Meatfreak 2013

Trippa · Jul 26, 2013

Some great varieties and loving the look of that Mustard Bhut ... gnarly to say the least ... Sweet work!!

GA Growhead · Jul 26, 2013

+1 gnarly mustard bhut!

meatfreak · Jul 26, 2013

WalkGood said:
Stefan plants have exploded with color in your garden

and I'm loving it \o/

Thanks, Ramon

I'm finally seeing more and more color each day.

Trippa said:
Some great varieties and loving the look of that Mustard Bhut ... gnarly to say the least ... Sweet work!!

GA Growhead said:
+1 gnarly mustard bhut!

Cheers, guys. Do love the look of that Bhut Mustard also, would be awesome if it even ripens off Mustard but nonetheless those are some gnarly looking pods

Devv · Jul 26, 2013

Very nice work there!

I had to go and look at a map, wow you're far North! And putting that greenhouse to good use, very impressive.

meatfreak · Jul 26, 2013

Devv said:
Very nice work there!

I had to go and look at a map, wow you're far North! And putting that greenhouse to good use, very impressive.

luckily I don't live all the way up North, our winters are still pretty mild and during the summer it's hotter then the rest of the country

Still I would be lost without the greenhouse, you can't depend on the weather over here

Thanks for dropping by, Devv!

windchicken said:
Beautiful plants and pods you have there, Stefan, and I'm loving the greenhouse, too. You know it makes me especially happy to see all those Mexican chiles...Your Chilhuacle Negro pods are beautiful! I had completely forgotten about sending you seeds for Yellow Bouquet....I got those seeds from wayright back in 2012....He would be glad to know that one of his favorites "baccs" (as he calls them) is flourishing in the Netherlands.

Sorry, totally missed your reply, Gary :oops:

Really looking forward to tasting all those Mexican chiles

The Yellow Bouquet is getting in shape and pumping out pods everywhere. Got 3 plants of it and it's crown get's bigger by the day.

meatfreak · Jul 27, 2013

Today I received some goodies from my buddy Lourens, thanks! They arrived in perfect shape, hope mine arrives soon

Also the weather over here has changed a lot since yesterday. This morning when I was removing weeds, it started to rain so hard my other greenhouse got flooded. I knew the rain would gather at the opening but I didn't had the time to fix this. Will try and do this first thing tomorrow, don't want my maters to get sick. The ground inside is so dry the water was gone rather quickly

PeriPeri · Jul 29, 2013

Wow Stefan! Lots happening your side. Glad to see you got the seeds! I am sure your seeds will arrive... our postal service takes its time this side. WOa scary flooding there, but good to hear it drained off quickly. Here in Africa we get huge thunderstorms that either result in hail or massive flash floods... so it always pays to raise the rows and have the field at a slight slope

meatfreak · Jul 29, 2013

So Ramon received my package today and I received his :lol:

Thanks for the fine seeds!

The Scotch Bonnet MoA is on the list for next season for sure after I tasted the Scotch Bonnet Jamaican Indian Red tonight on my burgers. All I can say, they really delivered in flavor. The heat wasn't high but that's probably because the pods were formed when it was still cold outside. When I cut it open you instantly smelled the fruitiness aroma, I expected something like a fruity Habanero but the taste is completely different... I know you told me but I'm always skeptical :oops:

The taste was sweet and reminded me and the wife of cherries?! Does that makes sense? Anyway I loved it and now I can't wait to try the other varieties I got going :lol:

The plants are really shaping up, it things continue like this it's gonna be a killer season :dance:

Ampuis, actually a sweet pepper but the pods look great.

Jalapeño Jalapa, first ripe Jal this season.

Jalabanero F4, the one with purple inside the flowers. These were formed when no other plants were flowering, therefor isolated seeds to grow out. The other Jalabanero plant next to it has white flowers and the stem is green.

Biker Flames F2

My Habanero White Giant is flowering and podding up!

Fish pepper showing that he's really true

Waialua (PIC1) finally got pods. It grows very bushy and dense, one of the plants I give special attention

A none pepper pic.

Some snack cukes, mini white cukes, Washington Cherry (pretty big for cherry), Sacharnaja Sliwa Krasnaja and Long Yard beans but I think those are already to far and not tender anymore?

PeriPeri said:
Wow Stefan! Lots happening your side. Glad to see you got the seeds! I am sure your seeds will arrive... our postal service takes its time this side. WOa scary flooding there, but good to hear it drained off quickly. Here in Africa we get huge thunderstorms that either result in hail or massive flash floods... so it always pays to raise the rows and have the field at a slight slope

I sure hope so, Lourens. Normally it doesn't rain so hard over here but these last few years the weather has gotten more extreme also. It won't happen again, I raised the ground a bit more and leveled the rest out so the water goes into the rest of the garden and not to the entrance of the tunnel :lol:

Thanks again for the seeds, hope yours arrive soon!

WalkGood · Jul 29, 2013

Stefan, good to hear the seeds got there fine and seeing how great things are going there now I have no doubt you'll have monster MoAs next season ^_^
Interesting taste description on the Red Scotch Bonnet, now I want to try one as I love cherries. I've never grown the red or even tried one but IIRC Steve has one going and I hope he can spare a pod as I have some goodies for him to try as well.

Great harvest and pictures, keep up da great work mon and have a killer week \o/

PIC 1 · Jul 30, 2013

Hey Stefan,
I hope that amount of rain was only a drink for the plants. Sometime we get a few days of ongoing amounts...The plants seem to thrive from it.
I agree the Waialua is very dense growing compared to many Jalapeno varieties. You'll probably be rewarded by heaps of pods. They grow in numerous clusters. Nice score with the MoA''s and Jamaican Reds from Ramon....very generous of him.

meatfreak · Jul 31, 2013

WalkGood said:
Stefan, good to hear the seeds got there fine and seeing how great things are going there now I have no doubt you'll have monster MoAs next season ^_^
Interesting taste description on the Red Scotch Bonnet, now I want to try one as I love cherries. I've never grown the red or even tried one but IIRC Steve has one going and I hope he can spare a pod as I have some goodies for him to try as well.

Great harvest and pictures, keep up da great work mon and have a killer week \o/

Yeah, I know Ramon but it was the first thing to came to both our minds when we smelled it. My wife didn't taste however, she can't handle that heat :lol:

I got some new pods forming on the plants now, will have to wait and still if they still have that taste. I can always send you some seeds of it by the end of the season

You have a great week as well!

PIC 1 said:
Hey Stefan,
I hope that amount of rain was only a drink for the plants. Sometime we get a few days of ongoing amounts...The plants seem to thrive from it.
I agree the Waialua is very dense growing compared to many Jalapeno varieties. You'll probably be rewarded by heaps of pods. They grow in numerous clusters. Nice score with the MoA''s and Jamaican Reds from Ramon....very generous of him.

Hey Greg, luckily the amount of rain was just a drink for the plants. When I left the garden the water was already gone in ground since it was very dry. I'm very cautious with the humidity since bead leaf spot and I have a bad relationship if you know what I mean. It's been my #1 enemy for 3 seasons now. I love the growth of the Waialua and like you said last time I checked it had over 20 pods forming already! Thanks for dropping by

roper2008 · Jul 31, 2013

NIce update stefan. Is the mustard bhut your cross? You have a ripe jalapeno before me. I keep
picking mine green for jalapeno jelly. Still need to make more. ..I dried some orange blobs, and it
taste great. They all will be going into the dehydrator as they ripen.

meatfreak · Aug 1, 2013

roper2008 said:
NIce update stefan. Is the mustard bhut your cross? You have a ripe jalapeno before me. I keep
picking mine green for jalapeno jelly. Still need to make more. ..I dried some orange blobs, and it
taste great. They all will be going into the dehydrator as they ripen.

Thanks, Linda. The Mustard Bhut is not my cross, it's another creation of ajijoe I'm growing out

So far the podshape looks awesome, a few haven't grown for a week now so hopefully they will start to ripe off soon. Although I have been picking Jals, I just have so many. Actually got more ripe ones now. That Jalapeno Jelly sounds good! Care to share the recipe with me? Glad to hear about the Blob's, I didn't try drying them last year. Most of them ended up in a sambal and in my Jerk marinade. Good flavor and not to hot so I can add more and get more flavor into the Jerk.

saugapepper · Aug 1, 2013

Stefan, looking good! How is the weather in the Netherlands at the moment?

Keep those photos coming!

Conor

meatfreak · Aug 2, 2013

saugapepper said:
Stefan, looking good! How is the weather in the Netherlands at the moment?

Keep those photos coming!

Conor

For our standards it's very hot, yesterday we broke the heat record. Had to work the afternoon shifts and that wasn't any fun at all with these temperatures going on. The plants however are loving it, I see more and more color every day. I have to start trellising the plants because of the weight of the pods. Did you got the seeds I've send you already?

Devv · Aug 2, 2013

Nice haul from Ramon, he sure does know how to spread the pepper love!

Plants are looking great! Glad to see some ripening!

I still say you're way north! at least compared to me

Good luck to you for the rest of the season and always cherish the rains!

Sanarda · Aug 2, 2013

Did you plant an Orange Blob? If so how is it doing?

meatfreak · Aug 3, 2013

Devv said:
Nice haul from Ramon, he sure does know how to spread the pepper love!

Plants are looking great! Glad to see some ripening!

I still say you're way north! at least compared to me

Good luck to you for the rest of the season and always cherish the rains!

Compared to you I am yeah :lol:

I'm just glad we don't have over 100F the entire summer here, there's always this nice cool breeze from the water (live nearby the coast). It only rained for 2 days and now the heat is back on, forecasts says we're gonna have some rain this week and then dry again. That's just perfect weather, high temps with rain from time to time

Sanarda said:
Did you plant an Orange Blob? If so how is it doing?

I haven't Pia, I did like it but since a lot of people were already growing it this season I skipped this one. I will have it next season again since it's really good in flavor and not to high on heat

meatfreak · Aug 3, 2013

I wish we had summers like this every year, it's just a huge difference since the last 2 seasons. The plants are loving it and it shows off

Bubblegum 7, thursday it started to ripe of and today it's already fully red. Now I have to wait and hope the calyx turns red!

Gochu, these have really turned around and grown a lot. Thanks again for these Rick!

Piment d'Espelette

Chimayo, they stay rather low but that's my own fault for the neglect early in season

Chilhuacle Rojo, Gary these have becoming one of the tallest plants I have at the moment :lol:

In the bottom the pods are starting to ripe off and above that new pods are forming

Got a lot more going but it's hard to focus when temps are so high. Next time I will take the video camera and shoot a vid.

gnslngr · Aug 3, 2013

Hey Stefan-
Loving all the variety as usual, the Mustard Bhut Jolokia F2 is a new one to me as well, I have several Bhut crosses going this year.....next weekend I will shoot home for a few days and be suprised at the explosions that Missy has assured me is waiting.I had the Zan White C's as well, but I didn't get em in the dirt.Vladan's stuff is usually true from my experience anyway.That Foodarama Bonnet is looking gnarly for a Bonnet...
Have a good one-
DJ