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Stetto's First Winter Grow ('16-'17)

Well, here we gro, October 14 and the setup has begun.
 
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My heat mat is unregulated, no thermostat, but measures (without sunlight) @ 87.5F. As can be seen, the 20+ inch deep mat is folded up at the window sill, which should help in deflecting any winter chill getting through the glass. This window will one day be a garden window extending around 9 inches out from the house, to facilitate all manner of horticultural misdeeds...But that's another story...
 
The lil' ziplock box in the photo is the start of my winter experiment, some Trinidad Moruga Scorpion seed obtained through the good graces of Jeff Contonio. My other seed is in transit from Australia:
 
Aji Amarillo
 
Jalapeno Tormenta
 
Bert the Chilli
 
I've been trying to grow Aji Amarillo for some years but have never been able to get seed to germinate. I've blamed the seed (innocuous Amazon purchases) up till now, but I have a lot more faith this time around since finding a reputable vendor. Note that only one superhot is being planted----For now.
 
After germination I intend on sowing into Solo cups (I've heard a wive's tale that you use the red ones for more than just the song), and eventually into 1.5 gallon pots. Even though I brag about the growing strength of the local soil (primordial ooze), I think I'll either hybrid it with non-soil potting mix or not use dirt from the garden at all.
 
I expect to do quite a bit of pruning, hopefully to encourage bushyness and to promote production in smaller accomodations. I'm sure I can find plety of input on that subject in these pages...
 
This is my first inside grow, let's see what happens. Any advice/pointers/warnings/pokes/prods/words of encouragement are welcome....But ya doesn't has to call me Johnson....
 
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I'm going through the pangs of grow list expansion. Must...Reassess....Must.........Reassess...

Geonerd sent me some more nummy seed, along with all manner of pod. Gotta re........assess the list.....
 
I think you are doing the right thing - get those babies into
larger pots and get them on a light nutrient schedule and
bottom watering.  Really hard to tell in your photos about
the plants you asked about, so am hesitant to venture an
opinion...
 
When I first joined the forum a couple of members stressed
that you can actually love pepper plants to death, sometimes
it's just better to keep them well-fed and happy and let them
take care of themselves.
 
stettoman said:
I'm going through the pangs of grow list expansion. Must...Reassess....Must.........Reassess...

Geonerd sent me some more nummy seed, along with all manner of pod. Gotta re........assess the list.....
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Mission accomplished!  :D
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6o881n35GU
 
I partook in the distateful act of topping plants this morning. Decapitating my children. I hope this gets easier with the experience. I never have problems trimming back tomatoes or trees or the aspen currant, why does it feel so insideous with these peppers?
 
I know what you mean. It's because you're always there. From the seed, to first sprout, to seeing them grow everyday watching their progress all the time.... it's hard to just cut them back suddenly.
Your plants look strong, so they'll bounce back in no time.
 
Here's to a good season.
:cheers:
Cheers!
 
I'm in the same boat here. Looks like some up potting to do soon and the trimming....I'll hold off as long as I can.
 
I do know, you'll have ready to rock and roll plants come dirt day!
 
Keep it green buddy!
 
Devv said:
I'm in the same boat here. Looks like some up potting to do soon and the trimming....I'll hold off as long as I can.
 
I do know, you'll have ready to rock and roll plants come dirt day!
 
Keep it green buddy!
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You know, I am pretty darn proud of myself, getting to this point (started in DECEMBER!!) without scorching a single plant. No, some of them aren't the healthiest, but your PaulG Peruvians are the most lush of the lot. Trimming them I did last....I'd love to try overwintering one if they survive me...
 
My most stressed aji Amarillo, one from Hippy Seed that was going gangbusters in the beginning, has gotten irreversible canoe-cupping and the only new growth apparent is a pair of flower buds...
 
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My abject ignorance in such cases has me doing nothing but maintenance watering with an eye dropper every few days. What I'm used to is seeding and sprouting about six weeks early and burying them up to their ears in the primordial ooze that is the eighth acre come the end of May. So I really lack the intuition to know whether to even suffer this plant.
 
 
 
Though everyone here knows I will, right up to when I kill it with overattention.... :shocked:
 
OK OK OK, no more negativity in my glog....And to prove that I'm not doing that badly, I'd like to introduce everyone to my special favorite, a glowing Peruvian-sourced aji Amarillo sapling from seed supplied by who else but our own PaulG!
 
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This is by a fur piece the healthiest plant in the herd, though ALL the PaulG aji Amarillo P (5 total) are in the same health, just not as advanced in development. I have two PaulG Amarillo F5's that seem to need their little butts wiped on a regular basis, and the four Hippy Seed amarillos may well need rescued from me, but the Peruvians are really outstanding.
 
I have another planting to begin, for the "season", including the usual garden fare and more than a dozen new and wonderful exotic hots. That will begin closer to the end of February, my dirt day being practically the 1st of June (believe it, I have had to plant even later).
 
stettoman said:
My most stressed aji Amarillo, one from Hippy Seed that was going gangbusters in the beginning, has gotten irreversible canoe-cupping and the only new growth apparent is a pair of flower buds...
 
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My abject ignorance in such cases has me doing nothing but maintenance watering with an eye dropper every few days. What I'm used to is seeding and sprouting about six weeks early and burying them up to their ears in the primordial ooze that is the eighth acre come the end of May. So I really lack the intuition to know whether to even suffer this plant.
 
 
 
Though everyone here knows I will, right up to when I kill it with overattention.... :shocked:
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I'm the other way. I last bottom watered mine last weekend. Not trying to make them grow too fast as I have 60 days until they see the garden soil. They are indeed due for a bit of a feeding and a drink in the morning. They all look happy, and will love me for the attention they receive in the morning. Don't get me wrong, I don't neglect them. You want to see real sunlight and real soil, then grow darn it :shh:
 
 
Morning stet...Man that Aji is crying for some help.
 
That black veining in the leaves is trying to tell you something....the massive leaf curl as well.
 
I just don't have the knowledge yet to help out....I hope someone sees that pic and chimes in with some ideas.
 
I hope it recovers soon, good luck and happy growing :cheers:
 
 
Yeah Mash, I don't know either. It was one of the first out of the gate and raced to its current height of about 7 inches weeks ago, then turned like you see in the photo. It gets no better or worse, and I backed way off fertilizers of any kind before this occured. The flower buds are the only new growth, but are the size of those little time release fertilizer pellets.

A few others have yellow leaves and some curling, but not like this. I wonder if it craves natural light....

The black veining hadn't really occured to me. Thanks for pointing that out.
 
Since you plan on putting it outside eventually....remove the pods. you don't want it to start flowering yet.
 
You could even top it right at that node to force the lower growth to start shooting out.
 
It is so over stressed, that may be why it's fruiting...it knows it's dying so it wants to pod up, drop the pods/seeds for survival.
 
It would be a good candidate to remove the grow medium from the roots and repot.
 
I hope it comes around for you.
 
 
 
 
Funny, I repotted it yesterday. Shook off as much of the old stuff as I could and put it in a different pot. I did not rinse the root ball, maybe should have? Oh, and did not remove flower pods but will shortly.
 
...An experiment:
 
I'm presenting natural sunlight to both the most distressed and one of the least distressed (as a control) aji plants, to see if it makes a difference. I have 13 aji amarillos in all, so I'm willing to risk losing one or both of these.
 
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The sun is still mighty low on the horizon, so these guys are getting a full sideways blast.
 
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