woohooman's 2013 solstice update
Well, I shared a bunch of pics on the veggy forum today, so I thought I'd update everybody on my 2013 PEPPER grow. After my late start due to cooking all my seeds during germination, Smokemaster(thanks again Mike) saved my year, sent me some seeds, and things appear(for the most part) to be heading in the right direction.
My in-ground plants(ones in front are about a month later)
Left to right
Back - Red Bell, Japones, Japones
Front - Stunted Red Bell, Chile De Arbol
Back - same 2 Japones, Chile De Arbol
Front - (middle 2) Japapeno Mammoth, Big Jim Anaheim
Back - Big Jim Anaheim, Jalapeno Jumbo? not sure, I'll show the pods, seeds were a mix
Front - Serrano
And my only in-ground chinense(Naga) with another RED BELL to the right
My container peppers
Left - Serrano Right - Big Jim Anaheim
Some Red Bells my Mom brought me -- They were in bad shape. Starting to rebound.
A 7 Pot and 2 Poblanos(these were the last to get planted, American Seed Co/Walmart 50 cent seeds :P
Thought I'd try THREE per large container
A Naga Morich and A Big Jim Anaheim
A 7 Pot and a Guajillo(Mirasol)
A Bhut Jolokia and a Serrano
By the way, the plants that are in the PLASTIC oak barrels are a heavily modified 5-1-1( compost and organic AND Synthetic ferts used. All other oak barrels are more or less organic(potting mix, much more compost, perlite, a touch of Sphagnum, and an established microherd.
Here's Greenman's modified 5-1-1 plants(modified even more by the addition of 1 part potting mix)
Guajillo
7 Pot
Bhut( not looking great and was one of the last to make it into a final pot)
Naga Morich or Bhut(can't remember)
Naga (last Naga to final pot, not looking great, but not looking bad)
Last Bhut in the pool(same "looks" as above)
The pics above that I've showed some concern about, little diagnosis help maybe. Maybe I'll just start a new thread with pics with better lighting
Finally.. the pods! However, since taking these pics yesterday, I noticed pods starting on ALL plants but the youngest 5-1-1's, those Poblanos and container Bells. So, looks like things are really starting to kick in.
Serranos
Guajillo(Mirasol)
Big Jim Anaheim
Chile De Arbol
Jalapeno Mammoth or Jumbo-- 2nd pic, they're big fat round Japs... definitely bigger than the standard "M" variety I grow, but hard to call it "jumbo."
Red Bells(waiting for bells to turn color is like waiting for a Jalapeno to turn color. But I grow them anyways. I kind of really like the COLORED Bells. No heat, but great flavor. Downfalls -- ripening time and not prolific at all.
And some early 7 Pots
Well, there ya go! Feel free to chime in, especially regarding those smaller ones in the 5-1-1 that I expressed concern. Questions, comments, suggestions, gardening slurs -- all feedback is encouraged.
Thanks All. Couldn't have done it without you and here's hoping YOUR summers bring you tons of heat.
P.S. I would, again, like to thank smokemaster(Mike) for this year's seeds and habjolokia(Mark) for sending me some last year that became part of my germination miscue. Thanks guys!
Kevin
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