RoninGarden 2012 Now Indoor Glog

Well, I figured it was about time to start a grow log.With over 300 days of sun, Colorado offers a great, although challenging growing environment.This is where I'll be documenting all the good as well as the bad.Here is what I'll be growing this season.2012 Grow List: Pepper/container and size/ growing mediumEverything with exception of CCN plants(blue buckets) was grown from seed.Updated 9/24orset Naga - 1 liter Airpot/PromixBx7 Pot Yellow Brain Strain - 1 liter Airpot/PromixBxTrinidad Scorpion Red - 1 liter Airpot/PromixBx7 Pot Barrackpore - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBx7 Pot Yellow Brain Strain - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBx7 Pot Red Brain Strain - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxSurprise Red Super Hot - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxYellow Bhut Jolokia - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBx - Thanks TaxingTrinidad Scorpion Yellow - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxTrinidad Scorpion Moruga - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxGiant Bhut Jolokia #1 - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxGiant Bhut Jolokia #2 - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxChocolate Bhut Jolokia #1 - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxChocolate Bhut Jolokia #2 - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxButch T Trinidad Scorpion #1 - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxButch T Trinidad Scorpion #2 - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxButch T Trinidad Scorpion #3 - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxPeter - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxWhite Habanero - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxAtomic Starfish - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxRed Fatalii - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxTazmanian Habanero - 1.5gal Airpot/PromixBxTrinidad scorpion #1 - 3.4gal Airpot/PromixBx (CCN)Trinidad Scorpion #2 - 1 liter Airpot/PromixBx (CCN)Bhut Jolokia - 1 liter Airpot/PromixBx (CCN)Fatalii - 1 liter Airpot/PromixBx (CCN)7 Pot Yellow - 5 gallon bucket/PromixBx(CCN)7 Pot Douglah - 5 gallon bucket/PromixBx (CCN)7 Pot Red - 5 gallon bucket/PromixBx (CCN)Condors Beak - 1 liter Airpot/PromixBx (CCN)Devils Tongue - 1 liter Airpot/PromixBx (CCN)Black Habanero - 5 gallon bucket/PromixBx (CCN)Habanero Red Savina - 1 liter Airpot/PromixBx (CCN)Scotch Bonnet Yellow - 1 liter Airpot/PromixBx (CCN)Long Cayenne - 5 gallon bucket/Homemade soilSerrano - 3 gallon Black Pot/Homemade soilHot Cow Horn - 5 gallon bucket/Homemade soilLong Red Slim - 3 gallon Black Pot/Homemade soilMystery Pepper #1 & #2 - recycled containers/Homemade soilMystery Pepper #3 - 5 gallon bucket/Homemade soilCan't have a proper grow list without a mystery thrown in...Dead List: Plants that did not survive Colorado:***Update 6/19- R.I.P. Could not handle the 100+ temps.Fake "T"- 3"minipot/Homemade soil- Thanks Taxing (I'm still gonna grow it)***Update 7/21- R.I.PRed #001 Unknown Superhot - 1 liter airpot/PromixBxAnd here is the Proof of Life photo:I gathered the family for a group shot.

Thanks for stopping by, and check back soon, I'm sure this season is bound to be interesting.

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Extremely nice garden makeover, Ronin! And glad to see that
you CO folk are getting some rain showers. Nothing grows
better than in the high desert after a rain storm! I have enjoyed
Bonnies grow a lot, and am glad I visited here. Hope to see
more of your grow - looks fantastic so far!

Thanks for the compliment and for stopping by!
As I type this a storm is rolling in... Hooray!
A high desert it is..
My plants are going to love any moisture we can get..


On Sunday I upgraded two more kids to larger accomodations..
The Moruga and the Tazmanian Habanero got moved from 1 liter airpots to 1.5 gallon airpots.
Tazmanian Habanero:

Moruga:

My 7 Pots are showing some action now. Getting flowers and pods...
My first 7 Pot pod:

The 7 Pot Doulgah is forming flowers:

Here are my favorites right now... They seem to expand overnight..
Giant Bhut pods:

And I'll end this update with another shot of one of the garden workers..
Without this guy.....I'd be really busy....

Thanks for stopping by!
Until the next update...

 

[PaulG]

Woah! Look at the pollen on that dude's hind leg!
Great emerging pods and flowers - your plants are
about ready to kick into overdrive!

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Woah! Look at the pollen on that dude's hind leg!
Great emerging pods and flowers - your plants are
about ready to kick into overdrive!

Thanks!
Overdrive is what I'm looking forward to...
Mass pod production..


On this installment of Roningarden..
We had some crazy thunderstorms roll through last night.
Luckily, it did leave some moisture behind.. Plants are lovin it..
Tonight everything in Promix will get fed..

As with every update, let's get to the photos...


Another Atomic Starfish flower..

The White Habanero is podding up nicely:

And now to the Butch T..
This guy has just started to explode. Somehow I missed the fact that it has started to form flowers..

I've been lucky enough to get a few more pods harvested.
1 Cowhorn
1 Mystery

And in the other part of the garden...
The Roma tomatoes are getting closer to to harvest.
So far this is the only one showing some color.

And as with most of my updates, I'll close this one out with another worker helping out the garden..

Thanks for stopping by!
Until the next update...

 

[Vodu]

Nice looking plants!

 

[PaulG]

Plants looking good, bro! Is that White Hab a Peruvian? I have
one, but it's pods are much smaller and rounder than yours. Maybe
as the season progresses, I'll get larger pods. I ate a little one the
other day - not a bad punch, but it was one of the earliest pods so
maybe not up to it's potential, yet.

Keep up the good work, Ronin!

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Nice looking plants!

Thanks Vodu!
What's your closest 14'er?
Longs Peak is the closest to me.

Plants looking good, bro! Is that White Hab a Peruvian? I have
one, but it's pods are much smaller and rounder than yours. Maybe
as the season progresses, I'll get larger pods. I ate a little one the
other day - not a bad punch, but it was one of the earliest pods so
maybe not up to it's potential, yet.

Keep up the good work, Ronin!

Thanks Paul!
I have no idea if the White Hab is a Peruvian or not..
I sourced the seeds from PepperJoe.
I'm suspecting that the pods aren't going to get much bigger on mine.
It's a first growing a White Hab for me..
Only time will tell..

Today on this episode of RoninGarden..

I'll start off with the comeback kid, the Black Habanero.
This guy was close to deaths door for a while. The main stem started to die off and began forming new growth at the base just above the soil.
So I clipped the main stem off and since then this guy is rockin!
Here's a then and now.
Approx a week ago.

Yesterday

On Thursday all plants in soil got a drink of AACT tea.

Here are some new flower shots..

7 Pot Yellow forming new flowers:

Peter is non-stop on forming flowers and pods..

Butch T#1 is flowering nicely as well..

Well, I'm going to end this Friday morning update with some shots of my garden security force.
Many pull double duty as enforcers and pollinators..

Wasp on the raspberry bush:

The Green Hornet. heheheh

My garden is like Vegas... There is always someone watching you...

Thanks for stopping by!
Until the next update...

 

[chsy83]

My garden is like Vegas... There is always someone watching you...

Thanks for stopping by!
Until the next update...

You know jumping spiders are the only spiders with eyes in the front of their heads?

 

[PaulG]

Hey, Ronin! Great critter pics. Also like the sky background
in your flower shots. Makes the plants look monumental!

Good growin', bud! The comeback on the little black habanero
is astounding. But then, I guess that's what we have come to
expect from our little toughies!

 

[ColoradoRonin]

You know jumping spiders are the only spiders with eyes in the front of their heads?

I had no idea..
Took me the better part of 5 minutes to get a good shot.
No matter where I moved it saw me movin...
Glad he's on patrol.

Hey, Ronin! Great critter pics. Also like the sky background
in your flower shots. Makes the plants look monumental!

Good growin', bud! The comeback on the little black habanero
is astounding. But then, I guess that's what we have come to
expect from our little toughies!

Thanks Paul.
I try and change it up when taking photos. Gotta keep it interesting..
Can't wait til the Black Habanero starts putting out some pods!
And yes, They are tough!


Todays update:
It has been pretty quiet in the garden.
We've received a decent amount of moisture recently. The afternoon thunderstorm season has begun.
Our average humidity hovers around 10-15%, so once it hits 25%, expect a storm..


The Atomic Starfish is podding up nicely..
Here are the two largest pods at the moment..

The Giant Bhut is just going crazy... pods and flowers everywhere..

The 7 Pot Yellow is putting out flowers just about anywhere it can...

The White Habanero is podding up too.
Small plant, but producing an insane number of pods..

This is the guy that has me smiling ear to ear right now...
The Butch T #1 has its first pod!

I'll end this update with one of the most difficult to photograph garden helpers...
The dragon.

Thanks for stopping by!
Until the next update...

 

[PaulG]

Nice pod production on those plants, Ronin! Looks like
the combo of sun and showers is to their liking!

The atomic starfish is a cool looking pod. Almost grew
some of those this year, but now I have your pics to
satisfy my interest!

Good growin' to ya!

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Nice pod production on those plants, Ronin! Looks like
the combo of sun and showers is to their liking!

The atomic starfish is a cool looking pod. Almost grew
some of those this year, but now I have your pics to
satisfy my interest!

Good growin' to ya!

Thanks Paul!
I'm really interested in how the starfish tastes.. can't wait..
Here's one for ya.

Today on this episode of RoninGarden,
The afternoon thunderstorm season has officially arrived.
We've had showers consistently for the last week.
This is a welcomed change..
When it rolls in, It rolls in..
Before:

40 minutes later:

My plants definitely enjoy the resulting moisture..


I upgraded four kids from 1 liter airpots to 1.5 gallon airpots.
I also moved the Bhut Jolokia (CCN plant) from a 5 gallon bucket in homemade soil into a 1 liter airpot of PromixBx. A crossgrade I suppose. Smaller house, better environment.

Here are the four in their new homes...
Giant Bhut #2:

Butch T #2:

Yellow Bhut: Thanks Taxing!

Red Superhot Surprise:

Here is a group photo:

Well, I normally end my updates with a pic of those that help in the garden..
Today I have a pic of eggs on a leaf of the Atomic Starfish.
I've done the searching and have no idea what they are..
If anyone has any info on what they could be, it would be greatly appreciated.
If they're good I'll leave them, If not.. They're out! Thanks!

Thanks for stopping by!
Until the next update...

 

[Taxing]

Great updates! Looks like all that hard work is paying off and you're getting some really great looking pods. No idea about the eggs on the leaf, IMO better safe than sorry if you can't get a straight answer on them.

Glad to see the yellow is still kicking, what size are the 4 airpots in the back of the last group shot?

Great progress!

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Great updates! Looks like all that hard work is paying off and you're getting some really great looking pods. No idea about the eggs on the leaf, IMO better safe than sorry if you can't get a straight answer on them.

Glad to see the yellow is still kicking, what size are the 4 airpots in the back of the last group shot?

Great progress!

Thanks!
They're all in 1.5 gallon airpots.
I agree on the eggs... I've already pinched the leaf.
I have it in a jar and will see what becomes of them...

 

[PaulG]

Hey, Ronin, I'll bet that Bhut takes off in it's new smaller home.
I can't believe how well a plant can do in such a small pot. I
have a couple in #1's and they are surprisingly healthy and productive!

 

[buddy]

great pictures! good luck with the rest of the season.

 

[chsy83]

Maybe this?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegomya_hyoscyami

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Hey, Ronin, I'll bet that Bhut takes off in it's new smaller home.
I can't believe how well a plant can do in such a small pot. I
have a couple in #1's and they are surprisingly healthy and productive!

That's what I'm hoping for. Anything will be better than it's current situation.

great pictures! good luck with the rest of the season.

Thanks Buddy!

Maybe this?
http://en.m.wikipedi...gomya_hyoscyami

It's a possibility. I do have a crazy amount of flying insects here.
I have the leaf in a jar and the eggs still haven't hatched. They have changed color, so I think I'll find out soon enough what they are.
Thanks for the info!

Today on this episode of RoninGarden,
Last night I was able to upgrade the housing for 3 more of the kids from 1 liter airpots into 1.5 gallon airpots.
Butch T #3, Yellow Scorpion, and Red Brain
3 more happy campers!

The 7 pot yellow is podding up nicely!

I have one of these guys living on each pepper plant in the garden. Keeping an eye on the garden...

Later today I'll be changing up the housing on a few of the peppers.
I'll post pics of the results in the next update.
Thanks for stopping by!
Until the next update....

 

[chsy83]

Hey, just wondering if you had ever seen this pic. It is a juvenile jumping spider covered in pollen. Your garden guardians might be gardeners, too.:

 

[Fremp]

Cool looking setup! Couple of questions...
Having drilled the holes in your buckets,do you think its helped?
Lastly,the blue plugs in your air pots,are those for moisture?


Loving the insect pics!

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Hey, just wondering if you had ever seen this pic. It is a juvenile jumping spider covered in pollen. Your garden guardians might be gardeners, too.:

Hadn't seen this exact pic, but something similiar. Crazy.
Wish my camera had these macro skills..
I know most are pulling double duty. Especially the spiders.

Cool looking setup! Couple of questions...
Having drilled the holes in your buckets,do you think its helped?
Lastly,the blue plugs in your air pots,are those for moisture?

Loving the insect pics!

Thanks Fremp!
I think the holes have helped out in balancing the way the containers dry out..
Instead of remaining bottom heavy and soggy, they seem to dry out more evenly top to bottom.

The blue plugs are actually screws that hold the airpot together. Each pot consists of 3 parts, wall, base and screw.
Here is a pic of 1 liters and a 1.5 gallon out flat before assembly.

In the second half of todays episode of RoninGarden,,,

Today was the last big move up and side shift in the garden.
Last to make the 1.5 gallon Airpot cut was the 7 Pot Barrackpore.
I moved 5 of my CCN plants from 5 gallon buckets of soil to 1 liter airpots with PromixBx.
They're the same size as when I got them.. With only 2 months left in the season, I have to try and get some poddage on them..
Scotch Bonnet, Habanero Red Savina, Devils Tongue, Condors Beak and the Fatalii.

As well, I moved 4 other peppers into larger containers with the soil from the 5 I transplanted into Promix.
Serrano, Cowhorn, Long Cayenne and Mystery #3.

Here is a few updated garden shots from different angles..

Some more 7 Pot Yellow poddage..
Close:

Far:

I'll end this update with a new helper in the garden.

Thanks for stopping by!
Until the next update...