catchthebear 2019

Hello everyone. 
 
It's my first time posting a grow log here, so if I do something wrong please yell at me.  
 
I finally had time to put together a list of all the peppers I have started this year.  I also relabeled every plant with giant labels using a grease pencil.   I'm tired of running into mystery plants halfway through the season!
 
It's a busy time of year at work for me, but things are finally starting to slow down a hair.  
 
Still haven't pushed my babies out of the nest yet.  Had some hail a couple days ago that scared me off putting them out.  Maybe next week.
 
I plan to put about half of them in the ground and the other half in pots.  Would like to be able to easily isolate certain varieties when they start flowering.  
 
I've also decided that this is my last year using the double cup method.  Big pain in the ass. 
 
Still looking for some Tovarii seeds too. Don't intend to start any more seeds this year, but hope to run across some before next season.  
 
Hope everyone has a good season ahead.  
Cheers,
Matt
 
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Here's my list of my plants this year along with some photos below. May be some spelling errors, etc.  Please let me know if you notice something that needs correcting.  
 
* 7 Pot Congo
* 7 Pot Lava
* 7 Pot Slimer
* Aji Chuncho
* Aji Guyana
* Aji Lemon
* Aji Mango
* Aji Rainforest
* Ancient
* Angkor Sunrise
* Arrowhead
* BBG7 Jobito Chocolate
* BBG7 X Tobasco
* Bahamian Goat
* Banglador Whippet's Tail
* Bhut X Lime
* Biberie
* Big Bang Space Chili
* Big Black Mama
* Biquinho
* Biquinho Iracema
* Bird Aji
* Black Namaqualand
* Black Olive
* Black Stinger
* Black Variegated
* Bleeding Borg 9
* Bleeding Heart Yellow
* Bloody Riot Orange
* Blue Ghost
* Bolivian Rainbow
* Bonda Mahala
* Brazilian Pumpkin
* Brazilian Starfish Orange
* Buena Mulata
* CGN 191998 Eximium
* CGN 21566
* CGN 22795
* CGN 22835
* CGN 23209
* CGN 23255
* CGN 24360
* Cap 1141
* Cap 1144 Praetermissium
* Cap 115
* Cap 1478
* Cap 212
* Cap 470 Eximium
* Cap 500 Eximium
* Cap 691 Red Fire
* Cap 962
* Cap Cardenasii
* Cap Chacoense
* Cap Flexuosum
* Cap Galapagoense
* Cap Lanceolatum
* Cap Rhomboideum
* Capezoli Scimmia
* Carbonara Red
* Carbonara White
* Carolina Reaper
* Carolina Reaper X Peach Ghost
* Carolina Reaper Yellow
* Chocolate Congo X Gigantic Ghost
* Chocolate Ghost Jami
* Chupetino Pink
* Condor's Beak
* Count Dracula
* Cumari Pollux
* Devil's Rib
* Dwarf Chiltepin
* Ekirike
* Elephant
* Elysium Oxide Mustard
* Farmer's Market Jalapeno
* Fatali Gourmet Jigsaw
* Fidalgo Roxa
* Fruit Gum F3
* Funky Yellow
* Galapagos Isabela Habanero
* Goat Pepper
* Goatsweed
* Holiday Time
* Hot Pops Purple
* Inca Drop
* Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion
* Khang's Lemon Starrburst
* Khang's Texas Crimson Bonnet
* Krishna Jolokia
* Lemon Habanero
* MA Face
* Macapa
* Machu Picchu
* Mata Fride
* Midnight BBG7
* Mini Rocoto Red
* Mojo Scoundrel
* Monkey Face Yellow
* Monkey Nipple
* Murupi
* Murupi Amarela
* Mutant Candlelight
* NOT Buforum
* NOT Parvifol
* NOT Sepia Serpent
* Nosegay
* Orange Bleeder
* Orange Blob
* PI 281312
* PI 281317
* PI 439452
* PI 43952
* PI 441598 Peach F3
* PI 543208
* Paprika Alma
* Peach Fantasy
* Peach Scorpion
* Peruvian Serlano
* Peter Orange
* Peter Red
* Piaxo Neyde
* Pimenta Kathumby Black
* Pimenta Lisa
* Pink Tiger X Peach Bhut
* Primo X Lemon Drop
* Purple Creme Tiger
* Purple Flower Baccatum Long
* Quintisho
* Red Lightning Habanero
* Red Rocket
* Rezha Macedonian
* Rocopica
* Rocoto Aji Largo
* Rocoto De Las Selvas
* Rocoto San Isidro
* Rooster Spur
* Safi Red
* Salvatico
* Satan's Kiss
* Scarlet Lantern X CGN 21500
* Shu
* Slovakia #1
* Slovakia #3
* Sugar Rush Brains F1
* Sugar Rush Red
* Super Hot Beast
* Swamp Thing Yellow
* Tepin X Lemon Drop
* Thai Orange
* Thunder Mountain Longhorn
* Tobago Treasure
* Trinidad Perfume
* Trinidad Perfume Red
* Trinidad Purple Coffee
* Trinidad Red Cherry
* Turkish Cap Rojo
* Uvilia Grande
* Varigated Jalapeno
* Ven Tiger X SRTSL Red
* Venezuelan Purple
* Vladan Beauty
* Wartryx Grenade
* West Indies Red
* West Indies Yellow
* White Kanthari
* White Wasp
* Wild Brazil
* Wild Japanese (Tubocapsicum Anomalum)
* Wild Purple Guatemalan
* Wiri Wiri
* Yellow BBG7 x Butch T Scorpion
 

 

 

[mattspeppers]

Nice having time to pack up some seeds for a friend.  Glad it's fall Very glad. 

 

[mattspeppers]

 

[mattspeppers]

My first Lanceolatum flower.
 
 
 

 

[mattspeppers]

Made some sauce today.  That about does it for fresh peppers for the year
 
The labels are Avery brand labels, which you can find on Amazon. They have all the templates on their website. I only have a laser printer, so that's what I use to print them.
 
Wax seals are easy. 50/50 mix of hot glue gun sticks and whatever color crayon you want. I melt it all down in a cheap crock pot I picked up at the thrift store. Just dip them in.
 
It's about a dozen different varieties of peppers, tomatoes, carrots, garlic, onions, apples, vinegar, sea salt, and sugar. Some lemon zest and ginger as well.
 

 

[PaulG]

Good work, Matt!

 

[ThomasDeco]

Looks great, Matt. Makes my mouth water!
 
Are those seals easy to get off?

 

[mattspeppers]

Good work, Matt!

 
Thanks Paul! 
 

Looks great, Matt. Makes my mouth water!
 
Are those seals easy to get off?

 
Thank you Thomas!
 
Very easy to remove. They peel right off. 

 

[BDASPNY]

great labels, sauce color and the wax seal. 
 
any pics and details on the wax seal process?

 

[CaneDog]

Sauce looks great!  New AV/logo does too.  Did you draw that?

 

[mattspeppers]

great labels, sauce color and the wax seal. 
 
any pics and details on the wax seal process?

 

 
That's the only pic I have of the crock pot in action.  I basically just load it up with crayons and glue gun sticks and then wait an hour.  Mix it with that plastic knife you see there every so often until it's ready to go.  Dip the bottles in (when they're cool, otherwise the wax drips too much) and sit them back down.  If you don't like the way they look, it dries in under a minute. Just take it off and give it another try. 

 

[mattspeppers]

Sauce looks great!  New AV/logo does too.  Did you draw that?

 
Thanks CD! Pretty happy with it.
 
I commissioned a portrait some years ago from a photo I had of myself when I was working up in Alaska.   I really like how it turned out, so I've been using it for little projects here and there too.  

 

[BDASPNY]

sounds simple, it looks really good.

 

[mattspeppers]

Galapagos Island Habanero Sea Salt
 
Take a few fresh peppers and remove the seeds. Toss them in a food processor with some sea salt.
Lay that out on a baking sheet and slide it in the oven on your lowest setting for a few hours to dry it out.
Pop it all back in the food processor afterwards for a hot minute and that's it.

 

[CaneDog]

A "hot" minute, huh?
 
Looks great.  Hey, what are your thoughts on that Galapagos Hab overall?

 

[mattspeppers]

A "hot" minute, huh?
 
Looks great.  Hey, what are your thoughts on that Galapagos Hab overall?

 
Lol  Thanks CD! (Might have set some aside for ya!)
 
I liked them quite a lot. Nice and fruity. Just about in my wheelhouse heat wise.  I don't care for them a whole lot hotter than that.   Will definitely continue growing them.    Saw them originally on Nigel Carter's channel and always wanted to grow them and now I have!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXf4ThHm3BY  Miss his reviews, man...

 

[PaulG]

Is that a layer of processed pods/salt
in the bottom of the food processor in
the top two pictures?

 

[mattspeppers]

Is that a layer of processed pods/salt
in the bottom of the food processor in
the top two pictures?

Yeah, that was me just testing things out before I dumped everything in. Hadn't made it before and was figuring out the best way to do things.  (Don't think it matters how it's done or in what order, actually.)

 

[PaulG]

It looks great, in any case, 'Bear!

 

[mattspeppers]

It looks great, in any case, 'Bear!

 
Thanks, Paul   It's quite easy and super tasty. I will definitely be making more. 

 

[mattspeppers]

Using up the last of what is out there (and cleaning out my fridge!)
 
BBQ sauce