Karoo 2017/2018 glog

New season, new things.
My biggest challenges growing peppers in our climate are heat , drought and birds eating peppers and plants.
Biggest advantages are heat and a longer season and good soil and homemade compost.
So I have devised a plan , an all in one raised beds , drip irrigation, shade net and birdproof pepper patch.

Extensive planning have led to this.

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[KAOS]

Great grow so far Karoo. I am always amazed at the rate of growth between posts. Keep it up.

 

[karoo]

Great grow so far Karoo. I am always amazed at the rate of growth between posts. Keep it up.

Thank you KAOS ,
Compost , water , heat , baccatums ............. seems to be a good combination.
I have actually cut back half my plants after the first harvest to grow out again for a harvest in April.
 
 
I am proving to be my own worst enemy . I think it might be my own mislabeling during the chaotic germination times that led to my Aji Amarillo confusion, but now I have found my Aji Amarillo plant.
Only one , but I could only recognize it after the pods turned orange . I have too many red Aji's with the elongated pod shape , so I had to wait for colour.
 
Smaller Aji Amarillo pheno , but prolific. Will be back with plant pics and weigh in .

 

[karoo]

​Yesterday was quite exciting , cutting back the overgrown plants and rediscovering other plants in my raised beds under the 40% shadenet . 
Note to self , plants in the raised beds/net grow 4 times larger than those in pots.
 
Flash back to 5 months ago , August 21 2017, it feels like yesterday.

 
And one week later.

 
and today,

 

 

 
Thanx for watching , I hope it helps all of you living in the top half of the world through your winter.
Hang in there!
 
 
 

 

[Trident chilli]

Great to see the photos of the Swiss Chocolate... a Matthew Arthur creation I believe .. never germinated for me but obviously loves South African rather than a damp British climate ... great beds and the wriggly tin worked well

 

[karoo]

Great to see the photos of the Swiss Chocolate... a Matthew Arthur creation I believe .. never germinated for me but obviously loves South African rather than a damp British climate ... great beds and the wriggly tin worked well

Thank you,
those beds took years of over-planning and over-thinking to over-do in that way , to be over-grown like that.

 

[PaulG]

Yeah, Jacques, you are right - it's great to see a
summer season in full swing.
 
I remember you putting those beds together; I'm
glad they have turned out so well. I wonder if the
roots go all the way to the bottom of the beds?
 
 Good work - definitely an 'over'-achiever  

 

[ThatBlondGuy101]

Your grow is OTT for sure!
 
Great stuff, those plants are super happy!

 

[Devv]

Enjoyed your time lapse
 
 

 

[PeriPeri]

Karoo buddy - well done on keeping them home fires burning! Amazing effort and great results

 

[karoo]

Thank you 
 

Yeah, Jacques, you are right - it's great to see a
summer season in full swing.
 
I remember you putting those beds together; I'm
glad they have turned out so well. I wonder if the
roots go all the way to the bottom of the beds?
 
 Good work - definitely an 'over'-achiever  

 
 

Your grow is OTT for sure!
 
Great stuff, those plants are super happy!

 
 

Enjoyed your time lapse
 
 

 
 

Karoo buddy - well done on keeping them home fires burning! Amazing effort and great results

 
I think I have found a good combination for my specific HOT and DRY climate.
 
40% shadenet and birdproofing.
Deep raised beds with plastic liner.
Enough water.
 
Today is 38 degrees C in the shade and they  show no signs of distress or wilting at all.
In pots and in the ground without shadenet , they would have been wilted till at least 5pm.
 
Just standing up straight , happy as can be , growing in the heat!
 

 
 

 

[Masher]

Excellent grow...will be adding shade cloth later this yr as well.

Looks like a lot of pepper growers getting better results with it.

 

[karoo]

Early morning peppers for sauce.
F.l.t.r. All Baccatum . My cross Aji lemon x Malawi Piquant , Sugar rush peach , Aji Cito , according to those who know their stuff.

Sugar rush peach , highly recommend.
Great grower , producer and taste.

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[Gonzo]

Wow the aji x malawi looks amaaaaazing. How's the taste/ heat level

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[Chilidude]

Oooooohhh, that cross looks really nice and those other nice looking c.baccatum.

 

[karoo]

Thank you,
That cross is still f1 , so I will have to wait and see.
About three times as big as both parents.
Nice firm Baccatum flesh with a good mix of tastes.
Fortunately more Aji lemon heat.

Great grower and producer.

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[Devv]

Looking good!
 
I'm impressed with the performance in this heat you have

 

[karoo]

Looking good!
 
I'm impressed with the performance in this heat you have

The heat is quite intense , but should last till end Feb.
 
March to May should be milder and frost free . Those are the big harvest months.
 
Three things I have come to rely on.
Deep raised beds with plastic lining to hold water better.
Good soil . Almost 100% compost.
Shade net!

 

[ThatBlondGuy101]

Great looking baccatums! The Sugar Rush Peach looks particularly great!
 
Keep 'em coming!

 

[PeriPeri]

Nice one Karoo - awesome looking chillies. Looks like it's going to be a bumper crop!

 

[karoo]

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Nice one Karoo - awesome looking chillies. Looks like it's going to be a bumper crop!

 
 
Thanx Peri peri ,
 
getting lonely , flying the flag on my own here.