Thanks for looking in, fellas. I hope everyone had a great Father's Day
weekend, as appropriate. We went to a wedding in Central Oregon in
Three Sisters area, so we didn't really celebrate it much. Summer
weather seems finally to be here just in time for the solstice. Lots of
folks are heading there for the upcoming total eclipse.
D3monic said:
No shade cloth, some are under mosquito netting though and i'm sure that's helping some. Plants in the greenhouse are subjected to temps around 120f. Having a hard time getting pods to set on the omni bonnet. Still need to relocate it to somewhere else in the yard like out front or something.
120˚
That's tough on those pepper plants!
I don't keep anything in the greenhouse
in the summer. I forgot to open it up a few
seasons ago and it hit 140˚ - fortunately nothing
was in it. Now, I don't even bother closing the
door and windows from now to September.
Good luck finding a nicer home for the plants!
b3rnd said:
First of all, as always, nice looking plants Paul. You could teach us some lessons in everything it seems!
You are very generous, Bernd - thanks, my friend!
Second of all, I'll trade my current weather with any of yours right now. Today it hits 42 C when the sun is highest, which is about 107,6 F. With temps like this, putting anything in the shade doesn't even help anymore. Some plants are somehow still miraculously producing pods though. The habs and some baccatums are still working. I thought pollen was supposed to go sterile above 32 C (90 F)? I have not heard of that...
I hear that. Seems like the whole world is having weird weather.
I hope your plants keep plugging along.
I am so sorry to hear of the tragic forest fire and loss of life Portugal
is experiencing at the moment. How sad. I hope you and your family
are not involved in the conflagration. It looks terrible on the news. Central
Portugal seems to be engulfed in flames. The victims in the burned cars
must have been terrified.
My prayers go out for your country and its people.
Bhuter said:
Man, what can I say, Paul? Your entire yard is highly impressive...and extremely tranquil. It amazes me how well you grow in containers. I don't have much luck with them. Your knowledge and patience is also very extensive. I must say, I'm lovin' the work you're doing with Trippa's cross, "White Lightning". The ivory color is very appealing to the eye. You do outstanding work! Fantastic glog!
-Adam
Thank you very much, Adam. All I have to do now is get
the irrigation dialed in, and I can enjoy some of that tranquility!
Will try to get some pics of the 'White Lightening" up in the
next day or two.
stickman said:
Man! A slow crawl into summer is a very apt description of this season Paul! I'm glad to see your chiles are finally taking off and beginning to show some color. How is the overall health of your plants after the BLS scare?
I think we are in connected weather systems, Rickster!
The chilis are starting to put on some robust new growth
with the warming soil temps helping the roots unlock the
manure's Nitrogen.
As for BLS, I think we are past the problem, other than
the normal stuff that appears when the weather is snarky.
I still pick off any leaf that looks suspect, but haven't seen
many lately. The new growth all seems clear and healthy.
When we get past these two days of near 90˚ weather, we
will be into a 10 day stretch of more normal temps in the
sunny 70's range, more to my (and the plants) liking!