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b3rnd 2018 - Giving this glog thing another try...

Hey there pepperfriends!
 
I've decided to try to keep a glog again. Last time didn't go so well because of moving mid-season. I'm a little bit behind on schedule because of some logistical problems concerning my growing gear. My warming mats, thermostat and humidity domes were supposed to come in a big package of stuff from Portugal, but it didn't. I started some seeds without it just to have something to do, haha. All my stuff finally arrived last week, so I'm already up and running by now. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise because I don't have enough space (that sounds familiar) for all my plants in the house.
 
I'm prepping my garden at the moment. When I moved in here the whole backyard was covered with clinker bricks, probably for more than 10 years at least. I took a whole bunch out and left a circle for a table and some chairs. The soil was basically barren after being compacted tightly all those years, so I straight away added some fall leaves to the mix. A week ago I could get a trailer full of cow manure (about 100 kg or 220 lbs) that I'm going to till in when the weather allows me to. It's freezing at night and raining during the day so I'm waiting for some better weather. I'm also planning on taking a trip to the forest to get me some hummus to add to it. I hope the combination of all that will kickstart the soil life again.
 
Currently, I have five domes with 15 pots each. I filled it 2/3 with some soil with vermiculite first, and then I added a layer of seed starting mix. My idea was that the seeds wouldn't germinate in the fertilized soil, but as they grow the roots will find it when they need it. I don't like to replant them too much so I'm experimenting a bit.
 
My grow list:
 
Aleppo
Chiltepin
Ethiopian Brown
Goat's Weed
Hairy Cherry
Jalapeno
Penis Pepper
Piment d'Espelette
Poblano
Rehza
Serrano
Thunder Mountain Longhorn
 
Arbibi Gusano
Bahamian Goat
Bhut Jolokia
CGN 21500
Cheiro Roxa
Fidalgo Roxa
Datil
Frontera Sweet
Habanero Cappuccino
Pimenta da Neyde
 
Aji Angelo
Aji Rainforest
Aji Ethiopian Fire
Aji Minas Gerais
Aji Omnicolor
Barra do Ribeiro
Dulce Sol
Earbob
Lemon Drop
Sugar Rush Peach
Trepadeira Werner
CAP 214
El Oro de Ecuador
 
Aji Oro Rocoto
Manzano Orange
Peru Bitdumi Rocoto
Pineapple Rocoto
Rocoto Guatamalan Orange
Rocoto Guatamalan Red
 
Duke Pequin
Ekirike
 
Brazilian Starfish x Lemon Drop F1
Pequin x Goat's Weed F2
Pimenta da Neyde x Bonda ma Jacques F6
Tepin x Lemon Drop
Fruxim
 
Cumari Pollux
C. Chacoense
 
I might have a problem. Do we have a Chilecoholic Anonymous group?
 
Anyway, let's see what this season brings us. I hope I didn't shoot myself in the foot with this shitload of peppers. I'll post some pictures later. I hope. If I remember.
 
Here are some pictures, because what's a glog without pics?

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The Aji Angelo x Cumari Pollux crossed pod.

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The first two pods of my Brazilian Starfish x Lemon Drop.

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Planted some peppers in the ground anyway. Wasn't planning on it, but I thought what the hell.

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b3rnd said:
I attempted to make a Thunder Mountain Longhorn x Aribibi Gusano cross today. Let's hope it takes! The Aji Angelo x Cumari Pollux cross seems to be a success.

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Your gonna get giant caterpillar peppers on that! I want some.
 
Thanks, Devv!
 
 
I just couldn't resist attempting one more cross, just as a little bonus for next year: Cumari Pollux x Pimenta da Neyde. I didn't really want to make another PdN cross, as there are so many already out there. But I just love the look of both of these peppers so yeah here we are. Maybe I can get a purple plant with some pubescence, that would be pretty cool. According to the crossing matrix, C. Praetermissum x C. Chinense is viable, but the other way around isn't. Let's see if that's correct!
 
I mapped out my garden to better plan everything for next season. It took a whole afternoon of measuring and drawing but it turned out pretty good. Not sure if I can fit the number of plants I planned for though, it's just a first draft. 

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Some pod pictures! Things are looking good for the most part. I have a few plants in small containers that aren't doing great. Never doing that again, it's a waste of time and space. I thought the plants would just stay smaller, but they are doing generally way worse. Yellowing leaves, slow poddage, flower drop etc.

Also the wind blew my parasol on my plants and it broke off some branches. One plant got really badly damages and lost its whole main stem. A side branch survived so I'm hoping the roots are strong enough for a quick recovery.

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Omnicolor pod

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Aleppo pod

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Rehza pod

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Piment d'Espelette pods

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Tepin x Lemon Drop pod

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Fidalga Roxa pods

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Cumari Pollux flower 
 
It seems my Thunder Mountain Longhorn has a hard time accepting the Aribibi Gusano pollen for some reason. 3 out of 6 flowers I've tried to fertilize have dropped. I hope one of these still takes.

My other crosses do seem to have taken. The Aji Angelo x Cumari Pollux set a nice pod and the Cumari Pollux x Pimenta da Neyde is also setting a pod. Can't wait for next year to grow these bad boys out. I can't wait what these Praetermissum crosses are going to produce. I'm hoping the pubescency will carry over to the crosses.
 
Perhaps i will consider growing Aribibi Gusano next year, because the strange pod shape and the plant seems to be doing a lot of pods.
 
Chilidude said:
Perhaps i will consider growing Aribibi Gusano next year, because the strange pod shape and the plant seems to be doing a lot of pods.
 
I love the shape! It's my first year growing them so I can't say anything about the taste, but of all my Chinense plants they produce the most pods.
 
b3rnd said:
 
I love the shape! It's my first year growing them so I can't say anything about the taste, but of all my Chinense plants they produce the most pods.
 

They sure look strange, but i also have plenty of seeds already that i have never tried to grow and the collection seems to grow every year.
 
Chilidude said:
 
They sure look strange, but i also have plenty of seeds already that i have never tried to grow and the collection seems to grow every year.
Yeah that seems to be a recurring theme here on the forum. I have the same problem. The list of must-grows and favorites also seems to be growing at the same rate...


To the people who've grown Sugar Rush Peach: does this pepper look ripe to you or should I wait a few more days?

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b3rnd said:
Yeah that seems to be a recurring theme here on the forum. I have the same problem. The list of must-grows and favorites also seems to be growing at the same rate...


To the people who've grown Sugar Rush Peach: does this pepper look ripe to you or should I wait a few more days?

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i would have to say that could go a couple more days 
but maybe even on the counter at house temp. 
if it does start to lose weight sitting out on the counter for a day or two more, it will also be concentrating those flavours and sugars  ;)
 
me personally, i'd wait another day or two, then pick it, and even then, leave it on the counter and probably not be able to resist any longer after it started showing the tiniest sign of softening.  :D
 
i will also fully admit to many pods of several variation of Sugar Rush, never even making it into the house  :oops:
if you think an almost ripe one is good, your gonna love a fully ripe one  :)
 
They are delicious. and the more ripe you let them get, the sweeter they will be, without really changing the heat profile much except that there's more sugars.
 
garden is looking great by the way  :clap:
 
 
 
 
:cheers:  
 
bpiela said:
Thunder Mountain x Arribibi Gusano?  Hysterical, I can't wait to see those.  Keep trying!
 
Haha, I will! I just pollinated 2 extra flowers yesterday. I think the cross could produce some pretty cool peppers.
 
Guatemalan Insanity Pepper said:
 
i would have to say that could go a couple more days 
but maybe even on the counter at house temp. 
if it does start to lose weight sitting out on the counter for a day or two more, it will also be concentrating those flavours and sugars  ;)
 
me personally, i'd wait another day or two, then pick it, and even then, leave it on the counter and probably not be able to resist any longer after it started showing the tiniest sign of softening.  :D
 
i will also fully admit to many pods of several variation of Sugar Rush, never even making it into the house  :oops:
if you think an almost ripe one is good, your gonna love a fully ripe one  :)
 
They are delicious. and the more ripe you let them get, the sweeter they will be, without really changing the heat profile much except that there's more sugars.
 
garden is looking great by the way  :clap:
 
:cheers:  
 
Thanks GIP! I will wait until they're fully ripe for sure, haha! I can't wait to try these babies. Even the name sounds delicious! 
 
The garden is doing its thing for sure. Right now I have a lot of clovers planted to prepare it for next season. The soil I put in the garden had basically no organic matter at all (I bought it per truck-load, I guess they sifted all of it out). It compacted like crazy every time it rained. And when it was dry for a week the soil would be so sandy that water would just run off it instead of getting absorbed. The clovers should get the soil nice and loose with their deep roots, and put in plenty of organic matter to make it more suitable. I can't wait for next season, growing in pots really isn't the same as in the ground! 
 
b3rnd said:
 
Haha, I will! I just pollinated 2 extra flowers yesterday. I think the cross could produce some pretty cool peppers.
 
 
Thanks GIP! I will wait until they're fully ripe for sure, haha! I can't wait to try these babies. Even the name sounds delicious! 
 
The garden is doing its thing for sure. Right now I have a lot of clovers planted to prepare it for next season. The soil I put in the garden had basically no organic matter at all (I bought it per truck-load, I guess they sifted all of it out). It compacted like crazy every time it rained. And when it was dry for a week the soil would be so sandy that water would just run off it instead of getting absorbed. The clovers should get the soil nice and loose with their deep roots, and put in plenty of organic matter to make it more suitable. I can't wait for next season, growing in pots really isn't the same as in the ground! 
We have mostly compacted clay here, and anywhere, where i haven't 'built a bed', it's got poor drainage and becomes a big muddy mess after more than a day of rain. 
That + my inability to get around like i used to years prior, encouraged me to expand my grow bag gardening. 
and it was a learning curve for sure.  But i still find it easier than scooting around on my butt to garden and pull weeds 
I'll take elevated gardening: Whether it's; raised beds, or planters/pots/grow bags, etc. over that any day.
i cant walk behind a tiller anymore  :neutral:  and wouldn't feel right asking the Mrs. to do so without me being able to visibly instruct her at least.
Mrs. GIP, is amazing, and participates in more of my pepper gardening and processing, than i would have ever initially thought she would.
I think many of us chiliheads tend to get carried away with the desire to taste 'all of the chili's'  :lol:
and when you have the space, the only thing stopping you is; the cost and the time which can also equate to cost.
i really should cut back on the chilies for a year and focus on the berries and cherries. But, we all know i cant stop adding to my gotta grow pepper list  :crazy:
 
I've just learned to accept that i will always be fascinated with growing peppers
and the more the better
up until i cant properly care for them all  :oops:  then i'll need to cut back just a little 
 
If you get anything remotely like your hoping for with the Longhorn x Gusano, i'd be willing to help you grow it out  :cool:
if only because of curiosity. 
Were/are  your Aribibi plants from seeds i sent you ?
Aribibi Gusano is so prolific, and plenty hot, with such a neutral clean taste  :thumbsup:
a highly underrated pepper. 
 i thought i was growing thunder mountain longhorn this year, but; although they looked correct until ripening, none of them went Red  
:think: the seeds i got were maybe crossed or something, because, both of mine ripen to Orange.  :neutral:
Maybe i can pick up some pods in a trade from someone this year and still get to taste the correct Thunder Mountain Longhorn.  :)
 
 
best of luck and continued success in the garden 
:cheers:
 
Guatemalan Insanity Pepper said:
We have mostly compacted clay here, and anywhere, where i haven't 'built a bed', it's got poor drainage and becomes a big muddy mess after more than a day of rain. 
That + my inability to get around like i used to years prior, encouraged me to expand my grow bag gardening. 
and it was a learning curve for sure.  But i still find it easier than scooting around on my butt to garden and pull weeds 
I'll take elevated gardening: Whether it's; raised beds, or planters/pots/grow bags, etc. over that any day.
i cant walk behind a tiller anymore  :neutral:  and wouldn't feel right asking the Mrs. to do so without me being able to visibly instruct her at least.
Mrs. GIP, is amazing, and participates in more of my pepper gardening and processing, than i would have ever initially thought she would.
I think many of us chiliheads tend to get carried away with the desire to taste 'all of the chili's'  :lol:
and when you have the space, the only thing stopping you is; the cost and the time which can also equate to cost.
i really should cut back on the chilies for a year and focus on the berries and cherries. But, we all know i cant stop adding to my gotta grow pepper list  :crazy:
 
I've just learned to accept that i will always be fascinated with growing peppers
and the more the better
up until i cant properly care for them all  :oops:  then i'll need to cut back just a little 
 
If you get anything remotely like your hoping for with the Longhorn x Gusano, i'd be willing to help you grow it out  :cool:
if only because of curiosity. 
Were/are  your Aribibi plants from seeds i sent you ?
Aribibi Gusano is so prolific, and plenty hot, with such a neutral clean taste  :thumbsup:
a highly underrated pepper. 
 i thought i was growing thunder mountain longhorn this year, but; although they looked correct until ripening, none of them went Red  
:think: the seeds i got were maybe crossed or something, because, both of mine ripen to Orange.  :neutral:
Maybe i can pick up some pods in a trade from someone this year and still get to taste the correct Thunder Mountain Longhorn.  :)
 
 
best of luck and continued success in the garden 
:cheers:
 
I hear ya about the support of your SO. My gf is also very supportive of my hobby. Even though we can barely walk in our smallish garden because of all the peppers, haha! Most of us do get a little carried away, don't we?
 
I can understand your reasoning, container gardening can be very useful. You have a lot more control over a lot of things and it saves some work. But I also think there are extra variables that can go wrong. For example, I have a few plants in-ground now. They were rejects that I didn't have bigger containers for. I thought I'd give them a chance in the non-ideal soil. Lo and behold, they have caught up in no time to my container plants. I have to admit a lot of my containers are a bit too small (because of my budget I couldn't buy them all in the size I wanted), but I also f'ed up my choice of potting mix. I had a great deal on some bags that I thought I couldn't pass up on, but the mix turned out to be way too heavy to use in containers. The plants have a hard time rooting up, and they aren't doing great. Especially the plants in the smaller containers seem to have trouble with the mix, the ones in bigger pots a bit less. Half-way through I was out of mix so I bought a different kind, and the plants are doing much better in that.. 
 
I had really good hopes at the start of this season, but now about half of my plants are in the wrong potting mix. It's bumming me out a little (a lot), because I started out quite well.
 
Unfortunately, both of the Aribibi Gusano plants I have were planted in the wrong mix, so they're not growing how I'd like them to. They're producing though! I can't wait to try one. I'll share a picture of it in my next post!
 
If I can get a flower to set a pod, I will definitely keep that in mind! I really hope the cross will be as cool as I'm imagining. Now to get these damn pods to set.....
 
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