OCD 2017!!!

OCD Chilehead · Mar 20, 2017

Superhot Sim said:
One of my favourite glogs this year Chuck , everything always looks so clean and tidy , all seedlings showing great growth and lovely squat looking plants , your heading the right way and set up for a real fruitful season.....

Thanks Sim. It's not as tidy as I would like it. Made a last minute decision to setup in the shed instead of the garage. The garage stays cold all day long. The shed will heat up and it has 3 windows and the door for ventilation. Need to move some stuff around in there.

Trident chilli · Mar 20, 2017

A lot of work has gone into your grow so far Chuck ... As Simmy says a very clean and tidy set up .. hope they enjoy the shed

OCD Chilehead · Mar 20, 2017

Trident chilli said:
A lot of work has gone into your grow so far Chuck ... As Simmy says a very clean and tidy set up .. hope they enjoy the shed

Thanks John! You guys are to kind. I only wish l, I could keep it as tidy as your grow setup. You and Dennis have the cleanest setup.

Devv · Mar 20, 2017

Well done Chuck!

Plants look great, and should serve you well

When you have a chance, please give us a write up on how you built the lights.

Keep it green!

PaulG · Mar 20, 2017

You are the man, Charles!
Your arrays of transplants look like a capsicum
army poised to overrun the earth. Hope your
season continues to develop beautifully...

From my observations here in Chuck's 2017 glog,
I'm reasonably certain that OCD is a beneficial
condition when it comes to growing chilies indoors
in Colorado!

Ciao, friend :hi:

OCD Chilehead · Mar 22, 2017

Devv said:
Well done Chuck!

Plants look great, and should serve you well

When you have a chance, please give us a write up on how you built the lights.

Keep it green!

Thanks Scott.

I have a thread over here http://thehotpepper.com/topic/59269-diy-led-basics/?hl=%20ocd%20%20chilehead with some very informative videos. I don't know how to actually post the videos themselves, just links. It's worth the watch though. I'll build some more down the line.

OCD Chilehead · Mar 22, 2017

PaulG said:
You are the man, Charles!
Your arrays of transplants look like a capsicum
army poised to overrun the earth. Hope your
season continues to develop beautifully...

From my observations here in Chuck's 2017 glog,
I'm reasonably certain that OCD is a beneficial
condition when it comes to growing chilies indoors
in Colorado!

Ciao, friend

Thanks a bunch Paul.

It's going well. I wanted to be at this stage a few weeks ago, but plants were not ready. I think they'll stretch as soon as they get some new root growth. I usually don't get them outside until the end of April, beginning of May. It's tiring cold here again. Dropping to 30's at night again for the next couple weeks. I'm not going to rush them outdoors. I'm comfortable that these new lights I built will be sufficient.

I have about 15 more to pot up that are in the aerogardens. I'll be done for awhile. I may start a couple Annuum's in the aerogarden and leave them for a couple months. Haven't decided. I really want to start at least Ricks Gochu.

PaulG · Mar 22, 2017

Sounds like a good plan,Charles. I'm a little surprised
you can get plants outside by end of April. May 19th
is our 10% frost date here - so I don't plant out until
the middle of May, depending on the forecast.

Good luck getting those babies in their rightful homes!

OCD Chilehead · Mar 22, 2017

I small update. Only have one aerogarden going at the moment. Planted the others in soil.

Here is a pic of the Mutant Candlelight. A strange one for sure. Thanks to seeds provided from Jason (Jur-Z-Devil). Thanks Jason, if your out there watching.

The rest of the gang is stretching for the sky and no signs of transplant shock. I'll get them all on a nute schedule next week. I think there is enough goodies in the soil, I can probably wait longer.

That's all for tonight. Time to relax and get some grub.

Thanks for stopping in.

jcw10tc · Mar 22, 2017

Looking great Chuck. Those mutant candlelights sure are unique. I thought about growing them but decided maybe next year. I'll keep up with how they do for you.

OCD Chilehead · Mar 22, 2017

jcw10tc said:
Looking great Chuck. Those mutant candlelights sure are unique. I thought about growing them but decided maybe next year. I'll keep up with how they do for you.

Thanks Justin.

I may try and overwinter them depending on how they do. A cool ornamental for sure.

catherinew · Mar 23, 2017

Chuck - I love seeing your pepper garden(s) progression in pictures. You're going to have such a beautiful garden and a great harvest of peppers. Do you have space for any other vegetables? You say you weren't a gardener growing up, but you must have a green thumb somewhere in your ancestry. Keep up the great work!

stickman · Mar 23, 2017

Looking good Chuck!

OCD Chilehead · Mar 23, 2017

catherinew said:
Chuck - I love seeing your pepper garden(s) progression in pictures. You're going to have such a beautiful garden and a great harvest of peppers. Do you have space for any other vegetables? You say you weren't a gardener growing up, but you must have a green thumb somewhere in your ancestry. Keep up the great work!

Thanks Jane!

I don't as of now. I thought about growing some celebrity tomatoes. I don't know much about tomatoes, but I know that one tasted great last year. I have some raised beds out front I want to move to the back. I was think of putting some in there. I have a really good nursery that sells lots of heirloom and hybrids. I think I only paid $3 for a six pack. Then I transplanted them into containers and put them under lights. Did well last year. The field mice and grasshoppers ate most of them. This year I'll put out traps early. Can't do anything about the grasshoppers.

Thanks for stopping by.

OCD Chilehead · Mar 23, 2017

stickman said:
Looking good Chuck!

Thanks Rick!

bpiela · Mar 23, 2017

OCD Chilehead said:
I thought about growing some celebrity tomatoes. I don't know much about tomatoes, but I know that one tasted great last year. I have some raised beds out front I want to move to the back. I was think of putting some in there. I have a really good nursery that sells lots of heirloom and hybrids.

Try the Sun Sugar. Supposed to be one of the sweetest tomatos. Then again, the grasshoppers might like those more... :rolleyes:

OCD Chilehead · Mar 23, 2017

bpiela said:
Try the Sun Sugar. Supposed to be one of the sweetest tomatos. Then again, the grasshoppers might like those more...

Sun Sugar. Noted Ben. LOL Your probably right. I need to encase them. I lost at least 50lbs last year. It was a shame. I started pulling fruit that wasn't ripe, just to enjoy something. I made up my mind. I'm planting tomatoes again. Nothing like garden fresh.

How have you been? Plants doing well?

bpiela · Mar 23, 2017

OCD Chilehead said:
Sun Sugar. Noted Ben. LOL Your probably right. I need to encase them. I lost at least 50lbs last year. It was a shame. I started pulling fruit that wasn't ripe, just to enjoy something. I made up my mind. I'm planting tomatoes again. Nothing like garden fresh.

How have you been? Plants doing well?

I am hanging in there. Plants are mostly doing well. Will have to top some soon. Overall, I am happy. Also, I am enjoying your grow so far. Looks to be an excellent year for you!

Devv · Mar 24, 2017

All is looking well Chuck!

One has to grow the maters! The Celebrity is a great tom, but prone to "catface", I grew many varieties over the years, 35 years now. I now only grow Early Girl, they take the heat and the cool weather in stride and always produce nice baseball size, super tasty fruit. We swear by them.

Trident chilli · Mar 25, 2017

Great show of plants Chuck .... looking forward to seeing them in your garden and you sat with a beer next to them