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Highalt's 2013 Grow - End of Season Wrap Up

I know some of you guys have already started seeds for next year's grow, and I should have started the Manzano's a month ago, but I am still working on finalizing the grow list.

Each year since I started growing peppers, the list has gotten bigger, and they have taken up a larger % of my vegetable growing space. I started working part-time 3 months ago, and I am a mother of three, so I am struggling with being realistic about how much time I can devote to pepper growing this coming season. Right now, I've got between 65 and 70 varieties on the list, and some of them I'd really like to have more than one plant. Last year, I ended up with about 50 varieties and a total of 75 plants. So you can see that I have some work to do before I start putting the seeds in the dirt!

I thought I would go ahead and put up my tentative list, and use the feedback I get from you guys to help me narrow things down a bit. Those of you that know me will notice that I still haven't gotten brave enough to add any supers yet ... maybe next year. :snooty:

So here's what I got so far:

Annums
Alice's Favorite
Alma Paprika
Ancho Gigantia, and/or Ancho San Luis
Barker (NuMex)
Biker Billy Jalapeno
Black Hungarian
Cayenne Thick (Can't remember who it was that was raving about this one this past season, but I don't have seeds for this one yet.)
Chilhuacle Amarillo
Chocolate Cherry
Cochiti
Cosa Arrugada and/or Pepperoncini
Costeno Amarillo
Fish
Fresno
Georgia Flame
Goat's Weed
Golden Cayenne
Hungarian Hot Wax
Jaloro
Jamaican Hot Yellow (Anyone have a source for these? It's confusing to me that the Jamaican Hot Choc. is a Chinense, but this one is listed as an Anuum!)
Jimmy Nardello
Leutschauer Paprika
Lumbre
Mulato Isleno
NuMex Pinata
NuMex Vaquero
Patio Red Marconi
Pusztagold
Sandia
Sante Fe Grande
Serrano (Not sure which one. May try the purple one this year.)
Tangerine Pimento and/or Yummy
Tobasco (Need seeds for this one.)
Zapotec Jalapeno

Baccatums
Aji Chinchi Amarillo
Aji Yellow
Birgit's Locoto
Bishop's Crown (Don't actually have seeds for this one yet. If anyone has some, I'd be willing to trade for them.)
El Oro de Equador
Inca Red Drop
Lemon Drop (Maybe. Last time they were bitter. May try a difference source.)
Pimenta Barro do Robiero
Purple de Arbol and/or Negro de Arbol (Which one is better?)

Chinenses
Aji Dulce (type 1 or 2 ?) Is this the same as Rocotillo?
Aji Limo Rojo
Bonda ma Jacques (Don't have seeds for this one yet either. May just grow Gold Bullet or regular yellow habanero as a substitute?)
Cheiro Roxa
Habanero, Peach (and maybe the Pink as well)
Habanero, White (I have the regular white, and White Bullet. Is the Peruvian White better, or are they all about the same?)
Jamaican Hot Chocolate
Purple Bhut (Okay, I don't have seeds for this one either. Maybe I'll substitute Condor's Beak if I can't find any.)
Scotch Bonnet Yellow (Have some labeled True Jamaican Scotch Bonnet. Should those be yellow? Or red?)

Pubescens (Yeah, I know I'm really too late on these, and probably won't get any ripe fruit this coming season)
Orange Manzano
Red Manzano
Yellow Manzano


Well, I think that's about it. I'm sure the list will change a few more times before it's a done deal, but at least it's a start!

So tell me what you think about the ones I have questions on, or let me know where to find seeds for the ones I'm missing, or tell me what I should have on the list and don't. Just kidding on that last one!!!
 
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Your plants will grow a lot faster now I bet... One reason my plants down cellar are growing as fast as they are, even though the cellar is unheated, is the amount of light I'm giving 'em.
 
Woke up to this view this morning.







Our area now has a winter weather advisory in effect until tomorrow morning with 3 - 6" of snow possible.

At least it's now sticking to the roads yet!
 
Where's that Unlike button when you need it! Sorry to hear you got snow Bonnie... maybe we need to burn an offering to bring back the sun...
 
Hey, doesn't ma nature know it's April for cryin out loud? Maybe Father Time and Mother naure are on Vaca and left Jack Frost in charge. :rofl:

Feelin for ya Bonnie.
 
We need the moisture, so not complaining about that. Just wish it wasn't the frozen kind ...

It's coming down pretty hard right now, big, fluffy white flakes. It would be prettier to me if it was around the holidays and not April 15th!
 
Oh man, so sorry about the snow. Come on sprintime and outdoor weather! Awesome score on the T5. He just "happened" to have one in the garage, or did he just happen to have one still in the box? :) Either way, very nice.

And I'm so psyched for you on the Golden Cayenne! WooHoo! Mine has been a vigorous grower and an early producer, so you should still be in great shape for this season. I've pulled about four ripe pods off of mine, have three more that are ready to be picked, five more unripe, and its loading up with flowers again. So glad it popped for you.
 
Sanarda said:
yuck Bonnie that sucks. Maybe a freak warm front will come through next and melt that crap
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Well, the sun is peaking out and it's 48 degrees, so for now the snow is gone. The winds are back up to 40 mph though, and the forecast is still calling for 1" - 3" of snow tonight into tomorrow. Those forecasters are wrong more often than right though, so maybe we are done with the snow?


DocNrock said:
Oh man, so sorry about the snow. Come on sprintime and outdoor weather! Awesome score on the T5. He just "happened" to have one in the garage, or did he just happen to have one still in the box? :) Either way, very nice.

And I'm so psyched for you on the Golden Cayenne! WooHoo! Mine has been a vigorous grower and an early producer, so you should still be in great shape for this season. I've pulled about four ripe pods off of mine, have three more that are ready to be picked, five more unripe, and its loading up with flowers again. So glad it popped for you.
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Did I mention my spouse works in the lighting industry? Yeah, there are sometimes fixtures leftover from a job site that can end up in the garage. He says this one had been there since Christmas. I'm thinking, "And you're just now mentioning this???" :doh: Think of how big my plants would be if I had that fixture since the grow started!

I think that Golden Cayenne must have sensed his days were numbered. I was pretty close to tossing it, when he decided to sprout.
 
Sawyer said:
That new light looks like it's a perfect fit for that space. Good score.
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exactly my thought. I don't know how I survived in the indoor chili grower's world before getting my single bulb T5. Got it less than 6 months ago too. Not as nicely appointed as Bonnie's but it does the job for me & my small grow. Makes germinating & growing off-season & overwintering more manageable/consistent as well.
 
highalt said:
Did I mention my spouse works in the lighting industry? Yeah, there are sometimes fixtures leftover from a job site that can end up in the garage. He says this one had been there since Christmas. I'm thinking, "And you're just now mentioning this???" :doh: Think of how big my plants would be if I had that fixture since the grow started!

I think that Golden Cayenne must have sensed his days were numbered. I was pretty close to tossing it, when he decided to sprout.
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Well, that's awesome about the T5. I would have felt awful if I sent you what I thought were good seeds and they didn't sprout.
 
Okay, so the forecasters weren't wrong this time. The winds have let up some, in the 20 - 30 mph range, but now it is snowing again. The low tomorrow is predicted to be 21, but after that it should gradually come back up in the 30's, which is more normal for April.

I'm starting to think that I just need to avoid looking at glogs for people that live in the warmer states for the next couple of weeks. I'm actually okay with my plants being all warm and cozy inside, until I see grows with plants already living in the great outdoors. Then I start to feel like I'm behind schedule. It's just a mind game really.


Dot Com said:
exactly my thought. I don't know how I survived in the indoor chili grower's world before getting my single bulb T5. Got it less than 6 months ago too. Not as nicely appointed as Bonnie's but it does the job for me & my small grow. Makes germinating & growing off-season & overwintering more manageable/consistent as well.
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The plants seem to like it so far, and I haven't even gotten the "good" bulbs yet! I put it underneath the grow table, since I figured the plants on the top have the advantage of the sun coming through the south facing window, so they didn't need the extra light power.

DocNrock said:
Well, that's awesome about the T5. I would have felt awful if I sent you what I thought were good seeds and they didn't sprout.
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Actually, I was debating resowing or tossing, but I am glad that I didn't have to do either. It will be at least 5 more weeks before I plant out, so it should be a decent size by then. Especially since he's on the bottom under the T5. :P
 
I take it back!!! The forecasters WERE wrong!



Should have taken a pic with a ruler, but there was 6" on top of that table.

Where the little sticks are poking up in the front is the herb bed. My poor rhubarb was leafing out already! :tear: It will grow some new leaves, but will mean a later, smaller harvest.



DocNRock this pics for you. My husband's truck that looks just like your old one ... well, except the snow part.



Took this pic on the way to take the kids to school. NO, they don't close the schools for snow around here! It's a walking path near my house.



When I got home from work this afternoon, I had to shovel again, probably 2 -3" more. So a total of at least 8". Even though we are accustomed to snow around here, this has got to be the biggest snow we've had this late in the season.
 
Hang in there your spring will come!

So sorry 'bout the snow!

Yeah and I grew up in NY, schools only closed when it got really bad. And of course as kids we loved it..
 
Spring snows aren't so bad. They usually melt pretty fast. It's supposed to be in the upper 50's by the weekend.


So non-chileheads are always asking me what do you do with all those peppers. I usually explain about canning a lot of salsa, and making various powders, but I am usually met with a blank stare, like it just doesn't add up in their minds. :rofl:

Anyway, I don't have time to make throwdown quality meals during the week with soccer practices, meetings, Praise Team practice, etc., but I thought I would show a simple way that I use my harvest.



This just went in the oven. It's Salsa Chicken. Sprinkled the boneless breasts with various pepper powders, and other seasonings, then just dumped a jar of my homemade salsa that I canned last summer over the top. Once it's cooked through, I'll just melt some cheddar cheese on top, and cook a veggie or two to go with it. Viola! A tasty, quick weeknight meal.

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