good spot for them.

Looking good my friend. Keep up the good work. You and Ricks glogs are always a treat.

 

[stettoman]

Good looking show you got going on, Scott! Now, it looks like I may get some of your Urfa Bibers to harvest. I was reading up on them, but haven't found any recipes that use them any other way than cured, dried and ground.
 
Have you eaten them fresh? stuffed & baked? Or would I just be fine drying and grinding them myself?

 

[Devv]

Awesome looking plants. Good haul as well.

That Growdown plant is amazing. Mine is about the same height, but not as bushy. Actually compared to that, not bushy at all. LOL!
Nice job.

Looks like things are turning around for you. Next year will be better. That ground of yours is getting better by the season. Can't wait to see the soil test. Give it time. I'm going to test after the plants do there thing. Maybe November. That will give me time to add some goodies before Spring. I'm hoping the green house keeps it warm enough so I can till. I'll test again in the Spring.

I need to till a spot for my garlic this week. I don't have any garlic. LOL! But I will hit up a couple stores and see what they have, or I'll order some off the internet. I have a good spot for them.

Looking good my friend. Keep up the good work. You and Ricks glogs are always a treat.

 
Thanks Chuck!
 
Been rather embarrassed with the GD plants production so far, but I feel it's been the heat. Right now it's in load up mode  
 
I have the paperwork to send the soil out. I just need to take the samples and get them in the mail.
 
My garlic went in this last weekend. I just planted store bought, as in, I bought it at the grocery store. I've done this before with great results. Just buy heads with nice large cloves. My grow last year failed, first time ever, so they're in a new spot that drains better.
 
I also have the onion seeds going for the Jan15th dirt day on them. As well as my cool weather grow going.
 

 

[Devv]

Good looking show you got going on, Scott! Now, it looks like I may get some of your Urfa Bibers to harvest. I was reading up on them, but haven't found any recipes that use them any other way than cured, dried and ground.
 
Have you eaten them fresh? stuffed & baked? Or would I just be fine drying and grinding them myself?

 
Thanks Eric!
 
We stuff them (poppers, cheese and bacon) and make powder with them. Here the spring and fall are for poppers, summer (small) pods go into the kitchen sink powder made from everything
 
This came in the mail yesterday from Frank:
 

 
These will hit the flats in early December. Thanks Frank!
 

 
Today's haul, Large Orange Thai peppers we got! Still battling the Leaf Footed Leaf Hoppers. You can see a few the damaged, the green spots are the sting marks. Most of these go into a powder
 

 

 

[stickman]

Nice haul of orange Thais Scott! Good on ya for getting the onions and garlic planting ready... I'm of two minds about planting garlic this fall. With my limited space it hardly seems worth it. I only planted it last fall to encourage the little pepper fly bastiges to move on. I miss my poblanos, chimayos and jals. [emoji53]
I'm betting your first soil test will be an eye-opener. I know mine was. The best time to do it is after you put the garden to bed for the winter. That way you can fill all the nutritional holes made by this growing season and start the next topped up. Then when you test next fall you'll have an accurate idea of what your plants need for the year.

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[Devv]

Nice haul of orange Thais Scott! Good on ya for getting the onions and garlic planting ready... I'm of two minds about planting garlic this fall. With my limited space it hardly seems worth it. I only planted it last fall to encourage the little pepper fly bastiges to move on. I miss my poblanos, chimayos and jals. [emoji53]
I'm betting your first soil test will be an eye-opener. I know mine was. The best time to do it is after you put the garden to bed for the winter. That way you can fill all the nutritional holes made by this growing season and start the next topped up. Then when you test next fall you'll have an accurate idea of what your plants need for the year.

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Thanks Rick!
 
The garlic is in the dirt and the onions are in 18x5" long pots about 5"s deep. They hit the dirt in mid January. Both are cheap enough to purchase if space is an issue. But I just like to grow them
 
I'm waiting like you said, until I put the garden to bed, then the soil samples go out. But if it cools down nicely I may do it sooner. This year will be a rough test; as I have so many different zones going. But I'll get an idea   I'm expecting high ph levels, and hoping the rest is close. I'm in the process of making dedicated pathways and beds, and going no till. I already started using the broadfork for the fall plantings. It's quite a bit more work but in the long run it should pay off. I've had no problem getting all 13.5"s of the forks into the soil. I first rake all the rcw down to where it's just powder before using the broadfork. I no longer want it to break down in the soil but go in from the top as it decomposes.
 

 
This is what we did this evening. Funny how I feel a burn most everywhere...LOL. We packed rice in cheesecloth and placed in it each bag.
 

 
We got some bonus showers the last 2 evenings after 23 days of dry, dry weather. I've been reading that quite a few you are wishing for the "Indian summer". 'Yall can have mine, it's been back in the mid 90's the last 2 weeks, and supposed to go "normal" (85°) after tomorrow. The only good thing is the highs came and went rather quickly due to the time of year and the plants didn't seem to mind despite the sunshades being pulled.
 
This rainbow looked so close I felt like hunting down that pot of gold, but I'd rather hit the lottery. Call me lazy
 
Happy Friday!