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    misc Official 7 Pot Primo seeds...did you get any ?

    Hi Guy's Did anyone manage to get any seeds from Troy's official site ? Obviously Troy can't send seeds internationally due to laws. And they seemed to sell out faster than hot cakes ! Did anyone manage get any ?
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    hydroponics Kratky size and effect 1.6 L, 5L, 20L pics.

    Hi Guy's This season I'm doing more kratky than last I think it's my third year playing with kratky I've learned alot 🤓 First my kratky plants are way way ahead of my soil plants, which is a huge advantage here in Scotland 🙂 1.6 Litre kratky .......with my Scotch brains yellow this is the...
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    chinense Equis Reaper / Zing chilli peppers ?

    Hi Guy's Here's an update on my Reaper Equis and Zing from Semilas both are in 5 litre pots of soil. Reaper Equis................... One of two or three pod's 👍 this and the Zing have both seemed to suffer far more flower drop than say my Peach ghost jami, Purple Death, Tiberius...
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    flavor Dorset naga and Orange variation......?

    Hi Guy's Time for Dorset naga orange from Semilas update. Dorset naga orange in 5 litre kratky hydroponic I've removed all the side branches simply to boost light in my crowded greenhouse ! Plus I'm not trying to grow for yield simply to get a reasonable number of pod's to taste/try . It's...
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    hydroponics Kratky seedling fluid level question / pic's

    Hi Guy's I've been playing with kratky for a couple of year's but normally I take a soil grown plant with multiple permanent leaves wash off the soil from the root's in Luke warm water. I feed the root's through the bottom of the net pot normally cut a hole in the bottom as not to damage the...
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    glog 1st time Growing Zimbabwe Bird🌶️

    Hi Guy's Just got a photo of another of the Zims i gave away this one "Miguel" it belongs to Wee Alan not really a plant guy but he's loving the Zim 👍 His favourite chilli I've ever given him he says it lives in the kitchen but goes outside in the afternoons if the weathers good .....today...
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    glog 1st time Growing Zimbabwe Bird🌶️

    No not yet the red Pods are on Dougies plant..... it's up to him 😁 Today I've just noticed the first two pod's on mine "just" stating go go red .........
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    glog 1st time Growing Zimbabwe Bird🌶️

    Hi Guy's This morning I took my mate Dougies Zimbabwe bird chilli plant to work for him to pick up. I took the opportunity to take a photo this of his in 5" pot and mine in 5 litre hydroponics also noticed two pod's "just" stating to turn red 😁 Told Dougie to remove all the Red pod's to...
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    misc Which would you grow ? and why ?

    Thanks for the reply 👍 Some excellent suggestions.......... While I did manage to get 7 Pot Primo seeds directly from this year's release from Troy 😎 bloody took a while !! I must make it clear I did not get them "directly " from Troy as he's not allowed to send them to me here in Scotland 😕...
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    misc Which would you grow ? and why ?

    Hi Guy's They say " Fail to prepare prepare to fail" The British army adage " Proper planning prevents piss poor performance " or " pppppp" 😁 is in the same vain 🤣 so........... If you could only grow "6" of these varieties in 2026 ! Which 🤔 and why 🤔 7 Pot Primo ( seeds from Troy...
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    show-off Varieties that have impressed you so far this season....?

    Hi Guy's I'm growing too many varieties of chillies........ again 🫣😁 some will be further ahead than other's.... what plant's have "Impressed" you so far 🤔 Let us see................... For me Peach Ghost jami in 5 litres of soil is an utter beast ! It's way way ahead of any other...
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    glog Scottish 2025 Superhot trial begins !

    Hi Guy's Decided to remove the weird shaped Bengle naga pod's from the plant and see if the newer pod's grow bhut shaped. Growth rate in the greenhouse is astonishing at present ! 😲 Due to the large amount of varieties I'm running out of space 🫣 so culling is going to have to get strict ...
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    glog 1st time Growing Zimbabwe Bird🌶️

    Hi Guy's Quick update on my Zim and it's sibling that I gave away that I'm looking after whiles he's on holiday. Wee Paco still in the 5" pot I gave it to my mate in ! I've been watering it with chilli focus organic liquid fertiliser. Nite the small ripe pod's.........and open tree like...
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    glog Scandinavian indoor/outdoor grow

    Your Balcony looks wonderful ! kind of a greenhouse but I'd imagine it doesn't suffer from the night time temperature fluctuations that my outside greenhouse does which will really help. Plant's are looking good 😁
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    glog Scottish 2025 Superhot trial begins !

    Hi Guy's My first pod on my Zing plant in 5 litres of soil......... Peach ghost jami in 5 litres of soil.........a production machine ! Fatalii gourmet Jigsaw in 5 Litre kratky and 3" net pot this particular plant seems much more productive and earlier than specimens of this variety...
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