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Essegi 2017: at bare minimum

Hi all!
I've decided to open my glog that year too... I wasn't sure to open it since it will be an humble one, not many peppers, just the ones needed...
All seed from Semillas.
 
I've started 10 Rocoto Cap 363 on 1st january, because i managed to lose one, after a 2 days soak. Today i have my first sprout!
Other seeds i have to start (about 11 per type): 7pod primo orange, Avenir, Serrano and Zuzqua (whatever that is). I guess i start first and second on next weekend and the others in the first february weekend.
 
That's pretty much all for now, photos when there's something interesting to see.
I guess that year i'll post some pics of mountains and still some of pizza.
 
Now i go to hang my light, earlier than expected, i thought CAP 363 would have taken longer! :D
 
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D3monic said:
Plants look fantastic! The snow, not so much... i'm hoping to be done with snow for the rest of the year. Never was a big fan of gulash. My step mother used to make a terrible version that turned me off from it. 
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Thanks! I hope soon to move them on car park but then i'll have light issues... And it's still too cold.
That's too bad for gulash! I've eaten it fist time jsut some years ago to my uncle along one of my fav dishes (donkey stew). I liked better gulash. Also he had to use potatoes because ha said he made it too hot. To me it was just right on that. :D
 
Great looking pics as usual Gianarlo!  If the women you went hiking with liked your chili enough to want to make it themselves, it must have been good indeed... not that hiking all day in the cold didn't make it taste even better! :P
 
 
 
Thanks Rick!
I just told the guys that after a hike probably they would find good even a shoe sole. :D

Btw, a Cap 363 that morning (the one rightmost on last pics):
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Looks better for sure.
Now at work i've with me all spare plants except a serrano (that i'm giving away that week), now i have some room...
 
 
Essegi said:
Thanks Rick!
I just told the guys that after a hike probably they would find good even a shoe sole. :D

Btw, a Cap 363 that morning (the one rightmost on last pics):
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Looks better for sure.
Now at work i've with me all spare plants except a serrano (that i'm giving away that week), now i have some room...
 
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That's a nice looking Pubiscens! How long ago did you start it?

 
 
Thanks!
 
Here a sunbath:
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Chinense aren't huge but i like that are dense, more large than high.
 
Also rightmost CAP363 is setting pods!!!!
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That night there was full moon and clear, calm, weather...
I took a trip with friends to val Formica (i went there a month ago).
We headed to Mandriolo peak on late afternoon:
 
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This one just before night:
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Descent with moonlight has been really cool while other people was going up.
We didn't have snow rackets that time...
 
At Larici shelter we drank a well deserved bombardino:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardino
That was a strong one!
 
I like that last round of pics Giancarlo! Nice that you're starting to get pods on your C. Pubiscens plants, more beautiful pics of the Italian Alps, and I'd never heard of a Bombardino before... I'll have to look up the recipe next Christmas. ;)
 
Very entertaining log, Giancarlo!  As always your Pizza
shots really get my digestive juices flowing!  The chili
doesn't look too bad, either   ;)   Nice mountain pics, too.
 
Your pepper plants are looking awesome out in the sun!
 
Thanks!
Now last repot and last snow!
 
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I have to give away 3 plants to a relative, i wanted to wait till plant on ground time but i need room.
Zuzqua are bigger than Serrano.
Cap 363 think that growing larger is better than higher.
Some leaves on chinense have some severe sunburn but plants still are without problems.
Now i could tranfer all on car park that it should be enough hot on night but i don't know how to hang light and i don't know if temperature difference is still too high.
 
Last winter hike on Cima D'Asta group, nice 2 days:
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This is Cima D'Asta. I hope to go there in June if there's room on advanced hiking course.
 
Reminds me of hiking in our own Cascade Mountains,
as well as Eagle Cap and Trinity Alps in Oregon and
Northern California. I always loved the transition from
bare ground to snow, seems kind of surreal "  :high: ?"
Not really, but it's a great reminder that you are in the
wilderness, essentially.
 
That night i'm moving plants on another room, a bit colder but hot enoguh. I hope to put rocoto on ground soon, in those days miinimus are still low, maybe when they go up a bit i'll act.
 
At the moment i have only 1 rocoto pod but it's nice:
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Now it's nearly on the size of full grown Locato pods.
 
Pods of other plants:
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Fig
 
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Reale d'Imola apricot
 
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Vitillo apricot
 
PaulG said:
Reminds me of hiking in our own Cascade Mountains,
as well as Eagle Cap and Trinity Alps in Oregon and
Northern California. I always loved the transition from
bare ground to snow, seems kind of surreal "  :high: ?"
Not really, but it's a great reminder that you are in the
wilderness, essentially.
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Now i'm just waiting for snow and ice to melt once for all to go to some interesting routes. Also now i have confirmed that i'm in the advanced hiking course and i'm very glad.
 
In fact yesterday i've chosen one of the lowest mountains i've ascended: Monte Grappa. The summit is considered an holy place and there's a really big ossuary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Grappa
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I had never been here. To be honest that time i wasn't interested in the summint (even if it's of maximum historic importance) but on the path.
I've chosen path 109 (4,6km for 1150m of ascension just the path itself) for expert hikers (due to a chain and some really steep off trail traits) that has been quite brutal to walk...
Descent was through path 106 called "direttissima" that means "very direct" that for sure was much less direct than ascension, but still not trivial at all, and less interesting aside some chamoises:
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Well, i wanted some hard training and that without doubt delivered. Cool path, not dangerous or of difficult orientation (though GPS came handful a couple of times) but really demanding and fun.
 
Very nice Giancarlo. I'm happy for you, that you have all this beautiful countryside to explore. That's the only thing I miss about Virginia, hiking in the mountains; such a nice escape ;)
 
I'm happy spring has come for you Giancarlo, but a little jealous too. Just gotta soldier on 'til it finally gets here. Nice pics of your fruit trees and the (so far) lone C. Pubiscens pod. +1 on Scott's comments of the scenic places you've pictured... your corner of Italy has some ruggedly beautiful areas! :)
 
Essegi said:
I had never been here. To be honest that time i wasn't interested in the summint (even if it's of maximum historic importance) but on the path.
I've chosen path 109 (4,6km for 1150m of ascension just the path itself) for expert hikers (due to a chain and some really steep off trail traits) that has been quite brutal to walk...
Descent was through path 106 called "direttissima" that means "very direct" that for sure was much less direct than ascension, but still not trivial at all, and less interesting aside some chamoises:
1dpHRT.jpg

Well, i wanted some hard training and that without doubt delivered. Cool path, not dangerous or of difficult orientation (though GPS came handful a couple of times) but really demanding and fun.
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Makes me yearn to get out in the mountains!  Great pic, Giancarlo, and kudos   :clap:
for getting into the advanced hiking class.
 
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