DocNrock's 2013 Glog - 7/11/13

My 2013 grow officially began 10/14/2012, when seeds hit soil. After seeing Fernando (SocalChilehead) growing in his greenhouse "sanctuary" and KiNGDeNNiZ continuing to start new growth in his AeroGarden, as well as the community HP22B grow thread already being 8 pages, I broke down and started my 2013 grow. I was going to limit it to 50 varieties, but that ended up being 64, 77 including the plants I want to save from 2012. If some varieties don't pop or I end up losing some along the way, I might still be down to 50 (or less!) in no time. The grow list with pop dates is at the bottom of this post.

Since I had plenty of seeds I wanted to try an experiment. Which is better for germination, soil or Rapid Rooters? I have two mini-greenhouses with 36 soil cups each, and one mini-greenhouse with a 72 cell insert loaded with Rapid Rooters. All seeds were soaked overnight in water that had been boiled and cooled and contained a dilution of brewed chamomile tea and H2O2. The Rapid Rooters and soil were both moistened with the same mix. The soil is Sungro Sunshine mix #1 amended lightly with Ancient Forest and worm castings. Wondering if the organisms in the amendments might help break down the seed coat. Each cell contains about five seeds. This will force me to cull the weaklings, as opposed to trying to save them, hahaha! At most I will end up with two seedlings for each variety. If both survive, I can try to gift one of the two. I am thinking that some varieties may germinate better in soil, some better in the Rapid Rooters, and for some it may not make a difference. I read somewhere that kelp solutions are rich in growth hormones. Has anyone added a light kelp solution dilution to their germination setup? I was thinking of adding a couple of drops to each Rapid Rooter cell. Fert-wise, the kelp solutions are very, very weak. I doubt it would do any harm. Has anyone ever tried the kelp? I have not, but might try it later on anything that seems stubborn to sprout.

I am hoping these guys are all budded up come springtime, and ready for an early harvest. Since my indoor space is limited, I am giving serious consideration to building a small greenhouse in the backyard and putting in a couple of space heaters for the night time. I decided against a raised bed, and will probably go with 5 gallon Root Pouches for the larger plants. Some of the annuums and plants I'm as yet unsure of I will grow in 2 gallon pots. If I end up liking them, I can always up-pot them.

Getting organized:

Man, I hope I didn't mix any of these up! 64 cups to keep straight is a far cry from 3. It will be 6 months until I know for sure!:

Rapid Rooters:

Soil:

Let the waiting game begin!:

Also, in case anyone is interested, the white plastic labelling tags are available at Discount Hydroponics, $2.95/100! Cheaper than popsickle sticks!

Regarding the plants I already have, I am going to try to start cuttings off most of them in the event the plants don't make it over the winter. I won't need to start those from seed, although there are four varieties (Douglah, Fatalii, Barrackpore and Yellow Bhut) I am starting from seed, as well.

Question: When we start a new grow season, is it typical to just add to one's glog thread, or is it appropriate to start a new thread for the new grow year?

Anyway, happy growing to you all and thanks for looking. I'm hoping all the lessons I learned this year will help me to make this grow much more successful!

GROW LIST: I will try to edit in pop dates for both soil and Rapid Rooters. The Rapid Rooters might get earlier pop dates since I can see the rootlets before hooks form.

Sown seeds (65):

Trinidad Scorpion (AJIJOE) 10/20/12 (RR)
HP22B (Pepper Joe) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/27/12 (soil)
Primo (Primo) 10/22/12 (RR), 10/26/12 (soil)
Billy Boy Jonah (Silver_Surfer via Coheed) 10/22/12 (RR)
7 Pot Congo Gigantic (Pepperlover) 10/23/12 (RR), 10/26/12 (soil)
7 Pot Barrackpore (Biscgolf) 10/27/12 (RR)
Dorset Naga (Pepperlover - pods) 10/24/12 (RR), 10/26/12 (soil)
Naga Morich (Biscgolf - pods) 10/22/12 (RR), 10/24/12 (soil)
Bhut Jolokia (JoynersHotPeppers)
Red Rocoto (SocalChilihead) 10/22/12 (RR)
Malawi Peppadew (Refiningfirechiles) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/24/12 (soil)
Trinidad PI281317 (Pepperlover) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/24/12 (soil)
Anaheim (Pepperlover - gift)
7 Pot Chiguanas (Silver Surfer via Coheed) 10/23/12 (RR)
Red Devil's Tongue (Pepperlover - gift) 10/28/12 (RR)
Butch T (Pepperlover - pods) 10/24/12 (RR)
7 Pot Jonah (Pepperlover - pods) 10/27/12 (RR)
7 Pot Burgundy (Silver_Surfer via Coheed) 10/23/12 (RR), 10/26/12 (soil)
Infinity 10/20/12 (soil), 10/22/12 (RR)
Yellow Moruga (Pepperlover) 10/23/12 (soil), 10/23/12 (RR)
Yellow Brain (Biscgolf) 10/24/12 (RR)
Yellow Bhut Jolokia (Biscgolf) 10/26/12 (soil)
Fatalii (AJIJOE) 10/22/12 (RR),10/28/12 (soil)
7 Pot Yellow (Biscgolf) 10/24/12 (RR)
Peach Bhut (AJIJOE) 10/28/12 (RR)
Beni Highland (AJIJOE) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/22/12 (soil)
Trinidad Morova (Pepperlover) 10/23/12 (soil), 10/28/12 (RR)
7 Pot Orange (Silver_Surfer via Coheed) 10/23/12 (soil), 10/28/12 (RR)
Golden Cayenne (SocalChilehead) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/20/12 (soil)
Yellow Scotch Bonnet (AJIJOE) 10/22/12 (soil), 10/22/12 (RR)
7 Pot Brown (Biscgolf) 10/24/12 (soil)
Douglah (Biscgolf) 10/27/12 (soil)
Black Habanero (Refiningfirechiles) 10/20/12 (RR), 10/26/12 (soil)
Chocolate Scorpion (KiNGDeNNiZ) 10/22/12 (RR), 10/23/12 (soil)
Douglah x Chocolate Scorpion F4 (Silver_Surfer via Coheed) 10/23/12 (RR), 10/24/12 (soil)
Black Naga (Refiningfirechiles) 10/20/12 (soil)
Pasilla Bajio (Refiningfirechiles) 10/22/12 (soil), 10/27/12 (RR)
Long Chocolate Habanero (AJIJOE) 10/24/12 (RR), 10/24/12 (soil)
Chocolate Habanero (AJIJOE) 10/23/12 (soil), 10/24/12 (RR)
Black Stinger (Refiningfirechiles) 10/22/12 (RR), 10/23/12 (soil)
7 Pot White (Pepperlover) 10/24/12 (RR), 10/27/12 (soil)
Giant White Habanero (AJIJOE) 10/22/12 (RR), 10/23/12 (soil)
White Bullet Habanero (AJIJOE) 10/22/12 (RR), 10/26/12 (soil)
White Devil's Tongue (Silver_Surfer via Coheed) 10/28/12 (RR)
Serrano (Pepper Joe - free) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/19/12 (soil) ***FIRST SOIL***
Jalapeno (Pepper Joe - free) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/20/12 (soil)
Red Bell (store bought pepper) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/26/12 (soil)
Andy F1 Gochu (Stickman via SocalChilehead) 10/17/12 (RR) ***TIED, FIRST OVERALL*** 10/23/12 (soil)
Korean Winner Hybrid (Stickman via SocalChilehead) 10/17/12 (RR) ***TIED, FIRST OVERALL***
Pimenta de Neyde (SocalChilehead) 10/28/12 (RR)
Trinidad Scorpion Green (SocalChilehead) 10/19/12 (RR)
Most Prolific C.chacoense (Pepperlover - gift) 10/23/12 (RR)
Royal Black (AJIJOE) 10/22/12 (RR), 10/26/12 (soil)
Assam (SocalChilehead) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/22/12 (soil)
Trinidad Scorpion "FG" (AJIJOE) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/24/12 (soil)
Australian Lantern Habanero (AJIJOE) 10/26/12 (RR), 10/26/12 (soil)
Aji Yellow (AJIJOE) 10/23/12 (RR)
Jamaican Hot Chocolate (KiNGDeNNiZ) 10/22/12 (RR)
Aji Omnicolor (OROZCONLECHE) 10/19/12 (RR)
Not-Trinidad Scorpion (long yellow pod from Arboretum, KiNGDeNNiZ) 10/22/12 (RR)
Mystery Chocolate Mix (Silver_Surfer) 10/23/12 (RR)
Red Congo (AJIJOE) 10/23/12 (RR)
Peach Habanero (AJIJOE) 10/19/12 (RR), 10/22/12 (soil)
Yellow Hablokia (AJIJOE) 10/20/12 (RR), 10/22/12 (soil)
Sown 10/20/12
Yellow Bell (store-bought pepper) 10/23/12 (RR)
Sown 10/28/12
Chocolate Bell (Refiningfirechiles)
Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion (Refiningfirechiles)
Malaysian Goronong (Refiningfirechiles)
Douglah (Refiningfirechiles)
Peter (Refiningfirechiles)
Yellow Bhut (Refiningfirechiles)
Chocolate Bhut (Refiningfirechiles)
Aji Pineapple (Refiningfirechiles)
Aji Dulce 1 (Tradewinds)
Datil (Tradewinds)
Goat's Horn (Tradewinds)
NuMex Big Jim (Tradewinds)
Paprika (Tradewinds)
Brain Strain 7 (PepperRidge)


What I hope to save from my current grow, either whole plants or clones (13):

Carribean Red (local nursery)
Aji Panca (Refiningfirechiles)
Peter Pepper (Refiningfirechiles)
Jamaican Yellow Mushroom (Refiningfirechiles)
Moruga (Refiningfirechiles)
Malaysian Goronong (Refiningfirechiles)
Thai Dragon (North Park Produce)
Chenzo (North Park Produce)
Red Brain Strain (Baker's Peppers - pods)
Chinese 5-color (Orozconleche)
Aji Dulce (Orozconleche)
Datil (Orozconleche)
Bonnie "World's Hottest Hab" (Fatalii?) (Home Depot)

I'm going to do my best to keep one of each alive, but with 77 total, I might be lucky if a few croak!

 

[Portuge]

Here we go, Doc is stepping up his game... Home made pizza looks delish....

 

[DocNrock]

The pods are shaping up nicely!

That's what I like to see...pepper and pizza photos..........cool!

That pie has a nice "cracker" crust

Peppers and pizza most definitely go hand in hand. Thanks! The crust is very crisp. Don't know if you can tell from the pic, but it's a whole wheat crust. Quite tasty, actually. Thanks for stopping in, Greg!

Here we go, Doc is stepping up his game... Home made pizza looks delish....

Trying to step it up, Portuge! Damned hard with so many good chefs on THP!

 

[sicman]

wife from bangledash that cooks awesome pizza,fancy sports car. you doctors can kiss my ass

 

[DocNrock]

wife from bangledash that cooks awesome pizza,fancy sports car. you doctors can kiss my ass

Bwahahaha! Here ya go, Siccy! Greetings from us at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, circa 2011.

 

[sicman]

you muther f#$%^&*

 

[DocNrock]

you muther f#$%^&*

 

[stickman]

you muther f#$%^&*

BWA-ha-ha-ha.... you walked right into that one Sic!

 

[Devv]

Plants are lookin' good! Really sharp looking truck! Being a long term motorhead and trying to decide which looks better....I'm thinking eating the pizza while going for a cruise..with all the plants in the back...no wait..

I live in truck country and haven't seen one of those around here yet, everyone's into the Cummins. Hemi?

you muther f#$%^&*

ROFLMAO

 

[DocNrock]

Plants are lookin' good! Really sharp looking truck! Being a long term motorhead and trying to decide which looks better....I'm thinking eating the pizza while going for a cruise..with all the plants in the back...no wait..

I live in truck country and haven't seen one of those around here yet, everyone's into the Cummins. Hemi?



ROFLMAO

Thanks on all counts! The truck probably would not fit in well in "truck country." It's kind of more of a street/sport truck. 2wd, and yes, 5.7 Hemi. One thing that I like about this particular trim is the 4.10 diff, as opposed to the standard 3.55. It will equate to a lower top speed, but who cares about that on a public road? What it does, though, is significantly quicken the acceleration.

Thanks for stopping in, Devv!

 

[Jandek]

You're an artist. Great glog. Ty for sharing

 

[Devv]

Thanks on all counts! The truck probably would not fit in well in "truck country." It's kind of more of a street/sport truck. 2wd, and yes, 5.7 Hemi. One thing that I like about this particular trim is the 4.10 diff, as opposed to the standard 3.55. It will equate to a lower top speed, but who cares about that on a public road? What it does, though, is significantly quicken the acceleration.

Thanks for stopping in, Devv!

Hmmmmmm reminds me of my first car (dating myself here) '65 Nova, 283, .60 over with popups, long duration solid lifter cam, close ratio Munci , 4.56 gears...7,500 rpm speed shifts...boy I had a glove box full O tickets...I was on the easy payment plan at the court house!

 

[Chaosbites]

Nice plants, pods & pizza! Did your wife make the crust or store bought? We make a pizza with Alfredo sauce, prosciutto, and caramelized onions. I spice mine up with bhut flakes. I am thinking it would be really good to add some really hot peppers to the onions. I wish I had another chili head in the family.

My 11 yo son loves your car videos. He watches Top Gear on BBC every chance he can.

Michelle

 

[DocNrock]

You're an artist. Great glog. Ty for sharing

Thank you, and thanks for stopping in.

Hmmmmmm reminds me of my first car (dating myself here) '65 Nova, 283, .60 over with popups, long duration solid lifter cam, close ratio Munci , 4.56 gears...7,500 rpm speed shifts...boy I had a glove box full O tickets...I was on the easy payment plan at the court house!

Sounds like a wild ride, Scott! Tell me it had an Edelbrock hi-rise and at least two Holley double pumpers! Rough idle with the cam?

Nice plants, pods & pizza! Did your wife make the crust or store bought? We make a pizza with Alfredo sauce, prosciutto, and caramelized onions. I spice mine up with bhut flakes. I am thinking it would be really good to add some really hot peppers to the onions. I wish I had another chili head in the family.

My 11 yo son loves your car videos. He watches Top Gear on BBC every chance he can.

Michelle

Awesome! Thanks for stopping in, Michelle! The crust was store bought, but really does taste home made. That white pizza sounds pretty tasty! Glad to hear you've got a little gear-head at home!

I think I should change the title of my glog to match that of StefanW's...What Was I Thinking?!?! The bigger these things get, the more work they are! Oh well, another couple of weeks and I should be on top of what needs to be done...for now.

I love the SunGro potting mixes, but once I'm done with the last bail, I'm buying the 1.5 cu ft bags. It is a lot of work to break up the bails into fluffy mix. It takes about an hour for one bail.

Half done:

OK, ready to actually start working!

Potted up the last of the litle guys in the greenhouse that were ready, and everything else came outside to harden off:

I had quite a few on the hardening shelf that got put into 2 gallon bags. They are most of the ones in the front. The rest are the annuums, baccatums, frutescens, etc.:

Now I've got some chinenses in one and two gallon bags that are overdue for up-potting to five gallon. Candidates:

PI281317 as an example:

All the ones I up-potted had roots like this:

All but two of these were done today:

There are still another 19 or 20 that need to be done. Anyway, everything back in it's place...for now:

I have a few more random shots if I can get a bump...

 

[GA Growhead]

bump

 

[Sawyer]

Looking awesome. Is that a split seam I see in one of the 2 gal. grow bags? Was that a defective bag or some sort or accident? I just ordered 50 5 gal. grow bags.

 

[GA Growhead]

Damn those roots are serious!

 

[DocNrock]

bump

Thanks!

Looking awesome. Is that a split seam I see in one of the 2 gal. grow bags? Was that a defective bag or some sort or accident? I just ordered 50 5 gal. grow bags.

The top split when I rolled it over, but only after a crow pecked its way into the bag. I really like the 5 gallon bags.

Damn those roots are serious!

Hopefully that means they will grow out into the new shoes!

Here are a few more shots from today.

Jason, here's my 7 Pot White in it's new 5 gallon shoes:

7 Pot Yellow:

Yellow Hablokia (Ajijoe):

Still need to be up-potted (maybe tomorrow if I can finish the taxes ) :

My Pasilla Bajilla was trying to grow, but these early pods I think were slowing it down. They started forming back in January and still weren't ripe. I sacrificed them for the greater good:

I found a guardian on the 7 Pot Yellow, must be a friend of Pia's :

Finally, here are my "OWs," or more accurately, the plants that I started or bought last year that survived my learning curve:

That's it for now. Hope it's not picture overload! It just amazes me that with how many plants I managed to kill last year that these guys are just plugging along!

 

[GA Growhead]

You got skills now! That white7 looks good. Huge! Well...they all are getting huge.

Don't feel bad, you just remind me that i was suppose to do my taxes tonite. Damn it!

 

[DocNrock]

You got skills now! That white7 looks good. Huge! Well...they all are getting huge.

Don't feel bad, you just remind me that i was suppose to do my taxes tonite. Damn it!

Thanks, bro! But once yours get outdoors and in-ground, watch out!

It could be worse. I'll take this certainty in life over the other.

EDIT: Almost forgot, Lemon and Thai Sweet Basil I grew for wifey. Seeds courtesy of SocalChilehead:

 

[Jamison]

Wow man soooo busy over in CA! Dude, things are looking amazing and so many plants Doc! And the little Primo is too cool man. I cannot wait til mine pod up. Have you ever looked at your plants and thought " oh wow what is this beast here" and then you look at the plant tag and think to yourself, " this thing is gonna be a giant". Just happened to me tonight looking at a Primo, too excited. You got it goin on for sure my brotha!