Trident's Bonnets 2016

Trident chilli · May 31, 2016

Sawyer said:
Looking good. I look forward to seeing the range of variation among the bonnets. BTW, what is the NeBru7?

John thanks for looking in ... NeBru7 is Trinidad Yellow SB x Yellow 7 pot Jonah. Named after Neil (Hippyseed Company) and his friend I believe from Western Australia Brian. One of my top three bonnets although a hybrid. Grows well and is quite a tall plant pods are about the size of a golf ball. I am sure with your heat and humidity you could better my efforts. Will put some seed aside should you wish

Your Arkansas Peach still continues to impress me and grows larger by the day

Plantguy76 said:
John your plants are so lush & green glad there doing so well .
Nice little helpper you got there.

Thanks Jason the weather has been too inconsistent lately but I am ready to get then outside. All repotted and hardened off. Your MoA Red is doing well ... sorry to read of your aphid attacks. I am sure you will overcome that challenge and have a great season

Sawyer · May 31, 2016

Trident chilli said:
John thanks for looking in ... NeBru7 is Trinidad Yellow SB x Yellow 7 pot Jonah. Named after Neil (Hippyseed Company) and his friend I believe from Western Australia Brian. One of my top three bonnets although a hybrid. Grows well and is quite a tall plant pods are about the size of a golf ball. I am sure with your heat and humidity you could better my efforts. Will put some seed aside should you wish

Your Arkansas Peach still continues to impress me and grows larger by the day

I just read up on it on their website, and yeah, the NeBru7 sounds like an awesome variety. I'll definitely take you up on your offer of seed, if conditions still warrant when the time comes.

I'm glad the AR Peach is doing well for you; I just hope the one you have actually produces peach pods. I'm not sure of the F number of that one, but it's definitely not high enough to be considered stable.

Essegi · Jul 1, 2016

Glad to see all is good!
My dog is a bit similar to yours (he's mostly Maltese with maybe some Poodle toy or similar...).

OCD Chilehead · Jul 3, 2016

How's it going John? I bet the plants are huge. Must have pod's by now.

Hope all is well.

stickman · Jul 3, 2016

Hi John, it's been a month since we've heard from you, and just wanted to check in and make sure all was well. We're pullin' for ya!

Trident chilli · Jul 4, 2016

OCD Chilehead said:
How's it going John? I bet the plants are huge. Must have pod's by now.
Hope all is well.

Chuck all well June was a really busy month but all calm now so I can relax and concentrate on growing chillies .... had my 60th birthday in Scotland with the wife and dogs ... weather was excellent never rained ... my dad at 96 still amazes me with his health but I am up to Liverpool most weekends to keep him company

Trident chilli · Jul 4, 2016

stickman said:
Hi John, it's been a month since we've heard from you, and just wanted to check in and make sure all was well. We're pullin' for ya!

Just what I needed Rick a gentle reminder ... all well it started in Scotland

Returned to this which I suppose for the wife was just wrong

Quickly sorted and this is where we are at the moment

My first pod .... Leopard x SB7J

moruga welder · Jul 4, 2016

great looking grow my friend ! plants look GREAT ! :onfire:

PaulG · Jul 4, 2016

Finally got a chance to catch up with your grow, John - really making great progress
this season. The plants look great.

Congrats on reaching 60, my friend! A real milestone. I think I can remember that far back :shh:

Love your Scotland pic. The granite with the Libernum tree in the background is just beautiful;
they are called Golden Chain here.

Trident chilli · Jul 4, 2016

moruga welder said:
great looking grow my friend ! plants look GREAT !

Frank thank you for your kind words ... I will never match your efforts in growing chillies you are a true legend

PaulG said:
Finally got a chance to catch up with your grow, John - really making great progress
this season. The plants look great.

Congrats on reaching 60, my friend! A real milestone. I think I can remember that far back

Love your Scotland pic. The granite with the Libernum tree in the background is just beautiful;
they are called Golden Chain here.

Paul I was so lucky with the weather in Scotland and it had to be a BBQ with a good sirloin for my birthday .... that seems so long ago ... I think I prefer the name "Golden Chain" ... have a good 4th July ... In fact happy 4th July to all my chilli friends across the pond

moruga welder · Jul 4, 2016

Trident chilli said:
Frank thank you for your kind words ... I will never match your efforts in growing chillies you are a true legend

Paul I was so lucky with the weather in Scotland and it had to be a BBQ with a good sirloin for my birthday .... that seems so long ago ... I think I prefer the name "Golden Chain" ... have a good 4th July ... In fact happy 4th July to all my chilli friends across the pond

Thanks for the flattery , but i'm doing nothing special , just feeding the earth , started the plants early inside , and off we go !

OCD Chilehead · Jul 4, 2016

Trident chilli said:
Chuck all well June was a really busy month but all calm now so I can relax and concentrate on growing chillies .... had my 60th birthday in Scotland with the wife and dogs ... weather was excellent never rained ... my dad at 96 still amazes me with his health but I am up to Liverpool most weekends to keep him company

Happy late birthday John. Glad you got away on holiday. My girlfriends parents take their caravan up to Scotland. Don't know where. I hear it's beautiful. They're from Lincolnshire.

Plants look amazing. You definitely have the cleanest greenhouse for sure. Nice and orderly.

Glad to hear all is well.

Thanks for sharing

stickman · Jul 4, 2016

+1 on #112... happy belated birthday John! Glad to see your plants all looking so well after you relocated them to the new growing area. Continued success!

Comptine · Jul 5, 2016

Happy belated birthday John!

Your plants are looking really lush. Has your weather picked up yet, I've heard you've had a bit of a tough start on your summer.

What size air pots are you using? I've got 5 chinense in 3 litre air pots, one or two of yours are in them, but they seem to struggle to be honest with you. All five have what looks like dry tips, I think they might be recovering finally, but they are a bit behind. I put two aubergines in 6 litre air pots and they seem to be doing great in them, so maybe that's the magic number?

meatfreak · Jul 5, 2016

Looking good, John! How are the EOB's doing for you this year?

Trident chilli · Jul 5, 2016

Comptine said:
Happy belated birthday John!

Your plants are looking really lush. Has your weather picked up yet, I've heard you've had a bit of a tough start on your summer.

What size air pots are you using? I've got 5 chinense in 3 litre air pots, one or two of yours are in them, but they seem to struggle to be honest with you. All five have what looks like dry tips, I think they might be recovering finally, but they are a bit behind. I put two aubergines in 6 litre air pots and they seem to be doing great in them, so maybe that's the magic number?

Alana I am always keen to follow the trends so popped into the hydroponic shop and invested in three airports all I can say is that they have yellow bases. Had to go on YouTube to ensure I built them correctly ... even that was confusing manafacturers said solid rows go to top to assist with drip watering and stop early run off which I fully understand ... second video had some US cannabis growers with the solid rows at the bottom ... as I am not growing cannabis this season I have gone for the first option ... will keep you posted. Yes weather in UK has been inconsistent ... need more sun

meatfreak said:
Looking good, John! How are the EOB's doing for you this year?

Stefan I have two good healthy plants one of each variation ... just need the weather now ... will post pictures

Thanks for looking in

Comptine · Jul 6, 2016

Hmm, I'm not sure what size the yellow bottoms are, they might be larger than any that I have. I went with the solid rows on top as well. The problem for me is that I use peat, which seems to constrict itself when it dries up a bit. So even if it's solid on the top the water runs through anyway because there's a gap between the soil and the pot. So I have to water if either very often or long enough for the peat to start absorbing the water.

Anyway, I'll be interested to hear how they work out for you.

Streetspirit · Jul 6, 2016

Hell yeah. Nice work... I have the same 1 liter air pot. Babies love all this addiction!

Trident chilli · Jul 15, 2016

meatfreak said:
Looking good, John! How are the EOB's doing for you this year?

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Both EOB's doing well Stefan ... Rust on the left trimmed back ....

Trident chilli · Jul 15, 2016

Quick update ... Managed to rig up a dripper for the air and smart pots ....

As promised Stefan

Chocolate SB

Foodarama Yellow

SB Jamaica

Goat Cross