Had some extra money and decided to support this site and get a membership. Now its Glog Time. View attachment 9515 This is what I will be growing. I apologize in advance. This is the first time I have done this pictures and posts thing.
OCD Chilehead 2014 Glog
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I have had chickens in the past in California. My yard is pretty small. I think if I control the weeds better next year, take your advice on row cover/ hoop house, they'll move on. That Scorp is the only super turning. I have a lot of plants that won't produce this year. Bummer. I will have some kind of makeshift green house in a month, so I can harvest what I've got.stickman said:
If your neighbors don't have a problem with it, maybe you could keep a few hens to knock down the insects in your growing area. One of ours has 4 hens that have the run of our back yards, and they scratched up and ate the Asiatic Garden Beetles that were making lacework of my wife's sunflower leaves. Fresh eggs wouldn't be a bad thing either...
My Dad and I used to keep 4 hives of honeybees until his health declined. It does require a fair amount of money to get started, but once established, they mostly take care of themselves. We had Italian queen-lines back in the 70's but I understand there's a UMass professor of entomology nearby who's introduced Russian queen-lines that do very well in the climate here, and I think would also do well in your area.
Nice-looking pods and pickles Chuck! My Butch T scorps are looking about like yours for color... we just need more warm weather to kick them into fully ripe.
Thanks Rick. Have a good day.
Thanks Scott. All you guys and gals I chat with can take a bow. You all deserve some of the credit. I agree next year will be productive.Devv said:Glad to see some ripening Chuck!
Being this is your first year, I'm sure next season will be way more productive. One just needs to sort out their locale
Keep it green buddy! You're doing just fine!
Thanks Greg. It's nice to see some color.PIC 1 said:
Have a great day all.
Bummed out. We got hit with a hail storm last night just before midnight. I think we got 2 inches in 20 min. The hail was the size of peas and marbles. The plants dont look good.
The good news is my Sadabahar's are turning.
That all I have for now. I hope they recover.
The good news is my Sadabahar's are turning.
That all I have for now. I hope they recover.
SadisticPeppers
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Sad to hear about the plants getting hit by the hail. Hope they recover ASAP!
That's another benefit of low row covers Chuck... they help protect vs hailstones. Balazs in Hungary used them this year to good effect. Your plants look like they got hit with buckshot, but not as bad as all that. As long as your plants don't get beaten down or stripped of leaves, they should be ok. 
Keep 'em green buddy!
Keep 'em green buddy!
They should bounce back. How bad were the unripe pods hit? Hope they all recover fine for you.
Thanks Paul. I hope they don't take to long to recover. Winter is coming.SadisticPeppers said:
Thats funny Rick. I was thinking about what you had said the other day about row covers, when the hail started to fall last night. Taking notes for sure. Next year I will be ready for everything. It's never hailed like that here before. Thanks for words of confidence. I'll be happy if I get some mature pods this year. If not, it's still fun and that's what it's all about. Life's the same way. LOLstickman said:That's another benefit of low row covers Chuck... they help protect vs hailstones. Balazs in Hungary used them this year to good effect. Your plants look like they got hit with buckshot, but not as bad as all that. As long as your plants don't get beaten down or stripped of leaves, they should be ok.
Keep 'em green buddy!
Thanks Jeff. I think most of them were protected from the canopy above. The plants are in shock today. Not as green as they were yesterday.HillBilly Jeff said:
SadisticPeppers
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OCD Chilehead said:
It definitely is... I'd hate for you to have to completely restart the plants
To late to start here. Can't grow here during the Winter. Dang I miss San Diego right about now. LOL. I start plants around the first of February. I might start later. Next year I will be using a 1000watt HPS/MH to start plants. They won't take that long to get some size to them.
Hey Chuck,
Sorry to hear about the storm, the same storm hit our side too, didnt get the hail though. It stormed all night long, last night too. I'm sure your plants will revoer just fine for you they look beat up for sure but not to bad. The plus side for me is I am finally able to do some tilling in the garden. Ive been at it for 4 days trying to break up this hard as F**K soil. Want to at least break it up before the manure arrives. Still getting more hits from the craigslist ad so I dont think I will have any problems getting it when I need it.
I generally always start sowing seeds February 1st too, last year I started around mid Jan tho. With a 1000 watt HPS you will be in good shape for sure. Will you be OW any of your plants?
Should have surprize in your mail tomorrow!
Sorry to hear about the storm, the same storm hit our side too, didnt get the hail though. It stormed all night long, last night too. I'm sure your plants will revoer just fine for you they look beat up for sure but not to bad. The plus side for me is I am finally able to do some tilling in the garden. Ive been at it for 4 days trying to break up this hard as F**K soil. Want to at least break it up before the manure arrives. Still getting more hits from the craigslist ad so I dont think I will have any problems getting it when I need it.
I generally always start sowing seeds February 1st too, last year I started around mid Jan tho. With a 1000 watt HPS you will be in good shape for sure. Will you be OW any of your plants?
Should have surprize in your mail tomorrow!
I'm going to pick a name brand 1000 watt magnetic twitchable up for $195 new from a local shop. Comes with HPS bulb. Great price for what I need it for.JoeFish said:
Glad your soil prep is coming together Anthony. I might try some bonchi plants this year. Dont want to use to much energy. I don't have a good souther facing window. We shall see. Thanks for the surprise.beerbreath81 said:
Have a good day guys.
Chuck
Your plants will be fine........we had a few bouts with hail this year. The first one was right before a plant sale. ....that really sucked, but nobody thought anything of it......just pellet holes in the leaves. Dimples in a car like a golf ball would really suck though...lol
Your plants are nice and green, giving you a good run until the end of the season.
The Sadabahar has that cool fire cracker twist to it
Your plants are nice and green, giving you a good run until the end of the season.
The Sadabahar has that cool fire cracker twist to it
Glad the hail wasn't too damaging, that would not be good at all.
In '97 I was leaving Devine for GM training and saw a funnel cloud in the next town, it never touched down, but the storm hit Devine and dropped 11"s of hail. It damaged roofs and broke out both home and car windows. We were lucky, no hail at my place. I did make a small fortune 3 weeks straight pulling the carpets of of new units so they could dry, the dealer had a hail sale and they all sold at a much reduced price (based upon insurance payments) really fast. The funny thing was seeing all these new "hail beat" cars around town for a couple of years.
I'm sure this won't affect your crop!
In '97 I was leaving Devine for GM training and saw a funnel cloud in the next town, it never touched down, but the storm hit Devine and dropped 11"s of hail. It damaged roofs and broke out both home and car windows. We were lucky, no hail at my place. I did make a small fortune 3 weeks straight pulling the carpets of of new units so they could dry, the dealer had a hail sale and they all sold at a much reduced price (based upon insurance payments) really fast. The funny thing was seeing all these new "hail beat" cars around town for a couple of years.
I'm sure this won't affect your crop!
They'll bounce back strong. Plants are all looking strong to me. Keep on growin!
Thanks Greg. That Sadabahar is hot. I only had a green one so far. Can't wait for one to mature. I wanted to grow that plant last year and didn't. I researched around couldn't find anybody that has grown them. I barely found some seeds and excited to be growing them.PIC 1 said:
Thanks Scott. That's a funny story. I almost bought a car from a auction that had hail damage. I see tons of them every year in Denver. They get hit pretty hard in areas. You'll see camp trailers, RVs, and cars/trucks all for a fraction of the cost. I hope we don't have anymore hail.Devv said:
Thanks Adam. If you say it's so, I believe it. LOL. I remember the struggles you had in the beginning of the season. I hope I get half the pull, or even a quarter of the pull you've recieved this season.maximumcapsicum said:
Thanks guys for the encouraging words. I'll pass them along to the garden.
Chuck,
Been lax at keeping op on this list the past few days, and then I see this. Man I am sorry to hear this happened, but it looks like the plants will pull through. might turn out to be a good thing since they say that if you stress the peppers they are hotter? Who knows, maybe this will piss them off and make them a lot hotter!
Anyway, sorry to see this happen after all the work you have put into them. Besides the "buckshot holes, your planst are looking pretty healthy and green!
Been lax at keeping op on this list the past few days, and then I see this. Man I am sorry to hear this happened, but it looks like the plants will pull through. might turn out to be a good thing since they say that if you stress the peppers they are hotter? Who knows, maybe this will piss them off and make them a lot hotter!
Anyway, sorry to see this happen after all the work you have put into them. Besides the "buckshot holes, your planst are looking pretty healthy and green!
Hail! Nooooooo!!!! Haven't seen any down here yet. Fingers crossed
Thanks Bill. The plants are looking great today. We got more rain last night and today. There nice and green after recovering from the shock. I'm having fun no matter what happens. I've given this grow 100% and haven't been lazy. I'll stick with them to the end.bpwilly said:
Im crossing my fingers as well Mikey. Glad all is well down there. I'll swing by your glog and see what's happening. My notifications is messed up. It could be a setting on my ipad. A lot of email notifications go to junk folder and others show up fine. Need to figure this out.jedisushi06 said: