Melissa77754 2012 Glog

jsschrstrcks · May 2, 2012

Not to sure about that Melissa : Us Florida growers know what we be doing

I concur haha!!

Or something.

I too am starting some more peppers... Giving a few superhots that I had a hard time with one last try.

Also my galapagoense seeds

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its just a good thing I have a lot of room...

HawaiiAl · May 3, 2012

Great looking plants and great job of growing. don't know how I missed this . I have growen fully organic for the last 5-6 years , make all my own stuff, add a pakage of nori unseasoned sea weed to your tea mix it will help lossen the ground and make it fuffy plants love it. also I use a lot of fermented stuff to make plants big and strong. Weather has been terbile for growing on this Island not to far snow temps up and down alot down in the fortys some nights, may be better this summer still have plants inside with pods on them hope it warns up soon. Best of luck to you and your year.

Melissa77754 · May 4, 2012

gnslngr said:
well, what guru said!That 6 yards is waitin on me still, jump on the morning chopper to get dirt bound and feet dry.Heck of nice lookin bed.
This will be my last grolog check till I home tomorrow.REALLY.....I think....and that hand grenade is one of the reasons I am having one more seed start-okay one of 12 reasons!

jsschrstrcks said:
I concur haha!!

Or something.

I too am starting some more peppers... Giving a few superhots that I had a hard time with one last try.

Also my galapagoense seeds

and

and

and

its just a good thing I have a lot of room...

There is ALWAYS a reason to start new seeds huh?! lol

HawaiiAl said:
Great looking plants and great job of growing. don't know how I missed this . I have growen fully organic for the last 5-6 years , make all my own stuff, add a pakage of nori unseasoned sea weed to your tea mix it will help lossen the ground and make it fuffy plants love it. also I use a lot of fermented stuff to make plants big and strong. Weather has been terbile for growing on this Island not to far snow temps up and down alot down in the fortys some nights, may be better this summer still have plants inside with pods on them hope it warns up soon. Best of luck to you and your year.

Thank you for stopping in the compliments!

I love hearing from other organic growers, always something new to learn. I am going to have to try out that nori seaweed, thanks for the tip! My ground will be a work in progress the next few years I am sure, one day I will get it nice and fluffy all the way down! I hope you get some good weather soon, best of luck to you this year!

A couple pics from today, feel like I didn't even make a dent in potting up, oh well there is always tomorrow and the rest of the weekend! :pray:

This is what the flower looks like on my mystery purple pod plants

Manzano flower

Group shot of some of the pot ups today, these were all in solo cups or 3.5" containers! They were more than ready!

Not sure what this is, poor thing is flowering in a 3.5" container! lol

Random flower shots

Blonde Cucumber

jsschrstrcks · May 4, 2012

fourth from the last picture looks like a double flower?

thats pretty sweet.

Melissa77754 · May 4, 2012

jsschrstrcks said:
fourth from the last picture looks like a double flower?

thats pretty sweet.

Thanks, I thought that flower was pretty unique too!

PaulG · May 4, 2012

Wow! Sorry I was away from your grow log for so long, Melissa - you have really amped things up. Your garden beds are awesome, and your list of pepper varieties just keeps getting better. I love that you are really getting into the organic aspect of growing ("I am trying to grow the "true living organics" way and part of that is feeding the beneficial microbes in the soil, basically you're soil is full of life.") John Jevons who writes about biodynamic/intensive gardening considers the soil a living organism, and the crucial aspect of gardening that needs the most careful attention; sounds like you would like his stuff a lot.

Beautiful pics and pepper plants; you wear the mantle of pepper gardener very well

chile_freak · May 5, 2012

wow amazing grow melissa, your garden is coming along awesome!
Your hubby sure is a lucky man!
I'd kill to have the other half grow me a few hundred pepper plants

stc3248 · May 5, 2012

I wonder if your purple pepper is some sort of purple mini bell? Really cool looking! Jealous of your Manzano flowers too, mine are so close, but its like someone superglued them together! They just won't open! Looking really good lady! Keep up the good work!

Melissa77754 · May 5, 2012

PaulG said:
Wow! Sorry I was away from your grow log for so long, Melissa - you have really amped things up. Your garden beds are awesome, and your list of pepper varieties just keeps getting better. I love that you are really getting into the organic aspect of growing ("I am trying to grow the "true living organics" way and part of that is feeding the beneficial microbes in the soil, basically you're soil is full of life.") John Jevons who writes about biodynamic/intensive gardening considers the soil a living organism, and the crucial aspect of gardening that needs the most careful attention; sounds like you would like his stuff a lot.

Beautiful pics and pepper plants; you wear the mantle of pepper gardener very well

Hey Paul! Glad to see you stop in, I know how busy these days are, I usually can only update/respond during nap time or at night! Life of a mom/extreme gardener! lol. I really have found a passion in growing peppers, they fascinate me! The other day one of my cousins stopped by (someone whom could care less about gardening) and she was even fascinated with the different pepper plant growth habits/flowers/peppers. It feels good to show people and get such great feedback. I am loving every bit of this venture, and am looking forward to trying peppers that I would have never tried had I not grown them myself! I will definitely check out John Jevons, sounds like great reading. One of the things I love about this forum is talking with people who have the same passion, and who are so eager to help and share information with each other!

I hope all is well in your neck of the woods

Melissa

chile_freak said:
wow amazing grow melissa, your garden is coming along awesome!
Your hubby sure is a lucky man!
I'd kill to have the other half grow me a few hundred pepper plants

Thanks so much Chile_Freak, and I agree he sure is lucky!! And to think this all started with him asking for the Bhut Jolokia, he created a monster! But I am sure he is more than ok with it! :rofl:

Melissa

stc3248 said:
I wonder if your purple pepper is some sort of purple mini bell? Really cool looking! Jealous of your Manzano flowers too, mine are so close, but its like someone superglued them together! They just won't open! Looking really good lady! Keep up the good work!

The only reason I would have to say no to a mini-bell is.....1 good reason. Came from pods smokemaster sent and I am pretty positive he doesn't like non-hot peppers! lol. I sent him the pictures and just taking a wild guess he mentioned black scorpion/black cobra as a possible cross since they were growing right next to each other. Will have to wait until the pods develops more. I would say 2-3 more weeks and they will make for a pretty cool pic, you can edit it for me!

Seriously it seemed like eternity waiting for the first manzano flower to open, but once it does that thing will just keep going and going! I stopped checking my two red manzanos progress because the wait was killing me, and now 3 days later at least 15 flowers on each plant open! Really loving those plants! Oh and my mystery furry plants now have pods going up and down, so confused! :rofl:

Purple Bhut flower, almost as pretty as the manzano flowers!

Early Girl Tom

Pink Lady Apple flowers

A few more went in the ground, the rest is cucumbers. I decided last minute yesterday that it HAD to have some peppers in it! LOL. El Oro de Equador is the one on the far right, can't remember the others right now.

Happy Friday everyone!!

KiNGDeNNiZ · May 5, 2012

I wannaaaa lay you down on a bed of pepperrssssss. ... Let me know when harvest day is. Btw. Did you get the slot for farmers market?!

Melissa77754 · May 6, 2012

KiNGDeNNiZ said:
I wannaaaa lay you down on a bed of pepperrssssss. ... Let me know when harvest day is. Btw. Did you get the slot for farmers market?!

Harvest day is at least a couple months away, will need help when they are huge beasts! No slot at the farmers yet, I am the first to be called if another grower backs out though.

Top view of one red manzano

My yellow manzanos are loaded, and getting bigger!

Yellow Bhut filling in nicely

Trinidad Scorpion Morouga

7pot Primo

Padron

Not sure what this is yet

A mystery furry plant with pods growing up and down! lol

An example of how small some of the pots are, and the plants are still growing BIG! Teas I tell you!

1ga pot

SocalChilehead · May 6, 2012

Look awesome Melissa I have a few mysteries that are poding as well, but that purple bhut flower is amazing I am starting to regret not adding it this year :banghead:

looks like everything is going well for you that is the best thing to see.

Melissa77754 · May 6, 2012

SocalChilehead said:
Look awesome Melissa I have a few mysteries that are poding as well, but that purple bhut flower is amazing I am starting to regret not adding it this year looks like everything is going well for you that is the best thing to see.

Thanks Fernando!

And hey we live in socal, never too late to start seeds! I can send you a couple pods later in the season if you like. The flower is amazing huh?! Hope all is well with you.

Melissa77754 · May 7, 2012

First purple Bhut pod to set!! Can't wait to watch this grow!

This is my Chocolate Habanero that set a few pods and then went crazy stretching and dropping all it's flowers. The few pods to set are staying small and starting to turn, I bet it will still have a little kick. Luckily the plant has stopped stretching and dropping flowers, new pods set everywhere!

My babies are getting big!

This is a mystery out front, loaded with flowers. Dying to know what it is!

Chocolate Bhuts, I love how the flowers are still perfectly in tact and yet the pods within are getting bigger!

Another mystery

Cayenne Golden

This is the purple podded plant in the ground, looking way too cool with the yellow/purple striping going on!

My first wild to hook, C.praetermissum CGN22795 from Pepperlover :dance:

Proud Marine Dad · May 8, 2012

Melissa77754 said:
Hi Pshngo! I get my ProMix BX for $29.95 at a nursery/supply place in Orange called "Orange County Farm supply" http://www.ocfarmsup...com/news/11/38/
It is the 3.8 cu ft bale. That place is worth a trip even from the valley, trust me you will find everything you need!

At that price I would start mixing my own.

Impressive list of peppers. I am small time compared to many of you here. :shocked:

jsschrstrcks · May 8, 2012

I have the same c. Praet, it is a very fast grower. I like it... Had two come up in the same pot, and they are both growing well... going to graft them together probably, and then put a C. galapa on it and see how it goes... So long as I have a couple of Galapgoense plants hook for me

Melissa77754 · May 8, 2012

jsschrstrcks said:
I have the same c. Praet, it is a very fast grower. I like it... Had two come up in the same pot, and they are both growing well... going to graft them together probably, and then put a C. galapa on it and see how it goes... So long as I have a couple of Galapgoense plants hook for me

Looking forward to this one! Judy sent me wilds as freebies with a couple orders, had no idea until I started going through my seeds a few weeks back and looked up the CGN #, score! This was the only wild I started, need to get the others going, galapgoense for sure! Thanks for stopping in!

MotaMike said:
At that price I would start mixing my own.
Impressive list of peppers. I am small time compared to many of you here.

Thanks MotaMike!

I have witnessed many people whom get involved in THP turn in to chile heads, me included! lol. Thanks for stopping in!

Beelzeboss · May 8, 2012

you are a machine melissa damn

garden is looking good

ajijoe · May 8, 2012

looking great melissa

i think the purple one may be PURPLE PERU

WAIT AND SEE WHEN IT FRUITS!! as well as the others i will do my very best to id them for you

thanks you made my day

yourt friend Joe

Pr0digal_son · May 8, 2012

Nice pics... I like the lighter pepper. Is that an annuum? I always have to get a finger involved in my flower shots.... Crummy cell cam. This pepper photography is hampering my criminal life. My fingerprints are on full display. Good luck with your season and with identifying your mystery plants.