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MikeUSMC 2018 Grow

Well, I'm about 2 weeks behind when I usually start, but I've been too damn busy lately. Once again, 'scaling back' my grow to about a dozen plants just ain't gonna happen, no matter how many times I tell myself that ;)

My 5th Season is underway, and
Here's my list for 2018:

These will be in 5 Gallon Buckets (backyard). I also plan on isolating A LOT of these plants this year.
- 7 Pot Douglah x 2
- Chocolate Scotch Bonnet x 2
- OBEAH (Genetikx)
- 7 Pot Cinder (F2?) (Bhuter)
- CGN 21500 (Bhuter)
- TFM Scotch Bonnet
- MoA Scotch Bonnet (MWCH)
- Bahamian Goat (MWCH)
- D3 Goat, Giant pheno (F4) (D3monic)
- D3 Goat, #4 (F3) (D3monic)
- D3 Goat, Peach Mild #2.5 (F3) (D3monic)
- Scotchbrains (G.I.P.)
- P. Dreadie "Select" Scotch Bonnet (Trident)
- P. Dreadie Scotch Bonnet (TGCM)
- Carolina Reaper, big tail pheno (TGCM)
- Ecuadorian Red Rocoto (TGCM)


10 Gallon Containers (backyard)
- Giant Yellow Rocoto (TGCM)
- Large Red Rocoto (TGCM)


Ornamentals (front yard)
- Numex Twilight
- Numex Twilight (Overwintered Bonchi)
- Chinese 5 Color x 3


Same as every other year, I'll be using 5:1:1 mix in 5 gallon buckets. I'm still undecided whether or not I'll use CSN17 or Dyna Gro ferts yet; I've had success w/ both.

I plan on presoaking the seeds tomorrow night in a diluted hydrogen peroxide solution, then letting them hit the dirt the following day. MG Seed Starting Mix w/ additional perlite into a 72 cell tray. Same mix into Solo cups. Then, 5:1:1 in 1 gallon containers. Then, 5:1:1 into (final) 5 gallon buckets

Special thanks to everyone who contributed seeds to my grow this year!
Thanks for following, and best of luck to everyone's grow this year! :party:
:cheers:


Here's the link to my 2017 Grow, if anyone's interested:
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/64964-mikeusmc-2017-grow/?p=1471525
 
Genetikx said:
What's going on? There no reason for your glog to ever be off page 1 :)
Haha, thanks dude. Here's a reason though:
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I've had horrendous germination rates. It's been over a month too. I really think "something" happened to my personal seed stock, because I've had 0% germination with my own seeds. Seeds I've acquired from other people have germinated fine, but I also think it might've had something to do with my seed starting mix. Same stuff I always use (MG Seed Starting mix w/ additional perlite), but I grabbed a bag off a pallet at Home Cheapo that looked like it'd been sitting outside all Winter long.

Still doesn't explain my seeds not sprouting though. Everything was properly dried (air dried on coffee filters), then stored in ziplock bags. Dunno. Honestly, I've got too much shit going on right now to even care, sadly. I'm probably gonna end up ordering some seedlings online this year, and start my seed stock from scratch next year

Apologies to anyone that I gifted/traded seeds with. I feel like an idiot, lol. Hopefully you'll have better results than I did. Really sorry if you're in the same boat I am :cheers:
 
I know what you mean about bad germination rates. I’m about 1 for 20 on my attempts. With my saved seeds, but I don’t have the most ideal equipment to get great success. [emoji21]
Good thing I have about 4 places I can buy plants from. The cheapest is our local grocery store 4 plants for $1.19 no tax. For that kind of money I try to get them in the ground early, if frost gets them I’m not out too much money. [emoji846]


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Thanks for the kind words, encouragement, and generosity guys! That's what makes this place great

Not giving up! If I'm being optimistic about it (very rare for me, lol), I can say that now I don't have to worry about the hassle of babying dozens and dozens of tiny sprouts and worrying about aphids, etc. One less thing to worry about ;) (although I am going to keep the ones that did sprout)

I'm gonna order some plugs, and it'll all be 'good in the hood' come plant out time :party:
Thanks again, guys :cheers:
 
PtMD989 said:
I know what you mean about bad germination rates. I’m about 1 for 20 on my attempts. With my saved seeds, but I don’t have the most ideal equipment to get great success. [emoji21]
Good thing I have about 4 places I can buy plants from. The cheapest is our local grocery store 4 plants for $1.19 no tax. For that kind of money I try to get them in the ground early, if frost gets them I’m not out too much money. [emoji846]


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Gutted about your germination rates as just catching up with your glog , ( sent pm before reading this ) glad your not giving up ....and plugs will still give you a good and fruitful grow , like wise with John ( Trident ) if theres any seed stock you need just shout us and were get a package over to you mate .... Chin up .... ;)
 
Thanks everyone. Yeah, it sucks, but, what are you gonna do? I've been so busy lately that everything that did sprout is dead anyway. Whole tray completely dried out from being in the same room as my pellet stove. Everything shriveled up and died

peppamang said:
What are you thinking about ordering?
Genetikx is about to answer that question for you ;)
Genetikx said:
Damn that sucks. Nothing wrong with plugs tho, hope you can find some douglahs, choco scotch, and MOAs to keep your sauces going
^ These are what I'll end up ordering, lol
 
Thank you very much for the generous offer, Rick. PPATB :metal:

New plan though. I put in an order to CCN, with live plants to be delivered the week of May 14

Updated Grow list:
-2 Chocolate Scotch Bonnets
-2 Douglahs
-2 MoA Scotch Bonnets
(^ my main "sauce plants")
-2 Yellow Fatalii
-1 White Bhut
-1 Aji Chombo
-1 Yellow Rocoto
-1 Red Rocoto

I'll probably end up grabbing a few jalapeño plants at the nursery when I go to get my pine bark for the 5:1:1 mix. Thanks again, everyone
Stay tuned, I'll be more active in this glog in May ;)
 
MikeUSMC said:
Thank you very much for the generous offer, Rick. PPATB :metal:

New plan though. I put in an order to CCN, with live plants to be delivered the week of May 14

Updated Grow list:
-2 Chocolate Scotch Bonnets
-2 Douglahs
-2 MoA Scotch Bonnets
(^ my main "sauce plants")
-2 Yellow Fatalii
-1 White Bhut
-1 Aji Chombo
-1 Yellow Rocoto
-1 Red Rocoto

I'll probably end up grabbing a few jalapeño plants at the nursery when I go to get my pine bark for the 5:1:1 mix. Thanks again, everyone
Stay tuned, I'll be more active in this glog in May ;)
Good enough... good luck with your grow Mike!

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