PaulG 2013

We are starting the New Year with a little run of freezing weather; lows in the 25˚F range at night.

1/1/13 - Soaked seeds 24+ hours, put into seed starting mix (BG, peat and perlite mix). The temp in the grow shelf about 72 degrees, the dome trays about 84 degrees.

Here's the seed and overwinter list for this season:

OW greenhouse plants. Seed source in parentheses, P = plant:

Explosive Ember, c. annuum (THSC)​

NuMex Twilight, c. annuum (CPI from Ken/Siliman)​

Black Pearl, c. annuum (THSC)​

Goat's Weed, c. annuum (Shane/Stc3248)​

Bushy Peruvian Market Yellow Aji, c. baccatum​

Red Manzano, c. pubescens (Shane)​

Wild Texas Tepin, c. annuum (THSC)​

(?) Wild Brazil c. baccatum var. praetermissum (Shane)​

Fatali, c. chinense (Peppermania)​

Ghost Pepper, c. chinense (Robin/Spankycolts P)​

Chocolate Habanero, c. chinense (Refining Fire), also 2 in #1 pots​

'Red' Habanero, c. chinense (Lily Miller) - orange pods​

Peach Habanero, c. chinense (Fernando/SocalChilihead)​

Congo Trinidad, c. chinense (Peppermania)​

Seeds for this season. Seed source in parentheses, P = plant,

H = my pod harvest OP, * = repeat from 2012:​

*Costeño Amarillo, c. annuum (Fernando) H​

*Chiltepin, c.annuum (CPI)​

*Marconi Rosso, c. annuum (Hume Organic)​

*Tepin cross, c. annuum (Shane) H​

*Tepin 15, c. annuum (Shane) H​

*Orange Rocoto, c. pubescens (Peppermania) H​

Devil's Tongue, c. chinense (USHotStuff)​

Yellow Seven, c. chinense (Trippa)​

*Naga Morich, c. chinense (Robin P) H​

*Bih Jolokia, c. chinense (Robin P) H​

Bonda Ma Jacques, c. chinense (Trippa)​

Bahamian Goat, c. chinense (Trippa)​

Congo Trinidad Yellow, c. chinense (Pia/Sanarda pod)​

*Congo Trinidad Red, c. chinense (Peppermania) H​

*Red Habanero, c. chinense (CPI)​

Jamaican Red Habanero, c. chinense (Ferry Morse)​

Red Savina, c. chinense (Peppermania)​

Jamaican Red Mushroom, c. chinense (Refining Fire)​

Peruvian White Habanero, c. chinense (Peppermania)​

Orange Habanero, c. chinense (CPI)​

*Fatali/Savina, c. chinense (Robin P) H​

*Pointed Yellow Habanero, c. chinense (Robin P) H​

Scotch Bonnet MoA, c. chinense (Steve)​

Scotch Bonnet TFM, c. chinense (Trippa)​

Yellow Scotch Bonnet, c. chinense (Refining Fire)​

*Giant White Habanero, c. chinense (Robin P) H​

 

[Devv]

I looked at the link Paul, can't beat their prices. My homemade 20's cost $5, theirs are $8 and no work involved...as long as the shipping isn't nutzo..
 
I just checked and it's reasonable....I feel my credit card twitching...
 
I'm thinking I bought my sunshade from them too.

 

[PaulG]

I looked at the link Paul, can't beat their prices. My homemade 20's cost $5, theirs are $8 and no work involved...as long as the shipping isn't nutzo..
 
I just checked and it's reasonable....I feel my credit card twitching...
Yeah  $11 to ship all my stuff.
I'm thinking I bought my sunshade from them too.

I have bought other stuff from them, and just ordered some pots,
flat inserts, some more 3-gal. pouches, and 1-gal. pouches.  I like
their service a lot, never had a complaint.
 
For my lights, I went here; the cheapest price I found online for the
HO T5s.  I paid right around $50+ for each 2x4' fixture with tubes:
 
HTGSupply.com

 

[PaulG]

Okay, it's time to wrap this grow log up and get the 2014 issue under way, but
I did want to leave one last pic for MaxCap.
 
Here are the Giant White Habanero seeds, from last pod on the plant, ripened in
a paper bag with a banana.  You can see the three with root tips sticking out.  
Unfortunately, the longest broke when I lifted the coffee filter, but I went ahead
and put all three in seedling mix, anyway:

 
So the fact there are viable seeds at all is good news.  
I'll let the other seeds keep heating for now, and include
any progress reports in my 2014 grow log.
 
Thanks to everyone for being patient with an old curmudgeon
this season, and thanks to all who paid my grow log a visit, both
old friends and new, and especially those who could stand visiting
it more than once      And thanks once again for the goodies
that folk have sent this way.  THP is an awesome forum, for sure,
because of the great folk who live here!
 
I promise to be a better glogster next season.  I missed too much 
good stuff this time around!  People already have awesome 2014
glogs going; see ya there!

 

[Devv]

I love the results of your experiment Paul
 
Cya in the 2014!

 

[PeriPeri]

Nice round off to a great season. 2014 here we go!

 

[maximumcapsicum]

Okay, it's time to wrap this grow log up and get the 2014 issue under way, but
I did want to leave one last pic for MaxCap.

Here are the Giant White Habanero seeds, from last pod on the plant, ripened in
a paper bag with a banana. You can see the three with root tips sticking out.
Unfortunately, the longest broke when I lifted the coffee filter, but I went ahead
and put all three in seedling mix, anyway:

So the fact there are viable seeds at all is good news.
I'll let the other seeds keep heating for now, and include
any progress reports in my 2014 grow log.

Thanks to everyone for being patient with an old curmudgeon
this season, and thanks to all who paid my grow log a visit, both
old friends and new, and especially those who could stand visiting
it more than once And thanks once again for the goodies
that folk have sent this way. THP is an awesome forum, for sure,
because of the great folk who live here!

I promise to be a better glogster next season. I missed too much
good stuff this time around! People already have awesome 2014
glogs going; see ya there!


Thanks for the pic Paul! And awesome results no less. Hopefully the red hab seeds I ripened in a cup will work out as well. Will continue to follow your work in the other thread!

 

[Penny]

Me too, will continue to follow.....its great to see the progress and to watch and learn

 

[Scarecrw]

Thanks for the link Paul. I like that they have handles. My friend and her boyfriend are moving to Portland. They are looking for places to rent right now. Good luck with 2014.

 

[PaulG]

Here's the final tally - took me awhile to get around to posting this  
 
Pod Production Dry weight, grams:
Naga Morich………………………..213 pods, 79gr (52gr w/ seeds)
Bih Jolokia…………………………156………44gr (31gr w/ seeds)
Pointed Yellow Hab………………..152………29gr
Jamaican Red Mushroom…..………51………..80gr
Fatali/Savina………………………..129………98gr
Not Giant White Hab…………...…..69………..72gr
Scotch Bonnet TFM………………..120……….87gr
Black Pearl OW…………………….n/a……….58gr
Red Habanero………………………112………65gr
Bahamian Goat……………………..82………..91gr
Orange Habanero…………………..177………81gr
Devil’s Tongue…………………….156………71gr
Peruvian White Hab……………….121………23gr
Fatali OW………………………….109………79gr
Bonda Ma Jacques…………………108………68gr
Yellow Seven………………………51……….68gr
Chocolate Habanero………………..n/a............21gr
Mountain Pepper…………………...n/a………2gr
Yellow Scotch Bonnet……………..n/a………9gr