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PaulG 2016

Okay, back in the saddle again.  I checked out of this forum last September,
when my wife and I went on an 8-week vacation.  We had a blast, then I came
home to two months of yard work to catch up on, and holiday season to
contend with   :doh:   
 
I just this week finished grinding up all the dry pods from last season.  Managed
to get my seeds in to soak on Jan. 15th, and into the Jiffy Pellets on Jan. 16th.
I'm going for fewer varieties this season, but 3 or 4 plants of most varieties that
I grow out.  No small pod peppers this year, just too labor intensive for the results,
although I have some awesome small pod powders laid away.   Speaking of which,
I have so much powder I'm considering packaging and selling some this summer.  
I'm going to try to sell my fresh pods this Fall, so maybe no more powder production
until I need some, and then, just my favorites.  
 
2016 grow list and germination record:
 
Pod name                                             Source                                               seeds sown            germinated  
 
Aji Amarillo ................................ Peruvian Market, 4th gen. ................................... 6 ......................... 6 ................  100%
Yellow Scorpion......................... SpankyColts 2012, 4th gen. ................................ 9 ......................... 7 ................    77%
Scotch bonnet, TFM ................. Trippa 2013, 4th gen. .......................................... 9 ......................... 6 ................    66%
Fatali ......................................... Peppermania, 2012, 2nd gen. ............................. 9 ......................... 9 ................   100%
7 Pot Burgundy ........................ Sawyer 2014, 2nd gen. ....................................... 12 ......................  11 ................   92%
Red Rocoto .............................. Peruvian Market 2015, 1st gen. ........................... 6 .......................  5 .................    84%
JA Red Habanero .................... Devv/WalkGood 2014, 3rd gen. .......................... 12 ...................... 12 ................  100%
Bhut Jolokia Red ..................... SpankyColts 2012, 3rd gen. ................................ 12 ...................... 12 ...............  100%
Primo ....................................... MGold 2012, 2nd gen ........................................... 6 ........................  6 ...............  100%
Mystery Cross ......................... Trippa, 2014, F4 .................................................... 9 ........................  9 ...............  100%
Scotch Bonnet, Chocolate ...... GaGrowhead 2015, 2nd gen. ............................... 9 ........................  7 ................   77%
Padron ..................................... Spain 2015, 1st gen. ........................................... 12 ...................... 10 ................   84%
Bhut Jolokia, Chocolate .......... GaGrowhead, 2nd gen. .......................,................ 6 .......................  5 ..................  84%
 
Total ........................................................................................................................ 117 .................. 105 ...............  89.7%
 
The first seeds began germinating on Jan. 22nd and continued until Feb. 5
 
1/29 - First watering of earliest germinating plants
 
2/2 - Begin light fertilizer routine on older seedlings:  Cal-Mag, 1 tsp / gal.
                                                                                          AK Fish Fertilizer, 1 tsp / gal. 
     - Start fan on taller seedlings
 
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Devv said:
Nice haul!
 
As you say, "every pod is a victory!" ;)
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Hey , Scott! Hope your're in good health and that the
Temps are mellowing out for you a little.

I have been pleased that some of the plants resisted
the BLS and have become good producers after all.
Guess they are doing okay in spite of my efforts.

OCD Chilehead said:
Great looking pod selection.
Could make a nice fresh batch of salsa, some hot tortilla chips.
Heaven.
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Great idea, Charles! Gonna do up some of the
Padrones this weekend.

Plantguy76 said:
Hi Paul glad your getting some pods!
I ordered form ccn senegal's but they ended up being crossed with what I think was Jamaican Red habanero's .
So I am calling them Bonneros as Senegal was a bonnet type here a pic of some
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Woah, those are some gnarly looking large pods, Daniel.
How big are they?

Trident chilli said:
Paul I am impressed with your bonchi ... how old
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Thanks, John. It's sort of a shooting from the hip kind
of pruning job, but the plant has a way of showing what
needs to be done!

It spent 4 years in a 5-gallon container being OW'd in the
greenhouse, then made it into a bonchi last Fall, so it's a
fifth-year plant. The big pod is almost all yellow. Will post
a pic soon.

chileaddict said:
Hey Paul. I'm almost caught up on your grow log. Amazing! Looking forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks.
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Hey, Richard, you're a glutton for punishment for wading
through all that, buddy !

Glad to hear you will be in attendance, my friend.
 
Woah, those are some gnarly looking large pods, Daniel.
How big are they?
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Paul I have not measured them yet but most are pretty big an gnarly more long wise but some have been round & ribbed .
I have taken seed form one of the pods an plan on taking more to grow in next year grow
 
The Bonnero's Flavor was slightly sweet & fruity some floral & grassy/sourness
I didn't detect the floral second time around but everything else was there blended well
The heat was medium to hot for me anyway an it sorta backed off an a nice lingering burn more bonnet like than Habanero
I did eat one piece that had a bunch of oil that lighted me up good.
 
 
Hey , Scott! Hope your're in good health and that the
Temps are mellowing out for you a little.
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 Thanks Paul!
 
Health is good ;) I'm working my tail off to get back to 100%, I may already be there. But of course I want more..LOL. Great diet, lots of exercise around here for sure, even hitting the treadmill again. Thanks for asking. ;)
 
We're going to check and see if I can buy a year and retire a bit earlier; I'm so ready to be able to get up and do what I want to, and not care what day of the week it is...If not they get to suck my brain or 3 years more, 2 would be mo-better :shh:
 
Temps are coming down a bit, and I even have some pods setting!
 
Take care my friend!
 
Plantguy76 said:
The Bonnero's Flavor was slightly sweet & fruity some floral & grassy/sourness
I didn't detect the floral second time around but everything else was there blended well
The heat was medium to hot for me anyway an it sorta backed off an a nice lingering burn more bonnet like than Habanero
I did eat one piece that had a bunch of oil that lighted me up good.
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Sounds like a winner, Jason.  Sorry called you Daniel in the last post,
but I saw your photo bucket album and I thought it said Daniel!  
 
Devv said:
 Thanks Paul!
 
Health is good ;) I'm working my tail off to get back to 100%, I may already be there. But of course I want more..LOL. Great diet, lots of exercise around here for sure, even hitting the treadmill again. Thanks for asking. ;)
 
We're going to check and see if I can buy a year and retire a bit earlier; I'm so ready to be able to get up and do what I want to, and not care what day of the week it is...If not they get to suck my brain or 3 years more, 2 would be mo-better :shh:
 
Temps are coming down a bit, and I even have some pods setting!
 
Take care my friend!
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Sounds like you are coming along great, Scott.  Good work.  Recovery is
always a long road.  Hope you can make some headway on your retirement
plan.  Do it as as early as you are able is my motto.  
 
Glad to hear that you are getting a little break from the heat and that there
are pods on the way!  Woot!
moruga welder said:
all is looking really great !   great to see .     :onfire:
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Thanks, Frank.  Hope all is well in your neck o' the woods.
 
A few pods ripen up every day or two.
Weather still warm and sunny. Chicken
smokin' weather!
 
Fatalis, Rocotos, Padrones, Scorpion starting to 
ripen some gnarly pods.
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Padrones, Fatalis, 7 Pot Burgundys, BJ hybrids:

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Padrones, Primos, JA Red Habaneros:

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Rocotos stuffed with hard boiled egg, diced chicken, raisins
and some other stuff - she doesn't use a recipe.
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Smoked chickens ready to pull out of the smoker.

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chileaddict said:
Man that looks great Paul. I can smell it from here. Chile smokin weather too.
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Hard to beat smoked chickens, or smoked chilis, Richard!

Devv said:
Yum!
 
Some good eating coming up!
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Unfortunately, it went too fast, Scott!

tctenten said:
Nice color on those chickens. I bet they were real tasty.
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That they were, Terry!

tsurrie said:
Mmmmmm hmmmmm ..... Looking good.
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Hey, Uros- the stuffed Rocoto were really good.
 
The 'Scorpions' continue to ripen up some gnarly pods:

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More ripe Padrones, Fatalis and BJ hybrid:

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'Scorpions, BJ, red and chocolate:

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Fatali bonchi spending a cloudy day in the greenhouse:

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OCD Chilehead said:
Fatalii Bonchi looks amazing. Jukka would be proud.

Great looking pod's.
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Thanks, Charles.  I was hoping the pods would be miniatures,
but it looks like they are growing larger.
 
Jukka Virtanen?
 
Devv said:
Glad to see the nice pod pulls Paul!
 
And yes the Bonchi continues to thrive ;)
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Your post of last night just arrived, after OCD's post of today, so I
missed it earlier, Scott, sorry buddy...
 
That Fatali is a plucky little plant, for sure   :cool:  just keeps on going'.
It will spend the winter in the greenhouse.
 
Devv said:
I'll be there 4 years from now, by then I'll be a free man ;)  3 years and 4 months, the countdown is on!
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You can bunk here on the way!
 
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