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Devv's 2015 - 16, Life is good!

Well here we go again!
 
I just got finished planting seeds for 70 plants. Scaling back a bit this year; last year was a lot of work! That and I have to do more than garden this season ;)
 
My apologies as I can't remember shit where I got all the seeds from. Some were harvested from pods some I saved, and some were sent to me. I can say this 99% originated from the most generous THP members!
 
Without further ado, here's the 2015 list:
 
Red 7 Pot Lava: Mikey
Black Thai        : Mikey
Yellow Jonah  : Mikey
Jack’s Choc Superhot: Mikey
Red Bhutlah   : Mikey
Tepin x Lemmon drop
Pimenta Lisa : Stefan
Brazilian Starfish
Bell
Poblano
Billy Biker
Jalapeno
Jimmy Nardello
Bishops Crown
Sweet Hungarian Paprika
Bahamian Goat
Urfa Biber
Jelly Bean White Hab
Jigsaw
Nagabrain F4
Numex Jalamundo
Cream Fatalii
Isabella Island Hab: Jim
Cherry Bomb: Jim
Moa
Kurt’s
JA Habs
White Bhut
Anaheim
Jigsaw
Burgundy
Ma Wiri wiri: Jim
Pepperdew: Jim
Pimenta De Padron: Jim
Wild tepin: Jim
Jigsaw
Six secrets from Stefan
Orange Primo: Mikey
Choc Bhutlah
Scotch Bonnet x Indian Red
Red Lava: Mikey
White Hab
Naga King: Rick
BOC: Rick
 
I leaned more towards peppers my wife can eat. After all she helped me quite a bit, I might as well grow some for her ;)
 
Last season was a challenge regarding what was what. I eventually figured them out, but was not happy with the confusion. And yeah, I'm easily confused.
 
Here's a pic of the 70 starters:
 
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Trying something different, the Jiffy's are numbered and will be entered into a spreadsheet. As they pop, they will go into the solo cups with permanent marker to label them.
 
This year I'm starting things in the converted hunting room (man cave?). LB wanted the extra bedroom back ;)  The room is part of the shop; 24x8 and insulated. It's been rather nasty for the last 4 or 5 days, damp and temps below 52°, but it was 68° in there a few minutes ago. Also I'm trying a heating mat to help with germination, which was abysmal IMHO last year.
 
Anyone who knows how I fly, knows I like to grow in the dirt. I have a few in containers from last season, but they just don't do as well.
 
I put a ton (literally) of work into the soil since the start of last season.
 
I feel soil preparation is the key to success:
 
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I tilled in over 24 yards of RCW and 10 yards of shredded leaves after pulling the plants in the fall.
 
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I then planted Crimson Clover and Rye as a cover crop, this pic is from 2 weeks ago..
 
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The area I planted the cover crop in is 2,300 to 2,500 square feet. Half is framed for sunshade. A must in the 100% summer sun the garden gets. There's some Comfrey of the left ;)
 
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Dec. 6th I tilled in the whole shootin' match. I waited too long. But I do like it when it darkens up. This is what it looks like after 2 2" deep passes. If you wait too long the roots form a sod, this makes for a bad day of tilling. I got this far and decided to call it. Shiner time!

Once I'm sure most is dead and wont come back when I water crop 2 goes in.
 
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On 12-10

The grass on top has dried, and rain is forecast through Sunday (yeah right), so I tilled again. It brought up the grass from below and now the garden looks like last Sunday. I went a couple of notches deeper this time to break up more of the roots. I spread rye seed and watered for 45 minutes. It should come up quickly as the weather is warm for a week or more. 50's-70's.
 
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This is the garden today, the second cover crop is just coming up. And I have to prep an area for onions, which hit the dirt January 15th. The rest gets tilled in at the end of the month.
 
I fly out of here tomorrow afternoon, and won't be back until a week from now. So I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
 
 
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thirdcoasttx said:
Scott I'm not going to lie I just had an eyegasm looking at those tamales. They look amazing and nothing beats home made tamales well done.
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MeatHead1313 said:
Those tamales look amazing Scott! Much better than the mass produced frozen stuff we get here. Bet the taste is out of this world!
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Thanks!
 
I posted that because last season we were talking Tamales on Jamie's glog, and we've been wanting to make them. The recipe is from Alice's Mom, who's from Mexico, and it's just plain killer. I would recommend making a half sized batch, as we spent 6.5 hours today making them. But dang they eat good! I sure hope some of "Yall make them!
 
thirdcoasttx said:
Last night was not only new years eve but my old man's birthday and his neighbor brought bacon wrapped venison tamales. I don't even know how to describe the party my taste buds were having.
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Now that sounds good!
 
And say Happy B-Day to the old man <--I resemble that remark...LOL
 
When Alice and LB used to make Tamales together we would stew down 10lb of Venison and Alice would bring the Pork, it was then mixed.
 
Those Tamales look very tasty........I don't envy all the work that went into those, but I can see it was all worth the while.
 
Soil prep looks great , nice and clean rows. Betcha can't wait to get the 1st plants in the ground.
 
Best of luck with the 2015 season !
 
Mmmmmm tamales, one of the few benefits of working in foodservice in Texas almost exclusively with Hispanic coworkers. Plus if you make more than you can eat you can freeze em and reheat later. Good on y'all for doing em up right Devv!
 
Scott, you're gonna have to start a Flog too!
 
...and, GO BUCKEYES (I know it has nothing to do with THP, but the game is just about to start)
 
PIC 1 said:
Those Tamales look very tasty........I don't envy all the work that went into those, but I can see it was all worth the while.
 
Soil prep looks great , nice and clean rows. Betcha can't wait to get the 1st plants in the ground.
 
Best of luck with the 2015 season !
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Thanks Greg!
 
Tamales are really big down here and are mas tasty!
 
 
East Texas Heat said:
Mmmmmm tamales, one of the few benefits of working in foodservice in Texas almost exclusively with Hispanic coworkers. Plus if you make more than you can eat you can freeze em and reheat later. Good on y'all for doing em up right Devv!
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Thanks Bruce!
 
LB and I moved to Tejas in 1978; although we miss the East coast cuisine, we have most definitely embraced the local fare ;)
 
 
cone9 said:
Scott, you're gonna have to start a Flog too!
 
...and, GO BUCKEYES (I know it has nothing to do with THP, but the game is just about to start)
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LOL, I struggle to keep up in the glog section ;)
 
Well 44 for 70 in 12 days isn't too bad; sure beats last year!
 
Funny thing, I had saved the Jiffy pellets from last year that the seeds never germed in and decided to reuse them for the tomato seeds. Just in case some old pepper seeds germed. I knew I wouldn't have any pepper plant mix ups. Well the old seeds are popping. Go figure ;)
 
Love me some Tamales, but I can't have them too often... :eh:  Yours look delish Scott! :drooling:
 
The garden looks great too! I love that lush green look it had just before you tilled it under. Man... planting onions already... you got me officially jealous. ;)
 
Man oh man Scitt, there I was looking a my and reading all your garden and soil love and then you throw this tamales at us. That's just not right bro but I bet they were mighty tasty :) I'm loving what your doing with the cover crops and all. It's a lot of work but well worth it to grow and replenish the soil and the soul.

Peace be with you and a Happy New Grow Year!
 
stickman said:
Love me some Tamales, but I can't have them too often... :eh:  Yours look delish Scott! :drooling:
 
The garden looks great too! I love that lush green look it had just before you tilled it under. Man... planting onions already... you got me officially jealous. ;)
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Thanks Rick!
 
Those Tamales will last us a long time, I'm in the same boat, they taste great, but are a bit rich. But I'd rather get the calories from them versus cake ;)
 
Onions go in the ground in 2 weeks!
 
 
RocketMan said:
Man oh man Scitt, there I was looking a my and reading all your garden and soil love and then you throw this tamales at us. That's just not right bro but I bet they were mighty tasty :) I'm loving what your doing with the cover crops and all. It's a lot of work but well worth it to grow and replenish the soil and the soul.

Peace be with you and a Happy New Grow Year!
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Thanks Bill!
 
That Tamale recipe is a real keeper! We were pleased that they came out exactly the same as when Alice mixed the ingredients.
 
"It's a lot of work but well worth it to grow and replenish the soil and the soul." Well said! I just love being outside "doing something", even if it's stacking wood.
 
Last night we were watching a movie and my wife thought she heard thunder. In January? Well she was correct. Nothing on radar, but it was just like a spring storm and we got an inch of rain. Can't beat that!
 
We brought everything inside that we could lift. It's supposed to freeze 3 mornings this week :confused:
 
I've always heard people mention tamales, I guess on tv, but I've never known what they were. I don't think its something we have over here.
They look really good, I bet they taste good too! Maybe I'll try making them one day.
 
Your plants are coming along nicely, the bed too. Good work dude
 
PaulS said:
I've always heard people mention tamales, I guess on tv, but I've never known what they were. I don't think its something we have over here.
They look really good, I bet they taste good too! Maybe I'll try making them one day.
 
Your plants are coming along nicely, the bed too. Good work dude
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Thanks Paul!
 
I was born in NY and lived there until a month before I turned 20, never heard of a Tamale before that. I try most anything, except raw fish. And it wasn't long before I tasted Tamales. They're a quite heavy food, but very tasty. The Masa (Google it) might be the hard thing to find in your locale. Here in Devine it's really easy to find. I would start out with a 25% recipe to see if you like them....
 
 
PaulG said:
That is some sick soil prep, Scott!  That stuff is worth it's weight in gold after your labors   :cool:
 
The tamales are even sicker!   :drooling:  :drooling:  :drooling:
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Thanks Paul!
 
I'm hoping the soil works well this season!
 
I hope a few peeps actually make them, the recipe is fantastic!
 
Man, the glog is off to an awesome start! I love the soil prep - nice work on the cover crops.  I want to do more with cover crops as I'm reading and hearing a lot of positive stuff about them.  And then the food... oh my... Looking so good!
 
Devv said:
 
Thanks Paul!
 
I was born in NY and lived there until a month before I turned 20, never heard of a Tamale before that. I try most anything, except raw fish. And it wasn't long before I tasted Tamales. They're a quite heavy food, but very tasty. The Masa (Google it) might be the hard thing to find in your locale. Here in Devine it's really easy to find. I would start out with a 25% recipe to see if you like them....
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I'm with you on the raw fish, I hate it.
I'd like to give this recipe a go I'm always up for cooking something new
 
Scott,
 
So evnvious of your long grow season, good to see your of to a good start with the soil prep and hopefully you can get a source for more leaves. I'm taking notes and I hope to add some more leaves in the spring to mine as well, THP member "catherinew" has been a very helpful source getting leaves for me. Also, wanted to mention that when I was over at her garden last season I noticed she had peices of old carpet down on her pathways for keeping the weeds down, Ive never had a garden big enough to worry about keeping the weeds down but thought this idea was brilliant, I may have to give it a try this year if i can find some remnants on craigslist.
 
I will also give ya a big thumbs up on the tamales! They look damn tasty, I have never made them before because was a little sketchy on the whole process.  Thanks for the tutorial, with it I may have to give them a go.
 
Man, that tamale essay pushed me over the edge. I just gotta try making a batch --now that my freezer's getting a little room in it.
That soil looks good enough eat! It just don't look like Tejas anymore :D. 
Ahi Tuna. A  light searing with a cold center- wasabi until you cry. I could eat my weight in it. You gotta try it. Raw oysters too for that matter ;)
Good to see some little ones popping.
 
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