Melissa77754 2012 Glog

Argflores · Apr 17, 2012

WOW... you have a very nice garden (Hope to have one that size soon). Keep living the dream

. Also good luck with your Grasshopper problem

Melissa77754 · Apr 23, 2012

Just a small update with some developing pod pics, enjoy!

Cantina yellow

Yellow manzano, full of developing pods and flowers!!

Myster pod and plant, have a couple of these going. Will be great producers, just not sure what they are.

Cascabella

Ancho Mulato

Chocolate Habanero

One of my furry mystery plants, I think it is goats weed.

stc3248 · Apr 23, 2012

That last one is either a Goat's Weed or Black Cobra...very similar, (maybe even the same) the other mystery is a yellow pepper! lol Looking great! Wish I had some poding up so well. The only ones I have shooting out pods are the annuums, Aji Omnicolor and Wild Brazil so far, but it won't be long 'till mine are there too. Keep ub the great grow and pics!

Shane

Melissa77754 · Apr 23, 2012

stc3248 said:
That last one is either a Goat's Weed or Black Cobra...very similar, (maybe even the same) the other mystery is a yellow pepper! lol Looking great! Wish I had some poding up so well. The only ones I have shooting out pods are the annuums, Aji Omnicolor and Wild Brazil so far, but it won't be long 'till mine are there too. Keep ub the great grow and pics!

Shane

Thanks Shane! Everything that is flowering like mad is stuff I started back in Aug-Nov, this time next year I should have tons of mother plants producing! I woke up to rain this morning, 80 yesterday, crazy weather! I know wednesday is another rain storm coming my way, luckily my ground needs it!

Melissa

Pinoy83 · Apr 23, 2012

you're really a true mother, your plants is absolutely crazy beautiful,nothing can beat a moms touch to there babies... cant wait to see your harvest with all those babies you got...

Melissa77754 · Apr 23, 2012

pinoypride83 said:
you're really a true mother, your plants is absolutely crazy beautiful,nothing can beat a moms touch to there babies... cant wait to see your harvest with all those babies you got...

Why thank you for the kind words, much appreciated!

stc3248 · Apr 23, 2012

Only thing that has me wondering about your "Goat's Weed" plant is it looks to have pendant pods...mine are upturned. Your plant is a little more sprawling than mine too.

PIC 1 · Apr 23, 2012

Nice udate Melissa!

Sorry to crash in here but ya all got my......"Goat's Weed" up...........lol

Here's a shot of mine from last year.....Shane's right about the upward habit

KiNGDeNNiZ · Apr 23, 2012

That's part f living in SoCal. Saturday it was 92... Sunday was 76. And today I work up to rain. Just when I'm getting my plants hardened. It gets cool again ... As with your pods. I'll definitely take your offer with helping your family harvest. Ahahha.aubr if you're not payin attention. I'll take Some plants and stick Em in my pockets. Looks great. Btw. All the plants I got from you are growing new leaves. Moving the purple cuped ones in 5 gal this week. Let me know also which nursery you get your pots. The one I went to yesterday sells them for $1.35. Way too much. Thinking bout getting more
Seeds started. I have the space inside and have lights. I want to try again so I'll have some that aren't too leggy.

Let me know when it's time to harvest.

Melissa77754 · Apr 23, 2012

stc3248 said:
Only thing that has me wondering about your "Goat's Weed" plant is it looks to have pendant pods...mine are upturned. Your plant is a little more sprawling than mine too.

PIC 1 said:
Nice udate Melissa!

Sorry to crash in here but ya all got my......"Goat's Weed" up...........lol

Here's a shot of mine from last year.....Shane's right about the upward habit

KiNGDeNNiZ said:
That's part f living in SoCal. Saturday it was 92... Sunday was 76. And today I work up to rain. Just when I'm getting my plants hardened. It gets cool again ... As with your pods. I'll definitely take your offer with helping your family harvest. Ahahha.aubr if you're not payin attention. I'll take Some plants and stick Em in my pockets. Looks great. Btw. All the plants I got from you are growing new leaves. Moving the purple cuped ones in 5 gal this week. Let me know also which nursery you get your pots. The one I went to yesterday sells them for $1.35. Way too much. Thinking bout getting more
Seeds started. I have the space inside and have lights. I want to try again so I'll have some that aren't too leggy.

Let me know when it's time to harvest.

Shane/Greg: Goat's weed was my uneducated guess guys, so I will scratch that off my list! lol. Thanks

I have some other fuzzy plants, one looks like it will have upward pods.

Denniz: Did I tell you I have security cams in the front and back?? Eyes everywhere, besides all my plants are too big to fit in ur pocket! LOL!

I picked up all my 5ga from a lady in Hemet, was a farm/nursery. I have hundreds of both 1 and 5 ga. I have a ton of 15ga too, I got those off some lady in Mission Viejo. Search craigslist, or if you want you can buy some off me! My plants in the ground are actually enjoying the break from the harsh Corona sun!

A few more random pics

Biker Billy & Padron in 18 ga tote, both have grown quite a bit since I planted them but the Padron is in the lead.

One of the many Mantis babies in my yard and greenhouses, this one is patrolling one of the Red Manzanos. These guys are everywhere, setting up shop for the season!

Before and after pics of the tea I make for the plants, pic 2 is after 36 hours brewing.

A shot of my large bed, all planted and ready for take off!

Everything is moving right along in my smaller bed as well.

Jamison · Apr 23, 2012

Wow! You got a $#&% ton of plants. Look healthy as could be. Nothing like that mothering touch, and it really shows. Great glog!

stc3248 · Apr 23, 2012

Just double checked my plant...most upturned but some pendant??? Could also be Chile Negro De Arbol or Black Cobra...its one of those three. Will have to wait 'till pods come out to see! They all look and taste very similar...great for powder! They'll all start green then turn jet black and finally red. Flavor and heat similar to Cayenne.
Your Manzano looks pretty BA as well with your little trooper patrolling the leaf. Your plants have tons of room and some great looking soil to play in, they're going to really take off!

Melissa77754 · Apr 23, 2012

stc3248 said:
Just double checked my plant...most upturned but some pendant??? Could also be Chile Negro De Arbol or Black Cobra...its one of those three. Will have to wait 'till pods come out to see! They all look and taste very similar...great for powder! They'll all start green then turn jet black and finally red. Flavor and heat similar to Cayenne.
Your Manzano looks pretty BA as well with your little trooper patrolling the leaf. Your plants have tons of room and some great looking soil to play in, they're going to really take off!

Funny you mention Chile Negro de Arbol, I posted a pic awhile back of this pod and smoke plus a few others said it was Chile Negro. BUT this plant has no fuzz to it?! Beth @ Peppermania has a pic of Chile Negro and the plant is very fuzzy. So I am STILL confused about that one! lol

The hubby and I couldn't wait for it to turn red so we ate it black, great flavor and heat!!

I cannot wait for the in ground plants to take off! A whole lot is starting to flower, smaller plants I am pinching the buds so they get taller and bushier before flowering. I was actually quite surprised my yellow manzano set pods, I thought I would have to wait an entire year for fresh manzanos. Smoke once told me they like to be semi root bound to start flowering. My yelllow is in a 10ga, once the roots hit the bottom it started flowering like mad! The reds were put in to 15 ga which is why I think they have taken a little longer to flower, had more room to grow first.

Hope all your plants start to take off for you. My babies didn't like the extreme heat too much, so I welcome the cooler weather. Temps shouldn't drop too much below 50 so the plants should be fine.

Beehunter · Apr 24, 2012

Caught up on your grow and wow things have taken off! You So Cal growers are really starting to get on my nerves with your weather....

That Mystery plant has an insane number of flower buds! wow that thing is a work horse. Oh and keep updating your Ancho Mulato pics. Im growing this for the first time and dont know much about what to expect from it so its cool to see the pod forming on your. Best of luck with your grow.

gnslngr · Apr 24, 2012

"Funny you mention Chile Negro de Arbol, I posted a pic awhile back of this pod and smoke plus a few others said it was Chile Negro. BUT this plant has no fuzz to it?! Beth @ Peppermania has a pic of Chile Negro and the plant is very fuzzy. So I am STILL confused about that one! lol"
Possibly "Holy Moly" or Black Paisilla..?

Awesome grow....wow.

MisterNo · Apr 24, 2012

WOW.
These pods are looking great. I'm so jealous right now

Your plants really took off

Hope I get some of your weather across the Atlantic soon, I have everything set up, just waiting the weather to kick in.

What kind of tea are you brewing?

Mezo · Apr 24, 2012

Hi Melissa, nice work & just love that grow list, jealous as hell.

Mezo.

Argflores · Apr 24, 2012

Thats awesome watching you brew your "Worm Tea", Thats what we have going on over here. We make our "worm tea" in 5gallon buckets. Also, the Southern Cali weather has been crazy... one day its hot .. then overcast... the hot again... and im hearing we are getting rain on thursday? My poor plants dont know whats going on

. Its cool to see fellow pepper fans near me, that share the same weather... Helps me with growing and care tips

Melissa77754 · Apr 25, 2012

Beehunter said:
Caught up on your grow and wow things have taken off! You So Cal growers are really starting to get on my nerves with your weather.... That Mystery plant has an insane number of flower buds! wow that thing is a work horse. Oh and keep updating your Ancho Mulato pics. Im growing this for the first time and dont know much about what to expect from it so its cool to see the pod forming on your. Best of luck with your grow.

Thanks for stopping in, gotta love the cali weather!

I will make sure to update on the Ancho Mulato for you, definitely looking forward to trying them out! That mystery plant is a work horse for sure, today the pod had a little purple tint, not sure if it is sun burn or a charecteristic of the pepper? Only time will tell, good luck with your grow as well!

gnslngr said:
Possibly "Holy Moly" or Black Paisilla..?

Awesome grow....wow.

Thank you!

Mezo said:
Hi Melissa, nice work & just love that grow list, jealous as hell.

Mezo.

Thanks for stopping in Mezo, you have one hell of a grow going on as well!

MisterNo said:
WOW.
These pods are looking great. I'm so jealous right now
Your plants really took off

Hope I get some of your weather across the Atlantic soon, I have everything set up, just waiting the weather to kick in.

What kind of tea are you brewing?

Thanks for stopping by my grow log, I hope you get some good weather soon!

The tea I brew is basically all I feed my plants, it's more than just worm castings. I guess it would be considered a nutrient tea. 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. My brother is great at explaining it, me not so much!

Good luck with your grow this season!

Argflores said:
Thats awesome watching you brew your "Worm Tea", Thats what we have going on over here. We make our "worm tea" in 5gallon buckets. Also, the Southern Cali weather has been crazy... one day its hot .. then overcast... the hot again... and im hearing we are getting rain on thursday? My poor plants dont know whats going on . Its cool to see fellow pepper fans near me, that share the same weather... Helps me with growing and care tips

Hi there, always great to hear about other people brewing teas for their plants!

I started off brewing in a 5 ga bucket, but with so many plants now I had to upgrade to a trash can! lol. Gotta love our Socal weather huh? Hoping the rain isn't as strong as the last storm that came through, after it passes warm weather headed our way again! The plants should be happy. Good luck this season!

PepperJam · Apr 25, 2012

Wow, love that worm tea setup and look at that foam. Are you using fresh worm castings or bagged? What is your worm tea recipe? Is that chlorine inline filter you use remove all the chlorine/chloramines from the water so you dont have to worry about it killing your beneficial bacteria and microbes? sorry for the many question, been researching worm tea alot lately.

I'll be making a 10-15 gallon worm tea brewer setup this weekend. Cant find a fresh worm casting in houston, but found one online so lets see how that goes.