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

[lock203]

That sucks scratch. I think home depot sells 250 watt hps bulbs.
 
I have over 100 ripe now and it barely looks like any of the pods are red. This is one hell of a producer.

 

[scratchzilla]

It's not the bulb, unfortunately. I tried that. The ballast will fire the bulb, and then after 10 minutes or so, it goes out.

 

[Jeff H]

Did you try a MH bulb in there yet? Much cheaper than a new ballast. 

 

[scratchzilla]

I have not. Research has pointed to a burned out capacitor, or possibly the ballast is overheating. I'm gonna call HTG Monday and see what they can tell me.

 

[theghostpepperstore]

So I went out yesterday to harvest, walked around the back of the greenhouse where some of my potted plants are, and noticed a whole flock of small birds hightailing it out of there. It took me a minute to figure out what they were up to, then it dawned on me, the priks! Almost every ripe pod had been stolen, at least 100 of them.... damn birds!
 
Part of me is still happy about the fact that there will likely be some wild prik ke nu growing around the area, but damn...

 

[scratchzilla]

Ouch! That sucks.

 

[StupidJerk]

They're just starting to ripen for me:

 

[Jeff H]

Got 20-30 ripe, Scratch, when is this thing over?

 

[scratchzilla]

August 15

 

[Datil]

So I went out yesterday to harvest, walked around the back of the greenhouse where some of my potted plants are, and noticed a whole flock of small birds hightailing it out of there. It took me a minute to figure out what they were up to, then it dawned on me, the priks! Almost every ripe pod had been stolen, at least 100 of them.... damn birds!
 
Part of me is still happy about the fact that there will likely be some wild prik ke nu growing around the area, but damn...

 
I think that's why we call them "bird peppers"...
 
Sorry for the loss!
 
Datil

 

[lock203]

Scratch did you ever fix the hps?
 
Pics

 

[Pepperhead]

For a small plant, these are very productive.  I haven't counted these yet.  There'll be time enough for counting, when the ripening's done.
 
 

 

[pshngo]

most of my pods are round and not like the ones shown on everyone plants. will get pics soon

 

[scratchzilla]

15 days remaining!

 

[scratchzilla]

And I'm now convinced my plant is dying.

 

[scratchzilla]

Harvesting what I can, and then I think I'm going to have to call it a grow.

 

[Island_Dan]

You are still going to win. I messed up also. I won't get my pods to ripen in time and then I will be out of state during the end of this. Have to fly to Florida next week.

 

[Pepperhead]

Woo hoo!  Maybe I'll win by default.  I'll take it! 

 

[lock203]

Scratch that sucks. That wasn't just from the hps breaking was it?

 

[SanPatricio]

We are coming down the stretch. I want to give Many Thanks to Zach and Brian for their creativity and contributions.
For the first time I have grown a plant that produced hundreds of pods. [SIZE=10.5pt][/SIZE]
  Full of heat Too.
Unfortunately, just a dozen or so pods have ripened and most of the others still bright green. [SIZE=10.5pt][/SIZE]
No way can my count be competitive but It's Been Great Fun growing and participating - I will definitely grow Prik Kee Noo
again next year ......heck we all should Certainly have ENOUGH SEEDS! 
 
Eager to see what the high count will be.....