Those of you who look at my glog know that I enjoy posting pictures of my pods on a digital scale. Some of my Yellow 7s are HUGE this year. I thought it would be fun to start a thread where we can show off our heavy pods. This is just for fun. There are no entry fees and no prizes. These are the rules:
1 - The Pepper must have been harvested in 2015.
2 - You must post a picture of the pod on a digital scale with a readout clearly showing. You can purchase a jewelers scale for under $20.00 - something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-0-01g-Digital-Scale/dp/B0012LOQUQ/
3 - Since I've already weighed my entries with the stem intact, you are permitted to keep the stems on for the weighing, but may not have any other part of the plant attached.
4 - All entries will be in ounces, (oz) unless your scale does not report ounces. In that unlikely event, I'll convert the unit of measurement to ounces.
5 -Unless you don't know what the pod type is, list what kind of Pepper it is. Also, list the type of chile, such as:
Capsicum annuum
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
We will have 1 winner for the biggest pod in the unlimited category, as well as a winner for each species type. If you are growing a species not listed, you can automatically add that category with your entry.
5a - Optional - List the name of the vendor or seed source.
5b - Optional - describe the growing medium (Soil, Hydro, etc) size of container and fertilizer, as well as whether it was grown outside or inside under lights. If grown inside, describe the types of lights, the lumens and light cycle.
6 - The contest ends 11:59 P.M. 12/31/2015. If there is enough interest, I'll start a new contest in 2016.
Here is the sticky on how to post images to the forum:
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/33270-posting-picture-tutorial/
I am not posting my entries to brag; in fact, I hope that a lot of people post some monsters that kick my entries ass!
If you don't have an entry that is heavier than the current heaviest, you are not precluded from posting—this is for fun and for people to show off. There is no limit on the number of posts per member, but please don't include anything without digital proof of the weight.
Here are my two entries, both .48 oz.
Pod Type - Yellow 7 Pot (99% sure)
Seed Vendor - Unknown. This was from a cutting and I don't know the seed vendor from the mother plant. It was from a seed mix-up, but from all sources I checked with, these appear to be yellow 7s.
Grown outside in a 5 Gallon paint bucket, filled with potting soil with occasional waterings of full strength MaxiBloom.
Entry #1:
Entry #2:
1 - The Pepper must have been harvested in 2015.
2 - You must post a picture of the pod on a digital scale with a readout clearly showing. You can purchase a jewelers scale for under $20.00 - something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-0-01g-Digital-Scale/dp/B0012LOQUQ/
3 - Since I've already weighed my entries with the stem intact, you are permitted to keep the stems on for the weighing, but may not have any other part of the plant attached.
4 - All entries will be in ounces, (oz) unless your scale does not report ounces. In that unlikely event, I'll convert the unit of measurement to ounces.
5 -Unless you don't know what the pod type is, list what kind of Pepper it is. Also, list the type of chile, such as:
Capsicum annuum
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
We will have 1 winner for the biggest pod in the unlimited category, as well as a winner for each species type. If you are growing a species not listed, you can automatically add that category with your entry.
5a - Optional - List the name of the vendor or seed source.
5b - Optional - describe the growing medium (Soil, Hydro, etc) size of container and fertilizer, as well as whether it was grown outside or inside under lights. If grown inside, describe the types of lights, the lumens and light cycle.
6 - The contest ends 11:59 P.M. 12/31/2015. If there is enough interest, I'll start a new contest in 2016.
Here is the sticky on how to post images to the forum:
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/33270-posting-picture-tutorial/
I am not posting my entries to brag; in fact, I hope that a lot of people post some monsters that kick my entries ass!
If you don't have an entry that is heavier than the current heaviest, you are not precluded from posting—this is for fun and for people to show off. There is no limit on the number of posts per member, but please don't include anything without digital proof of the weight.
Here are my two entries, both .48 oz.
Pod Type - Yellow 7 Pot (99% sure)
Seed Vendor - Unknown. This was from a cutting and I don't know the seed vendor from the mother plant. It was from a seed mix-up, but from all sources I checked with, these appear to be yellow 7s.
Grown outside in a 5 Gallon paint bucket, filled with potting soil with occasional waterings of full strength MaxiBloom.
Entry #1:
Entry #2:
they were baccatum pods. Nice rocoto^ I also have some huge rocoto pods. will post pics when they are fully ripe and weighed
