SKULLBIKERS Fun with peppers in 2021 GLOG

And so it begins, another year of growing some peppers. This will be a sort of continuation of last year
 
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/73129-skullbikers-roaring-into-the-twenties-glog/page-1
 
as several of those plants are still going(and many got whacked and ended up on the burn pile). 
 
Anyway, I have 3 trays of peppers sown and many have germinated already(mostly annums). I wanted to compare several different jalapeños for taste in real time. This tray is all jalapeños, ten types from 7 different vendors. The seeds in block 3 are from 2014.
 

 
Another tray with annums at each end and mostly rocotos in the middle(and they're taking their sweet time).
 

 
 

 

[PaulG]

Your early pick of Ecuador Sweet Red
pods totals more than my plant will produce
all season! You recommend them so highly, I
can't wait to try one in August or September.

 

[skullbiker]

Your early pick of Ecuador Sweet Red
pods totals more than my plant will produce
all season! You recommend them so highly, I
can't wait to try one in August or September.

 
Those pods were all off of one plant, the plant is sparse for foliage but loaded with pods, still many green ones on it. Here's a pic from last Thursday.
 

 

[Inoks]

You clearly need help with this growing thing. Your plant clearly lacks vital minerals.
I highly recommend any mineral oil from castrol or mobil

 

[skullbiker]

You clearly need help with this growing thing. Your plant clearly lacks vital minerals.
I highly recommend any mineral oil from castrol or mobil

How about Castor Oil? It's about 15 feet from some Castor Bean plants.

 

[ahayastani]

How about Castor Oil? It's about 15 feet from some Castor Bean plants.

 
Would make a fine Ecuadorian bean stew

 

[skullbiker]

 
Would make a fine Ecuadorian bean stew

And I am assuming you want to be the first to sample it. [emoji6]

 

[skullbiker]

A few Chichimeca Jalapenos along with a few other misc. pods.
 

 
And now the tale of the Mucho Nacho Jalapeno. I planted two containers each from three different vendors. Two are growing fairly similar with near the same production but the one lacks sadly in both areas. 
First up are the pods from Seeds & Such seeds/plants.
 

 
Next are the pods from Totally Tomatoes seeds/plants.
 

 
And last but certainly not least are pods from Reimer Seeds seeds/plants. 
 

 
At this point I think I would be comfortable buying these seeds from either Reimer Seeds or Seeds & Such, Mucho Nacho will definitely be included in my yearly grow plan along with first year tryout Chichimeca.
Possibly a taste test tomorrow. 

 

[bpiela]

Those jalapeno pods are looking great!

 

[skullbiker]

Those jalapeno pods are looking great!

 
And soon things will be happening to them on my FLOG!  

 

[skullbiker]

A little more about ORANGE JALAPENOS. 
The pepper in the center of the following pic is one of my larger Numex Jalapeno Orange Spice pods, the peppers on either side are my Paquime Jalapeno/Orange that recently revealed their presence in the good ol' pepper patch. 
 

 
And they are producing pretty well.
 

 

[skullbiker]

I picked off a few peppas today.
Antep Aci Dolma
 

 
Big Jims on either side and Suhuaro Big Chili/Yellow in the middle.
 

 
Sugar Rush Peach, Scarlett's Chili X Poblano F2, Orange Spice Jalapeno, Lemon Spice Jalapeno
 

 
Equadorian Sweet Roccotos on top and Rocoto Montufars on the bottom.
 

 
Tomorrow might be jalapenos.

 

[skullbiker]

It looks like this Manzano Giant Red Rocoto might just live up to its name.
 

 
It's on one of this years new plants.
 

 
A Gelbe Riesen Giant Yellow Rocoto
 

 
It's also on one of this years plants.
 

 
Some pods on one of last years Gelbe Riesen Giant Yellow Rocotos.
 

 
And here is view of that last years plant.
 

 
Peppa-Peach pods getting ready to ripen.
 

 
 
 
 

 

[skullbiker]

I picked off a few jalapenos today. I guess tomorrow I will be processing jalapenos.
 

 

[PtMD989]

Hey Skullbiker, have you had time to taste test your Sugar Rush Peach yet?


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[Tybo]

Are those yellow spots on the peppa peach leaves?  I tried zooming in but couldn't tell if it was just the lighting or actual spots.  I had quite a few plants this year with yellow spots and wasn't sure if it was a disease or nutrient problem.    Im still growing some of them out but others got so bad I culled them.  
Hope you like those pods.  As I remember, they were a hit around here.
Nice jalapeño haul by the way!

 

[skullbiker]

Hey Skullbiker, have you had time to taste test your Sugar Rush Peach yet?

I've had a taste of them but still not ready to make a decision about them.

 

[skullbiker]

Are those yellow spots on the peppa peach leaves?  I tried zooming in but couldn't tell if it was just the lighting or actual spots.  I had quite a few plants this year with yellow spots and wasn't sure if it was a disease or nutrient problem.    Im still growing some of them out but others got so bad I culled them.  
Hope you like those pods.  As I remember, they were a hit around here.
Nice jalapeño haul by the way!

Yes to the spots, lots of bugs this year to battle. The newest growth doesn't look too bad. I should know in a while but they are slow to ripen, much like the Sugar Rush Peach.
Yes, this was the "year of the jalapeno" to finally decide which varieties NOT to grow again.

 

[skullbiker]

Equadorian Sweet Rocoto making some pods.
 

 
A few Brainstrain pods coming along.
 

 
They are on this plant, germinated the first week of January 2021.
 

 
 

 

[Sinn]

Equadorian Sweet Rocoto making some pods.
 

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A few Brainstrain pods coming along.
 

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They are on this plant, germinated the first week of January 2021.
 

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Wow, that brain strain plant is huge! What do you feed that thing?

 

[skullbiker]

Just a few rocoto pods. Rocoto Montufar on the left, a lone Gelbe Reisen Giant Yellow Rocoto in the center, and Equadorian Sweet Rocoto on the right.