Coach's 2015 Overwhelming Grow

jcw10tc · Jan 28, 2015

coachspencerxc said:
So, with a 6" plant (bell even), I'd be better off taking the flower off & letting it work on becoming a bigger plant that putting its energy into making fruit, right? 98% that's the right thing to do, but hard to bring myself to do it.

Yes. I would pull that blossom. I normally pull everything for a few weeks even after final planting. I have had times where it stunted the plant and at end of year have a runt that produce nothing.

JJJessee · Jan 28, 2015

I try to remove flowers. Sometimes toward the end of pot season they get ahead of me.
I would consider topping that 6" bell at this stage of winter.

With this many varieties, I would make a planting map for backup for reference.
And to label, consider using a 24" wood slat (I use seasoned bamboo) and a paint marker. Sharpie on a plastic knife tends to fade, plus it gets old crawling on your hands and knees looking for labels in August. You've got a grow of biblical proportions that can get away from you without good labeling.

coachspencerxc · Jan 28, 2015

jcw10tc said:
Yes. I would pull that blossom. I normally pull everything for a few weeks even after final planting. I have had times where it stunted the plant and at end of year have a runt that produce nothing.

Just the answer I was looking for. Thanks.

JJJessee said:
I try to remove flowers. Sometimes toward the end of pot season they get ahead of me.
I would consider topping that 6" bell at this stage of winter.

With this many varieties, I would make a planting map for backup for reference.
And to label, consider using a 24" wood slat (I use seasoned bamboo) and a paint marker. Sharpie on a plastic knife tends to fade, plus it gets old crawling on your hands and knees looking for labels in August. You've got a grow of biblical proportions that can get away from you without good labeling.

Good advice. Maybe paint stirrers or the like for labeling?

juanitos · Jan 28, 2015

wood will soak up water and wash out the lettering.
Vinyl / aluminium blinds if you can find some scrap ones.
or you can just get some marking tape for like 3$ at home depot and sharpie a piece and tie it to the stem(haven't tried this out yet).

On the plants being big already... yeah you will probably have to top them, u still got 3 months to go lol....

JJJessee · Jan 28, 2015

I haven't had any wash out problems, but aluminum blind material does sound better. Getting them tall, up in the canopy, helps.

coachspencerxc · Jan 28, 2015

juanitos said:
On the plants being big already... yeah you will probably have to top them, u still got 3 months to go lol....

I'll have to read up on that. Was hoping to avoid it, but I know it's inevitable.

thirdcoasttx · Jan 28, 2015

Dang coach that's a pretty impressive list

beerbreath81 · Jan 29, 2015

thats one helluva list you got there coach. Very impressive! I agree with jcw, its best to pull the blossom, the plant may be starting to get root bound so you can either continue to pull flowers or repost in a larger vessel and it should go back to plant growth vs production.

coachspencerxc · Jan 30, 2015

beerbreath81 said:
thats one helluva list you got there coach

thirdcoasttx said:
Dang coach that's a pretty impressive list

Thanks! We'll see how it works out.

juanitos · Feb 11, 2015

coachspencerxc said:
Thanks! We'll see how it works out.

hey, your inbox is full i wanted to ask u something about the databaze

coachspencerxc · Feb 11, 2015

juanitos said:
hey, your inbox is full i wanted to ask u something about the databaze

Whoops. I cleared some room. Fire away.

I may need to pick your brain about pruning. I have 250 bushes in my house that look nothing like your plants but I'm too afraid to thin em out. I'll post pictures soon.

juanitos · Feb 11, 2015

coachspencerxc said:
Whoops. I cleared some room. Fire away.

I may need to pick your brain about pruning. I have 250 bushes in my house that look nothing like your plants but I'm too afraid to thin em out. I'll post pictures soon.

lol nice.. can't wait to see the jungle

moruga welder · Feb 11, 2015

nice grow list coach ! good luck with this years grow ! :onfire:

coachspencerxc · Feb 11, 2015

moruga welder said:
nice grow list coach ! good luck with this years grow !

Thanks man. Rough start but going strong now that I figured some things out.

moruga welder · Feb 11, 2015

me to still got more stuff to learn . but will get there someday

coachspencerxc · Feb 12, 2015

Red Rocoto. Is this right? Getting tall. Noticed it drooping almost everyday so increased the water a little & pulled it out of the direct light. Has been getting maybe 5 hours of CFL light- but off to the side a little & spends the daylight hours in a window. Is it getting leggy because of the lack of light or is this normal growth? I have 2 more Red Rocotos & 1 Orange Rocoto that are much more compact & I never made me think they needed special light & water considerations. This weekend I need to divide up the few pubescens, the annuums & the baccatums I have & put them in their own trays. They seem to like much more water than the chinenses.

Leaves at the bottom of this guy are constantly wilty. That is not a brown spot on one of leaves halfway up as it appears. A lot of my chinenses are getting top heavy & tipping over a little. I'm going to have to put in some work very soon to give them mini stakes of some kind & thin out the trays a bit. The chinenses in particular are bushy & difficult to move without getting their leaves tangled with other plants.

D3monic · Feb 12, 2015

Dip the tops of paint stirs in white paint suitable for outdoors first. My dad did this in his garden last year. Didn't loose a single one either unlike the smaller tags that like to disappear by end of year.

coachspencerxc · Feb 12, 2015

Early Jalapeno:

My largest 40 or so chinenses are the size of this Black Fatalii. I also have a smaller batch, an even smaller batch & about 24 seeds waiting to sprout.

My only plant that looks truly messed up. Ditch it? Brazilian Ghost.

The next two are an Aji Pineapple & a Peach Bhut Jolokia. I think both are in need of some topping & pruning but I can't bear to "mess up" what I (& they) have worked so hard for. I know it needs to be done. This weekend maybe, after I get some advice & read up on what to do. Incidentally, these plants were pulled from the trays & out of the direct light. They get more light than they are in these pictures. So I don't trip circuits, I have eight 1020 trays in one room & five more in another. I need to transplant a few into 3.5" pots this weekend & in 3 weeks, I'll have sixteen trays filled. I just hope I can keep them there before I plant into the ground April 15ish. I have 100 3 gallon bags I was planning on using but but hope I don't have to use all.

AdamStl · Feb 12, 2015

Yes Coach, at this point you want plants to get stronger with leaf and root production. I would pinch off flower buds and even pinch off tips (after 4-5 sets of leaves) to encourage more side branching. There will be plenty of growing season once you plant them in their final spot.

JJJessee · Feb 12, 2015

The rocoto is probably fine, or at least my manzanos always look like that. Yeah he's leggy, but nobody's perfect.
Those taller one's could be topped. The starfish has a lot of suckers which is good since the top is weird(might be worth checking for mites with a lense).
The plants are growing like WEEEEEEDS! Good Job.