Alexrm 4,992 Posted July 2, 2019 Too delightful! Love this 😊  1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted July 6, 2019 Got all the plants mulched with that good ole long needle Ga pine straw today...   This mix dries super quick as its very airy due to the sand contained into the particular compost I went with this season. The straw will provide a vapor barrier and act as a moisture retention mulch, generally producing nice mycelium growth at the soil surface.  Also, all plants are being soil drenched with fish hydrolysate as we speak.   2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted July 9, 2019 MORE GREAT NEWS! Guess which genetics were saved and resurrected?   Fatalii!!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted July 14, 2019 I hope to begin harvesting soon  I'm seeing some ripening finally starting to occur and plants are loaded. Hit all 108 main plants with fish hydrolysate this week and will hit all the backups in #1 gallons on the tables with it too. A couple of plants out of 108 may need to be replaced with backups due to some variance I'm seeing with early pods that I don't necessarily like, but I'll wait it out. Sometimes the shapes end up stabilizing after the initial early growth.     Made a quick video today for a series I am calling "Experiments In Hybridizing"  This time attempting an interspecific cross. Cumari Pollux (C. Praetermissum) x Jack Patton Rooster Spur (C. AnnuumxFrutescens) Likely a stubborn one, but I enjoy a challenge and won't stop trying  Hope you enjoy!     https://youtu.be/bkO6C0wI0Ec Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lonewolf 18,106 Posted July 15, 2019 Nice video! Â For who wish to start new hybrids, I would like to highlight that mother flower must be still closed when emasculated and its anthers also must to be closed. Male flower should be isolated before using it to bring pollen to mother flowers stimma. This is to avoid self-pollination in mother flower and presence of foreign pollen on male flower. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eleonora 1,406 Posted July 15, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 5:07 PM, nipotastro said:  Da noi e' pieno, ma non mangiano pomodori o peppers, al limite arano   (Al contrario sono ghiotti di uva , mais e di qualsiasi tubero) Se fossero ghiotti di afidi, potrei ospitarne uno a casa mia . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted July 21, 2019 On 7/15/2019 at 3:32 AM, Lonewolf said: Nice video! Â For who wish to start new hybrids, I would like to highlight that mother flower must be still closed when emasculated and its anthers also must to be closed. Male flower should be isolated before using it to bring pollen to mother flowers stimma. This is to avoid self-pollination in mother flower and presence of foreign pollen on male flower. Â Yep! Noted! Thank you for that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted August 1, 2019 Here are a couple of shots from today. Â PdNxBMJ Bhuter White F7 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted August 2, 2019 Khang Starr Lemon Starburst     Cumari Flibu       Black Pearl   7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted August 4, 2019 SLCR Original vs Growdown Pheno     Growdown Pheno      First Modest Growdown Harvest       Ghost Giant Chocolate      Cabai Burung Ungu      Cuzco Red Baccatum       C. Rhomboideum         Cumari Flibu        Biquinho       Parting Shot down one row...     7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RocotoD 726 Posted August 4, 2019 Well done, congratulation! What kind of pots you use? How to defend plants from aphids? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted August 4, 2019 Just now, RocotoD said: Well done, congratulation! What kind of pots you use? How to defend plants from aphids? Thank you! I used air pruning fabric containers from #15 gallon to #65 gallon. We find a healthy, living, nutrient dense soil food web creates an environment where the plant produces natural pest and disease resistance. Enzymatic and hormonal production based on the relationships between the living soil and the plants roots/uptake. If we ever notice aphids and they won't go away (not often), I prefer a pyrethrin and sulfur combination for a quick, organic, omri certified remedy. I much prefer pyrethrin over neem, as neem has a propensity for toxicity build up and damage to foliage. The best aphid control is a healthy plant and a healthy predator insect population. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rapace 9,606 Posted August 5, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 10:20 PM, Pepper Guru said: The best aphid control is a healthy plant and a healthy predator insect population.   (traduzione In Italiano, qualora fosse utile per qualcuno)  Il miglior modo di controllare gli afidi è avere piante sane ed una popolazione di insetti predatori in salute) 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lonewolf 18,106 Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 7:50 PM, Pepper Guru said: SLCR Original vs Growdown Pheno Growdown Pheno First Modest Growdown Harvest Ghost Giant Chocolate Cabai Burung Ungu Cuzco Red Baccatum C. Rhomboideum Cumari Flibu Biquinho Parting Shot down one row... Â Â Great! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lonewolf 18,106 Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 10:20 PM, Pepper Guru said: The best aphid control is a healthy plant and a healthy predator insect population  I agree! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vincer 4,756 Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 7:50 PM, Pepper Guru said: SLCR Original vs Growdown Pheno     Growdown Pheno      First Modest Growdown Harvest       Ghost Giant Chocolate      Cabai Burung Ungu      Cuzco Red Baccatum       C. Rhomboideum         Cumari Flibu        Biquinho       Parting Shot down one row...     Great!!!  Last picture is fantastic!!!  Ciao Vincenzo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted August 7, 2019 Forgot I had this one out there! New to me. PI260567 Super baccatum burst at first bite, followed by frutescens after tones. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted August 8, 2019 Just received the mother of all care packages from a really good buddy from my facebook group! Get a load of this! Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epsilon 655 Posted August 10, 2019 On 8/8/2019 at 11:13 PM, Pepper Guru said: Just received the mother of all care packages from a really good buddy from my facebook group! Get a load of this!  WT (and another letter at will)?!? 😄 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted August 11, 2019 On 8/10/2019 at 12:36 PM, Epsilon said:  WT (and another letter at will)?!? 😄  Right?! haha! Brought a tear to my eye opening that one up. Using the blow up alien as a creepy scare crow out there in the rows. hahaha   A little Papa Dreadie Select action today:               Not Capsicum but cool Solanaceae - "Listada de Gandia"   2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted August 12, 2019 Black Pearl                5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted August 12, 2019 One last shot for the day.  Playing around with a new flash rig.  Cumari Pollux  4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lonewolf 18,106 Posted August 12, 2019 Nice photos! Please, can you publish some info about your equipment and techniques? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper Guru 637 Posted August 12, 2019 14 minutes ago, Lonewolf said: Nice photos! Please, can you publish some info about your equipment and techniques? Sure! Shooting mainly on a 5Diii with various vintage legacy glass and for macro a Tokina 100mm f2.8. As for lights, I have a bunch of Paul C Buff strobes (Einstein, Digibees and light modifiers etc) I just ordered a YN24ex twin macro flash with a diffuser kit. If I don’t feel like taking lights out to the garden with me, then a simple bounce reflector and diffuser works great with ambient daylight. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
