Guru's Garden - Traveling the World in Search of Peppers

Just starting this glog now so it's one less thing to do in a few months when I'm knee deep in compost and getting things in the ground.
 
Not much to report at the moment. Strains yet to be determined, but I'll probably end up growing too many like always...lol
 
 
Only thing that's going on right now is a clean back patio and the chickens doing their part turning over my compost pile on the daily. Intersted in seeing how the soil microbes appreciate the added chicken poop!
 

 

 
Hope everyone has had a decent winter so far and here's to happy germination!
 

 
 
 
EDIT UPDATE: This glog has turned into an ongoing overwintering, greenhouse and soil building how-to!

 

[PaulG]

+1 GPR, I can't imagine growing that many.
Will join the Facebook group. Thanks, Rich.
 
edit: Application submitted. I really don't use
        FBook, but I will for this.

 

[Walchit]

Had my wife join that thing. I don't get on facebook anymore though

 

[Pepper-Guru]

150 varieties, dang man.
Lookin forward to the discussions

Got you approved. And yeah...im cruzin for a bruzin, but it must be done. I have some ancient seeds that need to be freshened up, and my goal is to build fresh viable stock for opening up a small web store for seeds, teas and foods. Possible write a grow bible book or something. 
 

+1 GPR, I can't imagine growing that many.
Will join the Facebook group. Thanks, Rich.
 
edit: Application submitted. I really don't use
        FBook, but I will for this.

Awesome. I got you approved. Thanks for joining! 
 

Had my wife join that thing. I don't get on facebook anymore though

Cool, what was her name?

 

[Ghost Pepper Revolution]

Haha I figured my not so subtle hints would give me away guru. Looking forward to learning some stuff and contributing, glad your on too Paul and Andys wife

 

[Edmick]

I just requested to join. I don't use Facebook really but I like closed groups

 

[D3monic]

Im in, enjoyed chatting earlier. Im with you on the seed stock. I still have a ton from 2014-2015. Still seem to germ fine though. Havent been doing much for trades the past year ot two. Need to start up again.

 

[Pepper-Guru]

Im in, enjoyed chatting earlier. Im with you on the seed stock. I still have a ton from 2014-2015. Still seem to germ fine though. Havent been doing much for trades the past year ot two. Need to start up again.

Dude, Ive got a batch of seeds and pods from 7-5-1999 that a buddy and I found the other day. He harvested them from his, at that time, 6 year old mother Pumpkin Habanero. Then like 15 packs from 2005 and everything in between to current. Gonna be a delicate process and I may not get great results but I gotta try.

 

[PaulG]

You go, Rich. Will be watching this with interest!

 

[floricole]

Dude, Ive got a batch of seeds and pods from 7-5-1999 that a buddy and I found the other day. He harvested them from his, at that time, 6 year old mother Pumpkin Habanero. Then like 15 packs from 2005 and everything in between to current. Gonna be a delicate process and I may not get great results but I gotta try.

you probably already know but you can soak in 2.7% bleach (half strength regular hosehold bleach) for 1hr, otherwise the strong gibberellic acid method.

 

[Pepper-Guru]

Some care packages going out today! 
 

 

[saiias]

Some care packages going out today! 
 

Love the color.

Sent from my S9

 

[Pepper-Guru]

Love the color.

Sent from my S9

The red jars are Red Blend 2018, every red pepper from garden. Fermented 6 months and flash pasteurized with root veggie mire poix. 
 
The yellow is Aji Lemon Drop...people seemed interested and I can't stand it so out it goes! hahaha
 
The rest is jerky, dried pods for powder and seed and seed pods. 

 

[Pepper-Guru]

I've got  A LOT going on right now and I promise to post an update soon, as well as video, but I just had to take a shot of the Pimenta de Neyde x Bonda Ma Jacques 
 Violet F6 Seedling:
 

 
 

 

[Walchit]

Just wait till you get some true leaves. That cross is a really pretty plant. I might stick one out in the front yard by the rose bush this year

 

[Pepper-Guru]

Just wait till you get some true leaves. That cross is a really pretty plant. I might stick one out in the front yard by the rose bush this year

I can't wait dude! Damn I'm excited this year. 

 

[PaulG]

I can't wait dude! Damn I'm excited this year. 

That's awesome, Rich! You have lots
going on to get excited about this season.
 
Beautiful violet color on that little stem!

 

[saiias]

That's awesome, Rich! You have lots
going on to get excited about this season.
 
Beautiful violet color on that little stem!

Oh wait.. Violet color stems are good?
I thought green color stems are good and purple color stems are bad.

Guess I fell for the advice given by guru in throwdown thred. Facepalm. I shoukd have known better before trimming down the seedlings with purple stem.

Sent from my S9

 

[PaulG]

Just in case you're NK.
Oh wait.. Violet color stems are good?
I thought green color stems are good and purple color stems are bad.
Neither good nor bad, just traits of two different phenotypes
specific to the Sri Lanka Red in the GrowDown. The preferred
SLR pheno in the GrowDown is annum-like with little or no purpling,
along with narrower leaves.
Guess I fell for the advice given by guru in throwdown thred. Facepalm.
I shoukd have known better before trimming down the seedlings with
purple stem. There are many pepper plants that have purple stems, it's
common. 
Sent from my S9

 

 

[saiias]

 

Sorry I forgot to add j/k at the end. Lol.

Sent from my S9

 

[PaulG]

I kind of thought so but it sounded so serious!