Simp3204 2020 Garden #2

Hey Everyone,
 
Sorry for disappearing for a few months, I got crazy busy with life and took some time away from updating my Glog.  Garden #1 went pretty strong up until December and got hit hard by a storm when I was out-of-town for work.  I am making some much needed upgrades this year to get started early, including seed heating mats, a new Sansi grow light and a small "greenhouse" outside.  I will update this a little later with a picture of my current seedlings that are growing pretty strong.  Grow #2 looks to be off to a much more organized and healthy start than Grow #1. 
 
My pepper grow this year consists of seeds from White Hot Peppers, Lawrence Family Farms, The Hippy Seed Company and a few plants from Baker Creek Seeds.  Most of you already know Justin from White Hot Peppers and Trent from Lawrence Family Farms on the forums here. 
 
https://www.whitehotpeppers.com/
https://lawrenceproduce.com/
https://thehippyseedcompany.com/
https://www.rareseeds.com/
 
I look forward to hearing from everyone and following along with everyone's 2020 grows.
 
Simp

 

[PaulG]

The ‘Dutch Bucket’ idea looks like a great method.
 
What is the advantage of a bucket vs. a tray? Is it
more like a Kratky set up?

 

[simp3204]

The ‘Dutch Bucket’ idea looks like a great method.
 
What is the advantage of a bucket vs. a tray? Is it
more like a Kratky set up?

Honestly, I’m not sure about any advantages but I’m hoping it will help with the extreme heat (115-120 degrees Fahrenheit) we get at my place. I have the buckets set up with a 3-inch water reservoir in the bottom, so I’m hoping it will help.

At the least I’m hoping it won’t hurt and will perform as well as the cloth planters. I’m also really bored with this quarantine and I need projects to do.


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[Mr.joe]

Honestly, Im not sure about any advantages but Im hoping it will help with the extreme heat (115-120 degrees Fahrenheit) we get at my place. I have the buckets set up with a 3-inch water reservoir in the bottom, so Im hoping it will help.

At the least Im hoping it wont hurt and will perform as well as the cloth planters. Im also really bored with this quarantine and I need projects to do.


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110F? Wow. Where you at Palm springs area?

 

[Devv]

Your temps are higher than we get here for sure. We get highs of 105 on occasion, usually below that by a few degrees. And my peppers hate that. So based on a user (Siv) who's close to me, and had better success than me, I planted 12 plants in containers. I put them on the East side of the wind fence. We shall see. I do use 30 & 40% sunshade which helps.
 
I'm not bored staying home so much as kind of frustrated about not being able to go where I want. We shall get through this!
 
Plants look great! Carry on!

 

[luvmesump3pp3rz]

110F? Wow. Where you at Palm springs area?

more like death valley? 115 to 120 F dayum that is     

 

[simp3204]

I’m out in Riverside, so most likely right in between where you’re at Mr. Joe and Palm Springs. That heat wave we had with the drought was intense. I somehow knocked my AC off one of the days and it got so hot in my house that it popped a container of honey open in my cabinets.

I’m definitely using 30 & 40 sun shade and the shade from a walnut tree. I’m going to expand on the shade usage this year for all of my pepper plants, instead of about half of them.


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[Mr.joe]

Im out in Riverside, so most likely right in between where youre at Mr. Joe and Palm Springs. That heat wave we had with the drought was intense. I somehow knocked my AC off one of the days and it got so hot in my house that it popped a container of honey open in my cabinets.

Im definitely using 30 & 40 sun shade and the shade from a walnut tree. Im going to expand on the shade usage this year for all of my pepper plants, instead of about half of them.


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Cool deal, I'm right up the road a bit. I work in Fontana, but I live up the hill

 

[simp3204]

Cool deal, I'm right up the road a bit. I work in Fontana, but I live up the hill

That’s not far at all!

I just checked and the highest recorded temp is 118, which has been recorded 3-times. The last time was July 6th, 2018, which is about a month after I moved into the area.


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[Mr.joe]

Anything over 100 is too hot. Over 110 is brutal

 

[simp3204]

Mr.joe, I’m not sure if you got as much rain your way as we did over in my hood, but it kept me from getting my peppers and tomatoes out of my little greenhouse.

I spent about 6.5 hours today potting up my plants and putting together a janky self-wicking container in a 27 gallon (I think that’s the size) Costco tote. I have 12-14 more peppers to pot up, but I think I’m 6-8 cu ft short of finishing up.

I’ll take some better pictures tomorrow, because I was just a little tired after finishing up. I will be moving things around in the coming weeks once the soil has settled some.

Found this little guy putting in the above tomato:

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[PaulG]

Grow bags looking good, Simp!
Good luck getting everything into its final place.

 

[Mr.joe]

Yea we got plenty of rain. My plants are all sitting in the garage still. I started preparing my garden yesterday ground day coming soon

 

[CaneDog]

That's a lot of work, simp.  Nice to have that behind you, I'm sure. 
 
Plenty of root space for those guys.  They're going to get big this season!

 

[simp3204]

Had some free time between meetings today and decided to hangout in my garden area.

Happiest of my 4 jalapeño plants, planted in all Happy Frog mix. So far it is beating the Ocean Forest and Ednas Best jalapeños.

I had a corner of my garden area setup with some plastic over a few plants because the night temps were hitting around 40-42. The temps are finally swinging to normal Spring temps in Southern California (just noticed my battery percentage).

I’m not ready for those 96 degree days, but I have a feeling the peppers are going to enjoy it. Due to the heat I took the plastic down and discovered a nice earwig nest. I took my torch to it and flushed them out of the cinder block and torched a few more times.

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[Mr.joe]

I've never seen that many earwigs in my life. Our weather is finally there, I'm anxious to get into the ground, but I think I need to wait another week or two

 

[CaneDog]

That nest is crazy.  "Burn them with fire" was definitely the right answer.

 

[PaulG]

+1 Mr. Joe and CaneDog!
 
   

 

[simp3204]

That nest is the reason I complained so much in last years Glog. I’m about to setup some more earwig traps like I did last year.

I’m glad I am only renting the place I’m in and don’t own it, because the earwigs are everywhere and I’m not sure even an exterminator could get them out.


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[Devv]

Plants are looking good in their new shoes!

 

[Bhuter]

Im out in Riverside, so most likely right in between where youre at Mr. Joe and Palm Springs. That heat wave we had with the drought was intense. I somehow knocked my AC off one of the days and it got so hot in my house that it popped a container of honey open in my cabinets.

Im definitely using 30 & 40 sun shade and the shade from a walnut tree. Im going to expand on the shade usage this year for all of my pepper plants, instead of about half of them.


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Wai-wai-wait.......hold up here. RIVERSIDE, you say? No shizz? I grew up in Corona (not from virus fame. Lol). Went to Centennial High, Corona High, Buena Vista High; kept getting expelled. For those not aware: Corona is in Riverside County. Yes, hot, dry, bright, dusty, crowded........

But I find that amazing! Small darn-world!