PaulG 2021

PaulG · Mar 31, 2021

Got the OWs out for some rays:

"Four days without rain. Highs above 60˚F!"

bpiela · Apr 1, 2021

PaulG said:
Got the OWs out for some rays:

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You are brave or I am just very scared. I thought of putting plants out on a nice day and then I thought that I didn't want to take the risk of an aphid jumping aboard for the ride. I don't really know how much of a risk that is and it has never really happened to me but now I am thinking about it. Everything looks great!

Mr.joe · Apr 1, 2021

bpiela said:
You are brave or I am just very scared. I thought of putting plants out on a nice day and then I thought that I didn't want to take the risk of an aphid jumping aboard for the ride. I don't really know how much of a risk that is and it has never really happened to me but now I am thinking about it. Everything looks great!

I thought the exact same thing. Still at some point they gotta go out and natures grow light is better than anything you own

Plantguy76 · Apr 1, 2021

PaulG said:
Nice not to be battling aphids en masse this season, for sure, HM!
Let's hope for a Spring/Summer like 2015. That was a great one here.

Added six tall wilds to the greenhouse:
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Still room to stand inside:
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Aphids in past years have not been a problem for me as my beneficial insects keeps them in check
What got me last season was harlequin stink bugs I hate those buggers .
The young & adult alike
Your plants are looking steller Paul hope you have a pest free season
I like the purple of Trippaul Threat v2 F3 Yellow

Plantguy76 · Apr 1, 2021

Repeat post I blame this browser

PaulG · Apr 2, 2021

bpiela said:
You are brave or I am just very scared. I thought of putting plants out on a nice day and then I thought that I didn't want to take the risk of an aphid jumping aboard for the ride. I don't really know how much of a risk that is and it has never really happened to me but now I am thinking about it. Everything looks great!

Hey, Ben!

After your debacle last season, I don't
blame you for being gun-shy! Nights
are still a little chilly for the aphids here,
so I'm hoping they will stay dormant for
awhile longer.

Pullin' for your grow, buddy!

Plantguy76 said:
Aphids in past years have not been a problem for me as my beneficial insects keeps them in check
What got me last season was harlequin stink bugs I hate those buggers .
The young & adult alike
Your plants are looking steller Paul hope you have a pest free season
I like the purple of Trippaul Threat v2 F3 Yellow

Thanks, Jason. Hoping for a good grow
season this year.

Fortunately we don't have the plethora
of nasty bugs in our climate that you do
down in the South.

The Trippaul Threat series has turned out
some interesting results. Did the Peach
ever germinate for you? With the difficulty
I had with the yellow variety, I'm worried
for the other colors.

Plantguy76 said:
Repeat post I blame this browser

Hahaha

Good thing we are getting a new
site upgrade, huh?

PaulG · Apr 5, 2021

Rocotos getting a little outside time:

Weather has been nice enough to
put the wilds in #1 pots on the outside
plant shelf under some shade fabric for
the day:

dragonsfire · Apr 5, 2021

Nice!

Pepper Merchant · Apr 6, 2021

Wow amazing, I hope to have our greenhouse up soon and do the same!

Kramer · Apr 6, 2021

Awesome set up PaulG! Looks like you're about to have a hell of a season my friend.

PaulG · Apr 6, 2021

Pepper Merchant said:
Wow amazing, I hope to have our greenhouse up soon and do the same!

Thanks, PM. Good luck getting the greenhouse
up and running! Looking forward to seeing how
your season goes.

Kramer said:
Awesome set up PaulG! Thanks, Kramer!

Knock on wood, buddy. We're off to a good start,
but I always have a feeling that the other shoe is
about to drop!

dragonsfire said:
Nice!

TY, Neil.

ahayastani · Apr 6, 2021

Where I lived in Europe, April was known as a capricious month: today might be good weather, and tomorrow even excellent; but the day after that, she might fr33ze your b4lls off

Is the same true for Oregon?

PaulG · Apr 7, 2021

ahayastani said:
Where I lived in Europe, April was known as a capricious month: today might be good weather, and tomorrow even excellent; but the day after that, she might fr33ze your b4lls off Is the same true for Oregon?

Yes, unfortunately for folks trying to harden
off pepper plants. We are in the slow run-up
to warmer nights, usually by mid-May or so.
If we are lucky, June is a nice month, but lately
has been sort of sucky.

PaulG · Apr 7, 2021

More plants getting some fresh air...
All are in 2-liter pots, except one Yaki
Blue Fawn in a #1 nursery pot.

Yellow Scorpion on the left, Red CARDI Scorpion on the right:

Yaki Blue Fawn x 2:

Back in the greenhouse...
JA Red Habanero x 2. The plant on the
left has picked up a purple gene somewhere:

PaulG · Apr 7, 2021

The Cumaris, Galapagoense and Blue Mystery
seem content sharing the less intense shoplights
with the Rocotos just to get a break from the T5's:

Plantguy76 · Apr 7, 2021

Thanks, Jason. Hoping for a good grow
season this year.

Fortunately we don't have the plethora
of nasty bugs in our climate that you do
down in the South.

The Trippaul Threat series has turned out
some interesting results. Did the Peach
ever germinate for you? With the difficulty
I had with the yellow variety, I'm worried
for the other colors.

The Trippaul Threat series version 2 F3 Peach have had six of them pop for me
They was the last but that's not bad they took there sweet time
They most all be ladies

PaulG · Apr 7, 2021

Plantguy76 said:
The Trippaul Threat series version 2 F3 Peach have had six of them pop for me
They was the last but that's not bad they took there sweet time
They most all be ladies

Six seeds germinated! That's good.
I hope the peach color holds for you.

How many seeds did you drop?

PaulG · Apr 7, 2021

The San Pedro Orange Rocoto is
pushing out some major new branches
at the fork:

CaneDog · Apr 7, 2021

Do you notice that the SPO is growing better for you this year than last, Paul? The original seeds I got before last season were a bit challenging. Germ rates were a little low and my 2 plants were slow out of the gate. I was hoping that G2 seeds/plants would be stronger and yours looks like it's thriving. I didn't start a new one this season, but I kept my better of two plants OW. Looking at yours maybe I should have started fresh!

Cayennemist · Apr 8, 2021

Look'n real nice!
looks like your hardening off is going better than mine. I could you use a week of cloud cover let let mine catch up. I feel like mine all jumped in to the fire when I transferred in to the greenhouse.