OCD 2017!!!

OCD Chilehead · Mar 31, 2017

Bhuter said:
Oh wow! Those must all be new/newer...I haven't heard of some of those. I thought they were all one variety (I didn't mean for you to write out so many strains). I guess my PDN is a darker purple, but my Pimenta Leopard and CGN 21500 are green-leafed, purple-stemmed. Great job with your CFL's! I can't wait to see some of those varieties fruit!

No problem. I needed to take note. Part of a glog for me is sharing. The other part is documentation. I can go back to previous glog a and see dates, temps and progress. Then I can find what works for me.

OCD Chilehead · Mar 31, 2017

Superhot Sim said:
What a stunning line up of very healthy plants Chuck, they will soon stretch out now you have raised the CFL, they look nice solid squat plants, the purple foliage seedlings really stand out and looking nicely established.
Nice work so far Chuck.

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Thanks Sim. They are moving along, just slowly. The temps in the shed are to still to cold at night. I have a heater but it only keeps it in the 50's. I actually moved from cfl's to diy led light I built, when I went to the shed. The light is intense though. Here is a pic of the light. Sorry about the mess. Haven't had enough time to tidy up the place. I need to do the same to the wiring. Had it all nice and neat until I had a couple fans not working properly. Had to tear into the wiring and fix. Need to tie it all back up.

OCD Chilehead · Mar 31, 2017

Datil said:
Very nice progress Chuck! Purples are cool

Thanks Fab.

I'll can't wait to see if the foliage and stems stays dark. Most of the time they grow out of it. Some of these varieties I don't think so. Nice to have something different in the garden.

stickman · Mar 31, 2017

Everything looks A-OK Chuck! About the loose wiring... peh, what's a picnic without a few ants?

Bummer about the COB lights being too intense for the seedlings in the middle. Is it a heat or light issue? Fans to dissipate heat is an obvious fix... if it's too much intense light... have you thought about lenses that diffuse the light instead of concentrate it?

I hope you're closer to plant-out than we are here. Days are mostly in the upper 40s to mid 50s and nights are in the upper 20s to upper teens. Today we're having a winter-y mix of rain and snow. Roll on Spring! :pray:

bpiela · Mar 31, 2017

Whats in the bag there? I hope not a dead body...

Trident chilli · Mar 31, 2017

bpiela said:
Whats in the bag there? I hope not a dead body...

I was wondering that as well ....

U)<now · Mar 31, 2017

bpiela said:
Whats in the bag there? I hope not a dead body... [emoji14]

My guess is that it's a snowboard bag with snow board and some gear in it.

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OCD Chilehead · Mar 31, 2017

stickman said:
Everything looks A-OK Chuck! About the loose wiring... peh, what's a picnic without a few ants?

Bummer about the COB lights being too intense for the seedlings in the middle. Is it a heat or light issue? Fans to dissipate heat is an obvious fix... if it's too much intense light... have you thought about lenses that diffuse the light instead of concentrate it?

I hope you're closer to plant-out than we are here. Days are mostly in the upper 40s to mid 50s and nights are in the upper 20s to upper teens. Today we're having a winter-y mix of rain and snow. Roll on Spring!

Thanks Rick!

The loose wiring was on the fans. Unfortunately if the fan goes out the leds won't last long. One of those led chips is around $50. I think it is to intense of a light. God help you if accidentally look at one. I don't think it's color. I'm in the 6500k range. With the fans going everything is cool. I have to keep a heater going for temps. I raised them up and they seem to be doing much better. All the ones around the border of the light are doing really well. I wish I would have made a longer frame. I could easily double my area with these lights. I may take the reflectors off.

Dirt day? Don't know. I'm going to order some solar mulch and get the irrigation set up soon. I'll hold up in the shed as long as it takes to get them taller.

OCD Chilehead · Mar 31, 2017

bpiela said:
Whats in the bag there? I hope not a dead body...

Trident chilli said:
I was wondering that as well ....

I knew someone would ask.

U)now said:
My guess is that it's a snowboard bag with snow board and some gear in it.

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You are correct. Snowboard and gear. Not mine. It's the girlfriends. I dont do anything in the snow. I hate the stuff. I tried it once. Not good at all. Weird, I used to be damn good on a skateboard. Now I'm to old for that stuff. All broken up at 40.

U)<now · Mar 31, 2017

OCD Chilehead said:
I knew someone would ask.

You are correct. Snowboard and gear. Not mine. It's the girlfriends. I dont do anything in the snow. I hate the stuff. I tried it once. Not good at all. Weird, I used to be damn good on a skateboard. Now I'm to old for that stuff. All broken up at 40.

I win!!! Haha. My kids snowboard so I had a hunch...

OCD Chilehead · Mar 31, 2017

U)<now said:
I win!!! Haha. My kids snowboard so I had a hunch...

There you go. I would put fishing stuff in them.

I was just noticing the Average frost at the bottom of you posts. Should just like mine. I looked it up and planted in the ground May 26th last year.

U)<now · Mar 31, 2017

Yeah, I'm hoping to have everything outside by end of May. I need to choose my keepers and pot them up to the 1 gal pots soon. I was planning to do it this weekend, but the lady friend has other ideas, lol. So maybe I can squeeze that in this coming week.

Blitz527 · Apr 1, 2017

Awesome looking grow. I really like the purple leaved plants, they are very cool looking. No planting in March I'm guessing lol, I'm in western NY, so i feel your pain. I can't plant our until almost the end of may..... But maybe I'll throw a couple in the ground early may and see what comes of it.

randyp · Apr 7, 2017

Chuck we are getting closer to plantout.You keep plugging away,I think we learn more from mishaps then when things are smooth sailing.

Devv · Apr 7, 2017

Can't wait to see things in the dirt Chuck! Using the hoop house and the IRT mulch, shouldn't you be able to cheat the plant date by 3 or 4 weeks? I see you said 5/26 for last year. If you're like me time is the issue. I never have enough..

And yeah, at 40 all the past abuse starts to creep up on us. That and we don't bounce near as well!

Keep it going buddy!

OCD Chilehead · Apr 9, 2017

U)<now said:
Yeah, I'm hoping to have everything outside by end of May. I need to choose my keepers and pot them up to the 1 gal pots soon. I was planning to do it this weekend, but the lady friend has other ideas, lol. So maybe I can squeeze that in this coming week.

I don't mind the end of May, as long as they are tall and healthy. Good luck with your pot up.

U)<now · Apr 9, 2017

OCD Chilehead said:
I don't mind the end of May, as long as they are tall and healthy. Good luck with your pot up.

Thanks Chuck, I got them all potted up on the 4th. Check out my Glog for the updated pics!

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OCD Chilehead · Apr 9, 2017

Blitz527 said:
Awesome looking grow. I really like the purple leaved plants, they are very cool looking. No planting in March I'm guessing lol, I'm in western NY, so i feel your pain. I can't plant our until almost the end of may..... But maybe I'll throw a couple in the ground early may and see what comes of it.

Thanks Alex.

Not going to put anything outside full time until things warm up. Suppose to hit the 70's for awhile. 40's at night. My hoophouse will help soon enough.

OCD Chilehead · Apr 9, 2017

randyp said:
Chuck we are getting closer to plantout.You keep plugging away,I think we learn more from mishaps then when things are smooth sailing.

I couldn't agree more. I'm a little disappointed that plants are not shooting out roots since pot up. I was second guessing my mix. I checked today a couple plants that are growing well. They have a good amount of new roots, so it's not the mix. I'm almost certain it's the cold nights that are holding them back. It's been in the 40's in there at night. I just picked up a better heater. Should help a little. I may need to add plastic walls around the plants for insulation. I'm just afraid the daytime temps would do more damage. I'm drawing up plans as we speak for a shed/grow-room. Something insulated.

OCD Chilehead · Apr 9, 2017

Devv said:
Can't wait to see things in the dirt Chuck! Using the hoop house and the IRT mulch, shouldn't you be able to cheat the plant date by 3 or 4 weeks? I see you said 5/26 for last year. If you're like me time is the issue. I never have enough..

And yeah, at 40 all the past abuse starts to creep up on us. That and we don't bounce near as well!

Keep it going buddy!

I would like to get them outside by the end of this month. Im not sure if Spring is here yet. Suppose to hit 20's again tonight and tomorrow night. I've been working one the hoophouse. It should be ready soon enough. I ordered the solar mulch today. As soon as it gets here, I'll get it on the ground and lay drip line. I think I'm going to run new drip on top of the solar mulch. I'll add individual 1/4 inch lines to each plant. If I use the built in emitters under the plastic, I can't clean them out if they get clogged. It's a piece of mind visually seeing what the plant gets.

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