Bhuter's 2017 Glog

Hello everybody!

This is my first glog and I know I'm really late with it. I've been growing superhots for a few years, but have never kept a record. So here it goes!

2017 Growlist

Red BBG7 (Ocho Cinco 2014)
BOC (Mine)
Black Naga (Mine)
Chocolate Lava (mpicante)
7 Pot Caramel (PL 2014)
Bishop's Crown
JPGS (Seacowboy 2014)
JRGS (Joefish 2014)
Chocolate Moruga Brain (Butch T)
Brown Moruga (PL)
Brazilian Moruga (Butch T)
BTR (Butch T)
CPR (Butch T)
Red Primo (Troy Primeaux 2014)
Yellow Primo (WM 2015)
CGN 21500 (WM 2015)
Peach Bhut (WM 2015)
Aji Fantasy Yellow (WM 2015)
PDN (WM 2015)
Pimenta Leopard (96Strat)
Aji Jobito (Hogleg)
Goat's Weed (Hogleg)
SB7J (Pex Peppers 2014)
Red Brainstrain (WM)
Brown Rocoto (TGCM)
Aji Limo Rojo (TGCM)
Aji Oro (TGCM)
C. Chacoense (WM)
Pumpkin Bubblegum (Ford's Thanks to BSH)
Big Black Mama x Caramel 7 Pot Madballz F2 (Mine)

I started my seeds in early February and continued starting seeds until April...just couldn't stop starting new varieties...again. I always take the cheap route and use plain old Miracle-Gro potting soil. It has always worked for me. I also start my seeds in paper towels then transfer them straight to 4 inch pots (I thought they were 3 inch, but they're 4). I use a 125w CFL for lighting and I usually grow around 30 plants. Here's the beginning.

I had crappy soil before this pic and some of these are bare-root transplants. But I did lose one...Chocolate Primo. It just looked funky after transplant.

Here they were just before plant out. Pic taken on May 4...with the addition of a few new seedlings and maters.

Peppers planted out May 10.

Then I ran into the bugs. The flippin' bugs. Judging by the damage, I'm guessing broad mites.

But I soaped then neemed a couple times and things are looking up. I'll have to get a pic of what that plant (Goatsweed) looks like now. This is the latest pic with the addition of the nursery veggies.

That'll probably do it for now. Thanks for stopping by!

-Adam

 

[Bhuter]

Looking superb!
 
And that BBMxMadballz pod is already terrifying 

Thank you very much, Hogleg! I was shocked to see how much that pod grew in a few days. I'm hoping for a Caramel version this year.

 

[Bhuter]

Some cracking pod pics and love the canopy shot of the primo, that's huge and going to be dripping in pods of pain , that BBM x Madballz is going to be one nucleur pepper. You going to do a pod review. ?
Killer grow love it.

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Thank you, Sim! I love your description of "dripping in pods of pain". After watching PeterS review F1 of that strain last year, I doubt I'll try to eat a whole pod myself. Lol. Thanks again!

 

[Devv]

Yes sir that Primo plant is mas happy!
 
Nah, don't eat a whole pod. A nice bite will do, and it will be a much better morning after...LOL
 
Keep it green Adam!

 

[Bhuter]

So we got dumped on in the middle of the night with high winds and the garden looked haggard. But it recovered and I noticed one branch snapped off of one of my BBM x Madballz plants. Good thing I have 4 (with 4 little ones in pots). But I tried isolating a couple of flowers on one of them via the glue tech...one fell off, but one is still hanging on after 4 days. When flowers drop, you can pull the petals out and see the color of the tiny green pod in the calyx. Well, the little pods in this particular plant are very light in color, so that's why I'm trying to isolate that one first. I'll probably isolate at least one on each because I'm sure they'll vary a lot in the F2 stage. Now for some small pod porn.

Yellow Primo looking great already.

Red Brainstrain getting smashed by the bamboo.

Aji Oro...that pod DID take.

SB7J

7 Pot Caramel Podding up.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[ThatBlondGuy101]

heck, you're rolling in the pods!
 
Keep up the good work!

 

[Bhuter]

heck, you're rolling in the pods!
 
Keep up the good work!

Thank you very much, TBG! I'm anxiously awaiting my first ripe super...but that's a long time away.

My plants are a lot smaller this year than in previous years. I'm gonna guess it's the fish I switched to. They're just not as big and producing later. I might just switch back to MG next year. But no worries. I don't need to have tons of pods anyway. But I did pull my first ripe pod yesterday. Aji Fantasy Yellow. I'm not good with flavor identification, but what I got was a grassy green flavor...which I like. The heat surprised me, though. My tolerance is super-low right now, but I'd say it was about as hot as a Jalapeño. It'll make a great snacking pepper. But this plant had flowers and set this pod before any other flowers were opened, so I'll label these seeds as isolated.

And one flower that I isolated with glue on my BBM x Madballz set a pod and you can see it starting to break through the still-glued petals.

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Very nice pics!

Great looking pods. I'm intrigued by your isolation technique.

 

[Bhuter]

Very nice pics!

Great looking pods. I'm intrigued by your isolation technique.

Thank you very much, Chuck! It's a method I learned on here a few years ago by Browning. Just look for a flower that's almost open and rub a little white glue on the closed petals. When the petals attempt to open, it should balloon a little but remain sealed. I just tap on it every so often throughout the next few days to distribute the pollen inside. It doesn't always work every time and rain washes away the glue sometimes. But it's my favorite technique for isolating.

Here's a pic of a glued flower "ballooning".

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Thank you very much, Chuck! It's a method I learned on here a few years ago by Browning. Just look for a flower that's almost open and rub a little white glue on the closed petals. When the petals attempt to open, it should balloon a little but remain sealed. I just tap on it every so often throughout the next few days to distribute the pollen inside. It doesn't always work every time and rain washes away the glue sometimes. But it's my favorite technique for isolating.

Here's a pic of a glued flower "ballooning".

Thanks for the information. I will have to try that technique. Might work better for me than the netting. To many plants crammed together.

Great pic of the technique!

Thanks again, Adam.

 

[Devv]

Looking good Adam!
 
And I too, am intrigued with the very cool isolation method
 
Edit: I forgot to mention, super pics!

 

[Bhuter]

Looking good Adam!
 
And I too, am intrigued with the very cool isolation method
 
Edit: I forgot to mention, super pics!

Thank you, Scott! I forgot to mention that I like to put a second coat of glue on the petals after the first coat dries. The only thing that sucks about it is you can't choose your pod pheno. The one you isolate is what you get. Lol

I'm finally getting flowers on my C. Chacoense.

Red Primo

Brown Moruga

7 Pot Caramel

PDN

Sunsugar Tomatoes

Big Boy Tomatoes

German Pink Tomatoes

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[Peter S]

Your plants look great! For your isolation method, do you use a water resistant type wood glue?

 

[Bhuter]

Your plants look great! For your isolation method, do you use a water resistant type wood glue?

Thank you very much, Peter! I've never tried wood glue. I just use standard Elmer's white glue. In fact, I use a generic version just called "White Glue".

 

[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper]

mmmmmmmmm Sun sugar tomatoes     
like candy !
 
those almost never even make it into the house here  Great snacks while out in the garden 
 
 
Everything is lookin good Adam
 
 

 

[Trident chilli]

I know it was a few posts ago but have to say .... love your SB7J with a picture perfect shape well worth saving seed from that pod

 

[Bhuter]

mmmmmmmmm Sun sugar tomatoes     
like candy !
 
those almost never even make it into the house here  Great snacks while out in the garden 
 
 
Everything is lookin good Adam
 
 

Thank you, GIP! You're right! I personally don't like tomatoes, but as soon as Sunsugars ripen, I am to bring them in and give them to the gf immediately. Lol

 

[Bhuter]

I know it was a few posts ago but have to say .... love your SB7J with a picture perfect shape well worth saving seed from that pod

Thank you, John! Do you want the seeds from that pod when it ripens? Or I also have some OP seeds now, if you'd like some.

 

[Devv]

Looking good Adam!
 
Love the pics!
 
Wishing you continued success

 

[Bhuter]

Looking good Adam!
 
Love the pics!
 
Wishing you continued success

Thank you, Scott! Have you tried any "glue" isolating yet? So far, I've had 3 fall and 2 set. That's pretty good for me. I want some fresh SB7J seeds this year and the pheno I have is great, so I'm trying to isolate that one also. I appreciate the encouragement!

SB7J

Red BBG7

CGN21500

Yellow Primo

Have a nice evening!

 

[moruga welder]

Thank you, Scott! Have you tried any "glue" isolating yet? So far, I've had 3 fall and 2 set. That's pretty good for me. I want some fresh SB7J seeds this year and the pheno I have is great, so I'm trying to isolate that one also. I appreciate the encouragement!

SB7J

Red BBG7

CGN21500

Yellow Primo

Have a nice evening!

now thats one cool looking plant !  all looks great !