PaulG 2014

Pulpiteer · Nov 3, 2014

PaulG said:
The c. chacoense var. Exile is coloring up slowly. Don't know if the pods are going to go all the way red or not:

Oh, yeah, they are 7 Pot Barrakapores.

Howdy Paul - that c. chacoense var. Exile is a beautiful plant! I'm going to try a few wilds next year. Just a couple. That's just a nice looking plant there - not sure what I'd do with all the tiny pods, but they are worth a shot.

Also, very cool to see you rooting out those cuttings. I need to learn more about plant propogation. Potential to save some money there, and as Rick mentioned, save some space.

PaulS · Nov 4, 2014

PaulG said:
Managed to snag a few ripe Tepins and c. chacoense var. Exile today.
Still lots more on the bushes:

The texas Tepins really color up a bowl:

Into the dryer. Doing this batch at 100:

Nice pictures. What do these taste like? Is there much heat?

PaulG · Nov 6, 2014

Pulpiteer said:
Howdy Paul - that c. chacoense var. Exile is a beautiful plant! I'm going to try a few wilds next year. Just a couple. That's just a nice looking plant there - not sure what I'd do with all the tiny pods, but they are worth a shot.

Also, very cool to see you rooting out those cuttings. I need to learn more about plant propogation. Potential to save some money there, and as Rick mentioned, save some space.

Hey, Andy! The wild varieties are pretty cool. Interesting to see what they might
have looked like back in the day. The c. galapagoense didn't produce many
pods - the great majority ripened up on the hung up branches in the garage. I
had to do the same with the chacoense; just too cool and cloudy for ripening to
proceed very quickly. The Tepin I moved to the front porch for some more shelter.
I'll leave it until the bitter end!

The cuttings are still hanging in there, we'll see what happens! I found some
aphid eggs on one of them, so Neem'd all three and set them outside last night.

PaulS said:
Nice pictures. What do these taste like? Is there much heat?

Thanks, Paul. The taste is okay, not bitter. They are like little
firecrackers; quick hit of nice heat that goes away pretty quickly.

Managed a few more Aji Marillos:

There are about a couple dozen still hanging. My slice of the Peruvian jungle!:

The bushy phenotype plant:

Four Manzanos left on the vine. This one is almost ready:

These three are taking their own sweet time:

These, the Tepin and the Chili Costa Rica are the only outside plants still going.

In the greenhouse:
c. rhombiodium, now over 27" tall
Black Pearl, to be repotted soon
NuMex Twilight, ditto
Three Barrakapore cuttings
Red Bhut Jolokia OW, maybe to be a bon chi, not sure yet.

RocketMan · Nov 6, 2014

Paul, try mixing Manzano and Aji Amarillo powders. i made 3 sauces for a Peruvian brew pub a few years ago and for one of the sauces I used Aji Amarillo and Rocoto's, couldn't find Manzanos and it turned out extremely good. Might add some sea salt, onion and garlic powder too

stickman · Nov 6, 2014

Are you sure those Texas wilds aren't Pequins Paul? I thought the Tepins were round and the Pequins were about the same size but a bit elongated. My Pequins looked exactly like what you grew. I just dried them whole, and when I want a quick shot of heat, just crush one or two over what needs it.
Glad to see you're still getting ripening Manzanos.They're such a pain to grow, but so tasty!

PaulG · Nov 6, 2014

RocketMan said:
Paul, try mixing Manzano and Aji Amarillo powders. i made 3 sauces for a Peruvian brew pub a few years ago and for one of the sauces I used Aji Amarillo and Rocoto's, couldn't find Manzanos and it turned out extremely good. Might add some sea salt, onion and garlic powder too

I was thinking about that, Bill. Sounds like a good idea!

stickman said:
Are you sure those Texas wilds aren't Pequins Paul? I thought the Tepins were round and the Pequins were about the same size but a bit elongated. My Pequins looked exactly like what you grew. I just dried them whole, and when I want a quick shot of heat, just crush one or two over what needs it.
Glad to see you're still getting ripening Manzanos.They're such a pain to grow, but so tasty!

Hey, Rick! I got the seeds from The Hippy Seed Company in 2012.
This is the second time I've germinated some of the original seed,
so that's all I can tell you. This year's plant seemed to produce bigger
pods than the last one.

Later: I had never really given it any thought, Rick, so I looked it up
here: http://www.tepin.us

Seems pretty definitive for identification purposes. Not sure about
the rest of his info

So, I'll call them Pequins from now on

thanks, buddy.

Portuge · Nov 7, 2014

Hey Paul, looks like your season is coming to an end, those pubs can take their sweet time to ripen... How tall or wide did your C. Chacoense var. exile get?

Devv · Nov 8, 2014

Still looking good Paul!

You're doing better than me, I got just one Manzano pod :rolleyes:

PaulG · Nov 14, 2014

Portuge said:
Hey Paul, looks like your season is coming to an end, those pubs can take their sweet time to ripen... How tall or wide did your C. Chacoense var. exile get? About 30-36" high and 48" across, maybe 52".

Hey, James! Yeah, the following pics will be the last of the season.
We have had two nights at 32-33˚, but the forecast for the next six nights is for
31, 24, 23, 25, 29, 36. Everything is cut down, and the irrigation system put to
bed for another year. Just one more round of Aji Amarillo and wilds in the dryer.

Chili Costa Rica and Pequins:

Capsicum chacoense:

Devv said:
Still looking good Paul! thanks, bud!

You're doing better than me, I got just one Manzano pod

They can be rather picky, for sure. I just picked the last 4 Manzanos (for a total of 8-10) . The
smallest one fell off the vine in a wind storm and ripened up on the kitchen counter:

Bottoms-up view:

The last pull of Aji amarillo. About 40 ripe pods and 20 near ripe. The ripe ones are in the dryer now:

The Chili Costa Rica just before the last ripe pods were taken off.
I gave the plant to my neighbor to keep in his garage:

Not much left now but to prep some powders and get ready to start the Aji Amarillo and Manzano seeds in the
next few days.

Devv · Nov 15, 2014

Sad to see your season end Paul!

But....it was a stellar one for sure!

PaulG · Nov 16, 2014

Devv said:
Sad to see your season end Paul!

But....it was a stellar one for sure!

Thanks, my friend!

It seems like the season never ends, Scott! I have the last pods in the dryer
and most of the powders ground. I started a few Aji Amarillo seeds to make
sure that the 105˚ dried pods would have viable seeds. I guess that means
it's the start of the 2015 grow season

I still want to post some pics of dried seed pods and some of the powders' great
colors, so guess the blog isn't put to bed yet.

Portuge · Nov 16, 2014

Good morning Paul, hows your C. Rhomb doing in the greenhouse?

Devv · Nov 16, 2014

PaulG said:
Thanks, my friend!

It seems like the season never ends, Scott! I have the last pods in the dryer
and most of the powders ground. I started a few Aji Amarillo seeds to make
sure that the 105˚ dried pods would have viable seeds. I guess that means
it's the start of the 2015 grow season

I still want to post some pics of dried seed pods and some of the powders' great
colors, so guess the blog isn't put to bed yet.

No it doesn't! And I'm not done processing, or sauce making. Want to get back after it but I'm cutting up trees that died. That sitting at a desk 40 hours a week is killing me.
Felt good to be outside, don't know if being sore was good though...

PaulG · Nov 16, 2014

Portuge said:
Good morning Paul, hows your C. Rhomb doing in the greenhouse?

Hey, James! It's growing like a skyrocket, it has to be over 30" and no sign
of stopping. I'll get a real measurement and a photo tomorrow.

Devv said:
No it doesn't! And I'm not done processing, or sauce making. Want to get back after it but I'm cutting up trees that died. That sitting at a desk 40 hours a week is killing me.
Felt good to be outside, don't know if being sore was good though...

I hear ya, brother. When I have to stay indoors in crappy
weather I get cabin fever. Just feels better outside!

KiNGDeNNiZ · Nov 17, 2014

This was a while back paul. But yes. Veery doable....

Just either make your own little dome. .or spray when lights are off.. to keep moist

PaulG · Nov 18, 2014

KiNGDeNNiZ said:
This was a while back paul. But yes. Veery doable....

Just either make your own little dome. .or spray when lights are off.. to keep moist

That looks great, Denniz. Next time I want to root a cutting, I'll give the
aerogarden a whirl! Hope you enjoy the holidays, brother!

@ James - Here's a pic of the c. rhomboidium from Jacen (onefowl1).

Try to ignore the crazy perspective but I had to stitch two sort of wide
angle pix together to be able to get the whole thing in one image :rofl:

It's good enough to get the idea. When it's warmer, I'll get a decent
outside shot. The top of the support stick is 18" from the dirt:

Here's a better shot of the top:

The ruler is resting on the top of the support stick, so that makes the 'little' c. rhomboidium 37"
tall! It's in a 1.5 gallon container. Thank goodness it's not branching out!

It must have the Goat's Weed x Mystery annuum gene!

Portuge · Nov 18, 2014

Thanks for the pics Paul, I see its loving the cooler weather right now...

KiNGDeNNiZ · Nov 18, 2014

Heres my 1" rhomboidium

PaulG · Nov 19, 2014

All right, Denniz! Looks like it has the same upright growth habit.

RocketMan · Nov 19, 2014

Man 37" that thing is going to be a monster if it ever gets outside and into the ground! Looks nice and happy in the greenhouse though