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Post by tompepper7 on Feb 19, 2024 21:46:21 GMT -5
Two Thai chilis nicely red, over a dozen big green chilis, and twice as many starting above this lower level. Getting excited!
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Post by lynnee on Feb 19, 2024 22:00:31 GMT -5
A sad carrot indeed, tompepper7. Hopefully it will brighten up! Is it maybe one of the lovely chilis in the photo above?  |
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Post by tompepper7 on Feb 19, 2024 22:35:33 GMT -5
Yes, there is a day when it looks more orange, sort of like a skinny small carrot. A nice red pepper is much nicer.
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Post by tompepper7 on Feb 25, 2024 16:56:28 GMT -5
5 more red Thai Chilis (picked 2 already) and, kinda hard to count them but more than 50 green chilis growing.
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Post by tompepper7 on Mar 3, 2024 16:16:38 GMT -5
Six more picked today, a few more have a day or two before being completely red.
I gave the previous 5 Thai chilis to my co-worker that means the chilis are good when she says they are "too hot". All but one of her family loves the heat. The odd man out asked her why she used all the chilis for her coconut curry, would she use them all if I had given her 10? She gave me one serving of the coconut curry with chicken and said to serve it over rice. I was a bit afraid and mixed it with the rice. It was mildly spicy, but enough to leave some sweat on my cheeks.
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Post by lynnee on Mar 3, 2024 20:34:21 GMT -5
tompepper7, The odd man out asked a very good question! 
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Post by tompepper7 on Mar 10, 2024 17:09:09 GMT -5
Peppers picked over the last week.
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Post by tompepper7 on Mar 16, 2024 16:40:23 GMT -5
Yikes, I've gotten close to a couple dozen red Thai chilis already, there's at least a couple dozen more chilis growing and while using the Be The Bee on the flowers I counted a bit over 50.
It's turning out that my favorite thing to do with the Thai chilis is to saute a couple thinly sliced cloves of garlic and a couple finely chopped chilis in olive oil on low heat, then turn up the heat a little and add butter. It works mixed with vegetables (ones that I already liked adding a pinch of cayenne) or to marinade salmon or steaks. This is not burning hot but rather a nice butter, garlic, spice flavor.
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Post by tompepper7 on Mar 24, 2024 18:27:02 GMT -5
Trying to capture red and green chilis with more blossoms, but I think I captured why it is difficult to count the peppers.
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Post by tompepper7 on Apr 7, 2024 17:39:17 GMT -5
I gave a dozen Thai chilis to the co-worker that likes chilis and within a week had another dozen for myself.
At this point it seems like any 5-10 days I will get another dozen chilis. A number of chilis will start turning red and I wait for them to be completely red before picking them. Within a few days more that had started turning red will be ready. Then I wait on the next batch seeing all the green chilis growing. I have an in use ziplock that still has 11 chilis, and a newer ziplock that has 15 chilis that may need to go into the freezer. Thai chilis work well in an Aerogarden Bounty although at some point it does need a light extension. This is a two thumbs up for the Aerogarden and, I think, the Fox Farm nutrients as well.
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Post by scarfguy on Apr 7, 2024 19:27:39 GMT -5
It's really rewarding when your AG works as designed, isn't it.
Although sharing our failures is important for advancing our knowledge, it can become depressing from time-to-time. Sharing your success with us, is uplifting! Thanks!
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Post by tompepper7 on Apr 13, 2024 16:14:24 GMT -5
...damn, all of a sudden some weird contamination on the Thai chilis. Will be terminated immediately.
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Post by scarfguy on Apr 13, 2024 16:33:10 GMT -5
Damn... and it was such a nice plant too!
Looks like white aphids.
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Post by tompepper7 on Apr 13, 2024 16:49:11 GMT -5
...Looks like white aphids.
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Post by LoveSalads on Apr 13, 2024 19:08:45 GMT -5
Sorry that happened that was such a good looking healthy plant.
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Post by scarfguy on Apr 13, 2024 19:33:17 GMT -5
Since you have some bugs on at least one plant, I would begin now to treat all of your plants with a broad spectrum systemic pesticide as a preventative measure.
I used neem oil when I first had thrips but found the foliar spray to leave a nasty sticky residue on everything. They have since figured out how to make the active ingredient in neem oil as a water soluable powder. It's a Godsend.
The product is called Azasol. It's expensive!
Amazon only carries the large jug:
You have to go one of the manufacturers resellers to purchase smaller quantities. Google "azasol".
You can buy the smallest packet .25 oz for $20. Use 1 tsp / gallon. The .25 oz package is 6 tsp. (So you can treat 6 plants once). I buy the .75 oz package.
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Post by tompepper7 on Apr 13, 2024 20:08:02 GMT -5
The Thai chilis were back to back with the Brussels sprouts I had growing. I noticed something odd with the the lower part of one Brussels sprouts plant a week ago. Both the Thai chilis and Brussels sprouts are now terminated.
These would be the first Aerogardens I have ended due to pests.
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Post by lynnee on Apr 13, 2024 21:54:23 GMT -5
...Looks like white aphids.
:( Aphids was my first thought, too. You can kill aphids with the oil sprays that aren't toxic like chemical insect killers--you could Google for this. (Neem oil maybe? The name escapes me.) You can also wash aphids off with powerful water jets, as long as the infestation isn't too great. Neither method is particular attractive for indoor hydroponic gardens. I used to get aphids on oleanders in our front patio area. The local ants would farm the aphids for their sweet secretions, so eventually I had to use Tanglefoot (an incredibly sticky, messy concoction) around the oleander stems to keep the ants off the plants. Finally I terminated the oleander because it had to be pruned constantly, even after I stopped watering it.  |
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Post by lynnee on Apr 13, 2024 22:00:03 GMT -5
Since you have some bugs on at least one plant, I would begin now to treat all of your plants with a broad spectrum systemic pesticide as a preventative measure.
I used neem oil when I first had thrips but found the foliar spray to leave a nasty sticky residue on everything. They have since figured out how to make the active ingredient in neem oil as a water soluable powder. It's a Godsend. The product is called Azasol. It's expensive!
Amazon only carries the large jug: You have to go one of the manufacturers resellers to purchase smaller quantities. Google "azasol". You can buy the smallest packet .25 oz for $20. Use 1 tsp / gallon. The .25 oz package is 6 tsp. (So you can treat 6 plants once). I buy the .75 oz package. That's good to know about! I love systemics for insect control, but you have to be so careful with them for food crops that I've never considered them for my AGs.  |
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