Devv's 2014- Stick a fork in me, I'm done....

Time for the 2014 start...
 
Many of these plants were made possible by the generous people of the THP sending me seeds and pods Thanks!
 
I'm looking forward to warmer weather and dirt day!
 
I have a bunch of seeds started, and plants at all the stages.
 
Here's the grow bench, a T8 x4 on top and T5 x4 on the bottom, as you can see it's loaded.
 

 
Top rack:

 
Bottom rack:

 
I like starting the seeds in Jiffy Pellets, as soon as they stand up I trim the mesh off and plant them 1/2" proud in a pot, or in this case a cup.
 
Red Rocotto the lonely Pube..

 
A few plants living under the T5, I'm super impressed with this light!
 
Choc Hab
 

 
Bhut x Y7 x Choc Bhut Douglah-Spicegeist
 

 
 
Bhut x Y7 F2-Spicegeist

 
 
Yellow Cardi- Jamie

 
 
Choc Scorp-Ramon

 
Peach Bhut- Annie

 
 
 
Going to do some tilling will post more later

 

[Devv]

 
Out of curiosity, what do you look for to fertilize? Stopped or slowed growth? Changes in leave?

As you mentioned, retarded growth, pale leaves if all else is well. I like to apply the ferts 1/2 strength and hit them more often. Today is the first time I treated the plants, I used seaweed extract as a foliar spray mixed 1oz to a gallon. Seaweed extract is not a fertilizer, it's more of a trace element.
 
The plants all look healthy at the moment so I haven't hit them yet with ferts. My favorite is Hasta Gro 6-12-6 a natural liquid fertilizer. Once the plants are a foot tall and depending on how they look I start the 1/2 dose treatment. I especially hit them once they start to flower. I also occasionally use fish emulsion.
 
 

Only a week old, but already an awesome glog. Keep up the good work. Looking great

Thanks Wally!
 
Hoping things stay green!

 

[Devv]

They  grew well this week!
 
Bhut Y7 Choco Bhut Douglah, now that's a mouth full! Note the buds...

 
Choco Bhut Douglah, these have been out in the wind all day, and they show it

 
Choc Hab

 
Yellow Cardi

 
Jigsaw

 
Another Jigsaw, the T5 was turning the leaves a brown color, new growth in the sun is green

 
TS Moruga Bhut

 
Trin Choc Bonnet

 
MoA

 
Bonda

 
Bump Please...

 

[capsidadburn]

Here ya go Scott!  They look great.

 

[Devv]

Here ya go Scott!  They look great.

Thanks Mike!
 
BrainStrain

 
Another Choc Hab

 
White Bhut

 
JA Hab

 
Trin Perfume

 
White Hab

 
Bhut Yellow7

 
Jigsaw

 
Last Jigsaw

 
Douglah

 
Another bump please

 

[MeatHead1313]

Great looking plants Devv! 

 

[ivplay]

Looks great!  All of your plants are looking strong.

 

[Devv]

Great looking plants Devv! 

Thanks!
 
Hoping for the best this season!
 
Here we go again..
 
Barrackpore

 
MoA

 
Devils tongue

 
TSMB Yellow

 
Jay's Red Ghost Scorp

 
JA Hab

 
Choc Bhut Douglah

 

Looks great!  All of your plants are looking strong.

Thanks!
 
Red Bhut

 
Pair of Sepia Serpents

 
Cumari Do Para

 
 

Great looking plants Devv! 

Thanks!
 
One more bump and I'm done..phew!

 

[GA Growhead]

bump!

 

[Devv]

bump!

Thanks Jason!
 
Another JA Hab

 
Fatalii

 
Yellow Fatalii

 
White Hab

 
Peach Bhut, yes I know, I grew a Reaper in that pot last year

 
Trin Choc Bonnet

 
Choc Scorp

 
Running low on light
 
Bhut Y7 x choc Bhut

 
MoA, just how many of these do I have?

 
Last but not least...Giant Yellow 7

 
I have two more boxes but the sun was getting low...
 
Thanks for stopping by!
 
Enjoy the weekend!

 

[Pinoy83]

woooooooowwwwwwwwwww tonnnnnnnnnnssssssssssss of babiessssssssssssssssssssss.....

 

[maximumcapsicum]

Great pics to post ratio Devv. I'm really enjoying it. And your photos are very well composed; your plants have a lot of poise.
 
Is it a color trick, or does the choc bhut have a darker, more olive tint to the leaves than the other teammates? 
 
Everything is looking very sharp.

 

[GA Growhead]

If my memory serves me, 6.
MOAs that is!
Too tried to back track and figure it out, but you made me question it. Yes...

 

[stickman]

Thanks Rick,
 
So far so good, the Entomologist friend said the "eggs" are not eggs, no bugs. So maybe edema?
 
I hope everything stays on tack, I'm really hoping for the early pods this year.
 
Enjoy the holidays!

 
That's good news anyway, so Woot! to that... Are you still planning on laying down black plastic mulch and making  a low row cover over your babies Scott? If so, you can probably plant out a few weeks earlier than the beginning of March. That'll give you a real headstart. Being close to the Gulf, I seem to remember days at the end of February that were up in the 60s in New Orleans. Is it much cooler farther inland? Overnight lows in the 40s are the critical factor when using this method anyway... that and opening the ends of the row cover on sunny days to let out excess heat and buttoning it back up again about an hour before sundown.
 
Seedlings are kickin' ass and taking names brother! You're gonna have a banner season if the weather co-operates!

 

[Devv]

woooooooowwwwwwwwwww tonnnnnnnnnnssssssssssss of babiessssssssssssssssssssss.....

Thanks Gericson,
 
They're taking over!
 

Great pics to post ratio Devv. I'm really enjoying it. And your photos are very well composed; your plants have a lot of poise.
 
Is it a color trick, or does the choc bhut have a darker, more olive tint to the leaves than the other teammates? 
 
Everything is looking very sharp.

Thanks Adam,
 
The plants are so varied in their color and look. Like the Jigsaw's, the one is lighter than the others, and the leaves got a rust color from the lights. Some got really dark under the lights. I think that's most of it. Once in the garden they should normalize. Last year I did see the purple stems all season in the Reapers.
 

If my memory serves me, 6.
MOAs that is!
Too tried to back track and figure it out, but you made me question it. Yes...

Haha,
 
I think that's it, I still had two more boxes to shoot, but the sun was going down. Gonna set a few MoA's off to the side to isolate from the main patch for seeds.
 

 
That's good news anyway, so Woot! to that... Are you still planning on laying down black plastic mulch and making  a low row cover over your babies Scott? If so, you can probably plant out a few weeks earlier than the beginning of March. That'll give you a real headstart. Being close to the Gulf, I seem to remember days at the end of February that were up in the 60s in New Orleans. Is it much cooler farther inland? Overnight lows in the 40s are the critical factor when using this method anyway... that and opening the ends of the row cover on sunny days to let out excess heat and buttoning it back up again about an hour before sundown.
 
Seedlings are kickin' ass and taking names brother! You're gonna have a banner season if the weather co-operates!

Thanks Rick!
 
Already thinking next year I can plant later, gonna ride this out and see where it takes me. The Chinense germed really well, the Annuum's are starting to worry me, at 14 days (I believe) most are not doing anything.
 
Pretty sure that was Edema, not an expert. Those spots are now turning brown and drying on a few. When I read up on the subject it was mentioned that close space growing under lights promotes it. As well as over watering; I've been real stingy with the water, even waiting until I see some droop. Friday morning I watered expecting a sunny day of mid to high 70's, it was gloomy all day, and they stayed wet. The Red Rocotto wants to damp off, I hope it makes it!
 
I never compared our weather to New Orleans, I'm sure the coast makes it more stable there. Here it would be in the 80's if the fronts stopped rolling in from the north.
 
I'm going to try the row covers and mulch on part of the garden, partly for cost, and if a goof it up I don't want all the plants to suffer. I feel it will be a good experiment. The weather here is so unstable temp wise from November to April. The temps can sore into the 90's and that would not be a good thing. Another concern is the wicked winds we get.
 
So what type of plastic do you use? As in thickness... And how are you tying things down?

 

[Jeff H]

WOW, just wow .
 
Look what happens when I am MIA for a couple days doing family stuff. I missed almost two pages of awesome looking plants. 
 
Great job so far. 

 

[GA Growhead]

Go head and put a cap full of some hydrogen peroxide on the red Rocoto's stem at soil level. That will oxidize the bad germs.
I have saved every plant that way since doing so.

 

[stc3248]

8 days old and already on page 4!!! Almost to page 5!!! Great looking start brother...will be watching for sure!

 

[Devv]

WOW, just wow .
 
Look what happens when I am MIA for a couple days doing family stuff. I missed almost two pages of awesome looking plants. 
 
Great job so far. 

Thanks Jeff!
 
I see some great stuff happening on your glog!
 

Go head and put a cap full of some hydrogen peroxide on the red Rocoto's stem at soil level. That will oxidize the bad germs.
I have saved every plant that way since doing so.

Thanks Jason,
 
Yesterday I mixed Hydrogen Peroxide and water, cleaned the soil to the bad spot and applied the mix. Should I have used full strength?
 

8 days old and already on page 4!!! Almost to page 5!!! Great looking start brother...will be watching for sure!

Thanks Shane!
 
I want peppers this spring! Not November

 

[wahlee76]

Great pics and healthy looking plants. Peppers in spring would be nice

 

[Pinoy83]

i wanna see them pods hanging already