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Windchicken 2014

Got some sheet pots in from Grower Supply a couple days ago. I got this type so I could pull out the individual containers and replace them if need be, and they fit perfectly in my 11" x 22" Permanest Trays. Anybody in NW Louisiana need a couple of these? If I keep growing the same size garden every season these sheets should last me around 12 years:
 
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These are the only C. chinense I'm growing this year: The NagaBrain, now in its F3 generation, is the happy accident of Florida THP mentor and all-around good guy romy6; seeds for the F2 Chocolate NagaBrain are from the talented and skillful Florida grower Tmudder; Bonda Ma Jacques x 7 Pot Yellow, the F3 generation, is the creation of the THP breeding wizard Spicegeist; Both 7 Pot Yellow and Naga Morich are from THSC seed; Dystopia is a project of North Texas grower joemomma; and Madame Jeanette comes courtesy of the incredibly generous Netherlands grower Meatfreak :
 
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OCD Chilehead said:
Those plants are a work of art. Nice pics. Nice glog. Starting to visit other Glogs. So many good Glogs it's hard to keep up. Thanks and good luck.
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Wow, thanks Chuck  :P  I know what you mean about all the excellent glogs and super talented growers on THP now...So much tantalizing pepper porn and so little time.... :party:
 
GA Growhead said:
Your raised mountains are a plants dream Gary! My plants are a bit jealous over here!
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Lol, thanks Jason! We're pretty jealous of that wonderful piedmont soil you Georgia boys have over there...I can hear those whispering pines right now  :dance:
 
I snapped these portraits of my F2 Chocolate NagaBrain plants this morning. This is the formidable Tmudder strain....These plants rival Madame Jeanette for their remarkable vigor:
 
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Plant #2:
 
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Plant #3:
 
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Plant #4:
 
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Plant #5:
 
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Very nice Gary! I love seeing those babes in the dirt.
 
The raised beds; are they dirt with the mulch or completely mulch?
 
At this point I have almost all the garden covered with a 2-3" layer of mulch. Trying to decide where to go with it.
 
Keep it green!
 
millworkman said:
Great stuff Gary!!
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Thanks Noah!
 
Devv said:
Very nice Gary! I love seeing those babes in the dirt.
 
The raised beds; are they dirt with the mulch or completely mulch?
 
At this point I have almost all the garden covered with a 2-3" layer of mulch. Trying to decide where to go with it.
 
Keep it green!
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Thanks Scott! The soil portion of the 50-foot beds is about half native dirt: sand/clay/ironstone gravel and half shredded hardwood. The mulch layer is 3-4 inches thick. For the initial build each bed uses about 3 yards of wood chips for the soil construction and another 3 yards for the mulch layer. Once the beds are built I don't mess with them, except to pull the few weeds that pop up—It's important not to disturb the internal structure. I do re-dress the mulch layer every year, however, but that takes much less material—maybe 2 yards per bed.
 
It's very hard to use too much RCW—Thanks so much for doing that—You won't be disappointed   :P
 
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Gary, the Choco NagaBrains are awesome, especially sitting in the ground!
 
Your F3 NagaBrains are setting pods and asking to be potted dup!
 
romy6 said:
 Love me those choco nagaXbrains . Those babies are a thing of beauty.
 
How are your f3 nagaXbrains doing? 
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Thanks Brother Jamie  :P  The 12 red NagaBrains have been in the dirt for about 1 week, in my primo RCW bed. They dropped their big leaves after a couple days, and are just sprouting the small leaves….Pix as soon as they get out of that "awkward stage".
 
PaulG said:
Gary, the Choco NagaBrains are awesome, especially sitting in the ground!
 
Your F3 NagaBrains are setting pods and asking to be potted dup!
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Thanks PG! I'm on my way over to your glog now…..
 
The plants are looking great, Gary! I'm really jealous, wish my looked as good as yours :) Gonna be a great season. The Nagabrains Choc are flowering over here but I had to remove the flowers because I haven't plant them out yet :(
 
windchicken said:
 
Thanks Scott! The soil portion of the 50-foot beds is about half native dirt: sand/clay/ironstone gravel and half shredded hardwood. The mulch layer is 3-4 inches thick. For the initial build each bed uses about 3 yards of wood chips for the soil construction and another 3 yards for the mulch layer. Once the beds are built I don't mess with them, except to pull the few weeds that pop up—It's important not to disturb the internal structure. I do re-dress the mulch layer every year, however, but that takes much less material—maybe 2 yards per bed.
 
It's very hard to use too much RCW—Thanks so much for doing that—You won't be disappointed   :P
 
Gary
 
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Thanks for the info Gary.
 
My only issue is I'm a cover crop guy, which means tilling. So I'm going to compromise for next season. I'm going to till it all in and plant the cover crop, except for an area large enough for two 40' rows. Give that a few years and see which does better. Another concern is I have to flood to irrigate, my well water stops up drip systems and soaker hoses.
 
I love experiments and can't wait to try this ;)
 
meatfreak said:
The plants are looking great, Gary! I'm really jealous, wish my looked as good as yours :) Gonna be a great season. The Nagabrains Choc are flowering over here but I had to remove the flowers because I haven't plant them out yet :(
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Thanks so much, Stefan! I only got a little head start on you—Yours will be stunning, as always!
 
Devv said:
Thanks for the info Gary.
 
My only issue is I'm a cover crop guy, which means tilling. So I'm going to compromise for next season. I'm going to till it all in and plant the cover crop, except for an area large enough for two 40' rows. Give that a few years and see which does better. Another concern is I have to flood to irrigate, my well water stops up drip systems and soaker hoses.
 
I love experiments and can't wait to try this ;)
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Thanks for using RCW, Scott, however you do it. Something to think about, however. RCW is its own "cover crop", as it keeps working year-round, getting better and better....
No pix of my plants to post today, because I should be working in the garden right now instead of goofing off on the inter webs. :confused:  But I just had to share these photos of a nice Bhut Orange Copenhagen grow and its creator, Søren Friis Larsen. These photos were taken last weekend at Gartneriet Pedersen A/S, a commercial grower on the Danish mainland:
 
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PaulG said:
That's one awesome grow!
 
Were you there?
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Haha, no, he posted a ton o' pix on his FB page...or maybe it was the Scoville Passion 2011 FB Group....
 
It's interesting to me that the BOC is considered stable enough for commercial release in its F5 generation. My understanding has always been that it took 8 seasons to stabilize a hybrid....
 
I only planted this one bed of C. chinense in my DeSoto Parish garden this year…(Well, except for 3 Rennie plants stuck at the end of the "Mexican Hot" bed—I just couldn't help myself.)…Anyway, to give you an idea of the scale, the plant spacing is 3 feet, and the total bed length is 50 feet…Again, if you think you see weeds in this photo then you need to clear your mind of all projected guilty thoughts... :P
 
Tmudder's Chocolate NagaBrain is coming….It doesn't give a flying care about your precious moral code or your delicate sensibilities—It only wants to make you cry. Get the kids in the house now.  :hell:
 
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