Coach's 2015 Overwhelming Grow

jcw10tc · Apr 7, 2015

Nice space. I wish I had that in the back. Most of my yard is in front of the house. 150' x 210' in front of the house. It probably wouldn't go over well if I tried to plant peppers or anything else in the front yard.

coachspencerxc · Apr 7, 2015

jcw10tc said:
Nice space. I wish I had that in the back. Most of my yard is in front of the house. 150' x 210' in front of the house. It probably wouldn't go over well if I tried to plant peppers or anything else in the front yard.

Only one way to find out.

In the house I just moved out of, I had a decent amount of space in the backyard, but not a ton. I put a few strategically placed squash plants in the front yard. They look ornamental enough to me. The primary reason we moved is because it's 1 mile from work & my daughter's school (where she'll go from now- 5th grade until she graduates HS) but a close second was to find a little more garden space. The commute is a lot better than the 25 minute one we had before.

beerbreath81 · Apr 7, 2015

Wow coach, you been busy over there. I like your grow setup, neat and organized. cant wait to see the gals in the ground. Keep on with yo bad self!!

Peter S · Apr 7, 2015

Nice progress on your plants! Looks like you have a good space to put them outside. Are you putting all in the ground, or some in containers?

coachspencerxc · Apr 7, 2015

beerbreath81 said:
Wow coach, you been busy over there. I like your grow setup, neat and organized. cant wait to see the gals in the ground. Keep on with yo bad self!!

Thanks! Hey, I've been eating your "Kitchen Sink" powder literally every single day lately. It's good but I like the tube container its in too.

Peter S said:
Nice progress on your plants! Looks like you have a good space to put them outside. Are you putting all in the ground, or some in containers?

Thanks. All in the ground except for a few ornamentals in pots in the front... I MAY put just 3-5 or so more in pots, but the plan was all in the ground.

coachspencerxc · Apr 12, 2015

I just had to do it. 152 varieties wasn't enough. Had to plant 28 more tonight for an even 180 if they all germinate. There were a few that didn't germinate the first time I tried & others I just HAD to plant. I know it's really late, but I think I can get pods off of these by my first frost date- around October 28. Here are the new additions:

Small Serrano my parents found in the mountains of Guatemala (How's that for a name?)
Black Coban
Amish Bush
7JPN x TSMB
Buena Mulata
PDN
Biquinho Iracema
Orange Bell
Pink Scotch Bonnet
SB7J from surprise yellow pods
Sepia Serpent
Dystopia
Black Bhut
Yolo Wonder
Mustard Habanero
Mustard Scorpion
Bode
Cabai Burong-Urgu
PDN x Naga Suomi
Bhut x Barrackpore
UBSC Brown
7 Pot x Brown Bhut
Dilley Street Tamworks
Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion x Primo

jcw10tc · Apr 12, 2015

coachspencerxc said:
I just had to do it. 152 varieties wasn't enough. Had to plant 28 more tonight for an even 180 if they all germinate. There were a few that didn't germinate the first time I tried & others I just HAD to plant. I know it's really late, but I think I can get pods off of these by my first frost date- around October 28. Here are the new additions:

Small Serrano my parents found in the mountains of Guatemala (How's that for a name?)
Black Coban
Amish Bush
7JPN x TSMB
Buena Mulata
PDN
Biquinho Iracema
Orange Bell
Pink Scotch Bonnet
SB7J from surprise yellow pods
Sepia Serpent
Dystopia
Black Bhut
Yolo Wonder
Mustard Habanero
Mustard Scorpion
Bode
Cabai Burong-Urgu
PDN x Naga Suomi
Bhut x Barrackpore
UBSC Brown
7 Pot x Brown Bhut
Dilley Street Tamworks
Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion x Primo

Good luck. You might want to seek help. Got some crazy stuff you added there last minute.

Trident chilli · Apr 12, 2015

Plants picture perfect ... as a scotch bonnet enthusiast I am watching your bonnets with interest especially the SB x Bonda and your yellow SB7J .... SB Pink is that US sourced seed I have Peach but never been lucky enough to trace Pink

PaulS · Apr 12, 2015

Everything looks awesome!
Your grow room is really nicely organised with lots of space for air.
The plants look great, I bet they will do really nicely in your outdoor area.
Good job dude

newril · Apr 12, 2015

AdamStl said:
That is some good progress on your plants. And may I add that you really have jumped inwith both feet. I have to stagger germination too, as the transplanting becomes quite tedious if you have to do it all at once.

It's always trial and error with growing plants. I couldn't tell you all the things I did to the Turbo Pube plant last year to get it going and producing. Peppers are easy to grow once you figure out what they need.

Glad to see you found out what helped.

One day when I got my experience and a bigger house.. I'm going to get myself one of those grows

coachspencerxc · Apr 12, 2015

jcw10tc said:
Good luck. You might want to seek help. Got some crazy stuff you added there last minute.

Tell me about it. I know no moderation.

Yeah, I'm pretty excited about some of these latest additions.

Trident chilli said:
Plants picture perfect ... as a scotch bonnet enthusiast I am watching your bonnets with interest especially the SB x Bonda and your yellow SB7J .... SB Pink is that US sourced seed I have Peach but never been lucky enough to trace Pink

Thanks. This will be the 3rd time I've tried to germinate the SB7J Yellow & the 2nd for the pink. Everything around them germinated so I don't have a ton of confidence they'll sprout. I'll let you know. Got the pink from a seed train. I've got 2 seeds left that you'Re welcome to if you want them.

PaulS said:
Everything looks awesome!
Your grow room is really nicely organised with lots of space for air.
The plants look great, I bet they will do really nicely in your outdoor area.
Good job dude

Thanks! I've had some tiller issues. Got over half of the garden tilled before breakdown. I may plant some today. I think I've done an OK job hardening off.

Genetikx · Apr 12, 2015

Obviously a great job, setup, and outdoor grow space. Out of all the habs I've had, mustard is by far my favorite. Definite staple every year. Might not be the largest producer of pods, but they are pretty big and incredibly tasty.

PaulS · Apr 12, 2015

coachspencerxc said:
Tell me about it. I know no moderation. Yeah, I'm pretty excited about some of these latest additions.

Thanks. This will be the 3rd time I've tried to germinate the SB7J Yellow & the 2nd for the pink. Everything around them germinated so I don't have a ton of confidence they'll sprout. I'll let you know. Got the pink from a seed train. I've got 2 seeds left that you'Re welcome to if you want them.

Thanks! I've had some tiller issues. Got over half of the garden tilled before breakdown. I may plant some today. I think I've done an OK job hardening off.

Good luck planting out

coachspencerxc · Apr 12, 2015

Guess who has 18 plants in the ground. Hint: Me.

I'm having some tiller issues. The plan was to till, spread 8 cubic yards of compost into the garden & till again. I've got some lousy clay soil. I tilled about 2/3 of it once before the tiller died & I'm not sure how long its down for. This evening, I just dug big holes, put in 4 shovelfuls of compost (actually a 50/50 compost/topsoil blend) into it & put a plant in. I'll address the soil as a whole when the tiller's fixed. Sheet mulching with grass clippings, shredded leaves & wood chips over time vastly improved the quality of the soil of my last garden.

But anyway, I feel good but somehow nervous about making a small dent in the grow room. FWIW, I planted out: Large Orange Thai, Aji Guyana, Aji Colorado, Tepin x Lemon Drop, Rainforest, Aji Fantasy, Aji Amarillo, MoA Yellow, Peach Hab, Jalapeno, Cinnamon Bell, & Chocolate Fatalii. Doubles of some.

I would've taken a picture but finished after dark.

Noah Yates · Apr 13, 2015

Oh snap son!!!! Plants in the ground...... 1337 :party:

Pulpiteer · Apr 14, 2015

Looks like a lot of nice space in the backyard for a garden - very nice!

And the plants are looking great too.

coachspencerxc · Apr 19, 2015

Last weekend, I planted 18 plants in the garden. Had planned to plant more but just never had time. As soon as I planted, it started raining... and hasn't stopped, practically. 4 inches in the past week. Ugh. I was able to plant 18 tomato plants yesterday before the latest downpour. The plants look OK except 2 with these troubling black spots. Nothing like this before I planted them. In another thread, I was assured what I did was plenty for hardening off. Any idea of what this is? I suspect it may be fertilizer burn. I put in about 1/4 cup of a product called Chickity Doo Doo in each hole. It's a 5-3-2 processed chicken manure product. If that's what my problem is, what is the solution? I used the same process with the tomatoes I planted yesterday. Should I expect the same with those?

Peach Habanero

coachspencerxc · Apr 20, 2015

Anybody? Doesn't look any worse today & only on 2 of the 18 plants I planted outside. Tomatoes not fairing too well in wind & rain but most are holding on. Planted 20 of 50ish.

jcw10tc · Apr 20, 2015

coachspencerxc said:
Anybody? Doesn't look any worse today & only on 2 of the 18 plants I planted outside. Tomatoes not fairing too well in wind & rain but most are holding on. Planted 20 of 50ish.

I am no expert, but looks like a disease of some kind to me. I just ignore a lot of stuff like curled leaves, burnt edges yellowing. My plants usually pull through that on their own or with a little feeding. But dark spots like that always worries me. Someone here will probably chime in to help you more than I can, might do some googling also, lots of pics of various conditions out there. Might be OK, I find peppers much tougher than tomatoes and other plants. One thing you might think about doing is pulling the bad leaves. If its a disease might contain it some, but probably should wait for second opinion from some of the experts on here.

coachspencerxc · Apr 20, 2015

jcw10tc said:
I am no expert, but looks like a disease of some kind to me. I just ignore a lot of stuff like curled leaves, burnt edges yellowing. My plants usually pull through that on their own or with a little feeding. But dark spots like that always worries me. Someone here will probably chime in to help you more than I can, might do some googling also, lots of pics of various conditions out there. Might be OK, I find peppers much tougher than tomatoes and other plants. One thing you might think about doing is pulling the bad leaves. If its a disease might contain it some, but probably should wait for second opinion from some of the experts on here.

From Google images, I was thinking fertilizer burn or bacterial leaf spotting. Am hoping for the human error of fertilizer burn I. The few plants I planted. Easily correctable on the next planting. Bacteria, on the other hand...