Podlover's glog 2019

Podlover · Aug 1, 2019

Was crazy hot last week, this week temp is down and it's a bit more cloudy. Plants seem to like that it's cooled down a bit.

Here is one of my tunnel greenhouses

The chinense's are flowering, except for the 7pod Bubblegum. The rocoto is doing great, one of the bigger plants, hope I can get it to set fruit. No open flower yet.

Rocoto yellow

Mme Jeannette flowering into season 3

Reaper season 2

7pod Caramel season 2

Naga Morich

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Red

Pretty happy considering the aphid and sunburn attack they endured. Plants would have been bigger but looks like I'll stil get a somewhat decent harvest.

Lesson learned I geuss, the aphid infestation came from the ow's. Next ow's will get a different treatment and will be isolated from anything else. Just don't know where that will be yet

Trying to isolate some flowers with teabags, crosses and self pollination. No luck yet, one looked good but fell of a couple of days after removing the bag. I'll keep trying!

CaneDog · Aug 1, 2019

That season 2 reaper looks like it's getting ready to go off! Looking forward to seeing your yellow rocoto produce as well. Have you grown that same rococo variety before - do you know what to expect from the pods?

I've been having drop lately in my trues and crosses since the heat ramped up recently. Might make some adjustments if it doesn't improve shortly.

Mr.joe · Aug 1, 2019

Looks like an impressive grow you have going. Glad your weather is cooperating, I hope my weather cools off some soon.

Podlover · Aug 2, 2019

CaneDog said:
That season 2 reaper looks like it's getting ready to go off! Looking forward to seeing your yellow rocoto produce as well. Have you grown that same rococo variety before - do you know what to expect from the pods?

I've been having drop lately in my trues and crosses since the heat ramped up recently. Might make some adjustments if it doesn't improve shortly.

Thanks Canedog, the reaper is full of flowers. Last year it did not flower so prolifically and only set a couple of pods.

Have never grown any rocoto's before, never tasted one either. Love the plant though and am looking forward to tasting it's pods. If it sets fruit that is!

Mr.joe said:
Looks like an impressive grow you have going. Glad your weather is cooperating, I hope my weather cools off some soon.

Thanks Joe, heat is good but to much is to much. Hope you get some perfect pepper weather.

Podlover · Aug 7, 2019

Just had a look at some pics from last season and by this time last year I already harvested a load of tomatoes and a few peppers. Plants where loaded with fruit. Now the chinense's are flowering and a couple just stared setting the first pods. What a difference.

Hope September and October stays hot and sunny enough this year otherwise they might not have the time to ripen.. Even my ow's are slower then last year's from seed.

Podlover · Aug 15, 2019

Had to try some pimientos de padrón, pretty good!

Last few weeks pretty bad weather, not much sun and nighttime temps low. Hopefully some more sun soon.
Plants still doing good but really gonna need a long season to get everything ripe..

Podlover · Aug 20, 2019

Finally getting some chinense pods, though they are hard to find and photograph. I always end up crowding the greenhouses, just don't have enough space.. need more greenhouses or a really big one!

Naga Morich baby pods

CaneDog · Aug 20, 2019

Podlover said:
Finally getting some chinense pods, though they are hard to find and photograph. I always end up crowding the greenhouses, just don't have enough space.. need more greenhouses or a really big one!

Nice find with the Naga Morich pods PL. I find with my plants in the ground and raised beds that I'll overlook pods until one day I lift the branches and am happily surprised by a bunch of good pods.

I'm still looking forward to just 1 greenhouse, but I can assure you, the very season I get it I'll be looking forward to the second or larger one!

PaulG · Aug 20, 2019

Gotta love those roasted Padrons, Burt.

Ate a plateful with some Paella and Red
Rocotos just last night :drooling:

I pick them at about an inch-and-a-half in
length and still sort of pointed.

When they get big and red, they make great
stuffing peppers.

Podlover · Aug 22, 2019

CaneDog said:
I'm still looking forward to just 1 greenhouse, but I can assure you, the very season I get it I'll be looking forward to the second or larger one!

One can never have enough space for peppers!

PaulG said:
Gotta love those roasted Padrons, Burt.

Ate a plateful with some Paella and Red
Rocotos just last night

I pick them at about an inch-and-a-half in
length and still sort of pointed.

When they get big and red, they make great
stuffing peppers.

Yeah they taste great! Tried a fresh red one and was surprised by the heat.

Podlover · Aug 27, 2019

Found some more pods, finally!

Ow 7pod caramel, same plant as my profile picture but that was taken at the beginning of august:

Naga Morich:

A rocoto flower, plant is the biggest of my peppers, loaded with flowers: