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StettoGro '19: In For a Dime

76....In English that would be ALMOST TWICE AS DAMNED MANY AS LAST YEAR.
 
Ah well, Last year I dwelled on downsizing, this year I must have assumed it would be automatic.
 
I argued with myself over whether to glog at all this year, other than to carry over noobishness from the last two seasons I don't have that much to offer...But everyone loves to see a Zone 3 die-hard gardener scratch and claw his way through a short season!!
 
Anyhow, this is how my week started---I was particularly proud of my innovative use of the pill caddy.... :idea:
 
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That was the first "load", almost all black seeds. The next day the yellow seeds went in while the black ones found their nests. The sad thing is the seeds I didn't put in; the Paprika and the Urfa Biber and the Aji Limo and the and the and the...Until that damned greenhouse gets itself magically erected I gotta limit myself.
 
OK, at least one of each Pubescen is going into fivers or larger containers. So will the best of the Pimenta De Neyde x Bonda Ma Jacques and my Sri Lanka Chilli Red competitor and what long season peppers I can. What goes into the 8th acre this year will be treated to a till-less grow, it's at least worth a try. Most of the anuums will be out there.
 
For what it's worth, here is the current state of my grow....
 
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Pubescens:
CaneDog
Big Apple Red Rocoto--3
Mini Brown Rocoto--3
De Seda Yellow/Orange Rocoto--3
Costa Rica Red Rocoto--3
XL Brown Rocoto--3
Gelbe Riesen Yellow Rocoto--3
Gelbe Riesen Var--3
Arequipa Giant Red Rocoto--3
 
Greenchilemonster
Giant Yellow Rocoto--3
Turbo Pube--3
Ecuador Red Rocoto---3
Aji Largo Rocoto--3
Large Red Rocoto--1
 
Chinense:
Greenchilemonster
Aji Arnaucho--2
Papa Dreadie SB--3
 
PaulG
Pimenta de Neyde x Bonda Ma Jacques Violet F6--3
Pimenta de Neyde x Bonda Ma Jacques White F6--3
 
Anuum:
Pepper Guru
Sri Lanka Chilli Red Growdown --2
Sri Lanka Chilli Red Off-Pheno (?)--1
 
Devv
Jimmy Nardello--3
 
Moruga Welder
Aleppo--3
Antake--2
Antep Aci Dolma--3
 
Tradewinds Fruit
Big Jim--6
Sante Fe Grande--2
 
Costco (yup, seeds from store peppers)
Red Bell (for the Darlin' Bride and her stir-fry)--6
 
I still have the OWs, Aji Amarillo, Aji Mango, Turbo Pube, Large Red Rocoto, Rocoto Rojo (2), Peruvian Red Rocoto (2) Ecuador Red Rocoto, Large Orange Thai, Aji Oro, Rocoto Arequipena, but I didn't want to brag.
 
Let the love-hate begin! I'm gonna start it with a Voodoo Ranger....
 
 
 
 
 
 
stettoman said:
Thanks for that. You're right, it is grueling,

On another Dad note, around four years ago he handed me a little galvinized gallon pail, half full of dirt with a 5-inch stick sporting one small leaf at the top. He says to me "BUCKEYE!", which of course triggered the WTF face expression I carry around for just these circumstances.

This morning it is 5 feet tall and FLOWERING.

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A legacy. My Dad is a lifelong tree guy, and made one of me. My property is riddled with basswood, spruce, piss-elm, willow and maple trees he helped me dig up out of his woods & I relocated here...
 
I am certain some of those trees will follow you south, or wherever you make your home.   :P
 
stettoman said:
Then there's this guy: a red squirrel. Viscious, destructive, the bomb throwing terrorist of the squirrel world. Like the chipmonks (chokecherry marauders) and rabbits (fruit tree murderers) this one must go. This is the first year we've had them, and if I don't get them out before they breed they'll be here forever...

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That's what I got today. Please utilize this information prudently...
 
All I have to say is............vermin.
 
Temps are finally moderating here. 60s mostly, maybe some 70s soon? We still see very little sunlight.

Well, enough of that. Check this out:

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This is for you hopeless chile romantics and eternal pepper optimists out there. This pic was taken this morning, Memorial Day. The plant is a Sri Lanka Chilli Red, from seed I took out of a pod sent by Pepper Guru used to pad a SFRB carrying a bottle of Aji Lemondrop Growdown sauce.

The seed (one of more than a half dozen in that cell) was planted on March 1. ALMOST THREE MONTHS TO GERMINATION! How often does this happen? I left the tray on the heating pad because I'm still trying to get Big Jims to pop.

Speaking of which, I know it's late, but is there a good online source fo live plants out there? The local nurseries have bupkis for Anaheims of ANY kind...
 
stettoman said:
Temps are finally moderating here. 60s mostly, maybe some 70s soon? We still see very little sunlight.

Well, enough of that. Check this out:

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This is for you hopeless chile romantics and eternal pepper optimists out there. This pic was taken this morning, Memorial Day. The plant is a Sri Lanka Chilli Red, from seed I took out of a pod sent by Pepper Guru used to pad a SFRB carrying a bottle of Aji Lemondrop Growdown sauce.

The seed (one of more than a half dozen in that cell) was planted on March 1. ALMOST THREE MONTHS TO GERMINATION! How often does this happen? I left the tray on the heating pad because I'm still trying to get Big Jims to pop.

Speaking of which, I know it's late, but is there a good online source fo live plants out there? The local nurseries have bupkis for Anaheims of ANY kind...
Left turn Clyde [emoji16]


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I'm 200 miles from Hugo. No problem, I have frozen Big Jims from last season I may make do...

Every damn Rocoto I have. Around 18 still waiting for a bigger home. Right now I don't know whether they'll all get one. Peruvian Red and Rocoto Rojo OWs are starting to produce impressively. They're forecasting a swing from mild/chilly 60s & 70s to mid-high 80s after today. Last year I saw massive blossom drop when this occured.

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I didn't bother planting the 8th acre this year. I might get a few of the Darlin' Bride's bells out there, but pretty much all the good peppers are going into 3+ gallon containers.
 
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