2010 Grow Log

I've needed to get this going so here goes. The following list was started Jan. 25. It is my first time trying hydro. Got it pieced together just in time to get my chinense varieties started. It's an ebb and flow setup in nursery trays placed end to end with heat mat, under 40w flouros which I later added a six position bath bar with cfl's to the wall behind my plants in the grow area which is 5' tall 6' wide and 2' deep. If my lumen math is correct for adult plants (3000 lpsf) would be 180,000 lumen s total and @ 2000 lpsf I would need 120,000 lumen s. That is seven more of the twenty dollar 6 pos bath bars. Two on the ceiling and 5 more on the wall. That is just insane which is sad because I think my wife already thinks I'm there. My kids thoroughly enjoy it! Not sure what I will do (lighting wise) for the two or three adult plants that I would like in there year round. I think I was just planning to start seeds this way and pot up once or twice in the hydro setting and then change to a soil medium and hopefully warmer outside temps.

Germ rates:
Red 7 Pot asiagardens/ ebay coco 7/9 8-10 days
Fatalii 2009 saved seeds coco 6/9 9-12 days
Trinidad scorpion THSC coco 1/9 13 days
Bonda ma Jacques THSC pro-mix 0/9
Yellow Bhut Jolokia asiagardens pro-mix 5/9 8-12 days
Peruvian White hab The Chiliman pro-mix 0/9
Burkina Y. scotch B. The Chiliman coco 5/6 8-12 days
Orange hab 2004 saved seeds pro-mix/coco 4/6 11-15
Grenada Seasoning 2004 seeds pro-mix 1/3 14 days
Chocolate hab 2007 seeds pro-mix 0/6
Red hab 2009 saved seeds pro-mix 3/3 10-12 days
SkyDiver* free seeds assortment pro-mix/coco 11/12 7-10 days

* Seeds from forum member "Skydiver" grab bag assortment: Chocolate hab, Bhut Jolokia, Trinidad Scorpion, Yellow Scotch B.
Red Devil's Tongue and Orange hab

I have resown 4 seeds each on 2/11/10.

Bonda ma Jacques THSC coco
Trinidad Scorpion THSC coco
Peru. W. hab TheChiliman coco

I will be sowing baccutums and annums in the weeks to follow.

I have images in photobucket but they seem to have changed something as I can't copy and paste links now.

 

[Silver_Surfer]

Mighty fine bunch of pepper plants. You'll have loads to pick this season.

 

[capsidadburn]

Yes SS, I probably went a little crazy this year compared to years past when I had 25-30 plants. I'm looking forward to making sauces, dehydrating, freezing pods, and hopefully selling some at markets. One other cool thing is that my in laws are so enamored with my efforts and my yearning for more land that they are interested in sharing some acreage. I've been married for 23 years and I've always got along great with them so I'm not as freaked out about it as my wife is.

Thanks for the reply SS.

Mike

 

[capsidadburn]

Mid April Update;

Well the aphid battle has begun. I got them under my thumb, if you know what I neem! I had 40 or so one gallon plants in my back porch area last weekend and I discovered several plants with early aphid attacks. I scoured each plant with my magnavisor on (failing eyesight), nerdy as can be. I had yellow green fingers. Mixed up the neem and soap and doused em good. I moved them outside on a pallet I got from work. I'll stain it eventually, to cool and wet now. It holds around 44 one gallon pots and probably at least 20 or so 5 gallon pots for the future. I think I need another one for the baccatum's and annuum's coming. I bought some used 5 gallon pots at a local nursery and a plant called Pico de Pajara. I made sure several ladybug larvae rode home on the plant. Kids got some strawberry plants too. When I got home I learned that the Pico de Pajara is another name for Chile de Arbol. I wasn't growing that so it's cool. I have lots of dried pods though.

I couldn't find any local lady bugs so I and to order some.

Regards Mike

"Say hello to my little friend"

Overwinted Bailey Pequin

 

[POTAWIE]

Gotta love the ladybug larvae and the lovely garden

 

[capsidadburn]

Mid May photos and question;

"Down around chinense grove"

Garden from above with A frame swing I made for my children 5 years back. Thinking of enclosing it this fall into a temporary winter only greenhouse

One of my Yellow bhuts

 

[capsidadburn]

This plant is from gift seeds from six possible variety's. It looks similar in structure and leaf shape to my Burkina SB but less foliage. I have at least two of these and they grew fast. First seeds to sprout. My feelings are that it is a Jamaican scotch bonnet. There are 3 photos. The 6 possibles list is:
Bhut Jolokia, Red Devils Tongue, Trinidad Scorpion, Jamaican SB, Chocolate Hab, Orange Hab .
I now believe it is a Red Devils Tongue.
Anyone care to opinion which it is?

 

[capsidadburn]

June Photo updates. I have some late seed arrivals that I couldn't resist starting. Here from Amishland seeds are Red and Yellow Chicken Hearts also known as Hinkle Hatz. Tiny Samoa, Little Nubian, Yellow Sweet Mini Bell, Hungarian Death, and Purple Glow in the Dark. Excellent Germination rates and fast except for the Little Nubian took two attempts (10 days) and all 5 seeds.

Seeds from JungleRain, Thanks Grant! Got a pair of each going now will save the rest for next year. Yellow 7 Pot, Goat Pepper, and Pimenta De Neyde. All came up in 6 and 7 days

More photos una momento.

 

[franzb69]

awesome bunch of peppers ya got there!

i'm a first time grower myself. i'll be watchin' over your grow log like i do to everybody else's.

 

[capsidadburn]

Thanks Francis, Your Fatalii seeds went in the mail today. I forgot to mention they were open pollinated seeds so I included a sweet bell that was isolated. I saw mention of sweet bells in some of your earlier posts on the forum.

Mike

 

[capsidadburn]

From Paula (in Brazil) on Ebay Bode, Malaguetinha, Cheiro do Norte, Dedo de Moca, and Biquinho.

Below are plants from Jose Puras of Caribbean seeds. Aji Caballero, Aji Dulce de Panama, Aji Dulce Venazolano. All germinated quick.

Texas Black ornamental purple pods ripen to red and hot. I tasted them last year and they were quite pleasant.

Tommorrow I will post images of plants with pods on.

 

[franzb69]

Thanks capsidadburn!

 

[capsidadburn]

Here is Gilbert's piquin. From local nursey.

Pusa Jwala Seeds from THSC

Bhut Jolokia 2008 saved seeds

 

[capsidadburn]

Cumari do Para seeds from thechileman

Three Fatalii plants in the garden. 2009 saved seeds

Burkina Scotch Bonnet seeds from thechileman

 

[capsidadburn]

My only overwintered plant, Numex Bailey Pequin

Aji Norteno seeds from Smokemaster

7 Pot/Pod seeds from Dave at ebay asiagardens

 

[Silver_Surfer]

Very nice capsidadburn.

I see pods inside on the Cumari do Para, so you can remove the condom.

 

[capsidadburn]

Thanks SS, I shall do that today. Hopefully there's a couple more in there than those visable in the photo. Another plant I removed the iso bag from had some pods without my knowing growing deformed. They make it look like some kind of cross but they are not. The plant is a mystery plant already but I believe it is a Red Devil's Tongue, not sure though. Here's Pics.
Normal pods from mystery plant

Deformed pods (with special bug housing crevices)

Cheers Mike

 

[Ballzworth]

great pod action. the 7 is looking good and I love those deformed pods. kinda Goronong style.

 

[cjbrewer5]

Awesome job Mike!! Your plants look great! I'm not very far from you. I live in Brownwood, Tx. Maybe you and I could trade some seeds this year. I got alot of plants from AlabamaJack and have some good strains going. Let me know what ya think.


Charles

 

[capsidadburn]

Thanks very much Ballsworth and cjbrewer5. Cjb I will definitely send you a pm sometime with my interests. AJ always has great stuff.

Thanks
Mike

 

[jolokia_jas]

Lookin good caps. You've got some nice lookin peppers goin there. love those deformed pods too. Hope you end up gettin some acreage too mate. good luck

Jas