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  Thank you.  

It has been a while since I last posted. I had originally planned to do a series of tests but couldn't find the time. Instead only one cayenne was repotted into a small plastic double cup (200ml cup) with coarse coco coir.   It has been fed lucas formula at ¼ strength, calmag, indole-3-butyric...

Any plans yet for a 2019 growdown? I'm so keen to give it a go.

Got some more seeds from Juanitos and have made another order. I really like the paper packaging because it lets the seeds breathe. The next season in the southern hemisphere doesn't begin until June/July but I will share some photos of my plants when they start growing :).

  They're still sending out orders but the lack of communication is concerning. I have had good luck with Juanitos and Whitehotpeppers.

They're still selling seeds.

That bhutlah x possible thai cross looks prolific, will be interesting to see if it produces super hot pods.     How do you keep growing the same pheno? overwintering or cuttings?

Any plans on a 2019 growdown?

Flipped the image for you     Lay off the water and probably get them under some light.

Bought seeds from Juanitos and I can't recommend him enough. Great packaging, fast shipping to the other side of the world and the seeds look good. Looking forward to growing them next season.

Plants looking really good and healthy. How long does a carolina reaper or bhut jolokia take to fully ripen once the flower is pollinated in NZ?

  Yeah and the best part is that since they were germinated with no heating pad, humidity dome or artificial lights it means they can take full sun without being hardened off.

Well, this stage of the experiment has finished   Day 11     5/7 seeds in fine coco sprouted. They are all healthy. 6/7 seeds in coarse coco sprouted. 5 are healthy but 1 is a helmet head that is going to die if I don't intervene.   Next season I will be using the fine coco for germinating my...

  Yes, this could be the case. Maybe there is less surface area for the seed to push through in the looser coco.   Today I let the coco dry out a bit, the coco under the surface is still moist so I'm going to not water for a day or two to let the roots search for water.   Day 10 - Fine Coco    ...

  I didn't even notice that, just checked now and you're right. They are significantly closer to the surface in the coarse/loose coco. The one that has fully sprouted in the fine coco has cotyledons much higher. Wow!   In a way this goes back to what I was saying earlier with the trade off. You...

  I 100% agree with you about the fine compact particles. There is more surface area for the seeds to work against which makes it harder for them to push up to the light but once they do they'll be thirsty for light after all that hard work.   There have been more sprouts. There have been no...

  Yes I agree. I think with starting seeds in individual cups I would put a big layer of coarse coco at the bottom, place the seed on top and then sprinkle a layer of fine/sand coco on top.

Yes I will be treating it like hydro but only feeding when necessary (when the coco is drying a bit, not every day at first). Since they'll be started in solo shot cups and maybe transplanted into bigger solo cups this may be every day, every second day and or even every third day depending on...

This is just a small glog where I will be testing out finely sifted coco coir versus chunky coarse coco coir. I used a brick (Nutrifield 5kg block) which was expanded in my bath tub and then let some coco dry out. It was then sieved and seperated into two piles, fine coco and coarse coco. This...

I got my first order from Judy. Will be back!