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slater1980 2012 Glog

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hi everyone this is my attempted at growing chillis for the first time
first off I bought a vitopod
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then I built my grow lights ready for when the seeds sprout
I used a clothes hanging rail to hang the reflector which I found at home bargains for 6.99 and it can extend to about 2 metres high

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ive got build a box around it with some emergence blankets for reflectivity as there will be no weight to the box it can be made light weight
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and a little close up of the bulb at work
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the bulb is 125w 8000 lumens & 6400k
http://www.ebay.co.u...9#ht_4737wt_951

this is what I planted yesterday

Capsicum Chinense

Douglah (0/4)
Dorset Naga (0/4)
Bhut Jolokia Chocolate (0/2)
Bhut Jolokia Red (0/2)
Bhut jolokia yellow (0/4)
Fatalii (0/1)
Trinidad Scorpion (didnt plant any got seeds from ebay not sure about them)
Trinidad scorpion yellow (0/4)
Trinidad scropion butch t (0/4)
Congo Trinidad (0/4)
Trinidad Scorpion Morouga Red (0/4)
habanero red (2/4)
habanero orange (0/1)
habanero chocolate (0/4)
habanero zavory (0/4)
habanero white (0/1)
scotch bonnet red (0/1)
7 pot brain strain (0/4)
7 pot brain strain yellow (1/4)
7 pot barrackpore (0/4)
bubblegum 7 (0/4)
Paper lantern (0/1)
Cgn 21500 (0/1)


Capsicum Annum

Phiringi Jolokia (0/1)
krishna Jolokia (0/1)
De Arbol (0/1)
Explosive Ember (0/1)
Cayenne (0/4)
Pusa Jwala (0/4)
Hot banana (0/4)

Capsicum Frutescens

Mem Jolokia (0/1)
Aji Chuncho (0/1)
Siling Labuyo (0/2)
Zimbabwe bird (0/1)

Capsicum Praetermissum

P1 1441654 (0/1)

Capsicum Chacoense

Most Prolific (0/2)

Capsicum Pubescens

red rocoto (0/1)
I missed judged how many i was planting so i had to place 2/4 seeds per pot but not that many so i hope they grow ok?
i also had to place 6 pots on top of my fish tank in a unheated propagator as i run out of space
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this is how I went around starting off
I soaked the seeds for four hours
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as they where soaking I mixed my starting mix which i by mixing four parts compost, one part perlite & one part vermiculite,here is a pic of the compost
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and a pic of it all mixed together

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and another pic of the pots waiting for there seeds
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and finally all in there new home which i set to 29c and the light is only on so i could take a better pic
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ill be updating as things happen & thats if any thing does happen :whistle:​
 
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Thanks for your help :) I will be going out to buy a Gazebo ASAP then I can keep them outside and out of the rain,

Good luck with your grow habanero head :)

By the way where are you?i access this site on my iPhone and you can't see where abouts in the world people are from.
 
Hey Martyn, amazing to see how much they have grown in four weeks, Balázs (HabaneroHead from Hungary) is right don't worry about the temps but the rain is a problem, the water takes the heat out of the fruit as well.

You could just cut open some old plastic shopping bags & put them on the base of the pot?

Oh by the way, my old fella is from HabHead`s neck of the woods also (Hungary) so im half Hungarian so we say cheers like this.

Egészségére :cheers:

Mezo.
 
Thanks Mezo, it is a great idea!
The problem with putting the pots outside is that no matter if the potting soil is peat or coco coir based, they are like big sponges, and can be easily overwatered.It cannot be that easily done with the peppers in the ground. On the other hand there is a difference with watering using tap and rain water....

Balázs
 
Sorry mezo I've not been around much.

The rains been terrible and has only just stopped this week

Here's a picture of my plants enjoying the sun today

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Here's a TSMB

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Thanks Jamison :) I can upload some pictures of bubblegum 7 tomorrow,they have turned red at a immature stage for some reason?
 
Great patio jungle, slater! You have some great pods there.
Glad to see you are getting some sun there.
 
Thanks Paul,

It's great to have all the plants out and enjoying the sun,and I think it's going to be up around 26 degrees for the next few days :)
 
Thanks mezo

The rain seem to be spoiling all my plans a few weeks ago :( but it's a amazing what a little sun can do :)

The next three pictures are of my brain strain yellows

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And for Jamison the picture of the bubblegum 7

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As you can see they have matured at a immature stage :( but you can also see from the strange caps the red colour does seem to be moving up the stork?
 
slater1980 said:
Thanks mezo

The rain seem to be spoiling all my plans a few weeks ago :( but it's a amazing what a little sun can do :)

The next three pictures are of my brain strain yellows

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752a9840.jpg


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And for Jamison the picture of the bubblegum 7

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As you can see they have matured at a immature stage :( but you can also see from the strange caps the red colour does seem to be moving up the stork?
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That is awesome my friend. Thanks for posting that! Thats insane how the caps are turning red too! Have you tried one yet? Does it really resemble bubblegum?
 
Thanks :)

Still can't taste the bubblegum flavour

A couple of pictures of my other plants

Bhut jolokia

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TSMB

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Brain strain yellow looking mean

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I wish I had a video of my reaction after seeing your backyard jungle,rrrrright before/after your plants took over your neighborhood :rofl:

Awesome looking plants!
 
It's now my own personal jungle :-) I didnt post for a little while as it didn't stop raining for about 5 weeks and it got me down a bit :(

Alls looking good now (touch wood)

Thanks :)
 
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