2018 Southern Hemisphere Grow Down-Under

Hi All
 
It's getting to that stage where we need to plan the next growdown.
 
I can supply the Aji Cito seeds, but will need to get them posted pretty quick so get voting
 
I also have no issue if we go with something else, but will need to order in good time as it takes ages to get to NZ
 
If you vote 'Something Else' post a suggested variety
 
Poll closes Friday 27th April
 
 
General Rules

• GROWDOWN BEGINS 21st JUNE
• Seeds to be started on or after start date
• Germinate and grow as many as you want
• All grow styles and techniques welcome
• Only one plant can count towards your entry
• Nominate your growdown plant at first weigh in
• Weigh each harvest, and post picture of pods on scales here
• Heaviest total weight of pods in one year from start will be the winner
• Honour system - If you cheat the Aphid Gods will know

 
 
 

 

[KAOS]

First weight in

19 Pods
40g

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[karoo]

So what does everyone plan to use their pods for? 

 
I've been freezing all of mine this far , but will dry and powder and flake most of them.
 
 

First weight in

19 Pods
40g

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Good looking pods , way bigger than mine so far , but my new pods are showing some size.

 

[timnz]

No pods yet, but many flowers and I expect them to start to develop before long.
 
I build a bamboo support system for them, featuring duct tape. I can add more cross supports easily if I need to. I might do the same for my jalapenos: some of them have 3 inch wide trunks, are 2.5 meters tall (they hit the greenhouse roof and I have to trim them), and only have a single bamboo stake for support.

 

[bob65]

Growing plenty of pods and they are starting to get some size to them, none have ripened yet though.
 

 

[PaulG]

Okay, you guys are getting it on. Can't wait
to see the cornucopia of pods coming out
of the Grow-Down-Under!
 
Onward and Upward, men!

 

[KAOS]

Second haul - Merry Christmas to All

21 Pods
45g

Good couple of pods left on plant, but not a single flower in sight. Will have to see if things improve


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[High Country Crow]

This is my Sad total at the moment. my plant has been in a growth spurt and dropped a heap of green pods and now i only have  half a dozen green pods on the plant. Hopefully all this extra growth will make up for it later in the summer.

 

[karoo]

Last weigh in for 2018 . I'm going away for 3 weeks and just hope everything will be fine when I return.
The average pod size and weight is much better than a month ago and the pods on the plant are also looking promising.
 
 
14 pods
40 grams
 
Total  155 pods
          239 grams
 

 
Compared to my first ever Aji Amarillo and some Sugar Rush Peach Round
 

 
 
 
 

 

[High Country Crow]

i hate posting after Karoo, 
 
6 Chilli for 7g
 
10g total

 

[PaulG]

i hate posting after Karoo, 
 

That cracks me up, but he is a tough act to follow

 

[High Country Crow]

I thought i had better post a couple of photos of the plant i finally decided on. i do have another nice plant that i plant in the ground which will probably come back too haunt me for not choosing that one.
 
Its still growing well at the moment with a lot of new shoots and extension of the original branches. flowers on the new shoots now also so I'm excited too see how many set.

 

[drathag]

First small harvest! One of them was a little less ripe than i thought it was (picked them in the dark). Masses of pods on the plant so should have more coming soon. 
 

 
 

 

[Devv]

Nice plants all!
 
I've been slacking here @ THP, life ya know
 
My plant is in the shop, the weather has been much cooler,  colder than past winters, like all of them!

 

[bob65]

My first ripening Cito pod. The trouble is that I am pretty sure that the dark spot near the top is from a fruit fly (Queensland fruit fly are in plague proportions on the Australian East coast right now, most likely because the Gov. removed all controls for them a couple of years ago). Some of my plants are being hammered by them, I need to set up exclusion netting to try to save what I can.
 
Sorry for the crap picture.
 

 
This plant is growing well though, this is it in the middle of the chilli jungle. It must have 50 pods on it plus heaps of flowers at the moment.
 

 

 

[Devv]

 
Plant really wants sunlight. I see a 5 day stint come Monday if the weather holds..
 

 
Indoor pods..

 

[PaulG]

That plant will kick it in the sun, Scott!

 

[bob65]

Well, I wish this was my first pods entered. One is green and the other is almost ripe.
 
2 pods, 8 grams.
 
But they are unusable due to the fact they have been stung by fruit fly, so I wont include it as an entry.
 
These FF are going to be a problem for me, i need to find a way to get rid of them.
 

 

[KAOS]

Every pod counts Bob usable or not.

Picked a couple of ripe ones this morning. Still waiting on next round of flowers for some reason.

24 Pods
42g

127.6g total

Keep up the great work and lets hope for a bumper next couple of months.

 

[dimensionz]

Things are coming along slowly here. My smaller plant has produced a few decent pods, but my main plant has its first pod ripening now and its a small one.
 

 
 
Meanwhile my sugar rush peach plant gave me a nice fat pod. 
 

 

[drathag]

2nd weigh in, 5 pods for 12g