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]

Wow, what aa great-looking space for your
containers. SB. What is the white material?

 

[skullbiker]

Wow, what aa great-looking space for your
containers. SB. What is the white material?

 
Yes, part of the back yard is slowly being transformed into a chili growing area. I removed one tree and a huge amount of "jungle growth" along the property line to open things up a bit. The white material is just landscape fabric I got on Amazon. You can't really use the white by itself as the grass and weeds will grow under it and raise it right up, so the black is underneath to stop weed growth and white on top to reflect sun and reduce heat. Kind of an experiment in progress!

 

[PaulG]

Alright, Tandem Mulching.
What a concept!
 
Good luck with your experiment.
What could go wrong?

 

[PtMD989]

With all that sunshine and white on the ground you most definitely need sunglasses , once you step outside [emoji16]. Doing any Kratky plants this year, eh.


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[skullbiker]

With all that sunshine and white on the ground you most definitely need sunglasses , once you step outside [emoji16]. Doing any Kratky plants this year, eh.
 

 
Well, I moved here for the sunshine so all is good!    No Kratky plants this year. I did those four last year to see if I could do them here, so that's covered.

 

[skullbiker]

One of last years Equadorian Sweet Rocoto plants has several branches with flowers and pods.
 

 

 

 

[skullbiker]

Got a few more containers filled yesterday.
Closest one is Numex Lemon Spice Jalapeno, the three containers behind that are Mucho Nacho Jalapenos with seeds from three different vendors. 
 

 
I still have a few left to get into containers.
 

 
No garden work today, I'm going to the Florida Strawberry Festival today to watch the Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest!

 

[skullbiker]

One of my few superhot plants is growing fairly well. 
Brainstrain Red
 

 

[PaulG]

No garden work today, I'm going to the Florida Strawberry Festival today to watch the Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest!

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You didn't participate?

 

[skullbiker]

You didn't participate?

Not this year, gotta maintain my youthful physique. It could be a literal “cakewalk” for someone, an hour till showtime and only five signed up so far.

 

[skullbiker]

I have some good pods coming along on the Scarlett's Chili X Poblano F2
 

 

[skullbiker]

Everyone is always asking "how big of container is needed to get peppers".
How about an 18 oz Solo cup.
 
Here's a Chichimeca Jalapeno making some peppers!
 

 

[Inoks]

Its not all about the Cup size, you might day

 

[skullbiker]

As long as we're on this subject, here's a few more.
 
Biker Billy Jalapeno in a Solo cup.
 

 
Big Bertha Bell Pepper in a Solo cup.
 

 
Stuff Enuff Bell Pepper in a 4 inch pot.
 

 

[Cayennemist]

Nice plants, making the best of those cups lol.

 

[skullbiker]

OK, a couple of containers of jalapenos.
 
Mucho Nacho
 

 
Emerald Fire
 

 

[skullbiker]

Scarlett's Chili X Poblano F2
These look like pods I can work with as I hate futzin around with little pods. I am hoping the flavor is as good or better than the F1 were.
 

 

[ahayastani]

Scarlett's Chili X Poblano F2
These look like pods I can work with as I hate futzin around with little pods.

 
I agree. This looks a nice size to do some filling. Its form is interesting as well, not a perfect cylinder but rather a bar-cylinder hybrid (or whatever you're supposed to call it). Can't roll off

 

[skullbiker]

Time Bomb pepper plant.
 

 
Big Bomb pepper plant.
 

 

[skullbiker]

We're having fun with peppers(and veggies) now. About 3/4 done potting up now.
Group pic.
 

 
Gratuitous Tomato row pic.