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TBG's First Chilli Blitz! (2017-18)

G'day G'day!
Welcome to my very first glog, I hope you like it: ;)
 
This is my first time growing peppers seriously. Last season was my first; I grew 3 Jalapenos, 3 Habaneros,  a Naga Viper, Thai Hot, Cap Mushroom Red and an Ebony Fire, all bought from the store at various maturities.
And then I found TheHotPepper around March this year, and if my grow last year sparked my interest, THP nuked it! I've been super keen for this season, and now its started!
 
I started a few seeds of Aji Amarillo for the SHGDTD on the 22nd June, and currently have 2 seedlings, awaiting the third and final to pop.
 
This year, I'm thinking that I'm attempting to kinda try to limit my grow to roughly three dozen plants (even I'm not convinced), but we'll see what happens.
I don't really have much of a grow list, just a list of varieties that I have at the moment and I'd like to grow. 
So here's something that resembles a Grow List, its not set in stone; I'll end up not growing some on here, and I'll end up growing some that aren't on here.
 
-- The Grow List --
 
- Aji Amarillo
- Carolina Reaper
- Naga Viper Purple
- Aji Lemon
- Brazilian Starfish
- Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion
- MoA Scotch Bonnet
- Scotch Brain
- Aji Jobito X BBG7 Choc (Shorerider's)
- Choc 7 Pot
- Malih-helow
- Peter Pepper Yellow
- Rocoto
- Bahamian Goat Pepper
- Cayenne X Bhut (Shorerider's)
- Red/Green Bell
- Habanero Mix (Red Savina & Tiger Paw)
- Prik Kee Nu Suan
- Bhut Jolokia Red
- Corno Di Toro Rosso
- Aji Pineapple
- Trinidad Scorpion CARDI
- Jalapeno
- Trinidad Perfume
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
- Tabasco
- 7 Pot Jonah Red
- Bishop's Hat
- Cap Mushroom Red
- Sugar Rush Peach
- Yellow Bell
- Goat's Weed
- Rocoto Aji Largo
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch-T
 
So yeah, that 36 plant limit is very dubious.
 
But before I go on, I'd like to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to Blitz527, as well as everyone who got on board the Aussie Seed Train, my grow is substantially due to your generosity!
So THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
And now its time to get down to business, The Grow!
 
I started 9 varieties on Saturday (1st July), giving them a chamomile bath and then into the paper towel in the incubator (which only fits 9 varieties)
 
The Bath Tub:


 
The Incubator:




 
 



So the first batch for this season is:
- Naga Viper Purple
- Scotch Brain
- Aji Jobito X BBG7 Choc 
- Choc 7 Pot
- Carolina Reaper
- Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion
- MoA Scotch Bonnet
- Bahamian Goat Pepper
- Bhut Jolokia Red
 
And not forgetting the Aji Amarillo that have already started.


 
You'll notice a few other seedlings in the background, they're from seed I kept from last season's grow, but they all got mixed up. So I decided to sow some of the mixed up stuff back in April to make sure that they were all okay and would actually grow. Three of them have purple foliage, so they must be Ebony Fire. The rest are either Jalapeno or Thai Hot. (There's 6 all up)
I've had them slowly growing on a windowsill since April, but I got my growbox set up yesterday (writing this on the 4th July) and chucked them into it. They're looking happier already!

 
But anyway,
When this lot pops, I'll start the next, and so on and so forth till I declare that I have sufficient Varieties!
 
Here's to hoping for a great season and a great glog, I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I will!!!
 
:cheers:
Thanks for stopping by, I'm looking forward  to sharing my progress with you, I'm aiming for at least weekly.
 
4/7/17 EDIT: Replaced the dodgy photo links, and added some info about some seedlings I've already started.
 
 
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Part 2
 
Some pod pics!
 
 
 
Albanian Red Hot
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
D3's El Scorponero:
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
Orange Wild Brazil:
 
 

 
 
 
Aji Jobito X BBG7 Choc: (Not choccy yet!)
 
 

 
 
 
White Fatalii: (also not white yet - but very pale!)
 
 

 
 
Trinidad Scorpion CARDI
 
 
 

 
 
 
Big Jim
 
 

 
 
On the plant:
 
 
 

 
 
 
White Fatalii Plant:
 
 

 
 
 
I've had me some tying and staking to do, things are definitely getting to the jungle end of business!
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
And its not just the chillies that are going crazy - the cucumbers have been producing more fruit, bigger fruit, and earlier fruit than ever before!
 
 
 

 
 
 
Why? I give 99.99% of the credit to Worm Juice. I believe that its responsible for everything going bigger and better, and highly recommend a worm farm to anyone who doesn't already have one! Not only does it benefit your garden exponentially, but also is an effective way to process your kitchen scraps! You get much more benefits than the normal compost heap, and in a higher volume. Not only do you get the worm juice ( I get about enough to make 25L of solution that goes onto the garden once a week) but also the worm casings, which I am yet to harvest, but is basically super rich compost.
 
 
 
TL;DR - Worm Farms are great! And their results are greater!
 
 
P.S Southern Growdown competitors should most certainly refrain from using worm juice or other beneficial products on their Amarillo plants!
 
Fantastic posts and pics as always. Those El Scorponeros are looking gnarly!
 
Sounds like I might need to get my worm farm going again! Wonder if its too late to get some juice going for the growdown....   :P
 
 
drathag said:
Fantastic posts and pics as always. Those El Scorponeros are looking gnarly!
 
Sounds like I might need to get my worm farm going again! Wonder if its too late to get some juice going for the growdown....   :P
 
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Thanks! 
 
An additional side note for the worm juice, it's apparently responsible for making the Butch T the record holder back in its day! If I remember correctly, the microbes and stuff (that's a technical term) that colonise the root area of the plants from the worm juice and/or casings cause a reaction in the plant that increases capsaicin production.
 
This information could be completely wrong, so do some reading up on it!
 
If I find some good stuff, I'll post links.
 
ThatBlondGuy101 said:
 
Thanks! 
 
An additional side note for the worm juice, it's apparently responsible for making the Butch T the record holder back in its day! If I remember correctly, the microbes and stuff (that's a technical term) that colonise the root area of the plants from the worm juice and/or casings cause a reaction in the plant that increases capsaicin production.
 
This information could be completely wrong, so do some reading up on it!
 
If I find some good stuff, I'll post links.
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This is for (Bor)bhuts rather than the Butch T. but this seems to say the same thing.
http://agri.ckcest.cn/ass/NK002-20170130001.pdf
 
stickman said:
 
This is for (Bor)bhuts rather than the Butch T. but this seems to say the same thing.
http://agri.ckcest.cn/ass/NK002-20170130001.pdf
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Cheers, found an (oldish) article on the Butch-T & Worm Juice:
 
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2011/04/worlds-hottest-chilli-grown-by-aussies
 
Its from 2011, so was a current article at the time.
 
If I haven't said already, the folk at The Hippy Seed Company are fantastic! 11/10 would recommend buying seed or chilli products from them! 
 
ThatBlondGuy101 said:
Part 2
 
Some pod pics!
 
 
 
Albanian Red Hot
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
D3's El Scorponero:
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
Orange Wild Brazil:
 
 

 
 
 
Aji Jobito X BBG7 Choc: (Not choccy yet!)
 
 

 
 
 
White Fatalii: (also not white yet - but very pale!)
 
 

 
 
Trinidad Scorpion CARDI
 
 
 

 
 
 
Big Jim
 
 

 
 
On the plant:
 
 
 

 
 
 
White Fatalii Plant:
 
 

 
 
 
I've had me some tying and staking to do, things are definitely getting to the jungle end of business!
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
And its not just the chillies that are going crazy - the cucumbers have been producing more fruit, bigger fruit, and earlier fruit than ever before!
 
 
 

 
 
 
Why? I give 99.99% of the credit to Worm Juice. I believe that its responsible for everything going bigger and better, and highly recommend a worm farm to anyone who doesn't already have one! Not only does it benefit your garden exponentially, but also is an effective way to process your kitchen scraps! You get much more benefits than the normal compost heap, and in a higher volume. Not only do you get the worm juice ( I get about enough to make 25L of solution that goes onto the garden once a week) but also the worm casings, which I am yet to harvest, but is basically super rich compost.
 
 
 
TL;DR - Worm Farms are great! And their results are greater!
 
 
P.S Southern Growdown competitors should most certainly refrain from using worm juice or other beneficial products on their Amarillo plants!
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Looking good TBG hmmm worm juice what exactly is it? Post some pics of this miracle juice you speak of ;)


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Good stuff here Nev!
 
So glad to see your garden is kicking it ;)
 
I'm ready to pull the trigger on the worms. I already bought the bins, and have nice home for them. None in the garden, as it's an oasis in the desert here, but as they multiply I'm going to introduce them.
 
Wishing you continued success!
 
Devv said:
Good stuff here Nev!
 
So glad to see your garden is kicking it ;)
 
I'm ready to pull the trigger on the worms. I already bought the bins, and have nice home for them. None in the garden, as it's an oasis in the desert here, but as they multiply I'm going to introduce them.
 
Wishing you continued success!
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Thanks Scott!
 
Best of luck to you too! :party:
 
Had some trouble uploading pictures, so that is going to have to wait...
 
In the meantime, we've had a bit of a heat wave here - in the 30's all week, usually the mid-higher end. At night, doesn't get below 20, usually not below 25. So, plants have been drinking a lot of water, and unfortunately, they have been dropping a lot of flowers. But, that is to be expected, it is Summer, after all. I'm not too unhappy for the older plants, as they are already holding more than enough pods for my satisfaction, but the newer additions to The Patch is a slight bit frustrating. And it didn't help when I finally remembered that I want to come up with some crosses... Ah well, in a couple of weeks thing should be peachy again. 
 
If I was to write a book about The Patch at the moment, I'd have to call it "50 Shades of Green". The lack of colour is what is really frustrating me! maybe I'm just impatient, but I would have expected some of these so called "early maturing" varieties to at least slow hints of colour. And if they aren't, when will the slower varieties?!?!?!?!
 
Here's to hoping that I wake up one morning and see red....
 
 
Until Next Time, TBG.
 
:pics:
 
Okay, lets start from where we left off last time!
 
Here's the garden a couple of weeks ago.
 

 
As I said, I had me a lot of tying up to do (and still have some today!)
 
So here's the after-snap.
 

 
From chaos, to organised chaos! :onfire:
 
Orange Wild Brazil - I've got a feeling that this isn't how it ripens? Surnburn perhaps? If anyone has any ideas as to what this is, and if it is good or bad, I'll appreciate them heaps!
 

 
You may remember that I had a Cardi Scorpion pod a while back that I found damaged. It seems the culprit has struck again.
 

 
This one was from the P. Dreadie plant, two plants away from the Scorpion. There has been no other tampering, as far as I have found, anyway.
 
And, one last question, what is this bug? Is it good? Is it bad? Do I keep it, or kill it with fire?
 

 

 
Its about 5mm-ish long. Metallic looking green and red stripes. Looks like some sort of beetle? i don't know enough about bugs.
 
What else is going on? We've finally got some Scotch Brains coming along,
 

 
And the plant is looking very productive:
 

 
 
All of these pictures are about a week old, so I'll have to get some newer ones posted in the next few days or something. Maybe be even later today?
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by, following along, or whatever it is that brings you to share in my Chilli Journey!
 
 
All The Best, TBG. :party:
 
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