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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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In no particular order, we bring to you a new series titled "Travelling the World in Search of Peppers". 
 
This time, Panama.
 
There are three main chiles of the region. Aji Criollo, Chombo Red and Chombo Yellow. Chombo chombo everywhere, red and yellow. Everyone sells their own favorite local sauce in flask shaped, glass bottles. Taped on home made labels to boot, you BEG for these at the small restaurants around the country. Whether its beach side, in the mountains or in the city, you want a bottle of this stuff. 
 
In addition to hitting nearly every roadside market or fruit stand, restaurant and grocery store, we also look for any opportunity to learn from local farmers about their operations. We often meet with local growers and are sometimes lucky enough to tour their farms, learn about their growing techniques, and marvel at what they accomplish! 
 
 
 
Happy to have new additions to the seed stock. 
 
 
Stay tuned for a Summer 2018 garden update video! Like and subscribe to my youtube channel :) 
 
 
 
 
 
wow !
Great video , photography and editing!
I grew Aji Chombo for the first time last season and really enjoyed it .
 
What do they add to make the sauce?
 
Chilidude said:
If they have Aji chombo everywhere in Panama, it must mean that is a good tasting chili.
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Very good! In my nomenclature, they are essently the Caribbean Ive always known.

 
Thegreenchilemonster said:
Wow, awesome video! Very professional. Panama looks like a beautiful country.
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Its is BEAUTIFUL. Memories forever.

Edmick said:
Thats awesome buddy! Great video
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Thank you!

Malarky said:
very nice Rich!
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Thank you!

 
karoo said:
wow !
Great video , photography and editing!
I grew Aji Chombo for the first time last season and really enjoyed it .
 
What do they add to make the sauce?
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Walchit said:
Looks like you had a good time!
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They add vinegar, salt, and garlic mostly. Just the usual. Simpler is always better.

Thank you guys very much! Ive always enjoyed being behind the lens, and just got into editing a little bit. Still learning and its a little time consuming but its really fun. Im learning theres never really a finished edit, because you find yourself constantly thinking of other ideas after you publish, ha

Anyway, this trip was full of memories. So many that Ive forgotten all the stuff we did already! Makes for perfect story time while sharing a brew with friends at dinner or something.

Im currently shooting a summer garden update, as well as a composting tour of the dank tank/jadam system we use. Im currently brewing a 55lb bag of alfalfa meal with inoculation from both my sweet and salty tanks. Haha youll see.

Please subscribe to my YouTube channel for notifications when I publish new segments! Ill always try and update my grow log around the same time as new videos get posted.

Everything is going very well in the garden jungle. Stay tuned for an update!
 
Join us as we take you on an aromatic journey through our home made fertilizer process.

No weighing, no measuring, no rules.

FPJ or Fermented Plant Juices have been used for centuries to feed the soil in gardens all around the world.

This time we obtained a free 50lb bag of some wonderful alfalfa meal, so why not brew it right!? Many different plant materials can be used, so find whats local and available to you!

We inoculate with a pull from our sweet and salty tanks.
Our sweet/carbs came from a black berry wine pressing and our salty/lactic acids came from our kitchen scrap tank. Both already full of microbial life, as you can see.

No need for narration or instruction. If you're watching this video, you already know the deal.
 
 
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Having caught up with your glog very interesting and that was a cracking video ... love your style I was in St Lucia last summer sourced three different bonnets all growing really well in the garden
 
Trident chilli said:
Having caught up with your glog very interesting and that was a cracking video ... love your style I was in St Lucia last summer sourced three different bonnets all growing really well in the garden
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Thanks!!! Yeah, I love getting varieties from their region of origin. Its like you really do bring back a peice of the trip with you to remember. Every time you take a bite or smell the aroma, memories come flodding back.

High Country Crow said:
Whats the mix in the sweet and salty? molassas in the sweet? no idea about the salty.
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I listed them in the description, it can be anything really, but currently my sweet tank is 35 gallons of black berries from a wine pressing, and my salty tank is all of our kitchen scraps. The mix is just both combined! Reaction happens fast when youve got that many critters already living in them already, haha!
 
Pepper-Guru said:
Join us as we take you on an aromatic journey through our home made fertilizer process.

No weighing, no measuring, no rules.

FPJ or Fermented Plant Juices have been used for centuries to feed the soil in gardens all around the world.

This time we obtained a free 50lb bag of some wonderful alfalfa meal, so why not brew it right!? Many different plant materials can be used, so find whats local and available to you!

We inoculate with a pull from our sweet and salty tanks.
Our sweet/carbs came from a black berry wine pressing and our salty/lactic acids came from our kitchen scrap tank. Both already full of microbial life, as you can see.

No need for narration or instruction. If you're watching this video, you already know the deal.
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Nice Video Rich! 
How many times a year do you do that?
Are you still growing in ground or all fabric bags now?
I know you put A LOT of sweat into that plot, so are you putting your earth into the fabric bags or making your own blend of medium?
 
Malarky said:
Nice Video Rich! 
How many times a year do you do that?
Are you still growing in ground or all fabric bags now?
I know you put A LOT of sweat into that plot, so are you putting your earth into the fabric bags or making your own blend of medium?
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So! Yes I still have the in ground plot! If you caught the first welcome video, then you saw me planting into the in ground plot earlier this year. The fabric pots you see me picking there in this newest video are just another area outside of the garden plot that I wanted to utilize this year. I also have a full deck of plastic container plants that went up for sale on clist etc, the orphans just get used as spare/back up plants for anything I don't like or that gets hit by the occasional root knot nematode. 
 
The soil that is in all the container plants came from my compost. A large hardwood chip pile constantly tossed with native soil and all of our kitchen scrap by product, yard trimmings, etc. 
 
The amendments this year consisted of alpaca manure, attic bat guano, alfalfa meal, and a few other things. Two types of lime. etc
 
Walchit said:
I don't like how you threw you picking brainstrains in there at the end lol.
 
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Awwww why not?! hahaha
 
Malarky said:
 
How many times a year do you do that?
 
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I try and soil drench like that as often as possible. Every two-three weeks if I can! Usually, just when I get around to it. haha
 
Once you have a few random dank tanks around to pull from, you are pretty much set. 
 
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