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]

My first proper ripe TSMB

 

[Fremp]

I can see some of the characteristics of the BBG7 now from this...Cool looking dissection,and with great texture detail!

 

[slater1980]

I can see some of the characteristics of the BBG7 now from this...Cool looking dissection,and with great texture detail!

I ate some of this pod and it was hot as hell,I tried a bbg7 today and it was just as hot.
Got a good weeks worth of weather ahead so that should boost pod growth.

 

[Jamison]

That looks hottttttttt!

 

[slater1980]

A ripe bubblegum 7

My first ripe Rocoto

Brain strain yellow

 

[Sanarda]

Wow. Just looked in to see how things are going and you have some good things going on here. Your pods look super tasty. Well done. You going to do any pod reviews of your grow. Doesn't have to be vid. I write mine. I'm a chicken. Aahahaaaaa

 

[slater1980]

Wow. Just looked in to see how things are going and you have some good things going on here. Your pods look super tasty. Well done. You going to do any pod reviews of your grow. Doesn't have to be vid. I write mine. I'm a chicken. Aahahaaaaa

Thanks sanarda,
I'm a little scared myself to test full pods and do reviews as I've a health condition that needs fixing before I shock my body with full pods.
I try little bits to get a idea of heat and that's about it,until next year when hopefully the docs will have fixed me
Thanks again for your kind comments

Bhut jolokia

Next two pictures are for siliman as the seeds come from him for these plants

Congo trinidad

Siling labuyo
This plant has taken ages to set pods

Here's a group picture

 

[slater1980]

Time for a little update.

I've been slicing all my pods up to dry them and I couldnt help notice all the oil inside a TSMB

Had a little harvest the other day

A few pictures of my chocolate nagas,one with a hook tail

The double pod ripened ok,it was actual to separate pods fused together.

A dragonfly enjoying my plants

 

[KiNGDeNNiZ]

nice twin photos... nice update.. and damn.... nice jungle... and my wife laughs at my garden...she flips out even more when she sees some of the others on here...did the seeds i sent come yet?

 

[slater1980]

Hi denniz,
Thanks for kind comments,my gf is not happy with the state of the lawn now it's got holes all over it where the pots have been.
Sorry to say still no sign of seeds yet but I ordered some seeds from primo and they where posted about the same time as yours and I'm really hopeful they will turn up tomorrow ? As soon as they do I'll let you know

 

[Mezo]

You need an alotment Slate, or the use of a mates garden next year, your garden shot is classic. LoL

Mezo.

 

[KiNGDeNNiZ]

hey buddy.. whats news with you

 

[slater1980]

Hi denniz
Everything cools thanks,not really had much to report or any major changes apart from the the weather changing to freckin freezing,
Been slowly collecting the pods and drying them got a few more batches left to do.
I've been mainly collecting seeds for next year and that's what I've been upto.