I am starting an indoor grow experiment so I might as well start the new years glog at the same time. Today I threw 3 seeds in the dirt(hoping for 66% germination). I will keep 1 in dirt and 1 in Kratky. These will stay in my grow room under my 8000K T8 shoplights from the beginning through fruit.
SKULLBIKERS 2019 Container and Kratky GLOG
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stettoman said:
I resemble that remark too. In 1992 we left Tucson and came to Alabammy. I drove a 26' Penske and towed a loaded car on a trailer. My wife drove the F-350 and towed another loaded car on another trailer. Even better, I built a 4' stud wall under the high camper shell to convert the F-350 into a box truck.
skullbiker said:
My brother rented a 26' uhaul last summer to haul a load down here. Not sure what make the chassis happened to be but it was a garbage truck. It overheated the entire trip. It died 80 miles out and had to be towed by wrecker to the final destination. Uhaul had a crew waiting at the new house to unload it for them. A nice partial compensation and well appreciated after that ordeal.
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Here is the start of my fall grow. Obviously, it doesnt look like much yet!
I also put 6 Moringa seeds in some soil. Will see how that goes also.
I also put 6 Moringa seeds in some soil. Will see how that goes also.
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I see this morning that the first of the peppers are starting to germinate with Biker Billy Jalapenos leading the way, and 1 Corbaci is up. Quite different for me with them only sitting on a shelf in the screen porch and not having to use a heat mat.
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Im hoping for no frost/freeze so I can breeze straight through the winter growing.Devv said:Congrats on your first starts in your new home
I'm still 10 plus weeks out before I start the Chinense, and am already planning...LOL
skullbiker said:
If you're doing the grow in containers you should be good. Just move 'em if the frost is going to happen. My wife has like 25 Pineapple plants, we now keep them near the shop so we can bring them in. I don't think we ever had a frost here at the house last winter, although it did frost in town (7 miles away), we're 200 feet higher which helps. We do bring the plants in when the 3-4 day long fronts drop night time temps into the 40's.
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Not likely to have any room to put anything inside but could throw a tarp over stuff. The guy we bought from said there had not been a frost here in a while, likely why we have bananas hanging as they take about 2 years with no frost/freeze.Devv said:
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This morning I have an Emerald Fire Jalapeno and Cherry Bomb up. I soaked 2 Coco coir bricks in 8 gallons of water with cal-mag mixed in.
Here is one of my many bug handlers, it shows up by the germination rack in the morning when the lights come on and the gnats are numerous. Usually by 9:00 am the gnats have all been taken care of.
Here is one of my many bug handlers, it shows up by the germination rack in the morning when the lights come on and the gnats are numerous. Usually by 9:00 am the gnats have all been taken care of.
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Had to make up some container mix to start potting up my little seedlings. First expand a couple of inexpensive bricks of coco coir from Walmart with about 8 gallons of water with Cal-Mag mixed in. I usually let it soak overnight.
Here is what the previous expanded batch looked like.
And then mixed with some potting soil.
These nice little peppers will go into that mix.
Potted up peppers being guarded against the damned gnat bastards.
Here is what the previous expanded batch looked like.
And then mixed with some potting soil.
These nice little peppers will go into that mix.
Potted up peppers being guarded against the damned gnat bastards.
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I had thought about that but since the little guardians have shown up there is not a bug in the area.[emoji1656][emoji1656][emoji1656]Devv said:
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Just a start on my fall pepper grow. several trays of nice little seedlings.
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I see this morning that good ol Billy Boy has a new protector.
The first planted out Cherry Bomb is growing fairly rapidly.
The first planted out Cherry Bomb is growing fairly rapidly.
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The previous property owner happened to leave this behind.
Do not really need a greenhouse here, but............... here it is in position where it will be a really good SHADEHOUSE. Will pick up some shade cloth today for it.
Do not really need a greenhouse here, but............... here it is in position where it will be a really good SHADEHOUSE. Will pick up some shade cloth today for it.
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Put on just enough shade cloth to get the job done.
Pic from a few days ago, Floridizing the containers that were not already done.
Walmart is closing out the coco-coir to make room for the Holiday stuff, I bought a bunch. $3.50 a brick.
Pic from a few days ago, Floridizing the containers that were not already done.
Walmart is closing out the coco-coir to make room for the Holiday stuff, I bought a bunch. $3.50 a brick.
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Now for the tale of the Totally Tubular Rocoto Montufar pepper plant. I think he will be called Monty Montufar (somber thoughts now of his distant cousin Ernest Borg 9 who was sadly left to die). Anyway, Monty started out as most pepper plants do.
Then, a 2 litre Diet Dew bottle told me to Just Dew It, so I prepped a tube for Monty.
Then I installed the tube(which fits perfectly in my repurposed cottage cheese containers).
Then we placed Monty and a friend in the back yard in full sun.
This saga will continue(hopefully)!
FLY OR DIE MY GOOD FRIEND MONTY MONTUFAR
Then, a 2 litre Diet Dew bottle told me to Just Dew It, so I prepped a tube for Monty.
Then I installed the tube(which fits perfectly in my repurposed cottage cheese containers).
Then we placed Monty and a friend in the back yard in full sun.
This saga will continue(hopefully)!
FLY OR DIE MY GOOD FRIEND MONTY MONTUFAR