Scuba_Steve's 2017 has got to be better than 2016 glog!

So I had a pretty good start last year, that failed once I went in ground.  Did I go out too early, not harden enough, have bad soil at my new house, or a combo of the above?  Who knows, but Hurricane Matthew didn't help I am sure!  Ironically, I still have pods on plants.  A few might make it through the winter!
 
Regardless I am starting fresh.
 
My grow started on Jan 01.  35 varieties went in, I do not expect all 35 to come out due to using some 2014 and 2015 seeds.  A bunch are fresh 2016 seeds though.
 
I am doing things a little different this year.  My grows always have a little experimentation.  So far so good!
 
I started seeds in ziplock bags with just perlite and a splash from a 17oz bottle of water with a capful of peroxide.  No real measuring, but it was a repeatable dose.
 

 
I did a couple varieties in the paper towel method as well, but those seem to get mold super quick.  The perlite worked so much better.
 
After sprouting, I prepared 2 72 cell peat pellet trays and a 36 peat pellet tray designed for tomatoes.  I then filled in all the gaps with worm castings to provide a nice nutrient source that shouldn't hurt the young seedlings.  I then poked the center hole of each peat pellet with a sharpie marker to make a seed hole, sprinkled in a little Mykos, added a sprouted seed or 3 per hole, and filled it in with peat and worm castings.
 

 
I currently have 27 varieties in, and 3 tomatoes.
 
More to come!

 

[CAPCOM]

Good luck bud.

 

[Devv]

Good luck with your grow this season!
 
It took me a few seasons to realize that here in Texas the peppers go in the dirt 30 days after the tomatoes (in reference to your post above)

 

[Scuba_Steve]

Thanks Guys!
 
The plants moved under lights a few days ago.  I just had them in a sunny window prior to this.  The light is more blue than most peoples because it is an aquarium led light.  Still plenty powerful to get me through the indoor portion of my grow.
 

 
Up so far in order:
 
Tray 1 (Left)
Aji Habanero
Lemon Habanero
Pink Habanero
Chocolate Habanero
Giant White Habanero
Keystone Giant Bell
Carolina Reaper
Cumari do Para
Carolina Reaper
Kraken Scorpion
Billy Biker Jalapeno
Scotch Bonnet Red
Tepin x Lemon Drop
 
Tray 2 (Middle)
Bhut Jolokia Red
Aji Cito
Scotch Bonnet Orange
Aji Pineapple
Bahamian Goat (NOT UP)
CGN 21500
Jalapeno Purple
Caribbean Red Habanero
7 Pot Lava
Green Habanero
Yukari Bakan
Chocolate Scorpion
Habanero White (3 cells in front of Jalapeno Purple)
Coral Reef (1 cells each behind Caribbean Red and Lava)
 
Tray 3 (Right)
Aji Lemon Drop
Aji Lemon Drop
Absinthe Tomato
Evans Purple Plum Tomato
Juane Flammee Tomato
Coral Reef
Habanero White
Jalapeno Purple
Christmas Baby
Bhut Jolokia Chocolate (Unmarked in pic, NOT UP, 2 cells behind Evans)
7 Pot Brainstrain Chocolate (Unmarked in pic, NOT UP, 3 cells behind Juane)
Christmas Baby (1 cell in front of Habanero White)
Fatalii Chocolate (NOT UP, 1 cell in front of Christmas)
Habanero Caribbean Red (1 cell in front of Fatalii)
 
 

 

[Trident chilli]

All the best for this season

 

[Scuba_Steve]

I decided to clean off all the worm castings a few days ago.  The plants were just too hard to water properly.  In the process I weeded out about 50% of pellets.
 
Here is a shot from today.

 
Round 2 has just shipped to me!  I am also ready to start potting up round 1 on an as needed basis.  Going to 3" peat pots.

 

[Scuba_Steve]

Round 2 is in.  I filled in any remaining space in my trays, and planted a whole new tray.
 

 
I added:
Box Car Willie Tomato
42 Day Tomato
Dragon's Eye Tomato
Sweet Pea Currant Tomato
Bahamian Goat (failed first go around because of old seed)
Aji Mango
Goldfinger
and a bunch I was already growing.
 
Total is 93 pellets directly sewn for this round.  2-3 seeds per pellet.

 

[Scuba_Steve]

As usual, I am way behind on my updates...
 
The plants have been going in ground slowly over the last month as they become ready.  As of a few days ago, everything is now in ground.  I still have a few plants that will get potted now.
 
Also, I have a bunch of plants that survived last year.  I did not dig them up.  I just left in place and pruned back about a month ago.  I marked these as OW
 
A. Coral Reef

1. Aji Lemon Drop (Growdown contender)
2. Aji Lemon Drop (Growdown contender)
3. 7 Pot Brainstrain Yellow (OW)
4. Aji Lemon Drop (Growdown contender)
5. 7 Pot Brainstrain Red (OW)
6. Bhut Jolokia Chocolate
7. Scotch Bonnet MOA Red
8. Aji Mango (OW)
9. Aji Lemon Drop (Tradewinds Fruit, Growdown contender)
10. Aji Limon (OW)
11. Aji Habanero (OW)
12. Aji Pineapple (OW)
13. Goldfinger
14. Bhut Jolokia Red (Bonnie)
15. CGN 21500 (OW)
16. Habanero Pink
17. Scotch Bonnet MOA Orange
18. Scorpion Kraken
19. Carolina Reaper
20. Butch T Reaper (OW)
21. Bhutlah Chocolate (OW)
22. Big Black Mama (OW)
23. 7 Pot Renne (OW)
24. Chocolate Primo Reaper (OW)
25. Fatalii Gourmet Jigsaw (OW)
26. Fatalii Chocolate (OW)
27. Bhut Jolokia Red
28. 7 Pot Lava
29. Billy Biker Jalapeno
30. Habanero Chocolate
31. Christmas Baby
32. Yakari Bakan
33. Cumari do Para
34. Bhut Jolokia Red (Bonnie)
35. Habanero Black Stinger (OW)
36. Purple Jalapeno
37. Purple Jalapeno
38. Purple Jalapeno
39. Scorpion Chocolate
40. Tepin X Lemon Drop
41. Bhut Jolokia Chocolate
42. Coral Reef
43. Havasu (Bonnie)
44. Habanero Green
45. Billy Biker Jalapeno
46. Aji Habanero
47. ? (OW)  I think its a Red Thai
48. Aji Cito
 

 

[Scuba_Steve]

These 3 I dug up from the garden and moved them.  I have no idea what they are unfortunately.  Obviously I really need to weed everything, especially here!
 

 

[Scuba_Steve]

Lastly, here is the tomato/bell garden
 
T1. Dragon's Eye Tomato
T2. Dragon's Eye Tomato
T3. Lemon Drop (Bonnie)
T4. Box Car Willie Tomato
T5. ? Tomato (OW)
T6. Evan's Purple Plum Tomato
T7. ? Tomato (OW)
T8. San Marzano Tomato
T9. Roma (Bonnie)
T10. ? Tomato (OW)
T11. 42 Day Tomato
T12. Juane Flammee Tomato
T13. Absinthe Tomato
T14. Grape Tami G Hybrid Tomato (Bonnie)
T15. ? Tomato (OW)
T16. Absinthe Tomato
T17. ? Tomato (OW)
T18.  Absinthe Tomato
T19. ? Tomato (OW)
T20. Islander Bell (Bonnie)
T21. Sweet Pea Currant Tomato
T22. ? Bell (OW)
T23. Purple Bell (Bonnie, OW)
T24. ? Bell (OW)
T25. ? Bell (OW)
T26. Islander Bell (Bonnie)
T27. ? Bell (OW)
 

 

[Malarky]

Looks like you could use a couple more peppers to round out your collection...
would you like PapaDreadie Select and Aji Amarillo?
 
PM me

 

[Scuba_Steve]

Thanks, I am good though. My garden is completely full, and I still have another 10 plants that I have to make room for. I am sure there are some newbies in need though!

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[PaulG]

Woah, Steve - your grow is forging ahead full steam!
Are you in danger of T-Storms or other weather stuff?
 
It boggles my mind to see peppers just left in the ground
and pruned back in the Spring!

 

[Scuba_Steve]

Woah, Steve - your grow is forging ahead full steam!
Are you in danger of T-Storms or other weather stuff?
 
It boggles my mind to see peppers just left in the ground
and pruned back in the Spring!

 

I was really surprised when my plants started forming leaves again this year.  I usually don't pull the dead plants until I am ready to start back up for the next season.  Nothing survived at the beginning of last season, but this last winter was very mild.  It only froze a few times, and nothing too far under freezing I guess!  This is only my 3rd growing year here, so I do not know how normal this is.  For the most part though, my plants started this year are already catching up to most of the pruned plants from last.  I do have a few of last years that didn't really need much pruning and are pretty big though.
 
As far as weather goes in my area.  We got nailed hard by Hurricane Matthew last year.  Bad enough that we were under mandatory evacuation.  The plants didn't seem to mind though.  Our privacy fence is pretty tall, so maybe it blocked most of the wind.  Being so close to the coast, we get hit with a lot of bad tropical storms and such.

 

[Devv]

I had to look at a map to see where Pooler is. Living near the coast is a great advantage temperature wise. The water helps buffer the highs and lows. I grew up on LI, NY and 8 hours South in Manassas Va. was way colder during the winter. But Manassas was a good ways inland.
 
Good luck with your grow and congratulations on the OW's