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Beerbreath's Glog 2014---There are many like it, but this one is mine

Lets start with a list heres mine....in no particular order 
 
Peppers---
Barrackpore
Yellow pointed pepper
Golden Habanero
Heart Throb Pepper
Zimbabwe Bird Pepper
Santa Fe
Inca Lost
Antillias Caribbean Habanero
Large Thick Cayenne
Cayenne Chili
Scotch Bonnet---Yellow & Red
Caribbean Red Habanero
Goldfinger
Fatalli---Yellow & Red
Datil
Manzano--Red
Aji Limo
Trinidad Scorpion Moruga--Red
Peter Pepper--Red
Aji Lemon Drop
Rooster Spur
Scorpion Tounge
Aji Brazilian Pumpkin
Devils Tounge--Yellow
White Habanero
Trinidad Scorpion---Yellow
Bhut Jolokia--Red/Yellow/Peach
Carolina Reaper
Pimente d' Espelette
Chimayo Pepper
Barker Numex
Brain Strain---yellow
Hot Cherry Pepper
Black Pearl
Planted/Added 1/11
Yellow Bullet Habanero
Aji Amarillo
Hot Banana-----was really hoping for this one
Birgits Locoto
Aji Brazilian Starfish
Monkey Face
Aji Cito
Aji Crystal
Chile Pequin
Trinidad Scorpion---Chocolate
Bhut Jolokia--Chocolate
Aribibi Gusano/Red Bhut Cross (F2)
Giant White Habanero
Giant Jalapeno
Trinidad Scorpion Moruga--Yellow
 
 
Tomatoes---
Health Kick Tomato
San Marzano Tomato
Goliath Tomato
Juliet Tomato
Believe it or not Tomato
Red Pear Tomato
Planted/Added 1/11
Brandywine Tomato
Marianna's Peace Tomato
MoneyMaker Tomato
Sweet Million Tomato
Zinfandel Tomato
Yellow Plum Tomato
Black Krim
 
Berries---started on 12/29
Loganberry
Black Rasberry
 
 
Thanks to the great people here on THP for your donations to a noob----
 
Sicman---
Barrackpore
(and Okra Later)
 
BSPH---
Red Fatalli
Yellow Devil
White Hab
Yellow Scorpion
red/peach/yellow Bhut
Carolina Reaper
 
Neoguy---
Pimente d' Espelette
Chimayo
 
Flchilehead---
Barker Numex
Yellow Brain Strain
 
Djinn---
Mystery seeds
 
MS1476---
Jalapeno
Hot Cherry
Yellow 7 Pot
While Bullet Hab
Black Pearl
 
Hendrix1326---
Yellow Bullet Hab
Aji Amarillo
Banana Hot
Cherry Hot
Bhut Jolokia---Red, Peach
Birgits Locoto
Brazilian Starfish
Hot Lemon Drop
Monkey Face
Aji Cito
Aji Crystal
Pequin
 
All other seeds came from Tradewinds seeds. Kinda stingey with their seeds but I did have close to 100% germ rate last year from them. I will be saving alot of seeds this year and plan to pay it forward in a big way. One more BIG thanks for the help on the seeds. I will edit this list as time progresses to add veggies and more berries.
 
Got all except those on waiting list above, planted last night, used three 50 cell trays, 3 seeds per cell. For the soil, I used three 12 QT Organic Jiffy potting mix, one 8 QT vermiculite,one 8 QT bag of Perlite and a handful of Mycos mycorrhizal inocculant. I have noticed alot on here have used coffee grounds for nitrogen and egg shells for calcuim, I may do that when i transplant. To be honest this is the first year i havent just gone and picked up some potting soil and planted my seeds.  Always have come up just fine. Curse this forum for teaching me stuff. Heat mats are another thing, I know alot of people on here use them, and i was going back and forth on whether to buy. In the end i went of past experiances, never used them in the past so this year i will not use them either.  Here is a couple facinating pics
 
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A Short Back Story---
Been growing gardens for as long as I can remember. Usually always start my own from seeds. Until last year the peppers that took up space in my garden were the oh so common Jalapeno, Serrano, bell, banana and Santa fe. We have always been big on tomatoes and cucumbers taking up the majority of our limited grow space. Usually only have enough space for about 10-15 plants. I can alot of pickles and peppers every year.  Last year I thought I would try my hand at growing a few superhots and exotics. I found tradewinds seeds and bought some
 
Red Habaneros
Red Bhut Jolokias
Scotch Bonnets
Aji Brazilian Pumpkin
Scorpion Tounge
 
My season last year was probably the worst and shortest I have had in a very long time.  I generally always start my seeds in Feb and plant outside May 1. Last year we were working on moving and I didnt get them in the ground until June 1 when we found a place to rent temporarily. The plants did okay but it was new a new place, new ground, and area was more shaded than I had hoped.  All plants produced great pods but getting them to ripen was a different story, I was afraid it was not going to happen. Then the floods came, rain, rain, rain.  There were people that were way worse off than myself during last years flooding, we did ok and were not asked to evacuate or nothin. The plants were not so happy, they started to fall over from so much ground saturation and i think started getting the root rot?. The tomatoes began bursting. All in all I only ended up with a handful of actual ripe pods. I have never tried fresh superhots before. I have always been a chilihead just not a chiligrower per se.  I can say from first bite i was hooked, the smell was something else too. I could smell that all day. My wife or kids did not agree. As you can see I have not tried ALOT of the peppers that I have planted. I have read alot of info on here and built my list accordingly. I have since moved again, I now have more than enough grow room to grow as many peppers as I want, and I plan to do just that.
 
Thanks for stopping by, stay tuned...and feel free to comment
 
 
Edit: Updated to delete varieties that didnt germinate
 
Jerry said:
Ok, I was just irritated, because it says for flowers, shrubs, trees and house plants. :)
to be honest I'm not the best at picking out ferterlizers but It does say it on the label for vegetables (dont have a picture of it)....here is from thier website....
 
fert-lome Root Stimulator and Plant Starter Solution contains a hormone type root stimulator and fertilizer to aid in development of strong root structure and vigorous plant growth. Great for newly planted flowers, shrubs, trees and vegetables.
 
http://www.fertilome.com/Article/time-for-planting
 
Them tomatoes are huge partner!  Peppers are looking strong too.  Soon will be slicing up some tomato with some salt and pepper and making some salsa that is so hot you will think your in heaven.   I don't know about where your at but here it is crazy cold and I am about to go CRAZY!
 
Going to try and get some pics up of all your bastard children up today or tomorrow. 
 
OCD Chilehead said:
The tomatoes and peppers look fantastic. I never have grown tomatoes from seed. Looks like you have done this before. Thanks for the progress update.
SUPER easy groing tomatoes from seed...very quick to germinate too.
 
JoeFish said:
Them tomatoes are huge partner!  Peppers are looking strong too.  Soon will be slicing up some tomato with some salt and pepper and making some salsa that is so hot you will think your in heaven.   I don't know about where your at but here it is crazy cold and I am about to go CRAZY!
Going to try and get some pics up of all your bastard children up today or tomorrow. 
We have actually had a really mild winter we have had some cold weeks but also have had many days of 50-60 degree weather.  Looking forward to your update...you get them nagas planted?
 
Jeff H said:
It is a long time till plant out in CO. Those tomatoes will be in 3 gallon containers by then :D
 
Peppers look nice and healthy too.
Thanks Jeff, it is a ways till plant out...usually plant out first week in May.  This is the soonest I have ever started my tomatos, usually they are about this size when i put them in the ground,  this year I was hoping to be pumping maters when i put them in the ground. The problem is they are starting to outgrow there current space, my garage has a window but still gets pretty cold so im not sure where im going to put these things in a few weeks.
 
JoeFish said:
BB have you ever grown the brandywine? I just ordered suddoths strain and platfoot strain.
Not sure on the spelling
 
have never grown before this is my first year, but have heard good things both Penny and Smokenfire THP members recomended.  The potato leaf kinda threw me, should have read little more carefully.
 
http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/brandywine-tomato-seeds
Update--
 
1st year OW'ing plants.  Originally started with 6 OW plants at end of season last year. Fungus gnats attacked them all.  Got some advice from THP geeme to change out soil and give a soulution of hydrogen peroxide and water.  The one plant I wanted to save was my ghost pepper red.  Which this one happens to be.  since taking it out of the ground and replanting I have placed it in a window facing the west, i have never given any ferts just gave couple cups of water every saturday.  Went to water this past saturday and found a surprize
 
Sorry for blurry pic--
 
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and down in the basement i have another one competing, this one will be topped soon
 
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Additional Pics:
 
Carolina Reaper--
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Yellow Bhut Jolokia--
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Trinidad Scorpion--
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Choc. Bhut Jolokia--
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And Finally, My Weekend Project---
Picked up an IBC of Craigslist and began working a new, larger, aquaponics system. A work in progress and will post the details when completed in another thread.
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Looks great. Healthy looking plants. Good luck with the aquaponics Picking one of those up for my gravity drip irrigation. Thanks for the update.
I forgot to ask you. How are the limos doing? Any improvement?
 
JoeFish said:
BB have you ever grown the brandywine? I just ordered suddoths strain and platfoot strain.
Not sure on the spelling
 
I've grown the Suddeth strain Brandywine the last few years.  Nice big pink fruits with classic Brandywine flavor.  You won't be disappointed.  Never had or heard of the Platfoot strain though.  
 
SmokenFire said:
I've grown the Suddeth strain Brandywine the last few years.  Nice big pink fruits with classic Brandywine flavor.  You won't be disappointed.  Never had or heard of the Platfoot strain though.
I've never heard of platfoot one either I ordered it from ccn.
 
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