i had a really good 2012 season but it is an el nina summer which means higher humidity and over all warmer temps in the summer. all good stuff set a side, if i wasn't a stay at home dad, most of my stuff would be dead. being able to react quickly to weather changes has helped keep my plants alive. but will change soon as i will have to take a job and in the oil patch that means long hours and little time for growing. you probably know from news forecast that i have had snow and freezing weather, so all my plants are inside. just had my first quintisho, sadly the cumari only has 1 small pod. 2013 looks like it will be same as 2012 with all the overwintered plants i have, maybe i can sell some on kijiji to make room for new plants. the tepin, that is several years old is bursting with pods, this will be the second time for pod producing for that plant.
i don't know much about yellow brains other that what i read here from all our great members.
a few years ago, i went through the "i have to have yellow and brown" thing. everything yellow and chocolate. yellow bhuts, yellow bonnets, fatalii, datil, bonda ma jacques(brains didn't exist then). none of my yellow bhuts or chocolates produced. all the yellow bhuts died even after 2 years and though the chocolates have survived i only saw a few flowers this year - know idea what is wrong with them. the chocolate hab has given me nice pods but the flavour is that of a red habanero, not my favourite taste. the bonda ma jacques plant is dead but the pods it gave me where boring and after talking with the source it is questionable that the seeds were even bondas. no datil pods perhaps next year.
but of all my plants, my yellow 7 pots from pepperlover have to be my favourite. yes they are hot, but if you can just get past the hot, the flavour is what sets them apart. you always want to fall back on the "citrus" flavour but i don't think that was it, they are sweet, perhaps sweet pineapple, it was too hard to tell as the swirling heat kicks in fast but the taste is rememberable and lingering.
i have yellow scorpions(from pepperlover) and though they are nice plants, i don't think they have that same flavour as the yellow 7's. the scorps appear hotter but just not the same intense flavour. i am still waiting for the next batch of scorps to ripen, they have wicked stingers, perhaps i can fight through the heat and "savour the flavour". i have a nephew driving out to see me from london, ont in a week or so, they hang with some local jamaicans and are into the hot pepper thing. perhaps i can get him to buy the case of beer and i will supply the peppers and do that stupid taste tester thing.
good growing in 2013 Conor.
morouga ?
