stc3248, 2013 Grow log, Season's Greetings and Season's End

poypoyking · Jun 11, 2013

Is that the Indian Carbon that is almost ready?

That Scotch Bonnet looks amazing. Two more months of drooling at your peppers here before I really get into the swig of things

stc3248 · Jun 11, 2013

WalkGood said:
07 Scotch Bonnet pod from Gregs JA seed looks great, it should be super tasty ... did I smell Jerk Chicken \o/

Great harvest, love dem little maters & peppers in my eggs ...

Dam dem pod pics are awesome bro! Bet da wait will be worth it, have a great week ^_^

The little tomatoes get sauted in Olive Oil with Onion and Peppers for my morning egg white omelet! I don't know if it's Jerk Chicken...but something is gonna be cooking this weekend! I am thinking Rellenos with some fresh Poblanos!

stickman said:
That's funny! Glad you have near-total coverage with a combined-arms force. Now if they would only come up with something like a predatory microbe that would take out things like wilts and MMV...
Fantastic that you're having Chinense pods coloring up, your grow is just sick Shane!

My Pepper Defense Unit is on Point! Hahaha...some predatory mites and nematodes would be a nice addition, but something that could attack a virus would be over the top! Haha...So far the grow is Sick, Bad and Phat...all in the good way!

poypoyking said:
Is that the Indian Carbon that is almost ready?

That Scotch Bonnet looks amazing. Two more months of drooling at your peppers here before I really get into the swig of things

The final ripening pod is one of the 7 Pot Rennies!!! So stoked! I am going out of town for a couple weeks at the beginning of July. If the drip system keeps them happy, I should come home to enough that I can afford to share some pods...so stay tuned!

WalkGood · Jun 11, 2013

stc3248 said:
The little tomatoes get sauted in Olive Oil with Onion and Peppers for my morning egg whit omlet! I don't know if it's Jerk Chicken...but something is gonna be cooking this weekend! I am thinking Rellenos with some fresh Poblanos!

I do the same with little tomatoes but I use the FL Everglades Wild, great minds think alike :cheers:

I did one this morning with a white bhut but no pics, that dish you describe is super tasty! I only said Jerk because of the Scotch Bonnet, but you da boss so I’ll just sit back and enjoy da ride ^_^

Devv · Jun 11, 2013

Congrats on the Brain podding up!

Awesome pic of the 7 Pot Rennie.....and I see you like it too

The Jamaican Scotch Bonnet has an interesting shape, glad to see they're coloring up.

As for red tomatoes of the vine, not here, they have to ripen on the table or the birds peck them.

I saw you're going on vacation in July, me too, I hate to travel when I have plants that need watering, gonna have to trust the timers!

Have a great week!

RocketMan · Jun 11, 2013

stc3248 said:
The little tomatoes get sauted in Olive Oil with Onion and Peppers for my morning egg white omelet! I don't know if it's Jerk Chicken...but something is gonna be cooking this weekend! I am thinking Rellenos with some fresh Poblanos!

WalkGood said:
I do the same with little tomatoes but I use the FL Everglades Wild, great minds think alike I did one this morning with a white bhut but no pics, that dish you describe is super tasty! I only said Jerk because of the Scotch Bonnet, but you da boss so I’ll just sit back and enjoy da ride ^_^

Oh yeah, I do kind of the same thing in that some Grape tomatoes get mixed with some garlic, onion, peppers, sweet and hot and some either Pancheta or Prosciutto and a little dry white wine, thickened with a bit or cornstarch and then mixed in with some thin spaghetti. Good Stuff and it makes mama happy.

DocNrock · Jun 12, 2013

Congrats on the Rennie! Everything looks awesome, and even a nice pull to post. Looks like a great grow going on there!

You undoubtedly are northeast of where we once lived in Scripps Ranch. All that time I though the hot offshore winds were Santa Anas. They were just carrying the heat from your place in Poway!

MGOLD86 · Jun 12, 2013

Looking awesome Shane! We are going to see a nice shift from onsies and twosies of supers to a tablefull! Good luck on that 7 Pot Rennie, I am interested in seeing how that one turns out.

Also, great profile pic!

JJJessee · Jun 12, 2013

Incredible harvests already! Yeap on the Rellenos. I just recently dicovered the joys of Pablanos. They ask $5 bucks a pound for those puppies around here. I'm a tightwad I guess.
Pretty good though -blistered in the smoker, peel 'em next day, stuff with beans, beef, quinoa, and such, then bake.
As for finding a super-hot at the nurseries -forget it. I saw some habs at a mom and pop hardware this spring -shocking.
Keep up the good works, like poypoyking said, "(only) two more months" Until then we'll have to get by on pod porn. Are those Rainbird soaker rings you are using?

GA Growhead · Jun 12, 2013

Looking good Shane. Liking the pods shots!

Sanarda · Jun 13, 2013

Woot for the Rennie. Super excited about my two little babies also. Gorgeous pod.

stc3248 · Jun 13, 2013

WalkGood said:
I do the same with little tomatoes but I use the FL Everglades Wild, great minds think alike I did one this morning with a white bhut but no pics, that dish you describe is super tasty! I only said Jerk because of the Scotch Bonnet, but you da boss so I’ll just sit back and enjoy da ride ^_^

Great minds think alike Ramon!!! Ummmm...and sometimes I get lucky! Never done jerk, will have to try it. The Poblanos will be ready fo-sho this weekend though, so I must do my duty and make room for more pods!

Devv said:
Congrats on the Brain podding up!

Awesome pic of the 7 Pot Rennie.....and I see you like it too

The Jamaican Scotch Bonnet has an interesting shape, glad to see they're coloring up.

As for red tomatoes of the vine, not here, they have to ripen on the table or the birds peck them.

I saw you're going on vacation in July, me too, I hate to travel when I have plants that need watering, gonna have to trust the timers!

Have a great week!

Thanks Scott...I too have had some trouble with birds pecking a few tomatoes. There are two fledgling bluebirds that have figured out not that the red ones are delicious. Oh well...if they were jays I'd go a bit more extreme on their butts! Nervous about this trip...critical time in plantville! Ughhh...inlaw family reunion though, and I have a few days leave before hand to watch them and see how they're doing. I will probably up the water schedule to a bit too much just to be safe. Brain, Primos...everything with the exception of one of my largest plants is podding up great...my 7 Pot Congo SR is being a bit stubborn, but she'll shap out of it!

RocketMan said:
Oh yeah, I do kind of the same thing in that some Grape tomatoes get mixed with some garlic, onion, peppers, sweet and hot and some either Pancheta or Prosciutto and a little dry white wine, thickened with a bit or cornstarch and then mixed in with some thin spaghetti. Good Stuff and it makes mama happy.

Nothing like fresh maters and chiles to make a dinner special! Well...with the exception of some signature RM Smoked Haba-Peno hot sauce!

DocNrock said:
Congrats on the Rennie! Everything looks awesome, and even a nice pull to post. Looks like a great grow going on there!

You undoubtedly are northeast of where we once lived in Scripps Ranch. All that time I though the hot offshore winds were Santa Anas. They were just carrying the heat from your place in Poway!

Thanks Doc! Can't wait to get home and take a look at things tomorrow...have a feeling there is a bunch of awesomeness going on! I think the amount of awesome is increasing exponentially as the weather gets better and plants get bigger! Scripps is HOT too...but I think Poway may be a bit hotter. Chris over in the High Desert is the one sending the wind our way though!

MGOLD86 said:
Looking awesome Shane! We are going to see a nice shift from onsies and twosies of supers to a tablefull! Good luck on that 7 Pot Rennie, I am interested in seeing how that one turns out.

Also, great profile pic!

Fingers crossed...I think those big pulls are coming in fast! That is the biggest bonus to the two week trip at the beginning of July...coming home to some major develpments! There's been a bunch of talk about these Rennies, I am so glad I got the opportunity to grow them out. I will keep some pure to spread that love for next season!

JJJessee said:
Incredible harvests already! Yeap on the Rellenos. I just recently dicovered the joys of Pablanos. They ask $5 bucks a pound for those puppies around here. I'm a tightwad I guess.
Pretty good though -blistered in the smoker, peel 'em next day, stuff with beans, beef, quinoa, and such, then bake.
As for finding a super-hot at the nurseries -forget it. I saw some habs at a mom and pop hardware this spring -shocking.
Keep up the good works, like poypoyking said, "(only) two more months" Until then we'll have to get by on pod porn. Are those Rainbird soaker rings you are using?

Thanks JJJ...Poblanos are good...but NUMEX Big Jims are really where the Relleno love is at! You gotta try that one if you haven't already. They make everything more delicious...sandwich, burger, sauce...mmmmm. Same prep...I usually roast and toss them in a bucket of icewater until the roasting is done, peel/seed them all at once then either freeze or use right away. The soaker rings are a home creation. just 1/4" soaker tube with a T fitting.

GA Growhead said:
Looking good Shane. Liking the pods shots!

Thanks GAGH!!! Your grow is moving right along too! Photography is a side benefit to loving this site!

Sanarda said:
Woot for the Rennie. Super excited about my two little babies also. Gorgeous pod.

Whatup Pia! Glad you're growing the Rennies too! They sound like they're going to be amazing...and HOT! I will let y'all know on the hot part...maybe my first vid of the season this weekend??? I don't know if I am ready, but I don't really think anyone ever is???

Devv · Jun 13, 2013

Shane,

I plan on moving the potted plants to shade. The ones in the garden will get a 4x soaking and hopefully the timers do their job. Scarey thing leaving them alone..

DocNrock · Jun 14, 2013

Dude, looking so forward to some Big Jim Rellenos!

Do you use them green, or do you wait for them to ripen? I have one just starting to ripen, and a number of green ones.

KiNGDeNNiZ · Jun 15, 2013

WooHOoO... RENNIE REVIEEW!!!.... cool.. didnt remember who i sent the other rennies to. thanks ..

PiA.. hope you get them rennies going as they are a limited edition =D

WalkGood · Jun 15, 2013

Ok I’m having Shane wit & pictorial update withdrawals here hahaha … Hope you have a great weekend brethren!

MGOLD86 · Jun 15, 2013

Yea man, I wanna see you chomp on that Rennie!

Sanarda · Jun 15, 2013

KiNGDeNNiZ said:
WooHOoO... RENNIE REVIEEW!!!.... cool.. didnt remember who i sent the other rennies to. thanks ..PiA.. hope you get them rennies going as they are a limited edition =D

Yes Sir! Mine are doing beautifully.

stc3248 · Jun 15, 2013

Devv said:
Shane,

I plan on moving the potted plants to shade. The ones in the garden will get a 4x soaking and hopefully the timers do their job. Scarey thing leaving them alone..

Yeah...especially when I am having such trouble getting the drip dialed in. Ughhh.

DocNrock said:
Dude, looking so forward to some Big Jim Rellenos! Do you use them green, or do you wait for them to ripen? I have one just starting to ripen, and a number of green ones.

Once they're about full size I like them green or red. Either way they're delicious. I usually use green for Rellenos or as a sandwich/burger topping and red for sauces and Chile Con Queso.

KiNGDeNNiZ said:
WooHOoO... RENNIE REVIEEW!!!.... cool.. didnt remember who i sent the other rennies to. thanks ..

PiA.. hope you get them rennies going as they are a limited edition =D

Coming up...will probably do it later tonight...

WalkGood said:
Ok I’m having Shane wit & pictorial update withdrawals here hahaha … Hope you have a great weekend brethren!

Yeah Ramon...having a hard time keeping up. Had a ton of unexpected additional work piled upon my Unit this week, and we have a two week training exercise starting Monday to prep for...I snapped a few though.

MGOLD86 said:
Yea man, I wanna see you chomp on that Rennie!

I am still getting motivated...give me a moment! Kinda like jumping out of a perfectly good airplane...

Sanarda said:
Yes Sir! Mine are doing beautifully.

Glad to hear it...stay tuned and I will tell you how they taste...if I live through it! :rofl:

So as mentioned above I am having a hard time getting things dialed in. So many more containers than last year. I have one more station I could hook up and may do just that to make sure I get this right. I also came home to a couple of sick ones. My Yellow Cardi Scorpion and Yellow 7 Pot are looking pretty rough. I don't think it's virus related, I believe it to be that they were water logged. I moved them, rinsed the roots and repotted. The rootballs looked healthy, but there was the unmistakable putrid waterlog stench. They were very soggy down low...I trimmed them back some and put them in the shade to be hand watered for a bit to see how they react. Other than that thinks are moving along...Pods, pods and more pods forming, and as time goes on, they're starting to take on their more true shapes and sizes.

Here are a couple pics...

Yellow Brains...

More Yellow Brains...

The other Yellow Brain plant favors the upside down snowman look...

Yellow Billy Boys...(SilverSurfer via Coheed via Romy)

This one scares the crap out of me...Trinidad Scorpion Moruga (Baker's Peppers)

A few of the small first pod Morugas are turning. I already had one tiny one ripen...these are a bit bigger, but still pretty small.

Tons of tiny pods setting on the Charapita Yellow...

and some Pequins as well...

The 7 Pot White from Fernando is kicking some A too...I have a few that are getting pretty light. I have heard they never quite go all white, but I will leave them on until I am certain they're done cooking.

Here is yesterday's little pull. L-R...Some Goat's Weeds with the infamous Rennie below them snuggling up to a group of 6 Jamaican Scotch Bonnets from Greg and on the far right is a passle of Yellow Cardi Scorps, a few Poblanos for dinner tonight, a Blonde Cuke and some tomatoes...

Thanks for checking in...I'm doing my best to get caught up on y'all's stuff.
Shane

WalkGood · Jun 15, 2013

I hear ya on all the unexpected work, sucks but part of our lives I guess … it’s sad to read about your Yellow Cardi Scorp and the Yellow 7 Pot looking bad but if anyone can bring them back it’s you and your first steps sound like you are on the right track. Lovely crisp photos Shane, that first one is total pro mon but I love all the pods pics too … Have a great day tomorrow!

Almost forgot, great harvest \o/

stc3248 · Jun 16, 2013

WalkGood said:
I hear ya on all the unexpected work, sucks but part of our lives I guess … it’s sad to read about your Yellow Cardi Scorp and the Yellow 7 Pot looking bad but if anyone can bring them back it’s you and your first steps sound like you are on the right track. Lovely crisp photos Shane, that first one is total pro mon but I love all the pods pics too … Have a great day tomorrow!

Almost forgot, great harvest \o/

I hope those plants are OK...more importantly if its something else...I hope their neighbors don't catch it! Fingers crossed. Thanks...I hope all the dads have a great day!

Here are a couple of pics I didn't throw up yesterday...

Manzano...

This bush is huge and just covered up in pods!

The Reaper is setting more Bhutish looking pods. Oh well, as long as the heat holds true I am alright with it! Do you see the Ladybug eggs??? They should be safe there!

NUMEX Big Jim (Home Depot :rofl:

) I can't get over how fast the pods size up!

Small Yellow Brain ripening...

Fresh Cucumber Salsa made with Jamaican Scotch Bonnets...

Here it is getting put to the test aboard some Shrimp Tacos...Mmmmm the stuff was amazing!

Here is another go at the Jamaican Scotch Bonnets on a veggie "chicken" patty sandwich. Perfect flavor with great heat. They're not quite as hot as the Belize City Bonnets...which will be nice because I think I can make some stuff mama won't be too scared of with them. Don't get me wrong though...they're still HOT!

A couple of Tomatoes on the Red Zebra...gorgeous plant.

...and finally here is this guy:

7 Pot Rennie (Armac via KingDenniz...

The video kinda speaks for itself...Fruity and really sweet! The sweetest red super I have ever eaten. Slow building intense mouth burn followed by a scorching throat burn. 134 hiccups that seemed to last forever! The aftermath resulted in a pretty bad gut burn that set in an hour or so afterward. I ate a sandwich and had a glass of milk before hand...but I should have made another sandwich for right after too I suppose. All in all...great pod that will be outstanding for sauces with its natural sweetness. Thank you to Armac for putting them out there and Denniz for sending me a couple seeds. Looking forward to great things from this one! Got maybe 10 seeds out of this one which is a great sign from a first pod. There should be no shortage to share later on!

Have a great father's day everyone!
Shane