It all started here
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/50475-vertical-chilli-grow-indoors-600w-mhhps-lighting/
Then I donated my last grow to an active grow shop owner I knew so I could start seedlings and redo the grow with carolina reapers only.
these are the plants a few weeks ago itching to see them now will update next week on them
It's impossible to see but their are 10 reapers in the tent from pucketbutt seeds. The plan is to grow them up under LED for 2-3 weeks then pot 9 best ones in 9 of my planters and squeeze them in this tent with a 250w hps pointing at them for 2-3 weeks then I shall clone them 70-100 times over the next week or 2 and fill 72 planters with clones from the reapers and add 2 or 3 600w hps.
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I have been growing these peppers in Cape Town, South Africa.
Bhut - thin variant of the Bhut. This is a super hot one. It is much thinner than the regular bhuts, almost looks like a cayenne. I have made the mistake of putting these in a curry, thinking they were cayennes. The plant is an incredible producer, with over 400 pods last summer. This plant is over 2 years old now and still producing.
7 Pot Brain Yellow. One of the best tasting peppers I've ever had. Citrus, pineapple, tropical taste - super hot.
Aji Cito. Amazing citrus, tropical flavor and medium hot. Nice yellow pods and white flowers with green coloring. The plant itself is quite tall and lanky.
The amazing color of the flowers:
Chilhuacles. This is an...
Here's my first glog, and first time starting seeds indoors - any suggestions/constructive criticism is appreciated... I can take it :)
Grow space:
I'm in a somewhat chilly garage, but have been getting temps around 80 under the lights (hopefully this is warm enough)
Lights:
One four-foot T5 and one two-foot T5 (both four-bulb)
To do:
- Resist overwatering :)
- Add a fan
- Add mylar blankets for reflection
- Re-pot seedlings with one set of true leaves into 3.5" pots
- Begin nutrient regimen
- Germinate new varieties from refiningfirechiles.com when they arrive
My list:
7 Pot Brain Strain
Aji Lemon Drop
Aji Pineapple
Bishop's Hat/ Orchid (pi 497974)
Brazilian Starfish
Carolina Reaper - Buckeye
Carolina Reaper - Pepper Joe
Cherry Hot...
Hey Everybody!
so last year was my first year growing peppers, and i had a blast throughout the season with what quickly became a large collection of pepper types.
This year, for Christmas, my parents surprised me with a triple tiered growing unit! this inspired me to up my game and attempt to grow tons of different pepper types. I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded by friends and family that have accepted the eccentricity that is pepper growing :P
So, without further ado, i give you... the new grow shelf!
This grow shelf has given me (what i hope) is plenty of space for a few plants from all the varieties that i want to grow, and with the potential to add on to these varieties should i be drawn into purchasing more...
this is where it all starts !
one of 3 trays of little ones ,
brazilian ghost transplanted today ,
grow list :
morovars- withywindle
red savini x fatili - withywindle72
7 pot primo withywindle72
original7pot- mpicante
cbbg7 - 96 strat
Kracken - scorpion - seacowboy
caramel madbalz7 - 96strat
yellow brainstrain - seacowboy
chocolate brain HIXX - j. chapman
boc. 005 - j.chapman
naga viper - superhot
chocolate lava - superhot
jays redscorp./ ghost - superhot
bhutlah - pepperlover
m.o.a. yellow scotch bonnet - pepperlover
peach bhut s.s. - pepperlover
peach wasp - ppeperlover
7 pot primo ( yello ) - cmpman `1974
brazilian ghost - habanero guy
peach scorp. / ghost - me
red nagabrain - wicked mike ( seed train )
aji lemon -...
Hi folks!! I am so excited!!!! Here is a pic of my very first germinated seed, a pimenta de neyde that took about a week to get to this point. Have some others that are still in the ziplock/paper towel, but this is my first so far!!! Cute lil guy ain't he? I'll transfer him to a DWC bucket when he gets big/old enough. Hoping my lights arrive before then hehe. Woohoo, I am offcially a creator now!!! ;)
HB
Background - my wife and I compete in Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) chili cook offs, primarily in the mid-Atlantic states. I qualified for the 2014 CASI world chili championship in my first year competing and made it to the quarter-finals round which means I finished in the top 60 in the world. I am the current Pennsylvania State Chili Champion. Both my wife and I have already qualified for the 2015 CASI world chili championship and I have qualified for the 2015 World Food Championship.
The chili we cook is Texas Red. In accordance with CASI rules, we are not allowed to put beans or any other fillers in the chili. Judges consider color, aroma, texture, taste, and afterburn when judging. The texture needs to be...
On July 24, 2014 I started 3 Bhut Jolokia seeds I purchased from Pepper Joes. The seeds were wetted overnight and then placed in peat quick pellets. The first seed cracked the soil on August 3, relatively fast from what I understand and have read about the BJ.
After the seeds cracked the dirt all normal precautions were taken with regards to temperature and humidity control until the seedlings were large enough to be planted into small biodegradable pots with a light mix of Sunshine 4 potting mix. Over the weeks and months the plants grew, first slowly and then as the roots got established the plants took off at an unreal rate and the biodegradable pots were then popped into a 1 gallon pot with a mix of sunshine 4, extra perlite...
So I've started my grow a couple of weeks ago, 28th of January. I use the same setup as previous seasons, 2x 125watt CFL 6400K lights, black/white foil. First round were the Chinense, about 22 different varieties, mostly superhots and hots. Almost everything germinated within a week and with a total germ rate of 92% I was pretty pleased. I potted them up last week and they quickly showed new growth again. Well enough talk, this is what the plants looked like yesterday, 10 days after transplant and almost 4 weeks from start date.
Devil’s Tongue White (Jason/GA Growhead)
This one is a beast, very rapid growth, big leaves and already branching out? Georgia Black (Jason/GA Growhead)
This season I'm growing out a couple of crosses...
Grow List 2014 - Many new varieties and a few repeaters.
This is the third year of my original three year plan to grow a slew of different
types to see what grows well here before settling on some consistent performers.
I'd love to grow some of the new varieties from this season again, and some more
of my favorites from 2012, but not enough space. But I have seed for my favorites for
season 2015, so I have something to look forward to already!
Major goal for season 2014 - lay in a good supply of super hot powder!
OW Plants:
Chocolate Habanero OW, Refining Fire 2012, 3gal. x 2 - 2nd year 2014
Mountain Pepper OW, Honduran Market, 3gal. x 1 - 2nd year 2014
Orange Manzano OW, Shane F1, 3ga. x 1- 2nd year 2014
Goat's Weed OW...
This is my first grow of anything whatsoever. Im not sure exactly how old they are, but they are still very young. I bought seeds from bhut-pepper.com, not that i recommend them, seeds are extremely overpriced. 10 seeds for $10. I bought them before joining this forum and getting the inside on peppers, so i didn't know any better. According to online reviews, the seeds seem to be the real deal, so hopefully i wont get the "habanero surprise".
Theyre grown in a medium of 2 parts peat moss, 1 part mushroom compost, and a dash of potting soil to retain moisture better. I first tried without the soil, and the medium would be completely bone dry in only about 8 hours after i watered it. I pampered them while also taking on the LITFA...
Time for the 2014 start...
Many of these plants were made possible by the generous people of the THP sending me seeds and pods Thanks!
I'm looking forward to warmer weather and dirt day!
I have a bunch of seeds started, and plants at all the stages.
Here's the grow bench, a T8 x4 on top and T5 x4 on the bottom, as you can see it's loaded.
Top rack:
Bottom rack:
I like starting the seeds in Jiffy Pellets, as soon as they stand up I trim the mesh off and plant them 1/2" proud in a pot, or in this case a cup.
Red Rocotto the lonely Pube..
A few plants living under the T5, I'm super impressed with this light!
Choc Hab
Bhut x Y7 x Choc Bhut Douglah-Spicegeist
Bhut x Y7 F2-Spicegeist
Yellow Cardi-...
2014 season came to an end...planning for 2015 grow season
I'm trying to work out my final list of peppers for the 2015 season. I keep adding and removing peppers from the list weekly.
In 2014 I planted 16 pepper plants in my one 8' x 3' bed, and by Sep the plants are pretty full, I think its too crowded. The plants are all healthy, but there definitely is very little room for air circulation, the potential for disease is probably pretty high, harvesting is also a pain, and some plants are completely covering others, so very little sun is getting down to them.
For 2015 I'm going to build one more 8' x 3' bed, and I'm only going to plant 12 plants per bed and see if that spacing works a bit better.
I also only have one t8...
Time to get this Grow off the ground...
Well sort of...at least the indoor part of it. Here's the current look at some of my outdoor containers. We've had higher than normal snow amounts since December. A couple of hard frosts to boot. That may kill alot of the spring White Fly that have been dominant the last 2 seasons.
A Couple Shots from the Most Recent Seasons
I've started out my seeds for many years in Dec/Jan, and no doubt will provide nice plants with rewarding harvests.
But when you have to start indoors under lights it comes with a cost of time, material and utilities. With some thought I've finally come to (my senses) a conclusion. As of Febuary 1st I have roughly 14 weeks to plant out. I'm confident...
It’s time for the 2014 Chile Pepper Grow Log! This year, I’ve decided to go with the “normal” F1 Superchiles. It has been a ton of fun growing from my own saved Superchile seeds year after year, but last season I had too many “runty” plants that did not produce well. I’m of course keeping all of my seeds. I’m also going to sprout a few Aji Cereza’s. These are from Peter Merle:
http://thehotpepper.com/user/6297-semillas/
My first Glog and maybe my last depending on how it goes in 2015. Still trying to come up with a game plan but went ahead and started most of my seeds. I plan on using mostly pots but a raised bed is likely if I can get my pool demo completed in time. Wicked Mike's seed train helped me get a crap load of seeds to start the new season. Along with my 3 Aji dulce that are overwinters, I'm hoping for 50 successful plants this season. Still some seeds to sow but here it is THP. Meathead1313 hooked me up with some nice pods like cgn21500, SB7J, Jimmy Nardello and others that will fill the open slots. Joemomma also gets some credit for sending me free pods.
I thought I would compile some photos here to track my progress. I would love to hear from anyone that has questions, concerns or criticisms of what I am doing - an open forum can lead to great improvements. I don't take things personally - I'm in it for the peppers.
This is my second run at hydro peppers (and tomatoes) - I let the first one get way out of hand and it became expensive during the summer due to our power company's "Two Tier" system and the fact that I was running 20 T5 bulbs at a little over 1000 total watts! This system is scaled down considerably and is being run much more efficiently.
The set up: I have a Hydrofarm 2x4 flood table, Rubbermaid storage bin for a reservoir (~16 gallon max? I run about 12 gallons in...
Actually more of a journal for me. Just like to see all the progressions.
This year 2013 I got hit with what was believed to be thrips. They consumed one plant after another. My veggies were all destroyed by spider mites. And now my struggling in ground plants are being consumed by aphids. So many buds and flowers. Too bad they won't make it. But hey. I did t have grubs this year
Thanks to all that sent pods. Powders. Hot sauces. And seeds. Although I wasn't able to do fresh pod giveaways. I was and still doing powder and seed giveaways.
I've started some new ones late in the summer and plan to go into full swing in a week.
Here are the big boys.
From this
To this. Soil is roots organic. And some coco
I've also give hydro a...
Hey all! I've been very busy over the last few weeks working on my indoor "grow lab" and getting a new round of indoor plants started. I wanted to start this GLog earlier but just didn't have the time to resize, upload, and post all of the pictures I have been taking. I finally was able to get caught up with everything and decided to go ahead and start this thing.
Overview
I have the capacity to grow about 35-40 plants indoors using hydroponics. A very good friend of mine owns a grow shop in town which means that I get to grow about 25 of the plants in his shop as a display for customers and to use as a test bed for new nutrient lines. I'll be growing the remaining 10 to 15 plants at my place. All of my plants are superhots...
Well...after much debate between mama and I, WE (she) have come to the conclusion that I may have grown a few too many plants the past few seasons??? :whistle: :crazy:
2012 I grew out about 70 plants not including the huge number of ornamental peppers which about doubled that number. I didn't regularly harvest the ornamental plants so I ain't counting those...and in spite of some virus issues I was able to put together an epic season. So epic in fact that I had to purchase a chest freezer to store all the excess pods for future processing.
Here is one 2012 pull...I had numbers like this EVERY weekend! My season started (too) early and lasted until Christmas that year. I finally finished processing them just before I started pulling...
Hey guys, I'm attempting to cross a White Cloud sweet pepper with a Dorset Naga. I know annuums and chinenses are only partially fertile so I have a few flowers crossed on a few White Cloud plants. The only reason I've chosen these two is that the Dorset Naga was the only plant flowering at the time when the White Cloud opened it's first flower so I decided to go with that.
I guess there won't be many updates until I plant the seeds of these pods and see what F1 pods look like. Just in case I have also crossed the Dorset Naga with a Purple Beauty sweet pepper, the more the merrier, will see which one works.
I do have a question though - if this cross works, will it be an annuum or a chinense i.e. will I have multiple buds per node...
Well, I am finally creating a blog here. I started making my wish list back last year and collected seeds throughout the year. Weeded it down a bit, but then I ordered some addtional seeds from PepperLover and of course I got a bunch or extra seeds which I had to include in my grow this year.
Here is the list of what I finally put into the germination pots. I listed where I got the seeds so I could trace how successful they were as well as what the differences might be is I have the same kind of pepper from a couple different sources.
These were all started Mid January.
Type Obtained from
7 Pod Barackpore seed swap June 2013 Torno
7 Pod Brain...
Guess it is about time I make a GLOG...
I'm living in cold Denmark, which means that everything is indoors, either in the greenhouse (spring and summer only) or in the south facing windows in the house. This again means that everything is in pots, and most in too small pots (that is also a consequence of growing more plants than I have room for).
This is the list of plants that I currently have:
Updates 2013-08-13 in red
Annum:
- Filius Blue
- Peruvian Purple
- Hungarian Hot Wax * 2
- Some Cayenne type of uncertain origin * 2
Bacatum:
- Aji Lemon Drop (4th season)
- Aji Benito
- Blondie * 2
- Criolla Sella
Chinense:
- Chocolate Habanero (2nd season)
- GRIF 9293 (2nd season)
- Some Bhut Jolokia like chili of uncertain origin (2nd...
Info
So in 2015 i will be selling MFRB of seedlings, 4 fit in each box, 28$ total
(4$ a plant + 12$ the shipping comes to 28$)
They will be about 6-8 inches tall and about 14 weeks old. they should be more hearty than other plant vendors because they should be older and have bigger root systems in the 3 inch pots.
I started listing some of the varieties on my website and you can preorder if you want, or just wait till march.
http://juanitospeppers.com/index.php/products/pepper-plants
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Test start
So you might ask... why are you making a glog in October?
I'm doing a test run / pilot project to make sure i got all the kinks worked out before i go full...
I bring you this information amidst much mockery and questioning of my sexuality and virility, but my wife can shut up about it if she knows what's good for her.
Yes. You. Go to bed.
http://50.72.217.75:83/Peppers/klog/
This shall document my war against the aphids in my basement. The bards shall tell stories across the ages. Women shall want me, and men will want to be me.
Highlights:
The few actual peppers currently growing.
The spray of choice.
The aphids in their natural habitat.
Weird stuff on some of the bigger plants, originally grown at my cousins. Likely a new form of death from my plants that I've now imported.
Zoomed aphid, RIGHT IN YOUR FACEHOLES.
We join our intrepid hero near the start of the second...
So the hottest pepper I've had is a habanero. Recently I decided to try to grow peppers so I bought some from Walmart. I'll show pics of those later. Two days ago was my first time planting Bhut Jolokia. Doing this for help since it's my first time. Pics coming soon!
This year I will be mostly growing...
SOWN 11th December
PUBESCENS
PI387838 (Locato) - Bolivia
Turbo Pube - Ecuador
PI585273 - Ecuador
SOWN 3-4th January
BACCATUM
DULCE DOLOR - ??
SUGAR RUSH - ??
GUAMPINHO DE VEADO - Brazil
TREPADEIRA DE WERNER – Brazil
INCA BERRY - Peru
INCA RED DROP - Peru
OMNICOLOR - Peru
HEART THROB - Bolivia
PI 260567 - Bolivia
AJI CRISTAL - Chile
CAP267 - Chile
EL ORO DE ECUADOR - Ecuador
BUBBA- Columbia
CHINENSE
HABANERO BROWN LARGE - ??
CHOCOLATE BHUT - India
NAGA MORICH – India/Bangladesh
CONGO RED - Trinidad
TRINIDAD SCORPION CARDI YELLOW - Trinidad
7 POT PRIMO –US/Trinidad
7POT SR – Trinidad
FARIA – Trinidad
HAROLD ST BARTS – St. Barts.
SCOTCH BONNET MOA –Jamaica
ORANGE HABANERO - Mexico
ANTILLAIS...
Hi All,
I've got Manzanos sprouted and my Bhuts, Lotah Bih and Donne Sali seeds planted so it looks like time to leave 2103 behind and begin to concentrate on 2014. Last year I started some of my late-season varieties right after New Year's Day, but our season was too short to bring the pods to full ripeness so this year I started 2-3 weeks earlier.
Manzano seedlings...
Fruts and Bhuts ;) ...
There are many more varieties yet to plant in the proper turn, and I have 4 overwintered pepper plants from 2013 that I'll report on later. Have a great weekend all!
Today we were walloped with a snowstorm in Southwest Virginia and since I was taking some pics of the snow I thought I'd also get started with sharing my pepper progress.
My 2013 selection:
C. chinense
Red Bhuts
Yellow Bhuts
Choco Bhuts
TS Morouga Blend
TS Butch T
7 Pot Barrackpore
7 Pot Brain Strain
7 Pot Yellow
Choco Hab
Morado
Pimenta Morango
Yellow Congo
Pimenta da Neyde
Cumari do Para
C. annuum
Sonoran Chiltepin
Vietnamese Tear Jerker
Peruvian Wild
Armac Chiltepin
C. galapagoense
sp.
C. chacoense
CAP 501
C. praetermissum
Cumari Pollux
C. baccatum
Uba Tuba
C. frutescens
Indiana Pequin
Duke Pequin
Donne Sali
Ekirike
Guam Boonie
Aji Chuncho
Piri Piri
Lotabih
Tabasco
C. parvifolium
sp.
C. pubescens
Rocoto Inca
Dino Pod...
As of December 1, I have started:
Kraken - F3 (courtesy of Mike Hess. Huge thank you!)
7 Pot Brainstrain
7 Pot Bubblegum
Carolina Reaper
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
Douglah
Trinidad Scorpion VV7
Bhut Jolokia
Pequin
Tepin
Elephant's Ears
Aleppo
Star of Turkey
MOA Scotch Bonnet
Bahamian Goat Pepper
Aji Habanero
Manzano
This year was bad almost everything died.No peppers. :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: :mope: :mope: :mope:
Finally, I will get this glog going for the season. I'm excited for lots of gardening this year, and hopefully a better harvest year this year after our cold and slow start to summer in 2013. I hope this winter is not an indication of how summer will go, as we are having one of the snowiest winters on record.
Here is the pepper garden on Christmas Eve.
Now imagine it with another 2-3 feet of snow on it. I need to get another picture. It's ridiculous.
So, what do we do? We plan for the garden!
This year's pepper grow list is a bit trimmed down. The goal is 115-120 pepper plants. We'll see.
2014 Grow list
1. Red Rocoto - Tradewinds
2. Yellow Manzano - Hooda
3. Giant Mexican Rocoto - pepperlover
4. Golden Rocoto - pepperlover
5...
Well, lets give this a go - it certainly won't be up to par with some of these great Glogs but...
I just planted this morning. Last year I started my plants in March. This year I'm more on the ball (I hope!).
I decided to try Oasis Rootcubes. I bought a 104 cell sheet of the 1 1/4" cubes. They are housed in a Jiffy seed starting greenhouse atop a Milliard heat mat. Temperature is at 78 degrees F.
Once I get some growth, light will be a hodgepodge of T5 and cheap ebay LED bulbs.
I had pared my list down to 15 - it grew to 18 - I planted 19 with a few more seeds evincing such arguments for inclusion I'll probably be wetting them soon as well. It is so hard to say no to pepper seeds!
Planted so far:
1/1 7 Pot...
Updates to light shelving:
Like the way mylar insulated car shades keep light in.
Seeds in flats after KN03 and H202 overnight soak:
Flat 2: "others" (list posted later):
Blurry pic above? Finished this at 5am. Pic at 8am. On manual, I moved. :rofl:
Flat 3:
Flat 4:
List:
The Hab and Bonnet Family:
Bahamian Goat (Greg/PIC1 and Grant/JungleRain)
Brazilian Starfish (Judy/Pepper lover)
Chocolate Habañero (mine)
Elongated Black Hab (Refining Fire)
Habajolokia Brown (Old Barn Nursery/Buckeye)
Harolds St. Bart x West Indies Hab (Meatfreak/Stefan)--planted 1-21-14
Jamaican Hot Chocolate (mine and seed saved from Pia/Sanarda, others)
Jamaican Red Hab (mine 2013 from Walkgood 2012-2013)
Jamaican Red Mushroom...
The seedlings are Thai and the egg carton is Thai seeds. The other little pots have habenero seeds. I'm also gonna try some supperhot seeds when the package arrives from Smiley. (Thanks again Mike)
I'll post progress often I'm sure. Yesterday the seedlings moved from a small six pack to their new nesting grounds. All rest in nothing but organic seed starter soil and water.
Rymerpt
Had some extra money and decided to support this site and get a membership. Now its Glog Time. This is what I will be growing. I apologize in advance. This is the first time I have done this pictures and posts thing.
Today launches The Pacific Northwest GLOG, geared towards growers from this region. Since there appears to be disagreement on what states, and areas, actually comprise the Pacific Northwest, I will use a broad definition, in order to include more growers. If anyone thinks the definition could be even more broad, it can always be changed. Come one, come all.
Oregon
Washington
Alaska
Northern California
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
British Columbia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest
I am from the Rogue Valley, in southern Oregon, so, I will begin with a couple of shots from my yard, which over looks the Rogue River.
Me, and my Cacho de Cabra, which stands at 4' tall.
Some non-chinenses.
Chinenses.
GRIF 9265...
Hi everyone! :)
I recently started an indoor grow to coincide with my outdoor grow. I am pretty new to growing plants at all, so forgive any silly questions I have.. :)
Photo was taken before can fans and ducting was fitted. I also have brought the light down to about 45cm from the top of the plants. I have 2 habaneros in the tent under a 400w hps light on 24/0. Outside, I have 2 habaneros and 1 bhut jolokia.
Here is one of my indoor Habs. These 2 indoor plants have been topped. Will these nodes flower or actually branch out?
Here is my other indoor Hab.
My Bhut Jolokia. Forgive the silly question, but do Bhuts always give a crazy amount of leaves? Should I trim some of the bottom bits? *waits for constructive...
Hi guys, I'm new here. Wanted to start this log.
I want to grow Purple Jalapeno indoors.
Have a box sizes 150x60x60
150w Chinese Ufo LED
GHE aeroflow system for 5 plants
So my seeds are now floating in a solution of H2O2 (20 drops of it in half of glass of water)
Then I'll move them in rockwool cubes and all in a small propagator and then wait )