Compmodder26's 2014 Grow Log - Supers ripening

So my 2012-2013 season has offically come to a close.  All of my plants are now composting with the exception of one plant.  I picked the final 3 pods off of my 7 Pot Brown this weekend.  Potted the mother down to a 3 gallon pot and gave her a haircut.  She's in her new home for the winter.  Crossing my fingers as this is my first time to try overwintering a plant.
 

 

 
I will be back on in a bit to post my grow list for 2014.
 
There won't be much activity on this glog until mid-late January.  That's when I'll be starting my Chinenses.  
 
 
Stay tuned...

 

[Pinoy83]

 
Thanks Jericson!  Yep, they are the 1 quart ones.

those are gonna be explosive when you transplant them in there new homes....

 

[compmodder26]

those are gonna be explosive when you transplant them in there new homes....

 
That's the plan

 

[compmodder26]

Just measured my tallest Bishop's Hat and it is now right at 12 inches tall.  It grew 2 inches in 1 week.  I think that's pretty impressive considering I don't have the most powerful lights in that box.  Also that guy popped out of the soil less than 2 months ago.  Will be interesting to see how tall it gets.  It has just now begun to fork.  I'm guessing I'll probably have to stake it once I plant out.
 

 

[OCD Chilehead]

That's great growth. My Tepin is the same way 3 1/2inches in 2 weeks. No forking yet. Never grew them so don't know if it's just variety. Looking good.

 

[jedisushi06]

Those babies get tall. One of mine was over 4 foot last year but it podded up late I lost all them to frost

 

[compmodder26]

Those babies get tall. One of mine was over 4 foot last year but it podded up late I lost all them to frost

 
Good thing I've got these planned to be in the back of my plot then!

 

[Pulpiteer]

Bishop's Crowns are one of my favorite plants to grow.  Mine got really tall as well.  They do ripen up later in my experience, as Jedi said, so I only got a couple of fresh pods from mine last year.  They make some of the best poppers ever though.
 
Your plants are looking great!

 

[compmodder26]

Bishop's Crowns are one of my favorite plants to grow.  Mine got really tall as well.  They do ripen up later in my experience, as Jedi said, so I only got a couple of fresh pods from mine last year.  They make some of the best poppers ever though.
 
Your plants are looking great!

 
Thanks Andy!  I got some from Judy last year and she got me hooked on them.  I love them for poppers too!

 

[compmodder26]

I started hardening Mama Brown on Thursday.  I was very surprised that she didn't even skip a beat when I put her out.  She never showed any signs of stress.  She's done so well that I consider her 100% hardened off and I have now put her in her home for the season.  She's in a 15 gallon root pouch.  I'm hoping that she'll get quite large this year!
 

 

[OCD Chilehead]

I'm thinking of buying a couple of those pouches. Never tried them before but I'm thinking about a couple OW's for next year. Thanks for sharing Brian. Hope your weekend is going well.

 

[PaulG]

Hey, Brian, looking good.  
 
Watch out for the Bishop's Crown - I grew one in 2012 that was at least 6' tall,
maybe 7' to the tallest branch tip.  Unfortunately, being baccatums the grow
season is so long I had the same issue as Sushi man.

 

[compmodder26]

I'm thinking of buying a couple of those pouches. Never tried them before but I'm thinking about a couple OW's for next year. Thanks for sharing Brian. Hope your weekend is going well.

Get some Chuck!  You won't be disappointed.
 
 

Hey, Brian, looking good.  
 
Watch out for the Bishop's Crown - I grew one in 2012 that was at least 6' tall,
maybe 7' to the tallest branch tip.  Unfortunately, being baccatums the grow
season is so long I had the same issue as Sushi man.

 
At the rate these are growing, I wouldn't be surprised if they get that tall.  They should be okay if they do though, as they are at the back of the plot and won't be at risk of blocking the rest of the plants from sun.  Thanks for stopping in Paul!
 
 
 
 
Just noticed these babies on two of my plants:

 
The yellow one is a Mariachi, and the green one is a Jalapeno.  Obviously I pinched them off because I still want them to get bigger and I want to have them planted out before they set pods.  But it's nice to know they are happy enough to do so!

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Cool Brian. I'm going to give them a try. This year I'm trying the SIP containers, ground, traditional containers, and I now fabric pots. Trying to see what works for me in my climate and season. The indoor garden store loves it when they see me coming. LOL. Thanks again.

 

[compmodder26]

Started the hardening process today on the rest of the plants.  The wind is giving them a good thrashing right now, but hey, they need to toughen up!  The community garden I'm putting them in is a fair bit windy, so they need to get used to it.
 

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Those plants look like they are ready to perform. Good luck with hardening off .

 

[compmodder26]

Those plants look like they are ready to perform. Good luck with hardening off .

Thanks Chuck!

 

[KingLeerUK]

Any plans to top some/all of these?  I see a bloom on at least one of your plants which I would typically pinch to encourage foliage growth.

 

[compmodder26]

There's plenty of buds/blooms on all of the non-chinenses right now.  But they continue to grow nicely.  I don't pinch them unless they set a pod.  But after they go in the ground, I'm going to just let them do their thing.
 
And no, I'm going to just let them grow as they will this year.  No topping.

 

[compmodder26]

Hardening is going well thus far.  I've noticed a few very small burns on some leaves, but nothing bad and nothing that I would expect the leaves to fall off because of.  Here's the schedule I'm trying to keep:
 
Monday:
Sunrise - 9:00 AM: Sun
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Shade
6:00 PM - Sunset: Sun
 
Tuesday:
Sunrise - 10:00 AM: Sun
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Shade
5:00 PM - Sunset: Sun
 
Wednesday:
Sunrise - 11:00 AM: Sun
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Shade
4:00 PM - Sunset: Sun
 
Thursday:
Sunrise - 12:00 PM: Sun
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Shade
3:00 PM - Sunset: Sun
 
Friday:
Sunrise - 1:00 PM: Sun
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Shade
2:00 PM - Sunset: Sun
 
Saturday:
Out all day
 
Here they are enjoying the morning sun:

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Looking good, I burned a few leaves as well but no biggie. All the ones with burned leaves have new growth so all is well. Your plants look very healthy, best of luck!