PaulG 2013

Pr0digal_son · Jul 4, 2013

PaulyG...not to be confused with PaulyD. Plants are looking good my friend. Your back yard is so neat and private. I could see you in a lounge chair reading a hiking mag with nothing else going on but some birds chirpping. Or I could see you back there behind the grill with some friends and family living it up in that paradise.

Last season I remember you had a rough spring and early summer. We are experiencing that here presently,it just won't stop raining. I'm sure your plants will rip and roar to a strong finish. You still have the greenhouse for any stubborn pricks!

With the pubescens,I have mine in a spot that gets a max of 2-3 hours morning sun,then all day ambient and reflected sun,lastly about 3 hours of late day sun from 5-8pm. If it is overcast,I try to pull them out in the morning and leave them out all day.Whatever full sun they get,I alwo.ays have the sides of the containers sheltered from heat. I noticed something with my young pubes indoors,they like a solid amount of N. They were always looking a bit pale,and the lower leaves looked diseased. I started feeding them with higher N and things have been great. They constantly are flowering,any variety I have is always trying to flower so why not give them the N right? haha....I'm taking an inordinate stab at this just like everyone else trying to grow them!! It seems to be helping as much messing with the light.

Have a great long weekend...wait...you are on a permanent weekend.

WalkGood · Jul 4, 2013

Nice pics of your manzano, looking great! Have fun at the beach and happy 4th of July \o/

PaulG · Jul 5, 2013

KiNGDeNNiZ said:
All looks well Paul. I stopped cloning as wasnt getting the rates I wanted.

You're probably money ahead there, Denniz! I'm not sure it's worth
the trouble for me unless I have a specific reason for propagating a certain
plant line, or like my Manzano above, kind of a 'hobby/novelty' item.

DocNrock said:
Paul, your plants are looking great. Glad to see that you got a little pod sampler this early in your season!

Just a teaser, but those little guys were great with our steak the other night!
Just diced them in small pieces and put them on the steak. The ~~warm~~ hot days
have really been good for the peppers, Now we're into a high 70's - low 80's
trend for a few days according to the t0-day forecast. YAY :party:

PaulG · Jul 8, 2013

Pr0digal_son said:
PaulyG...not to be confused with PaulyD. Plants are looking good my friend. Your back yard is so neat and private. I could see you in a lounge chair reading a hiking mag with nothing else going on but some birds chirpping. Or I could see you . back there behind the grill with some friends and family living it up in that paradise.
You must have seen the movie Except for the magazine, and add a cold beer!
Last season I remember you had a rough spring and early summer. We are experiencing that here presently,it just won't stop raining. I'm sure your plants will rip and roar to a strong finish. You still have the greenhouse for any stubborn pricks!
Yeah, this Spring is more normal for us. Summer starts in July; we hope for an October extension to the grow season.
With the pubescens,I have mine in a spot that gets a max of 2-3 hours morning sun,then all day ambient and reflected sun,lastly about 3 hours of late day sun from 5-8pm. If it is overcast,I try to pull them out in the morning and leave them out all day.Whatever full sun they get, I alwo.ays have the sides of the containers sheltered from heat. I noticed something with my young pubes indoors,they like a solid amount of N. They were always looking a bit pale,and the lower leaves looked diseased.
That matches my observations of my plants exactly.
I started feeding them with higher N and things have been great. They constantly are flowering,any variety I have is always trying to flower so why not give them the N right?
Good point. My OW Manzano is flowering like crazy and setting a pod here and there, but has sort of a light green, anemic look next to the two Rocotos. It was much greener last year. I'm going to give it an extra shot of fish and guano to see if it perks up a bit.
haha....I'm taking an inordinate stab at this just like everyone else trying to grow them!! It seems to be helping as much messing with the light.
I've found the pubescens seedlings finicky, as well. Next season, I'll keep what you said in mind. Certainly worth a try.
Have a great long weekend...wait...you are on a permanent weekend.

haha you are too funny, Pr0d. Although you are right!

WalkGood said:
Nice pics of your manzano, looking great! Have fun at the beach and happy 4th of July \o/

We had a great time, buddy! The plants are just loving the sun - will
have to post an update pretty soon. The Manzano has set a couple
of more pods, and the ones that drop take much longer to do so. My
hopes are up :pray:

No pods on the Rocotos, yet.

Trippa · Jul 8, 2013

Hey Paul sounds like things are warming up for your over there. Now where are the picture updates to prove your garden exists still???

PaulG · Jul 11, 2013

Trippa said:
Hey Paul sounds like things are warming up for your over there. Now where are the picture updates to prove your garden exists still???

Hey, Tristen, we are indeed in the midst of a nice string of
sunny, warm days :party:

The peppers are growing fast :clap:

Haha, okay, here you go! you drive a hard bargain, my friend.
I took these pics two days ago, and they are already dated!

I planted out 6 Scotch Bonnets from the round three seedlings.
I put them right into 7-gal. and larger containers since they were
growing so fast. This trio is by the compost pile. Front to back,
Yellow SB, Chocolate SB, Trinidad Red SB:

These are the larger three transplants, by the
greenhouse. Front to back, Chocolate SB,
Yellow SB, Trinidad Red SB:

Two Goat's Weed prior to transplanting. The taller one
was about 17" at the top node at this time:

The shorter one went into this three gallon Root Pouch, the other
into a 5-gallon nursery pot:

Emma Louise helps provide shade for plants
in the front yard:

This Jamaican Red Mushroom forked into three branches, which also 'trifurcated'
into 9, and many of those into three's again. It is a forest of growth tips shooting
for the top of the cage:

The Yellow 7 has been really beefing up in the hot sun; acts
like it wants to be a big plant. I noticed today it has set two
pods!:
;

The OW Fatali has branch tips sticking out everywhere:

Giant White Habanero starting to spread out a little:

The main pepper garden space. Fatali, Yellow 7, Jamaican Red Mushroom, back row. Front
row, Orange Hab, Red Hab, Fatali/Savina:

I'll post a few more later. Hope everyone is having a good week.

Trippa · Jul 11, 2013

Yeah things are really moving there Paul!! Nice to see your scotch bonnet restarts are coming along so nicely hopefully they catch up with the warmer root zones they just might.
Sweet to hear the yellow 7 set some pods... I hope they are as gnarly and big as the pods on the plant the seeds came from. Way to Grow!!

PaulG · Jul 11, 2013

Trippa said:
Yeah things are really moving there Paul!! Nice to see your scotch bonnet restarts are coming along so nicely hopefully they catch up with the warmer root zones they just might.
Sweet to hear the yellow 7 set some pods... I hope they are as gnarly and big as the pods on the plant the seeds came from. Way to Grow!!

Hey, thanks, Trippa! The little Bonnets are growing nicely - they seem to
like the sun. The original SB TFM is also growing fast, and looking better.
The growth at the bottom is very dense with lots of little branches forming:

The Bonda Ma Jacques is also growing fast:

The Bahamian Goat (looks greener in real life) showing healthy
growth:

The Devil's Tongue was another slow grower, but has really come on with
some good branching out:

The blueberries have been exceptional this year;

The Tepin 15 volunteer is growing very quickly - there is another set of leaves and the
stem has elongated since this photo was taken on the 9th:

The warmer weather has seen an increase in the number of dragonflies flitting (well,
mostly sitting) about. Here are a couple I managed to grab hand-held while out in the
yard yesterday. I have more pics, but these are the two best. ~~Haven't had a chance to~~
~~i.d. them yet~~ Blue Dasher

This one just wouldn't let me get close for a photo. The irreidescence of the wings was mesmerizing; very difficult
to capture. It was almost lime green in the sun. I had to sneak up behind the bamboo stake to get this:

Okay, that's all, folks. The weekend is nigh upon us; let it be a good one for all!
Good growin' wherever you are :cool:

Devv · Jul 11, 2013

Very nice Paul!

Plants all look healthy! That sunshine does it all

Congrats on the Yellow 7 pods, now that's going to make the rest jelly and they'll kick it up a notch to keep up.

Nice Dragonfly picks!

Sawyer · Jul 11, 2013

Great pictures, Paul. Seeing those cages gave me a, "well, duh" moment. I've got a bunch of those and for some of my smaller plants, they will make a good frame for draping row cover over the plants for isolation. I ate the last of my blueberries a couple of weeks ago. They were good, but my crop was light this year. I've seen at least two different kinds of dragonflies around here. I'm trying to get pictures to see if someone can help identify them here, but they aren't cooperating.

stickman · Jul 11, 2013

Nice pics Paul. It's nice to see someone else who likes to try lots of new varieties in their grow... and +1 on the Yellow 7s wanting to be big plants! I have one in a #5 airpot and the other one in-ground. The one in-ground is about 2 1/2 feet tall and the leaf canopy is 3 feet across. It's loading up with pods now too, so I think it also wants to be a big producer. The one in the airpot is also about as wide as it is tall... about a foot and a half, and loaded with pods.

Pulpiteer · Jul 12, 2013

Looking good Paul - those blueberries look really tasty. I just put a blueberry bush in this year and hope I can get good looking harvests like yours.

PaulG · Jul 12, 2013

Devv said:
Very nice Paul!

Plants all look healthy! That sunshine does it all

Congrats on the Yellow 7 pods, now that's going to make the rest jelly and they'll kick it up a notch to keep up.

Nice Dragonfly picks!

Thanks, Scott; right on - 16 days of sun in a row :party:

and 22/26 days
since the decent weather started :cool:

I'll take it.
Your own grow is killer, my friend!

There are at least two more small pods on the Yellow 7.
Great anticipations for this one :pray:

I'll post another dragonfly pic or two next time i need some filler

It's fun trying to 'catch' them.

Sawyer said:
Great pictures, Paul. Seeing those cages gave me a, "well, duh" moment. I've got a bunch of those and for some of my smaller plants, they will make a good frame for draping row cover over the plants for isolation. I ate the last of my blueberries a couple of weeks ago. They were good, but my crop was light this year. I've seen at least two different kinds of dragonflies around here. I'm trying to get pictures to see if someone can help identify them here, but they aren't cooperating.

Hey, Sawyer! I have thought the same thing.
I look forward to seeing how it works for you.
Hang our around the dragonflies for awhile, and see where
they like to perch. They will return to the same spot over
and over so you can kind of set up for the shot. I'm using a
120mm short telephoto lens, so I can shoot from about three
feet (1 m) away. Put up some sticks for them to land on like
Rocketman (?) did. I tried it, works great!

stickman said:
Nice pics Paul. It's nice to see someone else who likes to try lots of new varieties in their grow... and +1 on the Yellow 7s wanting to be big plants! I have one in a #5 airpot and the other one in-ground. The one in-ground is about 2 1/2 feet tall and the leaf canopy is 3 feet across. It's loading up with pods now too, so I think it also wants to be a big producer. The one in the airpot is also about as wide as it is tall... about a foot and a half, and loaded with pods.

Hey, Rick, your are so right - variety is the spice...and all that. This
year Scotch Bonnets from Andy and a few of new varieties from Trippa.
(Next year, Cardis, 7's, Scorps, etc from MG and Jamies' pods!)

The Yellow 7 just looks more awesome every day. Can't wait to see
it loaded up with pods. And as Shane said, I think I have solved the
"Pube-ics Cube puzzle" for the pubescens - putting the plants in the
shade this year has made all the difference, so I'm excited about that.
The Manzano has about half dozen pods and a few more stay on every
day. If this keeps up, there will be Manzano powder in the future, maybe
even smoked! I'm hoping the Rocotos follow suit soon. They are beautiful
plants with lots of flowers, but no sets yet.

Pulpiteer said:
Looking good Paul - those blueberries look really tasty. I just put a blueberry bush in this year and hope I can get good looking harvests like yours.

Thanks, Andy. They are tasty, indeed, and juicy. Our Marionberries are
especially sweet and juicy this year, too. Nothing like a ripe Marionberry
right off the bush in the morning! You will be getting blueberries in no time.
One of our bushes is only 3-4 years old, but has a ton of fruit. They don't
mind water in our climate. I also like the way the leaves turn in the
autumn.

Have a great weekend with your flock, my friend!

Trippa · Jul 12, 2013

Good to hear you are getting some pods setting on that yellow 7. ...they really are great plants and pods.
I feel bad that the others i gave you have all been such slow growers ... I hope they continue to accelerate in growth rate.
I had to look up marionberry... So its a hybrid blackberry made in Oregon?? Great stuff. Back in New Zealand we had wild blackberries on all the road sides around our house growing up... Best tasting berries ever ... Nothing like fresh blackberry and apple pie with French vanilla ice cream .
Nice work Paul.

HillBilly Jeff · Jul 13, 2013

Things are looking good up there. Nice shots of the bugs. I have been trying to get a pic of the skenk in my garden, but it is way too shy lol.

PaulG · Jul 13, 2013

Trippa said:
Good to hear you are getting some pods setting on that yellow 7. ...they really are great plants and pods.
I feel bad that the others i gave you have all been such slow growers ... I hope they continue to accelerate in growth rate.
Oh, please, Tristen, they are doing fine. I need to upgrade the lights in my grow shelf for the march-may part of the season so the plants don't stall out. Plus I messed up the transplant, as you know.
I had to look up marionberry... So its a hybrid blackberry made in Oregon?? Great stuff. Back in New Zealand we had wild blackberries on all the road sides around our house growing up... Best tasting berries ever ... Nothing like fresh blackberry and apple pie with French vanilla ice cream .
Nice work Paul.

Marionberries are large, about the size of the last digit on my index finger.
You're talkin' my language,brother!

Bodeen said:
Things are looking good up there. Nice shots of the bugs. I have been trying to get a pic of the skenk in my garden, but it is way too shy lol.

Thanks, Bo! Good luck chasing down your quarry

A few early pods.

Fatali OW:

Orange Habanero:

Red Habanero:

Yellow 7. I think you are right, Tristen:

A little closer in:

The Jamaican red mushroom is escaping the top of the cage:

Congo Trinidad Red:

Pointed Yellow Habanero. Small ripe pod in background:

Fatali/Savina. Small pods seem to be ripening orange:

Giant White Habanero:

More to come.

AMG4heat · Jul 13, 2013

Cool shot of the yellow 7 flowers. Love
the blueberries. Nothing like blueberry pie with berries picked that day.

PaulG · Jul 14, 2013

AMG4heat said:
Cool shot of the yellow 7 flowers. Love
the blueberries. Nothing like blueberry pie with berries picked that day.

Thanks, AMG, welcome to the forum!
The Yellow 7 is one of my favorites. Romy6, bless his heart, sent me a
yellow seven pod (among others!) and it was just great. This particular
seed came from Trippa, but I'm gonna try some from Romy's seeds
next season.

A few more pix.
Marconi Rosso:

Some Manzano pods. The plant is setting pods at a more rapid pace now.
The largest, about chestnut size or a little smaller:

There are a number this size:

Peruvian White Habanero:

Round 2 plants. All in three gallon Root Pouches.
Manzano, in front yard dappled shade:

Peruvian Market Aji Amarillo:

Goat's Weed:

Close=up of the top, recently forked:

Choco Hab. Likes a few hours of sun a day and the rest shade:

Okay, thanks for bearing with me, folks. Hope everyone is having
a good weekend, and a fabulous grow.

stc3248 · Jul 14, 2013

Looking good Paul! Coloring up...yee haw! Can't wait for your next pod tasting adventure story!!!

The first Dragonfly looks like a Blue Dasher....the scientific name for that one is kinda funny. The other is hard to tell without a shot of rest of him...

Keep 'em green brotha!

wahlee76 · Jul 14, 2013

Beatiful plamt you have there. Love how the Goat's weed looks.
I have seeds of that plant for a couple of years, but never grown it. Every time I see a goat's weed I tell myself to gow it, but for some reason still haven't.