HillBilly Jeff's 2014 Adventure - Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

JJJessee · Mar 20, 2014

+ 1 on the poddage :dance:

He's almost big enough to fry!

You run a top notch jungle, Jeff.
Walleye are starting to run here. A buddy caught a 14" about a half mile from my house last week. They have to be 18" to keep in VA.
I'm not much of fisherman(I'd probably just get addicted) but we're going on a short paddling trip weekend after next and hope to get into some stripers.

And you're right about onions. They are a piece of work.
My pot of cippolinis that I up-potted are OK, but not stellar, I'll find a place for them some where. The next two pots of yellow onions aren't amounting to much; I might get a few scrawny starts from a whole packet of seed. I had some leftover seeds from fall of bunching onions. They might make some little starts. I think keepping them clipped makes them more manageable under artificial lights. Cooler temps might also keep them firm and stocky. I gonna do something different next year. Just glad I order starts to hedge my onion bet this year.

maximumcapsicum · Mar 21, 2014

Great pics HJeff! I need to make some sauce.

Always jealous of the indoor pods. Keep on growin'!

HillBilly Jeff · Mar 21, 2014

Finished potting up round two tray and it looks like I didn't need to do any germ trials behind the wood stove.

Out of the tray I planted the ones that didn't pop are:

2 cherry bomb
2 La Rouge
1 Jimmy
1 Giant Thai

That is not too bad out

2014 Grow List

HBJ (3rd Gen) (18 cells planted 01/11)(01/16 3 up)(01/17)(01/18 7 up)(01/19)(01/21)(01/22 1 HH DOA)(01/23)(01/30 DO DOA)(2 cells planted 03/01)(03/07)(03/07)

Goliath Jalapeno (3 cells planted 03/01)(03/07)(03/09)(03/10)
Purple Jalapeno (1 cell planted 03/01)(03/08)

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Bonda Ma Jacques (2 cells planted, 4 seeds 12/28) (2 cells replanted 01/13)(Several Seeds put in toweling to germ 01/21)(01/23 2 up)(01/24 1 up)
Harold St Barts (2 cells planted, 4 seeds 12/28) Hoping for 4 plants actually (01/09 1 up) (01/12 1 up)(01/18 3 potted up)
Chocolate Habanero (Over Winter Only) DOA
Mustard Habanero (1 cell planted, 2 seeds 12/28) (01/09 2 up)(01/18 two potted up)
Datil (Over Winter Only)
Paper Lantern (1 cell planted, 2 seeds 12/28) (01/09 2 up)(01/18 two potted up)
JA Habanero (1 cell planted, 2 seeds 12/28) (01/09 2 up)(01/18 two potted up)
West Indie Red Habanero (1 cell planted, 2 seeds 12/28) (01/09 1 up)(01/18 one potted up)
Peach Hab (1 cell planted 03/01)(03/14)
Yellow Hab (1 cell planted 03/01)(03/15)
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Cherry Bomb (3 cells planted 03/01)(03/07)
Big Bomb (3 cells planted 03/01)(03/12)(03/19)(03/20)
Inca Red Drop (1 cell planted 01/11)(01/24 1 up)
Budapest (3 cells planted 03/01)(03/08)(03/08)(03/09)
Biggie Chile (3 cells planted 03/01)(03/09)
Chenzo (1 cell planted 03/01)(03/06)
Hurrikan (1 cell planted 01/11)(01/23 1 up)
Pimeta De Neyde X (3 planted 12/15)(3 potted up)
Peter Pepper (5 planted 12/15)(5 up)
Tepin x lemon drop (1 cell planted 01/11)(01/19 1 up)
Antilles fire (1 cell planted 01/11)(01/29 1 up)
Thai (1 cell planted 03/01)(03/06)
Thai Giant (2 cells planted 03/01)(03/19)
Bishop's Hat (1 cell planted 03/01)(03/06)
Sandia (1 cell planted 03/01)(03/07)
Aji Crystal (1 cell planted 03/01)(03/18)
Aji De La Tiera (1 cell planted 03/01)(03/21)

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Peach TS (3 cells planted 01/11)(01/16 1 up)(01/17 1 up)(01/19 1 up)
Chocolate TS (3 cells planted 01/11)(01/19 2 up)(01/20 1 up)
Yellow Scorpion (1 Over Winter) 4 cells planted 12/26 (01/09 3 up)(01/14 2 up)(01/18 5 potted up)
CARDI (1 cell planted 01/11) NEVER GERMED

Yellow Billy Boy Douglah (1 cell planted 01/11)(01/18 1 up)

Yellow Brain Strain (2 cells planted 01/11)(01/19 1 up)(01/20 1 up)
Red Brain Strain (Over Winter Only)

Yellow Bhut (Over Winter Only)
Peach Bhut (One Over Winter) (3 cells planted 01/11)(01/23 3 up)
Chocolate Bhut (3 cells planted 01/11)(01/19 1 up)(01/23 1 up)
White Bhut (3 cells planted 01/11)(01/19 1 up)(01/20 1 up)
Peach X (3 cells planted 01/11)(01/19 1 up)(01/23 1 up)

Sawyer's Not White Yellow (NWY) Bhut (6 cells planted 03/01)(03/05)(03/06)(03/07)(03/07)(03/08)

Yellow Fatalii (2 cells planted 01/11)(01/18 1 up)(01/24 1 up)
Red Fatalii (Over Winter Only)
Chocolate Fatalii (2 cells planted 01/11)(01/21 1 up)
Fatalii Cream (1 cell planted 01/11)(01/17 1 up)
Jigsaw (1 cell planted 01/11)(01/19 1 up)

MoA Scotch Bonnet 2 plants going strong (12 cells planted 01/11)(01/15 1 up)(01/16 1 up)(01/17 1 up)(01/18 3 up)(01/19 1 up)(01/29 2 up)(02/02 1 up)(02/04 1 up)

7 Pod Burgundy (3 Over Winter) 4 cells planted 12/26 (seed from stinger pod) (01/09 1 up) (01/14 1 up) (3 additional cells planted 01/11)(01/18 3 potted up)(01/19 1 up)

Yellow Devil's Tongue (1 cell planted 01/11)(02/01 1 up)
Chocolate Devil's Tongue (1 cell planted 01/11)(01/20 1 up)

Yellow Moruga (3 cells planted 01/11)(01/19 3 up)
Brown Moruga (6 planted 12/15) 7 potted up

Primo (Over Winter Only)
Reaper (1 cell planted 01/11)(01/24 1 up)

Yellow Congo (1 cell planted 01/11)(01/23 1 up)

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Yellow Manzano 1 plant going strong. 2 plants potted up.
Orange Manzano DOA - Seeds would not germinate through many attempts

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Jimmy Nardello (2 cells planted 03/01)(03/21)
Douce d'Espagne (3 cells planted 03/01)(03/09)(03/18)(03/18)
Sweet Goliath (3cells planted 03/01)(03/08)(03/09)
Red Lipstick (2 cells planted 03/01)(03/20)(03/21)
Yellow Lipstick (2 cells planted 03/01)(03/06)(03/06)
Orange Lipstick (2 cells planted 03/01)(03/06)(03/17)
Patio Red(6 cells planted 03/01)(03/07)(03/07)(03/07)(03/08)(03/08)(03/09)
Dulce Rojo Paprika(2 cells planted 03/01)(03/06)(03/08)(03/09)
Aruba (2 cells planted 03/01)(03/07)(03/10)
Atris (3 cells planted 03/01)(03/09)(03/09)(03/10)
Gypsy (3 cells planted 03/01)(03/09)(03/09)(03/09)
Larouge (3 cells planted 03/01)(03/10)
Mini Bell (1 cell planted 03/01)(03/07)

I noticed last night that one of the germ baggies was rooting, so now I get to see how many of those are rocking and how bad over on plants I am going to be.

Its official....I need help. Each baggie of germ trials I had going on, I saved five seeds into a 3 1/2 inch pot. They were germing like there was no tomorrow. So if those all make, and I hope they don't, I'm looking at 35-40 more plants.

The good news, if it is good news, is I did gain another pepper to try out of this germ deal...Limo Rojo.

Had the Def Leppard song going through my head, but instead of pyromania, I have peppermania!!!

Devv · Mar 21, 2014

I can't wait to see you plant out Jeff!

Better start working out to get in shape for all that work! LOL I know you'll be lovin' it!

here's to warmer weather your way!

HillBilly Jeff · Mar 23, 2014

The peppers in the gallon pots are in the "I look ugly" phase. I am going to work on getting the OW out so I can spread them out a bit. Really makes it hard to get good pics and to stay on top of things when they are like this.

Red onions are popping up well right now. I think using a one gallon pot is the way to go on these.

Ground cherry plants are up and they sure are tiny stalked. Not sure if this is normal or not.

These new varieties of tomatillo plants are growing super fast. Two days out of the ground and the biggest one hit the top of the dome. Don't even have first set of trues yet. Crazy.

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

maximumcapsicum · Mar 23, 2014

It's rough when things start getting crowded. Tough calls have to be made... They herd whipped into shape. Still, it's a great testament to the greenness of you thumbs that you've got such a tasty surplus.

Can't wait till plantout. Stay strong Bud!

HillBilly Jeff · Mar 23, 2014

And to top it all off, it was a near white out here today lol Nothing stuck, but I sure wish old man winter would crawl into his hole for the duration.

Jeff H · Mar 24, 2014

HillBilly Jeff said:
Ground cherry plants are up and they sure are tiny stalked. Not sure if this is normal or not.

These new varieties of tomatillo plants are growing super fast. Two days out of the ground and the biggest one hit the top of the dome. Don't even have first set of trues yet. Crazy.

I'll be following the ground cherry grow with interest.

I hear you on the tomatillos. They sprouted straight up for me too. I planted them deep when I put them in 3.5" pots and that seemed to help, but they are still taller than even the tomatoes that I started at the same time.

chsy83 · Mar 24, 2014

I thought about doing ground cherries this year, but I didn't pull the trigger.

HillBilly Jeff · Mar 24, 2014

Interesting

This one perhaps, but no so much.

HillBilly Jeff · Mar 24, 2014

The red bunching onions from a few days ago. I think the gallon pot is the way to go on these. Two types of reds here.

Not sure if you remember how bad my red brain strain OW was looking about a month ago. I pulled it out of the grow room and stuck it upstairs in the dining room. It is doing much better now.

Could use a bump please.

Nulle · Mar 24, 2014

HillBilly Jeff · Mar 24, 2014

So I moved all my OW up into the dining room. This freed up one shelf and the top of the grow table in the grow room. I used the table top to spread out my existing gallon pots so more air can circulate around them. The shelf that is now open, I am in the process of potting up some 3 1/2 pots into gallons to go on that shelf.

My three OW 7 Pot Burgundy plants.

Datil

Red Fatalii

Peach Bhut

Primo....was looking rough for a bit, but it looks like I just lost the one branch

Yellow Bhut

My Butcht T that turned out to be yellow.

Could I get a bump please

Devv · Mar 24, 2014

bump!

Most stellar looking OW's Jeff!

Jeff H · Mar 24, 2014

O/W plants looking real nice. You kept more than I thought you did.

HillBilly Jeff · Mar 24, 2014

Thanks guys...the only one I lost was the choc habanero.

The good part about today is the ~~soil~~ dirt under my fingernails!!!

HillBilly Jeff · Mar 24, 2014

I moved the 4 trays of onions to the table where the OW started the winter at. It is still a little cooler than I would like to have the OW sitting at right now.

After potting up all of my 3 1/2 that were ready, here is how the shelving situation looks.

And I now have two empty shelves for the rest of my nons that I will more than likely start tomorrow.

Bump please....

GA Growhead · Mar 24, 2014

OWs look amazing! I might have lost a few to the cold. A few have some new growth, but nothing like yours yet.
Bump... My friend!

HillBilly Jeff · Mar 24, 2014

Here are the peppers I started March 1st.

Yellow Brain

TS yellow

TS peach

TSMB

PSB

Mystery

Bump please...

stc3248 · Mar 24, 2014