SoCalChilehead 2012/2013 grow log

stc3248 · Apr 21, 2012

Nice looking plants! Good thing you only lost a couple! Looks like one may some mite issues??? Hard to tell on my phone? We're gonna have to exchange some pods later in the season!

Keep up the good work!
Shane

SocalChilehead · Apr 21, 2012

Hey Shane thanks defintiely in the works about an exchange, but yea it had aphids then I sprayed it with Bonide and they were wipeout and I never cut the leaves back and just let them grow like that.
Cayenne Thick I have harvested two so far and they just continue to produce

More pictures

7 pod Burgundy loaded with buds (just remembered what this was)

Wild Brazil it stayed small for sometime, since I had left it out since december or early january now it is beginning to burst

Giant Jalapeno moved it into a 10 gallon root pouch yesterday

More random pics

SocalChilehead · Apr 22, 2012

gnslngr · Apr 22, 2012

Thats quite a brood you've got going, after the "bad weather" boot camp-they should really take off.Love to see some pics of the Purple Tomatillo.

SocalChilehead · Apr 22, 2012

Thanks Dave yea the outdoors has been toughing them up which is great because the stems have been thickening up, but I have one purple tomatillo barely forming the flower had fallen off the day before. I had three branches full of flowers and thanks to the heavy wind we got it broke two off good thing there was three there are new branches forming though from the base of the plant which is awesome.

This picture was before the heavy winds

stc3248 · Apr 23, 2012

Geez, how'd I miss all these great update photos??? Anyway, things are looking great in spite of a little wind damage! You really need to post names with the pics! You go me over here guessing. Glad your plants didn't take any real damage from the hail like mine. You ready for some more rain?

SocalChilehead · Apr 23, 2012

Lol yea will for the next update, but I hate that we are getting rain especially since tomorrow was their feeding. Depending on how much rain we get will determine if I have to wait, which sucks go off the usual schedule.
Thanks for coming by Shane

stc3248 · Apr 23, 2012

Wouldn't miss it brudda! They can stand to miss a feeding...

meatfreak · Apr 23, 2012

I'm growing the Tomatillo this year for the first time myself, do they need any special care? Got the green and purple version.

BigCedar · Apr 24, 2012

Wow! Looking good dude! It's been awhile since I checked the other glogs out, what a freaking difference a month will do in LA. Your plants look great, I'm jealous of your fresh pods lol. That wild brazil is really taking off too. I haven't ever grown wilds nor planned on it but seeing the few pictures of the brazils have me thinking about growing some next year. Your tomato plants look good as well. I'm glad your grows going well for ya man, great pictures too.

Hope all is well with you

Brandon

KiNGDeNNiZ · Apr 24, 2012

like i said in my post.. only in Socal will you have 92 degree temp on a friday and be raining this mid week.... hard to harden my plants with fluctuating temps like this

id love to try some of those pods... ;D

SocalChilehead · Apr 24, 2012

stc3248 said:
Wouldn't miss it brudda! They can stand to miss a feeding...

Yea I think if we get heavy rain I will rotate their feeding and just foliar feed tomorrow and thurday (hopefully pots are dry and no rain) their regular dosage

meatfreak said:
I'm growing the Tomatillo this year for the first time myself, do they need any special care? Got the green and purple version.

The tomatillo from what I noticed are more fragile that why I used a tomato cage, but other than that they get the same feeding as my pepper plants except I add the Sweet product from botanicare and extra cal-mag. I had my first Cherry tomato today it was awesome more sweeter than the store carries.

BigCedar said:
Wow! Looking good dude! It's been awhile since I checked the other glogs out, what a freaking difference a month will do in LA. Your plants look great, I'm jealous of your fresh pods lol. That wild brazil is really taking off too. I haven't ever grown wilds nor planned on it but seeing the few pictures of the brazils have me thinking about growing some next year. Your tomato plants look good as well. I'm glad your grows going well for ya man, great pictures too.

Hope all is well with you

Brandon

Thanks Brandon yea they were loving the heavy sunshine for a while. The Cayenne thick, Thai dragon, and Holy Mole, has been awesome to taste test between me and my family but Giant Jalapenos are taking their sweet time. Aji Joe sent me the wild brazil with a statement have to grow them great flavor, but these and the large hot cherry took a step back due to bring them out to early remain small until last week both explode with new growth. I was considering pruning back but not sure how they will react so I left them alone for the moment. The tomato are starting to pump out their flowers and producing tomatoes currently I have a few cherry tomatoes on the the stem, one lemon boy tomato just poping out, and 2 or 3 purple tomatillos forming. Sauce making is coming soon.

KiNGDeNNiZ said:
like i said in my post.. only in Socal will you have 92 degree temp on a friday and be raining this mid week.... hard to harden my plants with fluctuating temps like this

id love to try some of those pods... ;D

The weather has been crazy I just hope it can stabilize back to that California weather that my plants love.

Thanks everyone for watching and stoping by hopefully I get some pictures of some flowers soon.

SocalChilehead · Apr 24, 2012

Hello everyone today I stop by to check in my plants and this what I missed from my cayenne thick when I was taking pictures last time
Loaded

I was wondering if someone can help me with identifying this pepper plant it is a mystery baccatum there is a pod forming behind it just looks amazing the edge of flower and pistil are purple from AjiJoe mystery packet

meatfreak · Apr 24, 2012

It's a beautiful flower, that's for sure but I have no idea. Thanks for the info on the Tomatillo!

SocalChilehead · Apr 25, 2012

No problem man just make sure before the tomatillo branches out you get a cage on it, so you don't learn the hard way like me and lose a ton a flowers and possible tomatillo.

slashroot · May 2, 2012

Growing good I see! You don't always plant more than one per specie? I guess you're a better gardener than me, if I had one of each type I'd probably end up with very few surviving plants hehe

My hydro's overcrowded and my soil plants I have burned in the sun. Newbie me put them out too fast without hardening them off, leaves on the superhots look grayish!

romy6 · May 2, 2012

Plants are looking thick and lush. Love the flower shots especially this one!

SocalChilehead · May 6, 2012

Thanks everyone for stopping by checking out my progress I found my first baby fatalii pod for the year while watering yesterday it was awesome. Some of the plants may look wilted in the pictures that due to being a hot day today and the normally pucker back at night so not an issue for me. Pic time
Mystery flower and its pod (any idea anyone)

Red trinidad Scorpion

Jalabanero flower

Peach Scorpanero ( I tried to fit it all loaded with flowers)

Fatalii pod

Cayenne thick flower and pods

Now I have to wait to post the rest
Hope you all enjoy and any questions or advice feel free to post
Thank you

highalt · May 6, 2012

Great pictures! Lots of healthy plants there. You'll be swimming in ripe pods in no time!

That Wild Brazil is amazing. Does that one ripen red, or yellow? Also, those thick cayennes look more like a stretched out jalapeno than they do a traditional cayenne. How do they compare heat wise with the regular skinny cayennes?

stc3248 · May 6, 2012

Good stuff Fernando! They look delicious! Love you trying to show the flower with the ladybug in the background!