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Essegi 2014: 1st grow! Winter is coming.

Ok, today i decided to plant seeds.
First of all i want to thank who helped me in a thread and Sarge in particular that helped me to decide what to do! :D And Lonewolf from pepperfriends forum that has helped me a lot!

My list, all from Semillas, begin of september 2013:
 
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  • Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Red
  • HP22B
  • Trinidad Douglah
  • Chocolate Bhut Jolokia
  • Fatalii
  • Fatalii White
  • Ferenc Tender
I've planted all but Ferenc Tender seeds, i'll plant them next month or in beginning of March. If i'll plant them.
11 per type.
I've treated seeds for 15 mins in a 3% bleach solution then i washed them very well in water before planting.
During that process i lost 1 seed of Trinidad Douglah and 3 of Chocoloate Bhut Jolokia (i suppose 2 of that lost seeds were too tiny anyway).
 
I've used plastic glasses with an hole:
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The soil, specific for seeds (here before planting):
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  • PH 6-7
  • C/N 25
  • 0,6 dS/m
  • organic ferthilizer
  • neutral peat 65% volume
  • organic carbon on dry content 35%
  • organic nitrogen on dry content 11%
  • fulvic and humc carbon on dry content 11%
hope the last 4 are translated accurately...
 
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So 62 plants in total. In a 60*100 cm table
  • I plan to grow them all by myself until i have to change the vase.
  • Then i keep 2 per type (12 in total) of them in a 2,4 L vase each (top external diameter 18 cm). It's ok for my table. The rest goes to friends and relatives.
  • Then 1 per type in a 15-20 L vase each and 1 per type in ground. Or all in vases, but probably half on ground. Of course the last vases will go outside, i have a nice spot of 15 m lenght along my house walls that is without wind and quite hot.
Room, that is heating room:
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That round thing in the left is warm... I've turned on radiator on right.
 
Here measured temps in center table:
 
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Considering some parallax error is 27°C or little more (hoping that thing is accurate) which is 81°F
In the night will be lower but i think still above 20°C (68°F)
There's some natural light, hope that helps.
I have to do some funny things for the light, unfortunately at home have prohibited to use drying racks that would have been perfect.
 
I've a 60*3 watts LED light, nearly 10K lumens. I've found a good price and more than half was a birthday present from friends...
 
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It's the round thing.
Well, no cats or dog allowed in growing room! Hope all goes well..
 
New addition!
An uncle of mine gave me this as present:
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My  mom gave me it and told me that my uncle said that "it's the second most hot of all".Whatever that means i suppose it is at least an habanero for heat...
 
Btw i went to water plants, not a problem after some days of no water and intense heat.
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Planted Fatalii on ground! Pumpkins are already invading his space!
 
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My now 11 plants...
 
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Here two rows phaseolus vulgaris (or fagiolini as we call that)
 
Water System!!!
My aunt has an intelligent use of drainpipes:
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See the barrels? They fills with rain water. See tube in upper right?
 
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The upper right tube of previouds pic is in bottom left position now. Various tubes gather rain in barrels. Very convenient!
In my home we have a drainpipe with an optional opening and a container to gather water... Not big as these barrel but still very handy.
 
Some pods...
 
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Ferenc Tender!
 
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Cherries are doing better than last year!
 
Red rocoto is growing well too, i'd say better than other plants!
 
Question!!!
Potted 7pod has now 2 pods as far as i know, but it's loosig manay many flowers. Some leaves too, but not much.
Plant seems fine btw. it is in a very hot place.
What's wrong?
Last year i had potted plants that did that for weeks!!!
Thanks!
 
Thanks!
The problem is only in overwintered 7pod and i't outside from a while. I referring more to the flowers than the leaves. Although it's in full strong sun it's pretty green, the place was repaired from wind... It was near a wall of the house. These days that was very hot with no wind i moved it a little more distant from the wall, hope this helps. I water every evening, it's not too much (it's so hot that soil dries up).
 
Thanks Chris!:D
 
maximumcapsicum said:
Pods are looking great man! And the garden is beautiful. How'd you get that bee to sit still?
Just luck and many tries! it flew away less than 1 second later. Since i was using auto focus i've been lukcy that it worked. Manual focus is better not just because could be more accurate, but to me it seems that the noise of focusing scares the critters... So i must practice on that. I used also standard flash that sucks, i was lucky that i wasn't too near or lens would cast a shadow...
 
AaronRiot said:
 
 
 
This is a kickass shot. Nicely done. I love macro photography. Garden looks to be coming along nicely, too! 
 
Thanks! Btw... In that photo i don't like the the cut wing and reflection on it.:D
Next time i'll try to focus stack rocoto flowers if they blossom enough (that is in a pot so i can move where there's no wind)....
 
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