jojo's Ghetto Grow Log 2014

I thought I might as well keep a log on mi growing season.
 
Started the following first week of December.  I bought these seeds from Baker's Peppers
it may be bright right now, but earlier we had some wicked rain.  had to set these aside for a while.
 
T Scorpion Moruga
7 Pot Merlot
7 Pot Primo
Reaper, Brain Strain 
Yellow Fatalii, Peter Pepper
T Scorpion Chocolate

 
should I maybe snip these buds off?  

 
here's the rest of my pepper grow.
Started these Late January... I bought these seeds from Judy @ PepperLover
 
Giant Mexican Rocoto 
Peruvian White Habanero
Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion
Chocolate Bhutlah
White 7 Pod (she threw this in for free)  

 
this is what I'm planning on transferring into with an added mix of perlite, earthworm casting, azomite, and a few bricks of coco coir.  from what I heard and read, vermifire is the sh!t...  like way better than ocean forest?  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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well well well, looks like im gonna have to try to compare for myself and others to see which is better?

 
here's what i'll do...  one of these 5/6 gallon pots filled with ffof, and the other with vovf

 
i also want to start a bonchi tree using this small bonsai pot

 
donno what to plant in there yet, thinking either that reaper plant in it or this peru white hab

 

[jojo]

Ah yes, I mix this with coco coir and perlite and it seems to work well. But every once in a while I get a bag with a very interesting nasty smell. Not sure what that is but it's suppose to be OMRI approved, and my plants seem to like it.

 
The stuff stinks, huh...  i agree...  I think it's because they pack it in wet...  I didn't check the ingredients, but it smells like some kind of manure, also.

 

[jojo]

some photos of my square foot attempt...  planted in late March, IIRC.
 

 

 

 
here's a pic from today.  

 
here's a pic of my other pepper bed.
rocoto's mixed with what the pepper id said were scorpion tongues..  oh and some marigolds

 

 
jay's peach ghost scorpion crew

 

 
the super hot super hots

 

 

[randyp]

     Luv the knome and the shroom in the mix.

 

[jojo]

     Luv the knome and the shroom in the mix.

thanks, got em from walmart for a buck or two...  i might get a few more or maybe something different to add to the scenery. 

 

[randyp]

       Better get them in there soon.I have a feeling its going to fill in quick.LOL

 

[jojo]

it's pretty packed in there already heh...  i should just add them to the other bed.  lol

 

[Devv]

Very nice Jojo!
 
Gonna be monsters soon!

 

[jojo]

Very nice Jojo!
 
Gonna be monsters soon!

Thanks Devv!  
 
i just hope they don't get too BIG!  lol    i already know I'm gonna havta spread those buckets soon...  finding a nice spot with a lot of sunlight is difficult in a small backyard.  

 

[Devv]

Well you can do a rotation if needed. I'm sure once summer kicks it will help the ones in the full sun.

 

[jojo]

Well you can do a rotation if needed. I'm sure once summer kicks it will help the ones in the full sun.

 
Yeah, I'm thinking of that too...  But, I am also pretty lazy...  Maybe a few peppers would put me into high gear.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
here's a pic of my thai pepper bonchi.

 
leaves are drooping, soil looks dry...  time to feed some h2o..
 
was raining good last night...  not normal socal weather...  
 
took a pic of my jay's peach ghost scorpion...  something is freaking eating my plant...  im thinking it's either slugs or horn worms...  can't find either tho... sorry for the double post, this pic is also in the growing pepper forum.

 
t scorpion moruga...  funny where the thing is growing from.

 
peter pepper fell off this morning after the rain i guess...  the pepper was soft and mushy as well... hmmm... something seems familiar here  lol jk

 

[Devv]

Not growing the Peter peppers, if I was, I would hope it would be an upstanding citizen

 

[Rymerpt]

I wish I had your room. Your set up looks awesome. Mine are doing great, but you look like yours are quite a bit further along. LOOKING AWESOME!!!

 

[jojo]

Not growing the Peter peppers, if I was, I would hope it would be an upstanding citizen

better hard and firm than soft and mushy.  
 

I wish I had your room. Your set up looks awesome. Mine are doing great, but you look like yours are quite a bit further along. LOOKING AWESOME!!!

 wow, look at that guy go!  
 
maybe we can add your emoguys on the smilies here.  that's awesome!

 

[filmost]

Look good jojo! Wish I had the funds and permission from the wife to use up more room like you have going :-) How are the melons working for you btw?

 

[jojo]

Look good jojo! Wish I had the funds and permission from the wife to use up more room like you have going :-) How are the melons working for you btw?

 
Thanks Fil, i got one of the melon seeds to germ out of four.  it's growing quite tall
 
here it is next to the bonchi

 

[jojo]

my first aact / compost tea

 

[filmost]

Nice! I did this over the weekend as well too!
What did you use in yours?

 

[jojo]

Nice! I did this over the weekend as well too!
What did you use in yours?

 
 heh, let's see here.  
 
5 cups Ancient Forest hummus
1 cup homemade compost
1/2 cup of ewc
3 handfuls of grass clippings
3 spoonfuls of molasses
2 spoonfuls of mykos
1 roly poly bug
 
how's your  lactobacillus culture experiment going?  

 

[filmost]

lol interesting mix man! :-)
 
my LB is currently sitting in my fridge. I have not used it for any thing except helping my bokashi bucket a long. once my comfrey plantings are large enough to harvest, I'll try a ferment.
 
At the moment, I am battling aphids.

 

[jojo]

lol interesting mix man! :-)
 
my LB is currently sitting in my fridge. I have not used it for any thing except helping my bokashi bucket a long. once my comfrey plantings are large enough to harvest, I'll try a ferment.
 
At the moment, I am battling aphids.

 
I'm battling those aphids too...  everyday I go out side I see em on my plants and I just squish them...  there's gotta be a better way...  I'm hoping this compost tea helps.