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romy6 2014

 So I guess it is about damn time I started a grow log! Not a whole lot going on at the ranch  :shh:  but hopefully that will change soon. I grow peppers all year around outdoors. I live on the central east coast of Florida. It has many ups and downs but more ups  :fireball: . Bugs such as mites and aphids are always a problem for me. Over the years I am getting better at diagnosing them at a early stage . This Christmas I was lucky enough to have santa bring me an aerogarden and some how managed to make it's nesting place on my kitchen table. I know this is short lived and I will need to find a safer resting spot for it. Here is a pic of my outdoor operation. Most of these plants are between 8 months or older. 
 
 
 
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 They look very haggard at the present moment. Lack of sunlight and low humidity will do that. But come spring they better bounce back into action.  :dance:
 
 Here is my little indoor operation. It isn't much but keeps me happy and grows peppers super fast. I planted a 7 pot lava( judy) , borg9( tmudder), yaki blue( nigel via standbyandfire), true cumari ( from judy) , defcon 7 ( tmudder), choc naga x brain ( me,via winchicken, via tmudder), and parsley for the boy :)
 
 First to pop was the 7 pot lava. Few days later the defcon 7. Yaki and borg both popped with helmet heads and I managed to kill them trying to remove. I just added a few more seeds in each pouch . 
 
 
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 Stay tuned and keep it green my fellow chili addicts . 
 
maximumcapsicum said:
Interested in the Kashmiri powder. Wonder what that has goin.

Plants are lookin fine man! Nine foot container grow... Wow.
 
 Thanks Adam . Have not tried it yet but I am sure is tasty . 
 
Chewi said:
Always a good day when we see feet!!! :dance:  Keep up the good work Jamie!
 
 Thanks Rob . You know it baby
 
chile_freak said:
Happy birthday Jamie! Hope all is well in Romyville, hope the pepper Gods send you a great big harvest for your bday! Stay cool Broda
 
 Thank you paul . I picked a few pods yesterday :)
 
compmodder26 said:
I cannot get over how HUGE that lava plant is!  It's freak of nature.  And I'm glad you decided not to take on the full pod.  Those babies are un-relenting and insanely hot!  All looks fantastic Jamie!  I said it in the B-Day thread already, but I'll also wish you a Happy Birthday here too!
 
:bday:
 
 Thanks Brian . Yes the Lava has a very fitting name and I am sure there are much truer pheno's that are even hotter . 
 
Devv said:
B-Day?
 
Have a great one!
 
 Thanks Scott is was  a great day indeed . 
 
jedisushi06 said:
Happy Birthday!!!!!! Looks like you harvested some birthday pods on FB.
 Thanks Mike 
 
stickman said:
Hippo Birdie two Ewes Jamie! Cool care package you got from Stefan... I know what your chiles are arranging for hte occasion... ;)
 
 You crack me up Rick . Thank you for stopping bye . 
 
TrentL said:
Dude. How did I miss this Glog before? 
 
Your Florida weather is making me very jealous, those plants are flippin enormous.
 
Do you even have a concept of "overwintering" down there or do you just leave 'em in the dirt all year round?
 
(And no I'm not talking about the hordes of senior citizens overwintering lol)
 Thanks Trent . We really do not have winters . It has some ups and downs . Bugs / heat / humidity/ black containers equals lots of work for me . 
 
 Picked a few birthday pods . Green hornets, yellow Jonah's, not douglah's and jays scorps,two sepia serpents  and Birgit's . 
 
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Have a great weekend . And pray for my ass  :flamethrower:
 
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stickman said:
 
Heh, heh... :flamethrower: :mouthonfire:    Good luck if you think you need it Jamie... ;)
 
 Yes I did need it . Thank goodness for wet wipes :)
 
chile_freak said:
That's some beautiful poddage my friend! Looking good as always, that choconagabrain looks soooooooooooo evil,I love it!
 
 Thanks paul 
 
Devv said:
Nice harvest score!
 
Make sure you mind is right :drunk: and after :flamethrower: Make sure some ice cream is close by ;)
 
 Now you tell me :)
 
maximumcapsicum said:
PODS! Happy birthday man. All the cool kids are born in June.
 
Thanks Adam . Gemini's unite !
 
Roguejim said:
Wow!  Are you a sauce maker?  How do you use your pods?
 
 Jimbo, I am a sauce maker but my specialty is powders. I give away 1/2 if not more of my pods to the chili community . I try to sell a little too but just enough to cover my expenses . 
 
So last night I broke down and sampled the chocolate nagabrain . I was very reluctant but felt it was mu duty to do so  ;)
 
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When I sliced this badboy open I knew I was in for a world of hurt. The oils were oozing off it from all angles . It had a very naga like floral aroma . Only had about 6 or 7 seeds :(
 
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I cut about a dime size piece off and began chewing . The flavor was very fruity . No too much earthiness. Just the way I like it . But with most chocolate supers the flavor was quickly taken over by extreme pain . It felt like I had been chewing on a lump of coal . The gums and cheeks began burning within seconds of contact . Not a creeper like most 7 pots . The pain followed the track of the pepper . Tongue, side of mouth, and down the esophagus and into me belly . My eyes and nose began to cry . This lasted for a good 20 minutes . This would make a great pepper for sauces or powders but fresh I will leave that to the birds . 
 
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 Couple pics of my plants now 
 
Finally seeing some flowers on my rocoto . May be too hot to fruit . Time will tell
 
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Not Douglah 
 
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Choc scorp X barrackpore from seacowbaoy via junglerqain
 
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perfect shaped TSMB ( Moruga ) 
 
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Evil Jonah from wayright 
 
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Purple bhut X viper is looking much better now that the aphids are dead 
 
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bump please 
 
compmodder26 said:
That NagaBrain looked and sounded mean Jamie.  Here's your bump!
 
 Thanks Brian . For that act of kindness I will send you a box of pods tomorrow :)
 
Brainstrain 
 
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Aji Chuncho has survived the mites and it growing back nicely 
 
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choco nagabrain ( you can tell I am favoring this guy ) 
 
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Lava is reaching the roof . I cannot explain this guy . It's like the energizer bunny 
 
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Birgit's
 
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And back by popular demand Tebow and Ally . Joined at the hip :)
 
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Have a great week all 
 
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Good on ya for being game Jamie! :onfire: Your description of the Naga/brains sounds like my first experience with Douglahs, but with a better initial flavor... :)  Have you ever made sauce with the chocolate pods after smoking with cherry wood? I think it's a great combination.
 
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