Turbo-1's HOT STUFF

Evo

My ghost pepper germinated outside in early june in a week, I used a jiffy 7 pellet, so it was too late in the season when it started flowering, but the plant is growing like crazy so I can't wait to put it outside this spring.

rhody

Just make sure it is protected Evo, I would hate to see it hit by hail, a stray lightning bolt, or God forbid a wayward piece of space junk

Rhody...

dlgoff

Today I bought some of these 2 gallon paint buckets for growing some up-side-down tomatoes and peppers. They should be plenty large enough as they will be mostly filled with the plants root system. The only advantage I could see for using the 5 gallon ones would be watering a little less often.

And now that you bring up the length of the growing season, this technique, especially with the smaller buckets, should make it an easy way to bring them indoors.

dlgoff

Okay Ghosty, I'm expecting a "How To" paper with PF references. Preferably peer reviewed.

rhody

Oh God, Don, Turbo, Evo,

I woke up this morning, and had one of those I can't explain it feelings. Long story short, I was checking my plants for being dry, when for some strange reason I put my hand on the heat mat, It was cold. I moved the plants and low and behold, I saw this, just starting to smolder. Holy .... ! I was very careful about never getting water near that part of the heat mat. I am sure the guy who sold it to me will be surprised as well. Not good. I am lucky I witnessed it happening. Good karma playing itself out once again. Moral of this story, buy only top of the line heat mats, UL safety approved. Lesson learned. My other mat has been fine, but I will check it to be sure today.



If that caught fire my house would have gone with it. A friend who was away on vacation last week had a power strip catch fire while gone, he was lucky someone staying in the house called it in. Major smoke damage.

Rhody...

netgypsy

SCARY! Have you considered fresh manure?? I know - harder to control the temp but a lot safer.

rhody

Here you go Don, proof your upside down growing can produce peppers.

Topsy Turvy, Garden Containers, Upside Down Pots, Growing Tomatoes, Peppers & Herbs Update



Rhody...

rhody

Here is my new pot, sort of like starter bins laid on their sides all in a circle, gives roots more air, we will see if they
grow better this way. The roots come out the little holes in the sides. I am not sure if you trim them or not.



Ever since my post on the Nagaland research paper claiming that these plants get eight to ten feet tall, I thought I would put that rumor to
rest once and for all, are you ready for this, I hope so, I give you Alabama Jack. And yes he MUST be growing those for sale, unbelievable right ?
That is some serious heat in that field.

BTW, I ordered some "white" ghost seeds from Australia yesterday, anyone want some ?

08-08-11 Trinidad Scorpion Project in Mississippi



Check this out about two months before, getting everything ready to transplant.
There are more video's of his in the sidebar in case you are interested.

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Rhody... sometimes known as Ghosty to a different clientele.

dlgoff

Thanks Rhody. I think tomatoes and peppers (turbo's hot stuff goodies) will be as far as I'll go for the "upside down" technique since I have plenty of garden space available. It should be an interesting experiment.

Moonbear

You've inspired me to order seeds, and a more extensive set-up for starting them indoors. The credit card bill is going to sting a bit this month. I've had bad luck with deer getting into my gardens, so I think I'm going to divide my efforts between a traditional garden and container garden high up from deer this year, and maybe even try some indoor gardening. I figure if I start from seeds, I'll do container plants for whatever thrives best.

netgypsy

Can't keep the deer out of the okra. They keep it pruned at about 8 inches tall. GRRRR They didn't get the peppers though. Maybe you just need to surround your garden with okra and they'll leave everything else alone??

Moonbear

Lol! My deer even ate my jalapenos a couple years ago. Last year, I think I was doomed no matter what. The garden started well, I had a million blooms on everything, then the deer trampled through the fencing. What they didn't eat, they stomped on (I forgot to put netting on top of the garden, which deterred them the previous year when insects feasted on everything). Some of the plants started recovering, but then we had endless rain the rest of the season, and everything started rotting. It's the first year there were no extra zucchinis from anyone! We all had the same problem, we'd get one or two from a vine and the rest rotted before they got more than a few inches big, if they grew at all. A lot of blossoms rotted and didn't fruit.

I'm working on it. When I moved here, there was no good soil for gardening, just heavy clay and rocks and a few bits of coal. I expected a few bad years of getting the soil conditioned, and last year's good start was at least hopeful, but I'm tired of deer eating my dinner and then not sticking around to be my dinner, so I'll try some containers on my deck this year, at least for tomatoes. I found seeds for tiny tim tomatoes, which grew really well in a container indoors a few years ago, but I only had one plant from sale at the university greenhouse then, and never saw that variety since. They're like a cherry tomato.

Evo

Buy grape tomatoes, they grow like a vine though and need a trellis, but grape tomatoes are awesome, and they produce heavily.

Moonbear

I haven't seen them available and they aren't in any of the seed catalogs I get either. Maybe they don't grow well in my area so don't get sold around here.

netgypsy

I had good luck with sweet 100. they even volunteered the second year

rhody

netgypsy, Moonbear,

Folks here use three things to repel deer from a garden, are you ready for this:

1. moth balls
2. human hair
3. deer away (comercial product, expensive)

I would try moth balls first, then God forbid, go to local barber shops and get bags of hair, ewww... or try the deer away. People I know have used moth balls and claim they work. Good luck with your frustrating problem.

Rhody...

turbo

The first year we lived in this place, I planted a habanero bush that my sister-in-law had over-wintered indoors. A deer (maybe more than one) showed up that night and ate that pepper plant right down to ground level. Deer love peppers!