Bodeen's 2013 Grow _-_ Love at First Sting

HillBilly Jeff · Oct 18, 2013

Had a light frost last night. The blanket I had a burgundy covered with had frost all over it, but a taller plant next to it was fine. I should be fine tonight, but I think the rest will need to come in.

My peach bhut will not ripen on the plant

I did get some poundage smoked after work though.

JoynersHotPeppers · Oct 18, 2013

Spray the plants heavy with water prior to frost

Devv · Oct 18, 2013

+1 on 822

I've had watering save mine from a frost (26° or 27°), mine was an early frost, whole garden was planted. I let the sprinkler run..

HillBilly Jeff · Oct 18, 2013

I've only ever washed the frost off before the sun hits it. Probably going to freeze this weekend and not warm up the next week. Don't want to keep fighting it and I want to OW the plant. The end is here!!!

HillBilly Jeff · Oct 19, 2013

Today was the end....Pulled all the pepper plants out of the garden and saved all the pods I could. I ended up with 11 OW plants and a tub and a half of pods.

I do have two Donne Sali plants and a tepin in my shop that I need to pull pods off of. I also have two aji hab and a lemon drop in the shop that I am going to hang up.

Here is the lemon drop that twinned out of its seed this spring.

134 Burgundy pods off of three plants. 68 of which came from one plant. I needed just a little longer growing season, but then I would have other pods coming on any way.

55 peach bhuts pods that I hope will ripen. That doesn't count the really small pods or the ones I picked early in the week. Plant was a machine!!

And the final harvest....mostly green pods. If my trend continues of a few dozen a day turning, I should be through these fairly quick.

Sanarda · Oct 21, 2013

Do you do anything special to ripen the pods.

HillBilly Jeff · Oct 21, 2013

Sanarda said:
Do you do anything special to ripen the pods.

Yes
I put them in a brown paper bag with a couple red apples and store them in a cool dark place.

It is working wonderfully so far. Just checked and have a bowl full that I need to clean and prep for smoking. Of the burgundy peppers that were totally green yesterday, 9 of them are ripe today and many more are turning. Only one peach bhut turned though.

Sanarda · Oct 21, 2013

In one day?

annie57 · Oct 22, 2013

Yep Pia! In one day they will.

Except bhut fam isn't too gitty-up to do it but will--Jeff, if the peach bhuts hang longer in bag, they will probably ripen. Trade off is softer but if drying . . . just a thought. Am doing that with all green habs, as they splitting bad: probably get you more decent Harolds after do that. But love the one you'll be with? Mailed yesterday.

I agree. Continuing to water? I'd be with ya hon; "let's get this stuff ready for 2014!" And play Jim Morrison. Fabulous grow, hon. Only great burgundy I had this year! Speaking of Jim, the end is only the beginning. "Can you picture what will be/So limitless and free . . ." JDM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoBFhdeR9PE

HillBilly Jeff · Oct 22, 2013

Had 11 more burgundy pods ripen over night and about 4 dozen or so peppers in all. I gotta stem/wash/seed these tonight and every night so I can get a good smoke on Saturday without spending half the day cleaning peppers.

Yellow bhuts are turning one or two a day. So far only one peach bhut has turned. I can't get over how fast the burgs are turning. I'll have over a dozen more ripe tomorrow. Everyone that has tried the powder I made with them says it has a good taste. I think I will go with 6 plants of those next year.

First official frost here this morning. 10/22. Last year was 10/06. Lost only one day by doing OW on Sunday, but had all day and didn't have to run crazy with it after work.

ON TO 2014!!!!!!

Devv · Oct 22, 2013

Wow great job on the ripening!

So what does the apple do...give off good vibes?

Jeff H · Oct 22, 2013

They give off ethylene gas Devv. Bananas do too. It ripens other fruit.

HillBilly Jeff · Oct 22, 2013

It releases pheromones that just drive the peppers crazy and they just turn colors....actually they give off a gas that speeds the ripening process. Tomatoes will work, but I was out.

Sanarda · Oct 22, 2013

Will a large cardboard box work or does it have to be a paper bag. I bought bananas today :dance:

HillBilly Jeff · Oct 22, 2013

I have the bulk of the peppers in cardboard boxes.

annie57 · Oct 23, 2013

Bodeen said:
I have the bulk of the peppers in cardboard boxes.

+1. No pod left behind. Jeff, for insurance I go bag, then box! Nice that those amazing burgs are turning and wish somebody who no longer lives here would stop getting mail. Dang, I hate snark behavior. But got them this morning. :rolleyes:

*Take deep breaths and count*

Thank you! Trying your powders on something eggish tonight after the sauce-process. Probably omelet. (Already tried one: excellent!) Posting pics with some questions.

What does the code stand for: HBMB and HBFB? Already tried HBMB. As can see, already went for HBMB. :party:

HillBilly Jeff · Oct 23, 2013

Explained all that in the note. HBMB is HillBilly Meat Blend and HBFB is HillBilly Fish Blend. So far everyone likes the flavor and none of my non HOT friends have found a "taste" to be too hot.

I too got some pepper love in the mail today.

I am saying Bonda and Harold are in the box. Going to say TSMB, red Moruga and the flat red one could be a sav x fat???

500 some peppers put me out of bags in a hurry lol. I usually get plastic because it makes for nice garbage bags in small garbage cans,

Devv · Oct 23, 2013

Jeff H said:
They give off ethylene gas Devv. Bananas do too. It ripens other fruit.

Bodeen said:
It releases pheromones that just drive the peppers crazy and they just turn colors....actually they give off a gas that speeds the ripening process. Tomatoes will work, but I was out.

OK, I read about that a while back. Thanks!

HillBilly Jeff · Oct 23, 2013

annie57 said:
+1. No pod left behind. Jeff, for insurance I go bag, then box! Nice that those amazing burgs are turning and wish somebody who no longer lives here would stop getting mail. Dang, I hate snark behavior. But got them this morning. *Take deep breaths and count*

Thank you! Trying your powders on something eggish tonight after the sauce-process. Probably omelet. (Already tried one: excellent!) Posting pics with some questions.

What does the code stand for: HBMB and HBFB? Already tried HBMB. As can see, already went for HBMB.

Let me know how you like em.
Three days worth of ripening

2 1/2 gallon bag ready to be smoked.

Sanarda · Oct 23, 2013

Should I use all four bananas?