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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.
 
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Top rack:
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Bottom rack:
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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..
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A few plants living under the T5, I'm super impressed with this light!
 
Choc Hab
 
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Bhut x Y7 x Choc Bhut Douglah-Spicegeist
 
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Bhut x Y7 F2-Spicegeist
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Yellow Cardi- Jamie
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Choc Scorp-Ramon
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Peach Bhut- Annie
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Going to do some tilling will post more later
 
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The BBQ and Smoker looks great. I imagine many meals made from them. We have welder's around here that make BBQ and Smokers out of that pipe they use for natural gas. Lots of natural gas production here. Seen one for sale the other day, it was 6ft tall and the add said once moved it's there forever. Had to laugh. Very cool that people are using the peppers, got some salsa out of it too.

Enjoy the rest of your week Scott.

Thanks for sharing
 
stickman said:
 
Interesting that you add citric acid to the salsa you've been making... is it for flavor or to preserve the color?
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It was in the recipe I received, and we use it because we get the exact same flavor as the sample jar we received. I'm sure it lowers the PH some as well ;)

OCD Chilehead said:
The BBQ and Smoker looks great. I imagine many meals made from them. We have welder's around here that make BBQ and Smokers out of that pipe they use for natural gas. Lots of natural gas production here. Seen one for sale the other day, it was 6ft tall and the add said once moved it's there forever. Had to laugh. Very cool that people are using the peppers, got some salsa out of it too.

Enjoy the rest of your week Scott.

Thanks for sharing
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 Thanks Chuck!
 
Yes sir! Lot's of food has passed through that pit in the last 15 years. It took 6 of us to get it off the trailer when it was delivered. And it's staying there for sure.
jedisushi06 said:
Yeah I'll send it to you when I get time
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Thanks Mikey!
 
Got a few pics, the garden is really suffering in this 100° heat. And so was I as I poked around and snapped a few and picked a few.
 
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First BB7, not quite ripe yet, but darn close!
 
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NagaBrain, hard to get a good shot in full sun.
 
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Tobaga Treasure, looking forward to tasting these.
 
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One of the last Jigsaw pods. I've been saving the seeds.
 
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RandyP sent me some pods and hot sauce! Those yellow pods are monsters!
 
I can't wait to try the sauces, and love the naming convention.
 
Thanks Randy!
 
     If I would have waited 2 more days,the motherload went ripe and I could have sent more of a variety.I was so excited to see the pods any color but green.Enjoy the sauce.The strawberry(f1) is a good starter for these bell pepper eaters up here. ;)
 
Nice pod porn Scott! Good on Randy for sharing the love too. :dance:
 
I'll certainly be waiting to hear your take on the Tobago Treasure... I'd like to grow one of the mild Chinense varieties next year, and as always, it's the one with the best flavor that gets my attention. :)
 
HillBilly Jeff said:
Nice pod shots.  Things are looking great.
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Thanks Jeff,
 
Sadly things are winding down here, it's been around 100° all week and the plants hate it. But I'm still happy with all the pods I've been able to harvest so far.
 
randyp said:
     If I would have waited 2 more days,the motherload went ripe and I could have sent more of a variety.I was so excited to see the pods any color but green.Enjoy the sauce.The strawberry(f1) is a good starter for these bell pepper eaters up here. ;)
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Randy,
 
I don't think you could have fit any more into the box!
 
Thanks again!
 
stickman said:
Nice pod porn Scott! Good on Randy for sharing the love too. :dance:
 
I'll certainly be waiting to hear your take on the Tobago Treasure... I'd like to grow one of the mild Chinense varieties next year, and as always, it's the one with the best flavor that gets my attention. :)
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Thanks Rick,
 
I'll be doing some tasting tomorrow, after the heat runs me back in the house ;) And saving seeds.
 
jedisushi06 said:
watch out those bbg7's are hot!
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I'm sure it will light me up!
 
Wish I had been able to get the BB7's going earlier. I got the seeds a bit late for my grow and went with them anyways. But we still have next year!
 
I was in the garden this morning watering, picking and taking down plants that either have no pods or a chance of producing pods before the Sept. 1st cut-off date. My observations regarding OW plants are for me, they're not worth the trouble. I had better production from first season plants this year.  However I will dig a few up and keep them until a freeze.
 
This is the largest plant in the garden, no pods on it. My gut tells me to dig this one up and bag it.
 
White Bhut, that sunshade over it is at about 6'.5"s
 
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It's about as wide as is tall.
 
Found this guy just a hangin'
 
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Not a pretty spider...where's Pia?
 
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The last big pull, I have some more out there but the numbers are dropping.
 
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And in closing Otis has the patience of a saint! Pudding just won't let him be.
 
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HillBilly Jeff said:
Another great pull and an awesome shot of your pups.  Enjoy your break.  How long until you're itching to put some seeds in the dirt though.
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Thanks Jeff,
 
It will be January when I start round one, round two will be started in early June for a fall crop. They did so much better last season after it cooled down, so I'm going to try this to see how it flies. Both grows will be smaller, and in different parts of the garden.
 
Scott, I must say, pulling the plug on September makes me really uncomfortable, I got quite a few plants that have no chance on puttin pods till the 1st.
Your post made me think to end of the season, I can't say it has been an outstanding one. I know I know, it will probably go till the end of October, still .. getting nervous as the end draws near.
Anyway, I agree on overwintering .. while it works fine for many people, I think it too much of trouble for me ... broadmites, aphids, too cold, not enough lights ... just to find out newly started plants are doing far better than the overwinters.
 
lucilanga said:
Scott, I must say, pulling the plug on September makes me really uncomfortable, I got quite a few plants that have no chance on puttin pods till the 1st.
Your post made me think to end of the season, I can't say it has been an outstanding one. I know I know, it will probably go till the end of October, still .. getting nervous as the end draws near.
Anyway, I agree on overwintering .. while it works fine for many people, I think it too much of trouble for me ... broadmites, aphids, too cold, not enough lights ... just to find out newly started plants are doing far better than the overwinters.
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Well my season started with the plants hitting the dirt in mid March, and they did "OK". If I ran them until December, I would be flat overloaded in pods. And I have enough already. The main thing is the soil reconstruction. One can't grow 9 months and expect to have the soil recover in 3. The idea (in my head) is for the soil to get better every year.
 
Looking good Scott. I agree, need to keep the soil happy. Happy soil = Happy plants. I hope next year your blessed with the favorable weather again. That makes a huge difference. Nothing like good ole rain. Another nice pull. Last picture made me smile. Thanks

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
 
Nice pull Scott! Sorry to hear you only have a few weeks left to your grow, but you're wise to plant a nutrient scavenging cover crop to prevent erosion and prepare for next season. Maybe you'd benefit from an even earlier start using IRT plastic mulch in addition to the low row cover, and laying a dripline under the plastic mulch before planting. I wonder why you had some plants that grew extremely well but had few to no pods... Do you think it was because the dry heat made them drop their flowers, or because there was too much Nitrogen in the soil? I've grown some chiles like the Aji Panca that don't do well here because of the short growing season. Maybe there are just some varieties that don't do well where you are because of local conditions.
 
Continued success my friend!
 
OCD Chilehead said:
Looking good Scott. I agree, need to keep the soil happy. Happy soil = Happy plants. I hope next year your blessed with the favorable weather again. That makes a huge difference. Nothing like good ole rain. Another nice pull. Last picture made me smile. Thanks

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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Thanks Chuck,
 
I'm a firm believer in feed the soil, it gets better every year if you keep after it. And yes the weather was much better than normal this season. Although right now it's murder to go outside after 11AM.
 
 
stickman said:
Nice pull Scott! Sorry to hear you only have a few weeks left to your grow, but you're wise to plant a nutrient scavenging cover crop to prevent erosion and prepare for next season. Maybe you'd benefit from an even earlier start using IRT plastic mulch in addition to the low row cover, and laying a dripline under the plastic mulch before planting. I wonder why you had some plants that grew extremely well but had few to no pods... Do you think it was because the dry heat made them drop their flowers, or because there was too much Nitrogen in the soil? I've grown some chiles like the Aji Panca that don't do well here because of the short growing season. Maybe there are just some varieties that don't do well where you are because of local conditions.
 
Continued success my friend!
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Thanks Rick,
 
I'm struggling for space! I'm going to try the IRT next season. I think the cold soil slowed things down early on.
 
I think the dry heat has the most influence on poor pod set. Too much nitrogen isn't an issue, I never get crazy with manure or nutes. None of the plants got that real dark green color. Last season the supers kicked in real nicely in October, which is why I'm going to try a late season with a few as an experiment. The Annuum's, Bac's, Hab's, and Bonnet's just don't let the heat slow them down. I'm also going to change gears some and grow more "eatable" peppers and less crazy hot ones. We just can't use them all.
 
randyp said:
   You cant get away from us that easy Scott....Just keep posting pictures of your compost pile or something.What will we do without our daily Dew entry? :P
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Hah!
 
I plan on digging quite a few up and running them in containers until the first killing freeze. I just have to get some Manzano's to set, and want more MoA's, Jimmy Nardello's, Kurt's and a few others. I'm just hell bent on dirt rehab, especially after seeing how poorly the plants grew in the area I didn't get to properly prep this last fall.
 
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