Melissa77754 2012 Glog

Hey Everyone

So I figured it is about time I start a Grow log of my own and I will do my very best to keep it up to date. With two kiddos and a massive amount of plants my days can be pretty hectic. I grew jalapenos and serranos last season, had a decent harvest considering the small pot size I used. In July I met a nice lady giving away hot pepper seeds to newbies on GW, decided to give them a try, August met Smokemaster through a generous SASBE offer and the rest is history!! lol

I started a batch in late August so I have some "overwinters" if you will, living in SoCal I can grow year round with the right protection from time to time. I started out with a cheap 12'x7' hoop house and when the winds thrashed that I bought two 6x8 with shelving, still the cheaper plastic hot house type but the shelving makes it heavy and the winds don't phase it. I also have a 6x6 indoor tent with a 4 bulb T5 and 2 monster size CFL's. The growth indoors versus out does not even compare, T5's are amazing! Have to thank my bro for giving me that fixture.

I am hoping I didn't bite off more than I can chew being it's my first real season growing super hots mainly. I plan to sell some plants along the way to help fund my pepper growing addiction

My log will be pretty picture heavy which I am sure most will not mind! Enjoy and happy pepper growing to everyone!!

My grow list (Still need to add, started some more trays after creating this list and haven't had time to update)


"CLUBBED" SCOTCH BONNET (rec'd in trade from canada, this is the shape he explained thus the name)
7 POT PRIMO
7 POD BURGUNDY
7 POT BARRACKPORE
7 POT BROWN
7 POT JONAH BUTCH T
7 POT MOROUGA YELLOW
7 POT ORANGE
7 POT RED
7 POT YELLOW
7 POT YELLOW LARGE
AJI JOE CHOCOLATE HAND GRENADE
AJI LIMON
AJI UMBA
ANCHO MULATO
ARBOL
ARIBIBI GUSANO
BEAVER DAM
BENI HIGHLANDS
BETH MYSTERY PACK
BHUT JOLOKIA
BHUT JOLOKIA INDIAN CARBON
BHUT JOLOKIA PURPLE
BIG JIM
BIKER BILLY
BIQUINHO
BIRGITS LOCOTO
BLACK NAGA JOLOKIA
BRAIN STRAIN
BRAIN STRAIN SR
CANTINA YELLOW
CARRIBEAN RED
CASCABELLA
CAYENNE GOLDEN
CHAPAEU DE FRADE
CHOCOLATE BHUT JOLOKIA
CHOCOLATE HABANERO
CHOCOLATE SCOTCH BONNET
CHOCOLATE T.S.
CONGO BLACK
CONGO RED
COSTENNO AMARILLO
DATIL
DOUGHLAH
DOUGHLAH X BUTCH T
EARBOB PI59272
EL ORO DE EQUADOR
FATALLI
GIANT JALAPENO
GRENADA YELLOW SEASONING
GUYANA PI199506
GUERRITO
HABANERO BIG SUN
HAROLD ST BARTS
HOT HUNGARIAN
INFINITY
JAMAICAN YELLOW
JIMMY NARDELLO
LIGHTNING MIX
MADAME JEANETTE
MANZANO RED
MANZANO AMARILLO
MANZANO ORANGE
MARCONI ROSSO
MOROUGA YELLOW
MYSTERY
NAGA MORICH
NAGABON
NUMEX SANDIA
NUMEX TWILIGHT
ORANGE THAI
PADRON
PEACH BHUT JOLOKIA
PEACH HABALOKIA
PEACH LANTERN
PEACH SCORPANERO
PERUVIAN GOLD
PINK HABANERO
PURPLE BHUT JOLOKIA
QUEEN LAURIE PI1281405
RED FATALLI
RED HABANERO
RED ROCOTO
RED SAVINA
SANTAKA ASIAN
SCOTCH BONNET
SUPERHOT SURPRISE
SUPREME MIX
SURINAME HABANERO
T.S. BUTCH T
T.S. MOROUGA
TOBAGO SCOTCH BONNET
TRINIDAD BEAN
TRINIDAD MOROVAS
TRINIDAD SCORPION
TRINIDAD SEASONING
TRINIDAD SWEET CHERRY
WHIT 7 POD
YELLOW HABALOKIA
YELLOW 7 POT LRG
YELLOW 7 POT X ?
YELLOW BHUT JOLOKIA
YELLOW BRAIN STRAIN
YELLOW T.S.

MY CHOCOLATE HAB IS LOADED WITH FLOWERS!

RED HABANERO

 

[KiNGDeNNiZ]

plants look lush and healthy.. cant wait to adopt!!....your reapers look bigger than mine.. aahaha and i sowed before.. oh well.. you sure do know how to grow

 

[ajijoe]

wow looking great Melissa!!

all of them are really beautiful!!

i thought i was the only one growing EL ORO DE ECUADOR this is a very tasty pepper!!
its got that wonderful citrus Aji flavor and a little heat, i think you will like it, hey do a review on it!!, i doubt anyone else has ever done one on it!

did you get the seeds from TucaBail from Brazil? that's where i got mine
very nice plant

thanks your friend Joe

 

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Melissa,
How did your "Purple Bhut Jolokia" tree fare out. Did you get some larger pods as the plant bushed out. The plants that I had produced decent, I wasn't sold on the flavor of the pods. How bout yours?

 

[Melissa77754]

Nice update, Melissa plants are looking healthy! That is a big fat tail on the Brainstrain Have you tasted the El oro de equador yet, I'm thinking of having it next season but I'm curious about the flavor...

Hi Stefan! I have tasted the el oro, it's one of my favorites! Not only do they taste great, it is also a very prolific plant! It gets really large and just pumps out the pods non stop. The flavor is very citrusy with a mild heat, you can easily pop a whole pod in your mouth without it being a scorcher. Let me know if you need some seeds!

plants look lush and healthy.. cant wait to adopt!!....your reapers look bigger than mine.. aahaha and i sowed before.. oh well.. you sure do know how to grow

Thanks D! I just potted up a reaper and primo from you last night, they should take off now. Anything I start inside under T5's takes off, not sure I will even bother to germinate outdoors in the future! I will have an extra purple bhut seedling for you. The deck is finally done for my greenhouse, sunday is going to be assembly day!

wow looking great Melissa!!

all of them are really beautiful!!

i thought i was the only one growing EL ORO DE ECUADOR this is a very tasty pepper!!
its got that wonderful citrus Aji flavor and a little heat, i think you will like it, hey do a review on it!!, i doubt anyone else has ever done one on it!

did you get the seeds from TucaBail from Brazil? that's where i got mine
very nice plant

thanks your friend Joe

Thank you Joe! I love the el oro, baccatums in general seem to be my favorite. I really need to add more to the grow for next year! I got my seeds from smokemaster. Hope all is well

Melissa,
How did your "Purple Bhut Jolokia" tree fare out. Did you get some larger pods as the plant bushed out. The plants that I had produced decent, I wasn't sold on the flavor of the pods. How bout yours?

Hi Greg! My poor poor purple bhut, it got attacked by mites and is still alive but lost all it's leaves. The pods prior to it getting "sick" were about 2" long. Nick's plant that I gave him is still going strong, pods are about the same size. They are pretty hot, not super level though. I enjoyed the flavor, added to salsa and I loved the flavor! It is a really beautiful plant so I will continue to grow. I will have to snap a pic of it, mites are no more but the damage is done. If it doesn't bounce back I started a new seedling for myself. I really need to figure out what to do about my fence line on both sides, my neighbors ice plants that grow over my fence are always infested with mites. I have sprayed them many times, hosed that side down with a high pressure nozzle and yet they still return. Their yards are well kept except for these stupid useless plants they both have, not only are they invasive but it attracts too many bad bugs as well! My front planter got hit by grubs this year too, by the time I realized it the damage was done. I had to pull everything out, load up the soil with nematodes and milky spore and wait. Grubs are gone, the ones that are left are pure white from the spore and knocking at deaths door! I learned a whole lot this season, next year I will be prepared! Hope all is well Greg

 

[ajijoe]

Thank you Joe! I love the el oro, baccatums in general seem to be my favorite. I really need to add more to the grow for next year! I got my seeds from smokemaster. Hope all is well

yes they do taste good
im not surprised Smoke had those he has stuff almost no one has, got some of my goodies from him

yup all is well as best can be

thanks your friend Joe

 

[MR_POTS]

wow looking great Melissa!!

all of them are really beautiful!!

i thought i was the only one growing EL ORO DE ECUADOR this is a very tasty pepper!!
its got that wonderful citrus Aji flavor and a little heat, i think you will like it, hey do a review on it!!, i doubt anyone else has ever done one on it!

did you get the seeds from TucaBail from Brazil? that's where i got mine
very nice plant

thanks your friend Joe

They are nice peppers indeed Joe! I have a plant that Melissa gave me and it is one that will stay in my garden.They stay nice and crunchy,thick walls w/ some good heat and flavor! We do need to do a another review soon though.I was thinking we should do your Peach T.S. for our next one,we'll see if we can get some in this thanksgiving for all you guys.


NICK

 

[romy6]

Nice to see you back in action Mel. This place was starting to look like a desert with all the Northerners done growing for the year . Well most of them anyway. Keep the pics coming and the garden flowing.

Gobble Gobble

 

[meatfreak]

Hi Stefan! I have tasted the el oro, it's one of my favorites! Not only do they taste great, it is also a very prolific plant! It gets really large and just pumps out the pods non stop. The flavor is very citrusy with a mild heat, you can easily pop a whole pod in your mouth without it being a scorcher. Let me know if you need some seeds!

Thanks for the info and offer, Melissa. If things work out I should be getting some seeds of it very soon, if not I send you a PM

 

[ajijoe]

They are nice peppers indeed Joe! I have a plant that Melissa gave me and it is one that will stay in my garden.They stay nice and crunchy,thick walls w/ some good heat and flavor! We do need to do a another review soon though.I was thinking we should do your Peach T.S. for our next one,we'll see if we can get some in this thanksgiving for all you guys.


NICK

yes they sure are and you guys in Cali are so lucky you can keep going we have winter
glade you like the one you got, its always great having a constant source of peppers you love, i dont have that unless i freeze a bunch for over the winter
i dont think anyone has did a review on the peach ts yet but they no where near as hot as the regular strain or the others
however a review would be great!!

thanks your friend Joe