glog Dr. Scoville Glog 2025

Hi all,

To start this Glog first this years list. 15 plant i try to overwinter yet half of them are more likely dying than thriving. anyway on newyears day i will start sowing the chinense. next to come in febuary. Have a good one and may 2025 be the year all aphids kill themselfs before the try to eat your chiliplants

 

[Doctor Scoville]

Today started hardening off my two left over 2024 plants Vulcain and Peito di Moca. Vulcain is still hanging on by a thread but some direct sunlight should help. Fingers Crossed.

Next week night temps will be round 8 degree Celsius so thing are looking up. First up after the OW will be the Rocoto's. After that its time to let all chili hell break loose

 

[Doctor Scoville]

Update:

the over-fertilizing symptoms have not progressed. Things are looking fine.

Most of the plants at his point are about 5 inch tall. some over 10 inch.
i've been picking buds all over the place so its really getting time to move them outside.
maybe next year start the anuums 2 weeks later.

This week is a cloudy one, so the Rocoto's are outside during the day. Tomorrow i leave then outside during the night. if all goes well i will plant them on Friday. The OW has had a few hours in the cold. Maybe leave it outside during the weekend.

This weekend start hardening off the bunch. next week will be cloudy too and a bit on the cold side. seems like a good time to prepare the plants without too many direct sunlight. I'm still in doubt on spaying clay.

all in all i think this season off to a good start, can't wait to get them all in the big pots and start to lay the drip lines.

have a good one all.

 

[Doctor Scoville]

Planted the Rocoto's

Little weird shaped but i think they will be fine. Never grown these before so i'm not sure what they will look like.
These are in 6 gallon pots so plenty of room to show me what the can do. Next weekend is game on with the rest.

 

[CaneDog]

They look well-poised for the season, doc. I bet that mulch will go a long way toward keeping them happy as things heat up. I should do that more often. No doubt they'll power through that little bit of funkiness up top with improving weather and rooting in. It's a challenge to always have them looking perfect and still meet good timelines, especially with short seasons like ours.

 

[Doctor Scoville]

Thnx CaneDog.

i'm trying mulch for the first time. This one is a coconut fiber brick. around here the cost about $1,50 and afther soaking they cover about 3 square feet. Downside i hear is snails like to hide in there. but we'll see. "note to self: refurbish snailgun"

 

[ahayastani]

Thnx CaneDog.

i'm trying mulch for the first time. This one is a coconut fiber brick. around here the cost about $1,50 and afther soaking they cover about 3 square feet. Downside i hear is snails like to hide in there. but we'll see. "note to self: refurbish snailgun"

Snails like mulch, although not necessarily coco coir. Google returns me hits claiming snails don't like coco coir - I have personally no experience, there are few snails here anyway. But before, I used those blue granules (metaldehyde laced with malt) if the snails caused too much plant loss.

 

[Downriver]

You can also use copper rings to keep snails/slugs off your plants. You can BUY THEM, or simply get a piece of copper sheeting or pipe, and make your own.

 

[Doctor Scoville]

I like a family snail hunt once a week.

More importantly:


Next Saturday is planting day
Night temps are up, wind is low, sunshine is medium. Lets GO GO GO

 

[Doctor Scoville]

I could not contain my self and got all plants planted

it has been two hours in full sun and accept a litte taco-ing all is well.
4 seedlings await their new home in a couple of weeks but accept these its done..

the small pots contail 3 different flowers to attract insects. The others are all chilies.

afther the weekend i start boosting fertilization.

have a good one.

 

[CaneDog]

Wow! What a nice pepper garden. Looks like spring already!

 

[Doctor Scoville]

Update:
All is well. a little bit of snail damage and some sun sculd but new growth is on doing fine. bud are forming. Awaiting the first flower.

 

[NJChilehead]

Never grown these before so i'm not sure what they will look like.

Cage them!! Mine were huge last year. The only two that I grew that you have listed are Ecuadorian Red PFH and de Seda. Ecuadorian Red PFH creeps along and then when the weather is right, it explodes into a huge plant with a beautiful, weeping, vining habit. Mine got so unruly last year that I had to stick it in an Adirondack Chair. The branches of de Seda are more firm and will fan out into a very wide plant (5+ feet wide). I made the mistake of not caging mine last year and training them properly and they were a bit of a pain in the end. I will say that both taste good but the Ecuadorian Red PFH, if fully ripened, are very special. Some friends and I went out for pizza a few weeks ago and I brought three types of pickled peppers to the restaurant: Scotch Bonnet (yellow), Jamaican Hot Chocolate, and Ecuadorian Red PFH and at least two of them liked the Ecuadorian Red PFH the best. That's saying a lot, considering how good the other two are.

Good luck!

 

[Doctor Scoville]

thnx NJChilehead.

I have been thinking of doing this. First im planning of laying a dripline. My yard is situated south-west so in summer it gets full sun. Maybe need to move the plants around on the hottest days. It can get into the 40 degrees Celsius back there.

After caging i think i might have trouble moving the plants with de drip line.

this makes me unsure at this point. Might be just poles and rope for the rocotos

Cheers.

 

[Doctor Scoville]

Update:

Yesterday the first flower opened of my Greek Pepperoni. I've isolated some bud here and there in ziplock bags to try and keep the seeds pure. I've ordered a bunch of organza mash baggies. when they arrive i can isolate some clusters of buds.

all plants are dooing fine although i feel the chinense have had a hit by the sun. next week im ordering some shade cloth.

Furthermore i finished the dripline so im finaly done with carrying water to the plants. This is my first dripline so im tweaking as i go.

Also installed mist nozzles. These will me most fun to turn on when some house guest wants to inspect the plants.

Cant hide i'm feeling a little proud of how this season is turning out so far. (yet there is not one chili yet, but this i ignore for now)

Until the next one.

Cheers

 

[NJChilehead]

Looking good!!

 

[Doctor Scoville]

Update:

Greek Peperoncini is leading the pack with lots of flowers en the first peppers forming

Massive stem on the Brazillian Starfish. Had to prune the old big leaves, they were getting destroyed by wind.

Fresno doing fine

Baumchili Orange is lacking a bit. To much nitrogen while inside made it suffer a bit. New growth is coming so no worries.

Umbatuba Cambuci on its way

Periciano Arancio, looking forward to the taste

Sugerrush Stripey with a bit of thrip curl but is under control

Carbonero is one of my favorites. Last year i got 2 pods, this year looking much better

My Padron is in a contest for the greatest produce with 7 other contenders. Had to prune the plant as well but no buds where lost.

This i hope of being a Peito di Moca, but it cal also be a Vulcain. Anyone got a clue?

Basket of Fire i will try to make a bonchi out of when the season is over

Aji Cereo is one of my favorites. not incredibly hot but instant heat like lightning. so much fun.

Cumari Pollux is a Peatermissum. Curious what it will be like. Hard to germinate but getting op to speed

besides this the rocoto's are doing fine. The Chinesne are falling behind. Next year must contain myself and keep them indoors to well into may. This week summer set in with day temperatures anywhere from 22 to 34 degrees C. The yard normally gets about 4 degrees ontop of that. So i think the plants may reach the clouds by early July.

lots more to tell about the other plants, but feel free to ask.

Have a good one.

Cheers.