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.

 

[NJChilehead]

@JAB Farms this is great work, your plants look beautiful! Question about the sugar rush peach-what do you typically use them for (jellies, hot sauces, etc.)? I have quite the harvest of them and can't really decide which way to go regarding processing and using.

 

[JAB Farms]

@JAB Farms this is great work, your plants look beautiful! Question about the sugar rush peach-what do you typically use them for (jellies, hot sauces, etc.)? I have quite the harvest of them and can't really decide which way to go regarding processing and using.

Hey! It's a lot of work - but rewarding too... Sugar Rush Peach is a new one for me. I haven't made anything with them yet as I'm waiting for more to ripen. I've been storing in freezer until I have enough that peachy (non-yellow) look. I've been eating a lot of those in my salads for lunch too. Interesting flavors! I do think a Hot Pepper Jelly with those would end up good. I will know hopefully soon as plants are loaded with large yellowish pods. If anything like the Aji Pineapple, it will make a great jelly. I just took 3 gallon bags or Serrano's and 1 gallon bag of Jalapeno's out and smoked on my Smokey Joe Weber smoker... finishing them off in dehydrator now. Used Pecan wood and the smell of this is going to be amazing... My garage smells amazing right now! (Didn't smell same when I dried two Carolina Reaper bags day before!! )

 

[JAB Farms]

Very impressive grow and harvest! Looking good!

Thanks! Harvest is usually larger to be honest, but still good... I missed a window to fertilize and keep plants producing at earlier pace - life/work gets in way! But that has been corrected and OMG is everything loaded again. Superhots are coming in like crazy and Habanero, Scotch Bonnet, Datil are close to filling up all my baskets - and of course my freezers

 

[NJChilehead]

Hey! It's a lot of work - but rewarding too... Sugar Rush Peach is a new one for me. I haven't made anything with them yet as I'm waiting for more to ripen. I've been storing in freezer until I have enough that peachy (non-yellow) look. I've been eating a lot of those in my salads for lunch too. Interesting flavors! I do think a Hot Pepper Jelly with those would end up good. I will know hopefully soon as plants are loaded with large yellowish pods. If anything like the Aji Pineapple, it will make a great jelly. I just took 3 gallon bags or Serrano's and 1 gallon bag of Jalapeno's out and smoked on my Smokey Joe Weber smoker... finishing them off in dehydrator now. Used Pecan wood and the smell of this is going to be amazing... My garage smells amazing right now! (Didn't smell same when I dried two Carolina Reaper bags day before!! )

Nice!