1st seedlings Started in the last two weeks or so. Sprouted- Douglah, Barrackapore, Dorset, Guwahati, and three others not sprouted yet- bih jolokia, morich & yellow brain strain, that may or may not sprout.
Glogs
Start a Grow Log for your growing season.
Hi all! Now that the new year is here, it's time to swing into gear and get ready for the next season of growing chiles! I'll be starting my seeds in a few weeks, and after rotating the crops in my raised beds to get rid of the Pepper Maggots that showed up in 2016, I'll be able to plant a lot more this year. In the meantime, I thought I'd share what I do to prepare my garden soil for the start of the season. I've grown chiles in pots and in-ground, and for me at least, I seem to do better with the plants grown in the soil.
To start with, my garden soil is sandy, so I have to add lots of compost in the top six inches of soil to hold moisture and prevent nutrients from leaching away. Soil microbes break it down in just a few years...
Hello,
I love the term 'glog', I'd never heard of it before.
Here is my ongoing misc. pepper glog.
Thank you
Cayenne and Jalapeno
Started setting up some seeds yesterday.
Used rock wool and decided to experiment and use my fish tank to start them. The two reaper seeds I just placed on the Java Fern.
More seeds later today.
By the way, the "Thor" seeds, their from the seed train and I dont recall any other info on them, looking on the web they are described as such. If their is another type then please update me, thanks!
2018 already, time sure does fly by :shocked:
Been a member on this forum a few years now (2013?). This has to be a record for me. I usually change hobbies by now. Maybe it's because we get a few months down time to relax and take a break from caring for plants.
Here's the growlogs of the past
D3 2017 Keeping it mild
D3monic's Crossing Project/Community Grow
D3's 2016 Growlog
D3monic's 2015 Glog. Lots of pods
D3monic's 2014 Glog n Gardening bonanza
I'm getting things ready for this years grow. Looking at adding a new grow light for seedlings. I had some nice LED ones but they are starting to go out and my t5 fixture stopped working. Probably the ballast but who knows.
I'm looking at ordering this...
Well started germination yesterday, got a little carried away.
I'm too lazy to type out my list for you guys so here are some pics.
Sprouting these from Justin/whitehotpeppers
And these from the auction of labeled pods from Garth/texashotpeppers
Then there are these from trades and seed trains
I may have officially lost my mind! Thanks for stopping by.
I'm not a glog guy, but I'm bored today. I moved from beautiful Traverse City Michigan to sun burnt Corpus Christi Tejas in August 2017, never got anything to get growing. I bought a few bhuts from a store to overwinter them, but my wife convinced me to throw them away. In February 2018 I tried to get some 5yr old saved seeds to germinate, but had zero ever come up. So I bought a few from a local nursery and ordered a few online. I put them into a mix of buckets, smart pots, and laundry baskets I bought at a garage sale for .25 cents a piece. I rigged up a shade to cover my peppers and my wife's failure of a sunflower garden. I have bhuts in red and yellow, red Moruga, reapers, naglah brown, and chocolate bhutlahs.
In the...
It's going to be a sweeter, milder year for me this time around. I've got myself Rocoto happy, and thanks to my new friends enablers here at THP I have a plethora (you go El Guapo!!) there will be no shortage. I plan a repeat of some winners from last year, if you recognize your penmanship/packaging style, well, you just pat yourselves on the back.
My seed-to-medium day will be on or about this Thursday, March one, 6 weeks early for zone 3 but 3 months later than the Aji Amarillo and a few other choice seeds I planted last year.
This is the bulk of the peppers, but not likely all. I overwintered a couple of PaulG's Aji Amarillos and a nummy Aji Mango from Geonerd, and they're already living la vita loco in a south facing window...
Good day. You may have seen me popping in and out of the forum/discussions, but I prefer to read other people’s posts to learn. Peppers from seeds are a new thing for me. Any who, I picked up seeds from Troy Primeaux a month or so ago and decided to go about doing a winter crop. I planted roughly 30 of his seeds. It will be an indoor grow (inside house and also inside garage depending on ambient air temps). This is going to be a learning experience for me as I have hydroponic experience from other vegetables but not peppers.
So far I have roughly 25 baby peppers sprouted in a germination tray (on heating mat) with a dual type foxfarm mix (plus extra non-nutrient add ins). Troy’s seeds have taken roughly 7 days to sprout (nothing...
Here we go another year with you guys :) :dance:
This year I will be advancing to the new level. I learned a lot last year about automation and I will fix all the encountered problems.
Last year I only had a Meizhi 450 watt led. I tested a lot of thing with that light and I can definitely say LED are the future.
Now I got with my dad :
1x Meizhi 450 watt LED
2x Generic 1000 watt LED from amazon
1x Apollo 10 750 watt LED
1x Apollo 8 600 watt LED
Apollo lights are worth the price. They are powerful and well built. (Even got a remote on the 10)
1000 watt LED from amazon don't even hold a candle to the Apollo.
Back on pepper....
I decided to plant 50 seeds and I'll choose later on which one I keep because I only have room...
So it's a little busy. But it's everything I have growing that isn't peppers. For now. :D
The current interior of the grow tent. In the lower right you can just see the towel that lovingly ensconces my germinating seeds (which are freaking sprouting! More on that in another thread, probably next week!).
In the upper right, the Mojito Mint Twins: The peppermint (middle left in the seed tray, probably not visible) is taking for freaking ever, so we picked up a plant that was already doing well at a shop. My wife wanted mojitos anyway, so this works. Anyway, the first thing I did was, of course, take cuttings! I didn't realize how quickly they'd take; two days and they're rooting conspicuously. We're gonna have a lot of mint.
The...
This year i'm going for a few new varieties to improve my seed stock and so i can update pepperdatabase.org with pictures / reviews.
I did not like using plugs last year so i'm going back to loose medium in containers.
I might try to sell at farmers market or partner with a local nursery. Also online @ juanitospeppers.com
Germination
bulk starting in some bowls / 3.5 in pots
transplant @ ~ 24 days
Indoor
medium: coco + perlite
nutrient: dyna gro foliage pro
containers: 606 insert or 3.5 in deep pots
light: led strip 3014, meanwell lrs-350-12
irrigation: flood table
Outdoor
medium: coco
nutrient: tbd, maybe jacks hydro 2 part
containers: tbd, bags or slabs, maybe a few of both
irrigation: drip system + injectors
list
CARDI...
Welcome to 2018
There is probably not going to be a whole lot of action around here until March 1st when I'll start soaking seeds.
I was overwhelmed in 2017, starting in January was not a good idea. This year I plan to pot up the plants in stride and avoid being root bound. Starting in March and outside in buckets in the middle to end of May. I'll probably try to sell excess plants locally on CL/FB as well, instead of trying to keep every seed I sprout alive myself.
2018 Grow List so far...
SB7J
7pot Cinder
PDN x Bonda
Peach Bhut-WM strain
CGN21500-WM strain
LemonDrop
PapaDreadie SS-Good Pheno from TGCM :pray:
Aji Limo Rojo
Aji Limo Amarillo
Aji Panca
Giant Red Rocoto
Peruvian Red Rocoto-OW
Yellow Brainstrain-Growdown
I'm really...
Started my list:
Apocalypse Chocolate - RFC
Bhutlah BBG7 Chocolate- RFC
Chocolate Reaper- RFC
Death Spiral- RFC
MRM 7 Brown Peachy- RFC
Naglah Beast Chocolate- RFC
Skunk Red- RFC
Venezuelan Tiger- RFC
Wrecking Ball 7 Brown- RFC
7-Pot Cinder – BHUTER
Brown Large Scorpion cross – MINE
Chocolate Reaper/Scorpion – (2017 saved seed)
Red (NOT C)PR – OVERWINTERED PLANT
Mystery Purple – OVERWINTERED CLONE
Might add a few more.
Yes, I am so interested in putting 2017 behind that I am looking forward to 2018 this much.
I will be throwing a knuckle ball going into 2018.
I am procuring seed from reliable sources only and will be implementing various isolation methods as to continue a sound seed stock for future seasons.
I am also going to visit several chili head bros beginning this fall and spend some quality time talking the shop we all enjoy.
I will also be looking into some new nitrification processes as the one I have been using the past two years has let me down big time.
I will also be cutting back for the first time on my grow quantities. If I end up with 50 plants, that will be a lot! And all plants will be grown in 15 gal pots minimum.
Starting to...
A while back I managed to get my hands on some dried pods of a couple of traditional Mallorcan chili varieties, the Tap De Cortí sweet chili and the Cirereta hot chili.
I extracted the seeds and did a test germination. One of the varieties did germinate, but silly me, I did not tag the seeds in my propagator so I do not know which of the varieties is actually growing :rolleyes: ...
Initially I did not intend to keep any of the seedlings of the test germination but now I'm curious to know which one is actually growing, so I picked the best looking one and put it in a pot. And here it is, just another capsicum seedling! :)
I really hope this is the hot variety. I already have grown the sweet one from seeds I got from a forum...
I publish some photos of my cultivation 2018, I did not grow peppers for a few years.
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To top, or not to top, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler snipped and suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous growth,
Or to take arms against a sea of questions
And by leaving them. To dieto sleep,
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The quandary and not the thousand unnatural shock
That topping is heir to: 'tis a debate to settle
So I didn't have much of a plan for this season as I use mostly powder and my '15 harvest is still keeping my grinders full. After reading The Great "Evidence for Topping (or not)" Thread I was perusing the Bonnie pepper plants @ Home Depot and found two trays of Red Ghost Pepper and said to myself, "Self, it's a sign from The Pepper Gods!"...
So let's get started... Of those two trays the...
I put some seeds in dirt today, had been debating if I was going to grow at all this year. Cutting way back just for this season and will be back to ludacris speed next season hopefully. Lot's of stuff going on and not a lot of time this year for peppers. Anyway best of luck to everyone this season and I will be updating this when I have time. Keep it green my friends.
2018 grow list:
ShitGum #1 F2
ShitGum #2 F2
ShitGum #3 F2
ScotchBubble F2
TFM x Yellow BBG F2
Jalafuego x Yellow BBG F2
ShitGum x Redgum Tiger F1
TFM
Scotch Brain F6
Hot Rod Serrano x Maui Purple F2
(Pink Tiger x Chocolate BBG) X PeachGum V2 F2
Jalafuego x RedGum Tiger F1
Yellow Biquinho
Cardenasii
Hi peoples,
I think I should document my recent pepper growing efforts in hope that you guys have advice/tips to help me along the way.
I should also add I live on the west coast of Australia in a very warm climate. Mild winters (12c-25c) and crazy summers (20c-40c)
I'll also add all measurements are in metric as that is the most sane system to use. Sorry U.S. brothers....
A little history, previously I've grown peter peppers with great success, mostly for the lols. They have an adequate heat to add to sandwiches/wraps.
But they don't add any unique flavour. I've also grown reapers with less success but add them to a wrap or meal and they became the stand out ingredient.
I tried germinating many super hots in jiffy pellets...
Hi team,
First time growing chillies or anything really for me.
QLD Australia.
2 x reasonably neglected Jalapenos planted ~2 months ago (1 month of that without care)
Post initial pruning:
Planted a "chilli scorcher mix" seedling set from bunnings: African birds eye, Trinidad scorpion 7 pod yellow, Cap mushroom red, Habanero chocolate. (only 3 pots so one of them has two in it) No idea what each one is though unfortunately
Thinking I should cut the fruit off the jalapenos and prune it right back seeing as its technically winter here, to give it a chance to become a sturdy bush. And should i
Any tips greatly appreciated.
Okay
I'm new to gardening but I have put in a ton of hours towards research and I'm extremely excited to get started. This will be a huge project for me as I am a quadriplegic but I have help and I am no stranger to uphill battles.
Today, my 32 x 32 x 63 grow tent arrived which has me totally stoked and I was able to complete my order and receive shipping information for my lights, nutrients, pH tester, pH up down, cal mag, rockwool, battery-operated liquid transfer pump, four 3.5 gallon buckets with 6 inch net basket with 12 inch lid, indoor outdoor digital hydrometer with probe, timers, seed starting kit and tray and then made a trip to Walmart and picked up a 12 pack of quart size bigmouth Mason jars which my 14-year-old daughter...
I'm focusing this year on peppers I eat every day, and peppers I use for my sauces. Usually I grow a good 20+ varieties, but this year I am sticking to only 6. I am growing 8+ plants of many of these varieties, so it will still be a pretty packed garden. One omission that might be noticed is aji amarillo. I absolutely love aji amarillo, but I still have 4 full gallon bags of aji amarillo pods from last year in my freezer. That will last me through 2019.
My list is as follows:
Peruvian Red Rocoto-These are great for stuffing, fresh sauces, fermented sauces, kebabs, etc. A classic Peruvian pepper, that is very productive in my area. So many of my South American friends ask me if I have any for sale or trade in the Summer, that I...
I just started the majority of my pepper seeds today and yesterday. I have a few older plants already established too. Here's a link to my 2018 list https://goo.gl/ABEymA
I shot some video of it today too.
https://youtu.be/GdVvbMYOuFM
Ok.... so I have been meaning to start this for quite some time but finally got things to a point where I feel I can have my grasp on most things pepper and have brought my peppers up, buying things as I go as funds dictate and the chiliboys+girls keep growing up. Not ideal approach, I know, but gotta start somewhere! If I were $$loaded it would be a little easier but $ doesn't replace research and knowledge!
I'm growing indoors until I can take them outside and will grow some in large containers, a few airpots, and the rest in raised beds. Probably flower a few inside to use my new Folux light (courtesy of PexPeppers!) Am thinking of switching to a more coco based medium as the peat seems to not allow so much airflow as I would like...
Should have more time for gardening this year as I am not working for the company, but self employed finally.
Wanted to hit 100 varieties this season but came up short with just 76. Not sure if they will all germ anyways. Got many more varieties from the trains I rode and from ones I grew in the past, but they didn't really speak to me when I took the extra time to dig into them.
Pepper Plant List
HOT
Manzano
Sugar Rush Cream
Inca Red Drop
Aji Meloncoton
Aji Golden
Aji Habanero
Aji Mango
Aji Jobito - Very Mild
Aji Pineapple
Aji Norteno
Aji Fantasy
Aji Finlandia
Aji Cachucha
Bishop's Hat
Sandia
Lemon Drop
Temon
Tepin
Cascabella
Cumari
Thai
Fresno
Fish Pepper
Paper Lantern
Yellow Habanero
White Bullet Habanero
Mustard...
The chilies used in the production of Pimentón de la Vera are not easy to get your hands on, enough reason to give it a try :)
Pimentón de la Vera is usually found in powdered form in 3 grades of spiciness: sweet (dulce), bittersweet (agridulce) and hot (picante). The varieties used are Bola, Jaranda, Jariza and Jeromin. The sweet version is made of a mix of the Bola and Jaranda variety, the bittersweet version consists of a mix of Jaranda and Jariza and the hot version is made of the Jeromin variety. All varieties are smoked for 8 to 10 days before they are turned into powder.
Here's some more info from one of the producers: http://www.lachinata.com/index.php/lachinata?___store=en
I recently found a source of whole dried /...
Here's the grow list for 2018
I may add a couple yet as I have a few plants left among those I grew to give to others that are not on my grow list. Not so sure where I'll put all of these!
Aji Oro
Mini Red Rocoto
Yellow Rocoto not mine
Yellow Rocoto - Zackor
Ecudorian Sweet Rocoto
Rocoto Canario
Red Manzano
Peruvian Red Rocoto
Cream Fatalii
Sugar Rush Orange
Aji Rosita Red
Aji Jobito
Aji Margariteno
P Dreadie Scotch Bonnet
7 Pot Pink
White Fatalii - GIP
White Bhut Jolokia - GIP
Pimenta de Neyda x Bhut Jolokia - GIP
Aji Omnicolor
Tepin x Lemon Drop F5
Lemon Drop (D Green)
White Lightning Bolt
Aji Chirel
Brazilian Starfish
Ethiopian Brown
Aji Amarillo
CGN 21500
Aji Marlene
Rain Forrest
Aji Arnoucho
Fresno
Miraflores...
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...
Planted on 1/14/18
Red Primo
Mustard Bhut
Bhutlah Scorpion Chocolate
Assam Bhut Jolokia Red
Bad Brains Yellow
Black Naga
Douglah SR
Wrecking Ball X 7 Pot Brown
Vader jigsaw
Bhutlah Orange
Peach bhut
Bengal Naga
Pale Bhut
Chocolate Primo
Olive Bhut
Space Ghost ( Vader Jigsaw x Mustard Bhut )
Red Ghost
Shabu Shabu
Gnarly BBM
Chocolate Borg 9 X Jigsaw Red
Umorok Chocolate Bhut
Orange Bhut
Vader's Cahhck ( Vader Jigsaw x Mustard Bhut )
King Naga
Giant Bhut Jolokia
Naga E-Strain
Naga Morich Bangladesh
Bhut Red
Yellow Naga
White Bhut PL
Naga Raja Morich
Chocolate Clamshell
Orange Bhut Jolokia
Yellow Bhut Jolokia
Peach Bhut PL
Chocolate Reaper Scorpion
Weaver White Bhut
Peach Bhut
Caramel Bhut JW
Red Bhut Jolokia PL
Wrecking Ball x BBG7...
I thought that after a year off because I could barely walk(I have a new knee now that is working much better), that I would try to post another glog. Im not going super wild and Im using seeds saved or purchased from 2013 to 2015, with most of them from the older end of the range! Im going to try for 1 or 2 each on the super-hots and 2 to many on the more edible, table friendly peppers. As usual, I will go heavy on the jalapenos and cherry bombs. Anyway here is my list. (subject to change without notice)
2018 GROW LIST
Bhut Jalokia Indian Carbon
Brain Strain
Butch T Yellow
Carolina Reaper
Devils Brain
Jonahs Yellow Brain
Madbalz Brown
Aji Brazillian Starfish
Albanian Red Hot
Brazillian Starfish Yellow
Bulgarian Carrot
Cajun Belle...
Well, I am still alive somehow. This year has been most pressing on my time. This is the first night in memory I have sat down before 10. Figure I could start a crude glog, mostly pictures probably and not much writing. Its been the busiest year ever for me, for everything in life really, from peppers to family to other projects and the real job. I have tried to keep up on some media, but couldn't all. I am hopeful with the tapatalk app I can update this easier.
Anyway the grow is smaller again than last year but still above 250 plants, but less than 300. I have had a few loss and take a few out I lost interest in, so not sure the exact count. Some are producing at rates I have no seen before, others just average. I'll start...
This is Runty (photo taken on 6/26/2018). Runty is the smallest of a flat of six starter jalapeños we bought from the local garden store. Because he was so small I planted him straight into a 6" self watering pot. I don't use the self watering feature, it's just a pot I had on hand. I've found self watering leaves salt deposits on the surface of the soil and I don't like that. If you look close you can see a visiting grey tree frog among the punky wood mulch.
A few weeks before this photo was taken something cut him in half. I suspect a particularly bold chipmunk that was hanging out on our deck. I topped the other Jalas we bought in mid June and was gonna let Runty run free, but apparently the chipmunk had other plans.
This is...
First time doing a glog but have followed others for years now. I don't expect monster 5' plants being just north of Chicago but I do expect to have a good time in the dirt and to neglect pulling weeds a time or twelve. The goal is grow a ton of peppers for sauce and maybe even get into powders this year.
We're currently rocking a 4' 4 tube hydrofarm T5, which I think is an awesome fluorescent. In the past I've supplemented with regular shop lights in the seedling stage and for overflow but might get another proper T5 soon. First time growing in this new house so hopeful to avoid mites, aphids, and the like. I'll end up throwing some plants in the backyard and then also claim a spot at the community garden.
Best of luck to all the...
Hey all!
Just a quick sneak peak. I planned on dirt day being January 1st this year, but it ended up being today (yesterday), January 18th. Still about 2 weeks earlier than my first set last year. As long as I don't have any major setbacks like last season, I should crush it this year! *Knock on wood*
So I finally got the grow box/tent, lights and heat mat set up in my unfinished rec room downstairs of the new house. The room is about 6' x 9'. Had to cut about 4 inches off one side of my table, it's a tight fit, but I didn't want to go lengthwise, lol.
I planted 4 trays of Chinense only so far. Heat mat is set to 83f. I learned my lesson last year with planting Annuum's and baccatum's too early. Not doing that again! I'll wait...
Hi, I'm Smokenmirraz and I live in Melbourne, Australia. The miracle part of the topic title is getting weather warm enough to grow super hots! I'll try to add updates once a month or so.
I've grown chillies from seed in the past, but these days I'm not that motivated. At the moment, most of my focus is on growing super hot chillies in 10 gallon pots purchased as seedlings from a local hardware store. The garden bed has habaneros, jalapenos, and some kind of thai birds eye, tomatoes, herbs, eggplants, and lots of dwarf beans.
Currently growing:
- Chilli Trinidad 7-Pod Yellow in it's third year of growth and a fantastic producer.
- Chilli Trinidad 7-Pod Pink in it's second year.
- Chilli Carolina Reaper x 2.
- Chilli Trinidad...
This first post will be my placeholder and contain my starting list.
this list will change as the season progresses
This year i planted the seeds i had the least of first (a few i only had 1 or two seeds of ). Then i planted most of the others i wanted to grow.
Some of these seeds were old and i don't even know if they will germinate, others were from last year and should be 90+% germ rates.
well here it is
2018 starting seedlist;
bright orange translucent long Hab
Jamaican Scotch Bonnet long ISO
Bloody Riot Orange
Swiss Chocolate
Scotch Brain
Trini Scorp Peach
Swamp Thing (yellow Pheno)
West Indies Red Hab (Huge pheno)
Pimenta Puma x Reaper (Dark Foliage)
BOC x Aji Pineapple
Star of Turkey
BIH x Sugar Rush
Cream Fatalii
Tab...
Last year was pretty much a disaster, the summer turned out to be a very cold and sunless thing, so i didnt get much of anything to eat and all my efforts did go to waste.
But i am willing to try again growing those chilis, so i am not giving up so easy.
I got two last year fully grown Hot paper lanterns, so they should produce some even if the summer is not so perfect, also will grow these from seeds:
Naga morich.
Bonda ma jacques.
Petenero.
Aji golden.
Aji erotica.(baccatum erotica)
Lemon drop.
Aji crystal.
Aji pineapple.
Queen laurie.
Locato.
This time around pretty safe chilis to survive cooler climates in my opinion, inside my greenhouse.
Cheers all. :welcome:
Here we go again.
Been selecting for a while....
and finally sowed a few.
The annums:
- Kapija paprika
- Yellow paprika Alpina
- sweet (cayenne looking) peppers
- Cherry Bomb
- Jalapeno
- Pequin
- Cayenne Golden
The pubescens:
- Manzano
- Rocoto
The baccatum:
- Lemon Drop
The chinenses:
- Aji Umba
- Bhut Jolokia
- Bonda ma Jacques
- Chupetinho
- Habanero Chocolate
- Habanero Orange
- Habanero Caribbean Red
- Habanero White
- MoA Scotch Bonnet
Now the waiting game begins. :rofl: