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Siliman's 2011 Grow
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@ Richoso, now don't get your son in Pokey all excited...it is much colder on that side of the state. Its all uphill from here in Boise.
@ AB, I'm digging the el cheapo greenhouse, but still trying to figger it all out. It runs about 10 degrees above ambient at night. I have a small heater that I use if the temps get to freezing or below, and it stays at 40F with intermittent heat, at least on the top shelf. I decided that is all I'm going to do for the over-wintered plants in there. Those poor guys have been through heaven and hell, so they live or die by the gh.
It has that mellow feel of real greenhouse. Seems well suited for partial hardening. The cold Wx plants love it in there. My onions, broccoli really thriving.
It only takes a bit of direct sun to rapidly warm. It will go to 90F if no clouds at all, so best to open the door then. There is only the one door; wish it had one at the back for breeze control. (I might cut one / sew one.) The light is diffused, but still seems adequate even on cloudy days. I've rotated plants in and out of there, and you can just tell they love it.
It has held up in some 25-mph winds, but don't think it would do Texas! It has a narrow 4-ft profile which helps in the wind. Needs anchoring. The racks are steel and pretty substantial. The rod connectors are kind of cheap--hope they hold up when I dis-assemble/re-assemble. It isn't hard to move at all--could go to sheltered space if major storm incoming, I guess.
If I can get an a month or two of growing / storage space in the spring, will be well worth it. It beats adding more grow lights indoors. So far, so good....
Sounds like it's not too bad then. Thanks for the reply.
@ WindChicken: thanks, you are too kind. I get routinely blown away by the amazing peppers being grown on this forum. Mine is kinda blue collar production by comparison. But I guess we all get our hands in the dirt, eh?
@Avon: yea man, the little plastic house has served me well. It is quite worth it, having served as a life boat for my over-wintered plants and a place for everything I started too early.
Here are my OW survivors. They have endured temps near freezing during our cold spring, but now look almost as good as they did last January. They should kick ass growth-wise shortly.
Meanwhile, sentenced myself to hard labor! Virgin raised beds! Went with cheapest possible non-treated Doug fir. Should last 7 to 10 years in our dry climate. Bed construction plans are on the Sunset Magazine website.
Tasty ingredients: fairly rich (existing) topsoil 50%, compost 20%; leaf humus 10%; perlite 10%; pine bark fines 10%; pelletized chicken manure, gypsum with sulfur to lower pH.
Last wave of peppers about ready to serve some gh time. Plant out projected for peppers/tomatoes May 15-ish, if the La Nina effects breaks down as they now are saying.
Bonus pix: some Millionaire eggplants that I almost croaked by leaving overnight in the gh with the peppers. Bottom leaves gone, but making rcovery....
@Avon: yea man, the little plastic house has served me well. It is quite worth it, having served as a life boat for my over-wintered plants and a place for everything I started too early.
Here are my OW survivors. They have endured temps near freezing during our cold spring, but now look almost as good as they did last January. They should kick ass growth-wise shortly.
Meanwhile, sentenced myself to hard labor! Virgin raised beds! Went with cheapest possible non-treated Doug fir. Should last 7 to 10 years in our dry climate. Bed construction plans are on the Sunset Magazine website.
Tasty ingredients: fairly rich (existing) topsoil 50%, compost 20%; leaf humus 10%; perlite 10%; pine bark fines 10%; pelletized chicken manure, gypsum with sulfur to lower pH.
Last wave of peppers about ready to serve some gh time. Plant out projected for peppers/tomatoes May 15-ish, if the La Nina effects breaks down as they now are saying.
Bonus pix: some Millionaire eggplants that I almost croaked by leaving overnight in the gh with the peppers. Bottom leaves gone, but making rcovery....
@ Wayright and Alpha: thanks guys. I've always used slightly raised beds without wood frames. It's kinda a scary how much you can control keeping all the ingredients inside once all framed up. Reminds me, I think I need to add some bonemeal!
Here's an update to go with the crappy cold WX we're still getting. I had to pull a MMcDermott and occupy the kitchen instead of the little greenhouse the last couple of nights. Damn La Nina is doing what it said it would do in the Pacific NW: cold spring! Hit 27F night before last.
Note to self: do not start plants too early especially on La Nina year.
Mixed peppers and toms and a few others:
Pretty happy with the Jalmundos, but the Chimayo are long and lanky plants. I think that's just the way they grow.
I pinched em a couple times to try to get them a little bushier.
Here's my ungodly 3x twisty Jalapeno M. I may be the Dr Mengele of Jalapeno M for all I've put them through as I try to learn stuff this winter.
Here's my first ever born from seed actual pod! I put these Thai Hots through more hell than the Jal M crop. Crappy homemade soil, never potted up since Christmas, forced to stay in greehouse with temps only slightly above freezing at times. Those are thrip skeletons on their leaves. They are kind of an ugly plant, and Avon B says the pods are hot, but really seedy and not much flavor. But they are my first born so I'll take it. Unless of course I croak them before they ripen, which is entirely possible.
What's not to love?
Here's an update to go with the crappy cold WX we're still getting. I had to pull a MMcDermott and occupy the kitchen instead of the little greenhouse the last couple of nights. Damn La Nina is doing what it said it would do in the Pacific NW: cold spring! Hit 27F night before last.
Note to self: do not start plants too early especially on La Nina year.
Mixed peppers and toms and a few others:
Pretty happy with the Jalmundos, but the Chimayo are long and lanky plants. I think that's just the way they grow.
I pinched em a couple times to try to get them a little bushier.
Here's my ungodly 3x twisty Jalapeno M. I may be the Dr Mengele of Jalapeno M for all I've put them through as I try to learn stuff this winter.
Here's my first ever born from seed actual pod! I put these Thai Hots through more hell than the Jal M crop. Crappy homemade soil, never potted up since Christmas, forced to stay in greehouse with temps only slightly above freezing at times. Those are thrip skeletons on their leaves. They are kind of an ugly plant, and Avon B says the pods are hot, but really seedy and not much flavor. But they are my first born so I'll take it. Unless of course I croak them before they ripen, which is entirely possible.
What's not to love?
great looking growing there sili dude
go ahead and bite them suckers if you are worried
about them never producing ripe ones from infesterators
complications
you grow them, you eat them
just wash off the bug killing juices and chow down and "report"
it is ok for you to try one a little green
maybe (a little hannibal)
try it with a nice chianti
they are yours do what you want
go ahead and bite them suckers if you are worried
about them never producing ripe ones from infesterators
complications
you grow them, you eat them
just wash off the bug killing juices and chow down and "report"
it is ok for you to try one a little green
maybe (a little hannibal)
try it with a nice chianti
they are yours do what you want
...try it with a nice chianti
Sounds like taking her on a date!
Will go a few days more and rinse off the last of the Safer spray to make sure the palette is clear....
Updater: Nothing exciting to add except consumed my first pod, the Thai Hot mentioned above. It had some pretty decent heat and even some taste! It is another small milestone in my pepperhead quest. Thanks for the advice to go ahead and bite an early pod. First of many, I hope.
The big deal is my intro of Lady Bugs. They are AWESOME. I put them in my little greenhouse and they have slicked every plant clean of aphids. It was TREMENDOUS to watch, after battling the last several weeks with Safer-type sprays. I will definitely consider the Ladies for inside the house growing next year.
So: Dinner and sex in the GH:
Relentless soldiers patrolling every leaf:
Plants waiting. About 1000 Ladybugs in there. Fun to go in watch the carnage. Weather seems to be breaking--real Spring coming. The 'sticks' in the pots below are my overwintered plants--serious setback--report later if they survive.
Just finished the coldest April ever recorded in Boise. The general rule is to wait for planting when the snow is melted off the local ski area pictured above town, usually around May 10th. But that is about 6-feet of serious snow still remaining. Will have to play pepper plant out close to the vest...
The big deal is my intro of Lady Bugs. They are AWESOME. I put them in my little greenhouse and they have slicked every plant clean of aphids. It was TREMENDOUS to watch, after battling the last several weeks with Safer-type sprays. I will definitely consider the Ladies for inside the house growing next year.
So: Dinner and sex in the GH:
Relentless soldiers patrolling every leaf:
Plants waiting. About 1000 Ladybugs in there. Fun to go in watch the carnage. Weather seems to be breaking--real Spring coming. The 'sticks' in the pots below are my overwintered plants--serious setback--report later if they survive.
Just finished the coldest April ever recorded in Boise. The general rule is to wait for planting when the snow is melted off the local ski area pictured above town, usually around May 10th. But that is about 6-feet of serious snow still remaining. Will have to play pepper plant out close to the vest...
Here's my first ever born from seed actual pod! I put these Thai Hots through more hell than the Jal M crop. Crappy homemade soil, never potted up since Christmas, forced to stay in greehouse with temps only slightly above freezing at times. Those are thrip skeletons on their leaves. They are kind of an ugly plant, and Avon B says the pods are hot, but really seedy and not much flavor. But they are my first born so I'll take it. Unless of course I croak them before they ripen, which is entirely possible.
Yeah, not much of a fan of the fruit, but those plants are bulletproof. You could plant them in a mix of sawdust and kitty litter and they would still grow.
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Good work and healthy plants, 
congratulations
congratulations
Yeah, not much of a fan of the fruit, but those plants are bulletproof. You could plant them in a mix of sawdust and kitty litter and they would still grow.
I really did grow a Thai chili in clean kitty litter once. There are many different types of Thai chilies, some have a great flavor, but most are really easy to grow. Some types also seem to attract pests more than others.
It's a great view, but way not a good indicator for May planting in the valley. Shows how cold it has been around these parts. Good news though, a string of 70F coming here. First good weather--and usually a sucker punch before one last bout of freeze coming...
Dude, this is all about the foreplay of the pepper-porn commonly seen around here....
Thanks a lot mascalzone! The general rule is to photo only the good plants and hide the rest in a bunch of tomatoes! Being a new indoor grower, I started some plants too soon resulting in some being kind of leggy and others getting attacked by various bugs. Still, I am pretty happy overall....Good work and healthy plants,
Yeah, not much of a fan of the fruit, but those plants are bulletproof. You could plant them in a mix of sawdust and kitty litter and they would still grow.
You guys got that right! My Thai Hots grew in pine bark, a little bit of peat and some perlite. It faked me out because it made me think any pepper could grow in that medium. Not so much! And it's certain you get a lot of variety at nurseries and box stores when they label something a 'Thai Pepper.'
Also, Avon, your tip and analysis on the Thai Hots couple months ago really helped me. I was looking for Siling Labuyo and the Thai Hot turned out to be a C. Annuum look-alike. So I upgraded a bit in my quest for little bird pepper type pods:
Numex Bailey Piquin and an ornamental Numex Twilight. These are also C. Annuums but mo pretty. Will be fun to compare taste. The Twilight is just for fun:
And here is my personal Holy Grail for this year's grow: wild Siling Labuyo from the provinces of Philippines. My first C. Frutescens. I'm way behind the growing curve with these starting so late, will see if I can get some pods by October. Thanks Erwin (aka forum member Siling Labuyo) for helping set me straight...
