Thinking back... you didn't seem to have any problems with the chiles you grew from seed, it wasn't until you got that last batch of plants from the nursery that the problems started. I wonder if you got some plants that had infected mites on them? If so, maybe a future step before planting would be close inspection for pests and/or dipping them before planting out or putting them together with the rest of your herd...
Not the word from on high, but just throwing it out for discussion...
I'm beginning to think that is always good advice. Sometimes I don't
inspect very carefully, but I am going to from now on when I buy a plant,
or my wife brings one home. You guys are scarin' me to death. Stc to
the South and Big Cedar to the North. I feel trapped!
Yeah, but unfortunately the problem wasn't the nursery bought plants. I had noticed it before I bought them and I do put the new plants in quarantine for a week. They're still sitting on their own on the back porch. Whatever this was really started a week before I pulled them, maybe longer. I thought the Cayenne's were just fading, but in reality they were sick. May have all started with one of my overwinter Goat's Weeds. I won't overwinter annuums on purpose any more with the exception of maybe the tepins and pequins which should be able to overwinter without much or any help here.
Shane. That really sucks about your sick plants. I have issues with plants I just don't tell anybody about them. You did the right thing pulling them. I have no idea what caused it. But you better not leave us. Not even for a day. We need you.
That video had me laughing my ass off
. I knew that pepper was gonna be hot but had no idea it was deadly
That pod just had your name written all over it. I have about 15 more pods on the planet slowly ripening.But none of them as big or scary looking as the one you ate. You are a beast. Keep your mailbox open
I will warn you though. If you send me some of those infinities I will grind them into a fine powder and enjoy. Hang in there brotha and keep growing
Don't like to show only the good. I think we all learn more from the disaster recoveries! That pod was absolutely ridiculous! Made the Brainstrains look like Cayennes. I actually ended up with extreme stomach issues the next couple hours. Ate some tums and started to feel better, but my sense of taste is still off! Was a WILD ride for sure!
Sorry to read about the sick plants Shane, hope it doesn't continue to spread! Everything else is looking amazing, plants are very healthy. Oh and you have me scared of that Barrackpore now, I have an in ground plant that is just starting to set pods. You are a CHAMP for handling that pod! lol
Looks to be contained...but who knows??? Just have to keep an eye on everything. Didn't feel like a champ, I have said before...there is no way to eat one of those and look "cool" most brutal thing is knowing that the only thing that will cure it is time.
Thinking back... you didn't seem to have any problems with the chiles you grew from seed, it wasn't until you got that last batch of plants from the nursery that the problems started. I wonder if you got some plants that had infected mites on them? If so, maybe a future step before planting would be close inspection for pests and/or dipping them before planting out or putting them together with the rest of your herd...
Not the word from on high, but just throwing it out for discussion...
I'm beginning to think that is always good advice. Sometimes I don't
inspect very carefully, but I am going to from now on when I buy a plant,
or my wife brings one home. You guys are scarin' me to death. Stc to
the South and Big Cedar to the North. I feel trapped!
Now whenever I buy plants from a nursery, I like to keep them in solitary confinement for about a week before planting them just to see if anything rears its head. Last year I had some leaf spot issues that started from one of my Hirts peppers and spread to the entire garden, most of the plants completely defoliated and set me back about a month. It was certainly a learning experience...
I do the same...I had leaf spot earlier this season too. Luckily it only really affected a few plants. The Wild Brazils and the Aji Omnicolors were hit hardest. The Pequins also dropped a few leaves. That was before I had purchased any plants too. So it came from somewhere else. I think maybe some of my shrubs???
My favorite part was when the heat really kicked in and all you could say was "here" "now here." I loved it.
and I know how that feels. It's weird how you can't think because it's so hot. Glad you didn't give up the THP, would've missed your posts!
My boy was new to the filming thing as is painfully evident in the video, but he really got a kick out of it. He was also running around the house as I was doubled over with stomach pain an hour later trying to find the tums for me! He's my little champ. My older daughters would have just laughed and asked for the keys to the car.
Well I am definitely in better spirits. Thanks for the kind words and encouragement for my update addiction. I never had the intention of leaving for good, but at that moment I felt I needed a break. Really disgusted, sure they're just plants, but the effort required to get to this point as you all know makes them more. Made me just as sick to my stomach to think about losing them all as the Barrackpore did!
So I went out there with a bright side attitude and took a few snaps...
Every bloom setting on the Purple Bhut! Amazing plant...
Some more on the same plant...Plant is going to be awesome in a couple weeks!
Aji Omnicolor loading up! Both plants covered in pods and starting to finally show a little color. What color means ripe on these?
Pequin is almost certainly a cross of some sort...regardless, this plant has maybe 70 little pods on it and about 150 more flowers. Crazy!!!
Couple pods on the Billy Boy Douglah...
Some Monster Infinities...one with a little tail going!
Couple more on the same plant. Another one that is setting on almost every bloom...Loving this plant!
Thanks again for the concern and for looking in, keep your fingers crossed that I got this thing licked.
Shane
Bhut Jolokia Chocolate 4/4 7 Pot Red 4/4 7 Pot Lg Yellow 4/4 Fatali 4/4 Chocolate Hab 4/4 Bishops Crown 4/4 Pequine 4/4 Trinidad Scorpion 3/4Established Plants:Caribbean Red x5Black Cobra x6Jalapeno x6Mucho Nacho Jalapeno x8Cayenne x6Bell x4Poblano x3Anaheim x3
My 10 year old is responsible for the artwork on the cups!
