Stickman's 2016 Gochu Glog- Transplanting is Finished

Hi All, I'm back again after quite a while and more than a few changes. Health issues got in the way of being active here after Christmas, but I've resolved those and am ready to plug in here again, albeit with less time than I had before. Anyway... on to the chiles!
 
My friends with a CISA farm have started 6 MoA Scotch Bonnets, what I hope are 2 King Nagas and a couple of Jalapenos. I have three 1020 trays worth of 3inch pots planted with 4 varieties of Gochu peppers. I sowed them a week ago and they're just now starting to sprout. I also have 12 pots of Texas Wild Pequins and 6 pots of Guwahati Bhuts planted that haven't started to sprout.
 
In addition to the solar food dryer, I picked up a stainless steel 10-quart pressure cooker at Christmas time, so I'm planning on experimenting with using it to process purees and sauces to hopefully make them more shelf-stable. Any input on that would be gratefully accepted.
 
Gochus starting...

 
Chinense varieties and Jalapenos

 
That's all for now... see ya all later!

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Thanks Rick. It says, it will reproduce if one doesn't clip the flowers off. I'll have to try it out next year.

 

[Devv]

Wow Rick!
 
Your garden is doing really well! Glad to see the poddage
 
I'm hoping the spots on the bonnets go away!

 

[randyp]

 This is a utility bill  from last year Rick.They put in a new water plant around 2005.We have been getting taken to the cleaners since.40$ for water cost.50$ to run it thru the sewer lines.

 

[stickman]

Thanks Rick. It says, it will reproduce if one doesn't clip the flowers off. I'll have to try it out next year.

 
It grows over a yard tall Chuck, and it exudes chemicals into the soil it grows in that inhibit the growth of other plants... kinda like Black Walnut trees, so you'll want to plant it far away from anything you care about. I planted it in my herb bed a few years ago and it's volunteered every year since. I didn't know about it's plant inhibiting properties when I let a couple of Epazote plants grow in the edge of my non-Annuum raised bed next to the runt King Naga plant, and now I'm regretting my decision to leave them there. I didn't know they'd do more than shade the KN then, so while I'll continue to grow and harvest the Epazote for my cooking, I'll be taking my own advice from now on... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphania_ambrosioides
 

Wow Rick!
 
Your garden is doing really well! Glad to see the poddage
 
I'm hoping the spots on the bonnets go away!

 
Me too Scott! Looking at the new growth that came out after the rain we had last weekend, I don't see the spots and the leaves don't seem so deformed. Hopefully that's the last of it...
 

 This is a utility bill  from last year Rick.They put in a new water plant around 2005.We have been getting taken to the cleaners since.40$ for water cost.50$ to run it thru the sewer lines.

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Interesting... do they measure your water use in gallons or 100 cubic feet like they do for us? We get charged $2.60 per 100 cubic feet of water used, and the sewage treatment is included in that price... $1.10 per 100 cu. ft. seems like a bargain.  I got a degree in Environmental Science after I got out of the army, and we studied water treatment plants. Primary and secondary treatment isn't all that expensive... mostly filtration and aerating the water to give adequate oxygen to the organisms that break down Nitrogenous and Carbonaceous waste in it. What's really expensive is tertiary treatment when they need to remove chemicals from the water that come from things like farm runoff, industrial spills and stuff like that... Fracking is one of the worst things for contaminating groundwater, and treatment in those areas is hideously expensive. We had a lot of industry here in Greenfield, and our water treatment has to deal with residual heavy metals, cutting oil and de-greaser spills from the old tap and die plant and quite a few small machine shops.

 

[tctenten]

This is a utility bill  from last year Rick.They put in a new water plant around 2005.We have been getting taken to the cleaners since.40$ for water cost.50$ to run it thru the sewer lines.

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Randy you get your water, electric and gas all from one company? I wish that was the case here. I get a water bill from one company, a gas bill form another, an electric from yet another and a sewer bill from my township. We pay $300 a year for sewer and I think my water consumption bill is prob about 100 a month. All they ever do is raise our utility rates.

 

[randyp]

  Terry all are on one bill.The new plant is the reason ours is high.

 

[stickman]

Hi all, time for the Dawn Patrol this Friday the 15th.   Now that our overnight low temperatures have been consistently in the 60's here, the Chinense varieties are in production mode.
 
Bhuts are bulking up

 
King Nagas are trying to catch up to their cousins

 
I'm starting to get some nice SB pods

 
First Moruga pod

 
First Aji Pineapple Baccatum pod

 
Rocoto is blossoming, but has yet to set pods

 
Have a great weekend, and TGIF all!

 

[tsurrie]

Nice!
Enjoy your weekend.

 

[tctenten]

TGIF Rick. Pods look perfect.

 

[stickman]

Nice!
Enjoy your weekend.

 

TGIF Rick. Pods look perfect.

 
Cheers guys!
 
We got another 0.32 inches of rain last night and the plants had another growth spurt.
 
Here's some of the Gochus with my size 10 shoe for scale

 
They're all pretty much loaded like this. In another 3 weeks or so they should start ripening up.

 
Chiltepin is so happy its pods look more like Pequins than round Birds-eyes

 
The Pequin hedge in the making

 
Poblanos are at the top of their Tomato cage supports and the pods are growing by the day. They'll be ready for green harvest in a couple weeks.

 
Another week and the first true round of Jalapenos will be ready to pick!

 
Have a stellar day all!

 

[Comptine]

Hey Rick, I'm sure you've mentioned if before, but I can't seem to find it. The gochus, are they annums? 

 

[stickman]

Hey Rick, I'm sure you've mentioned if before, but I can't seem to find it. The gochus, are they annums? 

 
Sorry Alana... they're Cayenne-type Annuums that have been selected by Korean farmers for certain traits... call them a sub-category. What I like about them is their heat, aroma and flavor. They're moderately hot, but not overwhelming. Koreans add tablespoons at a time to whatever they're cooking and it gives it enough heat to make you sweat but not melt your face. When fully ripened and sun-dried, their flavor and aroma are earthy, sweet and a bit fruity. They have a lot in common with Chimayo chiles from New Mexico and Hungarian Paprika that way. Hope that helps.

 

[Devv]

Very nice Rick!
 
The "jungle" is really taking off, and I think it's the best year I've seen for you so far. Gotta love it
 
 
As far as water woes go here, one well the commies county know about, the other We have a septic system, so all we have is the electric bill, $120-$220 depending on the temps. I'm guessing this month will be a 220...LOL The main reason I ran from NY in the late 70's!

 

[stickman]

Very nice Rick!
 
The "jungle" is really taking off, and I think it's the best year I've seen for you so far. Gotta love it
 
 
As far as water woes go here, one well the commies county know about, the other We have a septic system, so all we have is the electric bill, $120-$220 depending on the temps. I'm guessing this month will be a 220...LOL The main reason I ran from NY in the late 70's!

 
Cheers Scott! You got me curious, so I went back through my '14 and '15 glogs to check, and I see that my Chinense varieties have never been as slow to grow for me as they are this year. Same method, but it was too cold to transplant outside in mid-April this spring... even with the low row cover. Fortunately, my grow is mostly Annuums this year, and they've been doing extremely well.
 
Out of curiousity, does your town tax your septic system? They do here... it's included in your property tax assessment.
 
Some pics of the Non-Annuum bed with my shoe for scale...
 
The largest Red Bhut to the right of my shoe and the rest are MoA Bonnets

 
The Moruga is at the end of my shoe. The plant is almost 2 feet tall and looking very tree-like

 
Aji Pineapple on the right, Red Rocoto on the left

 
The smallest King Naga is beginning to grow out more quickly now that I removed the Epazote plants from the raised bed next to it.

 
The Douglah in the community garden has stopped dropping leaves, but continues to drop flowers. I'm gonna feed it some bloom nutes and Molasses to try to help it put out an adequate leaf canopy to support pod production. Pics to follow...
 
Have a great weekend all!

 

[Comptine]

 
Sorry Alana... they're Cayenne-type Annuums that have been selected by Korean farmers for certain traits... call them a sub-category. What I like about them is their heat, aroma and flavor. They're moderately hot, but not overwhelming. Koreans add tablespoons at a time to whatever they're cooking and it gives it enough heat to make you sweat but not melt your face. When fully ripened and sun-dried, their flavor and aroma are earthy, sweet and a bit fruity. They have a lot in common with Chimayo chiles from New Mexico and Hungarian Paprika that way. Hope that helps.

 
That was a great description. For some reason I kept thinking they might be fructesence. Annuums seem to do great it most climates I find, especially mine. They are chugging along outside with no maintenance from me at all. 

 

[stickman]

 
That was a great description. For some reason I kept thinking they might be fructesence. Annuums seem to do great it most climates I find, especially mine. They are chugging along outside with no maintenance from me at all. 

 
Glad to be of help Alana.   I'll have to check out your glog again to remind me what Annuums you're growing.
 
I was just outside applying a foliar spray to my Tomatoes to counter the Blossom End Rot that's affecting the Plum Tomatoes. I had to throw out a double handful of unripe Orange Banana fruits and a few of the Striped Romans. The Cherry and Pear Tomatoes seem to be unaffected but I sprayed them all.

 
While I was out there, I checked in on the Chiles and found the first pod on the Jwala plant.

 
Cheon Wu Shin Jo hybrid Gochu pods are beefing up

 
The two extra Aji Pineapple plants I set out in my vegetable garden. There was no other place I could put them at the time.

 
Cheers all!

 

[moruga welder]

plants are looking great my friend ,  great to see the Poddage happening !    

 

[stickman]

plants are looking great my friend ,  great to see the Poddage happening !    

 
Cheers Frank! I've got a few more weeks yet before I catch up to you...

 

[moruga welder]

well if there happens to be a problem , if its powders you need and i've got that strain just let me know . Be happy to share with ya brother !     

 

[stickman]

well if there happens to be a problem , if its powders you need and i've got that strain just let me know . Be happy to share with ya brother !     

 
Not a problem Frank, but I appreciate the offer!   I've still got a pint of superhot powder left over from last year. I'll probably split it with my brother-in-law when he comes to visit at the end of the month and still have enough to last me until my supers start to ripen. If you want to do a swap, I could trade a few pints of my Scotch Bonnet-Peach jam for some of your powder. Cheers!