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JungleRain

JungleRain

Hello to everyone,... thanks for letting me join this list.
First of all I'd like to introduce myself, My name is Grant, I'm from Victoria in Australia and I've been growing chillies now indoors under 2x 400w hps for the last year now, first season I was using Rockwool slabs on a flood and drain system but for this season I have changed to using a recirculating drip system with a coco coir/clay rock mix as a growing medium. Also I grow 25 diff types of chilli plants in 300mm pots, outdoors in soil but for next season I will be changing this to Coco coir/clay rock mix as well with a drip system also and adding another 25 chilli types, it seems I get alot less problems growing in this media indoors, so lets see what happens next season outdoors. The chillis also grow much faster using hydro as compared to soil. I'll send a few pics soon.The plants I have growing right now are:
Bih Jolokia
Black Pearl
Bishops Crown
Dorset Naga
Habanero Chocolate
Habanero Orange
Habanero Peach
Habanero White Bullet
Habanero Peruvian White
Habanero Paper Lantern
Habanero Red Savina
Jalapeno
Naga Morich
Peter Pepper Red
Purple Cayenne
Purple Tiger
Royal Black
Scotch Bonnet red
Scotch Bonnet yellow
Tabasco
Tepin
Thai Birdseye, (bigger and fatter than the Thai Prik Kee Nu)
Thai Yellow
Thai Dragon
Some type of Vietnamese chilli
Some black plant which grows purple flowers, ripens to a bright red and is very hot, sweet and tastest like apricot???
The best of these I will overwinter inside the house and Green House I'm planning on making in the next 2 months, then hopefully take cuttings for next season to add to some newer seeds that I will get.
regards Grant
 
Welcome from Fort Worth, Texas
 
G'day - welcome to THP

the black plant could be either a Black Pearl (round pod) or another one I forget the name of just now that has a more elongated pod
 
Hi there Jungle, i'm from Vic too, Melb. I only have a few varieties growing this year but will also be investing in a greenhouse for next summer. Hoping to try a wider variety. Been buying seedlings but from next year i'll be using seeds. Hoping to learn more about growing from this forum.
 
Hello and Welcome from Virginia, USA!
 
Welcome aboard man! Glad to see another member using coco coir, I'm always on here preaching about how awesome that stuff is.

You gotta post some pics of your setup. I'm going to be settin up a coco drip system out on my balcony this year as well
 
Black Chilli Plant

Hi all and thanks for the welcome

This is my first time being on a list like this so forgive me if I make a few mistakes at first...ie, where I should post my messages etc...
The Black plant I have had now for 2 years, Its been growing in a 300mm pot in an organic potting mix. I got it from my mother in law when she started a small vege patch at my place when she came to stay for a few months from Thailand, she got it form a friend when she ask some Thai people here in Australia if they had some seeds or plants she could have to start her garden and now I have it, I don't know if she got it as a plant or seed.
The chilli fruit grows about 5cm x 1.5cm tapering to a point, upright standing in groups of 3 to 5, they start out black changing to a deep red on maturing, I would rate them a 7/10 in heat and they are very sweet with a apricot after taste.
It is a very fast growing bushy plant about 50cm in height, new shoots start out dark green with purple veins rapidly darkening to black, still the underside stays dark green. The size of the mature leaves are approx 8.5cm x 3.5cm
The flower has 6 petals, is a deep purple with a slight bit of white in the centre, I've just cut about 40 good size chillis from this plant and it is flowering again now with a few chillis just appearing, I'll take some photos tomorrow and post them, (how do I posts pics to the list?). This is the first time I have taken seeds from this plant so if anyone wants to do a swap.
Now perhaps I can pick a few brains, Does anyone have any info, web sites or ideas on making a Green House or perhaps where I may purchase a second hand or maybe a new one from here in Australia, the size I will be looking for is approx 12ft x 24ft or there abouts.

regards Grant
 
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