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.

 

[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper]

here's another unique aribibi gusano cross for some inspiration 
 
Aribibi Gusano x Pink Tiger 'tigerbibi' from SicilyStrainPepperFarm:
 

not the healthiest looking plant having just come outdoors a few days prior, from where it sat in a corner trying to get light from two different windows. 
But it was by itself and the pods should be isolated as their are no pollinators in the house but me    and now that it is outdoors it should hopefully take off in more production soon. 
hopefull that they taste good too as this is my first time growing this cross. 
 
 
and here's an overwintered Aribibi Gusano:

 

 

[b3rnd]

The pic is coming GIP, I forgot about it for a little bit, sorry!
 
I tried the Sugar Rush Peach pod yesterday! Very tasty, the sweetness is really apparent. Heat is pretty decent, definitely low enough to eat a fresh pod without dying. I can imagine some tasty Sugar Rush jam or something!

 

[b3rnd]

Hey people! I've been slacking with my updates, sorry. My forum activity always seems to slow down at this time of the season. I have some pictures to show now. Ripe pods, hooray!

The weather's been great for peppers. Not so much for other stuff though. We're experiencing the worst drought in years. It's unbelievably warm. The peppers love it though. Unfortunately the ones I've planted in the wrong soil don't seem to want to do any better no matter what I try. I don't have the time nor funds to repot them all right now so I'll just have to accept it.

The plants in the ground are doing fantastic though. Better than I anticipated even.
 

A few of the in ground plants
 

Omnicolor plant filling up nicely
 

A Brazilian Starfish x Lemon Drop F1 pod
 

Different type of BS x LD F1 pod. I like this shape.
 

First ripe BS x LD F1 pod. The taste isn't really that prominent. It's not bad at all, but I hope it improves in later generations. It has some great tasting parents, so... The heat is almost fully located in the placenta, and the pod itself is basically heatless. 
 

BS x LD F1 pod cut open.
 

Duke Pequin X pod
 

Duke Pequin X pod cut open. Sonka, the source of the seeds, told me it was probably Frutescens x Annuum, but the smell of this pod reminded me a little of Chinense peppers. Not a smell expert though, take it with a grain of salt.
 

First Aji Angelo pod
 

 

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One of the plants I labeled as Lemon Drop might be an accidental cross. My best guess is it's a Lemon Drop x Aji Angelo. The pods have a color that's kind of a mix between both peppers. The plant grows like Lemon Drop but the fruits look more like Aji Angelos. But the flowers start out upright, instead of pendant like they do on Aji Angelo plants. I haven't grown anything else that it could be.

Here are some pics. The last one is a comparison between all three. The suspected cross is in the middle.

 

[b3rnd]

Today's pickings.

Clockwise starting top left: Aji Ethiopian Fire, Jalapeño, Lemon Drop X, Omnicolor, Brazilian Starfish x Lemon Drop, Thunder Mountain Longhorn, Earbob, Aji Rainforest.

Edit: Close-ups of the crosses.

Brazilian Starfish x Lemon Drop

Lemon Drop X, suspected father is Aji Angelo

 

[karoo]

Good looking peppers.
How is the taste on those crosses?

 

[b3rnd]

Thanks, karoo! To be honest I haven't tried really them yet. I did try a little nibble of the Brazilian Starfish x Lemon Drop (BS x LD), and it wasn't anything to write home about. I might have to try a whole one to say for sure. I'm afraid to admit I'm a bit of a pussy when it comes to eating fresh peppers. It's always a struggle; hiccups, burping, teary eyes etc. etc. My previous experiences have deterred me from eating them fresh. Although I did enjoy eating a fresh Sugar Rush Peach recently.
 
By the way, funny thing: The BS x LD isn't spicy at all, except for the placenta. The flesh is BS heat, and the placenta is LD heat. I really hope the flavour improves because both the parents are delicious.

 

[b3rnd]

Another accidental cross. This is supposed to be a Cheiro Roxa. Still has Chinense flowers and leaves so I'm guessing it got crossed with another Chinense. Would have to see in F2 to be sure though.

If it was another Chinense the father could be Bahamian Goat, MOA Scotch Bonnet or a simple orange hab. Those were the only yellow or orange ones I grew that season.

Edit: Because Cheiro Roxa has an intermidiate ripening phase where it has a sort of peachy color, I'm going to leave a few on the plant to see if they ripen beyond orange.

 

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Dulce Sol throwing out some funky-ass pods.

 

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Aji Angelo with a Siamese twin! Very excited, I love it when plants do unexpected stuff.

 

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By the way, look at the absolute size of these units. Some of the biggest pods I've ever grown.

Sugar Rush Peach. Almost double the girth of all the other pods.

Aji Angelo. This plant is throwing the fattest Aji Angelos I've seen.

Brazilian Starfish x Lemon Drop F1. Absolutely massive pod.

A bunch of them together.

 

[PtMD989]

That flower is crazy [emoji16]. Are you going to keep seeds from it?


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[b3rnd]

That flower is crazy [emoji16]. Are you going to keep seeds from it?

Thanks for checking in!

I could save seeds, but I'm pretty sure it isn't a hereditary trait. A double flower just happens randomly sometimes, just like Siamese twins in humans. I'd very probably just have normal Aji Angelo seeds.

 

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I've been clearing out some plants today. There were a few in quite a rough shape due to the potting mix problems I mentioned earlier. They weren't producing any flowers anymore and all the peppers they did have were ripe. It was a bit crowded in the garden so I can use the space, but it still hurts every time.
 
It's also the second season in a row that my Pubes don't produce pods. This year I'm chalking it up to the bad potting mix though. Next year!

 

[Bhuter]

Hey b3rnd!!! I need to catch up with your glog, but I thought you might be interested in seeing one of my Black Naga x Peri-Peri F2. I understand that some reds look chocolate when ripening. This pod went soft, so I pulled it. But the placenta was still green. So the mystery continues. Will it stay chocolate/Brown?

 

[b3rnd]

Hey b3rnd!!! I need to catch up with your glog, but I thought you might be interested in seeing one of my Black Naga x Peri-Peri F2. I understand that some reds look chocolate when ripening. This pod went soft, so I pulled it. But the placenta was still green. So the mystery continues. Will it stay chocolate/Brown?
 

 
Nice pod! It would be pretty cool if it stays brown. How's the taste and the heat?

 

[Bhuter]

 
Nice pod! It would be pretty cool if it stays brown. How's the taste and the heat?

The flavor is unexplainable. Not bad. Kinda grassy (cilantro came to mind) and the heat feels around Peri-Peri range, maybe a little lower, but it seems to last longer.

 

[Bhuter]

Here's the green, squishy inside. Kinda gross.

 

[b3rnd]

The flavor is unexplainable. Not bad. Kinda grassy (cilantro came to mind) and the heat feels around Peri-Peri range, maybe a little lower, but it seems to last longer.

 

Here's the green, squishy inside. Kinda gross.

 
Ew, that does look kinda gross. How did that happen? Personally I don't enjoy grassy tastes, but maybe the flavor will improve in later gens?

 

[nmlarson]

Ditto on the "Eww."