another question?/Indoor grow update 17-07-2009 Update!!

[wille]

That's just a little prank by forum's unique word translator. A piece of work by our evil but respectable Adminstrator, Aji Inferno... 

[Fatalii]

Yeah, don't worry about it... I had some problems posting some links that included that word before until I realized what's the problem .

I use alternative words as I'm not the greatest fan of apples must-have products.

Lee, you seem to master germinating difficult ones. I had good luck with some very difficult tepins this year... some of them actually germinated very fast!

Rockwool cubes \/

[wille]

RW-cubes are great! Altough I haven't succeed germinating CGN 22084 (c. chacoense). I've tried it for two seasons now. Have to keep on trying... 

[lee]

Heey,

I am germinating all my seeds on RW this year. My only black spot is how to fertilize them right. RW cubes contain no nutrients, PH or what so ever.
I read somewhere that you have to soak them in a acid solution like water with squeezed lemon before you put in the seeds.
But anyway I will learn it the hard way, in practice

[Fatalii]

Never done soaking like that before sowing the seeds... works fine with watering with hot  water first.

Very often it seems that peope think the most difficult methods are the hardest, but after germinating several thousands of seeds  I can honestly say rockwools work best!

[lee]

I followed your instructions and they work great to my opinion. Germinating seeds on RW cubes is one of my basic instincts now  .

[Fatalii]

Usually it's good to be NOT THAT exact with growing, but when it cames to germinating temps... I've learned to be very exact. Especially with many different varieties germinating at once.

I have a heat mat under germinating tray which doesn't reach all the way to the sides of the germinating tray.
The temperature on the sides is around 24-26C on average.
The temperatures above the heating mat is slightly below 30C.

Every year I see how big difference it does make! The cubes on the sides germinate very slowly if at all!
The ones in the middle are always full of green!

Keeping water in the germinating tray helps but at some point it always dries to a point where only cubes are wet.

Still, overall, rockwool cubes maintain the temperature very steady!

[lee]

Hmm, My last batch of seeds germinated under lights with day time temps. around 30 degrees. At night a took them in and temps where around 20 degrees. 5 varieties germinated within 4 days
But as you mentioned before it all relates to that "fast/slow germinating rates and low/high temps" thing.

[lee]

[lee]

Sunny day. Time for some harvesting

[Filago]

Beautiful pictures. Very healthy looking plants you have, and fruiting nicely, especially considering time of the year .

Filago

[lee]

The "Naga"

[lee]

The pods on the Red Savina I've put inside are maturing. Looks really great, a little tree stuffed with peppers right in my living room  The "naga" is producing a lot of new foliage after it was cut down. Facing a South-East window.
Will shoot some pics later.

[Fatalii]

Looks very good! It seems that you have a supply of fresh chiles all year long!!

I can see you really enjoy the growing! I know the exact feeling, I can tell you that it gets only better later!

[lee]

Looks very good! It seems that you have a supply of fresh chiles all year long!!

I can see you really enjoy the growing! I know the exact feeling, I can tell you that it gets only better later!

You right about that, completely hooked  . I bought a small GH for the wilds this year just 1,4x1,4x2m, but I need to move to another house with a huge yard and lots of space in the basement or something to grow all year long   .
But we'll see, first complete this season

[lee]

Savina with maturing pods

[Chilicutter]

Great looking plant!!!!
How old that savina is?
I'm little jealous.When you get fresh chilis this time of year 
I've to wait couple month before i get own chilis.

[lee]

Planted seeds Juli 2008, I grew it indoors using CFL's. Already harvested a lot of peppers, its now maturing its pods in my living room .

[MasaT]

That pot is looking very small for chinense. How can you do it? I thing that pot is full of roots.
Tell your secrets!

[lee]

Its a 7,5 l container. I dont have any special secrets lol  .