Matt Berry's Grow Log 2010

I received my seeds and couldn't wait to get started for the 2010 growing season. I started 2 trays of 50 seeds, and I also have a bunch of plants I started from seed in Aug & Sept. The plants I started at the end of the summer were more of a test, as I was trying out a few new seed suppliers. Here is what I'm growing, now in alphabetical order and includes the seeds I ordered from The Hippy Seed Company.

7 Pot
7 Pot Barrackpore
7 Pot Chocolate
7 Pot Yellow
Aji Habanero
Aji Limon
Aji Norteno
Aji Panca
Beni Highlands
Berbere
Bhut Jolokia
Burkina
Caribbean Red Hab
Cayenne Long Red Slim
Cayenne Carolina
Cayenne, Golden
Chile De Arbol
Congo Trinidad
Congo Yellow
Datil
Fatalii
Goats Weed
Habanero Chocolate
Habanero Yellow
Jalapeno M
Jalapeno, Purple
Jimmy Nardello
Limon
Paper Lantern
Purple Marconi
Red Savina
Scotch Bonnet Yellow
Serrano
Serrano, Purple
Tabasco Greenleaf
Thai Orange
Thai Red
Trinidad Scorpion
Trinidad Scorpion Yellow
Unknown - From the free seed mixes which are so hard not to plant - few winners / losers
Unknown - Fresno
Unknown - Habanero Red

 

[Silver_Surfer]

Your plants look great Matt. Very fine progress.

 

[patrick]

Seeing them looking so good has got to bring you a lot of satisfaction after the winter war with the bugs. Great work keeping them going Matt.

 

[Matt Berry]

Thank you.... It is nice to see how well they have done since being put outside, and I always laugh a little when everybody asks me what kind of "trees" those are. The battle with the bugs wages on, but luckily they are losing ground. The plants are really taking off, especially when I compare them to the scraggly looking pictures from earlier. I'm afraid I'm going to be over ran by pods shortly, that and I may have started too many plants for my back patio area, they are already starting to take over. I can't wait until next year, since I should have a real yard by then. It's amazing what can be done with small spaces. I'm growing 45 varieties, started off with around 140 plants, and am now down to just under 60. I'll probably end up whittling that number down a little bit more before the end of the season.

This year it's been more about the flavor, and if the pepper doesn't have the flavor I like, it's gone. So I'm waiting on a few of the new varieties to ripen to see if they are keepers or not.

 

[Maligator]

Plants are looking good Matt. Happy to hear that you're winning the battle of the bugs I seem to be already planning what I want to grow next year as well and I haven't even begun to harvest pods yet

 

[Matt Berry]

Time for some pod shots. These are all this seasons plants.

First up is Yellow 7 pod from THSC

Another shot loaded with Yellow 7 pod

Yellow scotch bonnet

Harold St Barts from P. Dreadie

To be continued

 

[Matt Berry]

7-pot from peppermania

Serrano

Chile de arbol

Orange Thai (Overwintered started September 2009)

To be continued

 

[Matt Berry]

Aji Limon

Fatali

Unknown from peppermania mix

Red Savania

To be continued

 

[Matt Berry]

Trinidad Scorpion

Yellow Scorpion

Finally, after a long wait, many, many flowers, a couple Barrackpore 7 pot

That's it for now, I figured you'd want to see a bunch of pods instead of plant shots.