Open Show n' Tell 2016
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Larry {the} Gardener
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Looks good. I planted a few sweet potato slips in my Mamma's garden this week. And my 1st planting of melons {and everything else} is just about history. This is from a couple of days ago. Not too many of those left now, and what is there is getting touched up by the sun. I've been eating 3 or 4 a day, and giving away all I can. Still a week or two from my 2nd planting to come in, so there will be a few days with no melons
Backyard dirt
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Here is my setup. Left bed has scrawny tomatoes, eggplant and peppers (topped). Middle bed has tomatoes and Cannabis. Right bed has tomatoes, carrots, bean seedlings around the tower and a mescal mix if that's what you call it.
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WV: Jetson
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That's a good lookin' view from your backyard @Backyard dirt You had (I think) mentioned in another post about topping your peppers. Still happy with the results?
Backyard dirt
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Thanks WV, Nothing like laying on your couch and watching your legal plants swaying in the breeze.... Oregon living at it's best. The jury is still out on topping the peppers. They haven't recovered as fast as I had hoped but now they are stout stemmed, full of flowers and small fruit, bushier and I hope ready to thrive.
Larry {the} Gardener
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I topped some of my early peppers. But the Spring was so hectic, with late frost, huge rain storms and such, only about one of the topped and one of the untopped made it. Neither of which is doing as good as the later ones.
MiddlerGuerrilla
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Is that some Charleston Grays I see in there? Those are my favorite. Growing up my Grandpa grew the biggest most sweetest Charleston Grays I've ever seen and eaten. Miss those days. I'm going to have to give growing them a shot..maybe next year.Looks good. I planted a few sweet potato slips in my Mamma's garden this week. And my 1st planting of melons {and everything else} is just about history. This is from a couple of days ago. Not too many of those left now, and what is there is getting touched up by the sun. I've been eating 3 or 4 a day, and giving away all I can. Still a week or two from my 2nd planting to come in, so there will be a few days with no melons
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Larry {the} Gardener
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Yep, I did one row of them, and one row of Crimson Sweets. The did pretty good until a week or so ago. Big storms beat up the leaves, and was followed by scorching sun to give them all a nice sunburn. They all had to be picked in about 3-4 days. I am eating 1-2 of the small CG's like this one, and 2-3 of the small CS everyday in the garden. {I like to give the pretty ones away}
I have a row of Tender Sweets, an orange meated melon that is a week or so away from being ripe. Then a row each of Crimson Sweet and Tender Sweet that is a couple three weeks behind those. I buried soaker hoses by them when I planted, and the steady supply of water is making them very happy.
ruby fruit
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I find if you top your peppers and grow one season in a pot and dont hope for to much then second season if you have kept them alive during frost etc plant them from pot to ground they are capable of turning into 5-6ft bushes with big yields
Backyard dirt
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5... 5 foot pepper plants would be crazy! Dayum! That would be difficult during the Oregon winter but I'd love to try it somehow.
Larry {the} Gardener
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I ran two through the winter in the house under lights. I started with about 6 of them though.
ruby fruit
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Im blessed with good weather conditions pretty much 9 months of the year my pepper plants now in the ground i havnt even covered yet during the cold winter and are still looking great and fruiting although they have slowed and fruit is smaller because of the cold.
Ill get some pics after for you
I just find babying them in pots the first year and then to ground gd soil next year they grow so much better
I have a 3 year old infinity plant that has been in 3 different size pots and next season is going in the ground...that will be interesting
I'm following your lead. I'm gonna try and keep mine going for next year. All are in 15 gals now. Got some el jefe"the boss" peppers just about ready for plucking. And mini bell peppers as well as few of the usual suspects.
WV: Jetson
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I've tried overwintering before: it always seems like we get that one cold spell, well below freezing, that does 'em in. The years I haven't tried - no hard freeze. You're welcome! @ruby fruit at winter solstice, how long is your day?
Vnsmkr
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its nice to live in a place with no chance of freeze
fumble
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Effing beautiful sight right there!I really like growing outdoors. This is only 10*10 but it's the biggest I've been able to do. I just so love this plant. This is 3weeks in light depot but first week the tarp wasn't doubled up, so more like 2.5 weeks in flower. My next round is vegging for a Nov harvest. Been learning from all you guys up north on here! Thanks for posting.
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ruby fruit
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9 hrs and 48 mins mate
We only ever get a zero in temps maybe one or two days a year if that
ruby fruit
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For sure man if they are topped and you cut them back down just a few leaves on and overwinter and survive i find the second yr growin is best