Current seed list:
Biquino red (C. chinense)
Biquino yellow (C. chinense)
Demon red (C. annuum)
Lemon drop (C. baccatum)
Purple flash (C. annuum)
Cumari Alongado white flower pheno (Now in its third year) (C. praetermissum)
Purple flowered baccatum (C. baccatum)
CGN 22084 (C. chacoense)
Tepin x Lemon drop F5 (C. annuum x C. baccatum)
CAP 1141 ( C. praetermissum)
Jalapeno Rocky F1 (C. annuum)
Sweet pepper seeds planted (All C. annuum):
Mini red
Mohawk
Snack box mix
I also built a grow cabinet this year. Currently running a rather large 200W CFL bulb.
I'm perhaps naively disappointed in the growth rate however. I've had seedlings in there for nearly a fortnight now and they've barely changed in form. I'm concerned i'm blowing the electricity bill for no good reason. With the heat generated by the bulb the cabinet temperature can get up to around 30 degrees C on a warm day. Night time temps are dropping to around 10 degrees and I'm thinking this may be where the problem is lying. Cold temps have stunted my seedling growth in the past so I'm going to see about getting a better heat mat to keep the trays a bit warmer. The seedlings themselves are not looking unwell - no wilting and no discolouration, they're just sort of frozen in time and aren't really doing much, I can only see one in fact developing its second set of leaves. I've introduced a desk fan which I'm switching on for a couple of hours a day just to blow some cool air in and also help with the hardening off. Will experiment with different heat sources to see if this helps. Tomato feed (very diluted) added and a new bottle of chilli focus is coming in the post.
Most of the Tepin x Lemon drop seeds have sprouted, and I've got a few CAP 1141 seedlings. Only two of the purple flowered baccatums popped their heads up and both were stuck tight in their seed helmets for days. I tried to delicately clip the seed helmets off after no movement however I suspect the seedlings have not survived, really gutted as I was very much looking forward to them, their seed casings were unlike any other baccatum i've grown before (perhaps the purple flower pheno carries this tricky seed casing trait). No chacoense have popped up yet sadly. All my sweet peppers and Jalapeno Rocky F1s are up and on their way. Tried inserting pics from two different sources but the board is telling me that they are prohibited, so I've 'attached' pics instead via the attach feature. Here's to a fruitful 2019, hopefully.
Biquino red (C. chinense)
Biquino yellow (C. chinense)
Demon red (C. annuum)
Lemon drop (C. baccatum)
Purple flash (C. annuum)
Cumari Alongado white flower pheno (Now in its third year) (C. praetermissum)
Purple flowered baccatum (C. baccatum)
CGN 22084 (C. chacoense)
Tepin x Lemon drop F5 (C. annuum x C. baccatum)
CAP 1141 ( C. praetermissum)
Jalapeno Rocky F1 (C. annuum)
Sweet pepper seeds planted (All C. annuum):
Mini red
Mohawk
Snack box mix
I also built a grow cabinet this year. Currently running a rather large 200W CFL bulb.
I'm perhaps naively disappointed in the growth rate however. I've had seedlings in there for nearly a fortnight now and they've barely changed in form. I'm concerned i'm blowing the electricity bill for no good reason. With the heat generated by the bulb the cabinet temperature can get up to around 30 degrees C on a warm day. Night time temps are dropping to around 10 degrees and I'm thinking this may be where the problem is lying. Cold temps have stunted my seedling growth in the past so I'm going to see about getting a better heat mat to keep the trays a bit warmer. The seedlings themselves are not looking unwell - no wilting and no discolouration, they're just sort of frozen in time and aren't really doing much, I can only see one in fact developing its second set of leaves. I've introduced a desk fan which I'm switching on for a couple of hours a day just to blow some cool air in and also help with the hardening off. Will experiment with different heat sources to see if this helps. Tomato feed (very diluted) added and a new bottle of chilli focus is coming in the post.
Most of the Tepin x Lemon drop seeds have sprouted, and I've got a few CAP 1141 seedlings. Only two of the purple flowered baccatums popped their heads up and both were stuck tight in their seed helmets for days. I tried to delicately clip the seed helmets off after no movement however I suspect the seedlings have not survived, really gutted as I was very much looking forward to them, their seed casings were unlike any other baccatum i've grown before (perhaps the purple flower pheno carries this tricky seed casing trait). No chacoense have popped up yet sadly. All my sweet peppers and Jalapeno Rocky F1s are up and on their way. Tried inserting pics from two different sources but the board is telling me that they are prohibited, so I've 'attached' pics instead via the attach feature. Here's to a fruitful 2019, hopefully.
