Buncha Malarky 2018 edition

Malarky · Jun 13, 2018

yeah i hope to bring in a lot of pods. right now i think they are filling the bucket with roots. they haven't done much but drop flowers since transplant.

Malarky · Jun 28, 2018

Lots of rain or pretty harsh sun has been the story here so far. Some of the plants are looking a little pale so i'm going to start dosing them with a maintenance dose of FoliagePro 9-3-6.

I'm super excited that my SB7J's are starting to set pods that look like true pheno's!!!

Trepadeira do Werner is soldiering on as well, setting scores of little globe pods

A friend brought back some gifts from KY

And I made Aji de Gallina for my Father's Day dinner

Thegreenchilemonster · Jun 28, 2018

That aji de gallina looks on point! I bet the avocado goes well with it.

Devv · Jun 28, 2018

Plants are looking great!

And now I have to try making the Aji De Gallina

Malarky · Jun 29, 2018

Devv said:
Plants are looking great!

And now I have to try making the Aji De Gallina

Aji de Gallina is definitely one of my fav dishes now. (Thanks Dale)
it has a home-food feel/quality about it that I love, and a little spice and tropical flare from the amarillos.

imho, my homegrown aji's taste a lot better and are a little hotter than the store-bought frozen aji's.

I sprinkle a little peach bhut powder in there if i want more heat but i don't want to through off the dish with dark pepper flakes all over.

stettoman · Jul 1, 2018

Homegrown is the only aji's I've known...

Your grow is a wonder to behold, Matt! How you manage to balance your horticultural endeavors with the epicurean pursuits AND imbibing all that high end hoochery is an inspiration to all!

Malarky · Jul 3, 2018

OW Peruvian Red Rocotos

My poor OW got blown off a table during a storm. A few branches were broken and really nice pods lost. The roots were exposed and probably dried a bit overnight and I transplanted it to a bucket. Its been a couple weeks but the plant isn't the same. not a whole lot of new growth. I'm hoping after picking pods It'll kick into gear again. Worst case scenario, I'll try and cut some clones for the aerogarden. I love these peppers

Malarky · Jul 5, 2018

Aji Limo Yellow pheno from 1010. Pods seem a little small but they are still growing bigger.
They have all darkened significantly to a black/purple suntan. will be interesting to see the color change.

SB7J's are trucking along

PDN x Bonda F6White

Trepadeira do Werner

Malarky · Jul 9, 2018

Garden fresh Swiss Chard Frittata! (exclamation mark is just how I pronounce it ymmv)

one of the first early unshapely SB7J pods is starting to get some color. Its a really neat neon orangey-red and green. very brightly colored. can't wait to see the red.

Malarky · Jul 16, 2018

SB7J the color change continues...

CGN21500 starting to ripen

Trepadeira do Werner still doing its thing

Aji Limo Rojo ripening

Aji Limo Amarillo!!! so happy these are staying yellow! conjoined pods bonus!

Peruvian Red Rocoto

Malarky · Jul 16, 2018

Aji Oro- ripening and finally pushing new shoots from the center stem. Next year I will be trying to prune these early as Dale TGCM recommends

P. Dreadies ripening!!!
The early pods are all off pheno but at least they are yellow!
There are lots of correct phenos and even some freaky tails on the next wave

Chewi · Jul 16, 2018

Malarky said:
SB7J the color change continues...

CGN21500 starting to ripen

Trepadeira do Werner still doing its thing

These two are perfection!
CGN21500 is an all time great for me as far as flavor and man I can't wait to get some of the Trepadeira do Werner. Thing throws a lot of pods looks like!!!

Malarky · Jul 17, 2018

got my wife a succulent. told her not to touch it or water it. just love it.
I'm gonna see if it'll grow in my grit mix.
Hawarthia of some kind. i read this should be a good indoor variety that will survive with lower light.

I read that HighWest has changed their recipe for DoubleRye! they are starting to use their own juice ( much younger) instead of the 16yo sourced rye in their blend. So I wanted to try the older stuff before you can't get it anymore. So this is a blend of 2 and 16yo rye. (i know the 16yo is probably not a high percentage, but still). Any bottle that has a batch number starting with 18 is the new recipe.

Its really good neat. can't wait to try it in a manhattan.

Malarky · Jul 19, 2018

Finally get to try my CGN21500!
sooo EXCITED!

Ghaleon · Jul 19, 2018

Thegreenchilemonster said:
Man, I'm jealous of the bees! The bumblebees always seem drawn to Pubes for some reason.

Nice Pics. It looks like you'll be getting quite a few rocoto pods this year.

My love of peppers will probably never override my hatred of...well..anything with a stinger.

karoo · Jul 19, 2018

I just paged through your whole glog,
excellent plants and pods (and drinks). :onfire:

stettoman · Jul 19, 2018

Dang, Matt. Your glog is so pixel rich it takes a full 30 seconds for just this page to load! Really nice looking Oros, you planted March first??? So did I, and am only now getting purple polka dots.

I swear, I gotta pay a little more attention to what music you guys are playing for your plants....

Ghaleon · Jul 19, 2018

Imagine if we were back in the 56K days.

Malarky · Jul 19, 2018

stettoman said:
Dang, Matt. Your glog is so pixel rich it takes a full 30 seconds for just this page to load! Really nice looking Oros, you planted March first??? So did I, and am only now getting purple polka dots.

I swear, I gotta pay a little more attention to what music you guys are playing for your plants....

yup March 1st. i don't think i'll ever start earlier again. all this Jan 1st stuff is nonsense for me.

I munched half that cgn21500 pod. Smelled really nice and fruity, no skunk.
unfortunately i didn't get any of the tropical fruity flavor i was hoping for. I know I'm not a very good taster, but i was hoping for something. Hab heat for about 4 minutes and then it started going down. Made my nose run, but thats it.

oh well. one less pepper i need to grow. i'll probably turn it into salsa(pineapple)

sorry about all the pixels, i'm not sure how to tone that down. sometimes its nice to have the huge hi def pic, sometimes its just too much

stettoman · Jul 19, 2018

Heh heh, don't be toning down on my account! You take some amazing pepper (and food and booze) shots, well worth the wait. Nothing for you to be sorry for.