Cold country, small balcony, grow accordingly 2020

Hello and a warning: this is going to be boring and small grow located in finland, mainly for keeping record.
 
This is my 4th or 5th season and 2nd in the same appartment. I have a small windowed balcony facing so, that in the summer sun hits it from ~12 to late evening between 18-22 if I remember correctly.
 
Last summer I had 2x aji fantasy, 2x harold st bart as main plants, then amashito wild and moruglah in a more shady spot. Results were nice for aji fantasies, got around 2kg overall from them and maybe 500+g from harolds. This year I'm not going to waste space with  chinenses, the conditions just aren't there.
 
This years grow will be:
2x Challuaruro
2x Jalapeno orange spice
1x aji fantasy x harold st bart (if seeds viable, own cross)
1x spanish giant.
 
I have a tent for germinating and getting to summer, 120x60x180 sized, so 2'x4'x6'. Seeds will hit the rockwool next week, will put out pics then. My growlight is solux twin 2x55 tubes, 6400k and around 10 000 lumens.
Basicly plan is, rockwool -> coco coir with maybe perlite/vermiculite, final pots will be pots with water reservoir below, acts kinda like passive hydro with coco. 
 
 

 
That is my now 3yo starfish.
 
edit what is the best way to up pics? can I upload them to place X and embed link here?

 

[PaulG]

Indeed! I usually tend to top? plants if they dont fork fast enough ️

 
That little Orange Spice may not need to be topped!
 
Funny, my Orange BJ Choc. forked at the first node.
Maybe it's the Year of the Orange! I usually don't top
my plants, but had such good success with Rocoto
and Aji Amarillo topping last season, I'm thinking
about doing more of it this year. 

 

[Inoks]

Perhaps, orange rules 2020. hopefully tastes awesome too, havent eaten own jalapenos, only generic store bought!

 

[CaneDog]

In my experience, home grown jalaps are superior, usually far superior.  Especially for me, because I like them best ripe and red.
 
I'm really looking forward to the Orange Spice I'm growing for the first time this season.  Orange rules in 2020!

 

[PaulG]

I am starting some Orange Spice in March.
Will be fun comparing notes! OR in 2020!

 

[Inoks]

Will be fun comparing dem oranges. Ill probably end with bad harvest this year, but ill watch you both on envy

 

[Mildfruit]

Heard the Orange spice is a very hot jalapeño variety, looking forward to see how it grows. All my indoor Jalapeño grows have unfortunately been filled with lots of small peppers instead of regular sized peppers. I hope you have better luck!  

 

[Inoks]

Heard the Orange spice is a very hot jalapeño variety, looking forward to see how it grows. All my indoor Jalapeño grows have unfortunately been filled with lots of small peppers instead of regular sized peppers. I hope you have better luck!

Hope so, as mentioned earlier, I Lost My windowed balcony, but still going to put em outside!

 

[Inoks]

Just a progress pick, move happens next weekend. After that I'll up the pots and give some plants away.

 

[Inoks]

#orange_rules!
Orange Spice with dual-leaf and thinking about flowering

 

[PaulG]

The Orange spice look great - robust
new growth at the tips and strong forking!
 
Good luck moving next weekend - at least
your grow is manageable at this point. Hope
they land in a nice spot.

 

[Inoks]

A quick update, moving done. Every plant survived, Will up The pots next week and take some picks from yard.

 

[PaulG]

Glad to hear your move was a success, Risto!  
Now you can get serious about your grow!
 
Plants look awesome!

 

[Inoks]

Thanks Paul! You are singlehandedly keeeping my glog Alive and from being a monolog !

 

[PaulG]

Thanks Paul! You are singlehandedly keeeping my glog Alive and from being a monolog !

 
I really like seeing the pepper grows in the
northern EU countries. Must be my few
percent of Scandinavian genes speaking
to me!

 

[Inoks]

Haha, Thats good.
On really anxious about coming summer, been really warm winter, that usually predicts cold summer. And as mentioned I no longer have a windowed balcony so Im really hoping that frost cloths are enough

 

[Inoks]

I potted up 8 plants, rest Im giving/throwing away.
I now have:
Orange Spice X2
Challuaruro X2
Aji fantasy x Harold at Bart X1
Montufar X1
Spanish Giant X1
Dalle khrusani X1

Plus that 3yo bonchi

 

[Inoks]

Plants moved to garage, lights are behind a timer, 20h on 4off.
Also installed gravity fed drip irrigaton, kind of a pain in the ass to setup. Hopefully helps in The long run...

Now we just wait.

 

[CaneDog]

Your plants and everything are looking great, inoks. I expect the gravity-drip will be worth the effort!

 

[PaulG]

Looking good in your grow tent, Risto.
 
Great color and leaf shine making your 
plants look awesome.
 
I’m kind of envious of your 8 plant grow.
That sounds like a manageable number!

 

[Inoks]

Thanks to both of you!

Drip irrigation did a bit of a flood, luckily theres holes in the bottom of pots and using Coco coir. Probably no harm done.