Trent's 2015 Grow Log (potting soil probs solved!)

Jeff H · Mar 5, 2015

TrentL said:
Dude, it's still negative-f'n-cold outside.
When it warms up and I crawl out of my cave to stretch my legs this spring, there'll be glorious gun pics.

Tell me about it. 6" of snow last night and -2 for a low tonight. :rolleyes:

Plantguy76 · Mar 5, 2015

PaulG said:
I've never had an issue with that. I have planted deeper than the first leaf
node a few times, and the stem that is in the dirt shoots out roots over the
course of the season.

Good luck!

Thank you Paul I need all the luck I can get.
i really need to transplant soon since the roots are out the bottom I bottom watered them good they all look good especially the BG's

TrentL · Mar 6, 2015

Pic from Tuesday after I finished transplanting the first 72 sprouts (or 72 minus the ones that didn't sprout.. 6 or 7 were duds)

TrentL · Mar 10, 2015

7-pod Chaguanas

Bolsa De Dulce

Chocolate Hab

Pimenta De Neyde

Yellow Trinidad Scorpion

And a sick puppy... CGN22091... not sure what's wrong with it, only one of all which is whitening and having necrosis on the cotys. So far the permanent leaves are OK but they're almost solid white now...

tsurrie · Mar 10, 2015

wow, the growing rate seems fast Trent .... any good secret to that ? nice plants!
hope the sick one will be better soon

TrentL · Mar 10, 2015

Yeah dude I'm kind of surprised about how fast they are growing.

I'm using one 200W equivalent CFL bulb 3" over the plants per 1020 tray. That's a lot of lumens per square inch right now especially considering each plant gets light from each light.. that's 1200w equivalent for a 20x60" wide space.

I've had to rotate plants around that are directly under because of sunburn issues.

Compounding the problem is the potting soil "baked" for a year in Menards warehouse, AND I didn't set the lights timer to the usual 16/8 on off cycle; but left it on 24 hours a day for the last month.

I dialed the lights back to a 16/8 cycle to slow the plants down, as fast as they are growing, I'd have to repot up to gallons before hardening off in May..!

Well I have 1 fatality to report. Giant Mexican Rocoto seeds - only one popped, and it had a seed helmet from hell; cotys were entirely encapsulated.

I tried surgery when I transplanted it, but it's withered and I'm calling it dead, now.

On the bright side two growdown plants popped today! That tray was planted 2-22.

In a day or two I'll transplant most of my annuums and stuff tctenten sent me in to 3.5" pots.

I've got some seeds here from devv I need to get in the dirt, too!

cream fatalii
tam jalapeno
numex jalamundo
hot jamaican yellow scotch bonnet
peach hab
billy biker jal
jalapeno gigantia
burgundy
jimmy nardello
brazilian starfish

I've been sitting on those for a bit because I've been busy with transplanting the first batch, doing real work, and kids.

Still have nearly 11 weeks before dirt day so there's time.

tctenten · Mar 10, 2015

Glad to see you are on your way Trent. Do you pot up again after the 3.5" pots or just leave them til dirt day?

TrentL · Mar 10, 2015

Depends more on what the plants feel, than what I feel. if they start getting rootbound I'll pot them up! (Sucks because it costs money on soil & time, not to mention, 5x the damn space!)

Last year all of my plants ended up in 5.5" and 1 gal pots before going in the dirt.

Was a real bastard to harden them off. I must have had 50 trays lined up ... I just parked their asses on the north side of the house in full shade for a couple weeks.

I used the garage on nights it got cold

Then they got moved to the driveway for more sun for a week

Then to the dirt they went!

Then weed barriers added

Then 30x 5 gal cloth pots to catch extras

Then a layer of mulch to protect the weed barrier (it breaks down in UV light)

Then a little forest starts forming...

And some gun toting hippie shows up chasing the rabbits away...

Jeff H · Mar 10, 2015

Looking good on the pot up. I've done that for about a third of the plants. Many more to do over the next week or two.

TrentL · Mar 13, 2015

Man, I let the first two trays I potted up dry out to the point the pots were light as air, but those baby plants just wouldn't wilt!

I finally buckled and gave each a tablespoon of water.

Aside from the giant mexican rocoto I lost from a failed helmet surgery, everything else is doing great.

TrentL · Mar 13, 2015

7-pod Chaguanas

7-pod Jonah

CGN19198

PI281429

Pimenta de Neyde

Star of Turkey

Fresh transplants

Plantguy76 · Mar 13, 2015

TrentL said:
Yeah dude I'm kind of surprised about how fast they are growing.

I'm using one 200W equivalent CFL bulb 3" over the plants per 1020 tray. That's a lot of lumens per square inch right now especially considering each plant gets light from each light.. that's 1200w equivalent for a 20x60" wide space.

I've had to rotate plants around that are directly under because of sunburn issues.

Compounding the problem is the potting soil "baked" for a year in Menards warehouse, AND I didn't set the lights timer to the usual 16/8 on off cycle; but left it on 24 hours a day for the last month.

I dialed the lights back to a 16/8 cycle to slow the plants down, as fast as they are growing, I'd have to repot up to gallons before hardening off in May..!

Well I have 1 fatality to report. Giant Mexican Rocoto seeds - only one popped, and it had a seed helmet from hell; cotys were entirely encapsulated.

I tried surgery when I transplanted it, but it's withered and I'm calling it dead, now.

On the bright side two growdown plants popped today! That tray was planted 2-22.

In a day or two I'll transplant most of my annuums and stuff tctenten sent me in to 3.5" pots.

I've got some seeds here from devv I need to get in the dirt, too!

cream fatalii
tam jalapeno
numex jalamundo
hot jamaican yellow scotch bonnet
peach hab
billy biker jal
jalapeno gigantia
burgundy
jimmy nardello
brazilian starfish

I've been sitting on those for a bit because I've been busy with transplanting the first batch, doing real work, and kids.

Still have nearly 11 weeks before dirt day so there's time.

I hear good things about the cream fatalli and I am growing the Brazilian Starfish all of my baccatum's need transplanting along with other stuff I am growing
You are well on your way Trent everything is looking good hope the yellowing/whitening plant turns around for you
Man just did a once over again Trent everything is just looking grovey !
Your going to have lots of pods

TrentL · Mar 13, 2015

Yeah that wild that is white ... CGN22091.. I think it might be a genetic thing.

You know how pimenta de neyde turn dark? Well, I figure it stands to reason that some peppers might be albinos.

It might grow out of it. It's growing decent enough. Just had it's third set of true leaves start to form...

TrentL · Mar 16, 2015

Little growdown plants all potted up...

Never seen "twins" before. Found this when I was potting up cayenne.

Moths like the smell of basil... ?

TrentL · Mar 19, 2015

Well, plants are doing good. Just... being plants.

Tonight hippy dad (me) picked up a paintbrush and started doodling on the kitchen wall...

Didn't turn out too bad.

Joker38 · Mar 19, 2015

Nicely done, I wish I had that kind of talent.

TrentL · Mar 19, 2015

I didn't know I had any talent at all.

I'd tried painting a few years ago and did a ship in a storm. It was "OK" but nothing to write home about. Got that canvas stuffed in a closet somewhere.

This was my second try picking up a brush.

East Texas Heat · Mar 19, 2015

Very nice painting, sure to scare off any kitchen gremlins.

tsurrie · Mar 19, 2015

very nice dragon Trent... try painting more, maybe you'll discover a new passion.... but don't forget about peppers then

TrentL · Mar 19, 2015

Oh I just watered 'em all tonight. They're still growing good!

Going to post up some updated pics tomorrow.. some have doubled in size in the last week.