stickman said:
Most excellent Scott! Everything's already looking greener and healthier in this round of pics...
Nice score on the shade cloth, and tasty looking pie too.
I'm really wanting you to get enough Kapija peppers this year to make Ajvar... I bet it'd be the perfect accompaniment to the perfect pizza crust instead of tomato sauce.
Thanks Rick!
They're starting! Should I freeze them so I have enough later on?
OCD Chilehead said:
Looking forward to the recipes. The garden looks amazing. Thinking about shade cloth as well this year. It gets pretty hot. My plant thrived in the shade last year. Thanks for the updates and good luck.
Thanks OCD!
Going to work on the sauce again this weekend. I've used shade cloth the last two seasons, it's a blessing here. The plants grow so much better and no scalding of peppers or tomatoes.
maximumcapsicum said:
Sounds great Scott? Whenabouts will you have to put the shade up? What ferts you hitting them with?
Hi Adam,
I'm hitting them with a mix of foliar and watering applications, I use 1oz. of Hasta Gro, 1 TBL. of Calmag, and 1oz. Seaweed extract to 2.5 gals water. Which is less than 50% solution. I could water every time with this weak mix. I cut that in half for the foliar. That's for now until I get a baseline going. Shade goes up when temps stay close to 90°.
Pulpiteer said:
Man those garden shots look great! We've just got to the point up here where most of the snow is melted, so those shots of a planted garden look awesome! Great set up - and good work getting that mulch down!
Thanks Andy!
The hard parts are almost done, a little more mulching and cleaning up and it's just water weed and pick.
In that new place yet?
jedisushi06 said:
when do you put the shade cloth up?
Shade cloth goes up when temps hit 90's, I'm hoping that's 6 weeks!
romy6 said:
Wowza Scotty.
I am oh so envious of your operation.
I may never show my sad little container garden again
Looking superblicious
Thanks Jamie!
You're one of the ones that going me going with all this madness
Got quite a few plants out there with your name on them! Thanks for sending!
Nothing wrong with container growing my friend, I'm still trying to get that down, and will have more in pots this season. We just happened to fall into this place 25 years ago, the boss wanted it and it was when land was cheap around here.
capsidadburn said:
+1 What Jamie said! Looks like a fantastic dreamy place to be Scott!
Thanks Mike!
Both you and Jamie have grows to be admired for sure!
KiNGDeNNiZ said:
Wow. Looks great. As for the funky reapers I have a few growing but my nemesis from last year killed them all. Still have some seeds and will try again. Your plot looks great. Can't wait to see more updates. As for the MoA. Ya. Been some issues with pod shape. PM me
Thanks Denniz!
Been working on the garden off and on for 25 years, poured some time and money the last few years, hoping it does well this season. I have the mother Funky in the dirt again, and it's looking healthy, so I'll plenty of seeds. I'll get with you this weekend.
Jeff H said:
I'll just jump on the bandwagon with everyone else. Looks real nice.
The new irrigation lines should help keep everything more evenly watered. You'll need it down in that heat. In this part of the country, irrigation is only essential for about the month of Aug, and maybe some of July. Other than that, we usually get enough rain for any in ground plants.
Thanks Jeff!
Irrigation is a must here. I've watered on Sunday and yesterday, hoping to stretch times out after the plants establish their roots in the soil. Rain, I just wish we could get back to how it was 25-30 years ago. We need the El nino to have decent rains here. Also if Africa is raining we tend not to.
PIC 1 said:
Meticulous setup you have there Scott. Very clean and organized....hopefully the work load is downhill for you. It was probably back breaking to get it where you have it...but well worth while !
The pepper plants are still adjusting to the new surroundings. Have you sprayed any epsom salts on them ? If after hitting them with the Nitro and if the new growth also appears pale then I'd foliar spray....much faster aborption.
The bubbling cheezy pie looks delish...I'd dive into that so fast I'd burn the roof of my mouth....that's just how it is......ha
Tweaking a pizza sauce ?.....if going old school and making the red sauce on the stove top, make it in advance. The adjustments are easier accomplished when it's at room temp. Anise and/or Fennel powder will pick up the traditional flavor.....slso layering the shredded cheese with some dried Italian herbs will give the pie another level of goodness.
Checking this glog out sikes me up to get a move on some outdoor chores.
Thanks Greg!
The work load for now is lightening, which is good I need to clean the place up. Fired up the lawn mower today, and ate some dust
Yes they're just starting to perk up. They were nice and dark green when I planted, I think when I flooded the ditches any nutes in the potting soil leached down. I haven't given them any Epson salt yet, I know I need to. I have been hitting them with less than 50% solutions of Calmag, Hasta Gro, and Seaweed extract, both foliar and in watering. Going slow but more often until I see positive results. One can't take back too much ferts. The new growth which is just starting is darker.
You know how many times I fried the roof of my mouth as a kid? Probably as many times as you did.
As for the sauce actually our existing recipe for sauce was better, LB wanted to follow through with the recipe, and we didn't have time to punch it up this go round. We're trying to copy what we ate as kids and on visits to Long Island, the recipe hit the crust perfect. We like a thin crust that you have to fold and the tip sags (getting hungry) and the edges are tasty and springy, not crunchy and hard, not mushy. It calls for proofing the dough in the fridge for 3 days versus a warm area.
Being outside is my favorite place to be, and I have the sun damage to prove it! Nowadays it's straw hats sunscreen and long sleeve shirts.
Thanks for reading!
