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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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PeriPeri said:
Very nice Jacques - no matter how labour intensive the season, pictures like that make it all worth while!
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Thank you , those are the pics I go back to end of winter , when I have the seeds in my hand and need some motivation.
 
Still enjoying great Autumn weather, 25- 32C . Excellent ripening and flowering weather after the heat of Jan and Feb .

The Sugar rush peach needs no help and is slowly becoming a must grow plant.

Pomegranates are ready to harvest.
I made some juice to use in a sauce, along with some dried peaches and smoked onions.
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You're having a killer year! All that preparation has paid off ;)
 
I'm really considering planting Pomegranates. Have you a type you would recommend? We have such similar climates, they should do well here.
 
Chilidude said:
Those c.baccatum looks great, what are you feeding to them?
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Thank you ,
no feeding , but I was fortunate enough to build those two raised beds from the bottom up.
95% mature old compost from garden leaves , twigs and branches up to 3cm thick . All I added was the old coffee grounds , bone meal and fine dried eggshells.
 
karoo said:
Thank you ,
no feeding , but I was fortunate enough to build those two raised beds from the bottom up.
95% mature old compost from garden leaves , twigs and branches up to 3cm thick . All I added was the old coffee grounds , bone meal and fine dried eggshells.
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You can start adding fine dried banana peels there too.
 
Devv said:
You're having a killer year! All that preparation has paid off ;)
 
I'm really considering planting Pomegranates. Have you a type you would recommend? We have such similar climates, they should do well here.
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Pomegranates are easy to grow , I have the Wonderful Pomegranates and two new trees that are supposed to be "seedless" , but I have not harvested those yet.
 
The rest are in their third season and doing fantastic only on very hard well water.
 
karoo said:
Pomegranates are easy to grow , I have the Wonderful Pomegranates and two new trees that are supposed to be "seedless" , but I have not harvested those yet.
 
The rest are in their third season and doing fantastic only on very hard well water.
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Thanks for the info!
 
 
A mild Autumn is always good for the plants and they seem to flourish after the intense heat of late summer.

I have about a month left , but every year I am amazed at how much I can harvest in this last month.

Most of the plants seem to be in production mode , no new green growth , just pods everywhere.

The Sugar rush peach is just crazy, no other words can describe it.
The second one is supposed to be a 7 pot yellow . Never seen one myself, how does it compare?


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Devv said:
Kudos's for sticking it out until the fall season ;) 
 
And glad to see the late poddage. I'm not sure if you do have a yellow 7 pot there?
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Thank you,
This is the best part of the season,
Picking pods and planning for the next season.

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Early spring here and you are talking autumn in there, but still i bet your autumn/winter is in the range of our summer time temperatures in the day time.
 
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