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bpiela glog 2018 - Giving it another go...

Ok.  Just started cleaning up my grow area.  Will be starting seeds tomorrow.
 
Last year was brutal so I am trying  some new things this year.
 
1. No overwinters.  I am hoping that in the past, the plants I brought in to overwinter were the source of the many aphids I have battled.  I guess the aphids could also be coming in from the soil I purchase, which is either Fox Farms Happy Frog or Miracle-Gro Potting mix.  I haven't nuked the soil in the past because we use our microwave for food.  If I can get a used microwave, then I might try to nuke the soil first...
2. Airflow.  I am going to increase airflow by a bunch.  Looking to get a couple more cheap standing fans and have them on blasting the plants for the period of time that the lights are on, which is 18 hours.
3. I am starting my plants a little later this year.  Well maybe not all of them. :liar:  Well last year, I started the chinenses in mid December.  This year will be more like mid January although I will start a few tomorrow since I want to start the Growdown Yellow Brain Strains ASAP.  Baccatums I started end of January last year and Annuums I started mid February of last year.  I am going to move both of them to mid March.
4. Quantity.  I don't know what to do here.  I just like to start a ton of stuff because there are just too many pepper varieties still to try.  If I am able to somehow keep the bugs away and am successful indoors, then I would like to sell extra plants locally for a minimal price.  I have about 120 varieties that I will attempt to grow this year. 
 
I still have the Park's Bio Domes for seed starting.  I have been fairly successful there so no need to change.
 
So, for the first dome, I will be planting the following starting tomorrow.  Pics to follow once hooks arise.
 
Right Hand Side of Dome
Bonda Ma Jacques
Bonda Mahala
Jonah Yellow Brain
Buckeye Bhutlah
CAP 691
Carbonero Sherwoods
Swiss Chocolate
Purple Carolina Reaper
Super Datil
Yellow Brain Strain (Growdown)
 
Left Hand Side of Dome
Fatalii
Gourmet Jigsaw Fatalii
Orange Scorpion Fatalii
Genghis Khan Brain
Habanero Adalberto
Habanero Mustard
Habanero Roatan
Habanero White Bullet
Yellow Hand Grenade
Yellow 7Pot Cross F3
 
That is all for now.
 
stickman said:
Nice results Ben! Even if you only grow the best one of each variety, that's still quite a list! Continued success brother, and +1 on no infestations!
 

Thanks so much for the excellent vibes! 
 
Pic of seedlings. 
 
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Another pic of the seedlings so far:
 
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Knock on wood.  So far I have been pest-less.
 
Getting ready to start some annuums and baccatums.  Will start the first week of March.  Gonna start 3 cells of the following:
 
Big Sweets:
Aconcagua Giant
Ancient Sweet
Antep Aci Dolma
Bell of Lebanon
Gentle Giant Goliath
Giant Ristra F1
Lemme's Italian
Matay
Relleno
Sulu Adana
 
Jalapenos/Serranos:
Jalachuan
Jalapeno Apache
Jalapeno Purple
Jalapeno Tajin F1
Numex Jalamundo
Serrano Purple
Serrano Super
 
Thai's:
Mel Unknown Thai (From my buddy Mel)
Thai Hot Yellow
Thai Purple
 
Other Blocky annuums:
Al-Bab
Ammazzo (From my own saved seeds so who knows what I will get)
Antakie
Black Scorpion Tongue
Ciliegia Piccante
NuMex Sunglo
Mini Sweet Red
Mini Sweet Yellow
Paradicsom Alaku
Topepo Rosso
 
Long type annuums:
Big Jim 2011 WR (Still got some seeds)
Corbaci
Devil's Brew
Helix Nebula
Ms. Junie
Shishito
Sport
Super Chile
Thunder Mountain Longhorn
Total Eclipse
 
Baccatums:
Aji Charapita (thought this was a baccatum, Doh!)
Aji Penec (This is from my saved seeds that possibly still contains some F1 Aji White Lightening Bolts.  That would be a cool discovery)
Aji Teapot Yellow
Aji White Lightning Bolt (Got these from Gnarly Pods.  These are F3's.  We'll see what comes out of them)
Colombian Yellow
El O de Ecuador
Malawi Picante
 
Frutescens:
Acrata (Rainbow Chile Seeds)
Cabai Burung Ungu
Siling Labuyo
Tabasco
Tabasco Yellow (I think this is really an annuum, but seems ok to list it here)
 
Wilds:
Galapagoense (These are from seeds I saved.  Not sure about them so I will give them a try.  Not 100% sure what I will get.)
 
This will be it.  If something doesn't pop, then I'm not growin' it.
 
wiriwiri said:
Looking good there Ben..continued success & hope those Pests stay away.
 
Thanks very much.  So far, so good.  I walk around the plants on tippy toes...
 
Devv said:
I'll second #28!
 
Keep it green Ben!
 
Thanks!  Your glog is doing awesome!  Can't wait to see the bounty you will grow.
 
Essegi said:
That looks good... And massive!
Good luck!
 
Thanks!  I am letting it get away from me a little.  I just want to grow too many things.  Hopefully, I will have a lot of leftover plants that I can sell/trade to folks around town.
 
 
Long time for an update.  Not a big update.  Plants seem to be growing.  Here is a shot of most of them.
 
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Here is a Habanero Adalberto.  Plant is looking fine.
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But on the top of it, looks like the first few buds of the season
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And my growdown plant
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Other than that, germination on the annuums was fine overall.  Gonna start potting them up from the BioDomes.  Just started 40 cells of tomatos.  That does it. 
 
So far, so good.  Been very lucky so far.  Keeping my fingers crossed it stays that way until May.
 
 
D3monic said:
Plants are looking great ben, really nice list. Going to be a hell of a year for you!
 
Thanks!  I really appreciate the positive words. 
 
I am growing some Aji Painapple F2's and F3's this year, although the F3's are from those pods I had last year that looked like they were crossed.  The F2's are from the plant I over wintered so hopefully there are no crosses there.  In both cases, the plants are growing vigorously, like baccatums.  I will post pics at some time once I get something newsworthy.
 
 
Lookin great Ben , plants showing great burst of growth , glad your free of pests , some great choices in the line up .....Watching the Adalberto keenly ( seen pods elsewhere there stunning ) good work so far.
 
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