contest Growdown Throwdown 2017 Aji Lemon Drop!

mlittle74 · Jun 2, 2017

I like the macro shots OCD Chilehead.

And Malarky, a 6 gallon bucket is gonna shoot that plant to the next level.

Mike

Devv · Jun 2, 2017

Nice plants!

JDFan · Jun 3, 2017

My overwinters have really bounced back -

Comparision shot April 9th on the right and today on the left

And one of the Aji Lemon :

PaulG · Jun 3, 2017

You all have some awesome plants.
I have major catching up to do!

Finally some new growth showing up
The small pods from the last four or five
nodes have pretty much fallen of. But
there are lots of tiny new flower buds!

The plant with a fourth of the canopy missing.

Plant chosen for competition. Was protected by
shade cloth so looks better than the other two,
in my opinion.

Happy trails, everyone!

sobelri · Jun 5, 2017

Looks like a good way to put some of the pods to use

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/64698-no-cook-lemon-drop-hot-sauce/?p=1463152

Pepper-Guru · Jun 7, 2017

Here's a little over two weeks worth of growth:

May 18th post:

Today:

MarcV · Jun 7, 2017

Wow great looking plant!
I wonder how mine is doing right now. I'm in the states right now for work for a couple of weeks so my wife has to take care of my plants...

JoynersHotPeppers · Jun 7, 2017

I think I need to up my container for mine. It is dropping all its flowers now but it could be because it has 50+ pods....hard to tell

PaulG · Jun 8, 2017

Harvested a couple of Lemon Drops and had a little
taste test with the neighborhood chiliheads. The consensus
was great flavor - very fruity, but not too hot. Would make
a great salsa! The fruity, floral scent was very inrense
When the pods were cut open.

Pepper-Guru · Jun 8, 2017

PaulG said:
Harvested a couple of Lemon Drops and had a little
taste test with the neighborhood chiliheads. The consensus
was great flavor - very fruity, but not too hot. Would make
a great salsa! The fruity, floral scent was very inrense
When the pods were cut open.

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Nice! I'm only going to harvest ripe pods, so It may be a few weeks before my first harvest, but when I do, it should be a good one. Then it's lb after lb every two weeks.....hopefully

PaulG · Jun 8, 2017

Pepper-Guru said:
Nice! I'm only going to harvest ripe pods, so It may be a few weeks before my first harvest, but when I do, it should be a good one. Then it's lb after lb every two weeks.....hopefully

I'm hoping for a few ounces of pods

Contest winning is pretty much out of the
picture at this point.

They are very nice peppers, however!

Pepper-Guru · Jun 8, 2017

PaulG said:
I'm hoping for a few ounces of pods
Contest winning is pretty much out of the
picture at this point.

They are very nice peppers, however!

Im just ready to eat a ripe pod! I've got tons of green pods all over the garden, been eating them anyway. Ready for the good flava!

OCD Chilehead · Jun 8, 2017

Pepper-Guru said:
Here's a little over two weeks worth of growth:

May 18th post:

Today:

Finally. I didn't expect anything less than perfect.

Photography looks good too. I love the canopy shot.

dennish · Jun 9, 2017

Wow some sweet looking pods and plants... is there going to be a running total of scores?

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bpiela · Jun 9, 2017

PaulG said:
Harvested a couple of Lemon Drops and had a little
taste test with the neighborhood chiliheads. The consensus
was great flavor - very fruity, but not too hot. Would make
a great salsa! The fruity, floral scent was very inrense
When the pods were cut open.

I agree. Aji Lemon Drop / Aji Pineapple make a great salsa! I added in a couple of White Bullet Habs for a little extra zing.

stettoman · Jun 10, 2017

Hey everyone. Glad to see you all do well when unattended. I've been....away.

Before we left for "out west", my aji lemon drop had decided to drop every leaf and pod, with only a hint of any regrowth. Had I not had knowledge picked up here on these threads I would have thrown it out and conceded.

But I dutifully trimmed all the branches, rinsed and trimmed the rootball and replanted. That was on May 19, the day before we left.

Here is just this morning.

I don't know what kind of harvest I'm looking forward too, but the adversity this little guy has been under may make it an overachiever...We shall see. Thanks for the education I'm getting on this journey.

PaulG · Jun 10, 2017

stettoman said:
Hey everyone. Glad to see you all do well when unattended. I've been....away.

Before we left for "out west", my aji lemon drop had decided to drop every leaf and pod, with only a hint of any regrowth. Had I not had knowledge picked up here on these threads I would have thrown it out and conceded.

But I dutifully trimmed all the branches, rinsed and trimmed the rootball and replanted. That was on May 19, the day before we left.

Here is just this morning.

I don't know what kind of harvest I'm looking forward too, but the adversity this little guy has been under may make it an overachiever...We shall see. Thanks for the education I'm getting on this journey.

Great comeback, Eric!

dennish · Jun 10, 2017

Here's my plant... difficult to get a good pic due to the position. As always space is tight, but it's been treated to a corner position in the GH and a large wick fed self watering pot. I've introduced feed today and the plant is taking off big time and podding like a machine to boot. I stripped off all the mature pods to allow for continued focus on growth.

152g (+ existing of 23g) makes total of 175g for me so far...

Devv · Jun 10, 2017

Well done Dennis!

Eric, good job bringing that gal back from the dead.

Rich, your plant is killing it. Don't forget the battery acid, great stuff!

ColdSmoke · Jun 12, 2017

I've been eating pods off my non-contest plant almost daily...great flavor and plenty of heat. The floral aspect of the flavor profile takes a little getting used to though.