RoninGarden 2012 Now Indoor Glog

ColoradoRonin · Oct 6, 2012

Welcome to this Saturday episode of RoninGarden,

The weather has turned for the season...

This time of year in Colorado is when you can have all 4 seasons in one day, sometimes in one hour...
The early frost forced me to early harvest 45lbs of tomatoes.

I don't have the time or patience for messing with hoop houses, blankets and heaters.....
They'll sit in the boxes and ripen off plant. I kept as many as possible still attached to a vine.

All plants are in the house at the moment.
Some in their overwinter spot in the basement, others in the kitchen for the time being.
The peppers in the basement have gone through the decontamination process ( leaf trim, spraying, and compressed air).
The peppers in the kitchen will still be going outside during the day for the near future.
Not all the remaining kitchen peppers will make the overwinter cut.
Some still have fruit waiting to ripen others I'm trimming before they make the move to the basement.
Here's a pic of the kitchen table:

Atomic starfish and Devils tongue enjoying sun near patio door:

Here is a look at the Yellow Brain plant.
The stem is extra stout after not splitting...
This one is going to be an interesting plant..

Here is where the choice few will end up later for the winter.
Currently there are 12 peppers in the basement grow spot.

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

highalt · Oct 6, 2012

Your situation is pretty much the same as mine. I harvested a ton of green tomatoes yesterday, and most of the peppers. Anything in a container went into the garage, but like you, I don't have the time or patience to fool with the whole season extension effort. Still need to decide if I'm going to try and overwinter any of the container plants, but after battling aphids last year, I'm leaning towards starting fresh. You look like you've got the whole overwintering thing down to a science. Good job!

wahlee76 · Oct 6, 2012

That's a great update. Love what you're doing for overwintering. I just trim them and put them in a room, then see what happens. Had a day job with aphids last winter with two plant. Wonder what will happen this time with ten :pray:

jedisushi06 · Oct 8, 2012

Did you plant any of those seeds i sent you yet?

chsy83 · Oct 8, 2012

I just spent last Saturday putting up a second 6.5' x 6.5' x 6.5' grow tent. In my bonus room. What we do for peppers . . .

Brought in several plants from outside and put them in it, hauling them up the stairs.

ColoradoRonin said:
Here is a look at the Yellow Brain plant.
The stem is extra stout after not splitting...
This one is going to be an interesting plant..

Here is my Butch T that had three branches that did not split from the main stem, but stayed attached. The leaves at the top are super close together.

ColoradoRonin · Oct 9, 2012

highalt said:
Your situation is pretty much the same as mine. I harvested a ton of green tomatoes yesterday, and most of the peppers. Anything in a container went into the garage, but like you, I don't have the time or patience to fool with the whole season extension effort. Still need to decide if I'm going to try and overwinter any of the container plants, but after battling aphids last year, I'm leaning towards starting fresh. You look like you've got the whole overwintering thing down to a science. Good job!

Thanks!
I'm really glad I did harvest all the tomatoes.. Had a few thoughts of regret at first... but now seeing what's left of the tomato plants, Yeah, I made the right decision.
They're actually ripening up nicely.
I'm on a sauce making mission!

wahlee76 said:
That's a great update. Love what you're doing for overwintering. I just trim them and put them in a room, then see what happens. Had a day job with aphids last winter with two plant. Wonder what will happen this time with ten

Thanks!
I hope you have better luck this year with your overwinters.

jedisushi06 said:
Did you plant any of those seeds i sent you yet?

Oh Yeah!
I put 7 in Rapid Rooters the night I got them.
They're sitting on the wifi as we speak...

Decisions, decisions, this is just the first run. With the selection you sent, these were the first I wanted to get to work on...
Many more to come!

chsy83 said:
I just spent last Saturday putting up a second 6.5' x 6.5' x 6.5' grow tent. In my bonus room. What we do for peppers . . .
Brought in several plants from outside and put them in it, hauling them up the stairs.
Here is my Butch T that had three branches that did not split from the main stem, but stayed attached. The leaves at the top are super close together.

Looks like the Butch is a happy camper in the mesh container!
I'd like to see some close-up shots of the stemmage if possible...

On this Tuesday episode of RoninGarden,
Continuation of winter preps...
My peppers are split up right now...
I have half permanently being overwintered in the basement and the other half is hanging out in the kitchen.
With the crazy weather, I have the kitchen dwellers sitting on the table eating up the Colorado sun.
Even with the indirect sunlight I have plants showing new growth as well as putting on pods...
I'll be doing the kitchen shuffle until it gets too cold outside for the peppers to hang out during the day.
This could go on until mid November...
It's not unusual to have 80 degree days all the way into December..
This is what keeps it interesting...

Here is a pic of the kitchen dwellers:

Their numbers are shrinking...

Here is the basement overwinter area.
Up to 14 peppers now.

A close-up of the Douglah, the first to get the overwinter cut.

Another close-up of the 7 Pot and 7 Pot Yellow:

On a closing note,
Glad to see my garden security force decided to move in with the garden.

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

jedisushi06 · Oct 10, 2012

That Douglah is already growing back. My Mustard Habanero plant was huge until i cut it back for the winter. It's showing new growth just like your douglah.

ColoradoRonin · Oct 15, 2012

Welcome to this Monday morning edition of RoninGarden,

Been a bit busy lately getting everything prepped for the winter.
As well as winter preps, I have been germinating seeds for the 2013 season.
2012 Overwinter status:

Basement Grow Room:
7 Pot Yellow Brain Strain - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Moruga - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Yellow Bhut Jolokia - 1.5 gallon Airpot (thanks Taxing)
Butch T #2 - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Yellow Brain Strain (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Trinidad Scorpion (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Yellow (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Black Habañero (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Douglah (ccn) - 1 liter Airpot
Butch T #3 - 1 liter Airpot
Bhut Jolokia (ccn) - 1 liter Airpot
Giant Bhut Jolokia - 1 liter Airpot
White Habañero - 1 liter Airpot

Kitchen Overwinters (all in 3" pots):
Scotch Bonnet (ccn)
Trinidad Scorpion (ccn)
Peter
Chocolate Fatalii X2
Condors Beak (ccn)
Red Fatalii
Fatalii (ccn)
Habañero Red Savina (ccn)

Bonchi (bonsai peppers) Projects in Airpots:
Butch T #1
Giant Bhut Jolokia

Overwinter Transition kitchen Table crew (these are still in the process of being clipped down)

Atomic Starfish - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Trinidad Scorpion Yellow - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Tazmanian Habañero - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Red Brain Strain - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Red Superhot Surprise - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Barrackpore - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Dorset Naga - 1 liter Airpot

Only pepper still in 5 gallon bucket:
Yellow Devils Tongue (ccn)

So far the first to be born is a 7 Pot Douglah.
7 days to germinate in a rapid rooter on the wifi.
Placed in RR on 10/3 sprouted on 10/10.

The next two that popped are #3 & #6.
Placed in RR on 10/6, sprouted on 10/13.

Thanks Jedisushi06!

That leaves the remaining seeds to sprout. I think I'll see 2 more pop in the next 24 hrs...

I had to make room for the next up and coming rock stars for the 2013 season.
Therefore I had to evict a few peppers from airpots. They were placed in 3" pots and will remain in RoninKitchen for the winter.

The kitchen table crowd is thinning out....
Soon they'll all be in the basement.

Here are the happy campers in the basement.
Chillin for the winter..

Since we got our frost and the rest of the vegetable garden has been harvested, I got busy on next springs harvest.
Garlic.
Planted 1 dozen in the raised bed that once housed the tomatoes.
I'll be planting much more garlic before the winter sets in... Just gotta find some good varieties..

I'll end this update with another of my garden enforcement crew.
Hangin in the basement..

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

JoynersHotPeppers · Oct 15, 2012

I love jumping spiders, nice update. Still deciding what I will dig up, pot and overwinter.

ColoradoRonin · Oct 15, 2012

Thanks!
Wish I had a macro lens like that....
Insane pic!

ColoradoRonin · Oct 17, 2012

Fall in Colorado!

Welcome to this Wednesday edition of RoninGarden,

Fall is definitely here.
Winter preps continue, as well as germination of 2013 seeds is underway.
3 more plants moved from RoninKitchen to the basement.
They got the trim and decontamination process..

Here's the current basement lineup:

All leafage seen has grown since moving into basement.
7 Pot Yellow Brain Strain - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Moruga - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Yellow Bhut Jolokia - 1.5 gallon Airpot (thanks Taxing)
Butch T #2 - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Yellow Brain Strain (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Trinidad Scorpion (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Yellow (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Black Habañero (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Douglah (ccn) - 1 liter Airpot
Butch T #3 - 1 liter Airpot
Bhut Jolokia (ccn) - 1 liter Airpot
Giant Bhut Jolokia - 1 liter Airpot
White Habañero - 1 liter Airpot
7 Pot Red Brain Strain - 1.5 gallon Airpot **newest member
Red Superhot Surprise - 1.5 gallon Airpot **newest member
7 Pot Barrackpore - 1.5 gallon Airpot **newest member

Seeds currently in Rapid Rooters on wifi:
Planted in RR on 10/6
#1 pending
#2 popped on 10/16 *now under light
#3 popped on 10/13 *now under light
#4 popped on 10/16 *now under light
#5 popped on 10/16 *now under light
#6 popped on 10/13 *now under light
#7 pending

Planted in RR on 10/10
#8 pending
#9 pending
#10 pending
#11 pending
#12 pending

In making adjustments to the accomodations in the basement, I was stopped by the garden security force, and then cleared.

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

PaulG · Oct 18, 2012

Hey, CR! Had a lot of fun catching up on your late summer/fall grow.
We are getting some 40 degree swings here, too, when it's clear and
cold at night. When it gets cloudy, the temps warm a bit, and we may
only get a 10 degree swing. The temp curve sometimes looks almost flatline!

Your Yellow 7 and the atomic starfish are awesome. Great production for
you in the high desert! I bookmarked your OW page - great info, thanks.
Have a good winter, buddy!

ColoradoRonin · Oct 19, 2012

PaulG said:
Hey, CR! Had a lot of fun catching up on your late summer/fall grow.
We are getting some 40 degree swings here, too, when it's clear and
cold at night. When it gets cloudy, the temps warm a bit, and we may
only get a 10 degree swing. The temp curve sometimes looks almost flatline!

Your Yellow 7 and the atomic starfish are awesome. Great production for
you in the high desert! I bookmarked your OW page - great info, thanks.
Have a good winter, buddy!

Thanks Paul!
This past season has been a great learning experience.
I can see I'm going to get a good education this winter with my overwinter project.
The Starfish continues to pump out pods...
Have a great winter as well and all the best to your overwinter endeavors!

Welcome to this Friday edition of RoninGarden,

The garden is almost fully indoors.
I have 5 peppers still enjoying the Colorado fall sun.
This is a managable number to deal with for now.

Here are 4 of them soaking up the rays...

I have two new members in the garden.
#10 and #12

Here is how the new germinating seeds stand.
Planted in RR on 10/6
#1
#2 popped on 10/16
#3 popped on 10/13
#4 popped on 10/16
#5 popped on 10/16
#6 popped on 10/13
#7

Planted in RR on 10/10
#8
#9
#10 popped on 10/19
#11
#12 popped on 10/19

Germ rates are looking good. Every one I planted has sprouted. 100% so far...
Rapid Rooters on the wifi. Works for me..

I decided to experiment with the sprouts and try to improve the root growth while in the rapid rooters.
An aeroponic/dwc/hydro project. I just want to get a healthy root system prior to transplanting into 1/2 liter airpots.
We'll see how it goes...

I've seen similiar set ups used with great success.
Gotta try a ghetto project every once in a while to prove shit can get done.

Here is the basement overwinter spot.
Having a hell of a time getting good pics.
Now I know what all you indoor guys deal with when taking pics of your garden...

I'll find the optimal way of getting good pics here soon.

Don't know how this one got in.... But who's asking?

With the addition to the garden security force you think one would rest...
Not so...

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

Scarlet Fire · Oct 23, 2012

Awesome organization with logging your grow, man. It really does help with feeding schedules/plant ages/etc when you've got that many plants and grow both indoors and out. Props.

ColoradoRonin · Oct 25, 2012

Scarlet Fire said:
Awesome organization with logging your grow, man. It really does help with feeding schedules/plant ages/etc when you've got that many plants and grow both indoors and out. Props.

Thanks!
Keeping it all organized helps out big time.

Welcome to this Thursday edition of RoninGarden,

As of today the entire garden is now indoors.
Here is how the grow stands..
Basement Grow Room:

7 Pot Yellow Brain Strain - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Moruga - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Yellow Bhut Jolokia - 1.5 gallon Airpot (thanks Taxing)
Butch T #2 - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Yellow Brain Strain (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Trinidad Scorpion (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Yellow (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Black Habañero (ccn) - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Douglah (ccn) - 1 liter Airpot
Butch T #3 - 1 liter Airpot
Bhut Jolokia (ccn) - 1 liter Airpot
Giant Bhut Jolokia - 1 liter Airpot
White Habañero - 1 liter Airpot
7 Pot Red Brain Strain - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Red Superhot Surprise - 1.5 gallon Airpot
7 Pot Barrackpore - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Trinidad Scorpion Yellow - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Tazmanian Habañero - 1.5 gallon Airpot
Yellow Devils Tongue (ccn)- 1.5 gallon Airpot

Kitchen Overwinter:
Atomic Starfish - 1.5 gallon Airpot

Basement Window Overwinters in 3" pots:

Scotch Bonnet (ccn)
Trinidad Scorpion (ccn)
Peter
Chocolate Fatalii X2
Condors Beak (ccn)
Red Fatalii
Fatalii (ccn)
Habañero Red Savina (ccn)
Dorset Naga - 1 liter Airpot

Bonchi (bonsai peppers) Projects in Airpots:

Butch T #1
Giant Bhut Jolokia

Only 3 peppers remain in the kitchen.
Giant Bhut Bonchi, Butch T Bonchi and the Atomic Starfish(not pictured).

The Atomic Starfish will still make the move outside on temperate days.
Otherwise these 3 will live in RoninKitchen from now on...

The remainder of the overwinters are on the windowsill in the basement.
The cellar dwellers.

Pulled back view of basement grow spot.

Closer view.

Close-up view of White Habanero putting on some new growth and flower formation.

Far more growth all around than I was expecting from a simple T8 lamp.

Here is how the new 2013 line-up stands.

2013 lineup:

Planted in Rapid Rooters on 10/6
#1 popped on 10/20 R.I.P 10/20 helmet head decap
#2 popped on 10/16
#3 popped on 10/13
#4 popped on 10/16
#5 popped on 10/16
#6 popped on 10/13
#7 still waiting

Planted in Rapid Rooters on 10/10
#8 still waiting
#9 popped on 10/20
#10 popped on 10/19
#11 popped on 10/19
#12 popped on 10/19

Planted RR on 10/20
#1 planted again and waiting

7 Pot Douglah planted on 10/3 sprouted on 10/10

Damn good germ rate as far as I'm concerned.
All sprouts are currently residing in my ghetto dwc/aero root boosters.
I placed some mylar/bubble reflective material on top to mitigate algae/mold/funk growth and keep heat down in the resevoir as well.

Heathy roots are already starting to pop.
So far so good with the ghetto hydro.

As I took photos of the plants I was under observation.

Garden security force at work.

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

highalt · Oct 25, 2012

Wow, I'm amazed at the way you have jumped right in with the indoor grow! Honestly, I am not ready to start over yet. At least not until I finish processing this year's harvest.

Your view outside today looks very similar to mine at the moment. Hopefully, it will clear out before Halloween.

Stefan_W · Oct 25, 2012

Great indoor grow setup and pictures!

ColoradoRonin · Oct 28, 2012

highalt said:
Wow, I'm amazed at the way you have jumped right in with the indoor grow! Honestly, I am not ready to start over yet. At least not until I finish processing this year's harvest.
Your view outside today looks very similar to mine at the moment. Hopefully, it will clear out before Halloween.

Thanks!
As the summer outdoor season was in full effect, I was researching and educating myself on the indoor and overwinter process.
Sometimes jumping in is the only way!
We got about 4" in that dumping... In typical Colorado fashion, It was gone by 3pm that day..

Stefan_W said:
Great indoor grow setup and pictures!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Glog Stefan!
My indoor grow area was a "wet bar" in the basement.
Nobody drinks like college kids in the house, so I decided to repurpose the area to grow.
Lined it with some emergency blankets attached to some cardboard and boom! Grow room.
Here is what it looks like closed:

Open:

Gonna try and keep it simple.... We'll see how that goes...

Welcome to this Sunday edition of RoninGarden,

So far so good, all is well in the garden.

I've come across a few aphids here and there. But nothing crazy... Yet.
I am hoping to allow all the natural predators to maintain the balance.
I will allow them the chance to do so, But I am already prepared to spray.
Not something I will want to do as it will probably kill off all the beneficials too.

Here is a good sign, babies!

Jumping spiders! Keep in mind it is smaller than a pepper seed.
This was just one of a dozen or so that I've spotted.

Along with the spiders I have a few ladybugs floating around.

On to the new sprouts..

These are the first 4 sprouts.
Top:

Bottom:

Second round of 4 sprouts.
Top:

Bottom:

All 8 of these sprouts are in maxwell house coffee containers with an airstone inside.
I just want to boost root growth prior to transplanting into Airpots.
I may keep one in the ghetto hydro/dwc bubbler.
That will be decided at a later date. Don't know if I want to be chasing ph levels and such...

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

ColoradoRonin · Nov 1, 2012

Welcome to this Thursday edition of RoninGarden,

Today started off with what may be the final harvest off the Atomic Starfish:

There are still a few pods on the plant, just waiting for them to ripen.
This pepper has stopped producing flowers since moving indoors into Roninkitchen.

Shortly after waking up to a harvest and grabbing some coffee, I got to work on upgrading some housing for a few sprouts.
All 8 sprouts I had in my ghetto hydro/dwc maxwelll house cans got moved up to 1/2 liter Airpots.

Here was the first set of 4 to make the move:

And this is the second set of 4 prior to the move:

All 8 made the move into the basement grow spot.
Pulled back view:

Here are a few up-close shots of the basement grow spot from left to right:

Closer shot of the 8 new sprouts:

So far everything has been uneventful in the basement grow spot.
A few aphids here and there, but nothing to freak out about yet..
It appears the basement security force has been keeping the enemies at bay.

Amazing to see the turquoise color. Not bad for a point and shoot camera.
Your always under observation in RoninGarden..

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

JoynersHotPeppers · Nov 1, 2012

Nice update and glad your friend remains. Where did you score those bumpy pots? They simply look awesome!