PaulG 2014

Grow List 2014 - Many new varieties and a few repeaters.  
This is the third year of my original three year plan to grow a slew of different
types to see what grows well here before settling on some consistent performers.  
I'd love to grow some of the new varieties from this season again, and some more
of my favorites from 2012, but not enough space.  But I have seed for my favorites for
season 2015, so I have something to look forward to already!  
 
Major goal for season 2014 - lay in a good supply of super hot powder!
 
OW Plants:
Chocolate Habanero OW, Refining Fire 2012, 3gal. x 2 - 2nd year 2014
Mountain Pepper OW, Honduran Market, 3gal. x 1 - 2nd year 2014
Orange Manzano OW, Shane F1, 3ga. x 1- 2nd year 2014
Goat's Weed OW, Shane F1, 3gal. x 1 - 2nd year 2014
'Black Pearl' OW, THSC, 3gal. x 1 - 3rd year 2014
NuMex Twilight OW, CPI via Siliman, 2gal. x 1 - 3rd year 2014
Fatali OW, Peppermania, 4gal. x 1 - 3rd year 2014 
Orange Manzano OW 7gal. x 1 - 3rd year 2014
 
Plants germinated 8/15/2013:
Goat's Weed, Shane F1, 1gal. x2
Goat's Weed, Shane 2012, 1gal. x1
Aji Amarillo, Peruvian Market 2012, 1gal. x 2
Aji Amarillo, PepperGal 2012, 1gal. x 1
Orange Manzano, Shane F1, 1gal. x 3
Wild Texas Tepin, THSC 2012, 1gal. x 3
 
Starting From Seed: Bold font indicates mid-December sowing for long-season varieties.
Ghost (SP* F1)
Reaper (Sawyer 2013) 
Funky Reaper (Sawyer 2013)
7 Pot Burgundy (Sawyer 2013)
Bhut Jolokia Yellow (Sawyer 2013) 
NagaBrain (Windchicken F3 2013)
Jigsaw (Baker's Peppers 2013)
Primo (MGold 2012 pod)
Brain (Romy6 2012 pod)
Douglah (Alphanerdz via Trippa, Stickman)
Indian Carbon (MGold 2012 pod)
Trin. Scorp. (USHotStuff 2012)
Infinity (SP F1)
Butch T (SP F1)
'Scotch Bonnet TFM' (Trippa F1)
Giant White Habanero (RP F2)
Congo Trinidad Yellow (Sanarda F1)
Fatali x Red Savina (Justaguy via Spankycolts F2)
Mountain Pepper (Honduran Market F1)
*SP = seed harvested from plants from Spankycolts 2012
 
Wilds and Milds:
Cheiro Recife (Sean W via Stickman 2013)
Wild Brazil F1 (Shane 2012)
Hungarian Sweet Paprika (Stickman 2013)
Marconi Rosso (Hume F1)
Costeño åmarillo F1 (SoCalChilihead 2012)
Giant Jalapeño (SoCalChilihead 2012)
 
The items in bold font went into distilled water today, 12/15,
and will go into Jiffy pellets tomorrow.  The incubator has the
cell pack with the three Giant white Habanero seeds that
germinated planted in it:

 
Water added after pic taken:

 
Just a quick update on the wild Texas Tepins.  This one has the most ripe pods; all will have to go to the greenhouse when and if I need space for starts in party cups:

 

[Devv]

Cool, another plant saved!

 

[JJJessee]

 GO CHACO!

 

[irishmaverick]

Those things are growing fast!

 

[maximumcapsicum]

Great update Paul! Love those Bhuts! Can't wait to hear how they do in the Greenhouse~!

 

[Portuge]

Hey Paul, nice job on the pot up... Your plants are looking great, keep em under that T5....

 

[PaulG]

Cool, another plant saved!

 

 GO CHACO!

Right on, brothers!  

Great update Paul! Love those Bhuts! Can't wait to hear how they do in the Greenhouse~!

Thanks, Adam.  They will probably do fine in spite of my care  
I'm hoping for an early and nice Spring and Summer  
 

Hey Paul, nice job on the pot up... Your plants are looking great, keep em under that T5....

Thanks, James.  A little B-1 works wonders!  They survived the transplant with no ill effect
visible so far.  Wish I could keep them under the T5, but the round two and three plants are
taking over the grow shelf!  These pictures are a day or two old, but will get a pic of the grow
shelf soon.
 
Here's the Bhut Jolokia Yellow (Sawyer) I left out in the last update, with the others in the
greenhouse:

 
A couple of greenhouse views:

 

 

 
I harvested the Manzanos in the greenhouse the other day:

 

[Devv]

Pods look great Paul!
 
I can't wait until I have one in my hands.
 
Babies are looking good sitting in the greenhouse.
 
Keep it green!

 

[JJJessee]

Great looking setup and everything looks healthy and happy.
Those Manz are much bigger than I thought they would get in the winter!
Nice harvest.

 

[PaulG]

Pods look great Paul!
 
I can't wait until I have one in my hands.
 
Babies are looking good sitting in the greenhouse.
Many thanks, Scott!  The greenhouse has its moments, for sure.
Keep it green!

The pods were just right, firm and juicy, and even a little heat!
 
Here's a better shot of them, with a quarter for size comparison:

 
This is the largest and first to ripen, then the other three from left to right:

 
De-seeded:

 
All de-seeded and 'halved':

 
Toss with a little olive oil, salt and pepper:

 
Roasted under the broiler for 5 min or so.  Spread the heat throughout the pieces very nicely:

 
Tossed with a little sliced roast chicken breast.  The final dish had a nice even heat that created a little mouth
burn and slight sniffles, but hey. Winter Manzanos? I'll take it      

 
Hope everyone has a great time watching the Super Bowl.  Or not.  
 
It's a nice day here.  Cool and sunny.
It will get warm in the greenhouse for a little while this afternoon  
 
Have a great week, everybody!

 

[JJJessee]

Winter pods AND food porn, You're killin' us over here.

 

[PaulG]

Great looking setup and everything looks healthy and happy.
Those Manz are much bigger than I thought they would get in the winter!
Nice harvest.

 

Winter pods AND food porn, You're killin' us over here.
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do    

Sorry I missed your first post, Jesse; thanks for the positivity!
The first two Manzanos were impressive; would be great to think that
the Summer pods would be as big.  The greenhouse plant those came
from is putting out flower buds!  Will get pics in a day or two.

 

[GA Growhead]

Those pods look amazing!

 

[Nick08*]

Jesse beat me to it... but those are much bigger than I thought as well! Have you tasted one yet?

Ooops. Slight mouth burn and sniffles. Got it! 

 

[Blister]

Plants are looking great Paul! And man those Manzano's are big! I wish I could get pods like that in the winter. Heck that pretty much outdoes my summer pods...

Neil

 

[stickman]

Gee Paul, those Manzano pods look humongeous... nice saute with the chicken too!

 

[maximumcapsicum]

Man that's a great step by step. I can practically smell the pods through my phone.

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Oh those yellows are looking nice.  Got me excited that my early one might pop a few for me.  Food looks awesome!!!

 

[Jeff H]

Wow Paul, plants all look great, and those monzano/chicken dish looks fantastic. You are going to have a heck of a spicy crop this year for sure.

 

[PaulG]

Those pods look amazing!

 

Jesse beat me to it... but those are much bigger than I thought as well! Have you tasted one yet?

Ooops. Slight mouth burn and sniffles. Got it! 

Thanks, fellas.  Would be nice to think that's what's in store for the Summer!
 

Plants are looking great Paul! And man those Manzano's are big! I wish I could get pods like that in the winter. Heck that pretty much outdoes my summer pods...

Neil

Hey, Neil.  they pretty much outdid my own summer pods
for the last two sesons!  Maybe this will be my lucky year!
 

Gee Paul, those Manzano pods look humongeous... nice saute with the chicken too!

Thanks, Rick!  They made a great complement to
 the roasted chicken!

Man that's a great step by step. I can practically smell the pods through my phone.

They had a very fresh scent, not spicy.  I expected a little
more intensity, but the flavor was awesome.  Wish I was
better at discerning and describing flavors.
 

Oh those yellows are looking nice.  Got me excited that my early one might pop a few for me.  Food looks awesome!!!

Hope that is the case, Jeff.  Manzano is one of my favorites,
but I've never harvested enough pods to really satisfy me.  
Maybe this is the season!
 

Wow Paul, plants all look great, and those monzano/chicken dish looks fantastic. You are going to have a heck of a spicy crop this year for sure.

Thanks, Jeff.  This grow log isn't much for foodies,
but I try to get a basic one in now and then!  
 
Here's to a good season for everyone  

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Hows the taste/heat on those?  I have never ate one before but hear it is like a Serrano Tampiqueno?  30k roughly.  Hope you have manzano pods coming out your ears this year Paul....I got a feeling this is going to be a banner year coast to coast!!!