Been crazy busy since my last post. Picked up some seedlings from a friend, and have brought most everything outside. I now have close to 30 plants, and a few varieties to choose from. The new list is as follows;
Black Jalapeno - 1
Jalapeno - 2
Scotch Bonnet - 1
Red Habnero - 4
Thai Dragon - 5
Orange Thai - 2
Mulato - 1
Hot Peter - 1
Cayenne - 4
Hungarian Wax - 4
Cow Horn - 2(one hydroponic)
King Of The North - 1
Garden Sunshine - 1
"Unknown" - 3
Bhut Jolokia - 1
Germinating - Bhut Jolokia, Butch T Trinidad Scorpion, Bhut Jolokia "hybrid".
With the exception of 1 Thai Dragon, the hydro cow horn, and the three "unknowns" all the plants are outdoors in 3 or 5 gallon pots. The plants indoors are mostly for me to have something to tinker with at night when i'm awake until 3 AM. That being said, I obviously keep them on a different light schedule.
all the ooutdoor plants are in promix, but have only been for a week or so. They're pretty young, but look happy. The Black Jalapeno, Scoth Bonnet, Hot Peter and Muulato are older, and already producing, so right now, I have the freshest peppers in Vermont(or at least I like to think so).
Anyways, pics.....I didn't shoot all of the varieties, just the ones I like the most at the moment. I have all summer to photograph the others.
This is my Black Jalapeno. Started in November 2011 with the Mulato, Hot Peter and Scotch Bonnet. Growing these plants was a learning experience. I've seen them go from super healthy to almost dead, and bounce right back, so I'm really proud of these little troopers. They never stop surprising me.
As you can see, she is already in heavy production. She gave me two pods back in March, and then sort of crashed, and after I figured out what my problem was, and fixed it, she decided to show her appreciation.
Habaneros
Here is my Mulato. She is a leggy girl, but I love her. She has about a dozen flowers on at the moment.
My Hot Peter. I was certain I would lose this one about a hundred times. Just got sicker and sicker. Finally figured out my soil was way too dense, and everything was getting waterlogged. Now she's in a fluffy mix and loving it.
My Scotch Bonnet. I absolutely love this plant. When I come to check on it in the middle of the day, it's leaves are always pointed up at me, like it's saying hello to me.
This is my favorite Thai Dragon. My friend hooked me up with these, and she's been a big influence in my learning process, so I hope to do her good by these.
And finally, a shot of the majority of my family. There's a few other plants lurking elsewhere, plus my indoors projects. But you get the gist.
So that's my slice of paradise at the moment. We had a freak thunderstorm tonight, with hail and tornado warnings. I was at work and stressing out about it, when my wife called to tell me she had covered the plants in a makeshift tent. What a woman.
