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.

 

[Fremp]

Ahh ok thanks for the info,pretty neat idea!

Love how they make each pic pop. Plays tricks on the eye,even while trying to look at a different pic...pretty cool!

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Ahh ok thanks for the info,pretty neat idea!

Love how they make each pic pop. Plays tricks on the eye,even while trying to look at a different pic...pretty cool!

No problem.
They work as well as they look. I'm a happy camper with them so far.




Today on this episode of RoninGarden,

I changed the name of my Glog today. I officially have more peppers growing in Airpots than any other container. Therefore the name change.
This will be a brief update. Just a few pics.

Here is the first pod on the Trinidad scorpion:

Here's the Butch T #1:
Flowers:

Pods:

And here are some 7 Pot Yellows forming up nicely:

On my next update I will post close-up shots of each pepper...
Thanks for stopping by!
Until the next update.....

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Here we go. The close ups.


The young ones..
Yellow Brain, Dorset Naga and Red Scorpion:

3 of my CCN transplants.
Scotch Bonnet, Red Savina Hab and Bhut Jolokia:

The remaining 3 CCN transplants.
Condors Beak, Trinidad Scorpion and Fatalii:

We'll start with the Butch T's:
#1:

#2

#3

Giant Bhut Jolokia:
#1

#2

White Habanero:

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

 

[chsy83]

Plants are looking good.

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Plants are looking good.

Thanks!
I just try to stay out of their way...

On this mornings episode of RoninGarden,
Continuation of close up shots...

Atomic Starfish:

7 Pot Barackpore:

Trinidad Scorpion Yellow:

7 Pot Yellow Brain Strain:

Tazmanian Habanero:

Yellow Bhut Jolokia (Thanks Taxing):

Red Superhot Surprise:

Red Fatalii:

I'll end this update with a pic of the elusive garden dragon...

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

 

[ColoradoRonin]

On this episode of RoninGarden,

The last of the close up pics of peppers in Airpots.
We'll start with...
Moruga:

Purple Bhut Jolokia #1:

Purple Bhut Jolokia #2:

7 Pot Red Brain Strain:

That's all for the airpot close-ups. Next update will contain close-ups of the non-airpot container peppers.

Here is one of the Trinidad Scorpion flowers:

Some 7 Pot pods:

Now this one has me smiling....
This is my 7 Pot Yellow pepper from Cross Country Nurseries.
These nursery plants have been all over the place...
Well this one is turning out to be a little "brainy"... Which is fine by me...
Can't believe these are in my backyard...

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

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Good Morning!
On this episode of RoninGarden,
This is just a prelude to tonights update...
Just a couple shots this morning...

Another Butch T#1 flower:

Atomic Starfish flower:

Got a Peter pepper ripening up nicely:

The Giant Bhut is podding up and existing pods are ripening up too:

I see a curry dish in my not too distant future with some fresh bhuts..

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

 

[Fremp]

yummmy!

Whats your soil mix btw?

 

[ColoradoRonin]

yummmy!

Whats your soil mix btw?

The mix I'm using is PromixBx.

It's a first for me in going soil-less.
But the tag team of Airpots and Promix seems to be working out great.



On this episode of RoninGarden,

I'll start off with a months' growth on the black habanero.

Here it is on 7/17:

Here it is today on 8/15:

Amazing what these plants are capable of given proper conditions.

Here are some pods on the 7 Pot (ccn nursery plant):

The first flower on the Purple Bhut Jolokia #1:

The Trinidad Scorpion (CCN nursery plant) is podding up nicely.

Stopped dropping flowers finally and most are now setting.

Here is some of the "brainy" 7 Pot Yellows (CCN nursery plant)..

Can't wait til they are ripe..

I'll end todays update with the Giant Bhut Jolokia #1:
Podding up like crazy as well as having some really diverse pod formations.
About a week away from harvesting my first superhot.
Come on Bhut!

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

 

[highalt]

It's exciting when you finally start to see some color on those pods, isn't it? Everything looks great!

 

[ColoradoRonin]

It's exciting when you finally start to see some color on those pods, isn't it? Everything looks great!

Thanks!
It's that kid at christmas feeling... Got a present but can't open it...
Very excited, the bhuts will be the first superhots of the season.

Looks like I'll be harvesting a couple Giant Bhuts this weekend.
Far sooner than I thought..

My stomach rumbles in hunger every time I see them..

Everything in Promix got fed yesterday. This stuff stinks, but the plants love it..

Here is a few quick pics of the garden.

Next update I'll have a new aerial view.

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

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Good Morning!

On this mornings episode of RoninGarden,

Everything will get a nice watering today. As well the compost pile will get some turning.
Getting much closer to harvesting some Bhuts.... Oh the waiting..
Otherwise..
Just a few pics for now...

Here is the aerial view:

Finally seeing some color on the long red slims:

7 Pot flower:

Butch T #1 flowering up like mad:

Thanks for stopping by!
Until the next update..

 

[PaulG]

Outstanding, Ronin! You garden shots of the array of air pots is way cool.
Good move into smaller pots. Sometimes one has to take drastic action.
How did the bhut you downsized a while back fare in it's new, smaller home?

Good luck finishing out the season, buddy!

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Outstanding, Ronin! You garden shots of the array of air pots is way cool.
Good move into smaller pots. Sometimes one has to take drastic action.
How did the bhut you downsized a while back fare in it's new, smaller home?

Good luck finishing out the season, buddy!

Thanks Paul!
The downsize on the bhut is working out well. Initially it dropped most of the leaves.
The leaves that survived are now yellowing a bit, but new growth has already taken hold.
Here is a pic of it today:

This is a good sign as I also downsized five other nursery plants shortly after the bhut.
They're in the same state currently, mass leaf loss followed by mass growth.

Thanks for visiting RoninGarden..

 

[PaulG]

This is a good sign as I also downsized five other nursery plants shortly after the bhut.
They're in the same state currently, mass leaf loss followed by mass growth.

Excellent, my friend. Same thing happened to my Choc Hab that I
depotted and put in a #1 nursery pot. Lost all its leaves and was
just a stick for awhile, not looks like a little bush about four inches tall!
I need to post a pic on my blog.

 

[ColoradoRonin]

On this episode of RoninGarden,

We've been getting a good bit of clouds rolling through the last few days.
This has been very good for pod production.

I'll start off with the 7 pot and its flower variations. 5 and 6 petal flowers.

Next up is the Black Habanero.
Finally starting to form some buds:

Here are the first pods on the Devils Tongue:

The first pod on the Purple Bhut Jolokia #1:

A crazy pod variation on the 7 Pot Yellow:

I'll end this update with a picture of what will be dinner tonight.
1 of 2 Giant Bhut Jolokias:

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

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Welcome to todays episode of RoninGarden,

As a follow up to the last update..
The Giant Bhut became the first superhot harvested this season.
Made a great Balti chicken dish.
Filled with bhut oil despite being a little unripe in the tip.
Weird pod shape but nice bhut flavor and heat.

Here is the next Bhut pod that will be harvested... next day or so..

Here is yesterdays garden harvest.
White Habaneros, Long Red Slims, Abe Lincoln and Roma tomatoes.

A look at the "brainy" 7 pot yellow plant.

Seeing some color change in one of the 7 Pot pods:

First Purple Bhut pod shaping up nicely:

Today's star is the Atomic Starfish.
Pods forming everywhere. Color showing on a few pods.
This pepper has dropped very few flowers. Everything that has bloomed has mostly taken hold.

Close up of some color change:

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

 

[highalt]

Very nice! Can't wait to hear about the flavor and heat on that Atomic Starfish! How does the heat/flavor of the white habaneros compare with the orange kind?

I'm not growing the Purple Bhut, but that pod on yours doesn't look like the ones I've seen photos of before. Here's a link that has a few pictures of them on it.

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/24381-that-purple-bhut-jolokia/

 

[ColoradoRonin]

Very nice! Can't wait to hear about the flavor and heat on that Atomic Starfish! How does the heat/flavor of the white habaneros compare with the orange kind?

I'm not growing the Purple Bhut, but that pod on yours doesn't look like the ones I've seen photos of before. Here's a link that has a few pictures of them on it.

http://thehotpepper....e-bhut-jolokia/

I too can't wait to try the starfish.. Don't know what to expect...
To me, the heat is approximately the same with the whites and orange habs.
The whites have a nice flavor, although I haven't eaten one by itself. I've had some of the white habs in a few burrito dishes so far.
I really want to make a white hab powder, that will allow me to experiment with more dishes.

As far as the purple bhut pod goes...
Here are the pods the seeds came from.
Open pollinated I'm sure..

It might be a Chocolate Bhut??

I've noticed that the pod variations from plant to plant vary as well as on the same plant. Maybe it's the extra radiation we're getting here at altitude...
Check this out.
This is a ripe Giant Bhut that I just harvested. I think this is nothing like a typical giant bhut shape. Bell pepperish..

Yet here it is next to another pod still on the same plant.
A much more "bhutish" shape.

The last bhut I got off the plant looked like the bell style but had the bhut heat and flavor..

I know not to expect a pepper to be anything it's said to be, until it's really podding up.
I have a 7 Pot Yellow that is turning out to be a bit more brain strain like than a typical 7 pot...
As well as a Butch T thats not looking like the typical "butch pod"..
It's kinda fun to have "variable" peppers in the mix.


Also going on in RoninGarden today:

Taking advantage of the low humidity and intense sun, while repurposing a jiffy pod greenhouse.
Sun drying Naga Morichs I won from Compmodder26's auction. As well as some dark nagas, bhuts and douglahs I got from Mtbrider17.
Thanks guys for the great pods!
Naga Morich

Nagas, Bhuts, Douglahs:

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

 

[chsy83]

Very nice! Can't wait to hear about the flavor and heat on that Atomic Starfish!

I am wondering about the heat level on the atomic starfish, as well. Also, the giant bhut, how does its heat compare to a normal bhut?