My 2014 list and hopefully GLOG

rory · Mar 14, 2014

Hey Nigel, wow that is a great collection, thanks for sharing the photo s.
I have been looking for someone who is growing Charapita also. It has taken over a month for mine to germinate, the very last ones too, and now two weeks on I am still looking at the cotyledon with little or no growth. Was wondering is this your first experience with this variety?

Rory (newcomer/beginner)

Nigel · Mar 14, 2014

rory said:
Hey Nigel, wow that is a great collection, thanks for sharing the photo s.
I have been looking for someone who is growing Charapita also. It has taken over a month for mine to germinate, the very last ones too, and now two weeks on I am still looking at the cotyledon with little or no growth. Was wondering is this your first experience with this variety?

Rory (newcomer/beginner)

I have not grown Charapita before, no. stc3248 on THP is Mr Charapita. Check out his GLOG from 2013 and look in awe at his gigantic plant!

rory · Mar 14, 2014

I have not grown Charapita before, no. stc3248 on THP is Mr Charapita. Check out his GLOG from 2013 and look in awe at his gigantic plant!

How do I do that??

Nigel · Mar 14, 2014

rory said:
How do I do that??

There is a search function at the top right of the page. Go back to the Home page and type in stc3248 charapita. You `ll get a few photos and links to Shane`s 2013 GLOG. If you have problems, let me know.

CGN 21500.

Fidalgo Roxa

PI 653748. C.chinense.

Cabaca Roxa. c.chinense. The darkest seedling I have!

Mata frade.

randyp · Mar 14, 2014

Good Stuff Nigel.I envy the growing season you can work with.I am watching your glog because I don't want to miss your reviews.And from the looks of it we are in for a treat.

Devv · Mar 14, 2014

Love those pics! Great job!

Portuge · Mar 14, 2014

Great macro pics Nigel...

Nigel · Mar 14, 2014

This one is Bode Roxa. Not sure about whether it is true or now, as there is quite a bit of variation in the seedlings, especially with respect to colour.

Red Rocoto - collected at the head of the Inca Trail leading up to Machu Picchu.

Cili Goronong

Yaki blue. I`m also seeing lots of variation here, too. I think the cross is only F2, so no big surprise!

Macapa Red. CGN 20802 with 3 cotyledons

7potquezada · Mar 15, 2014

Awesome grow, some of my reaper and 7pot jonah seedlings have leaves that have a tappering purple pigment like the Boda Roxa. What is that a sign of? could the seeds have been in the wrong package or something? stress? nutes?

rory · Mar 15, 2014

@Nigel awesome I found that thanks. The man s a legend!! #ImExcited

Nigel · Mar 15, 2014

7potquezada said:
Awesome grow, some of my reaper and 7pot jonah seedlings have leaves that have a tappering purple pigment like the Boda Roxa. What is that a sign of? could the seeds have been in the wrong package or something? stress? nutes?

It`s usually a response to the light intensity. Some varieties produce the pigments naturally in normal light, others produce it as a kind of "sunscreen" when the light is too intense. To get such light levels, I expect you are growing under lights. If that is true, try moving the lights further from the plants. Is it warm enough to put the seedlings outdoors for a few hours yet?

7potquezada · Mar 15, 2014

Nigel said:
It`s usually a response to the light intensity. Some varieties produce the pigments naturally in normal light, others produce it as a kind of "sunscreen" when the light is too intense. To get such light levels, I expect you are growing under lights. If that is true, try moving the lights further from the plants. Is it warm enough to put the seedlings outdoors for a few hours yet?

Thank you! Actually yes they're under t5's. And I'm starting to harden them off in the shadier areas of my greenhouse. I started with 2 then yesterday I did 4 hours, today I'll do 5. They seem to be taking it very well. No direct sunlight yet though, idk how long they need to be hardened off for til they can handle it.

Nigel · Mar 15, 2014

7potquezada said:
Thank you! Actually yes they're under t5's. And I'm starting to harden them off in the shadier areas of my greenhouse. I started with 2 then yesterday I did 4 hours, today I'll do 5. They seem to be taking it very well. No direct sunlight yet though, idk how long they need to be hardened off for til they can handle it.

They can go into filtered sunlight right away. If you have some 40-50% shade cloth, that will help you control the light reaching the plants. If not, get some, it`s very useful stuff.

7potquezada · Mar 15, 2014

Nigel said:
They can go into filtered sunlight right away. If you have some 40-50% shade cloth, that will help you control the light reaching the plants. If not, get some, it`s very useful stuff.

Awesome! Thank you! I actually got a little bold and put the in the filtered sun areas today for the remaining 3hrs and they did great.

Nigel · Mar 28, 2014

Quick update pics and a learning experience.

Ok, I`ve been leaving the seedling trays outside 24/7 for the last few weeks. Outside temps were 75+ day, 55 night. Seedlings were in full sun around 6 hours a day. Other than a couple of plants with sunburn, they all seemed ok. Then we had what, for San Diego, was a cold snap. 60-62 day temps, 50 night. Of course, I watered everything just before the temps dropped. WTF, I thought, they`ll be fine. And in large part they were and are. However, I lost a seedling to damping off fungus. Just one, but I hate damping off fungus more than any other problem. So, beware leaving your seedlings in too cold temps when they are wet. I shoved them back under lights with a near hurricane-force fan for a few days to dry out the media. They are back outside today.

C.pubescens and C.annuum Tray

C.chinense Tray #1

C.chinense Tray #2

Mixed tray. C.chinense, C.frutescens, C.baccatum (started 3 weeks later than the others)

In the last tray I sowed some new varieties about 7 days ago in some spare places. Just can`t leave things alone, can I???

Anyone ever seen this before? 2 growth nodes from the seedling after their cotyledons. The variety is PI 159236 (C.chinense).

meatfreak · Mar 28, 2014

Looking good, Nigel. Although it looks like the plants in the first pictures bottom right need some magnesium

Nigel · Mar 28, 2014

meatfreak said:
Looking good, Nigel. Although it looks like the plants in the first pictures bottom right need some magnesium

Thanks!

That is a cucumber relative from Bolivia, called Achocha. It does need some nutrients, but I`ll pot it up today or tomorrow in real soil.

Roguejim · Mar 29, 2014

You're making a great go of it for your first GLOG! More fun than you anticipated, no? By the way, how many Bahamian Goats did you plant?

stickman · Mar 29, 2014

You're making some great progress and taking some freakin' awesome macro shots Nigel! Good on ya! Have you grown wild varieties before?

stc3248 · Mar 29, 2014

Looking good Nigel! I have seen two nodes after the coty's before. Usually it is due to conjoined twins...which doesn't look like the case with yours because they almost always have 4 coty's. Other than that, some slight damage or a mutation that causes it. It will be a cool plant...