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PaulG 2020

A decent pod developing on the Peruvian Red Rocoto:
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CaneDog said:
Glad to see this good weather is reaching out as far as you, Paul.  It's the typical PNW hand being dealt though, chilly then suddenly 20F warmer and intensely sunny.  Makes it a challenge to harden things off  :)
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I hear that, buddy. Would be so great to have a
Spring season with nice, consistent weather.
Sigh. Maybe this is the year  :rolleyes:  In the meantime,
looks like almost two weeks of dry weather coming
up. And only six weeks or so until plant-out!
 
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Your F5 flowers and pod shape are dead-on the selected pheno, Paul.  Hope more of them start setting for you now.
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Glad to hear that, CD.
 
Didn’t really know what to expect,
but I love the name   ;)
 
Ghost Pepper Revolution said:
Nice looking plants and pods my man. Killin it  :mouthonfire:
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Thanks, Gipper. Hoping for a nice Spring
Season to keep the momentum going.
 
PaulG said:
Tatiana Yellow Rocoto has finally set a pod:
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You can see the dang aphids. I hope the
NEEM oil soil drench starts working soon.
They seem to congregate on the flowers
and peduncles.
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Rather than neem oil, I just use 6 TBSP organic Castille Soap mixed with 1 Gallon of water then throw in a tea ball strainer with a chopped up garlic clove and one of your hotter peppers cut in half (I just use a pod that I was going to throw away anyways due to pests, etc). I don't know if you've ever tried that, but it does the trick for me every time and I believe it should be just as "organic" as any other solution. 
 
kanikedude03 said:
 
Rather than neem oil, I just use 6 TBSP organic Castille Soap mixed with 1 Gallon of water then throw in a tea ball strainer with a chopped up garlic clove and one of your hotter peppers cut in half (I just use a pod that I was going to throw away anyways due to pests, etc). I don't know if you've ever tried that, but it does the trick for me every time and I believe it should be just as "organic" as any other solution. 
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Do you use it as a soil drench or foliar spray?
 
podz said:
For dealing with the aphids, how about just ordering a few tubes of live ladybugs? That's what most of the more serious chili growers I know around here do.
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That's a great idea. This is the first time I've
had aphids in my grow shelf and garage, so
I got behind the curve on them. I have con-
sidered it, but sometimes shipping timing
isn't good. If this ever happens again, I will
do that.
 
podz said:
Forgot to add - my own personal favorite for warding off aphids is to plant chives inside of every single pepper pot. Also, sometimes I add a few garlic cloves to grow. Doesn't disturb the peppers in any way and since I started doing it, I have never again had aphids.
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Now there's another good idea!
 
Thanks, Mika!
 
PaulG said:
That's a great idea. This is the first time I've
had aphids in my grow shelf and garage, so
I got behind the curve on them. I have con-
sidered it, but sometimes shipping timing
isn't good. If this ever happens again, I will
do that.
 
Now there's another good idea!
 
Thanks, Mika!
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Please report on the success, yes or, no.
 
Congrats on the early pods, I'm hoping you get the weather you deserve (good weather) ;)
 
Tybo said:
Pod already!  That's good news Paul.  Has that Tatiana Yellow Rocoto been in your greenhouse?  
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I was surprised to find it, didn’t even know it
had set. 
 
It was in the garage until last week, then nights
in the greenhouse and days on the deck under
the canopy. Moved outside yesterday for a little
stretch of warmer weather we’ve come into.
 
Edit:
I think the Ecuador Red Hyperpube X Yellow has
also set a pod, but I’ll have to look again tomorrow.
 
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