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Nice plants and great pictures as always CD! I'm jealous of the early Zaps you'll be getting soon - mine will take a little while longer!

Good luck Unc!

Thanks @PaulG! I think the helmets were my fault. After all I think I didn't do a good job of covering the seeds with rockwool when I originally planted them. Good thing I was still able to get plants for all the affected varieties! The flags. Haha, that started last year and I think the...

Here's where things stand right now... 17 varieties have sprouted so far. They are under lights getting their roots air-pruned: Here are the ones we have at the moment: Aji Lemon Drop Bhutlah Scorpion Carolina Reaper Chocolate Reaper Death Spiral Habanero Numex Thanksgiving Peachadew...

Holy Kratky! 70+ varieties in Kratky?! How are you replacing the nutrients and how long does it take for you to do that? In my experience, after about 2 months they will need frequent nutrient changes.

Agreed with the others here - seems like you have this down to a science @dragonsfire!. I've never had good luck with it, and have gotten good results with rockwool.

Just catching up on your glog @PaulG and this must be high up there in the list of the greatest tidbits of information I've seen in this site. I really like it when people share their growing methods. One thing I want to try this year is to mix my own potting soil and thanks to your previous...

I planted the same strain of piri-piri last year and got a good harvest. I dried them up and used some this past weekend to make piri-piri chicken by following Chillichump's recipe. It's by far the best grilled chicken I've made. So if you have some of those peppers to spare, I highly...

You won't have to wait long @PaulG! The train left the station this morning: USPS Tracking

OK, so all the remaining seeds are in their rockwool cubes now. The waiting game begins:

Totally agree @MarcV. This is something that has always amazed me, how they can just stay in that state almost indefinitely and sprout when the conditions are ideal.

Thanks @PaulG... I think there must be some luck involved as well. Anyway, I really believe storing the seeds in the fridge helps keep them viable.

4 more varieties popped up today: White Habanero (can't really see due to the angle of the pic. Second cube on the top row) Chocolate Reaper (First cube second row) Death Spiral (Second cube second row) Carolina Reaper (Third cube second row) Also, the rest of the grow is currently soaking...

Well, 2 more varieties decided to join the grow today :party:. Trinidad Scorpion on the top left, and a Habanero just barely popping out from the second cube from the right on the top row. These seeds are 9 years old. I hope I'll be able to isolate some pods when the time comes.

Just 6 days in, and the first hook is already out.... This is a Bhutlah Scorpion Hopefully we'll get full participation from the rest of the varieties.

Just some final thoughts on this season - some things I learned the hard way this year and some good surprises: No more than 4 plants growing in 5 gal Kratkys. I started the season with 6 plants growing in 5 gal buckets. Everything is fine and dandy until you have to support them and...

OK, Chinenses are now soaking in a 0.15% H2O2 solution for 24 hours. Hoping for good germination rates after this. I'll take care of the other varieties around Jan 15th.

Thanks Paul! And thanks again for the seeds - I'm really excited to be growing rocotos for the first time - hopefully we'll get a new family favorite!

That's just a direct export from Excel MF (Copy/Paste)... I was pleasantly surprised to see the table all neat and tidy :party:

Good luck with your grow DR! One question for you - what is your process for saving seeds? Your contribution to the seed train definitely caught my eye in terms of the variety and quantity of seeds. I don't think I'd be able to scale with my current methods.