Harry's 2011/2012 Grow Log

It's time for my first grow log.

Season Starts
Capsicum Annuum:

• Aci Sivri
• Ebony Fire
• NotFluorescent NotPurple
• Goat's Weed
• Jalapeño Not Mild

Capsicum Baccatum:

• Aji Amarillo
• Aji Cristal
• Aji Omnicolor
• Bishop's Hat
• Brazilian Starfish

Capsicum Chinense:

• Beni Highlands
• Bahamian Goat Pepper
• Habanero, Chocolate
• NotHabanero, Peach
• Jamaican Hot Chocolate
• Limon (2 sources)
• Moruga Red
• Scotch Bonnet TFM
• Seven Pot (Jonah?)

Capsicum Pubescens:

• Manzano, Yellow (cutting)
• Rocoto, Orange

Capsicum hybrid:

• NotBhut Jolokia, NotWhite
• NotScarlet NotLantern

List Updates:

• 2011-12-23 - NotLimo NotBlanco tagged as a Not since everything about it screams Annuum.
• 2011-12-25 - Tiny plant in the garden identified as Aji Omnicolor by leaf structure and first flower open this day.
• 2012-02-01 - 1/2 Brazilian Starfish reclassified as a Not
• 2012-02-12 - NotBhut Jolokia, NotWhite reclassified as a Not.
• 2012-05-09 - NotBrazilian NotStarfish disposed some time ago.
• 2012-05-09 - NotLimo NotBlanco and 1/2 NotWhite NotBhut on the way out.

Over wintered plants
Capsicum Annuum:

• Hungarian Hot Wax
• Jalapeño Fire(less) Eater
• Jamaican Yellow
• Rainbow
• Rainbow x Jalapeño Not Mild

Capsicum Baccatum:

• Aji Amarillo
• Aji Omnicolor
• Inca Red Drop

Capsicum Chinense:

• Bhut Jolokia, Chocolate
• Caribbean Red
• Datil
• Fatalii
• Habanero, Orange
• Habanero, White
• Maraba Yellow
• Naga Morich
• Seven Not, Yellow
• Trinidad Scorpion

Capsicum Pubescens:

• NotLocato, NotPI387838
• Manzano, Yellow
• Rocoto, Orange

List Updates:

• 2012-02-01 - Disposed of Not Brazilian Starfish that in hindsight would have better not been classified as another Bishop's Hat.
• 2012-02-01 - Disposed of Not Scarlet Lantern last week.
• 2012-05-09 - Bishop's Hat disposed some time ago.
• 2012-05-09 - Jalapeño Not Mild died some time ago.

Now some hyperlinked thumbnails



Row1: Best NotLocato, NotLocato, Brazilian Starfish
Row2: NotLimo NotBlanco, 1st NotLocato Flower, 1st NotLocato Flower
Row3: 1st 2 NotLocato Fruits Set, Habanero, 1st NotLocato Pod


I'll post the rest of the photos after somebody else replies or in a day or so if time frame for post merging expires.

The NotLocato plants pictured above are bucking the Capsicum Pubescens trend and out performing plants belonging to other species of Capsicum.


Updated on 20 Oct 2013 to prefix the remaining Nots.
Updated on 21 Jan 2013 to prefix the Nots.

 

[harry]

Sixteenth set of 9 hyperlinked thumbnails - aarly Autumn photos



Row1: Beni Highlands (Harvest), Limón (Harvest), NotHabanero Peach (1st Pod from 2nd Plant)
Row2: NotHabanero Peach (Pod Halves), Bahamian Goat Pepper (Pre Harvest), Bahamian Goat Pepper (Pre Harvest)
Row3: Scotch Bonnet TFM #1 (1st Pod), Trinidad Scorpion Chocolate (Best Stinger), Biquinho (Many Pods)

The aphids had a party while I wasn't looking hence the harvests before spraying the Beni Highlands plant, one of the Limón plants and the Bahamian Goat Pepper plant. Bahamian Goat Peppers trigger a throat burn higher up than I had experienced before.

The second NotHabanero Peach plant has also produced near heatless pods. The first ripe pod from my first Scotch Bonnet TFM plant had a tangy flavour.

The Biquinho again:


Updated 2013-01-21: Prefixed the Nots to see if they drop off web search results.

 

[PaulG]

Hi Harry, just stumbled on your grow log. Very nice pod pics.
The Biquinho is a nice little plant, too! Good luck going into
Fall down there!

 

[harry]

Hi Harry, just stumbled on your grow log. Very nice pod pics.
The Biquinho is a nice little plant, too! Good luck going into
Fall down there!

I'm due for some luck after losing a heavily laden Rocoto branch.

21 of 22 pods from broken Rocoto branch

The rain did fill the rain water tank though.

 

[PaulG]

Thanks for showing the rocoto pods, now i know what my orange rocotos
should look like if they pod up! Congrats on the full rain barrel! How does
your barrel system handle the overflow; does it pipe it back to the downspout?

 

[harry]

Thanks for showing the rocoto pods, now i know what my orange rocotos
should look like if they pod up! Congrats on the full rain barrel! How does
your barrel system handle the overflow; does it pipe it back to the downspout?

If they do produce a heavy crop then remember to stake them to support the branches at several points. This has been the best season in terms of Rocoto yields since I started growing them.

The water that isn't collected goes to the fruit trees in the back. With some luck the subsoil water reserves have been replenished.

 

[PaulG]

If they do produce a heavy crop then remember to stake them to support the branches at several points.

Thanks, Harry, will keep that in mind.
Have a good weekend!

 

[harry]

I harvested all of the Chocolate Bhut pods that were ripe or ripening as of last Tuesday.


Chocolate Bhut pods from second flush


Chocolate Bhut pods from first flush

I tried my hand at my first pear based sauce:

Pear Chocolate Bhut Sauce

• 390 g Pear
• 130 g Chocolate Bhut
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1/2 teaspoon Citric Acid powder
• 1 Garlic Clove

I used distilled water rather than tap water. I'll add another 1/4 of a cup of water to future batches.

Updated 2013-01-21: Image and text descriptions placed inside same anchor tag.

 

[Justaguy]

How does the garlic meld with the pear?

 

[benzo]

Great thread Harry especially like the chocolate "soldiers" lined up ready for some of this

 

[harry]

How does the garlic meld with the pear?

I tested half a teaspoon today and found I can detect a hint of garlic in the sauce. The ingredients once blended produced a volume of a little over 600 mL.The mix of the pear plus the Chocolate Bhuts has produced a spicy almost minty pear aroma.

Great thread Harry especially like the chocolate "soldiers" lined up ready for some of this

The sauce made from the chocolate bhuts is among the hottest. We'll see if the Jamaican Hot Chocolate and Chocolate Habanero pods follow in their footsteps maybe sooner rather than later.

 

[PaulG]

Those choc bhuts look awesome!
The sauce sounds great, too!

 

[Trippa]

Loving the choc bhuts harry ... and nice work on the sauce !!

 

[orrevs]

GOOD LOOKING!

 

[harry]

GOOD LOOKING!

Thanks. Here's one of my best stingers:


Scotch Bonnet TFM pod with stinger

The wind blew over the plant and knocked the pod off it. Heat wise it packed a punch.

 

[SocalChilehead]

Awesome pods Harry I love the shape of that SBTFM

 

[harry]

I harvested and ate my first Morouga Red pod on Sunday:


Morouga Red pod


Morouga Red pod halves

It didn't have the flavour that I expected from a red C. Chinense. The closest match to the flavour is my Scarlet LanterNots.

 

[romy6]

Great looking pods Harry. If you don't mind a may steal your sauce recipe. Looks tasty.

 

[harry]

Great looking pods Harry. If you don't mind a may steal your sauce recipe. Looks tasty.

No worries. Let us know how the sauce turns out.

 

[gasificada]

Good stuff, harry! Looks like you had yourself a pretty good season.

How's the temps and stuff down there? Still have plants putting out?

 

[harry]

Good stuff, harry! Looks like you had yourself a pretty good season.

How's the temps and stuff down there? Still have plants putting out?

I had no shortage of pods overall during the season. I still have more pods than I can eat for the moment. The Limón plants, Chocolate Habanero plant, SBTFM plants, Not White Bhut plants are still flowering. There's a good number of green pods on the plants that should provide a decent supply provided I'm not hit by a frost for months to come.

The night temperatures have been dropping below 10°C. The weather and small container sizes mean any late pods tend to be runts. I've been pondering when it will be time to halt some of the plants from flowering by cutting them back. I do though have plants that I didn't cut back last season until the end of winter that pulled through.