Bluesman´s 2015

 This season is a wild season. Previous seasons I have my greenhouse 90% full of chilis, now very little.
 
I´ll post some pics of a typical season in Finland.
 

 
150213, the basement of my house. NFT:s.
 

 
Problem. 010413.
 

 
Solution.
 

 
The seedlings in. 100413.
 

 
Bonda ma Jacques 040513.
 

 
140513
 

 
070613
 

 
090713.
 
Bonda ma Jacques produced  13,5kg (29lbs) during the season.
 
Next time I post I try not to put so many fotos.
 

 

[FreeportBum]

Wow. Some really nice stuff

 

[ronniedeb]

Nice photos Bluesman. Are the Jaltomata easy to grow? I presume they are a greenhouse plant?

 

[Bluesman]

Nice photos Bluesman. Are the Jaltomata easy to grow? I presume they are a greenhouse plant?

 
 Yes it seems like growing a tomato but I presume the fruit / berries must be cooked before consumption. Not sure.
 

 

[Bluesman]

 
C.prae CAP1487 flowering.

 

[Bluesman]

 

 
Rocoto Riesen Gelb. Hard to spot but there are a couple of pods about  the size of a tennis ball. Still growing.
 

 
Rocoto Montufar (Pi585273) likes to grow outside altough it  has been a very cool June so far.
 

 
There´s always room for one tiny plant....

 

[FreeportBum]

Everything looks great Rauno.  Here's a flower pic of my rocopica plant from yesterday that I thought you may enjoy. cheers

 

 

[Guitarman]

Fantastic plants and pictures, congratulations! I will follow your glog with Very interest!

 

[Bluesman]

Everything looks great Rauno.  Here's a flower pic of my rocopica plant from yesterday that I thought you may enjoy. cheers
 
 

 
 Any pods yet?

Fantastic plants and pictures, congratulations! I will follow your glog with Very interest!

 
 Thank You. I´ll do the same and will follow your glog.  Piace molto!

 

[FreeportBum]

Any pods yet?
 
 Thank You. I´ll do the same and will follow your glog.  Piace molto!

Just starting to set pods, hasn't dropped flowers yet.

 

[PaulS]

Theres still room in that greenhouse for loads of plants!
Looking good dude

 

[semillas]

Rocoto Santa Natalia ?

Never seen that name before.
Is there a accession number behind that name?

Thanks

Peter

 

[Bluesman]

Rocoto Santa Natalia ?

Never seen that name before.
Is there a accession number behind that name?

Thanks

Peter

 
Well, the pods were bought from the marketplace in the town of Santa Natalia in Peru by a tourist couple from Finland.
They spread the seeds to finnish chiliheads and the rocoto was named by the town to have some kind  of identification.
No access number. Very pleasant Manzano rojo type fruit and quite productive too. Relatively eary with big pods too.
 
The name Montufar (Pi585273) derives also from a city, in Ecuador. The name given also by finnish hobbyists..

 

[semillas]

Thanks for the explanation.

Peter

 

[Bluesman]

 
C.annuum Leek. At its best when grilled.
 

 

 
Rocoto Riesen gelb keeps on growing. Now about 3m tall,
 
 

 
Ulupica XL. nice flavoured pods.

 

[ronniedeb]

Nice Rauno! Are those Rocoto Riesen in Hydro?

 

[FreeportBum]

 
 Any pods yet?
 

I would say around 75-100 pods set now. Pod shape is a little different then other rocopica I've seen pics of?

 

[Bluesman]

Nice Rauno! Are those Rocoto Riesen in Hydro?

Yes, in NFT. The greenhouse is now after a holiday trip full of aphids. Riesen has no damage.
This is the worst season so far, it hasn´t been this cold since 1959. Nothing grows normally and the aphids bless the rest. 
Only the rocotos thrive decently maybe because they originate from high altitudes.

I would say around 75-100 pods set now. Pod shape is a little different then other rocopica I've seen pics of?
 

Nice looking pods. I believe they taste about the same regardless of the pod shape.

 

[Bluesman]

A short picture update from the catastrophe. You shouldn´t make holiday trips longer than 2 days. Fishing in Norway is fun but at Bluesfarm.....
 

 
We had to burn bonfires to be able to see in the darkness.
 

 
Happy to wake up in the morning to find some elf had brought gifts.
 

 
Even the bugs have flashlights.
 

 
The aphids had an orgy.
 

 
The same variety, Oxcutzcabian orange but outdoors. Natural enemies had a fiesta and the plant is quite OK.
 

 
Cheiro caya in the GH. Aphid s..t all over but the plant relatively ok.
 

 

 
This Jalapeño mammoth could have become something but half of its leaves are gone.
 

 
Rocoto brown hasn´t got much damage.
 

 

 
Rocoto riesen gelb has some pods that have changed their color. I leave them hanging for 2 weeks more or even longer.
They taste much better when they fall into your hand with just small force.
 

 
Rocoto Sta Natalia.

 

[ronniedeb]

 
This is the worst season so far, it hasn´t been this cold since 1959. Nothing grows normally and the aphids bless the rest. 
Only the rocotos thrive decently maybe because they originate from high altitudes.

 

 
Yeah. Brutally cold, wet and grey here too. I had the Winter Jacket all zipped up, hood on today. Gales forecast for tomorrow. This has been the year of no summer. It's very depressing. I did have a week in Spain there last week, which was nice. Pity I couldnt bring the plants with me to get some sun!!

 

[justecila]

I enjoy very much going through your posts.  Thank you.