bpiela glog 2018 - Giving it another go...

bpiela · Jun 4, 2018

Devv said:
Looking good Ben!

Feeling good Scott!

bpiela · Jun 10, 2018

I was potting up some plants into containers and I came across something. On this CAP 691 plant, I think there are eggs of some sort. I think I have seen this before but I am forgetting at the moment what they are. Here is a cropped pic:

This is a slightly different angle that lets you see the "thread" that is attached to the plant.

Anyone know what this is and if I should just clean it off of the plant?

Thanks in advance!

bpiela · Jun 11, 2018

Found out these are lacewing eggs. Not used to having the good guys around.

bpiela · Jun 11, 2018

Some updates.

Antakie from Fiery Fords:

Here is an Antep Aci Dolma from Fiery Fords:

Here is an Ammazzo or Joe's Round or Cherry Bomb or whatever you want to call it. Grew it from seeds I saved from a plant purchased from CCN.

Here is a pod on a Roatan Habanero. Got the seeds from Texas Hot Peppers. I grew three of them, but this one has some purple in it. Should be an interesting cross.

And my Yellow Brainstrain has a bunch of pods...

Walchit · Jun 12, 2018

Nice!

Genetikx · Jun 12, 2018

Interesting eggs, never saw that before

Everything is nice and green too!

bpiela · Jun 18, 2018

Some more pics. I didn't really give away/sell all of my extra plants and I am uncertain what to do about them. I have been potting up as many as I can but I am running out of room. Here is a pic of all of the remaining plants. All are flowering. Many have pods.

Some pod pics from the baccatum area. Here is a Sugar Rush Peach:

Sugar Rush Cream:

El Oro De Ecuador:

Crazy pod on a Columbian Yellow:

Here is my Aji Penec. Unfortunately, looking very Aji Penec-ish.

Now a couple of Chinense. Some squiggly pods on a Tobago Treasure:

A bunch of pods on a potted up Beni Highlands:

My Helix Nebula has 1 foot long pods right now:

Here is a plant that not doing well. A Carbonero Sherwoods. Not sure if this is slug damage.

All for now.

bpiela · Jun 18, 2018

Oh yeah, forgot about this plant. I collected the seeds from a potted plant in a Korean BBQ in Fairlawn, NJ. It was late in the year and the pods on the plant were red and pretty much dried out. I thought it was a Super Chile or something similar. Looks like the pods go from white to purple to red. Pretty cool surprise.

bpiela · Jun 29, 2018

Mini harvest, mostly annuums.

So, these are Lemme Italians, a Relleno, a Helix Nebula, a Red Mini Sweet, a runt 7Pot Lucy, 3 Ciliegia Piccantes, a GP Spectacular, and an Ancient Sweet. Could've picked a bunch of Jalapeno's, maybe tomorrow.

Devv · Jun 29, 2018

Well done Ben!

That second pod from the left looks a lot like a Jimmy Nardello.

bpiela · Jul 2, 2018

Devv said:
Well done Ben!

That second pod from the left looks a lot like a Jimmy Nardello.

Yeah, that is the Relleno from seeds I purchased from Reimers. It has a little heat to it as well...

Walchit · Jul 2, 2018

I read that the lacewing lay their eggs like that because they are such hardcore predators they will eat each other when they hatch

bpiela · Jul 4, 2018

Latest pics from the garden.

Super Chile has ripened pods.

Super Chile-esque plant from the local Korean BBQ store is looking cool.

Apocalypse Scorpions are doing fine.

Darn. This is either a 7Pot Nebru or a 7 Pot Lucy. I gotta look again. But pic is cool.

Antep Aci Dolma look great.

Space Chili, Total Eclipse. Very large.

Thunder Mountain Longhorn:

Peachadew:

Sugar Rush Cream:

My Aji Penec. Still very White. Looks a bit odd.

Today's Harvest.

stettoman · Jul 6, 2018

I'm glad you didn't give up after the bug attack last year, Ben. You have some really great stuff goin' on!

I'm so far behind you, finally have flowers blooming and a few pods setting, but heck, my tallest plant is still less than a foot!

That Carbonero plant might have a hornworm camping in the dirt below. I had one last year, same damage.

Walchit · Jul 6, 2018

Nice pod action!

bpiela · Jul 6, 2018

For historical purposes, I am posting pics of the whole garden. There are 7 rows of plants.

First row as I enter the garden are the frutescens and some oddball crosses. You can see the tabasco with many pods growing upwards. Other than that, not a ton of pods in this row as of yet.

Second row in is all chinense. In the front is a Tshololo Orange that has the purple leaves. It is a strong plant and will produce a bunch of pods.

Third row is all chinense. In the middle of the row on the right is a Beni Highlands with light colored leaves. Not a tall plant.

Fourth row is all chinense. Towards the back of the row are my Big Mamas. Those plants are big.

Fifth row is the first row of annuums. Front right you can see the thai peppers and in the back on the right grow some jalapenos.

Sixth row is the second row of annuums. You can see the Super Chili's on the right, which are right across from some Ammazzos. In front of the Super Chili's are those cool purple peppers I got the seeds from the Korean BBQ place near me.

Seventh and last row is the baccatums. You cannot see them from this pic, but there are a bunch of pods growing here.

Sawyer · Jul 7, 2018

Nice looking garden, Ben. You're growing some really interesting varieties.

bpiela · Jul 25, 2018

Well, it is that time of year that the pepper maggots show up. I didn't get any pictures of the actual flies but here is some of the damage.

It looks like they really like my El Oro de Ecuador pods.

Here are some El Oro de Ecuador pods with some Peachadews and a Sugar Rush Cream.

floricole · Jul 25, 2018

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (H.B.) nematodes, commonly used for the lawn grubs in the lawn is a good predator for the larva of this fly

Masher · Jul 25, 2018

bpiela said:
Well, it is that time of year that the pepper maggots show up. I didn't get any pictures of the actual flies but here is some of the damage.

It looks like they really like my El Oro de Ecuador pods.

Here are some El Oro de Ecuador pods with some Peachadews and a Sugar Rush Cream.

Oh man that is a bummer.