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Dragon49's 2019 Grow Log

I started to sow a month ago and finally have something to show for it.  Here is the story before I get to the pictures:
 
Back in 2014, I got to enjoy the exquisite flavor and perfect heat of a Pimenta de Neyde x Bhut Jolokia - F6 Open Pollinated. I saved some seeds and grew it out the following year.  I only grew one plant, but it grew true and produced 220 pods in a 5 gallon bucket.  I had some pods tested and they came in at 158,400 SHU.   Excellent heat, but far from deadly and a perfect compliment to the sweetness.  I saved those seeds, but took a four-year break from growing from seeds.  The cool thing about that plant is that it grew literally right next to a Yellow 7 Pot and I'm welcoming a cross.  I labeled seeds from different pods with different batch numbers, so I can keep track of what grows true and what crosses.  
 
I neither have a lot of room to grow, nor resources to isolate, so I'm only growing one plant this year.  Worried about the viability of my four-old seeds (stored well, except for climate control) I initially tried to sprout 14 - 9 in soil and 5 with the wet paper towel method.  After nearly three weeks - almost nothing!  Some tails popped up, but I planted them prematurely and the baby roots shriveled up and died.  I took some forum advice and soaked these and some other seeds in a (1/9) hydrogen peroxide to water solution for twenty-four hours, before returning them to a wet paper towel.  I checked nine days later and only one had sprouted, but it was a big, healthy root:
 
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After the initial transplant:
 
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I got excited this morning when I saw evidence of phototropism and knew the transplant took:
 
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The plant now:
 
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When I came home from work, I found this had finally popped out after sitting in soil for along time:
 
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I'm giving this one away, but will post pics while it remains in my possession.
 
 
 
 
dragon49 said:
Paul,
 
Got the PM.
 
Let me know if you are going to be home to get a package on Friday.
 
I'm hoping I have enough time in my crappy growing zone to get a decent pod count from this one.  The parent was prolific, producing 220 pods!  I put it outside on May 29th and the first ripe pods appeared on August 5th, BUT, the plant was huge and already residing in a five-gallon bucket when I put it outside.  I had also pruned a lot to promote side growth and more room for pods.
 
I'll be saying goodbye to this one shortly:
 
 
Thanks, Mark - sent a PM a few minutes ago.
I will be awaiting the seedling with open arms!
 
At this point, I will probably grow it in a 3 gallon
pot with an eye toward finishing off in the greenhouse
or garage this Fall.
 
Looking forward to seeing how this develops!
 
PaulG said:
Thanks, Mark - sent a PM a few minutes ago.
I will be awaiting the seedling with open arms!
 
At this point, I will probably grow it in a 3 gallon
pot with an eye toward finishing off in the greenhouse
or garage this Fall.
 
Looking forward to seeing how this develops!
One last picture before I packed  it up for shipping:
 
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This one's going outside for good in eight days:
 
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PaulG said:
I will be sure to give it a good home!
I'm just praying that it gets to you in good condition.  I'm not worried about the roots drying out.  I'm more worried about the cotyledon leaves dying from lack of air flow.  We'll soon find out.
 
Guess what came in the mail, today, Mark!
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The little seedling looks great, nice and fresh, no drying out!
Good packing job, my friend!

Safely tucked into its new home for 5-6 weeks.
Should be ripe for June plant-out:
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Man, those cotyledons are so dark, it is hard to see them!

Going to keep it under a small CFL For a couple of
days to settle down, then either to the greenhouse
or outside until time to put in its 3-gallon home.
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The first true leaf is emerging, maybe 1/8-inch long.

A thousand thanks, Mark. Will be sure to send
you some pods and seeds this coming Fall!
 
@ Paul:
 
Many thanks!
 
I was really worried about my packing job.  I came up with the idea at the last second while I was rushing to get it sent out in the middle of a crazy day at work.
 
For our record keeping, this is from my batch #57.  If it crosses, we get an F1 (PDN X Bhut) x Yellow 7.  If it grows true, we get an F8 PDN x Bhut.  It appears that the PDN x Bhut stabilized quickly, as the F7 that I grew out had the same pods (coloring, shape,and size) and heat as the F6 that I grew it from.
 
Here is the bigger one that's going outside next Friday:
 
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What a little beauty, Mark! Should become a really
awesome plant. Does it have a big, rangy growth
habit?

Heres a better look at the little seedling you sent:
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dragon49 said:
For our record keeping, this is from my batch #57.  If it crosses, we get an F1 (PDN X Bhut) x Yellow 7.  If it grows true, we get an F8 PDN x Bhut.  It appears that the PDN x Bhut stabilized quickly, as the F7 that I grew out had the same pods (coloring, shape,and size) and heat as the F6 that I grew it from.
Thanks for this information.
It will be fun waiting to see what we get!
 
PaulG said:
Does it have a big, rangy growth
habit?

 
 
Take a look at some pics from my 2015 PDN x Bhut five-gallon bucket grow: - The plant is so tall that I couldn't fit all of it in one picture.
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PDN x Bhut is the one on the left.  Look how close the Yellow 7 Pot plant is, which is why I think I have a good chance for a cross or two, and check out the thickness of the main branch - looks like a small tree!
 
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Look at the awesome nodes I created from a lot of early pruning - these are all immature pods.
 
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This is a perfect example of ripe pods - purple on one side and mostly orange on the other:
 
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I had a fan on the plant and it nearly knocked one of the cotyledon leaves completely off.  I shut the fan off and am just going to let the leaf dangle in place until it falls off by itself.  At first I was really pissed,but then realized that a normal outside wind would have done the same thing, so I wasn't really worse than nature.  Maybe this can help encourage the second set of true leaves to finally start coming in:
 
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dragon49 said:
 
Take a look at some pics from my 2015 PDN x Bhut five-gallon bucket grow: - The plant is so tall that I couldn't fit all of it in one picture.
 
That is one big, honkin' plant! Looks a lot like the PdNxBMJ.
 
PDN x Bhut is the one on the left.  Look how close the Yellow 7 Pot plant is, which is why I think I have a good chance for a cross or two, and check out the thickness of the main branch - looks like a small tree!
 
 
Look at the awesome nodes I created from a lot of early pruning - these are all immature pods.
I really like the shape of those.
 
 
This is a perfect example of ripe pods - purple on one side and mostly orange on the other:
 
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My BJ Hybrid had some very similar pods. The violet PdNxBMJ
has similar coloration, more purple on the sunnier sides.
 
Oh, boy, this is going to be fun!
 
dragon49 said:
I had a fan on the plant and it nearly knocked one of the cotyledon leaves completely off.  I shut the fan off and am just going to let the leaf dangle in place until it falls off by itself.  At first I was really pissed,but then realized that a normal outside wind would have done the same thing, so I wasn't really worse than nature.  Maybe this can help encourage the second set of true leaves to finally start coming in:
That coty was probably ready to drop anyway,
looks kind of yellow. It had done its job, now
time for a little rest and decomposing!
 
dragon49 said:
 
Take a look at some pics from my 2015 PDN x Bhut five-gallon bucket grow: - The plant is so tall that I couldn't fit all of it in one picture.
dV854mT.jpg

 
PDN x Bhut is the one on the left.  Look how close the Yellow 7 Pot plant is, which is why I think I have a good chance for a cross or two, and check out the thickness of the main branch - looks like a small tree!
 
juOQgDV.jpg

 
 
Look at the awesome nodes I created from a lot of early pruning - these are all immature pods.
 
sI7XBS7.jpg

 
This is a perfect example of ripe pods - purple on one side and mostly orange on the other:
 
9CXBitW.jpg

Wow, stunner looking pods. Love the coloring.

:cheers:
 
CaneDog said:
Hey, I'm a little late in responding, but great 2015 pics!
Ty,
 
2015 was my best harvest ever - The bucket grow produced an abundance of pods:
 
220 PDN X Bhut
160 Yellow 7 Pot
 
I was blessed with a very mild fall in 2015. The PDN X Bhut produced pods until December 12th and the Yellow 7 until December 19th!  It's extremely unlikely that 2019 will produce the same conditions.  In addition, the area where I'm growing out the plant is consistently 10 degrees (F) colder than where I bucket grew in 2015.
 
I'm just hoping for good weather and a long growing season in my crappy (zone 7a) growing zone.  I can't figure out from my old GLOGs and pictures exactly when I started the 2015 PDN X Bhut, but it was much, much earlier (maybe as far back as January or February) and was already huge by the time I put it outside.  I'm putting this one out on Friday and I still don't even see a second set of true leaves coming in.  I'm thinking (and hoping :)) that with normal weather and good nutes, I should start to get ripe pods by the end of August.
 
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