Pepper Sprout Farm 2021

Join me in my 2021 journey from seed to bottle. Still waiting on a few things to come in the mail but I wanted to get some things started. Seven pot primo, red bhut, choc bhut, orange Thai, lemon habanero, red habanero, hot cherry, shishito, poblano, starfish, jalapeno, orange spice jalapeno, Hungarian orange, sweet banana, chocolate beauty bell, California wonder bell.all started with aged compost mixed with a Little pearlite.

 

[ahayastani]

Happy to follow

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

Join me in my 2021 journey from seed to bottle. 

 
 

 

[PaulG]

Good Luck in 2021, Jerret!

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Thank you. I try to learn something every season. This year I am concentrating on soil. Trying to understand what makes up truly healthy living soil. Received a couple of books recently that will help that.

 

[ahayastani]

If you like a practical approach, I can recommend Charles Dowding No-Dig [youtube channel] The method is inspired by permaculture principles and emphasises soil health. I used it when I was living in EU. He was relatively unknown at that time and his then quasi-rickety website had still a functional and informative forum. Gone are those days, but his method hasn't changed.

 

[PaulG]

Thank you. I try to learn something every season. This year I am concentrating on soil. Trying to understand what makes up truly healthy living soil. Received a couple of books recently that will help that.

You should get in touch with Stickman. Rick has delved
deep into soil culture and pepper growing. Also Pepper Guru.
 
Also, read anything by Jean Jevons (hope spelling is right) all about the 
French intensive and biodynamic methods of gardening.

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Started red and yellow scotch bonnet and chocolate habs today. Lots of things starting to sprout. 100% germination for orange spice Jalapeno, starfish, red hab, and primos. Oddly enough. No sweet peppers have yet to sprout at this early stage.

 

[Plantguy76]

Best of luck this season will be following

 

[Mr.joe]

Best luck this year. I have been reading and working on my soil for a couple years now. Soil biology is interesting stuff for sure.

 

[peppersproutfarm]

A couple primos and a chocolate bhut

 

[peppersproutfarm]

I love the smell of aged compost. So full of life. Potential. It's time to amend soil here and I can't be more excited for the season ahead. Jalapeno and habanero are mostly germinated and setting first leaves. A few superhots have sprouted. March 1st is our plant out date so, not much time left. Today I torched a few of the beds. Then layered coffee grounds mixed with kelp meal, compost then sterile straw. Still have a lot to do but I feel good that at least I got a good start.

 

[PaulG]

Beautiful beds, nicely set up  !
 
You won't be able to see them by July!

 

[peppersproutfarm]

First round of potted up pepper babies enjoying their view of the garden. The greenhouse is currently right at about 80°.

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Chocolate Bhut

 

[ahayastani]

PSF, why do you add the straw? Ground cover for weed suppression, aesthetics, ... ? I don't know whether you have a snail/slug problem up there in the bayou, but they tend to like that type of environment.

 

[peppersproutfarm]

It's ground cover for weed suppression. I treat for slugs there's nothing I can do about slugs they're terrible in the south. they are only an issue with young plants and I do most of my starts in the greenhouse. I've never had a problem with slugs on my pepper plants

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Good morning from the greenhouse. Annuum (cherry) are coming along beautifully. Starting this tray on weekly compost tea/fish emulsion.

 

[PaulG]

Looking just marvelous, Jerret
 
Very uniform growth habit!

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Did not expect that I could get seeds from Australia so quickly. adding these four varieties to the list I got from the hippie seed company (Neil Smith)