CMPMAN1974 - 2012 Grow Log

[cmpman1974 503]

Hi everyone. I'm sorry I have been 'absent' from the forum for some time. I have been occupied with some other issues. However, they are not stopping me from still growing many chile plants this year. I have about 250 pepper plants currently hardening off outside right now. I anticipate they will be ready for plant-out in the ground in 7-10 days. Our weather has been nicer here than normal (hotter).

 

I have tried something a bit different this year. I have grown most of peppers in 2.5" square x 3.75" deep pots. The rest are in 36 cell square plug trays. This has worked out VERY well for me. I started my peppers about 75-90 days ago and most are good size with nice root systems.

 

Here's a 'preview' of some of the plants as of April 19, 2012. More pictures will follow shortly showing them as of current.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cmpman1974 503]

Close-ups of a C. chinense pepper flower:

 

 

[Vincer 4,759]

Welcome back cmpman1974!!!

 

Nice plants!!!

 

Ciao

Vincenzo

[Lonewolf 18,126]

Nice plants and wonderful setup, as usual.

Have a good growing season!

[megamastger71 8]

Welcome back my friend

[cmpman1974 503]

Thanks everyone. Glad to be back!

 

An update from today. Here's all my plants I am hardening off right now. They are taking over my patio. lol.

 

Chris

 

 

HARDNECK GARLIC

 

 

HERB GARDEN - SECTION 1 OF 2

 

HERB GARDEN - SECTION 2 OF 2

 

 

 

LETTUCE PLANTS

 

HEIRLOOM TOMATO PLANTS - RAISED BED #2

[Vladan 159]

Very nice Chris beautiful plants & good set up you are ready to roll my friend.Have nice growing season.

[tribo75 18]

And The Myth Goes On...

[nipotastro 1,350]

have a great season!

[HoRuS 96]

beautiful plants!

[grispa72 1,198]

Wonderful plants and garden!

 

In which state do you live?

[tribo75 18]

he lives in Pepperland, Hot Chile Pepper country.

[cmpman1974 503]

Grispa, I live in the U.S. - Michigan is my State. We certainly don't have the best climate for growing peppers - short growing season (120-135 days usually between first and last frosts). I try my best.

 

On a non-pepper note, a couple different foxglove blooms from plants I started from seed in 2011. I love the look of these flowers. So unique.

 

Chris

 

 

 

[steve 234]

On a non-pepper note, a couple different foxglove blooms from plants I started from seed in 2011. I love the look of these flowers. So unique.

 

Did you try to eat them? What do they taste like?

 

Just kidding, if they are close to common foxglove (Digitalis Purpurea) they are extremely poisonous so you better avoid them for dinner.

[cmpman1974 503]

Steve, yes mine are common foxgloves and are highly poisonous. Definitely will NOT be eating any!

 

It's been a busy last couple of days. I have planted about 200 pepper transplants in the ground. 50-60 more left to go tomorrow and then the eggplant transplants! My neck and back are sore from all the work.

 

I'm doing something a bit different this season. Instead of boxed raised beds with wood, I'm using mounded raised beds. I wanted to keep the expense down as the older wood was rotting. I think this may work out well. We'll see. This should be a fun season if the weather cooperates!

 

I'll post pics of the garden soon.

 

Chris

[cmpman1974 503]

Well my peppers have been outside for 5 weeks now. Things are moving along pretty well. The temperature has been VERY HOT compared to other years. Over a 100 degrees yesterday. Here is an update on my grow-out.

 

WOODEN RAISED BED #3 - PEPPERS

 

 

 

WOODEN RAISED BED #2 - PEPPERS

 

WOODEN RAISED BED #1 - HEIRLOOM TOMATOES

 

 

MOUNDED RAISED BED #2 - PEPPERS

 

MOUNDED RAISED BED #1 - PEPPERS

 

BACK FENCE PLANTING AREA - PEPPERS

 

PATIO PLANTING AREA - PEPPERS & HERB GARDEN

 

EGGPLANTS

 

BLACK SUPER HOT - a i s p e s - ISOLATED IN AREA - THREE PLANTS (C. CHIN)

 

MISCELLANEOUS PUBESCENS VARIETIES ON PATIO - BROWN ROCOTO, ROCOTO GRANDIS, ROCOTO GELB PERU & MORE

 

HUNDRED AND THOUSANDS TOMATO - THOMPSON & MORGAN

 

[hot cat 1,220]

CMPMAN1974 Rulez !! YOU WIN !!

[tattico 238]

wonderful !!!

hi cmpman, your garden seems like Eden!

[grispa72 1,198]

It's a pleasure watching your garden and your plants.

 

Beautiful!!

[Lonewolf 18,126]

What a beautiful sight!

Your garden so careful shows a great passion

Very nice!

[cmpman1974 503]

Still here everyone. Some varieties I harvested this season so far!

 

Chris

 

[cmpman1974 503]

[Lonewolf 18,126]

Very interesting pods!

 

Morouga chocolate?! Hummmm ... VERY nice.

Shape doesn't seems like a true morouga, but maybe other pods are more similar to the original.

How is the interior? Is there a lot of placenta?

Usually the chocolate variant is hotter than the original red one, so a true morouga brown could be the hottest variety ever!

[Mario 7]

Cmpman the fruits have very interesting

[cmpman1974 503]

Claudio, the seeds were sent to me with this name, but I do not feel they are a super hot pepper. Very nice twisted looking pods though. The interior does not show the massive placenta like Douglah and Trinidad Scorpion Chocolate a i s p e s.

 

I do have a very interesting Trinidad Douglah strain Sara sent me late in 2011. I grew it this year. ALL of the pods actually grow upwards! Very cool. It has a LOT of placenta tissue. The pod shape looks nearly identical to my original Trinidad Scorpion 'Morouga Blend' red I sent around in 2007.

 

Chris

 

 

Very interesting pods!

 

Morouga chocolate?! Hummmm ... VERY nice.

Shape doesn't seems like a true morouga, but maybe other pods are more similar to the original.

How is the interior? Is there a lot of placenta?

Usually the chocolate variant is hotter than the original red one, so a true morouga brown could be the hottest variety ever!