It is what it is 2023

Under extreme pressure from my peers I am reluctantly starting my 2023 glog
Haven't actually planted any seeds yet, but it won't be long before I succumb to the gentle scent of compost, the lure of germination and the excitement of seeing a sprout
I am, however, cleaning all my plant tags if that's not commitment I don't know what is

 

[Tinkerbelle]

@MarcV - yeah yeah I know, heard it all before

I have started planning next year's grow if that makes you feel any better

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Not much happening on the pepper front - it's colder than a witch's tit out there

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Time for an update - lots of growing stuff, some has gone well, some not so well.
Had some bug trouble, the sacrificial borage was munched to death by some nasty creepy things, also had problems with red spider mite - think that was caused by the peppers being in the greenhouse too long in a humid atmosphere. I've got most of them now.

First up, my lovely sugar rush, which is living up to its "rush" name and galloping along with my first pepper

The KS White Thai, I didn't realise quite how tall these would get, quite a few pods on these babies

Generic photos of the rest of the family - too many to name

Since I took these photos I've given them all a dose of Epsom Salts which they seem to have appreciated and a lot of floppy, discoloured leaves have righted themselves.

I think without the various mint, dill and sage plants surrounding the peppers my bug problems could've been worse. So the companion planting is working nicely.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Pepper time
Doux des landes @MarcV

Padrons - thank you @PaulG

Jalapenos

Piri Piri

Peppadew

KS White Thai - thank you @BarbarianFires

Sugar Rush

Rocoto - and yes, that is a little purple bud you can see - at long last!

 

[Downriver]

Very nice Tinker! Of course, you have reminded me I forgot to refresh my peppadew seeds this year - dammit!

 

[Tinkerbelle]

forgot one - Peachadew

 

[MarcV]

Looks like your harvest is well underway! What's the purple stuff in the background of the sugar rush?

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Naganero and chocolate bhut jolokia

 

[Tinkerbelle]

here comes the peppers

Mr Spezzano's Thai - thank you CD

Fatali

KS Lemon Burst

Habanero Fruit Burst

Ancho

Piri Piri

Peppadew

Doux des landes - ripening nicely

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Found these 2 lurking at the back of the rows
Inek Boynuzu (it's a whopper)

Er Ting Jaio (with thanks to CD for the seeds)

more to come once it stops raining

 

[MarcV]

Hadn't heard of the Inek Boynuzu before... I guess it's similar to a vezena piperka?

 

[Tinkerbelle]

CD says "Turkish cow horn" - haven't tasted it yet but it's certainly a monster and very handsome

 

[CaneDog]

There was some discussion in Grass Snake's glog earlier this year about various names of similar looking varieties. I don't know what differences there may be among them, but they all sure look the same.

@Tinkerbelle - just a heads-up that they dry pretty quickly on the plant once they turn red.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

@Tinkerbelle - just a heads-up that they dry pretty quickly on the plant once they turn red.

thanks for the tip I'll keep watch

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Two Habanada, yes we have two habanada - two habanadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (sing along)

Smells delicious, just like a habanero - minimal heat far as I can tell, haven't shoved the whole thing my gob yet

 

[MarcV]

They have a very nice color!

 

[Tinkerbelle]

they are delicious, mild warmth with a fruity sort of apricot flavour and so crispy - I am liking these very much

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Some more babies
Fatali

Papa Dreadie (they're in there somewhere)

And the newby Habanero Fruit Burst

 

[Tinkerbelle]

OMG I am loving the peppa peach - talk about delicious and the warmth just floods my mouth, I am loving these

Anyway, to the hotties - KS Lemon burst, couldn't remember if I started any off or not, it appears that I did

And Sugar Rush Stripeys, very prolific pepper

 

[MarcV]

Where did you get the KSLS from? Mine was from gifted seeds and, as is often the case with gifted ksls seeds, it grew something completely off pheno. Although the pods it grew tasted good, they were really tiny. So I tossed my plant...