Dougthehead 2023 Glog

Dougthehead · Jul 10, 2023

A few more from yesterday, Judy's Brown Moruga, Andy's King BOC, Aji Ahuachapan, T-Rex Brown. Also, ate a ripe Tepin X Lemon Drop from @Downriver and that's one of the best tasting peppers yet this season. Can't wait for them all to ripen. I'm going to make hot pepper relish for sub sandwiches

out of those and the Peppadews

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Bou · Jul 10, 2023

Try to let the Aji Ahuachapan turn completely dark yellow/orange; they will taste much better, (very good actually and not soapy to me

).

My two cents

Dougthehead · Jul 11, 2023

Bou said:
Try to let the Aji Ahuachapan turn completely dark yellow/orange; they will taste much better, (very good actually and not soapy to me).

My two cetns

Will do, I had been out in the sun all day and forgot what color they were supposed to be. Won't make that mistake again.

Dougthehead · Jul 14, 2023

Both Jonah X PDN from the same seeds. Lol, two totally different plants.

Dougthehead · Jul 15, 2023

Dragon's Toe, Peach Miasma, Reaper X Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion, Pockmark Orange, Aji Charapita

Dougthehead · Jul 15, 2023

One of my Andy's King BOC plants.

Dougthehead · Jul 15, 2023

Blood Ghost looking pretty cool.

Dougthehead · Jul 15, 2023

Any idea what these may be? They came from an Aji Verde pack of seeds, but definitely didn't look like what they are supposed to. The plant itself does, but looks to have either crossed with something or just be another variety all together.

Grass Snake · Jul 15, 2023

Dougthehead said:
Any idea what these may be? They came from an Aji Verde pack of seeds, but definitely didn't look like what they are supposed to. The plant itself does, but looks to have either crossed with something or just be another variety all together.

Kinda resembles the "UFO" pepper I've been seeing on FB recently.

Dougthehead · Jul 20, 2023

Picked a few more.

Dougthehead · Jul 23, 2023

Welp, guess I am mainly growing only super hots now for the time being. Seemingly overnight had rats move in and completely decimate all my pepper plants that weren't hot. I have seven traps out now, the old school wooden snap their neck kind and poison.

skullbiker · Jul 23, 2023

Dougthehead said:
Welp, guess I am mainly growing only super hots now for the time being. Seemingly overnight had rats move in and completely decimate all my pepper plants that weren't hot. I have seven traps out now, the old school wooden snap their neck kind and poison.

Damn rat bastards! Kill 'em fast, kill 'em all!

Dougthehead · Jul 24, 2023

skullbiker said:
Damn rat bastards! Kill 'em fast, kill 'em all!

Set out seven traps, woke up to 7 kills. All baited with Peppadew slices. I'm going to set them back out tonight. I still can't believe how fast they moved in and just ate everything that wasn't a really hot pepper. They ate all the Aji Ahuachapan, the aji fantasy, Peppadews, most of the Padrons, the sugar rush peach, the dragon's Toe, Aji Verde, and were starting to test the Thai spezzano's. All in the course of like 3 days.

Dougthehead · Jul 24, 2023

But on a happier note, I did pick these yesterday. They're not stupid enough to touch these bad boys.

ahayastani · Jul 24, 2023

Dougthehead said:
Set out seven traps, woke up to 7 kills. All baited with Peppadew slices. I'm going to set them back out tonight. I still can't believe how fast they moved in and just ate everything that wasn't a really hot pepper. They ate all the Aji Ahuachapan, the aji fantasy, Peppadews, most of the Padrons, the sugar rush peach, the dragon's Toe, Aji Verde, and were starting to test the Thai spezzano's. All in the course of like 3 days.

Looks like a nest of mice... Probably still mouselets around.

Dougthehead · Jul 24, 2023

ahayastani said:
Looks like a nest of mice... Probably still mouselets around.

Not for long. I'm going scorched earth on them.

Dougthehead · Jul 24, 2023

So I sat and tried to deduct why they moved in to the area even though I hadn't seen any in the area for years. Then I realized, the drip line I put in had basically provided them as oasis in the desert as it's been 100° Fahrenheit or more for more than a month.

Every night they were getting a cool fresh water source, which came with some delicious sweet peppers and a huge grapevine full of sweet grapes to eat and a mess of tangled vines to build a nice safe nest.

So, at the end of the day, I only have my self to blame. Doesn't mean I won't kill every one of those bastards.

Dougthehead · Aug 1, 2023

Managing to still get some even with this ridiculous heat. I think it was 117° in my car when I left work today. There's a few Zings, KSLS, Aji pineapple, Scotch bonnet cappuccino, Hurt berrry long tail, Oxkutzcab, Judy's Brown Moruga, Bahamian goat, and a few others.

Dougthehead · Sep 27, 2023

Well, it's been a while since I have provided an update because, well nothing much has been going on. I have however managed to keep almost all of my plants alive throughout the summer of nearly every day being over a 100 degrees and almost no rain.

But, the temperature is dropping into the 90's now during the day and 70's at night and most all of my plants have exploded with flowers. I have been a busy bee

and have been hand pollinating as many as possible before the mosquitoes

drive me back in the house.

Some of my plants are now growing over the top of my 8ft fence, but haven't produced much. Others have grown all year in 1 gallon pots and have produced like crazy.

Hoping to get one more good haul before it gets too cold.