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!
 

 

 
Hope everyone has had a decent winter so far and here's to happy germination!
 

 
 
 
EDIT UPDATE: This glog has turned into an ongoing overwintering, greenhouse and soil building how-to!

 

[Bookers]

Great looking pods!

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[Mr.joe]

Your grow is amazing as always. Regardless of what you learned this week you have forgotten more about growing and processing peppers than I'll ever know. Keep those pictures coming.

 

[Pepper-Guru]

Time to see what seeds, if any, came of our pollination attempt. 
 
 
 
 
https://youtu.be/RANBo1M9y7I

 

[Pepper-Guru]

A couple of my favorites this year before the nets went on
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 

[Pepper-Guru]

A really cool frutescens I've got this year...sent to me by a friend - the story goes that the original plant and pods were found and field collected on a hike, just off the hiking path, on the Galapagos Island. These things are flavor bombs.
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

[Mr.joe]

Plenty of flavor bombs on that plant

 

[Pepper-Guru]

I'm dreading picking this one...
 
Cappuccino Tepin 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 

[BDASPNY]

I'm dreading picking this one...
 
Cappuccino Tepin 
 

 
 
that's incredible!
 
 
usually I daydream of plants that full but they're usually much larger peppers. lol
 
 how's the flavor on these?  hadn't seen them before.

 

[Pepper-Guru]

 
 
that's incredible!
 
 
usually I daydream of plants that full but they're usually much larger peppers. lol
 
 how's the flavor on these?  hadn't seen them before.

 
Incredible, burst of that tell tale chacoense/frutescens juicy perfume bomb, followed by a distinct savory, deep, dark, sweet, raisin ...highly recommended

 

[BDASPNY]

 
Incredible, burst of that tell tale chacoense/frutescens juicy perfume bomb, followed by a distinct savory, deep, dark, sweet, raisin ...highly recommended

 
 
sounds tasty. will you be selling seeds from your plants? I see all kinds of oddities in your pics.

 

[Pepper-Guru]

 
 
sounds tasty. will you be selling seeds from your plants? I see all kinds of oddities in your pics.

 
 
Not sure really. I've thought about it, but it's gotta serve me to do so and remain fun. The moment peppers aren't fun for me, I know I've taken a wrong turn somewhere. 

 

[Mr.joe]

 
 
Not sure really. I've thought about it, but it's gotta serve me to do so and remain fun. The moment peppers aren't fun for me, I know I've taken a wrong turn somewhere. 

Your grows are so large I can't imagine how many hours per week go into them. Once harvested processing all of them... I often think about sizing up my grow, but I could never be on your level. I do agree keep it fun.

 

[BDASPNY]

 
 
Not sure really. I've thought about it, but it's gotta serve me to do so and remain fun. The moment peppers aren't fun for me, I know I've taken a wrong turn somewhere. 

 
completely understood.  if you decide to id be interested in some.  thanks

 

[Caranx]

I'm dreading picking this one...
 
Cappuccino Tepin 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Do they come of easy when ripe? If they do, a blueberry picker/scoop might work good and make life alot easier

 

[Pepper-Guru]

 
completely understood.  if you decide to id be interested in some.  thanks

Im always down for trades

Do they come of easy when ripe? If they do, a blueberry picker/scoop might work good and make life alot easier

Someone mentioned that in my fb group! Great idea!

 

[Walchit]

Looking good man!

 

[BDASPNY]

Im always down for trades




Someone mentioned that in my fb group! Great idea!

 
 
I could do that with no prob.
 
 
im just not sure what id have you don't or would be interestred in. its prob all boring stuff compared to yours.

 

[Pepper-Guru]

Looking good man!

 
 
Thanks dude! 
 

 
 
I could do that with no prob.
 
 
im just not sure what id have you don't or would be interestred in. its prob all boring stuff compared to yours.

 
Why does everyone always say that!? haha I ain't the damn vault! There are some lunatics with 6,000-10,000 cultivars in their collection out here! That's just too many for one man to even grow in a life time. You'd be surprised at what I value in a pepper, and its always sort of changing. I never really seek anything out, but rather let them all come to me in a way. Fire away my friend. 

 

[BDASPNY]

 
 
Thanks dude! 
 
 
Why does everyone always say that!? haha I ain't the damn vault! There are some lunatics with 6,000-10,000 cultivars in their collection out here! That's just too many for one man to even grow in a life time. You'd be surprised at what I value in a pepper, and its always sort of changing. I never really seek anything out, but rather let them all come to me in a way. Fire away my friend. 

 
ill have to get a list together then. lol
 
 
 I do have one of an unknown cross thats interesting, smells great but its hotter than fire. lol

 

[Pepper-Guru]

its ANNUUM time! 
 
 
 
 
Orange Thai
 
My favorite Thai of all time - perfect flavor, skin, heat, everything. Can dry on plant perfectly fine with no rot or blemishes. 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thunder Mountain Longhorn
 
 
Like a super long rooster spur, same desirable skin as orange thai, can dry on plant perfectly.