Grillcheese 2017

Grillcheese reporting in from Canada capital, Ottawa, zone 5b. Its been a real pleasure gaining info from numerous members here over the years. 10(?) years ago my sister gave me a paper lantern habanero plant as a housewarming gift. That was the hook. Red Savina was king. What a decade I'm finally proud of all my trials and errors over the years, basically nailing it this year. My primary goal now is to keep parent plants and try doing my own crosses, as well as provide isolated seeds eventually. So, ya...for now, all my plants open pollinated. Recording, labeling and isolating was somehow not my top priority. If I can pass off advice to newbs, record and label EVERYTHING. My bad...so some plants OP. Allright..the list...half of these I started end of January. The other half I went crazy and started them May 16th. Dumb for my zone, but guess I needed a challenge. 
 
Black Panther
Devils Horns
Paper Lantern X Birdseye F1
Peruvian White Habanero 
7 Pod White
7 Pod Bubblegum
Peach Gum Tiger Mamp
7 Pot Primo
Naga Morich F2
Ridgeback V5
Borg 9 Bleeder
Yellow 7 Pot
Chocolate Bhutlah
Congo Black
Jigsaw
Red Fatalii
Borg 9 Reaper
7 Pot Bubblegum Chocolate
Reaper
Sepia Serpent
Borg 9 Chocolate 
Ghengis Kahns Brain
Jays Peach Ghost
Naga Brains Red
Bhut Jolokia White
Big Black Mama
White Fatalii
Peach Scorpion
Caramel Moruga
Fatalii
Douglah
Pimenta de Neyde
Naga Morich
Pasilla Bajio
Dedo de Moca
Aleppo
7 Pot Infinity
Chocolate Fatalii
Chocolate Moruga
Aji Verde 
Choclolate Bhut 
Cinnamon Bell 
 
Now the setup... 16 X 20 greenhouse bought off Ebay..
 
https://imgur.com/a/r5SKT
 
These were the plants July 5
 
https://imgur.com/a/4vgGs
 
and these are September 25
 
https://imgur.com/a/T4Fzz
 
and finally some pods...
 
https://imgur.com/a/9LJka
 
Im hoping to keep updating this, I also have a FB page too that Ive been updating...ThompsonTorture
 
https://www.facebook.com/thompsontorture/
 
I'm am open for suggestions and recommendations. Any and all help is appreciated
 
 

 

[Jubnat]

Nice stuff! I can't imagine growing that list 4 zones north of me. Awesome work!

 

[Grillcheese]

Nice stuff! I can't imagine growing that list 4 zones north of me. Awesome work!

Thanks!! Its def a challenge up here...always jealous of the better climates for peppers. 

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Oh the Red Savina(r) days...

 

[Grillcheese]

So my Black Panther decided to do a double AND triple pepper on the same plant. 
 

 

 

 
 
 
My Reaper is NOT a Reaper....again....it was the fastest seedling..then stalled...then went bonkers...
 

Full plant pics are roughly 1 week apart....except the last..thats most recent
 
Edit: Forgot the Reaper pepper pics
 
 
 
 

 

[Grillcheese]

My Peach Gum Tiger Mamp showing some fun stuff...all peppers coming out purple except for 1 branch...
 

 

 
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Weird plant..still gonna keep it
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

[qandeel]

nice stuff. what are the plastic markers on some pods? I'm still leraning

 

[Grillcheese]

nice stuff. what are the plastic markers on some pods? I'm still leraning

I started using milkshake straws to record the date of first pod, isolated, and crossed. Simple, but the earwigs like to hide in them. Saw it online somewhere. My Aji Verde was first to pod but last to redden (almost 90 days). I started using them this year and they are perfect. I can deal with earwigs.

 

[charlesquik]

Well Ontario temperature is definitely better than Quebec and I can grow all superhots ( my reaper are doing extremely well) 
 
Well I'm a little bit cheating with the greenhouse

Good work buddy

 

[Grillcheese]

I've been keeping an eye on these leaves. These are from my Borg 9 Bleeder. Actually 2 plants in this pot putting out 2 different peppers. 
 

 

 

 
A few pods are ready. Holding out a bit longer.
 

 
My Red Fatalii has been this color for 2 weeks.
 

 
An Aji Verde turning.
 

 
Baby 7 Pot Bubblegum.
 

 
My White 7 Pod has veins.
 

 
Peach Gum Tiger
 

 
7 Pot Bubblegum Chocolate turning.
 

 
Group shots.
 

 

 
....and I couldn't figure out how to rotate the pics..sorry
 
 

 

[Grillcheese]

The cold weather has forced me to move indoors a little early. Wife let me take down a wall. The plants on the shelves were brought in about beginning of October. The plants on the floor were brought in on the 13th. 
 
https://imgur.com/a/cHQXW

 
Every Wednesday I have been trying to take a progress pic of all my plants.
 
https://imgur.com/a/kvHoe
 
 
And finally I am able to get my fix
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
And finally some open shots. I'm still waiting for a few more varieties to ripen but so far so good. I've nailed the bug problems and light situation which killed me in previous years. Just have to try to keep these guys going for 6 months? Damn. Like I needed more of a challenge. 
 
https://imgur.com/a/Xvbv5
 
 

 

[karoo]

Nice grow , excellent pics . I like your style , organised!

 

[qandeel]

great pod shots. amazing

 

[Grillcheese]

Nice grow , excellent pics . I like your style , organised!

 
 
Thanks. Wife says I have OCD.  I agree with her.

 

[Grillcheese]

Wow. So here I am, coming out of hibernation. 7 months of fighting bugs and giving weekly soap baths to over 50 plants.
 
https://imgur.com/23qxxFc
 
Room was crowded...
 
https://imgur.com/Tz2gOuK
 
I tried to put the plants out as soon as I could. Mother Nature said no with an ice storm. Had to bring them back in. 
 
https://imgur.com/LKME1Gt
 
I added 6mm vapor barrier to the greenhouse to make it warmer. Tuck Tape is my friend. Seems to be working. Temps are about 10 degrees Celsius warmer. 
 
https://imgur.com/Mk48uxk
 
I am pretty excited for my 7 Pot Bubblegum tree. Its about 5 ft tall now. 
 
https://imgur.com/UPxu1xj
 
So what plants died?...Black Panther, Devils Horns, Paper Lantern, 7 Pod White, Peach Gum Tiger Mamp, Naga Morich F2, Ridgeback V5, Borg 9 Bleeder, Bhutlah, Congo, Jigsaw, Borg 9 Reaper, 7 Pot Bubblegum Chocolate, Reaper, Chocolate Moruga
 
New entries into those vacant spots are...White Naga, Primo X Butch T, Naga Viper, Naga Brains Red, Moruga Brain Chocolate, Devils Brain, Chocolate Reaper, Black Naga, Big Mustard Mama, Bhutlah Mustard, Apocalypse Chocolate, 7 Pot Brainstrain Chocolate
 
Once I got everything back into the greenhouse, Mother Nature threw a +90km/h wind storm at me...
 
https://imgur.com/X4ywWxQ
 
Surprisingly, NO plants died or were severely damaged. Lucky me. Couple hours later i'm back at it...
 
https://imgur.com/vj0jc81
 
Decided to add a back door to the greenhouse..
 
https://imgur.com/dC1ycVx
 
https://imgur.com/S7qGWRE
 
because temps get a little high...
 
https://imgur.com/EYIWQ8N
 
I know it's amateurish, but hey, it works. 
 
 
Here are the progress pics since October...I notice the crap color on some photos..they looked good on my phone at the time...
 
https://imgur.com/a/7iV2Xuw
 
All of the plants have adjusted way better than I thought they would. I am pretty sure I wont be overwintering this many plants again unless the kids move out. VERY monumental task of pest control. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

[dragonsfire]

That is crowded lol

 

[juanitos]

zzz

you should put bbcode image tags around the links (if you right click the picture after its upload and copy image address then use the button here in the editor, or just type it)
or upload all ur pics into an album and just post that one link
 
aint no one got time to click every single link lol
 
wait i see in your previous posts you seem to figure it out...
 
lol ok
 
example:

[img=https://i.imgur.com/23qxxFc.jpg]

 

 

[Muckyai]

I was expecting a grilled cheese sammich. Lol

The peppers look mighty fine!

 

[Grillcheese]

you should put bbcode image tags around the links (if you right click the picture after its upload and copy image address then use the button here in the editor, or just type it)
or upload all ur pics into an album and just post that one link
 
aint no one got time to click every single link lol
 
wait i see in your previous posts you seem to figure it out...
 
lol ok
 
example:

[img=https://i.imgur.com/23qxxFc.jpg]

 

 
 
ya....i just left the links so you could opt in if you wanted to see the photo

 

[Grillcheese]

Again, been a while since a post. All my plants have made it outside, flourishing greatly. I managed to start thompsontorture.ca as an easier means of sharing growth and pods and accessories.
 
A few fun plants in the greenhouse...

 

 

 
Some pods have started, finally...
 

 
White Fatalii
 

 
7 Pot Lava
 

 
Bhutlah Mustard
 
This Bhutlah Mustard is pumping out purple pods...i have a few other plants...some purple stems, some green. Hopefully I can report the progress of each. 
 

 
7 Pot Infinity
 

 
7 Pot Primo
 

 
7 Pot Lava
 

 
Apocalypse Chocolate
 

 
Dedo de Moca
 

 
White Naga
 
 
Temps have been great here...30's for like 2 to 3 weeks now. The 6 mm vapor barrier i added to the greenhouse has been awesome...both keeping the plants dry, as well as keeping heat. I had to move about 14 plants outside as i'm running out of room. May have to throw another dozen outside next week. Foliage is fantastic. Flowers are starting. I will be picking up isolation bags soon. 
 
*edit...spelled started right*