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so recently i decided to purchase some Naga Jolokia seeds (world's hottest chili peppers according to the guinness book of world records). i germinated ten seeds and ended up keeping four of the hardiest plants. something about growing plants really caught my interest so i decided to buy a 90watt UFO L.E.D. grow light. holy crap this thing is bright! apparently it is used to replace 400watt HPS lights. now im thinking about getting a small hydroponics kit for these peppers.

any of you in to the whole indoor/home gardening thing?

I love gardening! Not as high tech as you are, but I have lots of various indoor plants. I also planted a herb garden for the balcony a few days ago. It should provide us with fresh herbs for the entire summer.

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Originally posted by me@t k@tie I love gardening! Not as high tech as you are, but I have lots of various indoor plants. I also planted a herb garden for the balcony a few days ago. It should provide us with fresh herbs for the entire summer.

ive got two shoots of peppermint rooting right now... totally forgot about those.

but that fucking light.. fuck.. its so bright that it hurts my eyes. its so cool looking though cuz its purplish-pink. makes my house look like the red light district.

I love gardens. Inside I stick with cactuses - I love them.

Im going to plant a bunch of flowers on my fire escape/balcony hopefully this weekend. I would love to have an herb garden but raccoons and squirrels are always digging things up... Im worried that the herbs wouldnt survive all the trauma... I'll have to look into it.

As for you gardening Jay... if you come across any questionsI can forward them to my mother. My mother is a HUGE gardener both inside and out. Im pretty sure she has the same bulb as you for some of her indoor plants.

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Originally posted by Intangible cacti

fixed.

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Originally posted by The Ear fixed.

I thought so too... but then I started doubting myself as I was typing so I looked it up. Apparently both are correct.

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Originally posted by Intangible I love gardens. Inside I stick with cactuses - I love them. Im going to plant a bunch of flowers on my fire escape/balcony hopefully this weekend. I would love to have an herb garden but raccoons and squirrels are always digging things up... Im worried that the herbs wouldnt survive all the trauma... I'll have to look into it. As for you gardening Jay... if you come across any questionsI can forward them to my mother. My mother is a HUGE gardener both inside and out. Im pretty sure she has the same bulb as you for some of her indoor plants.

my mom already grows herbs and flowers. she also has 43 orchids in the damn house which i have to water for her while the family is in hong kong for a month.

i just think they may freak out when they see all my new gardening stuff when they get back.

What else do you grow? huh huh?

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Originally posted by chinamon she also has 43 orchids

!!!! I love orchids.

i plan on adding a few to my room soon.

I just need to find the perfect ones.

lol jay gardener??

is this you in like 30 years?

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Originally posted by Invasionmix What else do you grow? huh huh?

uhh nothing. ive grown that other stuff once, had my fun and wont grow it again.

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Originally posted by geroin lol jay gardener?? is this you in like 30 years?

I just grow herbs, because I realized that adding herbs to your meals is the easiest way to keep flavor without the calories


Herbs grow UBER fast. I have basil and cilantro right now and it only took a ocuple weeks to grow to 1 foot plants

Re: home/indoor gardening

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Originally posted by chinamon germinated

*new favourite word*

I have beautiful spring bulbs in my front garden, tulips, hyacinths, daffodils. I also have a lilac tree and some pansies I planted.

My house is full of plants, too. I don't know the names of all of them but I will take some pics....

This is much fuller now than 2 weeks ago when I took this...

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Originally posted by Invasionmix What else do you grow? huh huh?

hehehe my thoughts excactly.. i mean ur half way there.

Another thing. Is there a name change in the near future for you from chinamon to i dunno GANGAMON!?

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Originally posted by Jben hehehe my thoughts excactly.. i mean ur half way there. Another thing. Is there a name change in the near future for you from chinamon to i dunno GANGAMON!?

lol @ ganjamon
i dont even smoke pot so there is no point for me to grow it (even though i think they are the most beautiful plants on the planet).

plus they stink like a mother****** once you force flower.

so heres an update...

i moved both my peppermint plants outside and they are doing well.
i moved three of my naga jolokia peppers outside but they are not doing so well due to the cold summer we're having.
the one naga jolokia i still have indoor under the LED light is doing fantastic. i just transplanted it to a 12" pot yesterday (from a 5" clay pot).

i got a 4x2 ft grow tent coming in the mail as well as some jalapeno and habanero seeds.
gonna run a small (four 3 gallon buckets) DWC hydroponics system. germinating seeds in rockwool and using hydroton as the medium. should be interesting. i cant wait to get it all running and take pics of it.

Peppermint is a perennial plant, you can leave it outside and it'll flourish and spread.

I have so much of it outside that I don't know what to do with.

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Originally posted by malek Peppermint is a perennial plant, you can leave it outside and it'll flourish and spread. I have so much of it outside that I don't know what to do with.

yeah they spread like wild fire if they arent contained.
just drink tons of mint tea.

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Originally posted by Intangible !!!! I love orchids. i plan on adding a few to my room soon. I just need to find the perfect ones.

The easiest to grow are the Phalaenopsis or "Moth Orchid" as they've been conditioned to grow in North American homes. I have a couple and one of them has flowered three times in one year. I keep them under my bamboo so they don't get blasted by the direct sun shining though my window. My bamboo is about 12-14 feet tall and I have two of them. I also have a 12 foot tree in the same room.

I have this other orchid from the lady slipper family (Oncidium) that I smuggled up from Atlanta many years ago. I purchased it from a Home Depot. The flowers aren't big and it usually throw two spikes every year. The thing about this particular orchid is that when it's in bloom, the flowers have a strong smell or sweet candy. You feel like eating the thing... that's how good they smell.

I started growing basil, rosemary and chives on my balcony. The basil is growing so fast I don't know what to do with it! lol

A good tip is use seaweed extract once a week when you water the plants. It gives them plenty of strength.

A sign that TOTAs are growing older is when they start talking gardening

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Originally posted by malek A sign that TOTAs are growing older is when they start talking gardening

We're a cultured lot! A TOTA member is always ready to expand his/her horizons. We rock!

On the topic of gardening does any one have any tips on how to protect potted flowers from squirrels?

My one pot is completely destroyed

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Originally posted by chinamon my mom already grows herbs and flowers. she also has 43 orchids in the damn house which i have to water for her while the family is in hong kong for a month. i just think they may freak out when they see all my new gardening stuff when they get back.

lol my parents have close to 400... parents enter competitions and stuff. have a dedicated green house and sunroom for them. my mom also bought a massive lamp from a police auction that was used to grow marijuana lol

some old pics

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