DotCom's 2015 Glog

Runescape · Feb 21, 2015

Good luck with the seeds and snow...

sicman · Feb 21, 2015

Best wishes for the grow homie. List looks nice.

Spicegeist · Mar 10, 2015

How about a C. pubescens? Ever try one of those?

mpicante · Mar 11, 2015

Snow!!!looks good we don't get snow in Los Angeles area.Hope you have better luck with germination this time around.oh and cool varieties.Yeah try some pubescent yellow manzanos are great!

Dot Com · Apr 24, 2015

first sprout of the season. Went through some seeds because I was using sprouting media instead of jiffy pellets, which seem to work better for me.

Dot Com · Apr 26, 2015

couple more sprouts came up and decided to move all my seeds to pellets:

getting some more pellets ready:

Spicegeist said:
How about a C. pubescens? Ever try one of those?

grew some orange rocotos in 2011 w/ the generosity of fellow THP member- nitwit. Had orange pods, purple flowers, & grew laterally. A very vigorous plant.

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/22473-rocoto-growing-recommendations/?p=465149

Spicegeist · Apr 27, 2015

You'd probably order some live plants... I can't imagine you having enough time to get any fruit this year growing those on your balcony.

Dot Com · May 4, 2015

Got 2 bhut jolokia red and two 7-pot merlot hooks plus another couple of mystery sprouts. Sadly, the seeds of the medium hot variety that a local friend from Trinidad gave me have not sprouted.

Trident chilli · May 4, 2015

As Charles suggests plenty of time to purchase some mature plants along side your new loops ... C. Chinenese varieties take a while to mature and unless grown under artificial light they struggle to push on early growth until the warmer weather arrives ... all the very best for your grow

Dot Com · May 5, 2015

plant menagerie update. Thought my JA Hot Chocolates weren't sprouting (like last season) but I was getting too impatient. There are 3 barely perceptible hooks right near the surface of the pellet.So heres the rundown:

2 7-pot merlot sprouts
1 mystery super hot sprout (from the list but my germination technique was wrong in the beginning so I had to start over and didn't bother labelling as I wasn't sure they would germinate as well)
2 mystery sprouts (see above)
3 mystery sprouts (Ibid)
3 red bhut jolokia

no luck w/ the Assams yet as I do have them labelled.

hope some are either primos, vipers, or douglahs.

Dot Com · May 7, 2015

assams and hot chocolates broke through

Trippa · May 7, 2015

Sounds like you are getting some good germination rates there bro ... And judging from that last picture it looks like the Sun is out and the snow is gone ... Great stuff!

Dot Com · May 7, 2015

Trippa said:
Sounds like you are getting some good germination rates there bro ... And judging from that last picture it looks like the Sun is out and the snow is gone ... Great stuff!

thanks. Yeah. Its only a week but it seems like forever for them to sprout. Once they sprout, then they get more vigor and grow like crazy.

Dot Com · Jun 1, 2015

update:

seedlings were coming along slow so I put them under a grow light. Put most on the balcony a few days ago. I know my plants might be considered behind schedule but I'm on no schedule

7- Pot Merlot

J A Hot Chocolate (you can see one seedling came up and died and another just sprouted 7 weeks after sowing :shocked:

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two unknowns but are still from the list:

Assam that is the only seedling to survive out of 4 or so. Still have it indoors under the light:

Trippa · Jun 1, 2015

Good stuff. How are the growth rates ?

Dot Com · Jun 1, 2015

I think they were stunted being indoors as its too cold for them to flourish. Now that I have them outside, I expect they will flourish. They turn a deep green outside.

Dot Com · Jun 4, 2015

pretty much all hardened-off now w/ just two smaller ones left under my smaller grow light. Took apart the 4 ft grow light because it was over kill for two plants and the bulb burned out. Still got all of June, July, August, etc... to grow outside

looks like my solitary hot chocolate (middle back row) might make it and the plant in the far back right was dying but once put outside, looks like it might survive. 7-Pot Merlot on far left. They're taking on the deep lush green color that goes along w/ being outdoors now. Be glad when the sun reappears. We've had a solid 3-6 days of rain.
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Dot Com · Jun 15, 2015

Plants coming right along:

bought some "in-ground" dirt by mistake and used it. Next time will get the "potting mix" variety and mix them. This dirt seems denser & consequently less aeration?

ribbedturtleneck · Jun 15, 2015

Yup. Most bagged "soil" you can find needs some perlite or coarse vermiculite mixed in to drain/aerate like a "potting mix."

That said, your plants look great so far.