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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:

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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!:

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Rapid Rooters:

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Soil:

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Let the waiting game begin!:

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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!
 
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Yes sir they look real good! It's nice when they get that kick and take off. You should have a great harvest this year.
 
Don't work to hard this weekend...dang it's been hot...
 
Brent I thought only Shane would line them up like they’re in the military and up against da wall … hope there’s no execution coming, hahaha! Just joshing mon, they all look good great wonderful excellent!!! … even the one’s in the tight 2g dresses, hehe
 
So where do you go from 5 gallon bags or are they your finally dress size from the 2 gallon dresses? Personally I’ve settled in fine with my new 15’s, gotta tell ya I love this size. I do have three 25s still but I don’t like the amount of soil they need, weight to move but I’ll probably keep them for something special even though I have that recouping JA Hab in one but that was all I had at the time. Now I can’t wait for a full recuperation so she can wear a tighter dress from now on, hahaha. Have a great weekend Doc brethren ^_^  
 
stc3248 said:
There they are! Was wondering how things were looking over here! As expected I will say! Get to transplanting so them babies can reach their potential! Congrats on the Sepia pod too!!!
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That will be tomorrow.  Spaced things out today.  You will see below.  Thanks, bro!
 
romy6 said:
 looking really good Brent. Gonna be a pod haven soon.
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Jaime, nothing beats your Brain Tree, but my plants be workin on it.  ;)
Devv said:
Yes sir they look real good! It's nice when they get that kick and take off. You should have a great harvest this year.
 
Don't work to hard this weekend...dang it's been hot...
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Thanks Scott.  Breakin it up into two days.  Spread the plants out a bit today.  Up potting tomorrow.  :)  You try the powder yet?  If nothing else, give it a careful smell. 
WalkGood said:
Brent I thought only Shane would line them up like they’re in the military and up against da wall … hope there’s no execution coming, hahaha! Just joshing mon, they all look good great wonderful excellent!!! … even the one’s in the tight 2g dresses, hehe
 
So where do you go from 5 gallon bags or are they your finally dress size from the 2 gallon dresses? Personally I’ve settled in fine with my new 15’s, gotta tell ya I love this size. I do have three 25s still but I don’t like the amount of soil they need, weight to move but I’ll probably keep them for something special even though I have that recouping JA Hab in one but that was all I had at the time. Now I can’t wait for a full recuperation so she can wear a tighter dress from now on, hahaha. Have a great weekend Doc brethren ^_^  
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Thanks, Ramon.  Dresses, eh?  :)  Nothing goes bigger than 5 gallon!  Way too much work to get them to 5.  Perhaps next year I will cut the number by 75 percent and increase the pot size by the same.  Thanks for stopping in.
 
I knew the plants in the smaller bags needed up-potting, but I also needed to get things spaced out a bit.  Here is what things looked like after a few hours of that. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Jaime (Romy6), they're not your Brain Tree, but this is what many of my plants look like under their canopies.  Yellow TSMB.  Note the ripe early pod lower right:
 

 
Yellow Brain is looking more Brain-like...this one has a huge medulla oblongata.  ;)  :
 

 
41 waiting for me for tomorrow: 
 

 
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!  Harvest shot for the past week if I can get a bump for one more pic....  :whistle:
 
Sanarda said:
Wowwww things look great.  Those plants are beasts.   :onfire:
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Thanks Pia!  Yours are going to be there soon, once you get some consistently warm weather!
Devv said:
bump!


Ok I was slacking:)
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Hahaha!
 
WalkGood said:
Awesome harvest Brent :)
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Thanks, buddy! 
GA Growhead said:
Sweet little harvest! Man... they have grown! You pepper treez are coming along!
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Jason, thanks!  They are definitely coming along.  I'm going to be out of room, soon!
 
Devv said:
Nice harvest!
 
Gonna try the powder with breakfast, I did try a tiny taste, hot!
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Thanks, Scott!  Hope you enjoy!  I just hope you repeat your Calzone recipe, with powder!
 
Wow Doc! Things are looking most excellent out your way. Your plants are looking freakin' fantastic and they're returning the love in the harvest. Are you or your wife making anything good with your fresh chiles?
 
PeriPeri said:
woohoo Doc. Man it's looking summery where you are and those hot pods are coming in steady and fast! Well done!
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Lourens, my man, thanks for stopping in!  It is indeed getting summery, but not terribly so yet.  This weekend highs are in the 80s, but the nightime lows is where it's at...upper 50s/lower 60's.  Some of the more finicky supers are starting to set with the warmer nights.
 
MGOLD86 said:
Wow Doc, everything looks great man!  It is always great when you say, hmmm...I think I should add a bit of space between the containers.. :hot:
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Thanks Matt!  I think I speak for many when I say we are all looking forward to your return home!  I know it is already May, but perhaps you can get some annuums going or at least something.  I liked your plan about sprouting things to overwinter.
 
stickman said:
Wow Doc! Things are looking most excellent out your way. Your plants are looking freakin' fantastic and they're returning the love in the harvest. Are you or your wife making anything good with your fresh chiles?
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Thanks Rick!  My wife made some curry the other day and I tried to get her to use a bona fide Bengali Dorset Naga in it.  But she thought it might be too hot.  Next time, I'll chop one up and sneak it in when she is not looking.  :)  We have used some of the unknown annuum on pizza.  Good flavor and burn.  Thanks for stopping in!
 
Trippa said:
yeah that is some gooood imagery ... loving the planter bags ... white looks schmick!! well done doc ... well done indeed
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Thanks for stopping in, Trippa!  Always great to have you stop by.  I was so happy when I found these bags at the local hydro store.  They work great, the white will keep the roots cooler when we get into the 100+F temps of summer, and they're cheap...$3.49/10 of the 5 gallon variety. 
 
Jeez Doc Brent!      Have been slacking on everyones glog's o goodness!   Harvest!!!!!!!!!    Beautiful man.  Hows the house shopping coming along?   Them plants got twice as big since the last time I checked bro.    You def got that nurturing touch.  Must be from being a surgeon!
 
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