2013 Pre-Moving Grow Log

Jamison · Feb 28, 2013

Sounds good!

hollan · Feb 28, 2013

GrowBox v1.0 - The uncovered side is facing the window, so it gets some extra light and i turn the light off at night, so it doesn't really matter. The top is open, so it has at least some form of ventilation.

The plants inside the box: 1st row Jalapeno, 2nd row Bhut Jolokia, 3rd row Big Thai, 4th row African Bird's eye.

Jalapenos are the best looking so I'm sticking with them

The Jalapenos are actually starting to make flower pods already. I'll have to cut them off when they get a bit larger.

I can post more pics if you'd like..

poypoyking · Feb 28, 2013

Looking great! What does your growing season look like for temperature where you are?

hollan · Feb 28, 2013

poypoyking said:
Looking great! What does your growing season look like for temperature where you are?

You can see the averages here:
http://www.weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine,lasko,Slovenia

I live a bit more to the south, where the temperatures tend to get a bit higher. Last year it was really hot and dry during the summer, a couple of years back it was really cold and wet.

poypoyking · Feb 28, 2013

That is a much better growing season than I have here, I am jealous

I can't even think about putting plants outside until the end of May usually.

PjPEPPERS · Feb 28, 2013

Looking good, I like the growbox V1.0 simple and effective. Pics are always good.

Good luck with you up coming move and rest of the season

hollan · Feb 28, 2013

poypoyking said:
That is a much better growing season than I have here, I am jealous I can't even think about putting plants outside until the end of May usually.

I'm not complaining

This year will be the first time I grow stuff in an actual garden and not just in pots, so I just hope the weather will behave =)

PjPEPPERS said:
Looking good, I like the growbox V1.0 simple and effective. Pics are always good.

Good luck with you up coming move and rest of the season

Thanks!

I'll post more pictures when there's something to post. I've seen a few roots sticking out of the peat pots here and there, so I might have to pot them up really soon

hollan · Mar 2, 2013

I had to pot on 6 of my chillies because the roots started to poke out from the peat pot a lot.
Potted on 2 Jalapenos and 3 Bhut Jolokias.

Their new home

Jalapeno

Bhut Jolokia

hollan · Apr 3, 2013

Damnit... I had it all written already and I accidentally clicked the x and closed the tab. oh well, here we go again...

After a month, I'm updating my grow log.
Some of the chiliies are doing great, some not so much.
A few of my Jalapenos decided to dry out over night, I managed to save 2 and 2 are still struggling.
My Fatallis haven't germinated at all, and I only got one Hot Chocolate Habanero. The rest is doing great.
My Thai long chillies are growing really tall for some reason, even though they have more light than most.

Without further blabbering, the photos...

Some of my tomatoes and bolgarian carrots in the back

The 2 Jalapenos and 4 Bhuts from my previous post

Jalapeno

Bhut Jolokia

From left to right
Jalapeno(4)(the two are still struggling, i'm not giving up), Bhut Jolokia(4), Thai Long(4), Bird's Eye(6)

Growbox
The 6s are Cayennes and the 7s are Orange Habaneros. The others are(n't) Bolgarian Carrots, Hot Chocolate Habaneros and Fataliis.

Sparklers. 2 more are on the kitchen windowsill.

PIC 1 · Apr 3, 2013

Nice work with the transplanting. The sparklers and jalapeno's appear very healthy. The taller thai plants maybe a challenge because of the early upward growth spurt. You may want to plant them together and place a bamboo stake or other between them for support............or replant from seed.
Good luck with your outdoor planting.

hollan · Apr 3, 2013

PIC 1 said:
Nice work with the transplanting. The sparklers and jalapeno's appear very healthy. The taller thai plants maybe a challenge because of the early upward growth spurt. You may want to plant them together and place a bamboo stake or other between them for support............or replant from seed.
Good luck with your outdoor planting.

Thanks for the advice. The Thais are a bit problematic. They've been growing really fast from the start. When I transplanted them into the peat pots, they weren't sticking out that much because I buried them as deep as I could. But they kept growing extremely fast. Even if they were right underneath the light. Growing them from seed probably won't do much good, judging by my previous experience with them. I will put them next to a bamboo stake when I transplant them outside, hopefully in about a month, if the weather stabilizes.

Sawyer · Apr 3, 2013

You could top the Thais.

hollan · Apr 9, 2013

I topped 3 of the Thais and left one just in case I topped the others too much

My Jalapenos are starting to put out tonnes of flower pods, which I don't want just yet. They're still very small plants and I want them to grow a lot more.
How should I clip the pods? They're still very small, so they're hard to reach, but I don't want the plants putting too much energy into them just yet.
Was thinking to shock the plants a bit by putting them outside for a little while. But I'm not sure if that's a good idea.
What are your thoughts?

Sawyer · Apr 9, 2013

The early blooming is not a problem I've faced yet, this being my first serious indoor starting season, so I'm sure someone else can give you better advice than mine. Having said that, though, I'd let them get big enough to pinch them off without damaging or stressing the rest of the plant.

As for putting them outside, if they haven't seen any sun at all yet, i.e. from a window, I wouldn't put them in direct midday sun at all just yet. Start with some filtered shade, or early morning or late afternoon sun. And yeah, for just a few minutes and build up to full exposure. My OWs were in a sunny window before going outside and they got sunburned a little after two days of bright, day-long sun. Only a little, though; they'll recover nicely.