HillBilly Jeff's 2014 Adventure - Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

 

Just throwing this up here to plan out my list for next year.  Looking at some changes to my grow next year.

 

Just throwing this up here to plan out my list for next year.  Looking at some changes to my grow next year.

 

Just throwing this up here to plan out my list for next year.  Looking at some changes to my grow next year.

 

[GA Growhead]

Damn mosquitoes. I battled a large squadron myself tonight.

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Your garden is really producing. Great job Jeff. No rain here in western Colorado. I can't remember when the last time we got some good rain. Spring? I think. Been in the mid to upper 90s for awhile. We'll anyways, it's good to see some green on here.

Have a good day Jeff.

Chuck

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Orange Manzano
 
 

 
 
 
Yellow Manzano
 
 

 
 
 
Pickles
 
 

 
 
 
Potatoes
 
 

 
 
 
Radicchio....bitter stuff
 
 

 
 
 
Got to be the biggest wild black raspberry I picked this season.
 
 

 
 
 
TS Yellow OW
 
 

 
 
 
And the TS Yellow Offspring
 
 

 
 
 
Tomatoes
 
 

 
 
 
Sun Sugar
 
 

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

45 pounds of blueberries...almost half done picking for the winter.
 
 

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Saint Bart and Jigsaw in scrambled eggs.  They were warm and quite tasty.
 
 

 

[Devv]

 
 
Got a gift box in the mail today....looks yummy!!!!  Many thanks Scott.
 

 
Wow, I can cut and paste pics now...sweet.

The reds on the top are a mix of Bhut x Yellow7, and Bhut x Yellow7 X bhut x douglah, seeds from Charles.
 
Next row JA Red, Serrano, chocolate 7 pot, seeds from John , and two jigsaws.
 
Next row, Funky Reapers, another one of Charles crosses and a scotch bonnet x indian red , seeds from Stefan---that may be one of John's Funky Reapers, hard to tell from the pic. The heat will let you know The yellows are yellow brains, seeds from Jamison.
 
Bottom Row, Lemon, Bishop, yellow mushroom, Bonda's, and Costeno Amarillo.
 
Glad to see all the poddage and produce shaping up there Jeff!

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

My apple pickle.  A little bitter.
 
 

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

The reds on the top are a mix of Bhut x Yellow7, and Bhut x Yellow7 X bhut x douglah, seeds from Charles.
 
Next row JA Red, Serrano, chocolate 7 pot, seeds from John , and two jigsaws.
 
Next row, Funky Reapers, another one of Charles crosses and a scotch bonnet x indian red , seeds from Stefan---that may be one of John's Funky Reapers, hard to tell from the pic. The heat will let you know The yellows are yellow brains, seeds from Jamison.
 
Bottom Row, Lemon, Bishop, yellow mushroom, Bonda's, and Costeno Amarillo.
 
Glad to see all the poddage and produce shaping up there Jeff!

 
 
Is that Costeno Amarillo a hybrid?

 

[Capsicum Select]

Looking awesome Jeff!  Definitely jealous of your grow!  I like seeing all the non-peppers in there too. That is a hell of a blueberry harvest!

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Costeno Amarillo 
 
Very good flavor and just a little heat.  Skin is a bit tough.  Works great in venison stir fry
 
 

 
 
 

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[HillBilly Jeff]

Its been over a year since I had ice cream, so happy birthday to me
 
 

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Happy birthday Jeff. Enjoy. Potatoes, pickles, tomatoes, and peppers are looking fantastic. Your soil mix must be amazing. The garden looks very happy. Nic blueberry pull. Manzano are podding up nicely. Offspring TS yellows are looking good too. Is that the only pod you have on the OW?

Have a fantastic day.

Chuck

 

[maximumcapsicum]

Looking good HJeff! Liking the wave of veggies, and I'd love a bowl of that ice cream. Delicious!

 

[annie57]

  Jeff!! Indeed ice cream green green growth of garden looks gorgeous! But really: ice cream w/berries! Again, Happy Birthday!

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Happy birthday Jeff. Enjoy. Potatoes, pickles, tomatoes, and peppers are looking fantastic. Your soil mix must be amazing. The garden looks very happy. Nic blueberry pull. Manzano are podding up nicely. Offspring TS yellows are looking good too. Is that the only pod you have on the OW?

Have a fantastic day.

Chuck

 
 
OW TS Yellow is podding nicely.  I have one limb on an offspring that has double digit pods on it.  The raised beds are doing better than the gardens, but I think it might be the added peat to the soil that is helping.  I also added some topsoil that is helping as well.  I know the final mix in the raised beds was a joy to work with.
 
 
This was suppose to be a walleye cake, I think they went all bass on me
 
 

 
 
 
Thank you all for the birthday wishes and if you lived closer you could all stop in for some cake and raspberry covered ice cream as well.

 

[Spicegeist]

Happy birthday!  Raspberry sounds very good.  What a cake, haha

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

My great grandparents on the homestead where I now grow super hot peppers.
 
 

 

[Spicegeist]

Great photo.  What year was it taken?

 

[MeatHead1313]

Happy birthday Jeff! Hope it's a good one!
Love the berry pickings. Hoping to set up some berries at our new place. Any tips on growing them? Love the venison stir fry too. We usually get quite a bit of meat gifted to us during deer season at work, and that definitely gives me another meal option for it. Do you use back strap or tenderloin, or other parts of the deer for it?

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Great photo.  What year was it taken?

 
Not real sure on the year it was taken, but I think one of the kids in the pic is my grandpa and he was born in 1888.  He fought in WWI.
 

Happy birthday Jeff! Hope it's a good one!
Love the berry pickings. Hoping to set up some berries at our new place. Any tips on growing them? Love the venison stir fry too. We usually get quite a bit of meat gifted to us during deer season at work, and that definitely gives me another meal option for it. Do you use back strap or tenderloin, or other parts of the deer for it?

 
Not too sure on soil requirements for blue berries.  I don't use the staps or loin for these dishes, they are too tender and tasty just the way they are.  Usually the rest of the deer is cut into stew meat and ground into burger.  Not a big deer steak or deer roast eater, but for stir frys and casseroles, it is awesome.

Thank you for the birthday wishes.