Bam's First Glog

First time growing peppers, lets see how this goes.
 
Right now they are in Fox Farm Ocean Forest.
 
Thai Chili's
 

 
Red Scotch Bonnet
 

 
Trinidad Scorpion
 

 
Carolina Reaper
 

 
Yellow Scotch Bonnet
 

 
Chocolate Scotch Bonnet
 

 
Peach Habanero
 

 
 

because we have animals that like to dig, i had to build
 

 

 

 

 

resting safely in their new home
 
We will be adding more plants as well as repotting the Habs, Yellow scotch bonnets and Carolina Reapers today
 

 

 

[BamsBBQ]

new arrivals today from lazyoxfarm.com
 
they all look very healthy....USPS beat the box up but they all survived
 

 
promise it wasnt "this side up" when it arrived on my front porch..lol
 

 

 

[BamsBBQ]

Decided to try self watering bucket on a couple of plants
 

 

 

 

 

[BamsBBQ]

i said enough peppers, the better half said nope we need these to make "Hots" aka 

Pastene Crushed Peppers
 

 

 

[KrakenPeppers]

i said enough peppers, the better half said nope we need these to make "Hots" aka  Pastene Crushed Peppers
 

 

Lol In my house it's the opposite , I say "I just need to get these extra few varieties" .. And all I hear is " How can you need anymore, what difference will it make " lol..

But she still lets me because she's a great wife

 

[BamsBBQ]

Lol In my house it's the opposite , I say "I just need to get these extra few varieties" .. And all I hear is " How can you need anymore, what difference will it make " lol..

But she still lets me because she's a great wife

i told her that i was going to run out of space once the peppers start getting bigger, her response was "Use all of the yard as long as you keep care of the plants" woot woot i love my girl

 

[BamsBBQ]

new additions to the garden
 
Bhut's and Butch T's
 

 

 

 

[grantmichaels]

I love Butch T's ...

For me - the best, hottest pepper.

 

[BamsBBQ]

I love Butch T's ...

For me - the best, hottest pepper.

i am still on the search for a pepper that i like as much as i do scotch bonnets. i am growing a variety to see.

 

[BamsBBQ]

free curb alert, a bunch of 3/4" unused pvc
 

 
getting ready for the heat
 
first test to see if it will work - 
 

 

 

[BamsBBQ]

bought 4 more Ghost Peppers today
 
2 in 1 gallon pots - very dark green leaves
2 in solo sized cups, same color as my other pepper leaves
 
and since my two plants in the self watering containers are double the sized as the ones of the same age in regular pots, i am going to grow all of them in self containers
 
 

 

[BamsBBQ]

buckets all filled and Bhut's in their new homes
 
very dark green foliage
 

 

 
Bhut #3 and #4
 

 

 
Random growth progress
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[santis00]

I like those self watering pots you made! Very cool. How well are they working for you?

 

[Trident chilli]

Plants really starting to push on growth ... Like the buckets

 

[BamsBBQ]

I like those self watering pots you made! Very cool. How well are they working for you?

i planted a Peter Pepper in a self watering and one in regular pot.... self watering plant is bigger
i planted a chocolate scotch bonnet in another bucket and its bigger than in a regular container.
 
i am not sure if its the container but i wanted a high yield out of my Bhuts so decided to try this

 

[BamsBBQ]

from this 
 

 
to, my sunshades are ready for the summer
 

 

 

 
only staying open if plants get too tall or it gets too hot in there
 

 

 
this is how it will look most of the time - including the sunshade, it cost me about $50 to build 5X16ft with a few feet over hang
 

 

[BamsBBQ]

new edition to the family
 
a Bhut that is already flowering and looks healthy in a 3 gallon pot
 

 

[BamsBBQ]

3 new 2 ft Bhuts = $12.50 ea
 
lots of flowers, lots of potential
 

 

 
first pod on this plant
 

 
a welcome friend
 

 
Peach Habs finally started looking healthy
 

 

[KrakenPeppers]

It's all starting to look really healthy and under control .. Good job, I look forward to seeing your pods!

 

[BamsBBQ]

It's all starting to look really healthy and under control .. Good job, I look forward to seeing your pods!

thanks... many are starting to get flowers on them, some are kind of small so i have been plucking them off....others, i am just letting nature do its thing.... they are all in 3 gallon to 15 gallon pots except a few that need to still be potted up eventually... hoping for plenty of pods.

 

[KrakenPeppers]

I'm still undecided at the moment if I make some self watering buckets or go with grow bags this season.... I still have a few months to decide..