JJJessee said:
Pods look fantastic and so soon!!! And the plants don't look stressed in the slightest.
What's the secret?
Thanks 3J! No secrets here. Just letting them do there thing, abusing them when I can.
There are a few bummed plants. Mostly the ones hidden under canopy. I have some bacteria spot or a fungus attacking a few plants. I have removed all the infected leaves and topped them to prevent spreading each time I see it. Once a week or so anyway.
Can't wait to get them in the ground!
capsidadburn said:
Nice Pods Jason! Can't wait to see the jungle move outside! That is a cool cross idea. Best of luck.
Thanks Mike! Looks like the weekend before tax day is my dirt day, unless the forecast changes of course. All the overwinters are outside enjoy the warmth right now. Won't be long till they all are outside!
Thanks on the cross. I have taken pollen from everything with flowers, but only the PDN seem to have fertile pollen so far. Just put some Guam Boonie (annuum) pollen on a couple bbg7 flowers to see if it will take. So just trying to get flowers to set resulted in a few crosses.
Happy to have pods forming already!
annie57 said:
BG7 x PDN cross?
Color me impressed! (Inspired. I just did an Orange Thai or better put, happened by accident near hot banana pepper.) Dang, and pods too!! Yeah: cutting them back just makes them grow but makes them stockier. This is the prettiest grow I've seen! Did you save seeds from that Tab x chinense? I know Grant has one. Am trying one with King Naga this year, just for giggles. But nothing could top a Choc BG7!
Just one question on the hoops. How tall ya gonna make them to accommodate height and sheer size of your plants?
I mean, when the plastic comes off, since you had some pretty jack-bean-stalk plants last year, or do they just work around hoops?
Beautiful work, Jason!
Thank Annie!
Hopefully a beautiful cross she will be!
You would be proud. I finally took all the orange thais you sent me, combined with some Bali nagas, Thai hots (red and orange), and a couple random white and yellow pods, processed and have fermenting at the moment. My first ferment!
I now have six Tabasco crosses up. Planted a ton, but will be happy if only six come up. Looking forward to seeing what shows up with them being F2s. Really strange, but neat cooling plants last year. I have seen Grant's cross listed, but not anyone growing it. Would be cool to compare growth wise. I actually found a bag of them when I was going thru the freezer. Forgot I saved them with the reg Tabascos. I also got Jamison growing a few plants. Have a multi pod per node tobasco on mind. Need I say more?
The hoop structure stand just over five feet once assembled. This one is to go over a raised bed (4'x 8'), as a experimental test flight. I really want to build one over the garden. It's really not out of my reach. Can be done fairly inexpensive compare to buying one you assemble. Going to think that over this year.
Devv said:
Very nice Jason!
Pods already? They must really love you!
I too can't wait to see the dirt action.
Same thing happened to me with the hoops, set them up and it got warm on me. I don't think it got below 40° which is why I never put the black plastic out. I was always worried about the heat inside. I think I closed the sides twice, and on those days it warmed up so early I could have left them open. Just goes to show I could have used them earlier, and will next year with the black plastic. Still learning with them...
Keep doing what you're doing, a great start!
Thanks Scott!
Oh yeah Pods!
Of course I'm working for them. I'm a paint brushing fool every night trying to get more to set.
I already put in for a few days off to get the garden ready. A good and long extended weekend is the plan. Hoping to have plants in the ground by tax day!
Lol. I slacked for too long on the hoops. Atleast we will be prepared next year.
I am going to try to extend a few with mine this year when old man winter shows his face. At least the ones I can move around!
maximumcapsicum said:
Great update Jason! Yeah right after I got a couple plants in the dirt try raised the forecast temps. Like that luck, even if I was a week ruins where I wanted to be. It's all good nonetheless! Been so busy planting there hasn't been time for glogging!
The pods on the neyde look great! Can't wait to see what they do. You got a bunch of indoor pods going!
Thanks Adam. I neglected earlier to tell you that these are setting pods under one two bulb strip T5 high output. I have been impressed with these lamps since day one. The high output T5s are like small suns. Amazing what they can do!
Weather looks amazing for us!
Will have to watch the 8th, my daughter's 16th birthday, though. Says lows in the mid 30s up this side!
Also wanted to tell you that I have two roxas coming up.
romy6 said:
Wow J with such amazing plants I would just keep them inside away from the nasties of the outside world
Thank you Jamie! Lol! I wish I could keep them inside all year! That would take a glass house to get everything like I would want. And sometimes I throw stones. So that might not work out so well.
KiNGDeNNiZ said:
Plants look great. Waaaah pods already. And of all the pods bubblegum?!
Thanks Denniz. I kept cutting of each plant that bleed. Neglected them for a while, then stuck in some fox farm OF and they went off. It just worked out that my earliest starts, the PDN actually, opened some flowers so soon that I could get the bbg7s to set some pods. Can't wait to have a fresh bbg7 pod!
I have watch every DIY greenhouse thing I could find. Really might make a full scale one over part of my garden!
PIC 1 said:
Jason great progress, it's refreshing to see some unique crosses in the making. The plants are lush...you must have 2 green thumbs up !
Thanks Greg! Just letting the plants go.
I had a few crosses on mind that didn't take last year. Starting this year off with a few that do isn't a bad way to recoup.
Thanks for stopping by!
And a picture....taken tonight.
This is the only cross I got to take last year. My hush hush don't tell... Reaper cross.
First pod and with PDN pollen also.
Night everyone, past my bedtime times two.
Thanks for reading!
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