PaulG 2015

Okay, time to get the 2015 grow season underway!
 
Round One seeding 01/01/15, 3 seeds per plug x 2.  Dates are hook dates (as of 2/5/15).
 
In Jiffy Plugs:
Roatan Pumpkin……………………………...Honduran Market seed, 3rd generation………………1/8 x 1, 1/9 x 2, 1/11 x 1, 1/12 x 2….…100%
Congo Trinidad Yellow……………………...Sanarda, 3rd generation…………….……………………1/8 x 1, 1/9 x 3, 1/12 x 1……………..…84%
Fatali x Red Savina………………………….Spankycolts, 4th generation………..…….…..1/10 x 1, 1/11 x 2, 1/13 x 1, 1/14 x 1,1/20 x 1….100%
Yellow Scorpion……………………………..Spankycolts, 4th generation……………………………..1/10 x 5, 1/11 x 1……………….……..…100%
Scotch Bonnet TFM………………………...Trippa, 3rd generation…………………...……………1/9 x 1, 1/10 x 1, 1/11 x 2, 1/13 x 2…….…100%
Scotch Bonnet, chocolate………………...GaGrowhead, 2nd generation……..1/9 x 1, 1/10 x 1, 1/11 x 1, 1/12 x 1, 1/13 x 1, 1/14 x 1..…100%
Bhut Jolokia, red…………………………….Spankycolts, 3rd generation………...……….1/8 x 1, 1/9 x 2, 1/11 x 1, 1/14 x 1, 1/15 x 1…..…100%
Bhut Jolokia, chocolate…………………….GaGrowhead, 2nd generation…………………………..1/15 x 1,1/18 x 1…………..……………….33%
Mystery Cross……………………………….Trippa, F3………………………………………..1/9 x 3, 1/10 x 2, 1/22 x 1………..……...…………100%
Jamaican Red Habanero………………….Devv, 2nd generation…………….………….....1/9 x 2, 1/10 x 1, 1/12 x 1, 1/13 x 1, 1/14 x 1..…100%
Primo………………………………………...MGold, 2nd génération………………………….1/10 x 1, 1/11 x 2, 1/14 x 1, 1/28 x 1, 2/5 x 1.…100%
Goronong……………………………………Trippa………………………………………………………..1/7 x 2, 1/8 x 3, 1/11 x 1……….……….100%
Bonda Ma Jacques x 7 Pot, yellow……..Windchicken, 2nd generation……………………………..1/7 x 1, 1/8 x 3, 1/9 x 2………………...100%
Naga Brain, yellow………………………..Windchicken, 2nd generation……………………………..1/8 x 2, 1/9 x 2, 1/10 x1, 1/11 x 1…….100%
Datil………………………………………….Romy6, 2nd generation…………………………………1/11 x 1, 1/17 x 1,1/18 x 1, 1/19 x 1………67%
 
In Aerogarden: 3 seeds per plug except Cabe Gendot, 2 seeds.
Cheiro Recife………………………………Stickman, 2nd generation………………………….……….1/17 x 1, 1/18 x 1, 1/19 x 1…………..100%
Lemon Drop………………………………..onefowl1………………………………………………………1/20 x 1……………………………………33%
Cabe Gendot……………………………….Trippa…………………………………………………………1/16 x 1, 1/28 x 1…………….…………100%
Inca Lost……………………………………Peppermania 2012, 2nd generation
Charapita………………………………..…Stc3248, 2nd generation
 
Plants already underway - top, Aji Amarillo, peruvian market, 3rd generation. Bottom, Orange Manzano, Stc3248, 3rd generation:

 

 

[Devv]

Looking good Paul!
 
Plants are really coming along. They will be huge come plant out!

 

[PaulG]

Just got caught up on your glog, lots of great info there. Your plants look amazing! I'm hoping one day to get an Aerogarden, they seem to work really well. Great work on your grow this year.

Thanks, glad you could drop by, Peter.
Good luck with your grow and getting an Aerogarden!

 

[PaulG]

Looking good Paul!
 
Plants are really coming along. They will be huge come plant out!

Hey, Scott.  So far, so good.  It's a little depressing to think
plant-out is at least 3-4 months away for us  
 
Oh, well.  Here is the other half of the round one survivors (first half here):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
These last two are a little early for potting up, but they had decent root systems, and I was on a roll:

 

 
What seems striking to me is the amount of growth that happens between 24 and 31 days.
The plants just seem to shift to overdrive in the beverage cups.  They may slow down a bit
while they fill their new pots with roots, but these may get large too quickly, and have to go
to the greenhouse.
 
Thanks for the look, folks.

 

[Devv]

Nice!
 
Is the days since stand up or sowing? Either way fantastic progress! I put 18 under a 30% sunshade Sat. and 18 more Sunday after moving them to 1 gallon pots. 6 or 8 had heat issues, most just hung in there, but a few really took off. Now back under the lights again...
 
Keep it green!

 

[TrentL]

Those are looking real good!

 

[PaulG]

Nice!
 
Is the days since stand up or sowing? Either way fantastic progress! I put 18 under a 30% sunshade Sat. and 18 more Sunday after moving them to 1 gallon pots. 6 or 8 had heat issues, most just hung in there, but a few really took off. Now back under the lights again...
 
Keep it green!

I had to laugh out loud when I read about the 30% sunshade.  Heat issues?  
 
We are into a week of really good weather for this time of year, here.  Highs
in high 50's, low 60's, and nights in low 40's!  Sunday through Wednesday
supposed to be sunny (Meaning night temps in high 30's). Woot!  Then it will
start rainy and cool again.  But can't complain too much.  We basically live
in a temperate rainforest garden in the PNW      I'll bet your plants liked the
burst of sunshine.
 
The days on the pics are from emergence of the hook.  
 

Those are looking real good!

 
Thanks, Trent.  Glad you could stop by.

 

[PaulG]

Okay, time to get Round II underway.  Soaking overnight on
the 13th, and into Jiffy pellets on Valentine's day!
 
3 seeds each in two pellets, except Or. Thai, 8 seeds in individual pellets.  
Dates are hook dates:
 
Costeño Amarillo, 3rd generation   ..………………………..….2/25 x 2……………………………..……………….……. 33%
Chili de Agua, Oaxaca mkt……………………………………………2/20 x 1, 2/21 x 2, 2/22 x 1…..………………………….67%
Orange Thai, Growdown Plant……………………………………….2/21 x 2, 2/23 x 1, 2/24 x 2, 2/25 x 1…………….…….75%
Bird's Eye HTM, 2nd generation  
Black Pearl, 2nd generation…………………………………………..2/20 x 2, 2/21 x 1, 2/22 x 1, 2/23 x 1, 2/25 x 1…...…100%
Inca Lost, 2nd generation   ……………………………………..3/1 x 1……………………………………………..……….16%
Ascent Thai, Territorial Seed………………………………………….2/20 x 2, 2/22 x 3, 2/25 x 1…………….………………100%
Sureño, Territorial Seed……………………………………………….2/17 x 1, 2/19 x 3, 2/20 x 2…………….………………100%
Greek Pepperocini, Burpee…………………………………………..2/21 x 1, 2/23 x 2, 2/25 x 1, 3/2 x 1, 3/11 x 1……….100%
Jamaican Red Mushroom, RF 2012………………………………..2/21 x 1, 2/22 x 3, 2/23 x 1………………………...……..84%
Brown Eggs, 2nd generation……………………………………..….2/20 x 4, 2/21 x 2………………………….…….….……100%
Goat's Weed, 3rd generation………………………….……...……..2/19 x 1, 2/22 x 1, 2/23 x 1, 2/24 x 1, 2/26 x 2…....…100%
 
Germination distribution - sown 2/14:
 
2/18……1 variety……1 hook
2/19……2…………….4
2/20……5…………….12
2/21……6…………….9
2/22……5…………….9
2/23……5…………….6
2/24……2…………….3
2/25……3…………….6
2/26……1…………….2
3/1……..1…………….1
3/2……..1…………….1 
3/11……1…………….1
 
About 90% of hooks from 2/18 to 2/25.
 
Here's the latest from the Aerogarden:

 

[Pinoy83]

wow round ii lol....your nutttssss    

 

[organic pepper]

Them plants looking NICE! Short internode spacing. Gotta love it Paul You got them under HPS? Cheers Pal

 

[Roguejim]

Okay, time to get Round II underway.  Soaking overnight on
the 13th, and into Jiffy pellets on Valentine's day!
 
Here's the list of 10:
Costeño Amarillo, 3rd generation
Jamaican Red Mushroom, RF
Chili de Agua, Oaxaca mkt.
Orange Thai, Growdown Plant
Bird's Eye HTM, 2nd generation 
Black Pearl, 2nd generation
Inca Lost, 2nd generation
Ascent Thai, Territorial Seed
Sureño, Territorial Seed
Greek Pepperocini, Burpee
 
Here's the latest from the Aerogarden:

Isn't the Jamaican Mushroom a chinense?  I thought you would have sown it sooner.

 

[tsurrie]

nice grow you're having there

beautiful plants and photos man!
what camera are you using ?

 

[Jeff H]

Isn't the Jamaican Mushroom a chinense?  I thought you would have sown it sooner.

 
 
No. It is an annuum and a tasty one at that.
 
 
Round 2 has some strong contenders Paul. Nice.

 

[PaulG]

wow round ii lol....your nutttssss    

Gotta be a little crazy      to grow peppers, brah!
 
I'm sure you can relate, my friend  
 

Them plants looking NICE! Short internode spacing. Gotta love it Paul You got them under HPS? Cheers Pal

 
Thanks, Aaron.
 
I think having a fan on them helps with the stocky growth.  
The lights are T5HO; I'd love to have a grow room with an HPS!
 

Isn't the Jamaican Mushroom a chinense?  I thought you would have sown it sooner.

 
 

No. It is an annuum and a tasty one at that.
Round 2 has some strong contenders Paul. Nice.  Thanks, buddy!  
I added Brown Eggs to the list, from Ga Growhead.  
It is a chinense, but I remember it ripened fairly early last season.

 
I have seen some sites list it as a chinense, but Refining Fire Chilis, 
where the seed came from, lists it as an annuum, but with Scotch
Bonnet heat,  but when I grew them in 2013, they had no heat whatsoever,
but but they did have great flavor.  I use it to mellow out the hot red powders.
 

nice grow you're having there

beautiful plants and photos man!
what camera are you using ?

 
Thank you very much, Uros.
 
The camera is a Nikon D300S.
It is an awesome piece of technology.
 
Are you still looking for Orange Habanero and Aji Amarillo seeds?
If so PM me your addy, and I'll send some your way.

 

[beerbreath81]

plants lookin good in their new shoes, nice selection on round 2 list too, you'll like that inca lost!

 

[PaulG]

plants lookin good in their new shoes, nice selection on round 2 list too, you'll like that inca lost!

I love the Inca Lost.  One of my favorites from last year;
made an awesome powder, dense and fluffy with great
flavor.
 
I have been having trouble with germination, though.  The
seed in the Aerogarden and some in peat cells never popped
for me.  Unusual to have two methods fail.  So, they are going
to get a third try in the Jiffy pellets.  These are self-saved seed,
so I may just have not saved the right pods!

 

[Roguejim]

Gotta be a little crazy      to grow peppers, brah!
 
I'm sure you can relate, my friend  
 
 
Thanks, Aaron.
 
I think having a fan on them helps with the stocky growth.  
The lights are T5HO; I'd love to have a grow room with an HPS!
 
 
 
 
I have seen some sites list it as a chinense, but Refining Fire Chilis, 
where the seed came from, lists it as an annuum, but with Scotch
Bonnet heat,  but when I grew them in 2013, they had no heat whatsoever,
but but they did have great flavor.  I use it to mellow out the hot red powders.
 
 
Thank you very much, Uros.
 
The camera is a Nikon D300S.
It is an awesome piece of technology.
 
Are you still looking for Orange Habanero and Aji Amarillo seeds?
If so PM me your addy, and I'll send some your way.

Hmm.  I guess it's different than the orange/yellow Jamaican Mushroom that I grow.

 

[PaulG]

Hmm.  I guess it's different than the orange/yellow Jamaican Mushroom that I grow.

Very possible, Jim.  Wouldn't be the first pepper to sport two species.
I've seen the yellow ones advertised, as well.

 

[Jeff H]

Very possible, Jim.  Wouldn't be the first pepper to sport two species.
I've seen the yellow ones advertised, as well.

 
I already changed my Annuum list to add in the Yellow Jamacian mushrooms I grew a couple of years ago. Some places (including the place I originally got the seeds from) try to pass them off as scotch bonnets, but when you see them grow, and taste them they are definitely annuums.

 

[PaulG]

 
I already changed my Annuum list to add in the Yellow Jamacian mushrooms I grew a couple of years ago. Some places (including the place I originally got the seeds from) try to pass them off as scotch bonnets, but when you see them grow, and taste them they are definitely annuums.

How about the heat level of the yellow Mushrooms?

 

[Devv]

I had to laugh out loud when I read about the 30% sunshade.  Heat issues?  
 
Well yes, and they sunburn when it goes into the 80's here, and then the drying winds. I had about 15% wilt even with the sunshade. They're back out again this afternoon, except the wilty gals