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PaulG 2019 - Three Gallon Grow

Decided to put links to my other threads in the first post
of my new threads so I can find them easily when looking for
information. Did that this year on the first page and it is
very handy:
 
PaulG 2012
PaulG 2013
PaulG 2014
PaulG 2015
PaulG 2016
PaulG 2017
PaulG 2019
 
 
So, this thread is sort of a sub-thread to my regular 2019 Grow Log.

I am growing ten plants in 3-gallon pots this season.

Thinking about this because I want to be able to move
them in and out of the garage or greenhouse this Fall in
order to extend the season. Plus, I am not sure how much
longer I want to wrestle with the big containers. Even wet
10-gallon pots are getting heavier each year, and always
having to get help to lift the big containers in and out of their
saucers is getting to be a drag.

This thread will concentrate on just the 3-gallon plants. If I
can get decent production from a 3-gallon Pot, that would
be great. I think that will be the case based on my grow of
the Aji Amarillo plants in 2-gallon pots in 2017.

The ten plants included in this mini-grow:
  • JA Red Habanero
  • Yellow Scorpion
  • SLR cross
  • Aji Amarillo
  • Peruvian Red Rocoto
  • Chiltepin
  • Goats Weed
  • c. chacoense
  • BJ Hybrid (3-inch pod)
  • ? - probably Mark's (Dragon49) PdNxBJ if it arrives healthy and I can get it going!.
 
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Peruvian Red Rocoto is looking really good.
Lots of flowers and five new pods set:
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Pods ripening up nicely under the dense canopy:
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BDASPNY said:
I see your scaffolding job is working well.  very nice looking plant.
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deolater said:
I'm going to try copying your scaffolding for one of my plants that has decided to try to become a ground creeper
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Thanks, fellas. I am glad to see the three-gallon
container looks sufficient for the Rocoto.
 
I like this support method because the
branches are still free to move in the wind.
 
I was sucking water out of my container saucers
with a shop vac because the weather hasn't been
hot enough to evaporate the overflow or cause
the plants to take it up. The heavy rain showers
the past couple of weeks have kept the trays full
of water.
 
I was careless and accidentally got the shop vac
close to my Goat's Weed and sucked a couple of
leaves off!  No real harm done:
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deolater said:
Wow! So many pods!
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The Aji Amarillo are always one of my best producers.
 
 
The downside is the amount of time it takes to ripen. 
I leave green pods on the vine every Fall, but this season
in the 3-gallon pot, I can move it to the greenhouse or
garage for longer ripening up time.
 
Your grow is looking good, Deo!
 
Last year i used 4 of the 3 gallon size IIRC and got quite a few peppers off those plants. 3 were Dreadies that produced very well. Aji amarillo is on my list for next year. In some cases it seems like smaller pots will cause the plant to produce a little sooner. Total yield might be less but when growing time is limited its certainly an option worth trying. Sure beats having a bunch of leftover greeners.
 
PaulG said:
The Aji Amarillo are always one of my best producers.
 
 
The downside is the amount of time it takes to ripen. 
I leave green pods on the vine every Fall, but this season
in the 3-gallon pot, I can move it to the greenhouse or
garage for longer ripening up time.
 
Your grow is looking good, Deo!
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Thanks, I have gotten a ton of great advice here. Especially the DISGUSTING fish fertilizer my plants are loving so much.

Aji Amarillo is definitely on the grow list for next year. My Peruvian neighbor basically insisted.

From the picture it almost looks like you have more pods than leaves. How is that possible?
 
deolater said:
From the picture it almost looks like you have more pods than leaves. How is that possible?
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The cold, cloudy, rainy weather punctuated by
a few hot days  followed by a hail storm a few
days ago pretty much toasted the larger leaves
over the past two months. It has not been good
growing weather here.
 
If  your peruvian neighbor wants you to grow Aji
Amarillo, then you should grow some Red Rocotos
as well!
 
If  your peruvian neighbor wants you to grow Aji
Amarillo, then you should grow some Red Rocotos
as well!
 
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And Aji Panca!!!!...Easy to grow and produce they just take forever but that wont be a issue in Georgia.
 
Im thrilled to finally get a chance at a nice batch of rocotos. Wish they were larger reds but at this point i will take what i can get. Be sure to pick a variety known to produce well in your climate.
 
Ooh. Always nice to see new PdN's show up.
 
PaulG said:
The downside is the amount of time it takes to ripen.
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Argh... dealing with this on my one producing White Devil's Tongue. I didn't think it was actually going to fruit at all; my other one still hasn't (it's clinging to life for no apparent reason despite me tossing it in a corner of the carport and ignoring it for the last couple weeks).
 
PaulG said:
The cold, cloudy, rainy weather punctuated by
a few hot days  followed by a hail storm a few
days ago pretty much toasted the larger leaves
over the past two months. It has not been good
growing weather here.
 
If  your peruvian neighbor wants you to grow Aji
Amarillo, then you should grow some Red Rocotos
as well!
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Cold? I've forgotten the meaning of the word.

I need to find a rocoto variety that will survive here. I have two montufar plants, and they are still alive though not thriving
 
deolater said:
Cold? I've forgotten the meaning of the word.

I need to find a rocoto variety that will survive here. I have two montufar plants, and they are still alive though not thriving
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Yeah, pubescens varieties like the shade and cooler temps.
Too much heat/sun and the flowers just drop off.
 
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