Devv's 2014- Stick a fork in me, I'm done....

Time for the 2014 start...
 
Many of these plants were made possible by the generous people of the THP sending me seeds and pods Thanks!
 
I'm looking forward to warmer weather and dirt day!
 
I have a bunch of seeds started, and plants at all the stages.
 
Here's the grow bench, a T8 x4 on top and T5 x4 on the bottom, as you can see it's loaded.
 

 
Top rack:

 
Bottom rack:

 
I like starting the seeds in Jiffy Pellets, as soon as they stand up I trim the mesh off and plant them 1/2" proud in a pot, or in this case a cup.
 
Red Rocotto the lonely Pube..

 
A few plants living under the T5, I'm super impressed with this light!
 
Choc Hab
 

 
Bhut x Y7 x Choc Bhut Douglah-Spicegeist
 

 
 
Bhut x Y7 F2-Spicegeist

 
 
Yellow Cardi- Jamie

 
 
Choc Scorp-Ramon

 
Peach Bhut- Annie

 
 
 
Going to do some tilling will post more later

 

[Jeff H]

 
 
LB bought some and cooked it with cracked pepper, garlic and butter. I'm like where have you been! I've been missing out! It was never offered it as a kid, and the other day LB said what about Asparagus? To be planted this weekend!
 
 

 
Good luck on the asparagus. Love that stuff, but hold your nose later. 

 

[Devv]

 
Good luck on the asparagus. Love that stuff, but hold your nose later. 

Hmmm...
 
Does that mean it has bean qualities?

 

[maximumcapsicum]

Got to get some of those goodies in the dirt. 
 
Okay Scott, pic withdrawal is coming on.

 

[Trippa]

Hmmm...
 
Does that mean it has bean qualifies?

Not that exit ... Tends to make your pee smell pretty rank!! Thanks to sulphur metabolites I believe

 

[maximumcapsicum]

That's true. But it turns out the stink only gets in some folks pee, or only some folks are able to smell it.

 

[Jeff H]

Hmmm...
 
Does that mean it has bean qualities?

 
Nope. Trippa nailed it. 
 

That's true. But it turns out the stink only gets in some folks pee, or only some folks are able to smell it.

 
 
Interesting. Didn't know that. 

 

[stickman]

Alright, onions, potatoes and asparagus ready to hit the dirt!

 

[Devv]

Got to get some of those goodies in the dirt. 
 
Okay Scott, pic withdrawal is coming on.

OK
 
When I get back from taking LB food shopping. It's 25° and ice stormed last night, here in Tejas when it does that we wait until it's above freezing to go anywhere. I don't need some yahoo plowing into me that doesn't understand icy conditions. The news is showing ice related wrecks everywhere. And stupid me didn't drain the outside water, it froze, first time in 25 years.   Going to turn the outside valve off and wait, and hope...
 

Not that exit ... Tends to make your pee smell pretty rank!! Thanks to sulphur metabolites I believe

 

That's true. But it turns out the stink only gets in some folks pee, or only some folks are able to smell it.

 

 
Nope. Trippa nailed it. 
 
 
 
Interesting. Didn't know that. 

Hmmm, interesting, but didn't notice that. Maybe I'm one of the lucky ones...
 

Alright, onions, potatoes and asparagus ready to hit the dirt!

Yeah baby!
 
Looks like some tilling and planting Saturday, may till later if it gets a little nicer out.

 

[Penny]

Ah tilling and planting......I cant wait!!!

 

[maximumcapsicum]

Yeah thermometer read 8 this morning. So much for hotlanta! I need to go back to Delhi.

 

[Devv]

Ah tilling and planting......I cant wait!!!

I can plant the cold weather stuff, but we're still 4 to 6 weeks away from tomatoes and peppers. I am going to try a row cover experiment this year to see if it helps things out...
 

Yeah thermometer read 8 this morning. So much for hotlanta! I need to go back to Delhi.

Now that's cold! That's the main reason we're down here, cuz it's warmer...
 
Been here in Devine 25 years, only second time we've had ice on trees...

 

[Penny]

Those pictures are pretty...crazy but pretty.

 

[Devv]

Those pictures are pretty...crazy but pretty.

It's rare deal to see ice around here for sure, but I love the look of the ice on the trees.
 
I grew up in NY, and some of the ice storms we had there just destroyed the trees.

 

[stc3248]

Were you there for the miracle snow for Christmas...heck that wasn't that long ago...2004/2005 i THINK??? It also snowed back in the mid '80s. We got about 6" of the stuff down in Carrizo...
 
Pretty nuts! Glad you didn't push them out too early this year!
 
Found some pics...Christmas morning '04 Aransas Pass, Tx.

 

 

[Devv]

I've seen snow flakes one time here, Halloween 1990, snowed for about 10 minutes.  I was in Magnolia, Texas for the '85 snow, that happened overnight, and was more like frozen rain there. It didn't snow here that time Carrizo got all that snow, we felt robbed...LOL
 
Last year on New Years eve. my son took his family north until they found snow, he went all the way to Colorado..LOL His kids loved it...
 
I guess today is a slow warm up, 9AM and still 26°

 

[stickman]

I can plant the cold weather stuff, but we're still 4 to 6 weeks away from tomatoes and peppers. I am going to try a row cover experiment this year to see if it helps things out...
 
Now that's cold! That's the main reason we're down here, cuz it's warmer...
 
Been here in Devine 25 years, only second time we've had ice on trees...

 
Good luck with the row cover experiment Scott... boy the ice in the trees sure is purty when it's back-lit by the sun...

 

[Devv]

Shane that pics just popped, really pretty when it snows.
 
The last time I saw snow like that was an early snow in NY, like 25 years ago. I was there for my sisters wedding. The reason I remember it was I grabbed a hand full and rubbed it in my older brothers face, the one that used to half drown me and my younger brother when we went to the beach...still brings a smile to my face..LOL
 
 

 
Good luck with the row cover experiment Scott... boy the ice in the trees sure is purty when it's back-lit by the sun...

Rick I bought a 12x100' roll of 4mil clear plastic yesterday. I can get the 1/2" PVC locally

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Ice is the worst.  I heard on the TV that Texas got hit with ice.  If it gets bad it always breaks down trees here and I hate losing my trees.
 
Good luck!!!

 

[Devv]

Ice is the worst.  I heard on the TV that Texas got hit with ice.  If it gets bad it always breaks down trees here and I hate losing my trees.
 
Good luck!!!

We did OK here, Thanks for the good vibes! LB and I both had off.....stock show is in town. They always close so the kids can show their animals.
 
I was worried about my son, he had to work and it was 23° in Seguin, with a lot more ice than we had.
 
Last night was crazy, the wind blew really hard, the trees sounded like the surf. It was misting and light rain, it was coming down almost horizontally, I guess that's why I didn't go turn off and drain the outside water....I turned it off this AM and tomorrow I'll look for cracks and leaks.
 
Trying to free up some freezer space, so I pulled two bags out. Mainly JA Habs, a few orange and Caribbean Reds.

 
Wound up with just under 2LB's, added 4% salt and gonna let them stew for 45 days or so...

 
When they're ready I going to use Rick's Red Hab recipe to finish them up.

 

[stickman]

Rick I bought a 12x100' roll of 4mil clear plastic yesterday. I can get the 1/2" PVC locally

 
Excellent! Did you get a roll of black poly to use for plastic mulch too? It's a crucial piece of the passive solar part of the experiment.
 

Trying to free up some freezer space, so I pulled two bags out. Mainly JA Habs, a few orange and Caribbean Reds.

When they're ready I going to use Rick's Red Hab recipe to finish them up.

 
Gee, I never tried to make my red Hab sauce with fermented peppers... let me know how it comes out for you, would you?