SineNomine 2022

It is time to start the new growth for 2022.
Link to my grow log 2021.

Last fall I kept a Tepin x Lemon Drop plant that I tried to grow as a bonchi. He's not the best candidate for that, but he looks pretty good. It even has a flower that seems to turn into a pod.

I will sow C. Chinense on February 20 and C. Annuum on March 6.

Here is the growth list:

Suspended pots:
- Fatalii - V1 2021 / Semillas - 3
- Fatalii - PaulG - 2
- Purple Thunder F4 yellow/caramel - PaulG / Pepper Guru - 2
- Trippaul Threat F3 yellow - PaulG - 1
- Papa Dreadie SB - Sawyer - 4
- Aji Jobito - Semillas - 3
- Farm Locoto - Samaipata - Pepper Guru -1 (Growdown Throwdown 2022) I hope the seeds arrive soon. The envelope has been sent for a month

Floor pots:
- Lemon Drop - V1 2021 / Semillas - 2
- Goliath Jalapeno - PaulG - 4
- Tasmanian Black - PaulG - 2
- Chilhuacle Negro - Semillas - 4
- Prik Khi Nu - Semillas - 2
- Ancho Mulato - Semillas - 3
- Tepin x Lemon Drop - V4 2021 / az1000 - 3

Growth will be hydroponic just like last year.

 

[PaulG]

Tasmanian Black. Beautiful red black colors.
It seems to me that they will be good made into powder. Someone? @PaulG !

I have not powdered any yet, but I have
a nice jar of dried pods in the pantry!

 

[SineNomine]

Fatalii, photos and film before harvesting.

 

[SineNomine]

And now the harvest.
Fatalii, my seeds, one plant, 116 pods.

Fatalii, my seeds, one plant, 100 pods.

Fatalii, PaulG seeds, one plant, 76 pods

Fatalii, PaulG seeds, one plant, 73 pods

Papa Dreadie SB, four plants.

Aji Jobito, three plants.

And there are still many green peppers on the plants waiting to ripen.
I also have two Fatalii plants and a Papa Dreadie SB plant that had a late start and aborted a lot of flowers due to the heat.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

wow good haul - hope my Fatali does half as well

 

[jrm]

Nice!

 

[CaneDog]

Wow! Now what will you do with all those fatalii pods?!

 

[SineNomine]

I dry part of them and the other will go to the sauce.
I plan to make a sauce to which I will add Aji Jobito as a non-hot part to preserve as much of the Chinese flavor as possible.

 

[Downriver]

Beautiful plants, beautiful pods, excellent harvest SN. Well done!

 

[SineNomine]

Thank you, @Downriver !

 

[ChilliCrosser]

Sooooo many peppers!

 

[Mildfruit]

Holy *hit! what a pepper jungle! Well done! Seems like a great advertisement for those special air pots
Beautiful Fatalii pods

 

[SineNomine]

Thank you guys! You are very kind.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Hi Vivian, could I ask you a couple of questions about the air pots?
What size do you use for just 1 plant?
Why do air pots make such a difference to growth?

 

[PaulG]

Wow, can't believe the Fatali production,
Vivian! You have all ten green fingers en-
gaged!

 

[SineNomine]

@Tinkerbelle099 , Hi Sue!
I have those pots from the time when I was growing plants in soil mixture. Now I am in the third year of growing in the dutch-bucket system, in pure perlite. I think that this actually makes the difference in growth.
The pots are 12 L (3.17 gal).

@PaulG , The plants from your seeds produced very well and indeed have larger pods. I will save seeds. Thanks!

 

[thoroughburro]

I struggle to imagine your frustration, dealing with pure perlite! Doesn’t it get absolutely everywhere? What about the dust, do you rinse it out? If so, how do you deal with its ability to float?

I sort of hate perlite, but I can’t get good pumice or another equivalent, so I’m trying to make peace with it…

 

[PaulG]

@Tinkerbelle099 , Hi Sue!
I have those pots from the time when I was growing plants in soil mixture. Now I am in the third year of growing in the dutch-bucket system, in pure perlite. I think that this actually makes the difference in growth.
The pots are 12 L (3.17 gal).

@PaulG , The plants from your seeds produced very well and indeed have larger pods. I will save seeds. Thanks!

Hey, Vivian! The seeds for those Fatalis
originally came from @CaneDog via the
seed train a couple of years ago.

 

[SineNomine]

I struggle to imagine your frustration, dealing with pure perlite! Doesn’t it get absolutely everywhere? What about the dust, do you rinse it out? If so, how do you deal with its ability to float?

I sort of hate perlite, but I can’t get good pumice or another equivalent, so I’m trying to make peace with it…

I like perlite, it can be used for years. Before the first use, I washed it to remove the dust. That was the hardest part, but it happened 3 years ago. At the end of the season, I do a few waterings with chlorine water for disinfection and that's it.

At the bottom of the pots is a tank of approximately 2 liters (0.528 gal) in which I put the expanded ceramic and thus the perlite does not enter the water recovery line.
Here is a picture of the top of the pots.

 

[thoroughburro]

Thank you! Your many innovations are always inspiring; although, I often remind myself your always-tidy garden and impressive plants speak to a skilled gardener and attention to detail, whatever the method.

 

[thoroughburro]

Although, as I post that I notice stray leaves and a discarded pod!