PaulG 2019

No grow log for the 2018 season other than the Pimenta de Neyde x Bonda Ma Jacques
thread dedicated to Trippa's cross. That one is an ongoing community project going into
second year and a test of the F7 generation. I imagine I will mention it once-in-a-while in
this thread, but the details of its progress will be in the dedicated thread.
 
I am deciding on a grow list for the 2019 season after growing only Trippa's cross this
season (2018). I definitely have some old favorites that will comprise the great majority
of the grow. I have limited space, so I'm counting on nature to help me make the final
decision. I'll probably start lots of seeds since I'm gun-shy from the poor germination
rates the past couple of seasons.
 
Here's the pool. Would be nice to be able to grow a bunch of all of them!  I think my
neighbor will shelter the overflow in his yard, but we'll see what to plant and how many
based on what might germinate 
 
c. chinese - 10 varieties: 

• PdN x BMJ, F7, white and violet varieties, Trippa's cross
• Fatali, F2 of seed from Pepper Joe's
• 7 Pot Burgundy, brown phenotype, pecan shape from 2017 F2 of the 7PB from Windchicken 
• Scotch Bonnet, MoA, F2 of seeds from John/Sim, not high production, but some nice pods
• JA Red Habanero, F5 of seed from Walk Good/Devv
• Yellow Scorpion, F7 aka Yellow Trinidad Moruga Scorpion and CARDI Scorpion, from Spankycolts plant 2012
• Bhut Jolokia, Red, F4, from Spankycolts plant 2012
• Bhut Jolokia, Chocolate, F3 of seed from Georgia Growhead
• Bhut Jolokia, hybrid, F2 - I believe it is a  (BJred) x (Pdn x BMJ F1 or F2)
• Yellow 7 Pot, F2 of seed from Trippa 2013

c. annuum - 4 varieties:

• JA Red Mushroom, F3, brown phenotype, seed from Refining Fire
• Pimenta de Padron - Spanish seed, fry up while small and green, throw on some salt
• Pimenta del Piquillo - Spanish seed, sweet, very flavorful, small stuffers
• Guindilla - Spanish seed, spicy heat, great pickled, long and skinny

c. frutescens - 2 varieties:

• Nagahari from Tezpur, India, supposedly very, very hot freebie from Pepper Joe's 2017
• Chili Costa Rica, F2 (2014) from Hippy Seed Company seed, 2012

c. pubescens - 1 variety:

• Red Rocoto, F3 of Peruvian Market seed, 2016

That about does it. Seeding time will be here before we know it!
 
 

 

[BDASPNY]

Right you are, Scott!
 
More to come as the season progresses.
Lots of pods setting as we speak.
 
edit: Okay, I'm getting tired of correcting
double and triple posts.  

 
 
look at it this way you're helping me to be right twice in one day.

 

[Devv]

More from the twin 'Purple Thunder' plants:

IMG_1795.JPG
 

IMG_1796.JPG
 
 

 

My guess, and I do say a guess, is that these crossed with the PDNxBonda's?

 

[PaulG]

 
My guess, and I do say a guess, is that these crossed with the PDNxBonda's?

That is right, Scott. Happened in 2014 when I
was first growing Tristens cross. It was first
grown in 2015 when I noticed purple cotyledons
on a couple of my Bhut Jolokia Red seedlings.

 

[PaulG]

MoA Bonnet that I topped a while back.
Starting to show more growth at the nodes:

 

[PaulG]

JA Red Habanero ripening up the early round pods
in the south end of the back yard:

 

[PaulG]

F5 PDN x BMJ:

 

[PaulG]

More PDN x BMJ
F7 Violet in front, F7 White (Bhuter) in back.

Yellow BrainStrain and annuums in background.

 

[CaneDog]

That dark foliage stands out pretty well against a background of lawn, doesn't it?

 

[PaulG]

That dark foliage stands out pretty well against a background of lawn, doesn't it?

Yeah, wait until the lawn is totally brown 

 

[CaneDog]

Yeah, wait until the lawn is totally brown 

 
Ha, nice!  My new strategy for better easy pictures.

 

[Devv]

What's a lawn?
 

 

[juanitos]

your plants ripened pods before putting on much foliage. were they rootbound or was just your spring cilmate?

 

[PaulG]

your plants ripened pods before putting on much foliage. were they rootbound or was just your spring cilmate?

Hey John. The Spring weather has been
pretty sucky for us here, just like about
everywhere else. Plants lost a lot of leaves
during a month of cloudy, rainy, windy and
hot weather. Pretty tough to harden off.

 

[stc3248]

Man...always a lot of action over here! Really hope THP fixes whatever is causing your double and triple posts...and having to post one photo at a time. It's already a pretty big time investment to make a decent post...but having to make like 8, 9 or more is ridiculous. You have to be the only person withing hundreds of miles to have ripe chinense pods!

 

[PaulG]

Man...always a lot of action over here! Really hope THP fixes whatever is causing your double and triple posts...and having to post one photo at a time. It's already a pretty big time investment to make a decent post...but having to make like 8, 9 or more is ridiculous. You have to be the only person withing hundreds of miles to have ripe chinense pods!

I think the posting issues will be resolved sometime. 
In the meantime, we do what we have to do 
 
I have to admit I am surprised by the JA Red Habaneros.
Perhaps growing the same strain for 5 seasons has made
them able to handle our  local weather! 
 
 

 

[PaulG]

      
 
Color showing on the BJ Hybrid - 'Purple Thunder'.
Smokey orange on the sunny side at the moment:

 

[PaulG]

Runt harvest. Larger yellow pods are Yellow
BrainStrain and Yellow Scorpion. Reds are
JA Habaneros. The brown pod in the upper
right is a 7 Pot Burgundy:

 

[PaulG]

Color on the Peruvian Red Rocotos:

And setting some new pods, to boot!

 

[PaulG]

Getting so close to harvest. JA Red Habanero
from WalkGood via Devv. Seed brought back
from Jamaica by WalkGood.

Hoping for another round of pods to set soon.

 

[PaulG]

Big Jim from Iwasaki Nursuries setting some pods: