hooda's Grow 2012 - Rise of the Clones

stc3248 · Apr 15, 2012

I'm wandering around aimlessly attempting to be at the top of as many new pages as I can...top of page 3 is mine Paul! Looking great Hooda! Hope you score some plants from Mgold!
Shane

hooda · Apr 15, 2012

Lol it would be nice of him but I'm sure there is someone else that would benifit from them. I have a better start on the season than others. I already have over 40 plants as it is.

stc3248 · Apr 15, 2012

Yeah...40 is a good #. Next year after I figure out what I like this season and add a few that I want to try out I am hoping to keep my #s around 50 or so. That'll leave more room for some more non-pepper stuff.

hooda · Apr 20, 2012

Ok Update. I feel pretty good about where my plants are at right now, considering my first set where in rough shape from the elements and my over watering. The Carribean Reds are still in recovery mode atm, but should come through alright. Aphids are starting to colonize my plants and for the most part I've just been knocking them off the plants manually and am keeping an eye on them every day for more. I'm finding that I'm a overwaterer even though how much I try not to be, though watering two different soil types has become a chore.

Fox Farms Ocean Forest amended with perlite, what can I say, all my plants that are in it are doing really well. Those that are in the amended Kellogg Patio Plus seem to suffer more. In the future I will probably only use FF.

All the my strongest plants will probably hit the ground in the next couple weeks, I just need time to prepare the garden for them. So most of my overwatering issues will hopefully be more manageable. Anyway on the the pictures.

First Batch

Stagered Left to right Thai, De Arbol, Manzano, Jalapeno, Gochu, Manzano, Cayenne.

Second Batch

So my plant numbers might be thinned out these coming weeks depending on how I feel about the smaller of the same varieties, when it becomes time to go to the ground.

Cheers.

stc3248 · Apr 20, 2012

Both my Red and Chocolate habs have been really finicky. Stick with them and they'll eventually turn the corner. A few of mine never did make the turn??? Everything else would be rocking and they would just sit there. I finally got a few up and running. Try some CalMag, might have to get it at a hydo shop, a drink of that every now and then and they'll spring to life! The rest look BA! Keep 'em going brother!

Shane

MGOLD86 · Apr 20, 2012

What up Ben! I didn't know you had a GLog goin....I guess that is what happens when there are like 40 pages of logs....

BUT...here is just a hint of what is comin

stc3248 · Apr 20, 2012

MGOLD86 said:
What up Ben! I didn't know you had a GLog goin....I guess that is what happens when there are like 40 pages of logs....

BUT...here is just a hint of what is comin

Usain Bolt???

hooda · Apr 20, 2012

stc3248 said:
Both my Red and Chocolate habs have been really finicky. Stick with them and they'll eventually turn the corner. A few of mine never did make the turn??? Everything else would be rocking and they would just sit there. I finally got a few up and running. Try some CalMag, might have to get it at a hydo shop, a drink of that every now and then and they'll spring to life! The rest look BA! Keep 'em going brother!

Shane

Yeah they are pretty picky. I've been giving them General Hydroponics Cal-Magic, but I am watching them a lot closer than the others. I'm sure they will turn out in the end but we'll see.

Matt.. I can't wait!

hooda · Apr 28, 2012

So big update today! Yesterday I recieved a shipment from Matt aka MGOLD86, which I am super excited about. I can't thank Matt enough for his generosity, he really is a great guy. All the plants arived within three days of him shipping them, and came in really good condition.

My new babies:

Butch T
Trinidad Scorpion Yellow
Trinidad Scorpion Morouga
Bhut Jolokia Brown
Bhut Jolokia Chocolate
7 Pot Original
7 Pot Barrakpore
7 Pot White
Naga Morich
Brain Strain Yellow
Douglah X 7 Pot Red F2 - Originally from ChadS
Fatalii X Red Savina F2 - Originally from Justaguy (Brian) which you can see in his GLog here

Left to right

Naga Morich, Bhut Jolokia Chocolate, Bhut Jolokia Brown

TS Yellow, TS Morouga, 7 Pot Original

Brain Strain Yellow, Butch T

Fatalii X, Douglah X

7 Pot White, 7 Pot BP

Size comparison of Bhut Jolokia Chocolate to my Bhut Jolokia Red

Matt also told me that it would be a good idea to pot up ASAP so that is what I did today. All in Fox Farms Ocean Forest. But I'm at my picture limit so I will try after posting this first.

stc3248 · Apr 28, 2012

Now you can post the other two! Matt is a freaking great guy! I love this site. Some of the most generous folks you'll ever meet. Looks like they came through with flying colors! Maybe a little yellow from 3 days in the dark, but you'll change that quick enough! Nice score my friend!

hooda · Apr 28, 2012

stc3248 said:
Now you can post the other two! Matt is a freaking great guy! I love this site. Some of the most generous folks you'll ever meet. Looks like they came through with flying colors! Maybe a little yellow from 3 days in the dark, but you'll change that quick enough! Nice score my friend!

Very true I have met some really great people on here.

1 Gallons

Group shot

SocalChilehead · Apr 28, 2012

Wow great package you got from Matt all you plants look great.

MGOLD86 · Apr 28, 2012

I'm happy they got there safe and sound. They look like they are lovin the new home and I am sure they will do well for you!

gnslngr · Apr 29, 2012

Lookin good Hooda-Matt did you right! Did I see card board inserts to keep the dirt in place?Be careful with sunlight exposure for a few days.....Good luck with the grow!

Shane said:"I'm wandering around aimlessly attempting to be at the top of as many new pages as I can"

I think he meant "shamelessly".... :dance:

hooda · Apr 29, 2012

gnslngr said:
Lookin good Hooda-Matt did you right! Did I see card board inserts to keep the dirt in place?Be careful with sunlight exposure for a few days.....Good luck with the grow!

Shane said:"I'm wandering around aimlessly attempting to be at the top of as many new pages as I can"

I think he meant "shamelessly"....

Yeah there were cardboard inserts for keeping soil in place, worked pretty good. I have the plants mostly getting indirect sun for the first couple days and I have started to give them more direct now.

dogshow · Apr 29, 2012

Wow hooda, your plants are rockin man , good luck with the rest of the season

stickman · May 10, 2012

Hi Ben
How's your garden growing down in San Diego? Have you got any of your plants in the ground yet?

hooda · May 11, 2012

stickman said:
Hi Ben
How's your garden growing down in San Diego? Have you got any of your plants in the ground yet?

They are not in the ground yet but I'm working on the garden area all week. I have dug out an area 25 x 13 feet to a depth of 2.5 feet and currently working on amending the soil now and filling it back up. I didn't get any shots yesterday of the total depth but here are some in progress shots.

The shots don't reall show it's size. Or the beyond tired and sore person who dug it out

stickman · May 11, 2012

Aye, yi, yi! That's a lot of work! But the better you prepare the bed, the better results you'll get. How many bales of peat moss did you put in? Have you had your soil tested to find out what you need for soil amendments? I knew my soil was very poor in phosphate and somewhat poor in magnesium so I added a 27 pound bag of bone meal to my 6 x 24 foot plot.

stc3248 · May 11, 2012

Nice job hooda! Prepping that deep will make a huge difference in root development...which should pay of triple in pods later on. You're going to have some monster plants in that plot!