Meatfreak 2012 Growlog

meatfreak · Feb 5, 2012

Finally finished my lightbox today

now I got more space too put my plants. I used 2x 125watt CFL blue 6400K lamps. When they grow too big I place them in the room in front of the window. Don't mind the mess, I'm still rebuilding my attic.

I probably will use the same foil on the bottom also for optimal light usage. I also need to install the ventilator so they get some wind inside.

meatfreak · Feb 5, 2012

Update, 5 days after sowing.

No germination yet
Germinated
100% germination

7 Pot Brain Strain - 2/0
7 Pot White - 4/1
Aji Cajamarca - 2/0
Aji Habanero - 2/1
Aji Pineapple - 2/0
Arbibi Gusano Red F-1 - 2/0
Armaggedon F-1 - 2/0
Biquinho - 3/1
Blondie - 2/0
Bolivian Bumpy - 3/0
Bonda Ma Jaques - 3/1
Caloro - 2/0
Cayenne Golden - 4/0
CGN20790 - 3/1
CGN21566 - 3/0
CGN22207 - 3/0
Cherry Chocolate - 8/2
Chilhuacle Negro - 3/1
Chupetinho - 2/2
Clavo - 3/0
DaNang Market - 3/0
Doux très Long des Landes - 4/3
Fatalii White - 3/0
Fidalga Roxa - 3/1
Guadeloupe Black - 3/1
Habanero Chocolate Congo - 3/0
Habanero Francisca ™ - 2/0
Habanero Lewd Chocolate - 3/0
Habanero Pastel - 3/0
Habanero Pink - 3/0
Island Delight - 4/0
Jalapeño Biker Billy Hybrid - 4/4
Jalapeño Chichimeca - 4/1
Jalapeño Craigs Grande - 5/0
Jalapeño Farmers Market Potato - 5/0
Jalapeño Hercules - 5/0
Jalapeño Jumbo - 4/3
Jalapeño Numex Jalmundo - 5/0
Joe's Long Cayenne - 3/0
MadballZ - 3/0
Monster Naga - 2/0
Pimiento de Padron - 10/0
Rain Forest - 3/1
Santa Fe Grande - 4/0
Scarlet Lantern - 3/0
Scotch Bonnet Cappuccino - 3/0
Scotch Bonnet Foodarama - 3/0
Scotch Bonnet Safi - 3/0
Scotch Bonnet True Jamaican - 3/0[/color]
Scotcht Bonnet TFM - 3/0
Trinidad Scorpion "FG" - 4/3
Trinidad Scorpion Chocolate - 3/0

windchicken · Feb 13, 2012

Very, very nice, Stefan! I don't know how I missed your grow until today...But I'm up to speed now.

Those plants are gorgeous!

Gary

meatfreak · Feb 13, 2012

Thank you, Gary

Just some pictures of my plants in their current state.

Habanero Zavory (in memory of aijjoe's niece Amanda)

Habanero Yucatan White

Habanero Tasmanian Chocolate

Habanero Senegal Chocolate

Habanero Purple

Habanero Mustard

Habanero Giant White

Habanero Chocolate Hand Grenade

Habanero Cappuccino Nugget

Habanero Black Congo

Some more...

Habanero Big Sun

Habanero Bazuka

Why can't I make an new reply with the other pictures...

S.S.Tupperware · Feb 13, 2012

Very nice... let me guess ya like Habs...? Quite a list, can't wait to see some come ripe. I like a good Choco pepper...

meatfreak · Feb 20, 2012

S.S.Tupperware said:
Very nice... let me guess ya like Habs...? Quite a list, can't wait to see some come ripe. I like a good Choco pepper...

Thanks, yeah I do like Habs

First plant that was flowering has it first pod in the making. The plant itself is about 10" high and I did pinch out the buds but they just kept on coming back. Same as with some other plants, already producing buds like there's no tomorrow. Most plants aren't older then 50 days.

meatfreak · Mar 7, 2012

Plants are growing good, need to repot a couple ones that have grown out of their p9 pot

I placed the young seedlings too quickly under the cfl lamp wich caused sunburn, the leaves were starting to turn yellow/purple. I removed them and placed them in a unheated propagator in front of the window to get regular light. Hopefully they will pull trough and make their first set of real leaves soon. Although the SBJ7's are growing slow, they are doing good.

Some of the young seedlings, think I was in time too save most of them.

PaulG · Mar 7, 2012

Hey

meatfreak said:
Why can't I make an new reply with the other pictures...

You have to have someone reply to your posts before you can
post into a different window with more pics. Once someone
replies, you can. Sometimes I just leave my page and go browse
for awhile, and when I come back later, I can put pics in a new
post even if no one has replied. I haven't quite figured it out
totally, yet!

But your transplants are just awesome! And the vast majority of those
seedlings will be fine, I bet! a little TLC goes a long way : )

meatfreak · Mar 7, 2012

Thanks, PaulG! Also for the tip

Btw what do you mean with TLC?

gnslngr · Mar 11, 2012

Yeah the ole THP "Postus Whatthef*ckus"......its got a life of its own.Just like my fingers on this damn key board this AM.
The Plants look fantastic, and thats understating a bit.
Habanero Zavory (in memory of aijjoe's niece Amanda)......Good Man!

Sethsquatch · Mar 16, 2012

Things are looking great over there! Your plants are really hearty! Nice going Stefan!

Also, I love your ambition on your seed selection! SO many varieties!

gnslngr · Mar 16, 2012

Well-things are certainly looking in order on your end...i 'm eagerly awaiting to see all those hab varieties ...I haven't found pictures of many of em. :cool:

meatfreak · Mar 22, 2012

Sethsquatch said:
Things are looking great over there! Your plants are really hearty! Nice going Stefan!

Also, I love your ambition on your seed selection! SO many varieties!

Thanks, Seth. Too bad alot of the 2nd round seedlings died because of some mistakes I made. Learned my lesson the hard hard way and lost alot of varieties I only had a few seeds of... therefore I sowed another batch of varieties :lol:

gnslngr said:
Well-things are certainly looking in order on your end...i 'm eagerly awaiting to see all those hab varieties ...I haven't found pictures of many of em.

Thnx for the kind words, gnslngr. As you I'm also eagerly awaiting too see what kind of pods those hab varieties are gonna produce.

Time for an update. Like I wrote earlier the seedlings from the 2nd round hit a rough patch and alot of them died before they could produce their first set of real leaves. Really bumped down about that but it made space for some other varieties I had laying around. Last tuesday i sowed the following:
Unknown Habanero Chinense (thnx to Hendrix1326)
Jalapeno White (thnx to Hendrix1326)
Aribibi Red F-1 (thnx to 2gods)
Biquinho
Moranquinho (thnx to 915river)
Chupetinho
Cili Goronong (thnx to JuanH)
Trinidad Yellow Seasoning (thnx to ajijoe)
Douglah x Trinidad Scorpion Moruga (thnx to mido)
Douglah x Trinidad Scorpion Butch T
7-Pot White (thnx to ajijoe)
Habanero Harold St. Bart's (thnx to ajijoe)
Habanero Cleo's Dragon (thnx to ajijoe)
Habanero Burkina Yellow
Habanero Maldivian
Habanero Jaguar
Habanero Antillais Caribbean (thnx to 2gods)
Habanero Orange Devil (thnx to ajijoe)
Jalapeno Chichimeca Jalapeno
Numex Jalmundo
Jalapeno M

So far most have germinated and things are looking better. I made a couple of mugshot of some of my plants. They are only receiving daylight now so their growth is slower at this moment.

Habanero Big Jamaican

Habanero Big Jamaican (first plant too set pods)

Habanero Jaguar

Habanero Chocolate Lightning

Hurican

Habanero Big Sun

Habanero Zavory (in memory of aijjoe's niece Amanda)

Pimenta Leopard, not sure how the pods of this variety are gonna look like but can't wait too find out! (Bhut Jolokia x Pimenta de Neyde cross)

Habanero White Bullet x Maraba

Habanero Zavory (in memory of aijjoe's niece Amanda)

Habanero Yucatan White

Sethsquatch · Mar 22, 2012

Hey Stefan, can you tell me what kinds of lights you are using? I am all fluorescent right now but am looking into an upgrade for next season. Or even something that could keep me in peppers all winter long. The set-up you have developed looks very nice.

How hot do the lamps get in your enclosed area? Do you have to use an exhaust system to dissipate the heat from the lights? Also, did you ever install the vents to get airflow in your grow chamber?

Thanks my friend, always a pleasure to see your green thumbs at work!

meatfreak · Mar 22, 2012

Sethsquatch said:
Hey Stefan, can you tell me what kinds of lights you are using? I am all fluorescent right now but am looking into an upgrade for next season. Or even something that could keep me in peppers all winter long. The set-up you have developed looks very nice.

How hot do the lamps get in your enclosed area? Do you have to use an exhaust system to dissipate the heat from the lights? Also, did you ever install the vents to get airflow in your grow chamber?

Thanks my friend, always a pleasure to see your green thumbs at work!

I'm using 2x 125watt Plug & Grow CFL blue 6400K lamps, supposed to be only for growth but I got alot of my plants flowering under the lamps. Even getting pods under it, but never tried too ripe them off under it. That's something for fall this year

I havent install the vents anymore because I moved all plants out of the grow chamber. I do suspect that it's one of the reasons the seedlings dropped their leaves, that and I moved them to quickly under the lamp after repotting + too moist. It was just a pile of mistakes I made, trying to rush things. The lamps give of a nice amount heat so that you don't have to heat the area anymore but you can put it pretty close too your plants.

ajijoe · Mar 23, 2012

looking great my friend
thanks again for honoring my nieces memory and glad your doing so good

thanks your friend Joe

PaulG · Mar 24, 2012

Hey, meat, your plants are looking just great!
By the way, TLC means tender loving care : )
Good luck going into Spring and Summer!

meatfreak · Mar 24, 2012

ajijoe said:
looking great my friend
thanks again for honoring my nieces memory and glad your doing so good

thanks your friend Joe

Thanks Joe!

PaulG said:
Hey, meat, your plants are looking just great!
By the way, TLC means tender loving care : )
Good luck going into Spring and Summer!

Thanks alot, Paul. Already thought you meant that

Gonna need some extra hands during Spring and Summer for all my plants.

The last batch of seedlings are rising.

patrick · Mar 27, 2012

Stefan your plants look fantastic! Thanks for the updates on the SB7J's. I ended up with one, possibly two that made it. Looking at all these new seedlings are you sure the 220m squared garden is going to be big enough? :halo:

Pr0digal_son · Mar 28, 2012

Holy Habanero chocolate lightning.... Did you sell your cow for those seeds?