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alkhall 2016

Time to get started.
 
Ordered some seeds. Buying starter materials this week. I will not get seeds started until February, but thought I would get a jump on planning this year...
 
 
The list so far:
 
 
 
2016 Grow List

(NEW)

Big Black Mama

Chocolate Naga Brain

Ghengis Khans Brain

Peach Bhut Jolokia

Red Bhut Jolokia

Black Bhutlah SLP

Venezuelan Tiger All failed to germinate, and RFC is not selling live plants this year. Bummer!

Buckeye Butchlah

Gourmet Fatalii Jigsaw
 
Chocolate Primo/Reaper <added 12/31
 
Apocalypse Scorpion <added 12/31
 
Bhut Orange Copenhagen <added 12/31
 
Bhutlah Bubblegum 7 Pot <added 12/31
 
Kraken Scorpion <added 1/10
 
NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne < added 1/17
 
For the 2016 competition
NuMex Big Jim               < added 1/17
NuMex Heritage Big Jim < added 1/17
 
Jay's Chocolate Ghost Scorpion <added 1/17
 
Big Red Mama Premium <added 1/17
 
Joes Long Cayenne <added 1/19
 
Ristra Cayenne Hybrid <added 1/19 (Failed to germinate, purchaed live plants.)
 
Brazilian Ghost <added 1/21
 
Carbanero <added 1/21
 
Bhut Orange Copenhagen (another) <added 1/23
 
Chocolate BBG7 <added 1/23
 
Chocolate Butch T <added 1/23
 
Nagareaper <added 1/23
 
Black Naga <added 1/23
 
Bhutlah <added 1/23
 
Not Wartryx <added 1/23
 
SRTSL <added 1/25
 
Lightning Habanero Chocolate <added 1/25
 
Big Guy Jalapeno <added 1/30
 
California Wonder Bell < added 1/30
 
Mustard Bhutlah <added 2/6 (Thanks 96strat)
 
7-Pot Primo <added 2/6
 
Reaper/Naga Morich cross <added 2/7
 
Great Stuff Bell <added 2/7
 
King Naga < added 2/23
 
Trinidad Scorpion Peach <added 3/4
 
 
 
 
(SAVED SEED)

King Naga - long pod All failed to germinate, mold.

King Naga - short pod

Chocolate Bhut Jolokia
 
Brown Large Scorpion cross (F2)

Yellow 7-Pot cross #1 (F2)

Yellow 7-Pot cross #2 (F2)

Caramel Madballz (F2)
 
Mystery volunteer (Red Datil cross?)
 
 
Maybe a few others, have not decided yet.
 
 
 
 
EDIT:
 
I need to add some Jalapeno, Cayenne, and Bells to round out the list.
 
EDIT 2:
 
I purchased the following live plants:
 
Ecuadoran Hot Lemon and Jamaican Hot Chocolate Habanero (because I never have had success germinating these), Cayenne Golden, and Ristra Cayenne Hybrid (which failed to germinate; 0 for 14).
 
I also bought two live plant varieties of sauce tomatoes from Burpee (three each of Roma and SuperSauce Hybrid).
 
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I found the King Naga long pod seeds I had saved from last year were growing mold in their plugs, the seeds had turned black.
 
Unfortunately, I only had saved a couple, so I have seeded new coir plugs with new seeds from Refining Fire Chiles. I got the plants from which I saved the seeds from RFC last year, so hopefully the new seeds will yield the same plants as I had last year.
 
Anyway, I suppose I should be glad I found the mold only two weeks in, still have plenty of time for a re-start.
 
Still, feeling a little bummed...
 
SavinaRed said:
You've got some hot ones growing for sure. Turning up that heat for a nice 2016 season of some fire !!
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Definitely.
 
With so many new crosses available, I had to try some.
 
Tray maps updated.
 
74 of 98 plugs have at least one hook, 14 days.
 
EDIT:
 
2/22/16
 
78 of 98 at least one hook, 15 days.
 
Update 2/25/16:
 
Tray maps updated.
 
81 of 98 have hooked, 18 days.
 
Had to restart Venezuelan Tigers; mold.
 
Some pics:
 
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My buddy:
 
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Tray maps updated.
 
I reseeded a few that were showing no signs of germination.
 
84 of 98 plugs have at least one seedling; 20 days.
 
Update:
 
Two more hooks this morning; 86 of 98.
 
Tray maps updated.
 
I have at least one plug with at least one seedling of each variety, except the Ristra Cayenne Hybrid I purchased from Seedman.com and the Venezuelan Tiger I purchased from RefiningFireChiles. I have reseeded those, along with a few others that failed to germinate.
 
The next phase is to pot up in three inch pots, after third set of true leaves appear. A couple are already showing development of second set.
 
Quick update:

87 of 98 have hooked, the remaining 11 have been reseeded. I still need at least one Venezuelan Tiger and Ristra Cayenne.
 
Probably nothing to worry about, but I have noticed several seedlings have curled up leaves.
 
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I thought I saw post where someone said that is a sign of overwatering?
 
Since I have been using the 'weight' method of checking my plugs, and only watering when they are light, I sort of doubt that is the issue.
 
Anyone see any problem here, or am I correct that everything most likely OK?
 
P.S. I took this pic right after I watered the tray.
 
Spicegeist said:
I'm not sure.  But I'd guess it has to do with the grow medium there.  Probably time to put them in pots.
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Definitely getting close, probably this weekend I will begin potting up into 3 inch pots.
 
I suppose it could be the medium, although the other tray with the same coir plugs has no seedlings with curling leaves.
 
Spicegeist said:
Maybe the water?  Do you use filtered water?
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Yes, I use water from the refrigerator, which is fltered by a Samsung DA29-00020B, and I let it sit for a couple of days before I use it.
 
Two of the re-seeded plugs hooked; Brown Large Scorpion Cross and NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne.
 
Tray maps updated.
 
Very minor update.
 
Re-seeded Yellow 7-Pot cross #1 in tray #2 germinated.
 
So far, 90 of 98 (102 with additions) plugs.
 
Tray maps updated.
 
BBM and Bhut Orange Copenhagen that I re-seeded 2/28 emerged today.
 
Tray map updated.
 
It looks as if the Venezuelan Tiger and Ristra Cayenne are not going to sprout.
 
I ordered some Ristra Cayenne live plants, probably will do the same for the Venezuelan Tigers.
 
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