Hello Everyone, I've been a long time chili head: I eat whole ghost peppers for "fun", and I am running around colorado completing any heat challenges I can find (a link to my spicy challenge map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=214790076947971629803.00049f520700fc89a7d55&t=h&z=8). Anyways, over the past few years I have been growing run of the mill peppers (read: Jalapeno, Habanero, Serrano) in pots outside of my lovely townhome (our units do not provide community garden plots). This year the itch has been getting stronger and I decided to invest in some hotter strains. Living in Colorado I realized that it would be a waste to snag seeds only to have the [relatively] short growing season kill off the resulting plant. With this in mind I decided to open a space in my somewhat sparsely filled basement for an indoor garden. Without further ado, here is a shot of the outside:
Here are a few inside shots:
On the left side I am growing Cajamarca, Datil, Black Prince and Jalapeno (and a Thai Basil, lol)
On the right side I am growing Red Caribbean Habanero and Bhut Jolokia. behind them are the second round of germination (Cajamarca & Bhut Jolokia)
I started all from seeds with the exception of the Jalapenos and the Thai Basil. I obtained seeds from The NMSU Chili Pepper Institute (http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/). I have had relatively high germination rates outside of the Cajamarca and Bhut Jolokia. I'm using a simple house fan (not pictured as it's hanging) and 2x Compact Fluorescent 125W lights. The light setup seems sufficient to keep things growing. However I am contemplating adding a third light as I am a bit disappointed that the Black Prince's are not darkening much, and I worry that there may not be enough energy transfer.
Otherwise, what do you all think? I am planing an order to get my hands on scorpions sometime soon.
Here are a few inside shots:
On the left side I am growing Cajamarca, Datil, Black Prince and Jalapeno (and a Thai Basil, lol)
On the right side I am growing Red Caribbean Habanero and Bhut Jolokia. behind them are the second round of germination (Cajamarca & Bhut Jolokia)
I started all from seeds with the exception of the Jalapenos and the Thai Basil. I obtained seeds from The NMSU Chili Pepper Institute (http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/). I have had relatively high germination rates outside of the Cajamarca and Bhut Jolokia. I'm using a simple house fan (not pictured as it's hanging) and 2x Compact Fluorescent 125W lights. The light setup seems sufficient to keep things growing. However I am contemplating adding a third light as I am a bit disappointed that the Black Prince's are not darkening much, and I worry that there may not be enough energy transfer.
Otherwise, what do you all think? I am planing an order to get my hands on scorpions sometime soon.
nice grow tent?
