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MikeUSMC 2018 Grow

Well, I'm about 2 weeks behind when I usually start, but I've been too damn busy lately. Once again, 'scaling back' my grow to about a dozen plants just ain't gonna happen, no matter how many times I tell myself that ;)

My 5th Season is underway, and
Here's my list for 2018:

These will be in 5 Gallon Buckets (backyard). I also plan on isolating A LOT of these plants this year.
- 7 Pot Douglah x 2
- Chocolate Scotch Bonnet x 2
- OBEAH (Genetikx)
- 7 Pot Cinder (F2?) (Bhuter)
- CGN 21500 (Bhuter)
- TFM Scotch Bonnet
- MoA Scotch Bonnet (MWCH)
- Bahamian Goat (MWCH)
- D3 Goat, Giant pheno (F4) (D3monic)
- D3 Goat, #4 (F3) (D3monic)
- D3 Goat, Peach Mild #2.5 (F3) (D3monic)
- Scotchbrains (G.I.P.)
- P. Dreadie "Select" Scotch Bonnet (Trident)
- P. Dreadie Scotch Bonnet (TGCM)
- Carolina Reaper, big tail pheno (TGCM)
- Ecuadorian Red Rocoto (TGCM)


10 Gallon Containers (backyard)
- Giant Yellow Rocoto (TGCM)
- Large Red Rocoto (TGCM)


Ornamentals (front yard)
- Numex Twilight
- Numex Twilight (Overwintered Bonchi)
- Chinese 5 Color x 3


Same as every other year, I'll be using 5:1:1 mix in 5 gallon buckets. I'm still undecided whether or not I'll use CSN17 or Dyna Gro ferts yet; I've had success w/ both.

I plan on presoaking the seeds tomorrow night in a diluted hydrogen peroxide solution, then letting them hit the dirt the following day. MG Seed Starting Mix w/ additional perlite into a 72 cell tray. Same mix into Solo cups. Then, 5:1:1 in 1 gallon containers. Then, 5:1:1 into (final) 5 gallon buckets

Special thanks to everyone who contributed seeds to my grow this year!
Thanks for following, and best of luck to everyone's grow this year! :party:
:cheers:


Here's the link to my 2017 Grow, if anyone's interested:
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/64964-mikeusmc-2017-grow/?p=1471525
 
D3monic said:
 
surprisingly I don't have seeds for mustard hab. are they tasty?
 
Mike, hopefully you have luck germinating the D3 Goat f4. It's been pretty spotty. Maybe 5-10% germ rate. I think I picked the pods too early trying to get seeds out to sentencedtoburn in New Zealand. 
I consider them the best tasting pepper. Pm incoming
 
yea those giants are ridiculous. i had to ship the smaller pods as some wouldn't fit in the sfrb's at all. 
 
I don't remember what #4 looked or tasted like either anymore. I'll have to go back into the glog and see what color it even was. 
 
Hi Mike, good grow to ya this year!
 
I'm chomping at the bit to get started, but promised myself a more relaxed process this time, so no seeds for me til March One (that's a month early for zone 3). I was herding cats in 1 gallon pots & bags last year.
 
Success, mang!
 
D3monic said:
I don't remember what #4 looked or tasted like either anymore. I'll have to go back into the glog and see what color it even was. 
I found the pic of the box you sent. Maybe your eyes are better than mine ;)
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MikeUSMC said:
Thanks, guys! :cheers:

I also added a Red Galapagos Habanero to my list this year because I couldn't help myself, haha. Seeds courtesy of Bhuter; thanks again, bro! Nigel's review of that pod officially decided it for me. I think I'm gonna grow 2 more plants too, but haven't decided on which two yet. I'm leaning towards another OBEAH (from Genetikx) for one of them. Possibly a Farmer's Market Jalapeño (TGCM) for the other. If for nothing else, just as a novelty. I'd really like to watch one of those grow up close over the course of a season. Maybe a Chocolate Brain Strain (TGCM). I can't make up my freakin' mind, hahaha

Got everything soaking in the water / hydrogen peroxide mix now. They'll be hitting the dirt tomorrow. Here's a link about gardening w/ hydrogen peroxide (with ratios) that I've used pretty frequently. Good for soaking seeds, fighting fungus gnats, etc.:
http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/gardening-with-hydrogen-peroxide.html
If it were me, I would make room for both the Farmers market jalapeño, and the chocolate brainstrain. You'll have a good mix of flavor, aesthetics, and heat between those two plants.
 
Genetikx said:
What ya got for lighting?
MikeUSMC said:
Wait til you see this "beauty" I've got for lighting, when I pull it out (probably next week), hahaha. When I bought my house, I found two 2'x4' T12 four bulb light fixtures, that came out of an office ceiling, in my attic. Pulled out the hardwiring and replaced w/ regular plug in cords. 6500K bulbs at 16 on / 8 off costs me about $10/month. They were free, and they work great, but wait until you see these things, haha! They look like dinosaurs compared to some people's setups here. If I had to guess, I'd say they're probably from the 1970's :rofl: Hey, they work!!! ;)
Genetikx said:
Can't wait to see the lights, Mike!!! Haha, they sound awesome!
Don't even be jealous, bro!
I've got another one of these bad boys too, that I might be willing to part with, if the price is right :rofl: Freakin' thing weighs about 40lbs, lol

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Finally getting a few hooks popping up after about a week, so it's time to set the lights up
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I really need to keep a closer eye on watering these things this year. The setup is in the same room as my pellet stove and the cells dry out really quick. I fried about 1/2 of my seedlings last year because of that, haha
 
MikeUSMC said:
- 7 Pot Douglah x 2
- Chocolate Scotch Bonnet x 2
- OBEAH (Genetikx)
- 7 Pot Cinder (F2?) (Bhuter)
- CGN 21500 (Bhuter)
- TFM Scotch Bonnet
- MoA Scotch Bonnet (MWCH)
- Bahamian Goat (MWCH)
- D3 Goat, Giant pheno (F4) (D3monic)
- D3 Goat, #4 (F3) (D3monic)
- D3 Goat, Peach Mild #2.5 (F3) (D3monic)
- Scotchbrains (G.I.P.)
- P. Dreadie "Select" Scotch Bonnet (Trident)
- P. Dreadie Scotch Bonnet (TGCM)
- Carolina Reaper, big tail pheno (TGCM)
- Ecuadorian Red Rocoto (TGCM)
- Giant Yellow Rocoto (TGCM)
- Large Red Rocoto (TGCM)
- Numex Twilight
- Numex Twilight (Overwintered Bonchi)
- Chinese 5 Color x 3



http://thehotpepper.com/topic/64964-mikeusmc-2017-grow/?p=1471525
nice list.
 
PtMD989 said:
How many plants of each variety are you shooting for?
2 Douglah and 2 Choc SB (< those are my main "sauce plants" ;) ) and I think there's like 4 or 5 yellow Bonnets up there. A few different Goats. Mostly just one of everything listed, except for the first two. Might double up one or two more varieties though.

PtMD989 said:
Looks like a hell of a good hot sauce season![emoji14]
Thanks, dude! That's the plan!

I'll probably make some smoked powders, jellies, and salsas out of the Pubescens and superhots. I can't believe I didn't even make one batch of jelly last year. Still have a few pounds of pods in the freezer though ;)
 
MikeUSMC said:
I'll probably make some smoked powders, jellies, and salsas out of the Pubescens and superhots. I can't believe I didn't even make one batch of jelly last year. Still have a few pounds of pods in the freezer though ;)
 

Why is it we spend all this time growing and then run out of time to process everything?
 
No matter, we'll still grow way too many regardless ;)
 
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