This begins with overwintering of Scotch Bonnets, Habaneros (red, orange), and Red Bhuts, plus an occasional Tabasco and Red Chili. New additions are more Scotch Bonnets seeded over the winter, plus some Reapers purchased from HD recently, and some Red Bells. Some small Thai germinating too, although my parent plants did not survive. Also trying to germinate some Piri-Piri. Was a warmer, wet winter here.this year. Still drying out.
Chorizo's 2019 Glog
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Scotch Bonnet pod starting to yellow up. Probably the best example of the morphology of the parent plant from which this was spawned. The two yellow pointy things on the tray below are what came off a red pumpkin-shaped habanero plant. I am thinking alien invasion. Sleep with one eye open....
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They don't all come out like this, but this is closest to the original pods I took seeds from. A Farmers Market product from a single grower.
Harvest from today, first ripe Red Bhut Jolokias, plus ripening of the JSB that was green yesterday, and a handfull of La Bamba Jalepenos from yesterday. Saving for stuffing next weekend. Hmmmm...oysters, lobster, scallops...? Probably for another thread, but I am just hungry.
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The tiny red things are Tabasco peppers. My one plant is in it's second year, is about 3 feet tall, and frickin' loaded to the hilt with peppers. I use them for pickling in vinegar, and munching on. I do have a sprouting that is about 2-12 inches tall, looking good, but growing slowly.
I have two jalapeño plants, one being a La Bamba from Burpee I believe. The fat ones are the La Bamba, and they are not to spicy, but great for stuffing.
I have two jalapeño plants, one being a La Bamba from Burpee I believe. The fat ones are the La Bamba, and they are not to spicy, but great for stuffing.
Have gotten a lot of rain in the past days. Plants are soaked and dropping some leaves, but still growing nicely and producing.
I will have to do my retraction as of now on the weird double-morphology deal on a plant that I previously posted about. The subject was an elongated yellow pod on what I thought what a red habanero. The other pods were green at the time. One of our members suggested it may just be a feature of a weaker or stressed plant.
Turns out, he was spot on. The plant was grouped with the other Habaneros, based on the pod morphology. Turns out that plant is a scotch Bonnet (yellow), just not thriving like the others, and it is spitting out odd-shaped pods. Guess I should have waited for the others, to ripen, but it is still an interesting feature.
I humbly be forgiveness. But it was still kind of cool.
Turns out, he was spot on. The plant was grouped with the other Habaneros, based on the pod morphology. Turns out that plant is a scotch Bonnet (yellow), just not thriving like the others, and it is spitting out odd-shaped pods. Guess I should have waited for the others, to ripen, but it is still an interesting feature.
I humbly be forgiveness. But it was still kind of cool.
15 June update. Smoker grill fired up for the first stockpile of the 2019 harvest. All things red (habaneros, fake reapers...basically habaneros, toss in a few red bhuts, and follow-up with some scotch bonnets and jalapenos. Red stuff will go on the dehydrator and the yellow and green will go into a sauce.
Meanwhile the harvest continues. First lemon drop pepper discovered today.
Meanwhile the harvest continues. First lemon drop pepper discovered today.
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Some pest issues from the wetter season. White fluffy deposits, I suspect a precursor of aphids? or a fungus? Had aphids follow this stage, treated with neem, gone. Carpenter ants seem to like to feed off of them. Also other more friendly critters hanging out.
