SKULLBIKERS Roaring Into The Twenties GLOG

skullbiker · May 8, 2020

Those rocotos are just jammin out the pods right now.

Orange Spice Jalapenos

Its not all good. Here is a Ms. Junie container. The plants had the top foot eaten off by one of our giant grasshoppers(about 4 inches long). it caused all the pods to drop and is just starting to grow back now.

skullbiker · May 8, 2020

PtMD989 said:
But you guys are missing out on this late season snow [emoji16][emoji2959]. :back to the long johns

I can safely say I will never mind missing out on any snow, late season or not.

stettoman · May 8, 2020

skullbiker said:
I can safely say I will never mind missing out on any snow, late season or not.

22 degrees this morning, looking at hard freezes intermittently for two more weeks. As Timmy Hoffa moves the goalposts, so does ol' Ma Nature...

Good thing you got me to keep you alerted to what you're not missing...

skullbiker · May 8, 2020

stettoman said:
22 degrees this morning, looking at hard freezes intermittently for two more weeks. As Timmy Hoffa moves the goalposts, so does ol' Ma Nature...

Good thing you got me to keep you alerted to what you're not missing...

And you know how heavily I rely on those alerts.

And here is something for you, as I was perusing through old photos I found one from 2015.

See, all done freezing up there by the end of May!

Ghost Pepper Revolution · May 8, 2020

Aren’t those some crap, I think you gotta kill it. :onfire:

Devv · May 8, 2020

skullbiker said:
But, there are a few bugs. Like this leaf-footed something or other.

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We have the Leaf Footed Leaf Hopper too. They suck, literally. They go after color, orange and red. They come into my garden late, hitting the last of the tomato season.

Any peppers I run after late June to July constantly get damaged by their sting marks. I literally go out every day, sometimes twice a day with a neem oil mix to contact spray them.
Sunflowers and Marigolds will help pull them away from your produce, so they say. One of these days I'll git round to it.

One thing I learned here in the deep South is the things that eat your produce, learn that you grow it, and come back. Which is why I started a crop rotation program.
I hope it helps.

Devv · May 8, 2020

stettoman said:
22 degrees this morning, looking at hard freezes intermittently for two more weeks. As Timmy Hoffa moves the goalposts, so does ol' Ma Nature...

Good thing you got me to keep you alerted to what you're not missing...

We had a cold front come in, blowing like crazy, 30+ mph gusts.

High of 80° today, down from 95°

skullbiker · May 9, 2020

Picked a few more peppas this morning. Cherry bombs, Numex Jalapeno Lemon Spice, Rocoto Montufar, Numex Jalapeno Pumpkin Spice.

Two of those Cherry Bombs are a couple of my largest to date.

The big Paquime Hybrid Jalapeno from the other day cut to save seeds. About three or four of these halved and loaded are pretty much a meal.

Look at the huge placenta. These have pretty good heat. Sliced on a pizza will bring some dampness to the forehead.

Inoks · May 9, 2020

So how are those jalapeno orange spices? Eagerly waiting for mine to start really producing and getting ripe.

Also are they better ripe or raw

skullbiker · May 10, 2020

Inoks said:
So how are those jalapeno orange spices? Eagerly waiting for mine to start really producing and getting ripe.

Also are they better ripe or raw

The jalapeno orange spice are quite spicey. I rarely ever eat any pepper in the unripe stage. Too bad they are so small compared to a more standard large jalapeno.

PaulG · May 11, 2020

Nice harvest, 'Biker.

the Pumpkin Spice have a great color!

Ghost Pepper Revolution · May 11, 2020

Good looking harvest brother, how are the cherry bombs? Haven’t tried those yet

skullbiker · May 12, 2020

Ghost Pepper Revolution said:
Good looking harvest brother, how are the cherry bombs? Haven’t tried those yet

The Cherry Bombs are quite good, but then they are every year. This is one of the varieties that I grow every year. I use them mainly for my relish and in sauces.