Year 3 of trying to yield some good produce from the back yard gardens. I did a massive pile of super hots last year and was giving them away as fast as I could but still ended up tossing a lot of pods simply because i didn't have any good use for them. This years goal was a lot more variety and flavors that could be used in the kitchen and as gifts for non-chilihead family and friends. So heres what I've got going on this year (and where i got the seeds):
New guys for the 12x5 compost filled bed:
Jalapeno (Juanitos)
Piment D'Espelette (MarcV)
White Bullet Habanero (Juanitos)
Chocolate Habanero (Juanitos)
Aji Lemon Drop (Wicked Mike)
Venezuelan Tiger (Wicked Mike)
Corno Di Toro Giallo (Wicked Mike)
Aleppo (Wicked Mike)
Maras Biber (Wicked Mike)
Pepperoncini (Phil)
These two are do-overs but should be filling in the last 2 spots in the main bed:
Wiri-Wiri (Wicked Mike)
Friggitello (Phil)
Side garden
Red Bhut Jolokia (3yr old)
Yellow Devil's Tongue (3yr old)
2x Pepperoncini's (Phil)
Seedlings January 14th 2015:
Some plants that were started in September that I tried to overwinter... they actually turned leathery and didn't make it.
Thanks to Maiden, I added this meat eater to the winter grow shelf to help with any flies... it did a great job actually:
I had an over watering problem that caused the first round of Wiri-Wiri to simply stop growing past this stage for like 2 months.
The rest of the guys got dried out and transplanted into some fresh potting mix that was 11lbs of coconut coir, about 1/2 a bag of Perlite, 5lbs of sand, and a bin full of compost:
They responded well. And after about 4 weeks of growth they moved outside for some hardening off on the back porch before it got too hot:
The walkway/side garden with the two 3yr old overwintered plants and 2 perpperoncini's... the other bin had garlic and eventually there will be carrots and squash sprouts. Both definitely need some new walls.
Off in the distance in full sun is the 12'x5ish' raised bed that was home to way too many plants last year... this year i think this will be much more productive:
Some pepperoncinis already developing after only a week in the dirt:
Some tiger lilies about to explode in another week or so, theres a couple hibiscus in here and a rose as well. I will likely put a couple more peppers in here to add some color:
Some other fun stuff around the back yard:
foxglove year 3:
Some overflowing thyme:
New guys for the 12x5 compost filled bed:
Jalapeno (Juanitos)
Piment D'Espelette (MarcV)
White Bullet Habanero (Juanitos)
Chocolate Habanero (Juanitos)
Aji Lemon Drop (Wicked Mike)
Venezuelan Tiger (Wicked Mike)
Corno Di Toro Giallo (Wicked Mike)
Aleppo (Wicked Mike)
Maras Biber (Wicked Mike)
Pepperoncini (Phil)
These two are do-overs but should be filling in the last 2 spots in the main bed:
Wiri-Wiri (Wicked Mike)
Friggitello (Phil)
Side garden
Red Bhut Jolokia (3yr old)
Yellow Devil's Tongue (3yr old)
2x Pepperoncini's (Phil)
Seedlings January 14th 2015:
Some plants that were started in September that I tried to overwinter... they actually turned leathery and didn't make it.
Thanks to Maiden, I added this meat eater to the winter grow shelf to help with any flies... it did a great job actually:
I had an over watering problem that caused the first round of Wiri-Wiri to simply stop growing past this stage for like 2 months.
The rest of the guys got dried out and transplanted into some fresh potting mix that was 11lbs of coconut coir, about 1/2 a bag of Perlite, 5lbs of sand, and a bin full of compost:
They responded well. And after about 4 weeks of growth they moved outside for some hardening off on the back porch before it got too hot:
The walkway/side garden with the two 3yr old overwintered plants and 2 perpperoncini's... the other bin had garlic and eventually there will be carrots and squash sprouts. Both definitely need some new walls.
Off in the distance in full sun is the 12'x5ish' raised bed that was home to way too many plants last year... this year i think this will be much more productive:
Some pepperoncinis already developing after only a week in the dirt:
Some tiger lilies about to explode in another week or so, theres a couple hibiscus in here and a rose as well. I will likely put a couple more peppers in here to add some color:
Some other fun stuff around the back yard:
foxglove year 3:
Some overflowing thyme: