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Gotrox 2013 Grow

1/31/13
5 of each:
Primo
Douglah
Barakpore
7P Yellow
7P White
Jonah
Carolina Reaper
Charleston
Red Bhut
Peach Bhut
Spicy Mustard Hab
White Bullet Hab

2 of each:
Thai Dragon
Bolivian Rainbow
?Brain Strain?

Pix?
What pix.

Imagine 66 plugs in a styrofoam aerogarden starter.

Most came from pods, so it will be interesting to see what comes up.
 
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@ 9 weeks, there about.Bolivian Rainbow pod.Out the window in today's snowstorm.
 

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Nice looking pod hiding in there like an Easter egg.

What sort of plant is that in the last picture and outside the window in the first?
 
I would love one of those greenhouses, but it would get blown away for sure....unless it was inside the actual house...lol
 
Had 30 mph winds the day I set it up (note the extra ropes) and reviews from owners say it held up to 50 mph winds.
For 85$ all it has do do is hold up for May and again in late September.

If I have a really good season, and sold every single pod for 1$ each, I just possibly would break even.


Nahhh.
I want them for myself. :dance:
 
Small update.
5300', single digit humidity, almost always windy in the high desert.
 
Only pics that came out in the wind---REALLY wanted to post a pick of the wicked Primo pod, but not possible today.
 
Bolivian Rainbow
bolivian-rainbow.jpg

 
 
Peach Habalokia
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Bolivian Rainbow unknown cross
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Spicy Mustard Hab
spicy-mustard-hab.jpg
 
All out of it and in the dirt.
That Peach Habalokia was in hydro from last July till mid may, and in a pot now.
It's tub mates--Reaper, Peach Bhut, and Choco "Hand Grenade" Hab are also potted.
Everything else---except my old Thai Dragon in a small pot---are actually in the ground.
 
I have space for 9 overwinters, or 7 hydro, and 72 3.5 inch pots.
Prolly going to ditch the hydro and keep the best for overwintering this fall.
There is a spot under the table that will hold the 72 pots for the aerogarden to sit and sprout.
 
All in a 13x8 room.
With guitars, 4 cabs, spare bed and huge computer desk stacked with recording gear and reference amp and 22" monitor.
 
After some disapointing production, a week of off and on rain and double digit humidity is producing some normal sized poddage.
 
This is a test year for my new pepper patch, so only mother nature (and watering) is running the show.
Watch what she does and how they react so I can emulate it next season.
Good ideas from watching and being patient---for a desert grow.
 
Better soil drainage.
Lots more water than is commonly instructed, and all at once instead of split watering.
Ferts.
Misting scheme to keep the humidity up.
Topping for more compact plants not so vulnerable to wind.
 
Pics next week when I get some time.
 
Well---"good" is subjective.
I have learned a great deal about growing peppers in the desert.
More water.
More humidity.
More shade.
Ferts.
For next season.
No serious bug issues, surprisingly.
 
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Today's modest harvest.
Top right is a Charleston
Berries on the top are various 7 pots.
This is how they turn out in the heat and wind.
Next are the Thai Dragons. They don't seem to care about the weather.
White Bullett Habs
Bolivian rainbows who just decided to act like rainbows after cooler temps.
2 Bhuts and the bottom Spicy mustard hab.
Bottom 3 are how they turn out with temps under 90.
 
 
Chopped them all up with some tomatoes out of the garden, some cilantro,onion, garlic and a pinch of salt.
 
Popped them in the pressure cooker for 35 minutes---now have to wait a couple weeks to see how it turned out.
 
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