Hellfire Farm 2022

Time to get ready for 2022!
Hybird Commercial/personal glog I suppose, I'll track everything.

Preparing the starter area today & Sunday. Super-hots get started next week.

Plastic is to protect the lights on the shelves below from possible drips while watering. The boxes are warming mats, something new I'm trying this year.

Super-hots get started next week:

• Carolina Reaper - 490
• Bhut Jolokia - 490
• Habanero - 280
• Yellow Reaper - 100
• Dragon's Breath - 70
• Habanada - 105
• "Where's the Heat" habanero - 100 (first year trial)

I include the habanada with the super-hots because it's growth habit is similar - slow to germinate and slow to grow at first.

Big Jim, Sahuaro Anaheim, Serrano Tampiqueno, Poblano Carranza for myself getting started in about a month.

Big expansion this year from last, now that I have all the details down finally!

I know it's not a lot of variety - maybe you guys can suggest some new stuff for me to try.

 

[HellfireFarm]

Nice glog. Im curious to know how you use the potassium nitrate. What ratio do you use? Thanks in advance.

I soak the seeds overnight in a solution of 1tsp per quart. Only chinense though - the annuums germinate easily enough.

 

[HellfireFarm]

Field prep! Getting things ready for planting out soon as frost danger is clear.

Tilled and hilled

 

[Mildfruit]

Might be a stupid question, but how does one plant so many plants into the field? Is it done manually or do you have a fancy machine?

 

[HellfireFarm]

Might be a stupid question, but how does one plant so many plants into the field? Is it done manually or do you have a fancy machine?

Very long days on my knees, at least at this point. There are some easier ways but they're not economical for my operation yet. Fortunately the soil is soft enough it's pretty easy to plant.

 

[HellfireFarm]

Getting close to plant-out. More field prep, getting irrigation set up. Will add pics when it's done.

 

[Mildfruit]

Getting close to plant-out. More field prep, getting irrigation set up. Will add pics when it's done.

We wish your knees good luck

 

[HellfireFarm]

Finished up the irrigation setup. 16 rows with drip irrigation - that's for the peppers, the rest of the field is sprinklers for some other crops.

 

[HellfireFarm]

Row covers this weekend, to help with weed and moisture control. Almost ready for plant-out!

 

[PaulG]

Impressive, @HellfireFarm! Can't wait to see
those rows of green, then a dense jungle!

 

[HellfireFarm]

Not exactly farm & pepper biz, but I scooped my compost pile into the new strawberry beds today. It looks darker in person, and is very rich. Plenty of earthworms too.

 

[HellfireFarm]

Started plant-out today! Chinenses first, then annuums.

4 rows down (600 peppers) 7 to go...

 

[MarcV]

You must have pain in the back now!

 

[HellfireFarm]

You must have pain in the back now!

Back, front, left, right, top, bottom...

 

[HellfireFarm]

Took a bit of a break - all the early starts are out, waiting a bit for the later starts to be ready. Some of them are ready now but I passed on planting yesterday since it was pretty chilly. Why take the chance of that big of a shock? Going to try for Wednesday.

 

[HellfireFarm]

Long break from updates here - been busy with market stuff! Got out the late starts too, everything is looking good.

Habaneros and Reapers:

Out weeding today, starting to see flowers on some plants!

 

[PaulG]

Wow, just wow.

That is a very impressive array of plants, HF!
In a few months you won't be a able to see
the ground!

 

[HellfireFarm]

They're coming!

Time Bomb cherry peppers, got several setting already. Jalapenos and some others have blooms.

 

[HellfireFarm]

Filling in more

Flowers and buds pretty much on everything except the superhots. Cayennes coming in

 

[HellfireFarm]

Been a crazy couple weeks! I've got fruit set on almost everything now

Cherry (these are surprisingly hot)

Reaper

Rainbow Cayenne (came as mix of different color plants)

Anaheims (Sahuaro)

Jalapeno "Fooled You" (no heat)

And these guys

Tomorrow is first day at the market with fresh peppers!

 

[PaulG]

Looks like you are knocking at the
pearly gates of pod heaven, HFF!