Lexa Rae's Grow Log

So this year I am growing White Habanero, Black Jalapeño, Sweet Crimson, Cayenne, Cayenne Blend, Green Bell Pepper, Chocolate Bell Pepper, Serrano, and Santa Fe Grande's. I have lived in Louisiana for about a year (for the Army) and because of the hot and humid climate I decided it would be a good time to start a garden (there is not much to do in our area). Naturally because of the ridiculous hot temp here, my peppers have done better than anything else. That was the beginning of my pepper plant obsession haha...

So anyway not to long ago I purchased some seeds to add to my variety of peppers and decided to go ahead and germinate a few from each pack since the first frost where I live usually on average is Nov. 26, I'm hoping most of my plants will mature by then, and I can over-winter them

So here we are today....

I planted these peppers 8/11/2012

So far the black jalapeno, white hab, and serrano have all show signs of growth

<--- Also Black Jalapeno

 

[KiNGDeNNiZ]

Good luck with your grow. Never too late. As some have said. It's an early start

Denniz

 

[Sanarda]

Good luck with your grow

 

[LexaRae]

Thanks I'll keep posting future progress

 

[LexaRae]

Ok here is an update Also here is a picture of my cayenne plant that seems to be doing pretty good this year...the fruit its producing are huge!

Cayenne

White Hab

Serrano

Cayenne Blend

Black Jal

My bell peppers

 

[PexPeppers]

they look FANTASTIC! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

 

[LexaRae]

Each bell pepper plant has around 12-14 flowers coming in My cayenne plant has 5 showing, and they are pretty big, but they havent turned red....

 

[Sanarda]

Those cayenne are huge How do you use them??

 

[LexaRae]

Those cayenne are huge How do you use them??

Cayennes are my favorite pepper because I use them in a lot of my cooking! I love cutting up 1-1 1/2 full ripe (red) pepper in a pot of chili giving in a bit of a kick. And I usually cut up 1 full ripe pepper for my spaghetti sauce. It taste delicious! Also I string them to air dry to make my own fresh cayenne pepper, or freeze them whole because peppers freeze VERY well. Then I can have them all winter to cook with

 

[Jamison]

Looking good! Very nice!

 

[LexaRae]

Ok here is another update on the progress of my peppers Everything is still going good so far!

<--- Green Bell (I have 3 of these and they all are doing great)

<---Cayenne

 

[LexaRae]

Another Update! Also a few pics from the garden. Now that the weather isn't ridiculous hot, the peppers have started thriving! The date is the 1st of October

White Hab 10/1/12

2nd White Hab, I hardened it and moved it outside.

Serrano

2nd Serrano moved outside

Black Jalapeno

Cayenne Blend

Upside down Cubanelle

Upside down Jalapeno

Cubanelle Topsy Turvy

Green Bell Pepper

 

[Pr0digal_son]

Nice plants Lexa...even nicer handwriting!

 

[DocNrock]

Looking great. Like was said, its an early start.

 

[Sanarda]

Wow!! I love the idea of the topsy turvy hanging pepper planter. Thats cool.

 

[3/5King]

Nice little grow. and I agree with P-son, I wish my handwriting didn't look like someone was stabbing me in the wrist as I wrote. Good luck!

 

[PaulG]

Hey, Lexa! Your plants look great - making good progress. The
upside down planters are interesting. Have you used those before?

Have a great weekend!