contest Growdown: Prik Kee Noo Suan!: Prik a peck of peppers!

[scratchzilla]

I picked a red one last night, and should have a couple more by Wednesday.

 

[Datil]

Started too late to really compete, nice little healthy plant though!
 

 
Cya
 
Datil

 

[lock203]

Plant has quite a few ripe pods now.
 

 

[SanPatricio]

My Laughing Brass Buddha of Abundance (with help from his Dragon)[SIZE=13.5pt] has been providing positive karma for my Prik.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]He was put in charge on 6 June when my Prik Kee Noo was only 8" wide.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Today's picture shows it's now 30" wide.  He is absolutely loaded with pods and buds are forming like crazy ![/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.5pt]Only a few pods could be judged full grown, all are green, but no hint anywhere of[/SIZE] [SIZE=13.5pt]any turning red.[/SIZE]
 

 

[StupidJerk]

I have 2 Priks, but the one I planned for the competition is something else, a cross or mutation of some sort. I don't think I mislabeled it, but I suppose it is always possible.

 
The one I hadn't planned of using for the competition is actually coming along really well, but I don't know if I'll end up with any ripe pods.  I love the plant, though, and it looks like it's going to be a huge producer.
 

 

[theghostpepperstore]

First one looks like a cayenne of some sort. Funny enough, I grew my priks next to cayenne last year, but I didn't save any seed from those plants, so I don't think it is a cross. The seedstock plant was in my office with no other plants. It could be possible that a cayenne seed snuck into the bag, it should have stuck out like a sore thumb though, cause the seed would have been significantly bigger than the rest.
 
I am at a loss, its a good looking plant though. I think it would be awesome to have a prik/cayenne cross, it would be crazy prolific and tasty if it crossed the way I would want it to. Maybe I will have to start working that out.

 

[Pepperhead]

I should have a red PK by the time I get home tomorrow.  First on my plant Woo hoo!

 

[theghostpepperstore]

Where are the pictures guys? Scratch, I am dying to see what you plant is up to these days.
 
Here is mine as of today, it stopped putting on flowers more than a week ago. I am tempted to pull a couple of dozen of pods and see if I cant get it to go back into flower production.
 

pkn 13 july by GhostPepperStore.com, on Flickr

 

[lock203]

I agree with ghostpepperstore we need more pics.  
 

Plant is about 40" across and 30" tall, I would guess there is about 50 ripe pods hiding in there.

 

[SanPatricio]

Update : More plant, more blooms, more green pods = YES.
Ripe pods = "0"  I think you need sunshine for ripening,
we only have rain here in NC !!
 

 

[Pepperhead]

Does your redden like this?
 

 
My plant has a lot of pods, but isn't as big as some of ya'lls.
 

 

[theghostpepperstore]

Pepperhead, those pods just have a suntan at the moment. Shouldn't be long though, they look matured.

 

[Jeff H]

Mine isn't a contender anymore. It is healthy and putting out a lot of pods, but it hasn't grown like my other hydro plants. 
 
 
Comparison: 
 
Prik
 

 
 
vs. my TSBT in the same hydro system right next to the prik. 

 
 
I know the Thai peppers will never get as big as a chinense, but I expected a little more from my small prik. 

 

[theghostpepperstore]

Jeff, that is still a real decent plant, at least you will have some nice pods to enjoy. Good job.

 

[scratchzilla]

I'll post pics tomorrow when I do a res change.

 

[scratchzilla]

So I let the plant go an extra week before changing out nutes, hoping that some unexpected stress might help heat the pods up a bit more. Fingers crossed.

Here she is in my kitchen sink. This thing is effin huge!

And as you can see, pods are finally starting to ripen. To of close to 200 pods, I've only pulled 4 ripe so far. Hurry up!

 

[Pepperhead]

 

 
 
Holy crap, that thing is insane!

 

[scratchzilla]

Thanks! It's still taking it's sweet ass time to ripen.

 

[Datil]

Pod closeup, really curious to sample some
 

 
Cya
 
Datil

 

[scratchzilla]

So you guys all have a chance to catch up with me now. My 250W HPS kicked the bucket last night. All I have for a backup is 34w of fluorescent....FML.