OKGrowin- Newbie 5 gal pepper journey - Fin

finished nov 10 2014, last post
 
Hey i'm new here and my 2nd year growing peppers.
 
Grow list:

 
Soilmix:
5-1-1
pine bark fines
perlite
coco or peat
+
dolomite lime
 
Fertilizer:
Dynagrow 9-3-6 Foliage pro
 
Indoor light (until they can go outside in april):
Sun system T5 4ft 8lamp
 
Containers:
1. solo cups
2. Viagrow 5gal bags
 
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Step 1 - Germination:
Got my seeds all in so i decided to soak them in some tea for an hour and now they are in ziploc bags

 

[juanitos]

the reapers still not red =[

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count them pods

 
these paper lanterns have a little red tint starting yay

 

[Swartmamba]

your reapers will take long to change, but once they start you will blink and they will be red.
 
Lots of pods forming, lucky man

 

[juanitos]

i keep wanting to buy new seeds from judy but figure i should wait till the end of this season before i start getting stuff for next season lol... uhg
 
also been thinking about replacing my shed roof with greenhouse polycarbonate sheet. 
kinda like so

 

[Swartmamba]

Im sure Judy will have some interesting new varieties on her page before long
 
I am thinking of doing the same thing, interested to hear what others have to say

 

[juanitos]

i never imagined these habanero paper lanterns would be so huge...

 
jalepeno has tons of flowers

 
thinkin these might be the choc habs

 

[Devv]

I see a lot of nice looking plants and pods, it won't be much longer. I say you're doing a heck of a job this season!
 
Those Reapers look like you have a true plant, consider yourself lucky   There has been a lot of variation out there. A really nice tasting pod, but really hot. I'm sure it will burn twice
 
I can't wait to see your review!

 

[juanitos]

some kung pao

there are more reapers now, the ones from last week still waiting to ripen.

some baby reapers or morugas

Brazilian starfish growin

Jalepenos

 

[juanitos]

group shot.

 
these whit bullet habs are loaded little bushes.

 

[juanitos]

poblanos

 
mystery.. wow my phone camera can't handle the white reflection off the bags lol

 

[outlaw]

i keep wanting to buy new seeds from judy but figure i should wait till the end of this season before i start getting stuff for next season lol... uhg
 
also been thinking about replacing my shed roof with greenhouse polycarbonate sheet. 
kinda like so

 
I'm in the same boat - just put a second seed order in and I'm sure it wont be the last. Im excited to see what she has available later in the season.
 
I say go for the polycarbonate sheeting, it will be sooo nice to have early/late season! Gardens looking great man!

 

[Blister]

Your plants have really come a long way since I last checked in! Those Reapers are taking off!

Neil

 

[juanitos]

Your plants have really come a long way since I last checked in! Those Reapers are taking off!

Neil

thanks, we are both bearing the fruit of our "hard work" it seeems 
 
Bumpy morugas

 
Different plant, same stuff

 
brazilian starfish looking weird as usual

 
i got lots of  poblanos

 
jals

 
i think these are from my "minibell mix" dunno when they are ripe or anything uhg lol

 
kung pao or prik chii faa

 

[outlaw]

Looking real good brotha! Those morugas are looking gnarly!

 

[sp33d]

Looking real good man...wish I had a shed I could use for growing instead of having to take up half of my man cave in the basement in the winter....

 

[juanitos]

(didn't notice i knocked one over lol, it's my control plant, not hooked up to any nutes at all)
 

 
The young reapers

 
vs the old guard

 

[sp33d]

You have any issues with the reapers having a slow period of growth? My reaper seems to be stuck in a lull and growing really slow...it's only about 7" tall ...I did top it so that could be it ....

 

[juanitos]

You have any issues with the reapers having a slow period of growth? My reaper seems to be stuck in a lull and growing really slow...it's only about 7" tall ...I did top it so that could be it ....

when i had them in solo cups they stopped growing after like 10".
 
Then when i transplanted they took like 2 weeks before they started growing again.
 
U pull it and check if its rootbound? (unless its in ground lol)

 

[sp33d]

No I moved it from a solo to a 5 gallon then topped...so definetly not root bound, I thinking its the topping that slowed it down on top of the potting up...but I did the same to the other 8 plants but they are different strains and they all have taken off... We shall see ,I'm sure it will take off eventually...

 

[turbo]

Wow, your peppers are looking awesome!!!  I don't miss the Oklahoma heat most of the time (almost never actually), but I do when it comes to pepper growing

 

[Swartmamba]

No I moved it from a solo to a 5 gallon then topped...so definetly not root bound, I thinking its the topping that slowed it down on top of the potting up...but I did the same to the other 8 plants but they are different strains and they all have taken off... We shall see ,I'm sure it will take off eventually...

 
Transplanting and potting up is a lot of shock to your plant, it will probably take a while to bounce back. maybe even more than a month.
 
Those morugas are looking great man, soon you will need to buy more milk