Stickman's 2014 Glog- That's all folks!

meatfreak · Jun 10, 2014

Look great, Rick

Think our eggplants are on the same page when it comes to size and starting to make buds. I knew they are slow growers but next year I start earlier. Noticed a couple over here starting to make buds.

JJJessee · Jun 10, 2014

That slaw looks awesome!
Gotta try that.
Peppers lookin' fine.

maximumcapsicum · Jun 10, 2014

Hoping you get that midsummer growth spurt then!

stickman · Jun 10, 2014

meatfreak said:
Look great, Rick Think our eggplants are on the same page when it comes to size and starting to make buds. I knew they are slow growers but next year I start earlier. Noticed a couple over here starting to make buds.

Nice Stefan

They're not quite budding here yet, but started pushing out the side branching last week. By this weekend or next I should start seeing flowers on the Eggplants! :dance:

I love the creaminess of the Italian varieties for mezze, Parmagiana and rollatini. The Thai egggplants are firmer in texture and don't disappear into the sauce when added to Asian vegetable curries.. it's all good!

JJJessee said:
That slaw looks awesome!
Gotta try that.
Peppers lookin' fine.

It sure is JJJ. :drooling:

If you're interested, I'll pm a recipe.

maximumcapsicum said:
Hoping you get that midsummer growth spurt then!

Thanks to all for the good vibe... I think it's working!

meatfreak · Jun 11, 2014

stickman said:
Nice Stefan They're not quite budding here yet, but started pushing out the side branching last week. By this weekend or next I should start seeing flowers on the Eggplants! I love the creaminess of the Italian varieties for mezze, Parmagiana and rollatini. The Thai egggplants are firmer in texture and don't disappear into the sauce when added to Asian vegetable curries.. it's all good!

It sure is JJJ. If you're interested, I'll pm a recipe.

Thanks to all for the good vibe... I think it's working!

Nice, Rick. What do you do with the side branching, do you leave or remove it till some point? I removed them since the branches otherwise will hit the ground once they grow bigger. Once the plant forks I leave the side branches.

Jeff H · Jun 11, 2014

stickman said:
OW Douglah

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I had a couple pages to catch up on since I was out of town. Chicken looks awesome. I can taste the jerk seasoning from here.

Plants look good too. The pic I quoted above was the one that surprised me the most. I saw that and said: Holy crap, that thing actually survived. I didn't give it much of a chance at all.

Green thumb Rick strikes again.

stickman · Jun 12, 2014

meatfreak said:
Nice, Rick. What do you do with the side branching, do you leave or remove it till some point? I removed them since the branches otherwise will hit the ground once they grow bigger. Once the plant forks I leave the side branches.

With the plastic mulch down I don't worry as much about rot on fruit that touch the ground Stefan. So I just leave the side branches alone. I figure more leaves means a bigger plant and more fruit.

Have a great Thursday all!

Jeff H said:
I had a couple pages to catch up on since I was out of town. Chicken looks awesome. I can taste the jerk seasoning from here.

Plants look good too. The pic I quoted above was the one that surprised me the most. I saw that and said: Holy crap, that thing actually survived. I didn't give it much of a chance at all.

Green thumb Rick strikes again.

Thanks Jeff... it came back a lot slower than I would have liked, but with the weather being what it's been, I suppose it just had to wait for more favorable conditions. I'm gonna OW just one Manzano plant this winter, and this time I'm gonna keep it upstairs where it's warm! My hope is that if it has leaves on at plant-out, it'll get bigger quicker. We'll just have to see if reality meets up with my expectations...

The row cover fabric over the Chinense chiles seems to be having a good effect on the plants inside. There's new growth on all of them.

Purple pheno Pimenta Lisa

Yellow 7

BOC

First flower on the Douglah seedling

Butch T.

The Annuums in the veggie garden are moving along too...

Cascabel nearly ready to flower

... and the Smokemaster Pequin

It looks like I have two different phenotypes for the Chintexle... one is skinnier and the other more stocky. The skinny one is budding out, but the husky one looks like it'll end up bigger in the long run.

There's new growth on the Fruts too!

Donne Sali is budding and growing up a bit

That's 10... more later. Have a great Thursday all!

OCD Chilehead · Jun 12, 2014

Plants are looking very happy. Nice job.

stickman · Jun 12, 2014

OCD Chilehead said:
Plants are looking very happy. Nice job.

Thanks Chuck.

More pics...

new growth on the Lotah Bih

And a few "non" shots to close...

Tomatillos Verde

Mock Orange

A 2-year-old cutting of a white Rose from my Great-Grandmother's dooryard.

Happy Friday eve all!

meatfreak · Jun 12, 2014

Great update again, Rick! Curious about the pods that you will get on that really dark plant

Have a great weekend!

Devv · Jun 12, 2014

Very nice Rick!

I see nice healthy plants, a really big improvement over the last few weeks. It's their time to kick into high gear!

Wishing you continued success!

stickman · Jun 12, 2014

meatfreak said:
Great update again, Rick! Curious about the pods that you will get on that really dark plant Have a great weekend!

Devv said:
Very nice Rick!

I see nice healthy plants, a really big improvement over the last few weeks. It's their time to kick into high gear!

Wishing you continued success!

Thanks for the good vibe guys! this weekend is supposed to get back up into the mid 80s with lots of sun, and hopefully it stays that way for a while.

It's a little too soon to tell Stefan, but I think the purple pheno Pimenta Lisa is starting to put out flower buds. The plant's only about 10cm tall, so I'll probably pinch the flowers until it grows a leaf canopy big enough to support pod production... soon I hope. Things are really beginning to move with the OW Manzano now... it's grown out at pretty much every node and started working on flower buds today.

The OW Douglah continues to grow out new leaves... Though mostly just on one side. I hope it does as well as the Manzano in the long run.

Cheers all!

OCD Chilehead · Jun 13, 2014

OWs looking great Rick. I'm going to give OW a try again at the end of the year. They say you have better production second year around. Thanks again and have a great Friday.

maximumcapsicum · Jun 13, 2014

The OWs are looking great man. The douglah is gonna get huge. Was it a productive plant in 2013?

stickman · Jun 13, 2014

OCD Chilehead said:
OWs looking great Rick. I'm going to give OW a try again at the end of the year. They say you have better production second year around. Thanks again and have a great Friday.

I sure hope so Chuck! This was the Manzano last year...

maximumcapsicum said:
The OWs are looking great man. The douglah is gonna get huge. Was it a productive plant in 2013?

It was last year Adam, and again, I hope it will be this year. This pic was taken in September after I picked off most of the ripe pods. I think I got almost a kilo from it.

TGIF all and Happy Friday the 13th... :cool:

maximumcapsicum · Jun 13, 2014

That's very cool Rick. It'll be interesting if they match their sizes last year. Love those airpots... haven't found a good local source around here so I've been using root pouches.

Devv · Jun 13, 2014

I'd forgotten how well the Manzano looked last year!

stickman · Jun 14, 2014

maximumcapsicum said:
That's very cool Rick. It'll be interesting if they match their sizes last year. Love those airpots... haven't found a good local source around here so I've been using root pouches.

I'm definitely sold on Airpots! Air-pruning pots made of synthetic felt work about as well, and are cheaper, but with proper care the Airpots will last your lifetime. If you can't find a local source, you can mail-order them here... http://www.growers-inc.com/air-pots.html

HabaneroHead · Jun 14, 2014

Hi Rick,

Amazing progress, my friend!
It is also good to see how the Douglah looked like last year, so I can see what I can expect from my plants this year.

I can't wait to see your plants producing. (not only the Hungarians

)
Continued success, Rick!

Balázs

stickman · Jun 15, 2014

HabaneroHead said:
Hi Rick,

Amazing progress, my friend!
It is also good to see how the Douglah looked like last year, so I can see what I can expect from my plants this year.
I can't wait to see your plants producing. (not only the Hungarians )
Continued success, Rick!

Balázs

Thanks Balázs! I'll try not to disappoint...

Walked dawn patrol this morning and took some pics of the wilds...

Finally got a decent shot of the DST...

Smokemaster's Pequin beginning production

Shane's Texas Pequin almost ready to start blossoming

The skinny Chintexle is beginning to blossom too. I think the husky one should be coming along in another few days.

Dedo de Moca starting to kick over

... and another one of the Hungarians... Pritamin

This is the largest of the Poblanos. The others are a bit smaller, but all are blossoming. This one set a couple of pods already.

Goat's Weed getting tall and beginning to put out side branches

The larger Peri Peri is kicking out flowers and pods like a machine!

... and the second Peri Peri is just beginning to blossom out too.

That's 10... gotta go to work for half a day now. More later. Have a great Sunday all!