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You have an impressive grow list! Where did you get the Chocolate Fatalli seeds? I've never heard of that variety before.

January 10, 2014   Today I sowed the seeds of four additional varieties. Since these are fairly early maturing varieties I probably could have waited another couple weeks, but I'm hoping for an early spring here in Texas.   Jalafuego Jalapeño Chocolate Beauty Bell California Wonder Banana  ...

This is something I want to try this year. I used to homebrew so I have all the necessary equipment so all I need is a recipe and the technique. I'll be following your adventure penny!

January 9, 2014   I returned from vacation the night of January 1, but since I had to leave on a business trip the following morning, I didn’t have much time to tend to my plants.   During my absence, I was very worries that my automated drip system would not work as anticipates, and I would...

  I used a heat mat this year and it worked great. I also attached mine to a thermostat set to 85F. Make sure you put your mat on a towel or small blanket instead of just sitting it on the table. It helps retain the heat.   I've heard the wilds are hard to germinate, but since I live in Texas, I...

Excelent glog Paul. I like the grow list and the OW strategy.   If it's not too much of an inconvienence, I'd also be interested in a few Tepin seeds if you think they weren't cross pollinated and a couple Aji Ammarillo seeds as well (my wife if Peruvian). You've seen my grow list on my glog so...

  Mike, I may have a couple extra plants after the first of the year if you're interested. You can check out my glog to see what I planted so far this year and see if you'd be interested in any of those varieties. At this point, I've kept roughly one extra plant of each variety (not exact) and...

This is a duplicate of a post I just made in my glog, but since I asked this question under a seperate topic heading, I wanted to close this circle and show what I ended up doing.     I finished rigging my automatic drip system tonight. Despite the simple design, it was really a pain in the ass...

December 17, 2013   I finished rigging my automatic drip system tonight. Despite the simple design, it was really a pain in the ass because the tubing comes coiled and doesn't uncoil easily, especially for the short pieces necessary for this system to work. It also didn't help that I had...

  I lived in Gilbert for 15 years. How about you?

  Thanks Jacobus! I think we all make mistakes when we plant our first "crop". The important thing is that we learn from them. No matter how much research you do, something is going to go wrong. I never would have thought that rabbits would repeatedly eat my plants to the main stem over and over...

Thanks Shane. I took a look at your 2013 glog, but realized I was going to need more time since the first ~10 pages or so just covered January! I'm certainly going to try your poppers!

  Thanks for the advice and you're right, an early spring is beneficial for me especially since I haven't even started my annums yet. However, with these long season varieties, I had to get a head start because once summer arrives here in Texas, pod production stops due to heat related blossom...

I'm enjoying your glog Stickman. The zoo is a fun place to visit.   If you get a chance, I'd like to return the favor. While it's not as active as your's is, please check out my glog http://thehotpepper.com/topic/43463-jma1787s-2014-grow-log/. This is my first attempt at this and I'd appreciate...

December 15, 2013   Over the past week or so I incorporated the changes I mentioned in my last post. I purchased a second shelving unit from Home Depot and a third Hydrofarm Grow Light. While this picture doesn't show much detail, it does show how I turned two shelving units into three:      ...

Tokyo! I used to live in Japan many years ago when I was in the Navy, near Atsugi.

Nice glog. I'll be following it this year.

  I used an Eco Gear mat I purchased on Amazon, but I don't remember the exact vendor. I got this one because it was double sized and fits two standard flats perfectly. I think it was ~$25. Make sure you place a towel or small blanket on the table first, then put the mat on top of that. I also...

December 7, 2013   Today I transplanted my peppers. I selected the healthiest, most vigorous plants and even though it was hard to do, disposed of the rest. I wanted to keep 1-2 more plants of each variety, but due to space constrains under the grow lights, I only ended up with 3 plants of 10...

Good advice Sarge, I'll be sure to take the necessary precautions. Prime Time, they are young plants with roughly four true leaves right now. By the time I leave, they'll be a couple weeks older. Once I get everything set up, I'll have some time to experiment with timer settings to get the...