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Bricklayers Glog - first time building peppers, indoor LED grow :-)

So, another glog from another newbie, who has never grown any plants in his life before!
Started the first batch of seeds in a heated propagator late november, and some are already beginning to flower. (although they may fall off, we'll see about that!)
Next batch started late december.
When moved from the propagator, they came under first 1, then 2 LED lights from:
http://www.bh-froe.com/ZC/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=57&products_id=2653
Another 2 are ordered, this time 2x36W.
YES, i have fallen into the same trap as many of you fools, i will run out of space :mope:
 
I am a sucker for Poppers and the likes, and my taste buds are not yet hardened off, so my grow list is somewhat whimpy compared to the average THP member :shh:
Most of the super hots i really don't know what to do with (if they pod up!), other than for drunken bets with friends i would like to see in excruciating pain :dance:
Grow list:
7 Pod
Carolina Reaper (HP22B)
Habanero White
Habanero Red Hot
Fatalii Chocolate
Fish
Biker Billy's Jalapeno
Purple Jalapeno
Orange Jalapeno
Jalapeno
Joe's Round
NuMex Pinata
Multicolor Acorn
Candlelight
Anco Gigantea
Peppadew
Anaheim
 
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Thanks Essegi ;)
Great pizza's!
 
Anybody know what this is.....mold, fungus or?
I have it on 2 of my plants, the rest are not affected.
When i potted some of the larger plants up, one looked like this. I just buried it in soil, and i haven't seen it since on that particular plant (if memory serves me right!)
 

 
 
Thanks Nulle :-)
 
Chilidude: That's probably not the case. The air here is actually quite dry, as:
1: It's frost (subzero temperatures) outside
2: I have a heat-recovering ventilation unit installed in my house, with intakes in bath, kitchen, utility room, and outlets in the rest of the rooms.
( i once measured it because of some cracks in a wooden tabletop in the kitchen, and the relative humidity was around 40% at that time)
 
Other than that, i have had the same thought myself :P
 
Bricklayer said:
Thanks Nulle :-)
 
Chilidude: That's probably not the case. The air here is actually quite dry, as:
1: It's frost (subzero temperatures) outside
2: I have a heat-recovering ventilation unit installed in my house, with intakes in bath, kitchen, utility room, and outlets in the rest of the rooms.
( i once measured it because of some cracks in a wooden tabletop in the kitchen, and the relative humidity was around 40% at that time)
 
Other than that, i have had the same thought myself :P
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I had similar roots pushing from my small chili plants last year and i too planted them deeper, it may not have anything to do about air huminity. But more roots, the better it gets.
 
Killer start for someone who has never grown anything before! Keep up the good work!

+1 on those bumps being the formation of roots. Called root initials. Never seen them on my peppers, but they're all over tomatoes. Should be Harmless.
 
Well i'll be damned, looks like i'm wrong then!
 
Good thing they are harmless, it cushions the blow of being wrong :lol:
 
And thank you Nick!
 
Another question though....at what size approximately does your peppers start setting flower buds?
The ones i'm seeing flower buds on, Anaheims, Ancho Gigantea, NuMex Pinata and Purple Jalapeno mostly, are anywhere from 6 to 10 inches above ground (15-25 cm)
Seems early, and although i am aware i probably should pinch these flowers off, i can't bring myself to doing so, since these are my very first chances of growing a pepper :rolleyes:
 
That seems a little early, 6" at least... But it all depends on the pepper. A big part of it will be what growing conditions the plant thinks it's in. My guess, if they're setting that early, they may be getting root bound. Are the containers big enough? Have you pulled one to see how the roots are doing? If not, do so... If the whole container is mostly root, then it's time to move up in container size (if possible). If the plant can keep putting it's energy into root development, and vegetative growth, it will do so. If not, it goes into reproduction (survival) mode and starts setting buds.
 
Thank you "Smokin' Hot"
 
Nick: I will pull one tomorrow....or the day after....i'm probably busy tomorrow :drunk:, celebrating Seahawks grand victory later tonight :pray:
 
Wooohoooo.....my first ever chili pods!
 
Here is an Ancho Gigantea, which based upon size must have been the first pod to form!

 
Here is a Numex Pináta, with two pods on it already

 
Very exciting :dance:
 
Great looking plants!! Gotta love it when you start seeing pods. I was pretty psyched last year when my Jalapenos had pods right before I planted them all outside.  I hope 2014 is a great year for you!!
 
OK now I'm envious ;) . None of my peppers have reached a size when they have pods. But there's always hope :P
 
Nulle said:
OK now I'm envious ;) . None of my peppers have reached a size when they have pods. But there's always hope :P
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Thanks Nulle.
I'm sure yours' will get there soon. Mine were planted late november/early december, so they are around 2½ months now.
 
beerbreath81 said:
For someone who has never grown plants before these are looking great, doing one hellava job! Keep it going
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Thank you Beerbreath :)
 
FireEater101 said:
Great looking plants!! Gotta love it when you start seeing pods. I was pretty psyched last year when my Jalapenos had pods right before I planted them all outside.  I hope 2014 is a great year for you!!
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I'm hoping it will, the start isn't looking too shabby ;)
 
Penny said:
Nice job!! :)
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Thanks Penny
 
Lots of flower buds on almost all of the Annuums now, and i must confess to NOT having pinched a single one. I'll try the KISS approach on this subject, and see how it turns out!
 
Wow Penny!
That's one tidy garden....looks beautiful!
Here's some pictures of our garden taken in 2012 ...not quite as tidy, but still presentable i think ;)
One should think that my raised beds on the last pictures would be a great place for peppers, but it's so damned windy here :(
And some shots of some of my peppers, just to keep on topic :)









 
 
Candlelight

 
7 Pod above

 
7 Pod under

 
Purple Jalapeno

 
Funny really, how big a difference there is to the compactness (is that even a word, or am i making stuff up as i go? :)) of the Annuums and the Chinenses....most of my annuums looks tall and spindly when compared to the chinenses, but i guess that's just the price we pay for an early harvest
 
 
 
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