Sophomore grow 2014

           I will try to keep this updated once a week.My first season was a lot of trial and error.If I had a problem I came directly to the HP for advice to solve plant issues and what to do with the pods harvested,for that I thank you all.I still was not confident I could start from seeds so along with the plants in my closet I will be getting a few from Chillyplants.They sent some very very healthy peppers to me last spring.I also overwintered 6 plants from 2013,3 went to pepper Heaven.
   From my seeds'
    7-pots
   Yellow Moruga
    Red moruga
   Trinidad Scorps
  Choco Ghost
    Live Plants from Chillies
   Red Brain Strain
   Jays Red Ghost Scorp
Naga Morich
 Eds Reapers
Tabasco
Siling Labuyo
Malaqueta
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  Could not close 2013 without showing my wall of shame,or fame.We will find out when all my fermenting jars get turned into sauce.

 

[Physics202]

I've done that to my wife before.  She was not happy about it at all!  She made me promise that If I touch her with spicy hands again, she gets to do it to me...

 

[randyp]

    Off plant topic,tonight my youngest graduated with honors from her college.As a single dad who raised a couple good kids,I could not be prouder at this moment.It's almost like were the hell did the time go.I think I will just kick back a moment throw back a tall one and enjoy what was and what is still to be.
My crappy picture taking strikes again.All my pics she has red eye,(which I will have her fix for me)
she is on the left with the yellow thingy..

 

[randyp]

      Back to the garden..My Jays Red has made the biggest gain this week in the pod growth.And I have several yellow moruga's reaching close to 4ft.
jays red scorp bhut

yellow morugas

my next to be sampled pod(naga)its a smaller plant but lots of pods.It got over ran by the morugas in catching light.

these(SE Reapers)are begging to turn color.

 

[tctenten]

Congrats on your daughters graduation. That is what it is all about.

 

[randyp]

Congrats on your daughters graduation. That is what it is all about.

     Thanks Ten,when you hit this point all the memories of them younger come back.I would not change anything..

 

[randyp]

     Things are going to get busy in the next couple weeks.With 40 plants I will have my hands full.
Main garden shot.

Between rows has been fun getting thru with the overgrowth.I did not have the heart to trim back the plants.

red morugas

yellow moruga X tennis ball

red 7-pot

T.scorpion

jays red

SE>Reapers

Naga M.

Dog Turds(my favorite of the year)still don't have positive ID.some say purple bhut.Will it turn purple? How can I tell when its ready.  

 

[tctenten]

Wow, those plants sure did take off for you.  You will have plenty of ripe peppers soon enough.

 

[randyp]

         Thanks Ten,I have been stocking up on woozies and canning jars.I am also working on bigger batches of ferment this year with nothing but peppers and salt and a starter.My drier is cleaned and ready,My weekends will be all about peppers the next couple months. Until football season that is.

 

[GnomeGrown]

Damn fine job on the garden and the girl, randy
 

 

[randyp]

     Thanks Gnome,go "Gamecocks",Can't help myself I luv their name.

 

[Runescape]

Whoa, those are some thick stems, dude. Everything's looking awesome...

 

[randyp]

      .Thanks for the interest in my glog.They are all turning fast.BUSY BUSY BUSY...
I am starting off with the Not brainstain and I don't think it's a purple bhut.It is going red?

random pod pics

 

[tctenten]

Nice pod pics Randy. Looks like you will have a nice harvest shortly.

 

[randyp]

     And so it begins.Bucket 1 of many.    

 

[stickman]

Nice pull Randy! Looks like your harvest season is launched! What are your plans for processing your pods?

 

[randyp]

        Thanks for stopping by Rick.I am going to give away some to the Members.Kind of pay it foward,after receiving some freebies from Scott when mine were not ready.I also will be fermenting a bunch and freezing some down so during the winter I can still play with the sauces.I would like to work more of them into my homemade stuffed sausages without overdoing it.

 

[romy6]

 Garden looks top notch Randy and those pods look evil .
 
 
Smart man to give away some and let somebody else feel the pain 

 

[randyp]

       Thanks for you stopping in and giving me some props Jamie.This is the wildest summer I can ever remember.Lots of rain when needed and we only got in the 90's a couple times.80 degree weather with a good dew point turned the plants into monsters,I avoided severe weather also.This year is going to be hard to top for this gardener.

 

[randyp]

     Got the water heater installed no cold shower tonight!The yellow morugas were the 1rst to go fully ripe last year and did the same this year.I planted more of them because they are not only pretty in the garden,but I want to move to a yellow sauce this winter.The darn things have great flavor but not throat burn tendencies.

1rst reap ready for intake.

random reds

choco ghost 

what the hell are these.(my 2014 fav's)

3 overwinters that took over a tractor tire.

last but not least my siling labuyo that looks great..

until next time.

 
everyone have a great weekend,school is on the way..(and snow)

 

[tctenten]

Pods continue to look great. That yellow moruga plant is loaded with pods. I agree with you about the weather being ideal this year. We really have been lucky so far.