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Charlesquik's glog 2016

It is time to plant 2016 peppers!!
 
Snow is melting slowly but surely.
 
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This year I'm calming down a little bit
 
Here is my list: 
 
Yellow 7 pot : 2  (favorite pepper)
Fatalli : 2
Joes long cayenne : 2
Aji cito : 2 (really prolific and made a shit ton of powder last year) 
Limon : 1 (This one was outside the greenhouse and got hit hard last year so I'm trying again this year) 
Fresno : 3  (I'm planting a lot of plans because last year I got 4 fresno on 2 plants...)
Jalapeno : 2 
Starfish : 2
Yellow scotch bonnet : 2
thai burupa : 2  (new this year)
Bishop crown : 1 (from pepper north)(new this year)
pimenta biquinho : 1 (new this year)
Ghost x Jalapeno : 1 (from pepper north) (new this year)
Trinidad perfume : 1 (new this year) (Wanted to try a super hot flavor profile without heat)
 
This bring the total to 24 plants for my own production but I'm planting a lot more for friends. 
 
 

I used the paper towel technique again this year but next year I'm planting directly into soil. 
 
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I got this binder for my seeds  which is nice for storage
 
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Seeds are now ready to go into soil 
 
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For identification I use photo paper and I put scotch tape on it so the water dont erase the name. 
 
Tadam they are ready to grow up and meet their carrots and onions friends. 
 
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Have a good 2016 season everyone and as usual enjoy the heat! :dance: 
 
kinda... well monday and tuesday 6 celcius  ( and -6 during night) and wednesday 2 celcius but its going up around 10 celcius for the  next weekend
 
charlesquik said:
 
 
btw how to make your plant more bushy and less tall??
 
 
 
     They need more light. Your plants are stretching out because they think there's something shading their sunlight. (stupid plants!)  Get some supplemental light for the time being and when you harden them, be really careful to not burn them in sunlight.
     Good luck!
 
Hybrid Mode 01 said:
They need more light. Your plants are stretching out because they think there's something shading their sunlight. (stupid plants!)  Get some supplemental light for the time being and when you harden them, be really careful to not burn them in sunlight.
     Good luck!
Really great advice ... wishing you all the best for this season
 
Hybrid Mode 01 said:
 
 
 
     They need more light. Your plants are stretching out because they think there's something shading their sunlight. (stupid plants!)  Get some supplemental light for the time being and when you harden them, be really careful to not burn them in sunlight.
     Good luck!
 
That all I got for now.. and yeah last year they got a lot of sunburn. Will do better this year with my greenhouse the whole season.
 
Well a little update guys! I left them too long in little pot so they didn't grow at all for 2 weeks
Im not living at my parents house anymore and I have less time for this
 
Today I planted them. Half in greenhouse and half outside. (making a test)
 
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I think I got a nice mix between super hot and mild/hot pepper this year
 
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My dad got two chickens for fun :p He likes the fresh eggs 
 
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Well I know I'm kinda late but I got a greenhouse for late season so I think it's ok!  :dance: 
 
Cool chickens :P
 
 
I hope your plants will have plenty of time to catch up, but as you said, the greenhouse should help for that. Good luck!
 
Well I couldn't control myself and I found a place for my left over peppers. 
 
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New plan...
 
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I got two unknowns this year.. The label fell off so we will have to find out!
 
Great idea using that photo album thing to store seeds!   And the spreadsheet cracked me up.   
 
Will chicken get along nicely with the plants?
 
Well chicken stay in the cage area. We cant really let them outside because we live in the city and its kind of "prohibited" to have chicken so we stay low profile. 

The album is just a ring binder with 9-pockets pages sheets protectors. They are commonly used for hockey cards and stuff like this. 
 
So for the test Half in greenhouse and half outside (the greenhouse is not isolated there is holes in it)
 
All the plants in the greenhouse are a lot bigger and stronger and yield more flowers.
 
The ghost x jalapeno is kind of weird. (can be bishop crown also)
 
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Im pleased that my biquinho is doing good this year. The flavor profile of that pepper is incredible.
 
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Aji cito! (this one outside)
 
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Bonus for you guys :)

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Peppers are doing great and I'm extending my greenhouse to covers all of them today!

Ill keep you guys updated when some pods will ripen
 
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