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MikeUSMC 2017 Grow

A little late in the season to start a glog probably, but I figure if I want to trade seeds with some of you guys at the end of the year, at least you'll know I'm not full of shit when I say I have stuff to trade ;)

Anyway, I had a pretty rough start this year. Started my seeds mid-February, then proceeded to fry half of them when they dried out from being in the living room with my pellet stove (Doh!). After that, my two overwintered plants (a Manzano and a Rocoto) turned into aphid magnets. Those promptly got chucked outside in March (I think?) to freeze and die a cold, miserable death. Of course, the aphids found their way to (what was left of) my seedling tray, but I got those under control.

Ok, enough whining. I'll try to get you guys caught up.....
Last year, I grew about 30 different Scotch Bonnet plants, which caught the attention of Superhot Sim and Trident, who are also huge Bonnet fans. We ended up doing a seed trade last year, so a lot of my seeds this year came from my chilehead brothers from across the pond (in the U.K.) :cheers: Thanks guys!

Here's my 2017 list (this will be my 4th year growing), which is a little smaller than last year due to a lower back surgery I had about a month ago. All is well, I'm on the mend, and back out in the garden :)

-Numex Twilight x3
-7 Pot Douglah x2
-Chocolate SB x2
-Scotchbrain (F4) x2
-Cappuccino Scotch Bonnet
-"Yellow" Scotch Bonnet
-TFM Scotch Bonnet
-Tobago Scotch Bonnet
-M.A. Peach Scotch Bonnet
-M.A. Daisy Cutter x2
-Bahamian Goat
-Aji Mango
-Aji Jobito
-Orange Blob
-Chocolate Bhutlah (DM)
-Nagabon
-Mammoth Jalapeño x2
-Poblano

Here's some pics from earlier in the year:
March 30, 2017
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April 16, 2017- First look at the sun
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I always grow in 5:1:1 mix (and add in CRF granules) in 5 gallon buckets. Here's a couple shots of my 5:1:1 "Graveyard" in the woods behind my house, and the new stuff ready to be mixed.
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May 21, 2017- All potted up
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What a difference a few weeks makes ;) (Pics taken this morning)
I'm also trying CNS17 (3-1-2) instead of DynaGro this year. It's just so much cheaper.
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Chocolate Scotch Bonnets on the right, Douglahs on the left
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Numex Twilight (biggest plant in the middle). I had 2 Belingrath Gardens plants in that pot last year, and now there's a TON of volunteers popping up. Almost looks like ground cover, haha. Gonna leave 'em just cuz ;)
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Another Numex Twilight out front. Getting some volunteer Twilights in that pot too, but I'll probably pull those
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Besides the Twilights, the only pods I have so far are a couple of 'peños...
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...and a couple of small Poblanos
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5 Tomato plants for Mrs. USMC
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Thanks for looking, everybody :cheers:
 
Mike NagaBon the blocky almost square shape is the right pheno ... Matthew Arthur's Peach SB should be a pale Peach but I am also worried mine will also turn red ... same size as yours like golf balls. TFM I am getting a lot of early elongated pods but Yellow where yours are red. At last I see a Daisy Cutter and I have to say yours look good nice almost Bonnet shape ... mine have coloured Red/Chocolate which I don't think is right ... have to say your Cappuccino SB are bang on and again my pods mirror yours thanks to you ... really need to push this variety as the best brown ... great update thank you
 
Great color showing for you, Mike!  The Chocolate Bhutlah and the Douglah
are awesome - grew the Douglah a couple of seasons ago, made a great
powder blended with some other chocolate types.
 
Keep up the good work, buddy!
 
Guatemalan Insanity Pepper said:
curious what you think of that Nagabon. I almost grew it this year but for whatever reason it didnt make the final list (so many seeds not enough space)
Thanks, GIP. I hear ya. I had quite a few that didn't make the final cut this year ;) I'll let you know about the Nagabon

Trident chilli said:
Cappuccino SB are bang on and again my pods mirror yours thanks to you ... really need to push this variety as the best brown ... great update thank you
Thanks John. They really are fantastic peppers. I'm glad to hear that you enjoy them. My only complaint would be that they don't have the true Bonnet shape :mope:

D3monic said:
Everything looking good mike, really like that numex twilight. Will make a neat bonchi
Thanks D3, I'm glad you brought that up, haha. Reminds me that I've gotta order a Bonchi pot and other supplies (training wire, etc.)

PaulG said:
grew the Douglah a couple of seasons ago, made a great
powder blended with some other chocolate types. Keep up the good work, buddy!
Thanks Paul. Yup, I've grown the Douglah for the past 4 years, I think. Great for sauces and powder :)

Superhot Sim said:
Nice haul buddy and some cracking looking pods mate. Cappuccino bonnets are awesome mate.
Thanks Sim. Looking forward to you getting some ripe ones soon, brother! They're fantastic raw. Kinda smoky and (guessing) around 500,000 SHU. Awesome smoked powder too!

Devv said:
First off I hope the back is doing better. The plants and pods look superb!
Getting a little better every day, Scott! Thanks bro!
 
Looking great Mike, seems we grow a lot of the same stuff. Though your plants look way nicer. You try the Chocolate Bhutlah yet? I'm still waiting for mine to color up. 
 
Mr.CtChilihead said:
Looking great Mike, seems we grow a lot of the same stuff
Thanks, Walt. It's like they say, great minds think alike.....or.....fools seldom differ ;)

Mr.CtChilihead said:
You try the Chocolate Bhutlah yet? I'm still waiting for mine to color up. 
No, not yet this year. The half a pod I ate last year put me on my ass though, haha
 
I'm trying to catch up. Great first pull, Mike! I happen to like the color of your off-pheno Scotch Brain...and the Cappuccino SB, of course. I can't wait to grow that next year. Sorry to hear that you're getting a lot of off-pheno pods. I went with older seeds this year and I think just about everything is growing true. I'm sure you'll come up with great ideas for sauces with these (off) pods. Everything looks great! Awesome job!
 
MikeUSMC said:
Lots of off colors/phenos, but.....

Cappuccino Scotch Bonnet
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*bonus "colour" shot for Simmy ;)
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Nagabon
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Chocolate Bhutlah (DM)
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Tobago Scotch Bonnet
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Aji Mango
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MA Daisy Cutters
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Scotch Brains
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"Not" TFM Scotch Bonnet
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Mammoth Jalapeño
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MA "Peach" Scotch Bonnet (going red)
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First pull of the year :party:
(Reading like a book)
Chocolate SB, Tobago SB, Scotch Brains,
MA "Peach," Orange Blob, Douglah,
Bhutlah, Nagabon, Capp SB, "Not" TFM
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Pods and beer for lunch today!!! :onfire: [emoji481]

:party: :cheers:
Nice haul Mike, some awesome looking pods. Hope your on the mend buddy.

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Thanks guys! I'm getting better by the day.

Been a few weeks, so I'm due for an update. Here's some pics from this morning:

NuMex Twilight out front
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Couple shots of the jungle out back
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Chocolate Scotch Bonnet plant doing its thing
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Poblanos finally coming in again after the chipmunks took the first round of them
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Aji Mango pods finally starting to ripen :party:
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This morning's haul
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(Left to right)
Top row: Chocolate SB, Orange Blob, "NOT" TFM SB, Bahamian Goat
Middle row: MA Daisy Cutter, Chocolate Bhutlah (DM), ScotchBrains, Mammoth Jalapeño
Bottom row: Nagabon, Cappuccino SB, MA (not) Peach SB
Very bottom: Super duper, insanely yuge, "bigly," Mammoth Jalapeño from Home Cheapo :rofl: (At least they're Orange ;) Orange Bells are my favorite Bells)

I've still got a ton of green pods on the plants, and quite a few more (Douglahs and Capp SBs) that are just about ripe. Should have quite a few ripe Aji Mango pods in a week or so
Thanks for looking, everybody!
 
Great haul Mike ... I also have an unintentional red theme running through my grow ... same as you the MA Peach has turned which is disappointing. Nice size on your Daisy Cutters again mine went brown
 
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