slater1980 2012 Glog

hi everyone this is my attempted at growing chillis for the first time
first off I bought a vitopod

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

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

and a little close up of the bulb at work

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

this is how I went around starting off
I soaked the seeds for four hours

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

and a pic of it all mixed together

and another pic of the pots waiting for there seeds

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

http://i1085.photobu...-2012202357.jpg

ill be updating as things happen & thats if any thing does happen ​

 

[slater1980]

Rocoto doing well

 

[Mezo]

Love that BBQ, its huge.

Mezo.

 

[SocalChilehead]

Plants look great the rocoto is loaded up in flowers I see and that 7 pod Bubblegum looks amazing even for a small size.

 

[slater1980]

Love that BBQ, its huge.

Mezo.

It was on special offer at home base and it was cheaper to buy the huge model then the smaller one

Plants look great the rocoto is loaded up in flowers I see and that 7 pod Bubblegum looks amazing even for a small size.

Thanks I love the Rocoto,its set loads of pods up the top :-)
The bubblegum is doing better,I was a bit worried about it as it was only setting small pods,but since I've pick them all off it's started setting proper ones

 

[SocalChilehead]

Yea I had the same issue with most of my plants setting small pods but after picking them it has felt like all is right in the world again. I can not wait to see what size thos pods get.

 

[slater1980]

Here's a cool double chocolate naga

 

[slater1980]

My first aji lemon

And a look inside

I can't believe how nice they smell and taste (tried a little bit off the end)

 

[buddy]

great looking chiles. love the grill. aji limon is one of my favorite chiles. good luck with the rest of the season.

 

[slater1980]

great looking chiles. love the grill. aji limon is one of my favorite chiles. good luck with the rest of the season.

Thanks buddy
I couldn't believe how nice it tasted

 

[Mezo]

Here's a cool double chocolate naga

Siamese Naga Slate.

Mezo.

 

[slater1980]

My first batch of home made powder,made from baby pods from brain strain yellow and TSMB with Congo trinidad mixed in

Turned out really well,Just got to find something to test it with

 

[PIC 1]

Wow Slater,
Those powders have beautiful color! You much have dehydrated the pods at a very low temperature,

Greg

 

[slater1980]

Thanks greg,

I did 48hrs at 45c and then 6 hrs at 55c
Because I used baby pods they seem very thick and compact and I thought they would be hard to dry

 

[compmodder26]

Those powders look AWESOME!! Great job!

 

[slater1980]

Those powders look AWESOME!! Great job!

Cheers,I was really surprised on how nice they turned out myself

 

[Fremp]

Those powders look yummy!!!

and thx for the info

 

[Sanarda]

Terrific grow you have going on. Your pods are very pretty. And your powders look delicious

 

[Mezo]

Nice work Slate, what did you use to powder them? came out much finer than my powder.

Mezo.

 

[slater1980]

Nice work Slate, what did you use to powder them? came out much finer than my powder.

Mezo.

Thanks mezo
Sorry for late reply but here's the link to the grinder I used
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00004SPEU/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1344888377&sr=8-1
Only just got it and it was the first time I used it and it seems to work very well

Terrific grow you have going on. Your pods are very pretty. And your powders look delicious

Thank you sanarda

 

[slater1980]

Couple of ripe pods