D3monic's 2015 Glog. Lots of Pods.

D3monic · Jan 27, 2015

Already seeing some variation in the Fidalga Roxa seedlings. Going to make it hard deciding what to keep and cull.... I think I want to keep both these guys.

This one's in a different cup

Curious to see how these grow out.

D3monic · Jan 28, 2015

100% Germ rates

aji limon
BOC
ButchT Y.
Fidalga roxa
sweet datil
and a few others

Piss poor germ rates

Bonda ma Jacques
Jamaican Hot chocolate

NO Germ at all so far

7pot yellow. WTF mannnn grow already.

D3monic · Jan 28, 2015

More Useless Pics

Turned off the LEDs so the colors aren't too washed. Still no 7pot Yellows sprouted

A few close ups of random plants:

The Paper Lanterns have the largest cotyledons of all my seedlings

Random Tricot on one the white bullets

At first I thought the warped cotyledons was from overheating in the seedling dome but so far all but one have this going on. You can see a lil leaf burn on the tip of the leaf to the far right.

I can't wait until it's a little warmer out so I can actually do some things in the garden. I'm starting to go stir crazy. Soon as I get some more seeds in I'm going to start the next batch of seedlings as well.

twilliams386 · Jan 29, 2015

D3monic said:
Already seeing some variation in the Fidalga Roxa seedlings. Going to make it hard deciding what to keep and cull.... I think I want to keep both these guys.

This one's in a different cup

Curious to see how these grow out.

I would definitely save both of these to see how they play out.
It's looking good man, did you ever get a different soil?

D3monic · Jan 29, 2015

twilliams386 said:
I would definitely save both of these to see how they play out.
It's looking good man, did you ever get a different soil?

Thanks, I think I will save both.

I haven't got any new soil yet, trying to sell a few ps3 and ps4 games to get the scratch. Someone may be buying one our spare mowers for $200 Was going to use that to get some Happy frog and a few 1020s and a few these planting kits form local Menards (like homedepot) . I was rummaging in the garden when the snow melted the other day and scored an unopened bag of perlite so I at least have that to mix in with the MG. To combat the fungus gnats in the MG I will water with a diluted peroxide to kill the larvae that hatch before they get a chance to become airborne. Hopefully disrupt their reproduction cycle before it really gets started.

twilliams386 · Jan 29, 2015

D3monic said:
Thanks, I think I will save both.

I haven't got any new soil yet, trying to sell a few ps3 and ps4 games to get the scratch. Someone may be buying one our spare mowers for $200 Was going to use that to get some Happy frog and a few 1020s and a few these planting kits form local Menards (like homedepot) . I was rummaging in the garden when the snow melted the other day and scored an unopened bag of perlite so I at least have that to mix in with the MG. To combat the fungus gnats in the MG I will water with a diluted peroxide to kill the larvae that hatch before they get a chance to become airborne. Hopefully disrupt their reproduction cycle before it really gets started.

One thing I used to do for extra cash, sell plasma. Don't know if its an option where you're at, but it comes in handy.

Its crazy to think those gnats came with the soil. I'd be pissed enough to give a bad review at least. I'm just glad they weren't in my MG starter mix.

Can the gnats cause major problems with the plants or are they just annoying? Are you trying to stay organic?

D3monic · Jan 29, 2015

twilliams386 said:
One thing I used to do for extra cash, sell plasma. Don't know if its an option where you're at, but it comes in handy.
Its crazy to think those gnats came with the soil. I'd be pissed enough to give a bad review at least. I'm just glad they weren't in my MG starter mix.
Can the gnats cause major problems with the plants or are they just annoying? Are you trying to stay organic?

Na not overly worried about organic, the gnats can come in any soil. Used to get them in my roots organics soil as well and they already seem to be on decline. I did read a lot of negative reviews about them in the MG though. I'm more worried about aphids than anything since my over winters had a bad infestation. The gnats are more a nuisance but if left unchecked the can damage the plant roots.

twilliams386 · Jan 29, 2015

D3monic said:
Na not overly worried about organic, the gnats can come in any soil. Used to get them in my roots organics soil as well and they already seem to be on decline. I did read a lot of negative reviews about them in the MG though. I'm more worried about aphids than anything since my over winters had a bad infestation. The gnats are more a nuisance but if left unchecked the can damage the plant roots.

Ah well good to know!
I almost had an aphid problem last summer, local grow shop recommended a bottle of cyonara 9.7 (lambdacyhalothrin) hooked it up to the hose and wiped those bitches out in one blast. 10 day waiting period for harvest, got a good rain in between, peppers and plants were great afterwards.. Not really sure where I was headed.. Grow on!

D3monic · Jan 30, 2015

twilliams386 said:
Ah well good to know!
I almost had an aphid problem last summer, local grow shop recommended a bottle of cyonara 9.7 (lambdacyhalothrin) hooked it up to the hose and wiped those bitches out in one blast. 10 day waiting period for harvest, got a good rain in between, peppers and plants were great afterwards.. Not really sure where I was headed.. Grow on!

Yea I tried seven, and something else. Didn't do anything to their numbers and they got really bad really quick in the warm basement. I forgot all about peroxide until a few weeks ago. I should have filled the bath tub and drowned those bitches like a over priced hooker.

Looks like we got a winner in this batch of seedlings.

Urfa Biber popped in just 5 days.

D3monic · Jan 30, 2015

Photos of the Day

Butch T yellow.

Has a little leaf burn when I hit it with some safer being a crack head.

Paper Lantern Habanero

All 3 seedlings are up in the Urfa Biber pot and moved them under LEDs with the rest.

D3monic · Jan 30, 2015

Good Boy in the car. Bad Boy any where else... he's the main reason I have a fence around the garden. .... lord knows it isn't keeping the rabbits out :rofl:

D3monic · Jan 30, 2015

Had a nice little night out, Old lady and I went to olive garden for dinner. Kicked myself for leaving the house without any pepper powder. really need to get me one those key chain pill dispensers. Would be good as hell in their Chicken gnocchi soup.

Stopped at Menards on the way home to get a few planter kits. Was happy to find some Promix for only $13 a bag. It's not the promix4 but compared to the 50+ bucks a bag at the hydro store i'm not going to complain. I got zombie juice and some bio inoculant for hydro set ups to introduce mycorrhizae and the other beneficial microbes and a bag of some manure from last year. Got everything pictured for only around $20. Wish I would of went there instead home depot in the first place.

I'm never using solo cups again. At $3.50 a kit these are a much better option. The plastic pots are flimsy but the 1020 it comes with is shaped so each pot fits snug and they can't tip. I also love the texture of the pro mix. So clean and fluffy. Pots are black but I got some white duct tape on them for writing.

coachspencerxc · Jan 30, 2015

Nice garden pics.

D3monic · Jan 30, 2015

coachspencerxc said:
Nice garden pics.

Thanks!, can't wait till it warms up and I can start prepping it. I tried today cause the sun was warm and shining but everything still frozen half an inch down. Couldn't get my stakes out the ground or anything. Probably going to stain all the wood this spring.

jcw10tc · Jan 30, 2015

Good to see you got those planters. The 3.5 are a bit flimsy, but that tray they are in is really nice. Sturdier than a standard tray. I had 2 of them last year and bought 2 more this year.

D3monic · Jan 30, 2015

jcw10tc said:
Good to see you got those planters. The 3.5 are a bit flimsy, but that tray they are in is really nice. Sturdier than a standard tray. I had 2 of them last year and bought 2 more this year.

Yea I really should of gone that route in the first place. Soon as I get some more money i'm getting a few more and moving the plants from solo cups to those. Will utilize the space under lights better and make hardening them off outside this spring easier. Will be nice to move them from the miracle grow to the pro mix. The texture of pro mix is so much more appealing and was only a dollar more than the MG. I already found some weird black bubbly fungus in one the MG solo cups. No idea wtf it was never seen it before. Dumped some peroxide on it and it foamed like crazy. Starting to remember all the reasons I had moved to hydro back in the day.

twilliams386 · Jan 30, 2015

I may have to invest in those planters, I gotta ditch the peat cups and the thought of a few dozen solo cups takes me back to mornings after keg parties. I think ill avoid the mess this time around. Does menards ship from website?

D3monic · Jan 31, 2015

twilliams386 said:
I may have to invest in those planters, I gotta ditch the peat cups and the thought of a few dozen solo cups takes me back to mornings after keg parties. I think ill avoid the mess this time around. Does menards ship from website?

Yea Menards does ship and I assume they would ship to texas. Walmart also appears to carry them but at a much higher price. Did a quick google of different products and you really can't beat the price on these at Menards even with the cost of shipping it's probably a good option and cheaper than if you just drove to walmart and picked them up.

jcw10tc · Jan 31, 2015

twilliams386 said:
I may have to invest in those planters, I gotta ditch the peat cups and the thought of a few dozen solo cups takes me back to mornings after keg parties. I think ill avoid the mess this time around. Does menards ship from website?

The best thing about them is the tray. It has forms to hold each 3.5 pot so they don't slide around as easy as a standard flat tray. It doesn't have holes to holds water and you can bottom water. The pots themselves like D3monic said aren't anything special, but are still better than solo cups, I save even those last year and could use again if it wanted. I bought some 3.5" pots that are 5.5" deep at novoselenterprises.com that fit great into this tray. Going to use those in the trays from last year as I don't want to put into any bigger pots before planting. Moving these from basement to outside for hardening off is much easier for me as little to no worry about tipping like with solo cups. I had some solo cups last year and once the pepper gets taller and heavier had to be so careful, they wanted to tip all the time as I could never get a tight fit in the tray with them.

D3monic · Jan 31, 2015

I tried to tell my Dad about the deal on the kits at Menards.. he was like pft Noob, I already have a bunch of those. Talked him into popping his little greenhouse up so he can get a start on his plants.

Let the dogs out this morning and had a few visitors that weren't the least bit concerned with the yapping.

Checked on the basement, Pineapple ground cherries are starting to pop. Was worried I didn't clean and store them right. Glad to see they had no problems. I may plant these in several places including hanging planters to see how they do since they don't get tall.

Sweet Datil rocking a little sunburn from the LEDs being too low.

100% germ on the Jays Peach Scorpion

Fatalii hasn't had a very good germ rate but happy to have a few up.

Later going down to the basement to work on transplanting some seedlings to new containers while the old lady does her workout down there. Knowing me there will be more pics... soooo many pics of just seedlings. I know, but i'm not sorry.

Edit: I don't know why photobucket is butchering the text on my pictures. My originals don't look like that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn59hxB-8P0