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Guru's Garden - Traveling the World in Search of Peppers

Just starting this glog now so it's one less thing to do in a few months when I'm knee deep in compost and getting things in the ground.
 
Not much to report at the moment. Strains yet to be determined, but I'll probably end up growing too many like always...lol
 
 
Only thing that's going on right now is a clean back patio and the chickens doing their part turning over my compost pile on the daily. Intersted in seeing how the soil microbes appreciate the added chicken poop!
 
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Hope everyone has had a decent winter so far and here's to happy germination!
 
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EDIT UPDATE: This glog has turned into an ongoing overwintering, greenhouse and soil building how-to!
 
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JoeFish said:
Ok, one more question... What's the burning for? Ok and another one lol... What do you read I want to learn more about your style.
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The burning is just for a "light" addition of FREE lime, calcium and potassium. Unburned leaves are actually better, over time, as a decomposing matter for the soil. This is just an additive for the two years of leave mulching that was done to the area prior.
 
haha .. I read just about anything really. The most important lesson (from any book/literature) is to listen to the plants, know your soil and adjust accordingly. It sounds like a blanket statement but then again I'm no cultivation author! :drunk:
 
OK. Second tray has been setup. I added: Yellow Bhut, Original Bhut from the Assam riverside, Gold Bullet, and Fatalii! This tray also has my absinthe garden seeds in it. Anise, Fennel, and both Wormwood types :)
 
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Updated grow list now includes:
Cali Wonder Bell
Orange Bell
Sweet Banana
Tennyson's Jalepeno (Extreme Corking)
Cayenne
Holy Mole Pepper
Bishops Crown
Rooster Spur
White Hot Hab
White Bullet Hab
Yellow 7 Pot
Hoyt Saxton's Pumpkin Hab
MOA Jamaican Scotch Bonnet
GROWDOWN Aji Chuncho
Yellow Bhut
Assam riverside Bhut
Gold Bullet
Fatalii
 
Hey, Guru.
If, you are into A. absinthe. Check arouund the nurseries for Parfum de Eithopia.
Looks like a refined A.absinthe with a strong sweet smell of Absinthe x Sweet Annie.
Those absinthes germ best sown in little tight clusters.of seeds touching each other.
 
Mystery bag cracked me up. I've yet to try tea, and I think I could afford the setup. Don't know why I didn't last year either. I think I have a mental block on fermenting stuff after effing it up before.

Also beautiful yard and fowl.
 
Portuge said:
Oh nice, its time to get a lil foamy up in there... I could use a bucket or two of that rabbit goodness for my garden...
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Rabbit manure is really nice. Most any manure is better composted, but the rabbit stuff can generally be used fresh out the rabbit! Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and many minerals, lots of micro-nutrients, plus many other beneficial trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, boron, zinc, manganese, sulfur, copper, and cobalt etc...
 
Peptacular said:
Mystery bag cracked me up. I've yet to try tea, and I think I could afford the setup. Don't know why I didn't last year either. I think I have a mental block on fermenting stuff after effing it up before.

Also beautiful yard and fowl.
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I didn't aerate this batch but its not a bad idea to do so! This just got water, broken down and used as a soil drench :)
 
Pepper-Guru said:
Rabbit manure is really nice. Most any manure is better composted, but the rabbit stuff can generally be used fresh out the rabbit! Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and many minerals, lots of micro-nutrients, plus many other beneficial trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, boron, zinc, manganese, sulfur, copper, and cobalt etc...
 
I didn't aerate this batch but its not a bad idea to do so! This just got water, broken down and used as a soil drench :)
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Well that sounds simple enough. I don't have any rabbits though. Per se. I had plenty taking just one bite from every just ripened tomato last year. It'd ruffle my feathers much less if they'd just finish the ones they start and leave me a couple. I've got a long hair cat living on my front porch now so I'm hoping that will solve my bunny problems, hair perimeter and all.

Now I'm rambling. Looking forward to pod porn as good as last year! Cheers!
 
Peptacular said:
Well that sounds simple enough. I don't have any rabbits though. Per se. I had plenty taking just one bite from every just ripened tomato last year. It'd ruffle my feathers much less if they'd just finish the ones they start and leave me a couple. I've got a long hair cat living on my front porch now so I'm hoping that will solve my bunny problems, hair perimeter and all.

Now I'm rambling. Looking forward to pod porn as good as last year! Cheers!
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Just capture them,
 
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Start your own, manure production and potential tasty food supply. A dear friend of mine was harvesting his rabbits the other day when I visited and allowed me to take a bucket full. I imagine rabbits are my next project at this point. It's really nice having some type of constant soil buidler/food thats perpetual and essentially free.
 
As most of you know already, I write and play guitar for the alternative rock band VotiV, out of Atlanta, Ga. Lots of you told me to keep you updated on the album so here it is:
 
We've decided to go with Kickstarter for the printing of the album packages. Most of the fans wanted a physical, printed album package and this is a great way to get people involved. We have lots of awesome reward packes to suppliment the record. Check out the kickstarter page, watch our promo video and of course, feel free to pledge and share!
 
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1532631945/votiv-debut-rock-album-limited-edition-exclusive-c
 
On the garden side of things: update coming soon!
 
I just filled my bucket up to bring some home. I took about 3 cups of rabbit droppings into a gallon of water, left it out in the hot sun, and used as a soil drench on the seedlings. Ill use the rest throughout spring on the seedlings in their containers until they go in the ground.
 
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