Scorched 2015 Grow

Trident chilli · May 15, 2015

Tony great looking plants ... not had a mole in my greenhouse but knew a golf course green keeper who put glass down their holes seemingly moles are hemophiliac ... following your grow with interest

Scorched · May 15, 2015

JoynersHotPeppers said:
Don't make me drive down there, get those plants in the ground!

Finally have everything together. Shade cloth has arrived and the trailer I needed to put everything on is now here and ready to load up. I'm a bit behind but the plants are much bigger than the plants I usually get from CCN. And now is about when I have them delivered and starting to harden off so I'm actually not far behind compared to past years. Just hope everything fits on the trailer since it's shorter than the one I usually use. Better than nothing though. A little bit heavier as well so by the time I'm done pushing and pulling it into the garage twice each day for a couple weeks I should get a good workout lol.

The beds are filled and ready. I've added Neptune's Harvest crab shell, bone meal, and Tomato Tone to the 60/40 topsoil/compost mix. I'm going to add a bag of greensand this weekend. I have a bag of bat guano I might add but not sure if it's needed. Was also going to add blood meal but again not sure if needed.

The neighbor across the street was supposed to disk my 30' x 30' plot but it's been two weeks and still no action. So Monday I'm renting a 16" Mantis Tiller. Seems to dig deeper than one of the giant rear tine tillers. I also don't have a truck to pick up a full size tiller. The 16" Mantis is for big gardens and will dig 10" deep so should work great. $50 for an entire 24hrs isn't bad. Going to add mushroom compost to the growing rows and then cover the entire area with 20 year DeWitt landscape fabric. I got a 5' x 250' roll from greenhousemegastore when I ordered my shade cloth.

Scorched · May 31, 2015

So things have been going ok. A bit behind but getting there. The trailer I need to use to harden off my plants was delayed. It's here now and the kids have been kicked out of the house.

Rented a 16" Mantis tiller to do the 30' x 30' area. Broke it after 15 minutes of use. The outside blade set sheared right off. Took it back and they returned some of my $. Luckily the damage was covered since not my fault. Neighbor finally made it over and disked the area. Raked out a lot of the weeds/roots left behind since most of it is heavy field grass. Wasn't happy with how deep it disked so decided to rent a full size tiller. Delivery and pickup costs are ridiculous. Cost $60 to rent for an entire day but cost me $120 for delivery and pickup. Thing was a beast though and did a great job. Anyway tilled the heck outta the area and am in the process of working 9 cubic yards of mushroom compost into the soil.

The raised beds are mostly done. Just need to put down the weed barrier. Consists of the topsoil/compost 60/40 blend, greensand, blood meal, tomato tone, Neptune's harvest crab shell, some peat moss, a few bags of Black Gold potting mix, and a bit of the mushroom compost. Still haven't decided whether I need to add the bat guano or not.

The plants should be fully hardened off by this weekend which is when I'll probably be done getting the 30 x 30 done.

I started a few seeds because why not lol. It started when I was lucky enough to snag a few true Judy chocolate brain strain seeds from John Ford last week. I just had to put a couple in the dirt. These have been at the top of my wishlist for a long time. Figured I'd start a couple more along with them.

2 Chocolate Brain Strain True
1 Chocolate Brain Strain Hybrid Ford's (unreleased)
1 Choc Reaper (Dale's) Got from a THP member
1 Aji Banana
1 RRC 420 Moruga

The 30 x 30 area (with Mantis before breaking)

Some group shots of the kids

Both praying mantis cases I found have hatched (they're now patrolling my chile jungle)

Some real deal Judy chocolate brain strain I got from John Ford. He let a few packs go early. Of course a couple seeds are currently in the dirt. Extremely excited about these

And finally another of Jim's FB plug specials. (2) 7 Pot SR, (2) Superhot Beast (2) 7 Pot infinity (2) Chocolate Brain Strain (don't know whose version), (2) BBG

Thanks for looking. I'll post some pics of the beds and 30 x 30 when done. Just looks like dirt right now.

jcw10tc · May 31, 2015

Can't wait to see what this turns into. Its going to be something to see this fall.

randyp · Jun 1, 2015

Damn Tony,those bugs are cooooool.You have lot's of planting in your near future.2 words buddy""BACK BRACE""..Cant wait to see it in the dirt.

KrakenPeppers · Jun 1, 2015

Ok ok... You have made me jealous.... But more importantly.... What is a " Super Hot Beast " ??

Hybrid Mode 01 · Jun 1, 2015

Scorched said:
Thanks for looking. I'll post some pics of the beds and 30 x 30 when done. Just looks like dirt right now.

But some of us WANT to see pictures of dirt! Oh well. I'm sure it's gonna look spectacular once you get all those plants in.
Your plans for soil sound awesome. I can't wait to see what all your plants can do with it. I'm sure it will be colorful with all those varieties you're rockin'! :shocked:

Scorched · Jun 2, 2015

KrakenPeppers said:
Ok ok... You have made me jealous.... But more importantly.... What is a " Super Hot Beast " ??

Superhot Beast description from Jim Duffy on FB- Yes people the "Superhot Beast" created by Peter Merle. An extremely hot Scorpion Cross that may or may not burn more than the Reaper. You grow it and be the judge! Peter is the owner of Semillas la Palma.

Peter might be able to provide more info. He's a member here. THP name is semillas.

Hybrid Mode 01 said:
But some of us WANT to see pictures of dirt! Oh well. I'm sure it's gonna look spectacular once you get all those plants in.
Your plans for soil sound awesome. I can't wait to see what all your plants can do with it. I'm sure it will be colorful with all those varieties you're rockin'!

I'll try and take some pics of the beds tomorrow.

The ground plot isn't great soil to start. Well I've never had it tested so I don't know for sure. My grandfather used to do a big vegetable garden in part of it for years but for at least the past 20+ years it's just been a place for field weeds to grow. I don't think he ever worked anything into the soil but I could be wrong. The soil is pretty gray and seems maybe a bit sandy. It's not that great dark color that good ground is. I'm having 5 more cubic yards of mushroom compost coming tomorrow for a total of 8 cubic yards in the 30 x 30. According to what I've read an area like that should get around 14. They say you should work in 3" of compost. I'll add more next year. Will probably be yard waste compost just to mix it up a bit. It won't be getting anything else added but those plants will be fertilized with Dyna Gro Grow Formula. If the plants don't do very well i'll probably make more raised beds next year and use those.

tctenten · Jun 2, 2015

That mushroom compost should do wonders for your soil. Last year I just topdressed my 25x15 garden with 2 yards and for me I had a very nice year. This year I tilled in another 2 yards and so far so good. The only issue you may run into is time. Hopefully you can get those plants into the ground soon. Good luck.

jcw10tc · Jun 2, 2015

Scorched said:
Superhot Beast description from Jim Duffy on FB- Yes people the "Superhot Beast" created by Peter Merle. An extremely hot Scorpion Cross that may or may not burn more than the Reaper. You grow it and be the judge! Peter is the owner of Semillas la Palma.

Peter might be able to provide more info. He's a member here. THP name is semillas.

Here's the superhot beast.

SLP exclusively !! Extremely hot variety, which was selected by us from a cross of two super sharp Capsicum chinense The plants were in the Next Culture uniform, yet it can still lead to variations in the fruit shape.

I had a mystery cross last year from another vendor of what was supposed to be chocolate habanero and the pods looks almost identical to these.

Scorched · Jun 4, 2015

Just got my 4th Jim Duffy FB special in the mail. Two very cool varieties in this one

Left to right: Pimenta Moranga Cross Red, Pimenta Moranga Cross Purple, 7 Pot Wes, Moruga Chocolate, Naglah

Pics Jim posted to FB of the crosses

Red

Purple

Crazy amount of pods per node.

Mushroom compost was delivered today. Has been raining for the past few days so shoveling wet compost has been fun. Need it to dry out some so I can till it in and put down the weed barrier. I'll try and grab a pic tomorrow but it's not much to look at

JoynersHotPeppers · Jun 4, 2015

See what happens when you say it is dry down there

Bhuter · Jul 10, 2015

Hey, Tony! I hope all is well with your grow. If I remember correctly, you are growing a brown naglah and it is growing purple-ish. You sent me some seeds and my plant is doing the exact same thing. The plant is a deep purple with green tinges. It's still budding, so I haven't seen the color of the flowers or pod shape yet. How is your plant coming along?
-Adam

OCD Chilehead · Jul 15, 2015

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Scorched said:
Just got my 4th Jim Duffy FB special in the mail. Two very cool varieties in this one Left to right: Pimenta Moranga Cross Red, Pimenta Moranga Cross Purple, 7 Pot Wes, Moruga Chocolate, Naglah

6.4.15 Duffy 009.JPG Pics Jim posted to FB of the crosses Red

JimDuffyMorangaRed.jpg Purple

JimDuffyMorangaPurple.jpg Crazy amount of pods per node. Mushroom compost was delivered today. Has been raining for the past few days so shoveling wet compost has been fun. Need it to dry out some so I can till it in and put down the weed barrier. I'll try and grab a pic tomorrow but it's not much to look at.

Dang those plants are prolific. Jim sure knows what he's doing. Very passionate at what he does. My Brains and Jigsaw's are the best looking plants in my grow for the second year in a row. All from Jim. Great genetics.Thanks for sharing

juanitos · Jul 16, 2015

no real update since may 31!
hows the plot looking?

Scorched · Jul 23, 2015

So haven't updated in awhile. I had some issues pop up which alone shouldn't have been an issue but they all happened back to back to back which has really delayed my grow. I'm not very happy with the back plot of about 300 plants. They're very small compared to what they should be this time of year. They stayed in solo cups too long. Some of the plants have quite a few pods even though small so that's something. Just hoping for the best.

The front raised beds at least are looking good. Plants have some of the thickest stems I've ever grown. Bigger around than my thumb on some. Leaves are huge as well. Think there's around 128 in the two raised beds. I planted everything I was looking forward to the most in these beds.

So time will tell where things end up. Thanks for reading

Beds

Back plot

Judy's Devil's Horn

Lava Red

Dale's Chocolate Ghost Scorpion F4

Judy's Devil's Heart

Judy's Devil's Brain

These are the Naglah Brown I grew from seeds harvested out of a pod Chris Phillips sent me. The plant grew with dark/purplish tinted leaves and stem. Chris thinks it might be a cross. The leaves have lightened up some and the pods are looking like Naglah Brown so far. Maybe whatever the cross was (if it is a cross) it only affected the plant itself. Not sure

Couple of Bhut x Jalapeno (seeds from Buckeye)

These are supposed to be Douglah x Trinidad Scorpion Butch T Chocolate CP. From the pics I've seen this plant is not correct. Pods are turning red and doesn't have the correct shape. I'm really hoping this is a fluke because I've got 9 of these planted in the raised beds and these were one of the top varieties I was really excited about this year. All seeds came from the same pack. I've got my fingers crossed and breath held because if these are not the right seeds I'm going to be crushed. They weren't cheap either. I know mistakes happen but I really hope this one isn't. Time will tell

jcw10tc · Jul 23, 2015

Nice looking garden and pods. Good luck picking this year, I am already dreading it. My devil's brain and horns look just like yours.

tctenten · Jul 23, 2015

Very nice Tony, your garden looks great.

randyp · Jul 24, 2015

Great to see ya back in the game Tony. :dance:

JoynersHotPeppers · Jul 24, 2015

Great looking grow Tony!