STB's Kiwi Grow 2015/2016

This year I've started a whole bunch of seedlings about mid June, then some more in July and August:

• Reaper
• Choc Brazilian Ghost
• Red Moruga
• 7 Pod Douglah
• Peach 7 Pod
• Devil's Heart
• Devil's Brain
• Peach Hab
• Defcon 7
• 7 Pod Primo
• Dorset Naga
• Aji Pineapple
• Aji Habanero
• Aji Verde
• Hot Beads

Also growing out a couple of hybrids, and have my own F1 hybrid plant that I'm hoping to get some pods off.
 
All up there are about 80 seedlings, have put aside about 30 plants to sell at my daughter's school fundraiser, so the rest will be planted out.
 
Have just brought 700L (185 u.s. gallons) of potting mix (50% potting mix, 40% large pumice sand, 10% chicken manure), also have about 10 more 50L growbags from last year, so plenty of space to plant everything out.
 

 

 

 

 

 

[karoo]

Great stuff , good luck!
Good to be in springtime in Southern hemisphere.

 

[SentencedToBurn]

The bags are ready, I ended up planting out 5 seedlings into buckets early to see how they go over the next couple of weeks. Our nights still drop to about 9-10C so keeping all my best seedlings in the greenhouse still.
 

 

 

 

[dragonsfire]

Very nice setup

 

[Trident chilli]

Don't forget to harden the plants off slowly ... I know it's a bit of in/out but it will pay dividends in the end .... Lovely looking garden

 

[SentencedToBurn]

Don't forget to harden the plants off slowly ... I know it's a bit of in/out but it will pay dividends in the end .... Lovely looking garden

 
Thanks mate yeah I've learnt that last year, brought them out in one hit and then paid the price, had a bunch die on me when it wasnt even that cold. Will definitely take it easy this time.

 

[SentencedToBurn]

Have potted everything out this weekend. The greenhouse has been left open for the past week so the plants seemed very comfortable with the night temperatures.
 

 

 

 

[SentencedToBurn]

Was a bit of a cold spring, but the plants have finally started kicking it up a gear in the past 3-4 weeks:
 

 

 

 

 

 

[SentencedToBurn]

Have just cleaned out the greenhouse for the new DWC setup. Have bleached the entire insides, all the buckets, water and air hoses, etc.
 

 

[grispa72]

Wow! Looking professional!
I'm curious to see the DWC setup working!

Paolo

 

[SentencedToBurn]

Wow! Looking professional!
I'm curious to see the DWC setup working!

Paolo

Haha thanks mate. Not sure if its that professional but my hope is to grow enough chillies over winter so not have to freeze any. Nothing beats fresh pods in winter.

 

[SentencedToBurn]

I've finally sorted all the missing bits, made up the cover for the strawberry tower reservoir, just waiting for the seeds to pop through for the 10 DWC buckets and the strawberry seedlings for the towers.
 

 

[SentencedToBurn]

 
One of D3m0nic's crosses I'm growing out:

 
Aji Habanero (Judy):

 

 

 
One of the Dorset Naga I'm growing out for an NZ wide comp, so far this one's got the most pods. Still long way to go though.

 

[chocolatescotchbonnet]

I already can't wait for next season! Good growing!

 

[SentencedToBurn]

My winter hydro setup is partially filled up now, I decided to use the 200L outdoor setup to grow out 4 more plants before it gets cold, and then if the outdoor plants turn out bigger/healthier than some indoor plants then I'll be able to get the best plants inside and scrap the rest.
 
4 outdoor seedlings - 2 Aji Amarillos and 2 Red Morugas

 
4 indoor DWC buckets: 2 Aji Amarillos and 2 Red Morugas:

 
6 more buckets, I have a bunch more seedlings coming through: Reapers, White Nagas, Beni Highlands, Aji Habaneros, Pink Tiger, so will fill these buckets up with those seedlings soon

 

[Lovepeppers]

Very nice! Your plants seem to be very happy and lacking nothing.
What nutes do you use in your deep water culture?

 

[SentencedToBurn]

Hey thanks mate, I started using this stuff a few months ago, so far so good!
 

 

[SentencedToBurn]

Since the last update I managed to let my broad mite problem get out of control a bit and have finally just got it sorted by using lime sulphur and buying predatory mites. I lost a few plants, had to chop a few back quite a lot. Good lesson for next year if I see any mites symptoms to jump on it straight away.
 
Reapers and Dorset Nagas:

 
Defcon 7s are really cranking:

 
D3m0nic's cross i'm growing out:

 
My indoor DWC plants I'm aiming to harvest in the middle of winter:

 

 

[santis00]

Looking good, DWC project in full effect!

 

[SentencedToBurn]

6 weeks since those week old seedlings were put into DWC buckets and they're loving it: