PaulG 2014

Portuge · Dec 15, 2013

Nice start Paul, still cant believe that your tepin is covered in pods...

maximumcapsicum · Dec 15, 2013

Very clean operation! And an amazing grow list. It'll be fun to follow along!

WalkGood · Dec 15, 2013

Clicked follow, awesome job Paul ... wish I had more time for my garden in 14 :/

PaulG · Dec 15, 2013

Portuge said:
Nice start Paul, still cant believe that your tepin is covered in pods...

The T5 HO lamps really put out the lumens; wish I had bitten
the bullet earlier and purchased them before! The Tepins are
exactly 4 months old. Going out in the greenhouse may actually
help them round off the first 'year' grow season for them, and let
them regather themselves for spring plant out. Just a whacko theory!

Thanks for being my first 2014 grow log visitor, James! Sorry there
isn't some kind of door prize or something :rofl:

Devv · Dec 15, 2013

Alright now!

Here we go!

Nice list Paul!

All the success this year!

And the T5's do rock!

PaulG · Dec 15, 2013

maximumcapsicum said:
Very clean operation! And an amazing grow list. It'll be fun to follow along!

Thanks, MaxCap! Glad to have you join the party!

WalkGood said:
Clicked follow, awesome job Paul ... wish I had more time for my garden in 14 :/

Great, Ramon, thanks! Time is always a precious commodity, my friend!

Devv said:
Alright now!

Here we go!

Nice list Paul!

All the success this year!

And the T5's do rock! Indeed.

Thanks, Scott! Same to you, my friend!

Portuge · Dec 15, 2013

There is no doubt that the T5's do rock, my current setup in the garage involves 2 4' t5 light fixtures... the only problem im stuck with is my setup isnt insulated like yours is Paul, trying to control the growth on my plants for two more months. Got a ton more seed to sow after the new year and currently have 60 plants on the shelf

stickman · Dec 15, 2013

Alright Paul! Glad to see you got your '14 glog underweigh... good luck to you for the coming year's grow... I'll be keeping an eye here fo' sho'!

Jamison · Dec 15, 2013

Way to go bud! Tepin looks amazing. Wonderful list, and good luck this year!

PaulG · Dec 15, 2013

Portuge said:
There is no doubt that the T5's do rock, my current setup in the garage involves 2 4' t5 light fixtures... the only problem im stuck with is my setup isnt insulated like yours is Paul, trying to control the growth on my plants for two more months. Got a ton more seed to sow after the new year and currently have 60 plants on the shelf

I hear that, James, I wish I had another 6-10 inches of height in
my grow shelf. The foam core board is a great material, really
lightweight and has some decent R value.

stickman said:
Alright Paul! Glad to see you got your '14 glog underweigh... good luck to you for the coming year's grow... I'll be keeping an eye here fo' sho'!

Hey, Rick, thanks for checking in!

Jamison said:
Way to go bud! Tepin looks amazing. Wonderful list, and good luck this year!

Thanks, Jamison! This is definitely more heat than I've grown i the past.

PaulG · Dec 15, 2013

Hey, check this out. My wife bought a pack of those bite-size
frozen quiches; the trays are a perfect fit for Jiffy pellets :rofl:

An 18-pack!:

maximumcapsicum · Dec 15, 2013

PaulG said:
Hey, check this out. My wife bought a pack of those bite-size
frozen quiches; the trays are a perfect fit for Jiffy pellets

An 18-pack!:

Man, folks seem to be having great success with these guys. I may have to give them another whirl this year. Nice that they're pretty much guaranteed to be sterile.

PaulG · Dec 15, 2013

maximumcapsicum said:
Man, folks seem to be having great success with these guys. I may have to give them another whirl this year. Nice that they're pretty much guaranteed to be sterile.

This will be my third try at using these. This time, I followed Jason's (GaGrowhead)
advice and worked the plugs a little to loosen them up. Haven't done that before. I
noticed a definite compactness in the bottom 1/4 of the plugs. After working them a
little, they were a little looser, taller and skinnier - not much - and seemed much more
hospitable to root growth. Next, I'll fluff up the tops, dibble a little hole in them and put
the seeds in. If they don't work for me this time, then it's back to Black Gold seed
starting mix; it has worked great for me the past 2 seasons.

wildseed57 · Dec 15, 2013

Looks like you are off to a good start, if the plants your are overwintering are putting out to much growth under your T5's I would cut back and use T8' grow lux with stardard duty Flours. I have 14 plants crowed under a 4 ft bank of 4 T8's and they are pretty much dorment despite being crowded, I plan to buy a 4 bank of T5's for growing my seedlings although I have used T8's for that in the past.
The peat pots are ok, but they tend to mold so I plan this year to go to rapid rooters or core blocks and I will have to set up a new heating system to germinate my seeds Last year my heating pad that I had used for the last four years finally quit on me so now I have to find a good cheap answer to my heating problem.
I like your list of peppers I grew the Infiniy pepper last year not knowing it was not stable, my pods didn't look like some of the other Infinities that I've seen, the heat was way up on the list of ultra hots I barely had time to enjoy the flavor before the heat kicked in.
I would grow the Primo away from your C. Reapers as I have heard that they look a lot like each other although taste wise you can tell which is which.

Penny · Dec 16, 2013

Way to recycle with the plastic trays!!

Pr0digal_son · Dec 16, 2013

Good luck in '14 my friend. Have a safe Christmas and New Year. Any snow/hiking yet?

PaulG · Dec 16, 2013

wildseed57 said:
Looks like you are off to a good start, if the plants your are overwintering are putting out to much growth under your T5's I would cut back and use T8' grow lux with stardard duty Flours. I have 14 plants crowed under a 4 ft bank of 4 T8's and they are pretty much dorment despite being crowded, I plan to buy a 4 bank of T5's for growing my seedlings although I have used T8's for that in the past.
These plants sprouted on Aug. 15th, so they have literally gone through a grow season under the T5s. They are behaving like late season plants, dropping old leaves and dialing back the flowering. I'll move them to the greenhouse this week sometime, and it should be like going into Fall for them, with the heater and the light. The grow shelf will hopefully have a bunch of starts in it in a few weeks, so the T5s will be put to good use!
The peat pots are ok, but they tend to mold so I plan this year to go to rapid rooters or core blocks and I will have to set up a new heating system to germinate my seeds Last year my heating pad that I had used for the last four years finally quit on me so now I have to find a good cheap answer to my heating problem.
I think it is easy to overwater the pellets, or the seedling mix for that matter. I get a little moss or hairy mold on the top once in a while, but just scrape it off and hit it with a little Safer fungicide, and it seems to take care of it. Hope you find a heat source - I'm using regular heating pads, both of which are pretty old, but seem to be working okay. I have just used my lights for heat in the germinating trays before.
I like your list of peppers I grew the Infiniy pepper last year not knowing it was not stable, my pods didn't look like some of the other Infinities that I've seen, the heat was way up on the list of ultra hots I barely had time to enjoy the flavor before the heat kicked in. Agreed. My 2012 plant had smallish red pods before. Will be interesting to see what develops this year. Hope the seeds I collected are viable.
I would grow the Primo away from your C. Reapers as I have heard that they look a lot like each other although taste wise you can tell which is which.

Thanks for the tip, I haven't had much experience with either; I'll be extra careful with labels!

And thanks for the visit, George. Good luck to you this season.

Penny said:
Way to recycle with the plastic trays!!

I had to laugh when I tried one of the pellets and it fit :lol:

Pr0digal_son said:
Good luck in '14 my friend. Have a safe Christmas and New Year. Any snow/hiking yet?

Thanks for the well wishes, John; hope you have a great season 2014, as well.
Pretty good snow up in the mountains, but I had hernia surgery a month ago, so it
hasn't been an option! I hope to start getting out in late Jan. or February.

Best of the holiday season to you and your family, and a Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year.

HillBilly Jeff · Dec 16, 2013

Kewl looking little 18 packs you got there. Now you just need one tray per variety

wildseed57 · Dec 16, 2013

I should have a fairly large amount to grow this coming year I have some near stable crosses that I want to grow again along with some others like the Savannah, and Jay's peach and red ghost scorpion along with the Infinity which looked much like my Barrackpore only bigger and some different types of the Ghost peppers. I got two pods with no seeds in them of the Moruga Blend that Chris has been growing (CMPman1974) really very hot!!, made my mouth hurt for some time, I have it over wintering and plan to grow some more from seeds, with all of them I'm looking around for some different wilds I have several chiltepins that I plan to grow and have some overwintering and I'm going to be growing a bunch of sweet peppers So I will have my hands full. I'm hoping I have better luck with my tomatoes and eggplants both was a washout last year as I spent the spring and early summer in the hospital which was really a bummer, but pulled through it all but I was unable to put out the cash I needed for insect control as all my cash went into gas and to the doctors and to the hospitals which I had to drive back and fourth to. Well enough of that sorry for being long winded, I'll pop in as much as I can to see how you are doing best wishes for your Christmas Holidays and New Year.