Glogs

harry · Nov 6, 2013

This season is mostly a continuation of the last season. My attempts to start a few varieties that I haven't grown have been unsuccessful thus far. To kick things off here's two of my red Rocoto plants side by side: Rocoto Red plant #1 and #3 I'm working towards figuring out why the plant on the right is a paler green. From 2010 H2:Capsicum annuum Jamaican Yellow (1 plant) Capsicum chinense Caribbean Red (1 plant) Capsicum chinense Datil (1 plant) Capsicum chinense Seven Not, Orange (1 plant; probably hybrid) Capsicum chinense Trinidad Scorpion Capsicum pubescens NotLocato (2 hybrids; distinct phenotypes) Capsicum pubescens Manzana Yellow (1 purchased; yellowish orange strain) Capsicum pubescens Rocoto, Orange (2 plants; second...

Laphroaig · Feb 23, 2014

Hello everyone ! This will be my second year of growing, and i decided tot make a glog! :D This year i will be growing : -Aji red -Habanero red -Hot portugal -Devil's tongue red -Hot paper lantern And i ordered 2 more wich i will be planting in a few days : -Bhut jolokia red -Trinidad moruga scorpion red I had a succesfull harvest my first year growing, but i'm really excited to growing super hots this year. :hot: Here is my start and updates will follow soon ! :party:

Sarge · Sep 16, 2013

Alright to kickstart off on this forum, I might as well write up a glog where I can show you guys what I have started, what I have and where I hope to be. I never used to be a fan of chilli. Couldn't tolerate the hate and the day after. After time went on I started getting an itch for it and started to like it more and more to the point I eat hot things just to experience the burn. Well I consider my self to have always had a green thumb. Ive grown many plants in the past, mainly fruitful like tomato's strawberries and other types of berries. I then tried Bonsai but with uni and other things in the way it was far too hard to maintain and after a year trying to grow plants from seedlings, it only took one bad day to wipe out an entire...

motocross308 · Feb 8, 2014

here is a pic of what i got rollin right now .. The unit farthest away is filled with coco chunks and then a layer of coir . It has carolina reapers , tabago seasoning peppers and tomatoes in it .. the tomatoes are gonna go soon. I started this in early fall. Light is provided by a 1000 w hps system . Now to the flood table closest. It contains my newest plants and seedlings .. They are all in coco coir but each is in its own pot or cup; .. the cups have holes drilled into the bottom to allow nutes in and allow drainage .Basically , they all get bottom fed . I do have some rockwool cubes in there just to see how they do in them and for how long i can keep them that way . I still need to add a bunch more hydroton just for volume so i...

thecollegekid · Jan 25, 2014

I have wanted to start the time consuming process of a GLOG for the last couple years. School has gotten the best of me but i think i will be able to squeeze the time to create one this year and actually enjoy it rather than stress me out. I have started 60+ varieties of bhuts, 7pots, TS, and habs the other day in horticubes. I planted two flats of 108 cubes/flat with 3 cells for each variety. Currently two days later they are starting to send out roots. I will get pictures up later but I am currently at my research lab and bored so I thought I would start the thread. I look forward to sharing my season with you. As far as where I will be planting, I currently am a Grad student at OU and have the ability to use their greenhouse to...

ChiliClay · Feb 2, 2014

Quick back round on my chili growing experience. I have grown for one season before now. Last year I have 2 Fresno chilies and 1 Jalapeno in a 6" raised bed and 1 Thai Hot in a container. Late freeze stunted my plants and then they got cooked because of bed placement and 100+ temps. I was able to manipulate the location of my Thai and it did great!.. until some heartless person stole it from my front yard. So this year containers it is(inside my wooden fenced back yard). 1/10/14 I started in a tray with fertilome ultimate and sowed Anaheim, Poblano, Habenero, Thai Hot, Tobasco, Jalapeno, Sweet Hungarian Yellow Wax, Green Hatch, Bolivian Rainbow, and Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. This is from today... 2/1/14 photo hosting All of the...

llbuckshotll · Nov 5, 2013

Well here goes. Got some sweet pepper, some hab's and some mystery have no idea what I planted peppers. https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/108210399764936390185/albums/5936549244656283249 I was getting alot of flower drops (100%) moving them inside at night and outside during the day. After 7-15 days in the DWC I have 12 growing peppers :dance:

TheRedRocotoMan · Feb 16, 2014

This will be my first year in very long time growing hot peppers & the main ones will be Red Manzanos & Red Rocotos with a few Biggie Chile Hybrid & Maule's Red Hot (Cayenne type) thrown in the mix. So far I have these above soil and growing... 1 Biggie Chile Hybrid 2 Red Rocoto Not above soil but germinated... 7 Red Manzano germinated and placed in pots (red beer cups) Germinating in paper towel & ziplock baggie 12 Red Rocoto I may also grow some brown morugas from thepepperlover.com Any questions just ask More pics to come soon

jjdillion · Feb 14, 2014

Hello All I decided late that i was going to make a growlog so most of my plants already have some size on them. A little backround information, I started seeds October 2013 and most of the seeds germinated by the middle of November. The plants include Red Fatalii Yellow Fatalii 7 Pot White 7 Pot Brainstrain 7 Pot Douglah Bhut Jolokia White Habenero White Habenero White Giant Congo Trinidad Butch T Scorpion Carolina Reaper http://i.imgur.com/WXIfTQH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Y09h3oz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/QXZ8V6x.jpg http://i.imgur.com/V48ASLG.jpg http://i.imgur.com/txbysD3.jpg http://i.imgur.com/e78HVg4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/UcGiELA.jpg http://i.imgur.com/OUoDefs.jpg The pictures are not to great due to my lack of picture...

sreinhard88 · Oct 22, 2013

Hello all! After doing a lot of research, planning, designing, and redesigning, I finally ended up with a pretty decent little setup to keep some of my plants going year round. The total cost was right around $275. Right now this setup produces 2,925 Lumens/Sq.ft., using a 250W HPS bulb and 2 CFLs. Setting up the stand Stand w/ lights off Stand w/lights on Plants under the lights (Jalapeno, Habanero, Serrano) I look forward to seeing how well this setup works and I'll be sure to post some pictures along the way. If anyone has any questions feel free to post on here or just PM me. Thanks for looking! UPDATE11/30/13: I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE RESIDENCE LIFE STAFF AT MY SCHOOL THAT I AM NOT ALLOWED TO GROW MY...

MisterNo · Feb 5, 2014

Hi guys. I'm a bit late here, been very busy last few months, but I'm willing to gie it another go here. Last season weather was so good that I was picking peppers till mid December. But I was working double shifts from September till December so had no time to come here. Hope I'll have enough time this year to follow al your beautiful glogs and keep mine up to date :) My peppers are already germinating and I'm keeping it simple againt. using my router as heat source, with two CFL builbs providing light for the peppers till they can go outside. I have 23 varieties germinating for now, will probably add 10 more in a week or two: Poblano Orange Manzano Rocoto CR Red Rocoto Yellow Chile de Arbol Dorset naga Butch T Fatalii Arabibi...

Jolokia John · Jan 27, 2014

Hey everyone, I am not new to chilies, but completely new to growing them. Making sauces is my normal forte, but I thought I would give a crack at growing this year and I am excited to undertake this project. I joined a contest on Facebook where contestants plant seeds in 1 shot glass and whoever has the tallest plant by the end of the contest wins a ten pack of seeds from every contestant. It is still open if you are interested and can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210848495780993/ I chose a Pimento Picante Big Thai Hybrid for my shot glass. In addition to the challenge, I also intend to grow as many strains as I can. I am expecting a seed care package in the mail from a buddy in Florida and once that...

BiffaBacon · Jan 3, 2014

Hi Guys, Brand new to your forum, been lurking for awhile now. I started growing Cayenne pepper plants about a month and a half ago, my first attempt ever at growing indoors. I started a blog on Wordpress so I can keep track of the progress, so these first entries here are copied from that blog. If interested, the blog is at http://chiligrowindude.wordpress.com. After months of watching people eat hot peppers on YouTube (and usually puke), I decided to see if I could grow my own pepper plants from seed. Some of my favorites to watch on the YouTubes are The Fire Breathing Idiot (aka Ted Barris), George Payne, LA Beast, Cult Moo, Freak Eating, and of course, the one and only Wreckless Eating. So how does one grow pepper plants from...

FayahBen · Mar 14, 2012

Greetings :) With the spring incoming, it's time to start the grow log for this season. Well, for now it's not a really good start, i had problem with too low temperatures (and a little over-watering with the soil not drying well) with the first germinated plants that has stunted their growth, but they are recovering slowly. The temperature is better, but the plants could enjoy more heat, so they are still growing a little bit slow. Some strains have been a little hard to germinate too with several retries. The chinenses have been sown around mid-january, the annums and baccatums around mid-february. I've sown the rocotos in late autumn. Here's the strain list for this season: (the chinenses, rocotos and baccatum are goin to be grown...

Valleyman · Jan 29, 2014

Has anyone pre soaked their seeds in Spray n Grow? If yes, any noticeable benefits? Last year I used an overnight soak in warm water with good results but never satisfied so this year I'm trying a short bath in 3%Peroxide then an hour or two soak in tea prior to planting.

schrade82 · Jan 17, 2014

So I am a few days behind on this, but thought I would go ahead and start a grow log to share my 2014 grow. I actually planted on 12 January and already have some hooks! (Pictures to come this weekend). I've always grown some vegetable, but a friend introduced me to THP and I've been hooked every since. Thanks to everyone who helped make the below grow list possible, I really appreciate it and hope to pay it forward in the future. 2014 Grow List: Lilac Bell Green Bell Banana Red Pimiento Aji Dulce NuMex Suave Orange Trinidad Scorpion Sweet NuMex Big Jim Unknown Red Ristra Chili Fresno Giant Jalapeño Red Jalapeño Hungarian Wax Aji Lemon Drop Red Serrano Orange Manzano Tobasco Purple Cayenne Ring of Fire Cayenne Lumbre Anaheim Datil Hot...

Mighty Mouse · Jan 11, 2014

Hey everyone thought it would be cool to show you my 2014 grow list. -Giant White Habañero -Pink Tiger -Carolina Reaper -Bhut Jolokia (Red) -Bhut Jolokia (White) -Bhut Jolokia (Chocolate) -Brown Moruga -MOA Scotch Bonnet -Pimienta De Neyde -Red Savina -White Devils Tongue -Ají Pineapple -Brainstrain (Red) -Naga Morich I started these my seeds mostly in peat pellets and in a Jiffy Seed starting tray. I also used a heat mat to keep them nice and happy. They all sprouted within two weeks and I kept them under artificial light 24/7. After a week under the led grow light I transplanted them into 16oz Dixie cups filled with Fox Farms, Calcium (from eggshells), and magnesium (from espom salts). Now I put them near a window during the...

Pepper-Guru · Mar 4, 2013

It begins with a tray...

Sanarda · Jan 3, 2013

Here is the list so far: 7 pot Jonah (Mgold/Matt pod) 7 pot mystery (Mgold/Matt pod) 7 pot Red (Jamie/Romy pod) 7 pot yellow (Mgold/Matt pod) Aji Lemon (Romy pod) Assam (Mgold/Matt pod) Barrackpore (Pepperlover) Bhut Giant Red (Matt/Mgold pod) Bhut Peach (Matt/Mgold pod) Bhut Chocolate (Matt/Mgold pod) Bhut Hybrid (Jamie/Romy pod) Brain Strain Yellow (DVFSTR/Dave pod) ButchT (Dvfstr/Dave pod) and Mgold's (Pod) CARDI Scorp Yellow (Jamie/Romy pod) Choc Hab (PaulG pod) (Romy) (Matt/Mgold) Datil (Jamie/Romy pod) Dorset Naga (Jamie/Romy) Douglah Red (Dfstr/Dave pod) Douglah Hybrid (Jamie/Romy Pod) Fatalli x Red Savina (Matt/Mgold pod) Goats Weed (PaulG pod) Habanero BLK (Matt/Mgold pod) Moruga Red (Matt/Mgold pod) Naga Morich (Matt/Mgold...

PIC 1 · Jan 19, 2013

Good Eve-ning, and Welcome to my bog...glog ! Hey folks sorry for the late glog-up I'm a month behind last years startup,...... :rolleyes: ...... I still have 12+ weeks (plenty of time) before I can start think about hardening off the plants outdoors. First off I'd like to give a shout out to those who followed my grow last season. Thanks for all the comments, thoughts and ideas. The chuckles we shared......there were some good laughs...(and especially all the criticisms........ :liar: .......hah) To those who are new, I try to follow a "weekend update" format with photos and captions. Although if anyone has questions or replies that needs and answer or response I'll get back during the week. I hope to keep this interesting and...

bukowski9 · Jun 22, 2013

I've had these outside for about a month straight now w/out pulling them back in because of the cold fronts and frost. T.Scorp. Chocolate Carolina Reaper Brain Strain T.Scorp. Moruga,

Island_Dan · Jan 12, 2013

Okay well as some of you have probably seen, I started a thread about the heat of a pepper in different growing conditions and it sort of changed into a thread about the possibility of stressing a plant to increase production and potency in a hydroponic environment. So this is going to be an experiment to see the effects of DWC stressing of a plant as compared to a plant that is not stressed. For this experiment, I have decided to keep some form of control. The pepper selected is the TS Moruga. The seeds are from the same pod and have been put to germinate at the same time. I will be selecting two seedlings that pop up within 2 days of each other or less if possible. These 2 seedlings will be put into 2 identical black buckets with...

Pepperjack91 · Jan 7, 2014

I told myself I wouldn't make a Glog but I decided to so here is my planned grow list: MOA Scotch Bonnets Caribbean Red Habaneros White Habaneros Naga Morich Yellow 7 Pot Piment de Espelllte Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Carolina Reaper Red Bhut Jolokia Peach Bhut Jolokia Bell Jamaican Mushroom (maybe???) Orange habanero Maybe some others too if I find more I want to grow. First of all, I say Jamaican mushroom maybe because I ordered scotch bonnets from Pepper Joe and a person I trust has told me these tend not to be bonnets but actually Jamaican mushrooms. I'm not mad because I wanted those as well. (It's also not an attack on you Joe). A very generous member sent me MOA scotch bonnets so I'm very thankful for that and maybe I will have...

jma1787 · Nov 11, 2013

My 2013 pepper crop was a disappointment. Most of the chilies I planted in the ground were either eaten by rabbits, died or grew poorly. I suspect that high soil pH is the reason for poor growth performance, but I haven't tested the soil. I do have a Pin Oak that wasn't doing well though and the arborist who treated it told me that the soil in my area has a high pH value (high 7's). I also made the mistake of thinking that fish emulsion was a complete fertilizer. I know better now. Other plants that I grew in pots were started late, grew slowly and failed to set fruit before it became too hot and the blossoms dropped all summer long. Once it cooled off enough to set fruit, it became a race against time for the pods to ripen before it...

romy6 · Jan 1, 2013

Well 2012 is old news so time to push onward. It was a great year for me pepperwise. If you did not get a chance to follow me last year and would like to check it out here is the link http://thehotpepper.com/topic/27252-romy6-2012/. It will save me from explaining my grow and being redundant. I am an outdoor grower only from start to finish. I try to keep my aphid /bug colonies to a minimum while batteling the temps as while growing in east central Florida. I plan on growing many other new varieties in a few months so keep an eye out. Until then I wish a great grow for all and look forward to following all of your grows. After fighting off the tequilla hangover this moring I managed to stumble along and pick my first harvest of the new...

annie57 · Jan 26, 2013

Began 2013 yesterday morning. 12 hour soak seed soak in potassium nitrate and H202 (diluted) in ice trays. Kept warm on heat mats. Mix is Promix BX with a lot of perlite added. Pre-moistened, then put in 72 cell 6 pack flats and bottom watered on heat mat to fully wet mix with Actinovate, kelp, Biotamax--a sliver--then drained, aerated with fork, then back to mats to await seeds. Lost a few seeds as I'm handier with turkey baster (obviously from seeds left in bulb when clean-up) when it's used for Q or turkey, but have plenty of viable seeds. Trying to prevent damping off. Seeds from Chris, Jamie (Romy6), Ed, Judy (pepperlover.com), peppergal, peppermania, Baker Creek, Trade Winds, Tomato Grower's Supply, My Patriot Supply . . . and my...

Scarecrw · Jan 11, 2014

Welcome to the wonderful world of OZ. This will be my second year on THP and my first glog. I am still learning peppers and techniques. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get. Thank you THP members for all the seeds and knowledge The list Tray 1 1) 6/0 Manzano amarillo C. pubescens Mexico Mel77754 2) 6/0 Manzano caballo C. pubescens Mexico Mel77754 3) 6/1 Biquinho C. chinense Brazil Mel77754 4) 6/2 Tobago scotch bonnet C. chinense Tobago Mel77754 5) 6/5 Cumari Do Para C. chinense Brazil Wind Chicken 6) 6/0 Guampino De Veado? Wind Chicken 7) 6/4 Brazilian Starfish C. baccatum Brazil Redhawk http://www.redhawkpeppers.com/HotSauces/default.html 8) 6/6...

stickman · Oct 25, 2012

I'm pulling things together to get ready for my next growing season. I bought NuMex variety seeds from Sandia Seed company in New Mexico, Hot Paper Lantern Habaneros and Antohi Romanians from Johnny's Select Seeds in Maine and Korean varieties from Evergreen Seeds in California. Due to the unbelievable generosity of a number of THP members I've also gotten seeds to a wide variety of chiles from around the world. Special thanks to BootsieB, stc3248, romy6, PaulG, SoCalChilehead, joynershotpeppers, highalt, cmpman1974, smokemaster, mygrassisblue, Mister No, chewi, KingDenniz, orrozconleche and most recently and spectacularly, Habanerohead with a great selection of superhots and peppers from Hungary! There are eleven varieties of...

Drifty · Jan 5, 2014

Idea of a grow log is great, never really thought of really logging it all but have taken a bunch of photos along the way so it should be easy to pull this all together. I started a bit late this year but that was mostly due to a fairly epic trip to New York for a friend’s wedding, but as soon as I got back home it was time to get everything going. Having had mixed results trying to germinate last season I did plenty of reading, and then more reading and finally just a tad more reading before I decided on my plan of attack. I had a screw case/box that was mostly empty so I used it along with some cotton balls to create a nice little seed incubator. Left over from my over wintering gear was a heat mat so I rigged it up to a...

Slyboy · Dec 7, 2013

So in the UK it's winter and I have kicked off my 2014 grow quite early. Here are the varieties I am growing this year. 1. Gourmet Jigsaw 2. Naga morich 3. 7Pot 4. Lucy 5. Habanero Carribean red 6. Long slim cayenne 7. Dorset naga 8. India Jwala 9. Zimbabwe bird 10. Joes long slim 11. Monster naga 12. Pusa Jwala 13. Aci sivra 14. HP22B Carolina reaper 15. Trinidad scorpion marouga 16. King naga 17. Kasmiri mirch 18. Dorset naga orange 19. Trinidad scorpion butch T 20. Naga Khorika 21. Red Dominican habanero 22. Shabu Shabu Here are a couple of pics of my indoor setup. These will all be transferred to my greenhouse come spring. Overwintered plants LED grow light Seedlings I have more to germinate but will get those going in...

Sawyer · Feb 11, 2013

I haven't done a grow log before, but thought I'd give it a try this year. I'm growing mostly super hots, so I feel like I'm already behind schedule. Anyone know where January went? No pictures yet, I'll add some later when things (hopefully) start popping. My setup is a basic home-made 2-tier 1" PVC plant stand. Each tier can accommodate 4 standard 1020 nursery flats and has three 2-bulb T-12 4' 40W fluorescent shop lights suspended above. The bulbs are a mix of Daylight, Wide Spectrum, and Power Twist. (I can't give you a K rating on these off the top of my head.) I use heater mats to try to keep the flats in the comfort zone for germination. They are wired to a dimmer switch so I can adjust the current. Even with the dimmer switch...

Tim Vader · Dec 4, 2013

I was given about 60 fruit bearing trees and bushes last week and in my mind, that just about makes me a farmer. I have decided I want to growing a lot of different fruits and veggies this spring. I have never done this before, but after some reading and the help of youtube, I started with some super hot seeds 2 days ago. Again, I have NEVER attempted anything like this, so I would like to keep a Glog here with you guys to get pointers, laughed at, and congratulated hopefully, lol At the very least, I can share the experience with people who have done these already. D-Day...seeds go in the dirt! I planted 20 Moruga scorpion seeds, 10 carloina reapers, 10 each of Purple, white, red, chocolate, yellow, peach, and green Bhutlah. I...

Jazzman1001 · Apr 13, 2013

Hi all, This is my first season growing much of anything, so im excited to see how this year turns out. I figured that beginning a grow log would really help me keep track of what i do and how the season unfolds. I started out growing peppers really unexpectedly. There was an organics fair on the University campus that i attend (i'm a fourth year student) and i happened to stop by a booth with a woman selling seeds. a pack of Chinese 5 Color seeds caught my eye and, on a whim, i purchased them. I started those seeds in a little plastic "greenhouse" container in seedling starter soil around the beginning of March and almost all of the seeds germinated. While that was going on, my interest in peppers kind of took off, and i planted a...

mongo · Dec 28, 2013

Hi, thought it time to start recording this years grow, might help me keep track a bit better and learn a few things along the way. Updates may be a bit patchy for the first month or so, we're moving in a few weeks so this year I've switched from mostly in ground to a lot of pots, and have a lot of non-chilli related tasks over the next month. Here's a list of varieties from memory, not complete, like my memory. (ow1) = overwintered 1 year old (ow2) = overwintered 2 years old etc (s) = from seed this year (p) = purchased (Oakleigh Market, Bunnings, Masters) 7 Pot Barrackpore (s) 7 Pot BrainStrain (s) 7 Pot White (ow1) 7 Pot Yellow (p) & (s) Aji Limon (s) & (ow2) Anaheim (s) & (ow1) Bell Cap (ow3) Bhut Chocolate (s) Bhut...

Geist · Nov 26, 2013

And so it begins. Thanks to my namesake brother for seeds for my 2014 season. I'm starting the season early with just one of the varieties he gave me to get me through this cold winter. It's a Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Blend x Bhut Jolokia F2 4 seeds were placed in a wet papertowel in a ziplock. All 4 germinated after a week with no heating pad. Placed on top of wet soil with a ziplock around for humidity and under a daylight spectrum cfl. This should be a really fun season. Thanks again to Spicegeist!

Krissyme1 · Mar 30, 2013

As this is my first year growing chillies, i have decided to do a grow log to help me record what works and what doesnt work. My grow log takes the form of a series of youtube videos that i use to show what i'm doing and how. The link to Episode 1 is below. Any comments or suggestions are most welcome. Episode 2 is also up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THDfKc43sR0

Danko78 · Apr 27, 2013

Ok, so here we are! I have the following seed germinating: Peter Pepper Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Yellow Buht Jolokias Buht Jolokias Fatalii Aji Limon I started germinating on 4/25/13. One detail that I want to get your help on. As per the instructions sent with my seeds the ideal temp for them to germinate is between 80 to 87 deg F. As you can see on the pic the temp is at 81 deg which seems ideal. That temp reading was at 9pm. My problem is that I checked the temp this morning and it went down to 75 deg between the night time and morning. maybe for 5-6 hours tops. should I be worried about this or will they germinate properly. I live on PR and I thought the temp would hold for the whole day inside that room but naturally it's...

koskorgul · Mar 8, 2013

So this is my first year growing hot peppers, sure I had grown some Jalapeno (2) and Cayanne (1) last year but this year is diff. I had bought those plants at the store when they were buy 1 get 2 free deal. They were already about 2 ft tall and were producing peppers. The only knowledge I needed was how to put them in the car, take them out, dig a hole, put the plant in and then put some dirt around it. Whew hard work, but those plants got me started with peppers. From there I met JAG and he gave me a bunch of super hots, Scorpion, Fatalii, Ghost, Douglah and many more. I got the seeds from them pods and saved them for this year with the thinking I am going to grow my own plants. Which brings me to my first grow log. I had started some...

PexPeppers · Dec 30, 2013

I really dont like taking a ton of pictures and typing, so i'll do it video style! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8MHkyY_jXI

scovilleADDICTION · Jul 13, 2013

I'm your typically obsessed and addicted chilehead, from the UK. I'm a regular abuser of chilli pods and hot sauces (every meal more or less! my sauce buying is on the cusp of becoming 'collecter' but I know thats for another post) and I'm 'growing my own' for the first time. I'm not a gardener and have never grown anything before. Here is my early progress, it's also the first time I have ever put anything online, just to mention. I'm so glad to have found this excellent site. I think about and talk about chillies all the time, so my girlfriend will be so relieved I have found a new outlet for my ramblings! I also have a young 'basket of fire' plant growing but as I haven't done that one myself from seed I wont follow its progress...