Spicegeist 2014 - The Year of the Bhut

This year I'm growing primarily bhut/naga types.
 
Not much to look at now, but thought I'd kick things off since I'm already starting seeds:

 
Here's my list:

1. Red Bhut
2. Choco Bhut
3. Yellow Bhut
4. Peach Bhut
5. Shabu Jolokia
6. Naga King
7. Naga Morich
8. Naga Suomi
9. Dorset Naga
10. Guwahati Bhut
11. Pale Bhut / Bih Jolokia
12. Jay's Peach
13. Fatalii
14. Lota Bih
15. C. galapagoense

 

[stickman]

Nice looking up-pots and fuzzy Galapagoense babies Charles! It's nice to see what my Guwahati Bhut, Naga King and Lotah Bih are hopefully gonna look like in a month or so. Did the Lotah Bih primary leaves look kinda yellowish on yours when they first developed? Mine do right now... I'm spraying them with a mild Epsom salt solution to foliar feed. If that doesn't take care of it, I'll test the pH and adjust as necessary. Cheers!

 

[Spicegeist]

Nice looking up-pots and fuzzy Galapagoense babies Charles! It's nice to see what my Guwahati Bhut, Naga King and Lotah Bih are hopefully gonna look like in a month or so. Did the Lotah Bih primary leaves look kinda yellowish on yours when they first developed? Mine do right now... I'm spraying them with a mild Epsom salt solution to foliar feed. If that doesn't take care of it, I'll test the pH and adjust as necessary. Cheers!

 
This may sound weird, but when that happens to my seedlings, I leave them on a sunny windowsill to get some natural sun light.  My superstition is that there is something about what's in sunlight that straightens them out.... it also gives me a good excuse to not over do it with trying to fix whatever is wrong and maybe do a little culling (I always have too many plants).  I hope yours pull through... I had two Lota Bih seedlings, they were both a little yellow, one pulled through and is looking great... the other is still on the windowsill   

 

[maximumcapsicum]

How much Epsom salt do you use in solution?

 

[Devv]

Too true, sometimes I think we over think, or over care. I've really tried this year to step back and let things just happen. Ran into some really cool things regarding helmet heads this year....

 

[Vegas_Chili]

Hey Charles I have a non-bhut question .

What happened with those "Locoto x CGN 19198#1". Just curious how they turned out. I've seen pics of different plant variations and none ever made pods.

-Walt

 

[jedisushi06]

How much Epsom salt do you use in solution?

I use a teaspoon per gallon of water

Too true, sometimes I think we over think, or over care. I've really tried this year to step back and let things just happen. Ran into some really cool things regarding helmet heads this year....

I just leave my plants alone they do fine. 

 

[Spicegeist]

Hey Charles I have a non-bhut question .

What happened with those "Locoto x CGN 19198#1". Just curious how they turned out. I've seen pics of different plant variations and none ever made pods.

-Walt

 
Off the top of my head, I can't recall how they did... which means if they did survive it wasn't my cup of tea...
 
 
Here's a question for any of you growing Peach Bhuts.  Do your seedlings have this purplish coloration on the stem?
 
Some pics, two different seedlings:

 

 
Here's a yellow bhut seedling for comparison, no purplish tint:

 

[Pinoy83]

i wanted to comment on the color of the stem, but all my peach bhut died after they sprouted

 

[Vegas_Chili]

Idk, it's hard to say. Some say it could be the lighting others say it has something to do with phosphorus. I take pics of every plant and every angle LOL...

Soooo... Here's a pic I just dug up of my peach bhut in the aerogarden. Might be some help .



-Walt

 

[Spicegeist]

Hm, thanks for the pic, I don't see any purpling there.
 
I have all my seedling in the same conditions (same grow medium, same lighting, etc.), but only the Peach Bhuts have this coloring on the stems.

 

[maximumcapsicum]

Wondering of its necessarily a disease... Isn't purplish tint a genetic trait?

I know lots of other veggies purple in the cold, but those are brassicas and carrots.

 

[capsidadburn]

Charles, I looked at one of mine and it looks a lot like Walt's.
 
Mike

 

[Spicegeist]

Charles, I looked at one of mine and it looks a lot like Walt's.
 
Mike

 
Huh, ok.  Mine are lagging in growth anyway, maybe I'll cut them from my list this year and just try to trade with someone for some pods later on...

 

[GA Growhead]

I say let'em carry on. Might be nothing, or could be something special. I don't remember last season if they did or didn't. Will see if I can find some Picts.

 

[Datil]

Great job so far!
Keeping the plants number low is always hard but kudos for trying

Cya

Datil

 

[Spicegeist]

i wanted to comment on the color of the stem, but all my peach bhut died after they sprouted

 
Oh no, that's no good, sorry to hear.  Mine have been weak too, I don't know if it's the variety or just my luck this year, but they don't seem to grow as strong as other varieties.  At least in the beginning.

I say let'em carry on. Might be nothing, or could be something special. I don't remember last season if they did or didn't. Will see if I can find some Picts.

 
 

Great job so far!
Keeping the plants number low is always hard but kudos for trying

Cya

Datil

 
Thanks, yeah it is hard.  I am really curious about the Peach Bhut since I've never grown it... I'll hang on to them

 

[Essegi]

Very interesting and specialized read!
Great photos!

 

[Vegas_Chili]

Hey Charles what does this one look like more to you? I never seen pics of Donne sali seedlings. To me it looks more like CAP 501.

CAP 501 x Donne sali F1.



-Walt

 

[Spicegeist]

Hey Charles what does this one look like more to you? I never seen pics of Donne sali seedlings. To me it looks more like CAP 501.

CAP 501 x Donne sali F1.


-Walt

 
Edit: in my opinion, it looks like a cross.  Here's a pic of a CAP 501 seedling I started in 2012 (notice the leaf shape is quite different):

Here's another pic of the CAP 501 from above:

 

[Vegas_Chili]

 
Edit: in my opinion, it looks like a cross.  Here's a pic of a CAP 501 seedling I started in 2012 (notice the leaf shape is quite different):

Here's another pic of the CAP 501 from above:

Yeah it definitely looks like a cross. The leaf shape is quite different, but it does look a lot like the chacoense. I have 4 CAP 501... they germinate too good LOL. They germinated a couple days apart and the cross has longer sexy cotyledons than the chacoense. I really like this one.

Cumari pollux x Donne sali doesn't want to germinate. I'm gonna sow one last round... and I'm putting down the rest of the seed to see if any germinate.

-Walt