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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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It’s Day 3 of a four day stretch of rain. Another 1-2" possible today. At least the worst of it will pass south of us. Goodloe, got your water wings on and a canoe handy?
![]() BUT...It's "Start The Peppers, Eggplant and Roselle Day"! ![]() ![]() Then the following were started: Pepper, Ancho Pepper, Biquinho Pepper, Carolina Wonder - nematode resistant bell Pepper, Charleston Belle - nematode resistant bell Pepper, Gypsy Pepper, Jalapeno M Pepper, Mucho Nacho Pepper, Maule's Red Hot Cayenne Pepper, Red Marconi Eggplant, Millionaire St. Kitts & Nevis Roselle - darker red than the Thai red I tried last year Thai Red Roselle - Growing again to compare to St. K&N ![]() Meanwhile the first round of broccoli, cabbage, collards and kale are more than ready to be planted out when the beds finally dry out a bit. I might have to put some in buckets as they're close to being rootbound. ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Suburban Washington, DC (Zone 7A)
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Those look so cheerful! What an investment in hope for spring, even if it's rainy.
Do you use those pots with saran wrap as your greenhouses for germinating? That's genius! I usually save old plastic containers like milk jugs, then transplant - but that gets old poking holes in surfaces that often don't want to have holes poked in them. I may just save plastic containers like this for next year and cover with saran wrap. Thanks for the idea, and good luck with your babies! |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Steens, MS 8a
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Hey GoDawgs! Yup, >3" of rain here this week...that's on top of the 15" we got in February...
![]() I just finished up-potting my pepper seedlings, 53 total. I'm trying out a tode resistant cayenne variety this year, "Numex Nematador". I should have plenty of seeds later in the year. Let me know....
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Have outstanding pepper season this year so far. Have plenty of pepper seeds if anyone is interested:
Red Marconi - some of mine were more cone shape than lobed. Cayenne Ozark Giant Sweet Banana Hungarian Wax ( hot ) Scotch Bonnet - very HOT...ripens to orange then red Send me PM and SASE if interested. ![]() |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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These particular pots are ages old. I just wash and sanitize them every year for reuse. Way long ago someone was selling several big cartons of these small pots for about $15 and you know I had to have them. ![]() Once the peppers get about 6" tall I'll move them up to recycled quart-sized cottage cheese and yogurt containers. I have a whole bunch of these as my sister goes through one a week and I drill 1/4" drainage holes in them. The peppers will grow in those until it's plant out time. Hey, free is free and they work great! ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Eastern/Coastal NC 8b
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Quick Tip:
When making containers from used yogurt and other plastic containers is to use an inexpensive soldering iron rather than a drill for making the drainage holes. Safer and easier than a drill but avoid the toxic fumes... https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Sold...%2C173&sr=8-51 |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Steens, MS 8a
Posts: 410
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https://www.researchgate.net/publica...Cayenne_Pepper
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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![]() I see mentioned a 'Carolina Cayenne' which is supposed to be very resistant. Never heard of it but that was back in 1994 when they tested that one so it may be gone now. I'll have to see. I've been growing Maule's Red Hot for a while now and it makes some nice long peppers. I just checked and we had 8.61" in February, about half of yours but twice as much as the February average for here. Last edited by GoDawgs; March 7, 2020 at 11:40 AM. |
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