JAB Farms to attempt GLOG for first time!

I've been told for years that my craziness should be documented somewhere. Well, I'm going to attempt it. Each year I like to start at least 3 times what I am planning for myself. I do fill 3 other (neighbors and family) gardens as well but even so have tons of plants. And on average I have 500 hot pepper plants in our garden, with 35-50 superhots in buckets on deck. (along with 75 tomatoes, okra, tons of cucs in garden) This year I started 42 types of HOT peppers, 12 types of sweet (not for me!). I'll attach photo's later - so in some kind of order) as I have several in my 30+ trays of 48 as I am starting transplanting and putting back under lights until they are ready for greenhouse. There are 3 - 5 shelf shelving units inside with lights across and 3 shelving units of 4 shelves in garage as backup.

What's the crazy guy growing this year? In HOT category (for most of us)
Carolina Reaper, White Moruga Scorpion, Trinidad Scorpion, Apocalypse Scorpion, White Trinidad Scorpion, Caribbean Red, Datil, Red Savina, Helios, Scotch Bonnet Freeport Orange, Thai Culinary, Thai Dragon (2 types), Prik Chi Faa, Bottle Rocket, Kung Pao, Aji Amarillo, Aji Pineapple, Sugar Rush Peach, thunder Mountain Longhorn, Long Red Slim Cayenne, Long Thick Cayenne, Lemon Drop, Devil Serrano, Hot Rod Serrano, Santo Domingo Serrano, Antiplano Serrano, Joe Cayenne, Atomic (Brazilian) Starfish, Big Thai, Orange Spice, Biker Billy, Jalapeno Early, Jedi Jalapeno, Dante Jalapeno, Everman Jalapeno, Inferno Hot Banana, Gochujang King, Cucumber Pepper, Numex Big Jim and JAB Superhot (usually a cross between all my superhots from previous year)

Hope someone can at least laugh at my craziness!

More to come.

 

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Helios! (Orange Habaneros)

 

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Early Superhots (REAL EARLY!) and second pic is Reapers in containers - off of the deck where most are...

 

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And now for the PICK PIC. As stated earlier... We picked a "few" peppers yesterday about a month early for this haul... so this could be a interesting year!!!

and on display

 

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Already made another 3 batches of Bread and Butter pickles too. 13 quarts of Regular and 7 with Caribbean Red (so mild).

 

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Sorry for the delay. Been a little busy back here and I just came off travel. Here is our "PICK" from Saturday. Habanero (Helios) and a few others are coming in STRONG!. There is a reason I love the Helios Orange Habanero... you can see why here. It is only beginning of August and I picked 3 GALLON bags of them this day...

 

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The Following week, I didn't put on table, but you can see the loot here...

 

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We had an abundance of Tomatoes in freezer so this weekend was our first time to make our first 2 huge batches of Hot Salsa this weekend. Hot Cayenne Salsa and Hot Habanero Salsa... Both have a good kick. Have QUITE a bit and still have to make more Salsa as we still have 3 gallon bags of tomatoes in freezer and they are still coming in like crazy.

 

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On to some updated photos from garden. First the front half (Habanero Alley, Scotch Bonnet, Datil, Red Savina, Sugar Rush Peach, Serrano, Jalapeno, Big Thai and Thai Dragon... Habanero's are 4-5 feet tall and LOADED.

 

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Containers too are going bat-crap-crazy right now. Never had Buckets/containers look like this...

 

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Superhots are 4-6 foot tall. Can see on deck here... Picking a lot of Carolina Reaper and Apocalyspe Scorpions at this point (again, a little early for here - usually don't start rolling in until end Aug and early Sept).

 

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That is all for today. I have to say, I listened to some of you here - and grew Aji Pineapple, Aji Amarillo, Sugar Rush Peach for the first time and have been pleasantly surprised by them all. Aji Amarillo loves my soil and plants are literally 5-6 feet tall with TONS of peppers on them. Atomic Starfish are only pepper plant larger (I've grown them for years). Should have updates more often now... Happy growing!

 

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Ok, its been a while since I've updated this. Between work and us making things with the hot peppers - we've been a little busy We've made another 3 batches of Habanero Pepper Jelly, a new one Aji Pineapple pepper jelly - which I have to say... while we were making - I was not impressed with flavor at all. HOWEVER, once it finished simmering - the flavor was AMAZING! Lemony with slight kick. Will be a fan favorite. I'd put money on that one (We will make some more before we have a "tasting" for our customers/pepper loving friends in a few weeks). Also made our Kung Pao pepper jelly which while on low scale on heat - has great flavor too. (Those don't last long).

I've updated a few pictures (below). We had a lull in production as everything slowed during our crazy and dry heat of summer. Since fertilizing (with Fox Farm Tiger Bloom) a couple weeks ago - everything is in full crazy mode again. (and we had some natural rain too - which plants love).

 

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Orange Habanero ready to explode again... so many buds and already loaded with pods.

 

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Scotch Bonnet's are roaring too... can't wait! Crazy right?

 

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Pink Tiger x Reaper's are also going nuts. This has to be the coolest plant I've grown in a while. Purple stems. Purple peppers that turn creamy colored with purplish tones. Oh yeah - and plants (I have 6) are absolutely loaded!!

 

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White Trinidad Scorpion also loaded...

 

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Then onto the craziness on our deck. Superhots are taller than me. I'm 6'5". Going to take a picture with me standing next to them to give you reference!

 

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Apocalypse Scorpion BUSHES before I picked them...

 

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And our small pick today... it is only temporary as there are MANY more coming!!! Not pictured are some Joe Cayenne, Thunder Mountain Long Horn, Sugar Rush Peach, Red Savina and Caribbean Red (just off to the left of pic). Couldn't get all in but minimal so just didn't bother

 

[Anders]

Very impressive grow and harvest! Looking good!