The Pacific Northwest GLOG 2015

FGpepperguy · Feb 21, 2015

Here is my setup while I'm on vacation for 2 weeks. Got my overwinters and starts of peppers. Along with orange, eggplant, kaffir lime, pineapple, basil plants.

Roguejim · Feb 21, 2015

FGpepperguy said:
Here is my setup while I'm on vacation for 2 weeks. Got my overwinters and starts of peppers. Along with orange, eggplant, kaffir lime, pineapple, basil plants.

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Wow, is that set-up in the top photo in your kitchen? My wife would kill, me!

This is a couple of photos of my Choc Handgrenade Hab that was started back on Dec. 14. I discovered a few days ago that some of the roots were coming out the bottom of the #1 pot. The same with my Brown Moruga. Today, I had to pot both of them up into #2 pots. This is a first for me. Must be something in the water!

bpwilly · Feb 21, 2015

Wow Jim, Nice set of roots on that plant. They must really like what you are feeding them. Not sure you need the HPS light for growth after seeing this. You might be in 3 gallon pots by the time plant-out comes!

LOL

Roguejim · Feb 21, 2015

bpwilly said:
Wow Jim, Nice set of roots on that plant. They must really like what you are feeding them. Not sure you need the HPS light for growth after seeing this. You might be in 3 gallon pots by the time plant-out comes!

LOL

A combo of the potting soil, and the fish emulsion/kelp/cal-mag...and the bokashi. I hope you're wrong about the 3-gallon pots. How's your own grow coming along?

bpwilly · Feb 22, 2015

Jim,
My grow is coming along OK so far. I did have to re-plant about 30 of the seedlings, as I let them get to wet and they died on me. My fault, so I will be watching the soil a lot better this time around. Now I am just trying to figure out where I am going to put them all as they get re-potted. The indoor room I used last year is currently full of other projects, so I am squeezing plants in where I can. I will try to get some pictures in the next few days. Most of the plants are only about 2-3 weeks old and I sure hope we get a early spring this year so I can get them in the ground as soon as possible.

KevinH · Feb 22, 2015

Well I started some sb70 f3, silver Surfer, 7-pot bubblegum and Jays peach ghost scorpion seed today. It's time I step up to 2 heat mats....

Yes this was the first round... I'm going to get a 2 tray mat today.. I don't have a choice.

Roguejim said:
Excellent! Is this your first round of seeding?

organic pepper · Feb 22, 2015

Roguejim said:
Wow, is that set-up in the top photo in your kitchen? My wife would kill, me!

This is a couple of photos of my Choc Handgrenade Hab that was started back on Dec. 14. I discovered a few days ago that some of the roots were coming out the bottom of the #1 pot. The same with my Brown Moruga. Today, I had to pot both of them up into #2 pots. This is a first for me. Must be something in the water!

That baby looking awesome Jim! Nice root system going on! Very healthy looking hab there. Its the green thumb you got there brother!

Roguejim · Feb 22, 2015

Today, I expanded the 4'x4' growroom, to 8'x4', in anticipation of the second 400-watt HPS which should be here Monday. I also put an oscillating fan in the growroom/laundryroom. Those are most of the second rounders in the middle. They all need room to breathe. I will be switching to some Nectar From The Gods nutes, which should also arrive Monday. We'll see how she goes...

PaulG · Feb 22, 2015

Awright, Jim, double the light and full speed ahead!

turbo · Feb 23, 2015

Just transplanted 40 plants from the seedling tray yesterday. I moved my grow area down into the basement where I'll have a little more room. The plan is to put 18 of these suckers into the ground, but its so hard to let any go.

Roguejim · Feb 23, 2015

turbo said:
Just transplanted 40 plants from the seedling tray yesterday. I moved my grow area down into the basement where I'll have a little more room. The plan is to put 18 of these suckers into the ground, but its so hard to let any go.

Are you saying 18 won't make the cut?

Are those T5s?

ColdSmoke · Feb 23, 2015

Roguejim said:
Today, I expanded the 4'x4' growroom, to 8'x4', in anticipation of the second 400-watt HPS which should be here Monday. I also put an oscillating fan in the growroom/laundryroom. Those are most of the second rounders in the middle. They all need room to breathe. I will be switching to some Nectar From The Gods nutes, which should also arrive Monday. We'll see how she goes...

Jim,

Why do you top your containers with Perlite?

turbo · Feb 23, 2015

Roguejim said:
Are you saying 18 won't make the cut?

Are those T5s?

No, 22 won't make the cut. I only have room for 18 plants in my raised beds. At least that was the initial idea. More than likely I'll keep as many as I have room for once I transplant once more into bigger pots. Then when its time to put them outside I'll put the leftovers in 3 or 5 gallon pots. I was originally planning on only using raised beds this year and no pots. But these are my babies!

Yup, its a 6 bulb x 4 foot T5 light fixture.

Roguejim · Feb 23, 2015

ColdSmoke said:
Jim,

Why do you top your containers with Perlite?

It makes it hard for fungus gnats to lay eggs in the potting soil.

ColdSmoke · Feb 25, 2015

Roguejim said:
Well, I think I'm going to bite the bullet on this one. Whole kit for $97, FREE shipping. The idea is to be able to sell some plants locally next season to offset energy bill.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400-watt-400w-Dimmable-HPS-MH-Grow-Light-System-Set-Kit-/150656047425?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item2313ccd941

Thanks for the heads up on this! I also pulled the trigger on the HPS system. Also, I found a MHL 400w conversion bulb on Amazon for $22.

Roguejim · Feb 26, 2015

ColdSmoke said:
Thanks for the heads up on this! I also pulled the trigger on the HPS system. Also, I found a MHL 400w conversion bulb on Amazon for $22.

Very cool! Post photos of the set-up when you get it. Will you be swapping out the HPS bulb for the MH?

ColdSmoke · Feb 26, 2015

I'm not sure yet on that. I also have to figure out where I'm putting all this stuff! I have room in my garage, so that's probably where it will be. Any advice on where to find some cheap trays to hold my pots?

Roguejim · Feb 26, 2015

I've been picking up cheap, used pots from a local nursery...$.08 for 1 pots. You could probably find used trays.

Noah Yates · Feb 28, 2015

chachie09 said:
Well i have a few indoors right now that have been topped and trained. All have variouis amounts of tops, but they all stem from one main stem, rather than have 1 split to 2, and then 2 to 4.

PICS!!!!

Scorpion

Hungarian Goat Horn

Thai Dragon

I lIke the looks of this!!!! Great job!

Roguejim · Mar 1, 2015

Well, I spent part of the weekend re-potting 17 more plants, up from their #1 pots, into #2 pots. Yuck. All were root bound. It's great that they're growing this fast, but I really didn't account for it beforehand. If they all follow suit, I won't have the room to accommodate them all. I've already cut back on the lighting from 18 hours, to 14 hours, on. Oh well, I'll worry about it when the time comes, I guess. Not really. I'm already worrying about it. Here's a few photos. I'm guessing on the names. Too tired to write them down.

Choc Hab.

Giant Yellow 7-Pot.

Brown Moruga.

Pimenta Leopard.

Choc Handgrenade Hab, biggest of the bunch.

Red Savina?

Jamaican Mushroom.

That's all I got. Pooped.