Rancor's 2013 Grow, complete with superhot shrubs

Alright, after much negligence and procrastination, I've finally managed to get around to pulling the pictures off of my phone and start this here grow log. I'm Rancor. I live in Tennessee. I like good whiskey and hot peppers. Now that we've been introduced, I'll give you a bit of background. I started this whole pepper growing endeavor in good ol' 2011. Modest first year. Did some research and did better the next year. End of 2012, hopped up on craft beer, caffeine, and PepperGuru's over-wintering guide, I decided to chop down my favorite plants and let them continue life.
 
Nov. 2012

 
 
Fast forward to March 2013. After a miserable winter in a 4x3x5 grow tent with two 105w (real wattage, they're physically huge), and a 45w and 65w, all CFLs, here they stand. I can't really remember which is which, but there's two Trinidad Scorpions, a Fatalii, Jumbo Jalapeno in the back, and in the front, a Jamaican Hot Chocolate which I have since gifted to a friend. Smartpots of varying size, home made soil.
 

 
Trinidad Scorpion #1, which was, oddly enough, the smaller of the two last year. Sprouted in Jan. 2012

 
April 2013
 
Fatalii. This one I got from Lowe's during the hot season in 2012. It was labeled as an Orange Habanero. I did some digging online and apparently it was a fairly common problem among Lowe's in the Southeast at the time. I don't mind. It's mega tasty.

 
Jamaican Hot Chocolate, now in a new home.

 
The gang. Jamaican's in the 30 gallon. I've since re-amended the soil and am waiting to transplant Scorpion #1 into it. 10s on the other big 'nes.

 
Jumbo Jalapeno from Lowe's, purchased in 2012. This is right at sunrise.

 
To be continued....
 

 

[meinchoh]

Great looking OW's! What's your soil composed of?

 

[Rancor]

Great looking OW's! What's your soil composed of?

I had a bit of used soil left from last year that I amended with plenty of composted cow manure (Black Kow, 5 dollars for 50 pounds), various bone and blood meals, added Peat Moss, and Mushroom Compost. I would love to get my hands on some Earthworm Castings, but the nearest Hydro store is 50 miles away, so the Black Kow and Mushroom compost just has to do. My plants haven't complained yet.
 
Also, I'm having some trouble with the forum spazzing out when I try to post. It keeps saying I'm posting too many pictures, even when it's just like 7 or 8. I still have plenty more to come before I'm caught up to present.
 
 
May 2013
 
Hot Cayenne from Lowe's. Bought around this time.

 
Trinidad Scorpion #1

 
Scorp. #1

 
Scorp. #2

 
Scorp. #2 (I think.)

 
Cayenne

 
 
Scorp #1

 
Fatalii fruit

 
Jumbo Jal. The first ripe fruit of the season.

 
 

I'd been pinching flowers on the Scorpions, but a few managed to sneak up on me.

 

 

[Arkennon]

Is that a large egg cluster on the underside of one of the leaves of your Hot Cayenne? If so, do you know what kind of eggs they are?

 

[Rancor]

Is that a large egg cluster on the underside of one of the leaves of your Hot Cayenne? If so, do you know what kind of eggs they are?

I picked those off long ago, but never noticed them in the pics. Some sort of mites, I believe.
May 2013 (continued)
 
Scorpion #2. And a very special helper in the background!

 
Another Fatalii

 
A guest on the Cayenne.

 
Fatalii, starting to pop out the new growths.

 

[WalkGood]

WalkGood ramblings …

• Love the look of the stalk on the Jamaican Hot Chocolate, very nice gift!
• Neat picture of the Jumbo Jal with the sun coming behind it
• Fatalil pod looks killer \o/ bet you can’t wait to eat dat bad boy
• Jumbo Jals corking nicely, love the red one’s mine produces … I’m sure yours are just as hot ^_^
• Great looking special helper
• Mucho success in this 2013 grow

 

[sicman]

all is looking well.    where in middle tn. you at?   i ived i smyrna for 15 years. had to move when those nashville floods rearanged our lives.

 

[Devv]

Good job on those OW's

 

[Rancor]

 
WalkGood ramblings …

• Love the look of the stalk on the Jamaican Hot Chocolate, very nice gift!
• Neat picture of the Jumbo Jal with the sun coming behind it
• Fatalil pod looks killer \o/ bet you can’t wait to eat dat bad boy
• Jumbo Jals corking nicely, love the red one’s mine produces … I’m sure yours are just as hot ^_^
• Great looking special helper
• Mucho success in this 2013 grow

 

Thank you for your kind words. Very much appreciated. That Fatalii has done gone and ripened fully on me. Didn't even notice it change colors, and then BAM! Yellow as a canary. I always underestimate these jalapenos. I'll see a ripe one and rip it off the plant and take a big ol' bite. They're sneaky.
 

all is looking well.    where in middle tn. you at?   i ived i smyrna for 15 years. had to move when those nashville floods rearanged our lives.

Culleoka, which is out in the sticks, closest to Columbia, or, Mule Town, if you will. Smyrna is over 2 hours from here. I remember the floods. I was in Nashville at the time when it happened for school. It was ridiculous.
 

Good job on those OW's

Thank you. I try, I really do.
June 06, 2013
 
Scorpion #1 after enjoying a couple doses of compost tea.

 
Scorp. #1 canopy

 
Cayenne canopy

 
Cayenne

 
Jalapeno with a couple future big 'nes on it.

 
A baby purple serrano f3 that I planted in the jalapeno pot on a whim. It's not very purple.

 
Scorpion #2. The sprout in the cup isn't actually a Cali. Wonder, but a Zimbabwe Bird Pepper (I hope).

 

 

[Rancor]

June 06, 2013 (continued)
 
Scorp #2 snuck a pepper out on me.

 
Fatalii

 
This Fatalii looked a little sad when I first put it out, but once it got into some of that good soil and some good tea, it took off.

 
Mmmm mmmmm!

 
Trinidad #1

 
#1, with a gallon jug for scale

 

 

 

[Rancor]

Still having problems getting pics off of my phone. Had to resort to the lowly digital camera, which is now vastly inferior to my super-phone's camera. I love the future. Anyway, not much to report. I've decided to let everything flower it's heart out now. I want peppers. I apologize for less than optimal photography.
 
June 20 (today)
 
The group. And a mammoth Sunflower.

 
Look at this weird flower I found on my Fatalii. Never seen one like it before.

 
Some pods on Scorpion #2

 
Scorpion #1

 
Scorp. #1, from the side. Still in that 10 gal. I need to stop being lazy and get 'er into that 30.

 
And just for fun, a pic of my 'mater plant. Park's Whopper, vegged into a bush and screen'd.