Moved to Guadalajara, Mexico. What should I expect from my grow?

grover

grover

We sold our house in California and moved to Mexico. My best seeds came with me, and I've got a spacious roof garden with tons of sun. Hopefully I'll have year-round growth and pod production, which will be something I'm not used to.
 
Does anyone know if that is the case? According to this map I am in "Hardiness Zone 10a": http://www.plantsdb.gr/en/general-cultivation/hardiness-zones/275-hardiness-zones-central-south-america
 
Coldest time of the year is January (Avg. low 44°f; Avg. high 75°f).
 
It won't freeze here, so I should be good, right? The plants may slow down in the cold months, but that's about the worst of it (hopefully.)
 
I've also got a custom greenhouse being constructed on the roof so that the peppers are protected from the blisteringly direct all-day sunshine. A few seeds are already germinated and ready for action...
 
Any advice for this Mexican adventure? I'll upload photos shortly.
 
One problem I would see is the radiating heat from the roof on the plants. If you can find a way around that I think you're good. Just be careful with a greenhouse too cuz they can get really hot unless you make it out of shade cloth or something.
 
The top is a frosted plastic, but the sides are made of a shade cloth that will allow for some cross ventilation. Hopefully this will keep it from getting too hot. If that happens I will install fans to get forced airflow during the daytime hours.
 
 
Edmick said:
One problem I would see is the radiating heat from the roof on the plants. If you can find a way around that I think you're good. Just be careful with a greenhouse too cuz they can get really hot unless you make it out of shade cloth or something.
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grover said:
The top is a frosted plastic, but the sides are made of a shade cloth that will allow for some cross ventilation. Hopefully this will keep it from getting too hot. If that happens I will install fans to get forced airflow during the daytime hours.
 
 
 
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That's probably good. Worse comes to worst, You could always change the top to shade cloth too if it gets too hot.
 
Seed from my best red Ghost plant from the CA garden, showing signs of life in Mexico...
 
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And a really hot small "cherry" pepper that I've been playing with in California...
 
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Next up: Starting the germ process for my Butch-T Scorpion seeds (saving the best for last!)
 
 
Quite a change in scenery for sure. I live in Sonoma for 2 years. I'm in socal now
 
grover said:
Nice! Can you grow year-round in Socal?
 
 
 
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Not peppers because we do get the occasional frost. Last year we didn't even get a frost though. I can grow other veggies through the winter. My kale is doing really good right now.
 
Yea, the climate looks nearly ideal! 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalajara#Climate
Your typical winter lows will slow the plants down but won't really stress them much.  
The summer rains do look a little heavy.  Make sure your garden bed is well drained, and that there is good airflow around the leaves, so assorted fungus doesn't get started.
 
And you'll probably 'discover' a buttload of local pepper varieties that need growing!
 
Enjoy your peppers!
 
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