PaulG 2014

PaulG · Mar 25, 2014

Penny said:
Excellent.....keep me posted.

Will do

What about soaking the seeds?

romy6 said:
I am on round two brother Paul . Have 6 plants outside about a foot tall and budding . Also have second round almost ready to hit the great outdoors. I will update my Glog one of these days

Looks like you got it down for sho !!!!

All right, Jamie. Sounds like you have it goin' yourself!

meatfreak said:
Thanks for the offer, Paul. For now I won't be in the neighborhood anytime soon

I sort of figured that

Devv said:
Looking good!

Glad the jiffy's worked out well for you!

They seem to be working pretty well, Scott. The Aerogarden is great, too. I need to find a better
basket arrangement that doesn't get all bound up in the roots so I can leave them in the aero longer.

jedisushi06 said:
I'm switching to pro mix outdoors this year and extra perlite because of all the rain we had last summer, have you tried that yet?

I use 1/3 horticultural pumice in my outdoor soil mix, along with peat moss, compost, recycled
potting soil and steer poo since we do usually have a lot of rain here.

Sawyer · Mar 25, 2014

Your plants are looking great, Paul. I'm so far behind, I'll never get caught up, but at least most of my plants are alive. Desperately in need of potting up, though.

PaulG · Mar 26, 2014

Sawyer said:
Your plants are looking great, Paul. I'm so far behind, I'll never get caught up, but at least most of my plants are alive. Desperately in need of potting up, though.

Thanks, John. Plants all alive? Sounds like a winner!

Good luck getting to your potting up...

Trippa · Mar 26, 2014

My hot fish pepper seeds I sprouted most recently Paul did take an age around 4-6 weeks (I had actually given up on them) but put it down to my sprouting setup at the time. None of them sprouted until I put them on the window sill and gave them fluctuating temperature's due to sun/night cycles and no additional bottom heat... I read an article that said fluctuating temps are needed to break some capsicum seeds dormancies ... Sorry that's all I can offer on them ...sorry to hear they didn't eventuate for you.

I will be saving another lot of seeds from this round of plants as it looks like the germination % might be dropping .. I will get some new ones to you in time for next season. Have you got any left from the original lot I sent you

Penny · Mar 26, 2014

I have never soaked any of my tomato seeds, and have always had excellent germination success. :dance:

PaulG · Mar 26, 2014

Trippa said:
My hot fish pepper seeds I sprouted most recently Paul did take an age around 4-6 weeks (I had actually given up on them) but put it down to my sprouting setup at the time. None of them sprouted until I put them on the window sill and gave them fluctuating temperature's due to sun/night cycles and no additional bottom heat... I read an article that said fluctuating temps are needed to break some capsicum seeds dormancies ... Sorry that's all I can offer on them ...sorry to hear they didn't eventuate for you.
I will be saving another lot of seeds from this round of plants as it looks like the germination % might be dropping .. I will get some new ones to you in time for next season. Have you got any left from the original lot I sent you

Hey, Tristen, thanks for that. I will let them keep germinating at least for a couple of weeks more.
I think I saved a couple of the seeds. Will keep you posted, buddy!

Penny said:
I have never soaked any of my tomato seeds, and have always had excellent germination success.

Okay, Penny, that's good enough for me!

PIC 1 · Mar 26, 2014

Paul you're having a stellar season so far. Its appears by looking at the outdoor photos in your local there's actually Spring in the air. The temps are still in the 20's here. I'm ready to pack up the sweaters and bring out the Summer clothes.......positive thinking

PaulG · Mar 27, 2014

PIC 1 said:
Paul you're having a stellar season so far. Its appears by looking at the outdoor photos in your local there's actually Spring in the air. The temps are still in the 20's here. I'm ready to pack up the sweaters and bring out the Summer clothes.......positive thinking

Thanks, Greg. The nights were around 28-33 a few days ago, now we are
in the mid 40's. We've had three days with daytime highs over 60, so I guess
we at least know there might be a Spring! I almost put on shorts the other day

I can't believe the crazy winter you have had back there. Our daughter is living in
D.C. and she is tired of the snow and cold!

Jamison · Mar 27, 2014

PaulyG! Everything looks so green. Plants outside is a sight for sore eyes! Keep doin what your doin brotha!

PIC 1 · Mar 27, 2014

Well that explains it....60's during the day, the plants are basking in the sun (probably feels in the 80's to them)....ha

The weather here has been brutal. I picked up a few bags of Pro-Mix from a home center, they're stored outside...and frozen, felt like concrete.

I see the East coast is still getting whacked with the cold...no sign of Spring here in the near future.

PaulG · Mar 28, 2014

Jamison said:
PaulyG! Everything looks so green. Plants outside is a sight for sore eyes! Keep doin what your doin brotha!

Thanks, buddy! Yes, the little sun we've had is a great sight, indeed!

PIC 1 said:
Well that explains it....60's during the day, the plants are basking in the sun (probably feels in the 80's to them)....ha
It does seem to perk them up a bit!

The weather here has been brutal. I picked up a few bags of Pro-Mix from a home center, they're stored outside...and frozen, felt like concrete.

I see the East coast is still getting whacked with the cold...no sign of Spring here in the near future.

Our Springs are really pretty mild with the occasional freeze
and tons of rain which make outdoor planting problematic.
Here's a look at the last 7 days, which are pretty typical in
the range of temps.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=pqr&sid=KHIO&num=168&raw=0&dbn=m

I can't imagine a winter like you've had this year. Yuk!

I'm heading to the snowy hills for a couple of days, so will check back in sometime Monday or Tuesday.
Have a good weekend everyone!

Pinoy83 · Mar 28, 2014

looking great pauly.....and i see your having fun with your new toy, be warned, you might get the denniz disease with that toy... :hell:

PaulG · Mar 31, 2014

Pinoy83 said:
looking great pauly.....and i see your having fun with your new toy, be warned, you might get the denniz disease with that toy...

Thanks, Jericson. It is fun!
Oh, no, the Denniz Disease!
Heaven help me!!!

PaulG · Apr 14, 2014

Hi everybody. Sorry to be absent so much, but nice weather keeps me away from the computer.
I can either get work done or make blog pages

Here's a bit of an update. I'm also working on an aerogarden vs. jiffy pellet set for later in the week.

We've had a few nice days, so plants out for some sun. This is every plant save 5 or 6 OW's:

A droopy, thirsty Manzano and a Goat's weed. These are plants started last August and wintered over, as are the 3 Ajis in the seven gallon
Root Pouches above:

OW Manzanos and an OW Fatali:

Here's a sneak preview of the aerogarden vs. jiffy pellet exposé.
These are Inca Lost plants. The one on the left from the aerogarden, 28 days old.
The one on the right from a Jiffy pellet, 37 days old. Definitely some real differences here.
The aerogarden plant suffered a bit on transplant due to root hacking to separate from the
basket, but is recovering nicely. I will have 4 or 5 comparisons to show later in the week.

Hope everyone is doing well and having good grow success. Spring is coming, I just know it!

stickman · Apr 14, 2014

PaulG said:
Hi everybody. Sorry to be absent so much, but nice weather keeps me away from the computer.
I can either get work done or make blog pages

Here's a bit of an update. I'm also working on an aerogarden vs. jiffy pellet set for later in the week.

We've had a few nice days, so plants out for some sun. This is every plant save 5 or 6 OW's:

A droopy, thirsty Manzano and a Goat's weed. These are plants started last August and wintered over, as are the 3 Ajis in the seven gallon
Root Pouches above:

OW Manzanos and an OW Fatali:

Here's a sneak preview of the aerogarden vs. jiffy pellet exposé.
These are Inca Lost plants. The one on the left from the aerogarden, 28 days old.
The one on the right from a Jiffy pellet, 37 days old. Definitely some real differences here.
The aerogarden plant suffered a bit on transplant due to root hacking to separate from the
basket, but is recovering nicely. I will have 4 or 5 comparisons to show later in the week.

Hope everyone is doing well and having good grow success. Spring is coming, I just know it!

Errybody's looking like they're ready to shine Paul! Good job with your starts. Glad to see you've planted some of the seeds I sent and that they look so happy. The Cheiro Recife will stay short and bushy, but will put out a surprising number of dime-sized pods. In Brazil they pickle them, but I think they make good powder as well.. just don't torture yourself and feel you have to remove all the seeds when you dry them. I just cut them in half and put them on the dryer trays like that, and then straight into the grinder. Cheers!

Penny · Apr 14, 2014

Great updates Paul :dance:

Jeff H · Apr 14, 2014

Plants are all looking real good Paul. Are they outside permanently yet or are you still dodging the occasional freezing night?

romy6 · Apr 14, 2014

Everything is looking good Paul. can't wait to follow the aero / jiffy test. I have my money on the :shh:

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Pulpiteer · Apr 14, 2014

Looking great Paul! I've got some manzanos overwintering here too. I'm really excited to see them in their second year. Yours look great - like they are ready to really take off!
That shot of your plants all getting some sun is awesome! Spring is coming.

Devv · Apr 14, 2014

Plants are looking really healthy Paul!

I see a stellar season in the making.

I like the comparison you showed, the Aerogarden plant looks way ahead at this point.

Keep it green!