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Spicy Chickona's MMXIII Grow Log

Hello everyone.

Wasn't going to do a grow log this year, but then thought maybe someone could learn from my mistakes. ;o(

So here we go. last year I started my plants mid January and paid the price with mr frost, it was difficult watching everyone starting their plants.

Start off with the building of the new grow light boxes and maybe will get some germination going by tomorrow.

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Thanks for stopping in! Cheers - Jeff
 
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Alright Jeff! Nearly there... I'm really looking forward to seeing how the pros do it! Love that tipping trailer you have for the ATV... I'm gonna have to check into making one for my Mom. She's in her mid 70's and uses her riding mower to do lots of heavy hauling around her place.
 
Jeff H said:
Jeff, in the round beds, how close do you plant the peppers? IIRC, the pics from last year showed them pretty densely packed when fully grown. 
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HI Jeff, to answer your Q, I think around 12 to 16 inches. If the plants are small and don't feel they will grow to their potential; closer yet. I think they like touching one another. ;o) thanks
 
stickman said:
Alright Jeff! Nearly there... I'm really looking forward to seeing how the pros do it! Love that tipping trailer you have for the ATV... I'm gonna have to check into making one for my Mom. She's in her mid 70's and uses her riding mower to do lots of heavy hauling around her place.
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Wow Rick really!! you have like 28 hundred likes plus, no wonder I don't have many you took em all. lol
 
Anywho trailer does come in handy and will tilt a full 90 and then some, thought you would like to see it just after I made it 25 years ago. I had a winch to lift it and worked really nice but time took its toll and now just a shadow of it former glory;o)
 
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Cheers - Jeff
 
One week ago today I was working outside and it looked like it was going to rain, so I checked the radar and it showed just a small thin band so I took this opportunity to push the wagon loads of peppers outside the tractor shed to give them a drink.

I came indoors for the rain and about 15 minutes later I heard a tremendous racket, I opened the door to find it was just pouring and I mean pouring and golf ball size hail. within 5 minutes 2 inches of ice covered the ground.

This storm developed right over the top of us and by the time it quite we received over 3 inches of rain and the hail just shredded and smashed all the plants except 11 trays we still had under the lights inside.

I would complain but get harassed by folks that think loosing 4 or 5 thousand plants is nothing. To top it of the gardens are mud holes and can't get in them to plant anything that survived. Today we may try it but its calling for rain the next 3 days as well. Pretty much think we are done after this year.

I have better things to do with my time!! lol ;o(
 
Sorry to hear that SpicyChicken, last years disaster and now this years disaster...
 
But did the hail just shred the leaves and left the main stem. Should make for even more bushier plants right?
 
Good luck to you!
 
Damn spicy....I feel for you. It's a lot of effort to have Mother Nature piss in your Cheerios.

This too shall pass..

I really hope you don't decide to throw in the towel...and like PJ said, a lot of them could still make for nice healthy plants. I know last season, all of my plants lost all of their leaves before plant out. After being in the sun for a week, loads of new growth shot out and they became very nice plants.

These peppers just want to grow. Good luck buddy and keep us posted.
 
Very sorry to hear of your loss. I can only imagine the level of effort for a grow that large. I get sad when I lose single plants at the 150 mark. Best of luck and hopefully many can recover despite the dark outlook. 
 
Damn Jeff, you just can't catch a smooth season can you...I'm sorry man, I sure hope you never throw in the towel. I have learned so much from your glog over the past few years, fingers crossed you have more survivors than not.
 
Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement, haven't posted in a while for a couple of factors; extremely busy as is most at this time of the year and just plain disgusted with what started out to be a fab year and quickly turned into a nightmare. 
 
We managed to salvage about a thousand units or so but lost more than that, we planted them in the front garden but do not expect much from them, O well right?
 
Here is one of the better ones with new growth.
 
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Enough dome and gloom, Here's a pic of some of the better plants we fit for new shoes about 4 days ago and the upper part of the garden that dried out first.
 
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A few more pics of just gettin er done now that its dry enough.
 
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A lastly what I thought was kind of a neat pic of the front pepper garden. ;o)
 
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Thanks every one for stopping by and hope you all have a great summer and a wonderful grow season.
 
Cheers - Jeff
 
Wow man. I mean, Jesus, no offense to those who think God wont forgive my transgressions . That is a beautiful plot, and very sexy machinery to boot.

If your growing for economical means I can understand your frustration one way or another. But man, look at that land. You got a lot to be grateful for man.
 
Truly sorry to hear about your plants. Every year creates new challenges and set backs. We consider these lessons learned and each year we get better as growers. Don't give up. The lesson this year is never trust man predicted weather. Keep on trucking my good man.
 
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