Capsidadburn 2014

Here we go again.  Seems like it was only yesterday.  I've recieved a lot of pods and seeds from great folks here.  THP and those folks are awesome!   I'll be growing most all of them as well as an order I just placed yesterday with Semillas.
 
I will seriously have to alter my logistics and layout to grow everything and keep it as asthetic but affordable as possible.  Big problems;  I need to trim my front yard trees to get more morning and mid day sun in the back.  I really need to haul in new soil.  Hello wheelbarrow and backpain.  My city is currently in a stage 2 drought restrictions (once a week watering).  I usually water with drip irrigation everyother day until summer forces me to each day.  Barrel collection (which I've been tinkering with for a while) will have to happen.
 
Here is my list in no particular order.  Seeds and or Fresh pods from; Pepperlover/ Judy, GAGrowhead/Jason, Windchicken/Gary, Sawyer/John, Spicegeist/Charles  Meatfreak/ Stefan, PIC 1/ Greg  Thanks to all!                  
                                                                                               Transplanted to 3x3's;

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Butch T Scorpion /Me​

Trinidad Scorpion Sunrise/Jason​

Peach Bhut Jolokia/Judy​

Sepia Serpent/Jason​

Bhut Orange Copenhagen/Jason​

Peach Habanero/Judy​

7 Pot Not Red (Yellow) Barrackpore/Me​

White Devil's Tongue/Jason​

NagaBrain F3/Gary​

Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion/Jason​

Jay's Red Ghost Scorpion/Jason​

Congo Black/Judy​

White Bhut Jolokia/Judy​

Bonda ma Jaques X Yellow 7 Pot/Gary-Charles​

Brain Strain/Judy​

Datil/Jason​

Tobago Yellow Scotch Bonnet/Judy​

Bubble Gum 7 Pot #1/Jason​

Yellow Moruga Scorpion/Judy​

Yellow Bhut Jolokia/Judy​

7 Pot Chiguanas/Judy​

Texas Pequin F2/Gary-Brian​

7 Pot Jonah/Judy​

Brown Moruga Scorpion/Judy​

Elysium Oxide Bonnet F4/ Me​

Tepin X 7 Pot/Charles​

MOA Scotch Bonnet/John​

7 Pot Burgundy/John​

7 Pot Barrackpore/Me​

Jigsaw/John​

Jamaican Yellow Scotch Bonnet/Judy​

Cumari do Para/Me​

Giant Yellow Brainstrain/Judy​

Carolina Reaper/John​

Funky Reaper/John​

7 Pot Brown/John​

Douglah/Me​

Chintexle/Charles​

Donne Sali/Charles​

TFM Scotch Bonnet/Jason​

Tepin X Quintisho F1/ Me​

Mini-Mini X Purple Flash F1/ Me​

Trinidad Chocolate Bonnet/Jason​

Trinidad Cherries/Jason​

Tepin/Me​

Quintisho/Me​

Giant White Hab/ Jason​

Espelette Basque/ Me​

Green Habanero​

CGN 23255​

Brown Bhutlah​

Brown Rocoto​

Sara's Green​

El Oro de Ecuador​

Jalapeno Jalastar​

Habanero Naranja Picante​

CAP 217 Rocoto​

Jalapeno Goliath​

Lota Bih​

Chiclayo​

Jalapeno El Jefe​

Yellow Bhut SG​

Naga Suomi​

Madballs 7 Red​

7 Pot Primo Orange​

Yellow Infinity​

St. Martins Red Hab​

Miss. St. Butch T​

Madballs 7 Chocolate​

Och Rios Scotch Bonnet​

Numex 6-4​

Armageddon​

MOA Red​

Spanish Naga Morich​

Lumbre​

Big Bang Chocolate Naga​

White Fatalii​

UBSC​

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Have a great day people!

 

[Spicegeist]

Really cool shots...

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Great shots indeed. I always get excited when I see the DF's. Maybe it's because it reminds me of chasing them around the yard when I was a littlekid. Don't know, but they are cool. Plants look amazing Mike.

Thanks for sharing.

Chuck

 

[PaulG]

Mike, sorry I had to rush through the last 21 pages of your blog.  
The raised beds look great, and your pod shots are awesome as always.
 
We haven't had many dragonflies in our yard this year - it's been so dry
the neighborhood water sources are shrinking.  Nice to see more of your
dragonfly shots.
 
Sorry to read about the earlier misfortunes - seems like they come in bunches
sometimes.  My wife has diver, too.  No fun.  I hope your wife is doing well.
 
Hope the rest of the summer finds you and your family well, Mike!

 

[Devv]

Great shots Mike!

 

[capsidadburn]

Really cool shots...

Thanks Charles!
 
 

Great shots indeed. I always get excited when I see the DF's. Maybe it's because it reminds me of chasing them around the yard when I was a littlekid. Don't know, but they are cool. Plants look amazing Mike.

Thanks for sharing.

Chuck

Glad to hear Chuck!  I'll try to keep it interesting.  Thanks!
 
 

Mike, sorry I had to rush through the last 21 pages of your blog.  
The raised beds look great, and your pod shots are awesome as always.
 
We haven't had many dragonflies in our yard this year - it's been so dry
the neighborhood water sources are shrinking.  Nice to see more of your
dragonfly shots.
 
Sorry to read about the earlier misfortunes - seems like they come in bunches
sometimes.  My wife has diver, too.  No fun.  I hope your wife is doing well.
 
Hope the rest of the summer finds you and your family well, Mike!

Thanks Paul!  My county supposedly has 78 varieties of Dragonflys and Damselflies.  Just in my backyard I've learned of 12 species Dragonfly, and 4 damselflies.  There are certainly way cooler looking species that do not venture into my back yard.  My daughter and I are starting to hit a few shallow creeks hunting them.
 
Thanks for the concerns!  My wife Carol is doing much better with a scope planned for next month.
 
 

Great shots Mike!

Thanks Scott!  I saw you mentioned my D-60 in somebody's thread.  I find it harder and harder to get the right focus with my eyesight.  My daughters camera is so much better!  I made this slideshow link of her pics.  Nikon D3300, something like that, package deal probably aging model.
http://s975.photobucket.com/user/marsrats/slideshow/Mariah%20Photos
A small harvest

My EOB pods, Correct pheno on the left, Mustard pheno middle, and right some F3's that came out of my germinating frenzy that are very Mom parent Douglah looking, two unripe pics of the same.


Sorry for the blur!

 
Later good people!
Mike

 

[Devv]

Hi Mike!
 
Glad to see the nice harvest!
 
And yes as we age the eyesight gets worse. I keep saying as a mini prayer, "I wish I had 20-20" (again) Using my D-60, I rely on the "red square", but that doesn't mean it's focused on your target. So the point and shoot gets used more
 
Mariah did really well taking those pics! I wonder where the talent came from?

 

[capsidadburn]

Thanks Scott!
 
Anyone know what this drought tolerant little succulant is?  It came home with me in my pocket from San Antonio.  I can't believe I didn't take a pic of the plant.  It was kind of low to the ground, woody looking main stems branching in all directions in hot full sun.

 
Thanks!

 

[Nulle]

It looks like what we here in DK call a money tree/paradise tree

 

[PIC 1]

Mike I like the color of your EOB's, the sunlit shot brings out the rusty tones......neither red nor burgundy.
 
Cute little uniform succulent....probably a real slow grower

 

[Nulle]

If it is what I said in 408, then the latin name is Crassula Ovata

 

[capsidadburn]

It looks like what we here in DK call a money tree/paradise tree

If it is what I said in 408, then the latin name is Crassula Ovata

Thanks very much! I will use this as a starting point to try and figure it out. I saw something about Money tree and Jade plant in one site. We've had Jade plants before and I don't think this is that. When I saw this plant at the San Antonio zoo I was struck by its beauty. It was the only plant like it in the area. I was a little more concerned about snapping off a little piece than getting a nice pic! It's on a hillside near the Rhino and Cheetah's if anyone wants to go look for me! Kidding

 

[Sawyer]

It looks a bit like purslane, but the leaves are less elongated than usual.
 

 

[capsidadburn]

It looks a bit like purslane, but the leaves are less elongated than usual.
 

I think it's definitely in that family if not the same John. When I find a similar pic to
what I saw I will post it.

 

[Sawyer]

If it is, it's sometimes considered one of the beneficial weeds, though I don't know much about it's uses and benefits, beyond what Wikipedia has to say.
 
Huh, looks like it will serve well as a companion plant/ground cover for the garden.

 

[capsidadburn]

I read somewhere that it is high in omega-3 and great in salads!  I have something called mexican moss rose purslane in a ceramic pot in my raised bed and blooming well.  It is also low growing ground cover type but smaller leaf and more elongated.
 
Thanks John!

 

[Devv]

I've seen that plant before, but just don't remember where...CRS ya know. I'm thinking it grows wild here on my place...somewhere..LOL

 

[Sawyer]

I'm like you, Scott.  I'm sure I've seen it around here somewhere, going to have to keep my eyes open for it.  I'm sure the local wild variety will be better adapted to my conditions than whatever cultivar I could find seeds for.

 

[Nulle]

Here's a photo of my Paradistræ/Pengetræ (paradise tree/ money tree).
 

 

[capsidadburn]

Thanks Linda!  That looks a whole lot like the Jade plant my wife used to have.  I think they are fascinating!  This plant is more like a large doilie in habit.  The second link shows that but not the more segmented main stems that I remember from the zoo.  Seems to be a weed with benefits.  Scott you've probably hoed or tilled them under, or saw them in the pasture.
 
http://www.superfoods-for-superhealth.com/wild-purslane-plant.html
 
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fileortulaca_oleracea_habitusDehesaBoyalPuertollano.jpg
 
I've seen starts of portulaca plenty of times in nursery's, just not fully doings it's thing.
 
Here are some Tobago Yellow Scotch Bonnets.  Loved these from Judy last year.

Couple MOA pics doing pretty well.  Seeds from John/ Sawyer  Some pod variation but very pleasing!


One of my EOB's showing it's color.  Pods are a little smaller than last season.  Probably my soil.

 
Thanks again, Linda, John, Greg, and Scott.
 
Have a great weekend!

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Looking good Mike. Those plants and pods are looking nice and healthy.

Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.

Chuck