stc's comeback down south grow...

Pepper-Guru · May 10, 2019

stc3248 said:
! So many ladybugs here compared to California...much less trouble with aphids and mites so far. Temps here should be near the same or a little lower with more humidity...hope to keep them healthy, but not too familiar with these conditions.

I think youll be very pleased. Youre just south of me it looks, nearly right across from each other.

PaulG · May 10, 2019

Everything looks good, like I knew it
would, brother Shane!

Glad to see you have been busy.
Plants look like they are really digging
the SC sun.

And pods! Wow - good goin' buddy!
Good luck going forward, chief. Can't
wait t o see this plants in their full glory
in a couple of months!

We are just inching toward plant-out here.
Maybe after this few days of 85-90˚ weather
passes by and the temps get back down
into the 70's. Really hard to harden off plants
when we go from 60's, cloudy and moist, to
drought and hot sun in a matter of days :rofl:

DWB · May 11, 2019

Everything is looking great. I especially like the way your bale plants are coming along.

stc3248 · May 11, 2019

DWB said:
Everything is looking great. I especially like the way your bale plants are coming along.

Yeah...it was more of an experiment this season, so it is kind of small scale, but they are doing very well and next season I may expand. Need to find a cheaper source than Tractor Supply though. They are quick to wilt in the sun and need a little more water than my inground and containers...

I wanted to give an update on the tiny plant I named "Twilight Zone." It was supposed to be a Numex Twilight ordered directly from Chili Pepper Institute at NMSU, and all of its siblings grew true to form...but this little one is a tripp...

These pics were from back in February...

Today...

Leaves damaged by wind in a couple thunder storms...but still healthy. Only a couple inches tall and this this sprouted back in January...Tiny little blooms trying to open but having a tough time due to the leaves crowding it out. Can't wait to see how this thing turns out.

stc3248 · May 14, 2019

Moruga

Yellow 7 Pot

Bhut Jolokia

Yellow Devils Tongue

Fatalii (doesn't look true...)

Tepin 1 looks legit

Tepin 2 Suspect...

Tepin 1 on the left and 2 on the right...something fishy. I have several more Tepin plants from the same source and they're all a bit different, but some of them haven't started podding up yet so time will tell. Hopefully #2 is a nice surprise.

Chocolate Bhutlah I believe

Some good old fashioned Jalapenos

So far so good...everything seems happy and healthy. The Hay bale peppers are a little behind the container peppers, but the tomatoes seem to like the hay more than soil. Tons of pods forming hopefully will lead to some monster harvests this year. The only concern thus far has been the inconsistency in many of the seeds. It is early, but I've grown most of these varieties before and several don't look quite right. Investing $$$ in all new seeds from "reputable" vendors should mean good consistent results. Hopefully my spidey senses are off or at least the crosses I ended up with are something as cool or better than the original. Time will tell and I may post a little something in the vendor vault later.

Hope y'all's grows are looking as amazing or better than mine is right now!
Shane

PaulG · May 14, 2019

Wow! Look at those pods.
Those are still in my future here!
Hopefully

I agree about the seeds. Seems to be the old
school straight up non-crossed peppers like 7
Pot Yellow or BJ Red are sometimes hard to find.
If everybody keeps crossing everything, pretty
soon all the pods will look the same.

Awesome.

But the same.

CaneDog · May 14, 2019

stc3248 said:
Fatalii (doesn't look true...)

I got mixed up in my photo and caption order and my thought was "yeah that's an understatement!" but I managed to figure it out.

Things are looking solid stc. Seems like the adjustment to a new growing climate hasn't caused you too much trouble. Thanks for posting up the pics.

stc3248 · May 14, 2019

CaneDog said:
I got mixed up in my photo and caption order and my thought was "yeah that's an understatement!" but I managed to figure it out.

Things are looking solid stc. Seems like the adjustment to a new growing climate hasn't caused you too much trouble. Thanks for posting up the pics.

I always put captions under...some folks do over??? I get confused too. The plants do seem to like the weather here thus far. Heat still on the rise, but I don't think it will get hot enough here to have them shut down completely. My biggest challenge is shade most of the plants that aren't fruiting yet are probably not getting enough sun. I'm moving them around trying to figure out the best spots, but the boss lady won't let me pile them all right in the middle of the yard...but I'm still working on her!

stc3248 · May 15, 2019

Bonus pics...

Numex Twilight

Bhut Jolokia

Big Jim

Yellow Devil's tongue

PaulG · May 15, 2019

Very nice, Shane. Plants ;look like they are bulking up!

stc3248 · May 16, 2019

I've always enjoyed growing a few ornamental varieties (plus it helps keep mama off my back about the peppers). This year I grew a couple of ornamentals including the NUMEX Jigsaw...not to be confused with the superhot jigsaw which I'm also growing. I have been very pleased so far, the plants are super vigorous and stunning. The purple to deep green mixed with snow-white variegation on the leaves mixed with the deep purple pods and lighter purple flowers are really cool...the only thing I wish was different is upright instead of the pendulum pods, but that's small potatoes.

Seed source NMSU The Chili Pepper Institute. The photos don't do the plants justice.

Devv · May 16, 2019

Well done sir! Those plants are kicking ass and taking names

Wishing you continued success :onfire:

PaulG · May 18, 2019

Devv said:
Well done sir! Those plants are kicking ass and taking names
Yessir, that's the Shane we all know and love!
Way to go, chief!
Wishing you continued success
Add my good vibes here!

stickman · May 18, 2019

Howdy Chief! Just sticking my head in to say hi. Glad to see your grow is doing so well. How are those tarheels treatin' ya?

Pepper-Guru · May 19, 2019

stc3248 said:
Moruga

Yellow 7 Pot

Bhut Jolokia

Yellow Devils Tongue

Fatalii (doesn't look true...)

Tepin 1 looks legit

Tepin 2 Suspect...

Tepin 1 on the left and 2 on the right...something fishy. I have several more Tepin plants from the same source and they're all a bit different, but some of them haven't started podding up yet so time will tell. Hopefully #2 is a nice surprise.

Chocolate Bhutlah I believe

Some good old fashioned Jalapenos

So far so good...everything seems happy and healthy. The Hay bale peppers are a little behind the container peppers, but the tomatoes seem to like the hay more than soil. Tons of pods forming hopefully will lead to some monster harvests this year. The only concern thus far has been the inconsistency in many of the seeds. It is early, but I've grown most of these varieties before and several don't look quite right. Investing $$$ in all new seeds from "reputable" vendors should mean good consistent results. Hopefully my spidey senses are off or at least the crosses I ended up with are something as cool or better than the original. Time will tell and I may post a little something in the vendor vault later.

Hope y'all's grows are looking as amazing or better than mine is right now!
Shane

Garden is looking great!
Where did you purchase them, sorry if that’s been addressed?

PaulG said:
Wow! Look at those pods.
Those are still in my future here!
Hopefully

I agree about the seeds. Seems to be the old
school straight up non-crossed peppers like 7
Pot Yellow or BJ Red are sometimes hard to find.
If everybody keeps crossing everything, pretty
soon all the pods will look the same.

Awesome.

But the same.

That is why anytime I’ve been shared with over the many years, or have acquired new seed, I bag at least one Branch tip and keep the genetics locked in. Some years I do better than others at effort, but I always give it a shot. Out of 152 total keepers over the years, lots of them are older seed stock and I only got like 94 to germ this year, I’m still not going to stop attempting germination on them after plant out. All I need is one plant. Oldest seed this year that I may very well lose is from 1999. Keeping the old genetics is really cool. I hope more people do this.

CaneDog · May 19, 2019

Pepper-Guru said:
Keeping the old genetics is really cool. I hope more people do this.

As fun as it is to try new things, maintaining dependable seed stock for the tried and true varieties is a big deal.

stc3248 · May 19, 2019

Pepper-Guru said:
Garden is looking great!
Where did you purchase them, sorry if that’s been addressed?

I had three sources.

PepperLover
Pepper Joe's
and The Chili Pepper Institute at NMSU

So far 2 of the 3 have produced "nots",,,won't know much more until i start to get some color on them. I definitely have some that look true as well. Time will tell.

A few pics...

Trinidad Scorpion Moruga

Yellow 7

Bhut Jolokia looking pretty ghosty...

Mystery "Twilight Zone" is trying t bloom. The leaves are so dense the flowers are having a hard time opening.

Big Jim

Hay Bale surrounded by some fabric pots.

Another Angle

An actual Numex Twilight in the foreground and far back of this garden.

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I have to admit I didn't watch a single game of thrones until about 7 months ago when my wife and I binge-watched the entire thing. It's pretty good, but I am really glad I waited and binged...only way to go.

stc3248 · May 19, 2019

stickman said:
Howdy Chief! Just sticking my head in to say hi. Glad to see your grow is doing so well. How are those tarheels treatin' ya?

Rick! Long time no hear buddy! I'm a little South of the Tarheels...more in the Gamecock/Clemson neighborhood. It's really nice down here...I guess it's more over from where I was. This humidity feels like home though...almost like I'm back down on the Gulf Coast.

Orekoc · May 20, 2019

Mystery "Twilight Zone" is trying t bloom. The leaves are so dense the flowers are having a hard time opening.

Makes it a good chance they won't be crossed pollinated!

stc3248 · May 23, 2019

Yellow 7 pot

Yellow 7 Pot

Not Fatalii