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TheGreenChileMonster's 2016 Grow

Well, I finally decided to start a Glog.  I have quite a few plants that ore OW from last year, and some new ones that I started this January.  Here is the list, lots of pics to follow, I'm still in the process of planting out.  Most everything is going into root pouches, and pots, but I do have 9 total rocoto plants in the ground as well.
 
Aji Amarillo
Aji Arnaucho
Aji Dulce
Aji Limo
Aji Pineapple
Aji Pacay
Aji Omnicolor
Aji Lemon Drop
Aji Fantasy Yellow
Peruvian Red Rocoto
Giant Peruvian Red Rocoto (Miraflores Market)
Rocoto Cusco
Mini Rocoto
Brown Rocoto
Orange Rocoto
Rocoto Peron
Rocoto Montufar
Red Manzano
Yellow Manzano
Aji Oro (Rocoto)
Aji Largo (Rocoto)
Rocoto Arequipeno
Guatemalan Red Rocoto
Guatemalan Orange Rocoto
Ecuadorian Red Rocoto
Ecuadorian Sweet Rocoto
Peru Bitdumi
Chocolate Bhutlah
Chocolate Brainstrain
Pipi De Mono
Aribibi Gusano
Peach Bhut Jolokia
Carolina Reaper
Peach Scorpion
Peach Ghost Scorpion
White Fatalli
Bolsa De Dulce
Tepin x Lemon Drop
PDN x Bhut (Ripens Cream)
Coyote Zan White
Red Primo
 
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stickman said:
 
Glad you have good luck growing it... I tried it last year but it failed to thrive this far north. +1 on freaking delicious... It's like cilantro on steroids! Lol! You can't dry Cilantro because it loses all its flavor, but I understand you can dry Culantro.
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Did you try growing it outside or inside? Culantro does not like all day direct sunlight. Filtered sunlight, or half day direct sunlight is what makes culantro most happy. I've never tried drying it, I just prune the plants as needed while cooking.
 
Thegreenchilemonster said:
Glad that you decided to add those to your grow list! Start the aji amarillo early, like late December/early January. It is an incredibly productive plant, and gets absolutely massive, but the pods take a long time to ripen. That's why it is best to start early.

The stout smells fantastic from what I can smell blowing out of the airlock of the carboy. The bhut SS is very spicy, but I think will add a great flavor to the beer. The pepper is only going to have a week or so of contact time with the beer, so I don't think all of the capsaicin will be pulled from it.
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This year I started second week of January with some of my peppers, I'll keep it noted that the aji amarillo belongs in that early grouping. :)
 
Agreed that a week would probably be perfect. 2 weeks and itll be just as hot as the pep itself! Least I've found that to be true when making hot shots in liquor. Prob different reaction with brewing though.
 
Hope youre holding up well in this heat wave BS! I didnt even leave the house Saturday, most plants were not happy by the time I got out to water them early Sunday. Just starting to rain here finally.
 
Sorry about all that heat up your way. I know 'yall are not used to it; and when it comes it's unbearable. It seems we swapped temps the last few days. We went from 6 weeks of 100° to 70's and 80's. We actually have a cool front here! We got 2"s of badly needed rain and it's 70° at the moment. I'm quite acclimated to our summer climate, but it's still not fun sweating as much as you drink to keep hydrated. But the rest of the year makes up for the 90 days of horror..LOL
 
Make sure you pound the liquids!
 
Devv said:
Wow!
 
Really nice harvest! A super job ;)
 
Any break in the weather to come soon?
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Thanks! Yeah, it will only be in the low 90s with 50% humidity for the next week or so. Thank goodness. All of my plants seem unaffected except my rocoto montufar, which has still yet to set a single pod this year. I have seen that plant drop at least 100 flowers. So sad. I've even moved it around, and changed it's cycle of light vs. shade. Still, nothing. Oh well, I have so many other rocoto plants that are doing well, not getting pods from one is OK.

Anyone know what kind of spider this is? It is new to my garden, and is absolutely massive, and dangerous looking. I would have taken a clearer picture, but I didn't want to get too close. It has fangs that look like it could easily pierce human skin.

 
Thegreenchilemonster said:
Thanks! Yeah, it will only be in the low 90s with 50% humidity for the next week or so. Thank goodness. All of my plants seem unaffected except my rocoto montufar, which has still yet to set a single pod this year. I have seen that plant drop at least 100 flowers. So sad. I've even moved it around, and changed it's cycle of light vs. shade. Still, nothing. Oh well, I have so many other rocoto plants that are doing well, not getting pods from one is OK.

Anyone know what kind of spider this is? It is new to my garden, and is absolutely massive, and dangerous looking. I would have taken a clearer picture, but I didn't want to get too close. It has fangs that look like it could easily pierce human skin.

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Argiope  
the zigzag on the web helps identify it
 
 
 
:cheers:
 
Guatemalan Insanity Pepper said:
Argiope  
the zigzag on the web helps identify it
 
 
 
:cheers:
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Thanks for the ID man. I don't remember seeing this type in New Mexico, although I'm sure they are there. I was raised in an area that has venomous spiders, like black widows, and brown recluses, so I'm always cautious around unknown arachnids. It still does look pretty sketchy though, and is the biggest spider I've seen in VA for sure. Glad to know it is a garden friend!
 
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if I had to venture a guess from top left, peach bhut, jays peach ghost scorpion, Paper lantern, reapers maybe? look kind of big for them though, no idea on the white pods, too big to be white bullets. Tasty looking though. .. ok I don't know pubes enough to guess on any of those. Maybe bottom left fresnos and one the 3 aji that look identical... ok I loose this game lol
 
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if I had to venture a guess from top left, peach bhut, jays peach ghost scorpion, Paper lantern, reapers maybe? look kind of big for them though, no idea on the white pods, too big to be white bullets. Tasty looking though. .. ok I don't know pubes enough to guess on any of those. Maybe bottom left fresnos and one the 3 aji that look identical... ok I loose this game lol
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Great guesses! It looks like Photobucket is being a PITA. I listed what I could. The white ones are coyote zan white, the big red ones in the top right are aji limo rojo. Inca drop, chocolate brainstrain, aji arnaucho, aji pineapple, aji omnicolor, Trinidad Cherry, and bolsa de dulce are the rest.

 
D3monic said:
how's the zan white and aji limo rojo? Those rojo are huge. 
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The Zan White is good. Strong chinense flavor, not too floral. Just under habs in terms of heat.

The Aji Limo is my favorite to use for fish dishes. It is a landrace from Lima, Peru. El ají de Lima=Aji Limo. Amazingly tasty chinense. Almost hab level heat, but nearly all of the heat is in the veins. I grow it every year. This specific Aji Limo cultivar ripens to red, but they can also ripen to yellow. One of my plants pods this year ripened from green to purple to orange to finally dark red.

They sell them commercially as well. I ran into these at the international market last year in the frozen section.
 

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Thegreenchilemonster said:
The Zan White is good. Strong chinense flavor, not too floral. Just under habs in terms of heat.

The Aji Limo is my favorite to use for fish dishes. It is a landrace from Lima, Peru. El ají de Lima=Aji Limo. Amazingly tasty chinense. Almost hab level heat, but nearly all of the heat is in the veins. I grow it every year. This specific Aji Limo cultivar ripens to red, but they can also ripen to yellow. One of my plants pods this year ripened from green to purple to orange to finally dark red.

They sell them commercially as well. I ran into these at the international market last year in the frozen section.
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I'll trade you seeds this fall for the one that grew multiple colors through ripening.
 
Thegreenchilemonster said:
Did you try growing it outside or inside? Culantro does not like all day direct sunlight. Filtered sunlight, or half day direct sunlight is what makes culantro most happy. I've never tried drying it, I just prune the plants as needed while cooking.
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It was outside in full sun. The plants were tiny, the leaves were spiny and leathery and it was continually trying to blossom instead of grow vegetatively. I still have seeds, so I may try it again next year in the shade of a "nurse tree".
 
Great money shots! Keep doing what you're doing!
 
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