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CaneDog - Off-Season Season 2018/19

Thought I'd post a few pics of what I have going on indoors this off-season.  I used to do a winter indoor grow about every season, but this will be my first in a couple years now.  I went a bit over-board with the number of plants, as usual, but I've culled a few already and I have expansion room if needed.
 
I'm using a handy little extra walk-in closet to start things out. Keeps temp well and makes it easy to chill and work with the plants.
 
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Most everything's potted up into 1g Boxer Browns now.  Here's a few of this season's players.
 
Baha Goat
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Fatalii
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Bhut Jolokia White - topped it early on as it was already wanting to branch like crazy
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Butch T
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Kathumby starting to bud up
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And this guy is a 7 Pot White that sprouted late right up against another plant, so I yanked it out.  It had what seemed like only about 2mm of root still attached, but I stuck it in Kratky and it not only survived but seems fairly happy.
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CD
 
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PaulG said:
Always something fun going here, CD!
 
The Yellow 7 is a nice bronchi. I look
forward to seeing it with pods on it!
 
Good luck with the c. rhomboideum. The one
I grew a couple of seasons ago hit 3' tall before
ever branching, and then the branches were short.
After topping, the plant was still tall and skinny. I
have about 50 dried seed pods from that plant.
 
The little pods had no heat and a fruity taste.
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C.rhomboideum is monopodial. One of only two Capsicum that I have grown or even know of that are. There are probably a few more as more species descriptions are being revealed(4 new ones this year).

I'm not 100% sure why you aren't getting any growth at the nodes. Knee jerk response would be a combination of light and food,but not sure how large that container is. It could be affecting how that plant is taking in nutrients.
 
Ghost Pepper Revolution said:
Arent you suppose to remove the flowers when rooting because the plant focuses on fruiting instead of rooting?
:dance:
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Yep, and they often will fall off on their own if you don't, but I'm just playing around.  I was cutting the plant back so just stuck it in some water.  Heck, I don't know where I'd put this thing if it did root. 
 
Probably a good lesson as to where they'll put their energy for when you really are trying to propagate, because the buds were barely visible at the time of cutting.  Was surprised to notice it blooming yesterday and the bloom on it is as big or bigger than the ones on the parent plant.
 
CaneDog, your thumbs are so
green even dead sticks flower!
 
Hope that 21500 roots for you,
and you can find a place for it!
 
 
Pr0digal_son said:
C.rhomboideum is monopodial. One of only two Capsicum that I have grown or even know of that are. There are probably a few more as more species descriptions are being revealed(4 new ones this year).

I'm not 100% sure why you aren't getting any growth at the nodes. Knee jerk response would be a combination of light and food,but not sure how large that container is. It could be affecting how that plant is taking in nutrients.
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That plant was from a couple of years ago, John.
It finally set a bunch of pods, of which I still have
a bunch of dried ones. I think it was just a genetic
freak. Even after going into a bigger pot, it kept
up the skyrocket habit, although the upper third
finally had some branches. The plant came from
Jacen (OneFowl1).
 
sinensis said:
CaneDog i love the cutting holder you made with the open cell foam.
 
also despite being so old (over a month wow, peppers root slow), the leaves look healthy. i think that amount of foliage is the correct amount, nice to see a good example of how to do it.
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Would be a nicer example if we could see some roots on it!  Of course, then I'd have yet another plant...
 
 
Ghost Pepper Revolution said:
My cuttings keep dying, one day
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So do mine.  I mean, I don't put any real effort into them, but except for seedling cuttings (using PaulG's method) I haven't had a single cutting root all winter, when at least a half dozen and maybe more went into water.  But heck GPR, with that heated pepper popcorn machine you have, I expect once you get your method down you'll clean up.
 
Walchit said:
Did you see how Bhuter did a clone? I think he called it "air layering" or something. Wrapped soil around part of a stem he had scraped back. Idk maybe on his glog from last year? Or 2017 probably. My memory isn't the best.
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That I havent had successfully but I also didnt do it right ‍♂

CD- maybe, popcorn isnt going fast enough this year
 
Walchit said:
Did you see how Bhuter did a clone? I think he called it "air layering" or something. Wrapped soil around part of a stem he had scraped back. Idk maybe on his glog from last year? Or 2017 probably. My memory isn't the best.
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Yeah I did see that.  Might try to go back and check that out again. I remember someone talking about using peat pellets to do it, which seems like a pretty good idea.  I don't see it as a volume method, but it could be fun to try it out.  Plus doing that outdoors you wouldn't be seeing the plant up-close every day like indoor cuttings, wondering when it would ever root.  Just set it and forget it.
 
Ghost Pepper Revolution said:
That I havent had successfully but I also didnt do it right ‍♂

CD- maybe, popcorn isnt going fast enough this year
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Those AG's look like fun little gadgets to mess around with.
 
Ghost Pepper Revolution said:
My cuttings keep dying, one day
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:mope:
CaneDog said:
So do mine.  I mean, I don't put any real effort into them, but except for seedling cuttings (using PaulG's method) I haven't had a single cutting root all winter, when at least a half dozen and maybe more went into water.  But heck GPR, with that heated pepper popcorn machine you have, I expect once you get your method down you'll clean up.
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The only success I've had with cuttings beside
seedlings is using Rootone, and that with mixed
success. I have not tried using the AeroGarden
to root cuttings, perhaps I should experiment
with that this Fall. I think selecting 'rootable'
material is key.
Walchit said:
Did you see how Bhuter did a clone? I think he called it "air layering" or something. Wrapped soil around part of a stem he had scraped back. Idk maybe on his glog from last year? Or 2017 probably. My memory isn't the best.
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Ghost Pepper Revolution said:
That I havent had successfully but I also didnt do it right ‍♂
CD- maybe, popcorn isnt going fast enough this year  
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This is a good video. And this. This, too.
 
The common denominators seem to be
an airtight seal, and firmly packed moist soil.
 
These methods should work with pepper
plants, I think. I've also seen soda bottles,
and margarine tubs used as the 'container'.
 
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