Sigh
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That's a coincidence. Just picked up my lot on Tuesday morning and am putting them out later when my father-in-law gets in. Just hit 90 yesterday so well safe now. Red and orange Habs, serrano, jalapeno, ghost, and a single example of some new variety called "Fooled You Jalapeno" which they reckon is very very low on the scoville scale (don't know how low though, I'll find out I suppose).
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Never had any problems with insects OR disease on anything. The only problem I had was a couple of years ago with...bloody slugs. SLUGS of all things. They gave everything a good hammering before I figured it what it was (slugs was the last thing I was thinking). I tried everything to stop whatever sodding insects where ruining my crop, but I'd go out in the morning and even more damage.
So one evening I think, "I'll see if I can catch them in the act and get an idea what monsters I am dealing with." Torch in one hand, fag in the other, off I go and run right into an army of slugs munching away. Bastards. I mentally face-palmed. It never occured to me it was slugs. Dealt with them by using saucers of brown ale. I located the place they liked to rest during the day - in the shade of a Bonfire Peach a few feet away from the peppers, then placed the saucers in their path. Took about a week and they were eradicated.
However, decided from then on to take no risks and I bought a bunch of large planters and now I grow everything in them, with the planters on the driveway for extra-insurance (no slug worth his salt is going to cross a few feet of concrete even in the early hours as it's still baking hot).
No further problems with slugs. The mirco-climate formed by putting the peppers on a concrete driveway has caused no issues, and they are in full sun from about 6.30am to sunset.
<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale</a>
Never had any problems with insects OR disease on anything. The only problem I had was a couple of years ago with...bloody slugs. SLUGS of all things. They gave everything a good hammering before I figured it what it was (slugs was the last thing I was thinking). I tried everything to stop whatever sodding insects where ruining my crop, but I'd go out in the morning and even more damage.
So one evening I think, "I'll see if I can catch them in the act and get an idea what monsters I am dealing with." Torch in one hand, fag in the other, off I go and run right into an army of slugs munching away. Bastards. I mentally face-palmed. It never occured to me it was slugs. Dealt with them by using saucers of brown ale. I located the place they liked to rest during the day - in the shade of a Bonfire Peach a few feet away from the peppers, then placed the saucers in their path. Took about a week and they were eradicated.
However, decided from then on to take no risks and I bought a bunch of large planters and now I grow everything in them, with the planters on the driveway for extra-insurance (no slug worth his salt is going to cross a few feet of concrete even in the early hours as it's still baking hot).
No further problems with slugs. The mirco-climate formed by putting the peppers on a concrete driveway has caused no issues, and they are in full sun from about 6.30am to sunset.