JCW's 2015 Glog

Well, here's to another year. I wanted to downsize from last year, and ended up practically doubling everything.  Started germinating on Jan 22 using paper towel method.  Tried 2 ways, one in cups with the seeds on top, other the way I have always done with the seeds in paper towel in ziploc.  Both have worked, but the paper towel in ziploc seems faster, maybe better temp control there.  So far have about 55 seeds in dirt after 11 days with many of them already popped up and looking happy.
 

 
Almost an embarrassing setup compared to many I see on here, but it worked great 10 years ago, and still worked fine last year so I figure no need to change yet.

Will need another rack of lights this year for the increase in volume I have.
 
Grow list as of today (updated 3/17 hopefully for the last time).  I tried to keep track of the sources, so hopefully I have given proper credit here.
 

1. 007 Orange                                 (mpicante)
2. 7 Pot Barrackpore                          (mpicante)
3. 7 Pot Barrackpore Chocolate                (Sawyer)
4. 7 Pot Brain Strain Yellow                  (Saved from 2014)
5. 7 Pot Bubblegum                            (Scorched)
6. 7 Pot Bubblegum Chocolate                  (mpicante)
7. 7 Pot Bubblegum Large                      (Pepperlover)
8. 7 Pot Burgundy                             (PSM)
9. 7 Pot Burgundy                             (Transient Exuberance)
10. 7 Pot Caramel                              (mpicante)
11. 7 Pot Chaguanas                            (Wicked Mike)
12. 7 Pot Douglah                              (HellHotPeppers)
13. 7 Pot Infinity                             (PSM)
14. 7 Pot Lava                                 (PSM)
15. 7 Pot Orange                               (PSM)
16. 7 Pot Peach                                (Sawyer)
17. 7 Pot Primo Yellow                         (Pepperlover)
18. 7 Pot Rennie                               (Wicked Mike)
19. 7 Pot SR Gigantic Chocolate                (Wicked Mike)
20. 7 Pot Yellow x Bhut Carbon                 (Wicked Mike)
21. 7JPN                                       (Wicked Mike)
22. Aji Ahuachapan                             (Wicked Mike)
23. Aji Cito                                   (Wicked Mike)
24. Aji Lemon Drop                             (Wicked Mike)
25. Aji Omnicolor                              (D3monic)
26. Aji Peruvian                               (Wicked Mike)
27. Aji Pineapple                              (Wicked Mike)
28. Aribibi Gusano                             (PSM)
29. Arkansas Peach                             (Sawyer)
30. Armageddon                                 (Wicked Mike)
31. Barbados                                   (CCN)
32. Beni Highlands                             (PSM)
33. Bhut Caramel                               (PSM)
34. Bhut Dulac                                 (Wicked Mike)
35. Bhut Orange                                (Pepperlover)
36. Bhut Orange Copenhagen                     (PSM)
37. Bhut White                                 (PSM)
38. Bhut Yellow                                (Unknown)
39. Bhutlah Brown                              (PSM)
40. Bhutlah Red                                (Wicked Mike)
41. Billy Boy Douglah Red                      (Wicked Mike)
42. Billy Boy Douglah Yellow                   (PSM)
43. Billy Goat                                 (PSM)
44. Bishops Crown                              (inolan22)
45. Black Cayman                               (CCN)
46. Black Hungarian                            (Wicked Mike)
47. Black Scorpions Tongue                     (inolan22)
48. Bolsa De Dulce                             (D3monic)
49. Bombay Morich                              (mpicante)
50. Bonda Ma Jacques X                         (HillBilly Jeff)
51. Brazilian Ghost                            (PSM)
52. Burkina Yellow                             (PSM)
53. Carmine                                    (Saved from 2014)
54. Carolina Reaper                            (Buckeye)
55. CGN 21500                                  (Transient Exuberance)
56. Cheiro Roxa                                (chilinoob)
57. Chile De Arbol                             (Wicked Mike)
58. Clavo Red                                  (Wicked Mike)
59. Cleo's Dragon                              (CCN)
60. Congo Orange                               (Buckeye)
61. Congo Peach                                (Pepperlover)
62. Daisy Cutter MA Yellow                     (Buckeye)
63. Defcon 7                                   (PSM)
64. Devil's Brain                              (Pepperlover)
65. Devil's Horn                               (Wicked Mike)
66. Devils Tongue Chocolate                    (Saved from 2014)
67. Devil's Tongue White                       (Wicked Mike)
68. Elysium Oxide Scotch Bonnet                (Sawyer/Mike/capsidadburn)
69. Fatalii Black                              (Pepperlover)
70. Fatalii Gormet Jigsaw                      (PSM)
71. Fatalii White                              (Pepperlover)
72. Fatalli Chocolate                          (Saved from 2014)
73. Giant Orange Thai                          (romy6/Prodigal Son)
74. Goats Weed                                 (Wicked Mike)
75. Habanaero Harolds St. Barts                (HillBilly Jeff)
76. Habanero Black Stinger                     (chilinoob)
77. Habanero Capuchino                         (SLP)
78. Habanero Carolina Yellow                   (Wicked Mike)
79. Habanero Chocolate                         (Buckeye)
80. Habanero Chocolate Hand Grenade            (HillBilly Jeff)
81. Habanero Chocolate x Mystery Scorpion      (Saved from 2014)
82. Habanero Ebony Giant                       (SLP)
83. Habanero Hot Paper Lantern                 (D3monic)
84. Habanero Large Red Jamaican                (ChinaWhite)
85. Habanero Long Chocolate                    (PSM)
86. Habanero Magnum Orange                     (duston2008)
87. Habanero Martinique                        (Buckeye)
88. Habanero Niranja Picante                   (SLP)
89. Habanero Orange Apple                      (SLP)
90. Habanero Peruvian White                    (Unknown)
91. Habanero Roatan                            (HillBilly Jeff)
92. Ice Scream                                 (PSM)
93. Jamaican Hot Chocolate                     (Transient Exuberance)
94. Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion                 (Moruga Welder)
95. Jay's Red Ghost Scorpion                   (Scorched)
96. Jonah's Yellow Brain                       (Pepperlover)
97. King Naga Orange                           (Sawyer)
98. Kumasi                                     (PSM)
99. Madballz 7                                 (PSM)
100. Madballz 7 x 7 Pot Jonah                   (Wicked Mike)
101. Madballz Chocolate                         (Wicked Mike)
102. Madballz Scorpion                          (PSM)
103. Mako Kokoo                                 (Wicked Mike)
104. MOA                                        (Pepperlover)
105. MOA Red                                    (East Texas Heat)
106. Morovas                                    (PSM)
107. Naga Black                                 (Saved from 2014)
108. Naga Monster                               (Unknown)
109. Naga Peach                                 (Pepperlover)
110. Naga Viper                                 (PSM)
111. Naga X Congo Choc                          (Wicked Mike)
112. Nagabrains Chocolate                       (PSM)
113. Nagabrains Red                             (Wicked Mike)
114. Orange Primo                               (Nearday)
115. Orange Primo                               (Wicked Mike)
116. Orange Teapot                              (PSM)
117. Pickersgills Orange                        (SLP)
118. Pimenta De Neyde                           (SLP)
119. Purple Cayenne                             (inolan22)
120. Purple Jalapeno                            (CCN)
121. Red CARDI                                  (PSM)
122. Red Dog                                    (PSM)
123. Royal Gold                                 (Saved from 2014)
124. Safi Red                                   (Meathead1313)
125. SB7J                                       (PSM)
126. SB7J                                       (chilinoob)
127. Scorpanero                                 (PSM)
128. Stuffing Scotch Bonnet                     (Meathead1313)
129. SuperDatil                                 (PSM)
130. Tepin x Lemon Drop                         (inolan22)
131. Tiger Teeth                                (PSM)
132. Trini Mystery                              (Wicked Mike)
133. Trinidad Scorpion Butch T                  (Unknown)
134. Trinidad Scorpion ButchT Yellow            (Pepperlover)
135. Trinidad Scorpion Chocolate                (PSM)
136. Trinidad Scorpion Lemon Lime               (PSM)
137. Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Brown             (Saved from 2014)
138. Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Caramel           (PSM)
139. Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Chocolate         (PSM)
140. Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Red               (Unknown)
141. Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Yellow            (Saved from 2014)
142. Trinidad Scorpion Orange                   (PSM)
143. Trinidad Scorpion Sunrise                  (PSM)
144. Trinidad Scorpion Yellow                   (Pepperlover)
145. UBSC                                       (PSM)
146. Urfa Biber                                 (Buckeye)
147. Yaki Brown                                 (D3monic)
148. Purple Habanero                     (Wicked Mike)
149. Black Habanero                       (Wicked Mike)
150. Habalokia Peach Lavalamp       (Wicked Mike)
151. 7 Pot Merlot                            (Wicked Mike)
152. Choc BBG7                            (smileyguy697)
153. Orange Primo x BOC               (smileyguy697)
154. Kraken Scorpion                      (smileyguy697)
155. SR Trinidad Scorpion Long       (smileyguy697)

Sweet/Bell Peppers
 

1. Golden Cal Wonder                          (PSM)
2. Purple Beauty                              (PSM)
3. Sheepnose Pimento                          (PSM)
4. Golden Marconi                             (PSM)
5. Sweet Banana                               (PSM)
6. Jimmy Nardello                             (PSM)
7. Orange Marconi                             (PSM)
8. Red Marconi                                (PSM)
9. Chocolate Beauty                           (PSM)
10. Cubanelle                                  (PSM)
11. Shishito                                   (PSM)
12. Poivrons Pointus Mexico                    (ChinaWhite)
13. Chinese Giant                              (Burpee)

Tomatoes
 

1. Carbon Copy                                (fiogga)
2. Eva Purple Ball                            (fiogga)
3. Dancing with Smurfs                        (fiogga)
4. Indian Stripe                              (fiogga)
5. Danko                                      (fiogga)
6. Big Cheef                                  (fiogga)
7. Maylor Roths Orange                        (fiogga)
8. Serdste Binvola                            (fiogga)
9. SunSugar                                   (fiogga)
10. Paul Robeson                               (Wicked Mike)
11. Juliet                                     (CCN)
12. Marglobe                                   (Burpee)
13. Steak Sandwich                             (Burpee)
14. Physalis Peruviana                         (Wicked Mike)

 
Thank you to all who donated or traded seeds with me this winter to help with this list.  My chiropractor thanks you as well.
 
Thanks for viewing.  
 

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Nice looking pods Justin. I don't know how you keep up, with all the varieties.

Thanks for sharing

 

[jcw10tc]

Well, not much happening, just a lot of picking.  Pulled a lot of crap plants already that didn't care for.  Pretty happy that the big plants topped out mostly at about 4 - 4.5 feet vs the 5 - 7 foot monsters I had last year.

 
My Aji's decided they wanted to put out a few hundred more pods late in the year.  Branches weight down to the ground on some of them.

 

 

 
Only keeping about 10% of the pods I pick these days, just too many to handle, but most getting turned into powder.  Usually load 4 trays of smoked pods and 2 more of plain ever 4 or 5 days or until dried.
 

 

 

[D3monic]

I hear ya, lol I've been giving away so many darn pods. I couldn't imagine doing it with as many plants as you have. 

 

[jcw10tc]

I hear ya, lol I've been giving away so many darn pods. I couldn't imagine doing it with as many plants as you have. 

Its been challenging to try and not waste too many.    Have managed to ship a fair amount and take a bunch to a few local friends.

 

[Ozzy2001]

Your pod pillage is awesome. Nice work.

 

[Devv]

Nice grow Justin!
 
I too grew way too many for quite some time and gave most away once I made powder and sauces. One can only eat so many
 
BUT, at least you can sort through and next year plant the best ones

 

[jcw10tc]

Nice grow Justin!
 
I too grew way too many for quite some time and gave most away once I made powder and sauces. One can only eat so many
 
BUT, at least you can sort through and next year plant the best ones

Thanks. I wish I never took off the years 2007 - 2013 from growing, I missed out on so much now I guess trying to play catch up with the thousands of new varieties that just keeps expanding.  As of now I will bring back about a dozen from this year and a few from last and then try a bunch more new ones, but going to be way more selective.  I grew so many this year I knew I probably wouldn't like but came across seeds in trades or giveaways etc.  Hoping to control my OCD a little more, but well that might be a lost cause.  I also do a ton of powder, already once again, I probably have a 15 year supply made, but will end up giving most of it away.  I am freezing some so hopefully can fiddle with some sauce making this winter if time permits.

 

[D3monic]

You should try making a puree or something. 

 

[windchicken]

Wow, Jason! What a beautiful grow! I really like the way you do things! 
 
Gary

 

[jcw10tc]

Wow, Jason! What a beautiful grow! I really like the way you do things! 
 
Gary

Thanks.  Its not the prettiest but gets the job done.  Good weather outlook so might have a good amount of season left.

 

[Devv]

You should try making a puree or something. 

 I agree, Terry (tctenten) sent me a huge amount of peppers. I made a puree and it's been a hit. There were a good mix of hot and sweet peppers so it came out with a really nice flavor. Great for wings and babybacks   

 

[RedNeck Spysee Chilez]

Thanks. I wish I never took off the years 2007 - 2013 from growing, I missed out on so much now I guess trying to play catch up with the thousands of new varieties that just keeps expanding.  As of now I will bring back about a dozen from this year and a few from last and then try a bunch more new ones, but going to be way more selective.  I grew so many this year I knew I probably wouldn't like but came across seeds in trades or giveaways etc.  Hoping to control my OCD a little more, but well that might be a lost cause.  I also do a ton of powder, already once again, I probably have a 15 year supply made, but will end up giving most of it away.  I am freezing some so hopefully can fiddle with some sauce making this winter if time permits.

 
I can relate on so many points, especially a lapse in growing and trying to play catch up. Oh, and the OCD ...... BINGO. Cheerz, Gary

 

[jcw10tc]

Well its almost over, some pics from a few nice picks in the last few weeks before the gloomy pics start.
 
Some Jay's peach, about this many more to pick from plants in the garge.

 
Choc BBG7

 
Chocolate Bhutlah

 
Chocolate Scorpion Long

 
7 Pot SR Gigantic Chocolate

 
Some not very gnarly Douglahs but they got the heat and taste.

 
Brazilian Ghosts

 
Mystery Volunteer.  Huge 3 - 4"+ pods.

 
Purple Habanero - one of my if not my new favorite habanero.  Just not many of them, next year might put on in the ground.  Not sure they are purple, but they are big, hot, beautiful flawless pods.

 
 
Another volunteer.  Its bhut like.  Way more like a true bhut jolokia than the ones I grew from PL seeds.  Its bumpy and pretty hot.  Might try to grow it out.  I haven't seen many if any true orange bhuts that actually have the qualities of a bhut like this one does.  I know its a cross of something, but its really good.  I hope with a bigger plant that is started earlier they would be bigger pods.

 
Had a big gap in updates and pics, just got so busy in August / September picking 5000 pods a week and trying to deal with them.  Maybe next year I can keep up better.  More depressing pics of the sad state of things later maybe.

 

[az1000]

Very nice.

 

[dragonsfire]

Great looking Fruit !!

 

[jcw10tc]

Thinks are winding down here big time, few shots here of some late pods and the current almost done status of the garden.
 
Nagabrains and a Gator Jigsaw

 
Maybe not everything is bigger in Texas.  Texas vs. Illinois Large Orange Thai.

 
These were warm.  JPGS x Primo

 
This was another volunteer.  What a great pepper.  I am guess 7 Pot Yellow x ?.  It came up near where a 7PY was last year, but this is thinner walled, and longer.  Great taste and very hot for a yellow.

 
I'll never get tired of these, can't imagine a hot pepper garden without them.  This plant had thicker walls and thicker walls then my other 2.

 
These were thinner walled and a llittle sharper bumps than the ones above.

 
Majority of the plants are torn out.

 
These guys won't have a chance to ripen.

 
Choc BBG7 looks as good today as it did in June.

 
Fall is definitely here.

 

[mpicante]

Very nice pics Justin!

 

[Genetikx]

Agree, excellent pics and a shame IL gardening has come to an end. Looking forward to what you've got going on next year.

 

[jcw10tc]

Agree, excellent pics and a shame IL gardening has come to an end. Looking forward to what you've got going on next year.

Thanks, it should be ended by now, but holding on.  I just looked at forcast, theres a chance I could still have plants living in the ground into November.  That would be a first.  I was going to pull them all this week, but now may let a few of the better ones still left ride it out till the bitter cold end.  I would love to say I am scaling back next year, but judging by the seed collection I have going, thats not likely to happen.  Hopefully it will be even better.  Had some varieties that I really didn't like and not sure why I grew as I knew they didn't fit my profile very well.
 

Very nice pics Justin!

Thanks.  A photographer I am not, but have a few more minutes now to update this thing.  

 

[Runescape]

Had some varieties that I really didn't like and not sure why I grew as I knew they didn't fit my profile very well.

Care to elaborate?
 
Btw, how where those chocolate bhutlahs, and who was your seed source?
 
Awesome pods, plants and pics.