first time committing to peppers

[tims77]

thought i'd be daring and throw up some pics

i have 90% of my peppers planted; waiting for some 2nd starts to harden off to fill the rest up

i have jalapenos and super chili from the nursery; the rest are all seed starts


guajillo, pasilla/chillaca, pulla, mulato isleno, sheepnose pimento, black congo, chocolate habs, 7 pot orange, ghost, devils tongue plus some flavorburst, carmen, padron and yankee bell


most are in the ground, i put 7 super hots in containers, too.....althoug i am in 6a, it can be unpredictable in the fall.....i should have plenty of time, but if any of the super hots decide to pull one of their 120-140 day routines, i have the relative ease of extending them a bit....although they've been going since feb, and i should be fine barring a freakish fall

a few pics from today.....how are things looking? i've been doing the garden thing for a few years, but i'll i have done for peppers in the past is bell, jalapenos, super chile, serrano, ancho, banana, carmen, etc from the nursery......first time with the super hots and mexican chiles

the container crew

7 pot orange

ghost

2 rows of super hots

peppers and tomatoes in the distance....

black congo

ghost....probably the best of the 8 or so

7 pot orange

some of the mexican crew

a few more.....


a random from peppermania

the whole main garden......garlic/onions and a 12 hill squash bed behind....

34 tomatoes......2/3 from seed....

 

[nee]

looking good there!

 

[SuperHot]

Nice!!

I grow mine in Vermont – another northerner.
Good luck!!

 

[mygrassisblue]

WHOA !! What a great garden ! Please keep us posted with a Grow Log aka Glog ! Are are planning on overwintering some of the Container Crew !?! From NC !

 

[hotpepperBarb]

These look great!!

 

[Portuge]

Yes indeed a well thought out garden.... Awesome garden you got right there... from Cali..

 

[meinchoh]

from Ohio! Plants are looking fantastic and that's a heckuva garden!!

 

[stickman]

Nice! I'm jealous of your space, but good luck this season.

 

[SanPatricio]

Greetings from North Carolina !

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[background=rgb(255, 244, 228)]WOW, great looking plants and a super garden. Your soil looks to be really rich![/background]
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[tims77]

thanks all.....i think everything is planted tonight

there's 4-5 mexicans i need to keep an eye on, but i have a ton already....if i lose themn, i'll grab some replacements from the nursery......they always have a pretty good selection of basic stuff

just need 19 more stakes for tomatoes....and have to plant a few more marigolds here and there, and another round of lettuce


gotta get a count on total peppers, somewhere +/- 80 in the ground....and 10 in containers (found 3 more random from peppermania that appear to be chinese?)

a few more pics...

sorry the garlic/onions look like hell....weed & feed scheduled for tomorrow!

san P - from the edge of the tomatoes towards the center of the garden for about 10' is brand new.....tilled the sod a bunch of times, covered with black plastic for a month......tilled the dead & rotting organics back into the soil, then tilled in a yard plus of seafood compost (another yard went in where the peppers are)

i've got a bit of clay......but i've been working compost, chopped leaves in the fall, etc to get it into pretty good shape

next year i'll probably add another 8' or so to bring the left edge even with the edge of the squash bed......a bit more room for some other stuff