CaneDog 2020

2020 is underway, so it's time to start the new season's glog!  Odd times though, as I'm still harvesting stragglers from last season while the earliest of my 2020 starts are already up.  Grow areas are a bit disorganized as a result 
 
This season's grow should be a little more balanced than last season, though I'll still have a ridiculous number of rocotos - many OW's plus a bunch of new varieties - and quite a few carry-over OW wilds, too.
 
A big "thanks" to all who shared seeds with me for this season.  I'm appreciative and excited to have lots of cool varieties in the mix, many of which I got to watch you grow last season and can now try myself.  I think I'm current with everyone, but if by any chance you were expecting seeds from me that may have slipped through the cracks just shoot me a PM.
 
As I mentioned, things aren't super organized right now, but here's a few pics anyway.
 
I planted a few seeds early, just because I couldn't hold off the extra few weeks without planting something.
 
Amarillo de Arequipa Rocoto just popped- Thanks CTB!

 
Ecuador Sweet Rocoto twins - and a big shout out to the two peeps who sent me seeds for these. Both sources germinated and I'm really happy to have them growing.  Disclaimer: they may look overly wet, but these just got sprayed (to avoid HH's) and it's a very porous medium.

 
Put another few rocotos in to soak today.

 
This is a galapagoense that popped a few days back, exactly 100 days after sowing.

 
And this pod contains Jalapeno Zapotec x Purple Jalapeno F1, one of a couple F1 JZ crosses I'll be growing out this season. The other is Tekne Dolmasi x JZ.

 
Finally, I got a solid recommendation on a new media mix I'll be trying out this season in a few variations. The mix is heavy in partially composted bark fines, a fir/hemlock mix as pine's hard to get locally. It's proving to be a veritable mycelium factory.  Bodes well for good symbiosis with the appropriate fungal species this year.

 

 
Heck, they're even fruiting out the drainage holes... 

 
 
That's it for now.  Good luck to all in 2020!
CD

 

[Bookers]

Cheers gents always great to see progress!!! Happy fathers day Cdog and Paul

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[Tybo]

I don't think my Rayado's are quite that lanky but the stems are pretty small.  I've been running the ceiling fan right above them but it hasn't helped.  Im gonna have to bring my oscillating fan to this room.  Maybe that will help.  
I like the straw support!

 

[PaulG]

Cheers gents always great to see progress!!! Happy fathers day Cdog and Paul

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Thanks, Bookers, belated back at ya!

 

[CaneDog]

Cheers gents always great to see progress!!! Happy fathers day Cdog and Paul

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Thanks, Bookers, belated back at ya!

 
And I'll add my belated to Paul's.  Hope you're enjoying good times about now, Bookers.

 

[CaneDog]

Took a few randoms this evening.
 
PC-1 Annuum pod.  Most are pretty normal/straight pods, but not this one.

 
Orange Spice Jalapeno.  I made poppers with a few of these last week.  Good taste, but low heat so far from the early pods. 

 
Spaz Thai was taking forever to ripen, but as soon as the heat increased recently they started coloring up quickly.

 
And they're getting ready for a bigger round 2

 
And the little rhomboideum is trying to get its grow on.  This guy was a de facto cull, but then I decided to try to recover it.  It started doing better after repotting and now with the warmer weather it looks like it should fully recover.

 

[Downriver]

Nice pics CD. Plants look great.
 
Funny, I have to grow the PC-1 every year because it's my Brother's favorite powder - hands down. I've grown hundreds of varieties, but his go to is the PC-1. Puts it on everything. He goes through the stuff by the pound, every year lol.

 

[PaulG]

When it gets real big, that rhombi will make a great slingshot stock!

 

[CaneDog]

When it gets real big, that rhombi will make a great slingshot stock!

Maybe I'll be able to use it to launch some water balloons toward the neighbors later this summer  

 
A few update pics...
 
One of the 50/50 variegated jalapenos.  They're still in the little 9oz Solos and need to be potted up now that the heat has arrived. I think one of the coolest things about this variety is the stems.

 
Mutant Candlelight setting plenty of little pods.

 
Aji Guyana is setting copiously and the pods are definitely solid. I might consider an OW on this one to see if I could get an extra large plant.

 
Giant Yellow Rocoto x Eximium Cap 1491 F1 continues to set and set and set.  It has a tall, sturdy, upright growth profile and the pods are a decent size - not big, but big enough to be worth the effort to process.

 
I just potted up this outdoor fragilis.  The two indoor ones are currently bigger, but probably not for long.

 
OG Red Brain Strain is responding well to the recent warmer weather.  I think I'll keep it in a pot this season, giving it one more step up to a 2g or 3g nursery.

 
Same with the reaper.  These guys are always twitchy about too much sun/heat in the early season, but once they get established they seem to love it.  I think it's finally turned the corner.

 
And the galapagoense is doing well, blooming reasonably and setting pods consistently now.

 

 

 

 

 

[CaneDog]

Nice pics CD. Plants look great.
 
Funny, I have to grow the PC-1 every year because it's my Brother's favorite powder - hands down. I've grown hundreds of varieties, but his go to is the PC-1. Puts it on everything. He goes through the stuff by the pound, every year lol.

 
Thanks DR.  I've been looking to get this PC-1 for while now and I'm happy to have it.  I'll have to throw some pods in the Nesco for powder as well as the plan of using some for Thai pepper purposes.  It is just a straight powder your brother uses or do you make any additions?

 

[lespaulde]

Nothing but awesome pics and plants and progress here CD, great update! That variegated J remains a stunner!

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[Devv]

Well done CD, the plants look great
 
The galapagoense is a really cool plant, as is the Giant Yellow Rocoto x Eximium Cap 1491. Love the 4 flowers on one node

 

[PaulG]

Most impressive, as always, Dr. McDog!
 
Your plants all look great, and so many
interesting things going on, the Galapagoense,
the Variegated Jalapeńo stalks, the Mutant
Candlelight just to name a few.

 

[Mildfruit]

Im just lost for words. Love the pictures! 
 
Looking forward to the Aji Guyana taste review, looks like a solid pepper.
 
Whats the story with the fragilis? Never heard of that one before. 

 

[CaneDog]

Nothing but awesome pics and plants and progress here CD, great update! That variegated J remains a stunner!

 
Thanks LP.  I'm going to have to try to talk you into giving that one a try. 
 

Well done CD, the plants look great
 
The galapagoense is a really cool plant, as is the Giant Yellow Rocoto x Eximium Cap 1491. Love the 4 flowers on one node

 
  I didn't even think about the # of flowers per node until you mentioned it, Devv.  The plant has been vigorous, pushing 4 feet already in a nursery #1 with quite a bit of growing season left ahead.  It has the giant yellow's upright branching structure to it; hopefully it will fill in the laterals more with time and be even more productive.

 

[CaneDog]

Most impressive, as always, Dr. McDog!
 
Your plants all look great, and so many
interesting things going on, the Galapagoense,
the Variegated Jalapeńo stalks, the Mutant
Candlelight just to name a few.

 
Too much, actually. It  was supposed to be a plant-out day for me today, but it ending up raining all morning - yep, the great northwet did it to me again! 
 
Hopefully tomorrow will be dry, yet overcast, and I'll get the tomatoes and a bunch of the annuums into the ground then.  I have zero open deck space and the grilling season is already here.
 

Im just lost for words. Love the pictures! 
 
Looking forward to the Aji Guyana taste review, looks like a solid pepper.
 
Whats the story with the fragilis? Never heard of that one before. 

 
I'm really hoping the Guyana's a good one.  It's a very productive plant both in number and pod size and if it hits the trifecta with the taste test I'll definitely be looking to OW it.  Was happy to see you take your galapagoense to ripe pods. And you seemed to do it quite quickly!
 
Word is the fragilis is a mutated wild baccatum and a somewhat recent discovery.  It also takes a long time to produce - as in start very early, from what I've heard.  Mine started out quite slowly, but have been picking up momentum.  The leaves are very cool looking - as are the flowers I've seen in pictures.  Lots of round pods, though I haven't heard any reports on how they taste.  I just gave away my only couple seeds, but I expect to have a fresh batch once these eventually get around to producing.  

 

[CaneDog]

I was happy to see this Piri Pir colored up overnight.  The ripening pods are isolated, so in about a week when I harvest them I'll get this guy some more root room and see what it can do.

 
Another Frutescens, this Wiri Wiri is starting to perk up.  These guys really seemed to struggle during the cooler weather.

 
This Purple Flexuosum bloomed heavily starting about a week ago and seems to be setting well.  It got poured on last night during 18 hours of continuous rain.

 
This Pimenta de Neyde stayed inside longer than the other one and kept much of its color, despite a couple gloomy weeks it spent outside.

 
Aji Panca is doing well.  Definitely needs a transplant. I have only one of these guys so I'd like to get solid production from it.

 
One of 2 Pumpkin Habanero from seeds Dragonsfire share with me.  Like some other Habanero varieties, these seem to do a bit better in cooler weather than other chinense. Still, they prefer it warm to really get busy. This guy set a few pods during a warmer stretch a while back.

 
Chocolate Habanero.  I used to grow these very year, but this is the first time in quite a while.

 
My only two scotch bonnet this year, Jamaican Long on the left and a P. Dreadie.

 
CAP 1478 Praetermissum

 
This is an F1 Hyperpube-X Rocoto x CGN Cardenasii.  I goofed up and de facto culled it (set it aside out of the light without watering or attention), but then realized my mistake and had to nurse it back.  It actually looks super healthy now and has tons of lateral growth - it's a bit hard to see as it's really packed in around the base.

 
Special Aji Cachucha has been growing very strongly, though it's looking a little light on top.  A few of the peppers on my deck have done that in response to rain.

 
 
And to bring this massive post to an end, here are a couple of PaulG's 7 Pot Burgundy - thanks Paul!

 

 

[PaulG]

Awesome, CD. Glad to see the 7 Pot Burgundy
looking nice and healthy. Will be interesting to see
if those F3 throw the pecan-colored pods.

 

[PtMD989]

Great looking plants [emoji106]. Hopefully you can some good weather for plant out [emoji16][emoji106].


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[roper2008]

 
Thanks DR.  I've been looking to get this PC-1 for while now and I'm happy to have it.  I'll have to throw some pods in the Nesco for powder as well as the plan of using some for Thai pepper purposes.  It is just a straight powder your brother uses or do you make any additions?

What is the PC-1 like? Wondering, just in case I need to add it to my grow list, ha, ha... I’m growing the aji Guyana too from the seed train. They are not really tall, but have a lot of pods, all still green.

 

[ze_test]

hello
 preity plants
Can you tell me the size of the fruit from piri piri?
thanks