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Stickman's 2013 Glog - Time To Pull The Plug on 2013

I'm pulling things together to get ready for my next growing season. I bought NuMex variety seeds from Sandia Seed company in New Mexico, Hot Paper Lantern Habaneros and Antohi Romanians from Johnny's Select Seeds in Maine and Korean varieties from Evergreen Seeds in California. Due to the unbelievable generosity of a number of THP members I've also gotten seeds to a wide variety of chiles from around the world. Special thanks to BootsieB, stc3248, romy6, PaulG, SoCalChilehead, joynershotpeppers, highalt, cmpman1974, smokemaster, mygrassisblue, Mister No, chewi, KingDenniz, orrozconleche and most recently and spectacularly, Habanerohead with a great selection of superhots and peppers from Hungary!
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There are eleven varieties of Hungarian peppers in here, mostly the early, thick-fleshed, sweet ones that range from white through yellow to purple and red.., plus Aji Lemon Drop, BJ Indian Carbon, Naga Morich, Bishop's Crown and TS CARDI Yellow! Now I just have to go through my seed bank and match the space available to what I want to grow. Thanks Balázs!
 
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:woohoo: Yee Haaww!!! The package from MisterNo just came in the mail! Thanks Robert, I was beginning to dispair!
I really appreciate you sending these seeds because it's impossible to find them here in the States.
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Now I have the seeds for all the varieties I want to plant next year. I just have to get my starting medium and the planting space ready, and we're at G-day minus 25.... Cheers!
 
lots of crazy cool varieties here. looking forward to watching your grow this year.

what would you compare the gochu pepper to as far as heat and flavor? always looking for new flavors
 
brownb4 said:
lots of crazy cool varieties here. looking forward to watching your grow this year.

what would you compare the gochu pepper to as far as heat and flavor? always looking for new flavors
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Hi Ben
I'd say the Gochus are roughly about as hot as a Jalapeno, or a little less. They're very aromatic.. sort of like some Paprika peppers. They're widely adaptable, and have good yields of three to five inch pods that vary in size by variety. I have lots of OP seeds to share if you'd like to try some, or you can find them at peppergal.com or Evergreen Seeds in California if you'd rather plant commercial seeds.

RocketMan said:
Looks like you have a nice varity of peppers for next season there Rick on both heat and flavor.
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Thanks RM, I'm really looking forward to the next growing season... can't believe it'll start in only 3 weeks!
 
Looking around, I finally found a Pennsylvania dealer in vegetable seeds called Seedway that actually carries a variety of Kapija peppers with the varietal name of "Belcanto". I just placed an order with them for 100 seeds, and will have some to trade once they get here.


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5215OR - Belcanto
Kapia peppers have elongated, cone-shaped fruit and are native to the Adriatic. Unlike Italian roasting peppers, Kapias are smooth; making them easy to fire-roast and peel. Belcanto is a little larger with thicker and sweeter flesh than usual. Some Kapia peppers have very tough, nearly inedible skin, but Belcanto's is more like a bell pepper. The fruit is about 9" long and very weighty. Medium-green to deep-red. ORGANICALLY PRODUCED.
 
Stefan_W said:
The look a lot like the sweet italian peppers I grew a couple of years ago. No heat, but awesome flavour.

The nine inch length is pretty impressive, even by porn star standards.
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Hi Stefan.
I thought so too. I'm sold on the idea of making a lot of Ajvar next year, and will be growing a lot of Hungarian and Balkan peppers this year to find out which work out the best for it in this grow zone.
 
Hi Rick,

For making Ajvar, I would suggest to use the Kapia varieties. I am also searching for Kapia seeds (especially the Kurtovskia type), but here they are almost impossible to find.
On the other hand they became more popular in Hungary in the past years due to their sweet taste, and thick flesh.
They are excellent for roasting, you won't regret growing them :-) Good luck!

Balázs
 
Thanks Fernando... from your mouth to god's ear, eh? Have a happy and merry holiday season yourself. I bet you'll enjoy having the time off between terms.
 
Those seed packets are harbingers of things to come, my friend!
Go for it with the Root Pouches. I used eight of the seven gallon
variety this season, and was very happy with them. They do dry
more quickly in the wind, but the root ball has a more consistent
moisture top to bottom as long as the bottom isn't sitting in water
or on a smooth wet surface. I left a couple of them sitting
on the plastic covered table after it started raining. The bottoms
were pretty wet about 1/3 of the way up, but are in the greenhouse
to dry out. The ones I moved into the greenhouse to spend the
winter before they got soaked are doing very well on the gravel floor.
Next year I'll make sure they are sitting on a well drained surface.
Oh, BTW, I'm doing 25 of my pot-ups into the one gallon root pouches
next season, I liked these so much. Will probably transplant hard pots
to root pouches slowly over a few seasons, starting with the older ones.

Have fun organizing your grow, buddy!
 
PaulG said:
Those seed packets are harbingers of things to come, my friend!
Go for it with the Root Pouches. I used eight of the seven gallon
variety this season, and was very happy with them. They do dry
more quickly in the wind, but the root ball has a more consistent
moisture top to bottom as long as the bottom isn't sitting in water
or on a smooth wet surface. I left a couple of them sitting
on the plastic covered table after it started raining. The bottoms
were pretty wet about 1/3 of the way up, but are in the greenhouse
to dry out. The ones I moved into the greenhouse to spend the
winter before they got soaked are doing very well on the gravel floor.
Next year I'll make sure they are sitting on a well drained surface.
Oh, BTW, I'm doing 25 of my pot-ups into the one gallon root pouches
next season, I liked these so much. Will probably transplant hard pots
to root pouches slowly over a few seasons, starting with the older ones.

Have fun organizing your grow, buddy!
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Thanks for the endorsement Paul. I think I'm gonna go with the same plan as last year since it worked so well... start indoors from seed and transplant outside at the earliest opportunity that the weather permits. To extend the season, I'll plant the nightshades in thermal mulch, with a hoophouse over them. When the season is winding down I'll dig up and pot the ones I want to OW and bring them inside for the winter. That's when I'll be thinking about air pots vs root pouches.

Hope you and your wife have a happy holiday season, and you get toasted... :fireball:
 
Now you better get some more land for all those seeds Rick. You my friend have a serious pepper problem. That problem being not enough land :rofl:

Merry Christmas to the Stickmans from the Hill's :dance: 7 days left to get me a present ;)
 
Well boys and girls... I think I finally got the last of my pepper seeds for next year. The most recent installment came in the mail today... Hybrid Kapija seeds from a company in PA called Seedway. I got 100 seeds of the variety called "Belcanto". I think the Kurtovska Kapija is the OP variety closest to it, but it's a long-season pepper of around 90 to 100 days. The Belcanto is supposed to be around 72 days to maturity. I'll be growing them both next year so I can compare the fruits to each other.I have enough of the Belcanto seeds to trade if anybody is interested. Cheers
 
stickman said:
Well boys and girls... I think I finally got the last of my pepper seeds for next year. The most recent installment came in the mail today... Hybrid Kapija seeds from a company in PA called Seedway. I got 100 seeds of the variety called "Belcanto". I think the Kurtovska Kapija is the OP variety closest to it, but it's a long-season pepper of around 90 to 100 days. The Belcanto is supposed to be around 72 days to maturity. I'll be growing them both next year so I can compare the fruits to each other.I have enough of the Belcanto seeds to trade if anybody is interested. Cheers
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Wouldn't be so sure about that, I posted an envelope today that had your name on it :lol: Merry Christmas!
 
Rick this glog will be one to follow already 1700 views and its still 2012...........nice. There's lots of interest happening here.
I can see you rocking this with some unique meals made with the addition of your garden crop. You have some pretty cool
peppers on your list. I'm headed all over the scov rating this season with my plants. I'm aiming for taste not nessarily having
the majority of plants being superhots. Good luck with next seasons startup......Happy Holidays

Greg
 
PIC 1 said:
Rick this glog will be one to follow already 1700 views and its still 2012...........nice. There's lots of interest happening here.
I can see you rocking this with some unique meals made with the addition of your garden crop. You have some pretty cool
peppers on your list. I'm headed all over the scov rating this season with my plants. I'm aiming for taste not nessarily having
the majority of plants being superhots. Good luck with next seasons startup......Happy Holidays

Greg
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Couldn't agree more with you there, Greg!
 
Stefan_W said:
I'm sure there's still time to add a few varieties of seeds if you run across something really cool that you absolutely have :party:
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Yeah... well... moderation is something I'm always as concerned about as possible... :liar: Yeah, right! :P

PIC 1 said:
Rick this glog will be one to follow already 1700 views and its still 2012...........nice. There's lots of interest happening here.
I can see you rocking this with some unique meals made with the addition of your garden crop. You have some pretty cool
peppers on your list. I'm headed all over the scov rating this season with my plants. I'm aiming for taste not nessarily having
the majority of plants being superhots. Good luck with next seasons startup......Happy Holidays

Greg
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Hi Greg
Thanks for the vote of confidence. Good luck with your grow next year too, and Happy Holidays!
 
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