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Guru's Garden - Traveling the World in Search of Peppers

Just starting this glog now so it's one less thing to do in a few months when I'm knee deep in compost and getting things in the ground.
 
Not much to report at the moment. Strains yet to be determined, but I'll probably end up growing too many like always...lol
 
 
Only thing that's going on right now is a clean back patio and the chickens doing their part turning over my compost pile on the daily. Intersted in seeing how the soil microbes appreciate the added chicken poop!
 
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Hope everyone has had a decent winter so far and here's to happy germination!
 
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EDIT UPDATE: This glog has turned into an ongoing overwintering, greenhouse and soil building how-to!
 
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Loving my new camera. Got some visual update for you guys today.
 
 
 
Plants are loving the mulch we put in two weeks ago. Ripe pods daily now as my season is just starting to go into full swing. I'll start with the King of Volunteers this year. The Birgit Locoto seems to be the most prevalent in the garden as far as volunteers go. I'm glad too, because these peppers are very tasty.  
 
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Second only to the Birgit Locotos, are the Aji Crystals. There seems to be one growing next to almost every other Birgit Locoto. Also another very tasty pepper. Perfect for the kids.
 
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There is also a cross between the two in there that ended up looking like a smaller crystal, but with a Birgit tail (closest to the lens and slightly out of focus). 
 
 
 
My Florida Wilds
 
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A first for me, the MOA Scotch Bonnet. Very pleased with this pepper in terms of flavor. It's actually quite mild, much more so than I expected. There is an immediate thick sweetness that slams the tongue, followed by a wonderfully similar flavor that reminds me of Fatalii or a lot of other famous yellow chinense. That combination makes this another really great pepper for my kids. 
 
 
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Kentucky Gold Baccy
 
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Aji Chuncho
 
 
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Garden Eyes
 
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Rooster Spur aka Sloth Nail... I actually just received a new batch of seed pods from Virgil T Ainsworth himself, and will be germinating them to throw into the greenhouse along with the gang of mothers at the end of the season. Should be interesting to see the differences. 
 
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JoeFish said:
Looking good Guru.  Good pictures too brother.
 
Whats the Florida Wilds?
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Thanks man! 
 
The Florida Wilds aka Callusa Indian Mound peppers are another wild tepin/bird type. C. annuum var. glabriusculum Story has it that migrant workers brought them over into Fla with them when they worked in the orange orchards and the peppers have since then been growing, almost considered a weed in orchards. 
 
great topic here: http://thehotpepper.com/topic/29531-florida-wild-calusa-indian-mound-grove-pepper/
 
Pepper-Guru said:
Thanks man! 
 
The Florida Wilds aka Callusa Indian Mound peppers are another wild tepin/bird type. C. annuum var. glabriusculum Story has it that migrant workers brought them over into Fla with them when they worked in the orange orchards and the peppers have since then been growing, almost considered a weed in orchards. 
 
great topic here: http://thehotpepper.com/topic/29531-florida-wild-calusa-indian-mound-grove-pepper/
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I will have to ask my grandpa about them he lives in an area with ALOT of orange orchards.  They look interesting, any tricks on germinating?  I might try them next year.
 
Ever since I saw last years' throw down I have wanted to grow those birgits! And you have volunteers popping up everywhere... Amazing how productive they are too!
 
JoeFish said:
 
I will have to ask my grandpa about them he lives in an area with ALOT of orange orchards.  They look interesting, any tricks on germinating?  I might try them next year.
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They germ just as easy as any other pepper. I've read dudes doing seed pod surgery with a scalpel/exacto knife, but I've never gone there. Never needed to. 
 
ronniedeb said:
Great photos Guru. Your Roosters Spur is ripening nicely.  I've only had a couple ripen so far. They look prolific though. Thanks again for the seeds!
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You're welcome! Enjoy! They are soooooo good. 
Devv said:
Pics look great!
 
What type of camera did you buy?
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Thanks man! I actually bought a GH2 and hacked it with the latest driftwood patch running @ 175 MB/s. It is essentially a red/black magic killer. The patch turns this 500$ body into a 10,000$ film maker. It is actually really good for stills as well. The best of both worlds really. Not ot mention, you can put ANY LENS you can find on it! It's my new best friend :)
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Ever since I saw last years' throw down I have wanted to grow those birgits! And you have volunteers popping up everywhere... Amazing how productive they are too!
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Insane producers! I'm so glad I decided to just let the garden grow and not to pull anything that popped up. Pretty amazing what pepper seeds can live through. Another testament to the phrase "Compost FTW!"  
OH! We finished the greenhouse today!!!!!!! AND BOY DOES IT WORK AS INTENDED! Holy crap. Super efficient. Turn the box fan off and it quickly reaches 120F, turn the fan on and it drops to between 80-85F. I'm pleased so far. Will post pictures soon, maybe some video!  
 
I paid 2K for my old Cannon D-60 SLR body 10 years ago. Yeah it's outdated, but great for most shots. I also use a Nikon L820 (lately) since it's just too easy to use. I read up on the GH2, you WILL enjoy that camera! The newer mid range bodies are just fantastic with the ability to get right there with the old 35mm colors.
 
Good choice!
 
Devv said:
I paid 2K for my old Cannon D-60 SLR body 10 years ago. Yeah it's outdated, but great for most shots. I also use a Nikon L820 (lately) since it's just too easy to use. I read up on the GH2, you WILL enjoy that camera! The newer mid range bodies are just fantastic with the ability to get right there with the old 35mm colors.
 
Good choice!
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Word. Honestly, if shooting ONLY stills I will always go 35mm film or Canon/Nikon dslr - you just can't beat the sensors in those babies. However, if you're shooting ANY video, then Canon/Nikon can't touch this GH2. Panasonic's video processing is just ridiculous. Put a firmware patch on the thing and you've got a weapon of mass destruction. Seriously. 
 
Speaking of 35mm, I actually just got this sweet little package. Voigtlander Bessamatic with the lens package. 
 
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And now, with the GH2 I can do stuff like this...
 
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Ahhh, the versatility of micro four thirds! :)
 
Growing Birgit's Locoto for the first time this year, also because of last year's growdown. I think there are as many peppers as leaves, if not more. Actually made me concerned for the plant.
 
Pepper-Guru said:
 
 
Speaking of 35mm, I actually just got this sweet little package. Voigtlander Bessamatic with the lens package. 
 
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Pretty cool. Somewhere around the house, I still have my dad's old Nikon 35mm. Everything is all manual, just like that one. Only the standard lens though. I haven't used it in years.
 
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