Imaguitargod's 2007 Grow Log W/Pictures!

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Here we go folks! Finally got off my but and took pictures of some of this years crops. Last year we grew 173 pepper plants out of 13 different varieties and this year we will be doing (at last count) 213 pepper plants out of 25 different varieties. Here’s the list:

Habanero Caribbean Red Hot, Naga Morich, Habanero White Bullet, Habanero Congo, Fatali, Jamaican Scotch Bonnet, Piquin, Tepin, Black Pearl, some sort of unknown kind (possibly a Fire Cracker), Cayenne Ring of Fire, Jalapeno, Jalapeno Early, Ancho, Purira, Hungarian Hot Wax, Numex Big Jim, Whippets Tail, Bolivian Rainbow Chili, Serrano, Chinese 5 Color, Rocoto, De Arbol, and Cascabel.

More Pictures to come later.

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A selection of each type in pots.

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Serrano

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Tepin (bottom left) and the soon to be new Guinuis Book of World Records holder of the World’s Tallest Pepper Plant: Piquins! The tallest one is just over 9

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(Front to Back) Jamaican Scotch Bonnet, Rocotos, Ancho, Big Jims.
 
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Upside down growing Chili De Arbol.

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Jalapeno sharing some space with a Spider Plant.

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Baby Whippets Tails surrounding a three year old Jalapeno Early.

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Awwwww, look at the baby Anchos.
 
herne_the_hunter said:
Great selection there.
Those Piquins are huge! Do you get freezing temps down in LA in the winter or are they just very hardy plants?
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They are REALLY hardy plants. The lowest we get in LA is around 30 degrees Fareniht (sp?). Over the winter they just slowed their growth a bit. In the past two months they went through a slow wake up period and the produced ne growth to beat the band and are now producing peppers and a bunch of peppers.
 
P_Schneider said:
Nice selection man. They should really start growing now that were heading into summer!
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A lot of the small ones have already hit 2nd gear, and the rest are into 3rd gear. Over all, they are all growing faster and faster....
 
What are daytime/nitetime temps like out there now? Just wondering if its about the same as here or not. And since I haven't posted in this thread yet.....well done on the peppers man, looks awesome, I am JEALOUS!
 
gardenkiller said:
And since I haven't posted in this thread yet.....well done on the peppers man, looks awesome, I am JEALOUS!
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: bows :

Thank you very much. I'm actually trying to push my co-gardener Dave to post on this sunject as he is to blame for my pepper habit and has a hand in the pepper garden.

gardenkiller said:
What are daytime/nitetime temps like out there now? Just wondering if its about the same as here or not.
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Well, we are varing right now in temps. The other week we were 23 degress higher than our usual temp, and right now it's been mostly overcast up until 3PM. As an average, I would say it's in the 79's/early 80's. On a bunch of day's we've reached the 90's though. I fully expect us to be in the late 90/s and lower 100's coming in two or three weeks........which is going to really acentuate the "Earthquake Season" for us. (we have 4 seasons here in LA; Rainy, Fire, Earthquack, Sunny).
 
That was gonna be my next question.....why lean stakes like that and why so short? Are you planning on short plants? And do you tie them together, or just put them pretty deep in the soil to keep them from falling over?
 
chilliman64 said:
mmm... 213 plants. I like your branch staking method, preparing for max fruit load! love it!!!
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Oh ya! I'm going to be getting a bunch of peppers!

gardenkiller said:
That was gonna be my next question.....why lean stakes like that and why so short? Are you planning on short plants? And do you tie them together, or just put them pretty deep in the soil to keep them from falling over?
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If you are refering to the pic of the Whippet's tail, those are just plant markers for when they were baby plants. I put those next to them so when I'm drunk and gardening I don't mistake them for weeds. Once they are big enough I will remove the stakes. I learned this trick after Dave was drunk and ripped out our Shishi To pepper plant...he thought it was a weed until he pulled it up and looked closer....

If you were refering to the Serrano picture, I use the skinny bambo skewers to hold down the branches. The stem eventually thickens and remains in that position and then I remove the stake. This is a little trick I learned from growing pot. It gives more sun to the leaves in the center of the plant and causes it to get really bushy. More sun exposure=more leaves=more peppers.
 
213 pepper plants & 25 different varieties, all I can say is WOW (thats ALOT) & a nice selction of chiles also, but not even 1 thai chile (confused)
& thats the tallest chile plant I've ever seen, pretty cool looking does it produce a shitload of chiles ? & I wish you good luck for getting the world record for tallest chile plant.
 
chilehunter said:
but not even 1 thai chile (confused)
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We grew some of those last year.....

chilehunter said:
pretty cool looking does it produce a shitload of chiles ?
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OH Heck Ya! Last year we got a little over 1 pound of peppers from those guys (keep in mind they are only 1 inch long peppers). This year we've planted more of them........ :) They are Dave's favorite peppers, prolific, small, juicy, and hot as hell! lol
 
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