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my crop so far

17 years ago

well...i posted pics of my first attempt at a pepper garden a couple months ago....figured i might as well update

my chocolate bhut and one of my devils tongues...not doin a whole lot

some of them late sproutys

gettin my first red pepper in there

the two devils tongues that are growing...somewhat...

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three nagas and a bhut

Comments (15)

  • 17 years ago

    What's the difference between a Naga and a Bhut? Wikipedia (not infallible I know, hence the question) claims they are the same thing.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia_pepper

    Thanks

    Lally

    PS I envy your garden space, I have some cayenne and Jalapeños growing in my windowsill in a city centre.

  • 17 years ago

    im pretty sure the only difference is the name tag that came with em.

    but i dont really know for sure...ive only been dealing with peppers a couple months....

    garden space is plenty...but sun isnt....i have to move all of those from one side of the yard to the other twice a day for early and late sun....its a pain

    but id be willing to bet in a windowsill your sun situation isnt a whole lot better eh?

  • 17 years ago

    lol no, our building front is quite old so we're lucky to have large arch windows but we live opposite a multi-story car park and only get direct sunlight for a couple of hours in the morning. Your chilli commitment is impressive to move then all so much for the best sunlight :)

    Here is a link that might be useful: Urban Chillies

  • 17 years ago

    oh...wow...thats pretty rough if youre only getting a few hours of sun a day...id try sneakin them up on the roof of the complex =X

    i dont know if its chilli commitment or just a lack of a life......im 25....lost my job....lost my license....cant really go do anything....so i get bored and have alot of time

    commitment...nah...well maybe a little
    boredom...and a little touch of OCD...more likely

  • 17 years ago

    I've not been up to the roof, there's an idea :)

    They aren't doing too badly tbh I counted 47 chillis from 28 plants and some of them aren't flowering yet, I'm guessing it's the Cayennes that are fruiting first and the Jalapenhos are the late developers. I'm looking forward to the first colour changes :D

  • 17 years ago

    im tellin ya! if youre in an apartment sneakin your plants up to the roof is the best way to go!

    if youve already got 47 chillis youre doin somethin right!
    what all are you growing? aside from cayennes and jalepenos..

    oh man....the color changes...im getting about to that point! so i know how you feel...in kind of a lame way its really exciting

    i spotted my first little tiny red thai pepper today which i ate while walking my dog
    and i have some mystery hybrid pepper that was my very first one to grow which is in the proccess of turning a nice deep red right now

    zingggggg!!!

  • 17 years ago

    I'm growing mint and basil as well as the chillis, the mint is coming on ok and the basil has gone nuts, we can't eat enough to keep it under control, a nice problem to have.

    Here's the most advanced one at the moment (also added to my flikr stream)

  • 17 years ago

    oh nice! i have some basil going next to my back door to keep the flys out of the house...works alright

    wheres your flickr stream?

  • 17 years ago

    The stream was on my second post in this thread, here it is again :)

    Here is a link that might be useful: My Chillis

  • 17 years ago

    oh heck thats lookin real good!

  • 17 years ago

    I hope you watered the ones in the back. They all look very dry. You actually look like you have a couple that are close to dying if they are not watered soon.

  • 17 years ago

    They all get watered every day and are doing great, plenty of chillis on the way :) I don't know what your chillis look like but I don't think mine look like they're about to die in the photos.

    If you're thinking of the brown flowers, they have been pollinated and are about due to start producing little chillis.

  • 17 years ago

    lallyninja, I think met365784 was talking about juicyj's plants. Many of them on the back row are wilting real bad.

    I just read an article today from Texas A&M that if you are letting them wilt (due to lack of water), you are stunting their growth, contributing to blossom drop, and damaging the fruit. Peppers do like moist conditions, just not overly soaked.

  • 17 years ago

    Good point, well made medcave. Some of the plants at the back look parched.

  • 17 years ago

    oh yea...trust me theyre fine...though thanks for the concern

    those little babys wilt every single day.....i was holding out a few weeks back only watering them about 3 times a week......but with a few of them wilting like that....the serrano and my hab....ive been watering the ones that need it everyday....and the perk right up in about 20 minutes and look good as gold.....the very next day....theyre all wilted to hell

    so i dunno....

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