NeedsWork 2016 - Year Two

Runescape · Mar 20, 2016

NeedsWork said:
They look questionable until they flower.

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Plants are looking huge, nice job.

Devv · Mar 21, 2016

Wow!

Nice work here! I'm super impressed!

Just keep doing what you're doing

Beer can chicken is the sh!t, we make it all the time.

Wishing you great success this season!

NeedsWork · Mar 22, 2016

Runescape said:
Plants are looking huge, nice job.

Thanks!

Devv said:
Wow!

Nice work here! I'm super impressed!

Just keep doing what you're doing

Beer can chicken is the sh!t, we make it all the time.

Wishing you great success this season!

Thank you very much for the kind words!

Tuesday update:

I cut the grass for the first time this year and put some of the marigolds in pots. The cat decided that he likes cornbread. I'm trying to think of topics for a video later in the week. Until then, here is a photo dump:

Some of the peppers on the Big Thai. It's loaded with flowers.

Carribean Red is flowering which makes me excited.

The Early Jalapenos are all pretty small but randomly decided to start fruiting. There are probably 10-15 baby jalapenos going.

I pollinated 13 flowers on the over winter Bhut. It's the only over winter that I didn't kill. It has two baby ghost peppers on it and probably 20 flowers starting. I use it to soak up the extra water in the seedling tray.

This Butch T thinks it is a tree. I would top it again if it wasn't entertaining.

I'm running the 1000w MH on the superlume setting for the last two months. Everyone is root bound and starting to flower. Even the cleome is starting to flower.

Thanks for stopping by! :onfire:

Devv · Mar 24, 2016

Wow!

For for your grow zone, you're way ahead for sure! Are you dirting it or pots?

For sure monster plants come dirt day!

NeedsWork · Mar 27, 2016

Devv said:
Wow!

For for your grow zone, you're way ahead for sure! Are you dirting it or pots?

For sure monster plants come dirt day!

Thanks! Dirt for as many as I can fit (~49), then probably a few pots. My parents always appreciate a few jalapenos and habs. I also sneak extras in the flower beds before my wife gets home from work. Last year I managed a huge bush of red habs in our front flower bed.

I swapped seeds with WhamGenetics and ended up with some super cool late starts. They will be soaking overnight for the germ tray tomorrow. Oh and some enchiladas with three crushed yellow morugas.

Infinity Monster
SBJ7
Nebru
Chocolate Moruga Hix Strain
Madballz Rusty 7 pot
Purple Suomi

Canopy of pepper leaves

grispa72 · Mar 27, 2016

Awesome green colors! Congrats!

Paolo

Devv · Mar 28, 2016

Just wow! Again I know, but wow!

NeedsWork · Mar 30, 2016

grispa72 said:
Awesome green colors! Congrats!

Paolo

Thank you!

Devv said:
Just wow! Again I know, but wow!

Thanks!

Edit: What do you call this?

So I had the bright idea to move everyone outside today with the help of my lovely wife. Her instagram shot:

I re-organized to give myself some walking space by taking out most of the flowers.

There are 72 pepper plants in cups or larger containers. Waiting on seven more plus the Growdown plants.

Happy to see my grass again!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy growing! :onfire:

NeedsWork · Apr 3, 2016

Sunday update. Everyone is starting to flower so I switched to Big Bloom + Tiger Bloom.

Purple Cayenne has some pretty (out of focus) flowers

Overwinter Bhut is loaded with pods / flowers

Big Thai has tons of pods and is always thirsty

Carribean Red - can't wait to eat one of these!

Lots of jalapenos

The tent

(hopeful) Germ station

Cheers!

FiresOfNil · Apr 5, 2016

So many pods, those enciladas made me instantly hungry and I had just ate.

Devv · Apr 5, 2016

Those babes are hungry for real dirt, I hope it comes soon!

NeedsWork · Apr 8, 2016

FiresOfNil said:
So many pods, those enciladas made me instantly hungry and I had just ate.

They do that to me too! My wife yells at me because as soon as she sticks them in the oven I start hovering in the kitchen. :woohoo:

Devv said:
Those babes are hungry for real dirt, I hope it comes soon!

Just about a month out. I almost have to water constantly in small amounts. Too much at once, to last them more than a day, and they start to damp off. Too little and I have to water every other day. Ahh!

Friday update:

I ate my first pods. The Early Jalapeno's aren't quite ripe. This little pod was like a bitter green bell. I accidentally knocked off a green Caribbean Red pod so I had to eat that too. It had the wonderful fruity / floral flavor but hardly any heat. Finally I picked a purple cayenne. That little bugger kicked me square in the face.

I've hand pollinated hundreds of flowers and probably have at least a hundred pods started. Pollen is everywhere so I am going to keep an eye out for any interesting crosses.

Photo dump:

Overwinter Bhut

Long red cayenne - these taste like candy when they are dried

Sprawling Naga Viper

Out of control Big Thai

Help!

Devv · Apr 9, 2016

You mentioned damping off. Do you bottom water?

I use the wife's old turkey pans and some new ones (shhh don't tell her) and put the potted plants in, and add an inch or so of water. Sometimes with some nutes (hasta gro).

I do this once they are in the solo cups.

Things continue to look great!

Scott

NeedsWork · Apr 14, 2016

Devv said:
You mentioned damping off. Do you bottom water?

I use the wife's old turkey pans and some new ones (shhh don't tell her) and put the potted plants in, and add an inch or so of water. Sometimes with some nutes (hasta gro).

I do this once they are in the solo cups.

Things continue to look great!

Scott

Thanks!

I do bottom water using 1020 trays... however my floor isn't level and I don't have my varieties sorted very well. Next year I need to start less plants.

I came home from vacation to a tent full of wilted peppers,

A few hours later, all was well. The stress did cause a few flowers to drop but that could be from overcrowding too.

Today I tilled my little garden, added leaves and repeated.

Saved this guy from the tiller. He (or she) is obviously good at eating critters, so I'd like them to hang around my garden.

NeedsWork · Apr 15, 2016

With low temps in the 40's and 50's, everyone was kicked out of the house.

Devv · Apr 15, 2016

Just screaming for the dirt they are!

hurry up warmer weather!

Loving it!

NeedsWork · Apr 20, 2016

Devv said:
Just screaming for the dirt they are!

hurry up warmer weather!

Loving it!

They got dirt today!!!

Well most of them... everyone not marked out by arrows. (sorry had to make do with photobucket stickers) Some of the late starts will be grown in pots.

My lovely wife helped me wrangle 70+ plants in cups as we stuck 33 in the ground. It got dark before we could finish and rain is moving in.

I planted four Pyracantha Mohave. These are going to be fun.

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NeedsWork · Apr 22, 2016

Finished planting out yesterday. The cooler temps and the storms had me worried, but the plants are happy as can be.

I picked a few purple cayenne's to make the first fresh powder of the year. We are dangerously low on garden fresh cayenne pepper since it goes in everything.

I'm leaving the light on for the single Growdown plant... and a bunch of flowers that I'm starting late.

Bloodflower / Sunset Flower Seeds - Packet

Scarlet Flax Seeds - Packet

Swamp Milkweed - White - Packet

Scarlet Sage Seeds - Ounce

Forget Me Not Seeds - Blue - Ounce

Marshmallow Seeds - Ounce

Perennial Babys Breath Seeds - Ounce

Cleome Seeds - Mixed Colors - Ounce

Devv · Apr 22, 2016

Looking good!

I see a jungle in the making for sure!

NeedsWork · May 6, 2016

Despite the lack of hardening off followed by a few nights of near freezing temperatures, the overwinter bhut pods are starting to ripen. This plant is a tank! It's on track to be the first super with ripe pods, and in the top ~five plants with ripe pods.