TXCG 2017

TXCG · Apr 10, 2017

Last year I planted 4 chiltepins with the idea of having them become permanent since they are native to this area and I'm happy to report 4 out of 4 survived the winter in ground with no help from me.

This is what they looked like in early March when they started waking up:

After taking some clippers and cleaning up the dead branches:

A couple weeks later (4/6):

My chupetinho I overwintered indoors also did quite well. It just lived in a northwest facing window at work so I'm surprised at how good it looks considering the lack of supplemental lighting.

Raked off the old mulch, turned the soil, worked in 10 gal per plot of turkey manure compost, fixed my irrigation system so I can water each bed individually, put up a new net and finally got everything put in the ground this Sunday (4/9)

Left side front to back: Chupetinho, Biquinho Yellow, Tabasco, Aji Dulce, MOA Scotch Bonnet, Fatalii

Right side front to back / left to right: Garlic chives, lemon thyme, kent beauty oregano, catnip, oregano, sweet basil (x2), sage, pesto perpetuo basil, chupetinho (overwinter), bbq rosemary then 4 tepins in the back.

Going to pick up some mulch in the next week or two and build a manifold for the irrigation system so I don't have to constantly disconnect hoses.

Jubnat · Apr 11, 2017

Good stuff, man!

That's about how my plants look after the winter down here...they just die back to ground level, I chop off the dead wood, and they bounce right back.

How's the chupetinho? I've heard they're the same/similar to the Biquinho. And I've only had the orange biquinhos, really tasty, and pretty hot. I'll be growig one this year, but I'd eventually like to try the other varieties.

Devv · Apr 11, 2017

Looking good!

If I remember correctly you had deer visiting last year. Gonna fence it again?

Good growing!

Datil · Apr 12, 2017

Nice, compact list (both peppers and herbs) and clean setup!

I hope to cut the final transplants number as much as you've done, 10-15 plants are plenty for my needs.
What variety of chiltepins are you growing? I love them
I also love the herbs for cooking and making teas and i'm growing a lot

Happy season

Datil

Guatemalan Insanity Pepper · Apr 12, 2017

looking good TX :clap:

way ahead of me, i'm jelly of the long grow season you get

TXCG · Apr 13, 2017

Jubnat said:
Good stuff, man!

That's about how my plants look after the winter down here...they just die back to ground level, I chop off the dead wood, and they bounce right back.

How's the chupetinho? I've heard they're the same/similar to the Biquinho. And I've only had the orange biquinhos, really tasty, and pretty hot. I'll be growig one this year, but I'd eventually like to try the other varieties.

I absolutely loved the chupetinhos I grew last year, they make the best pickled peppers ever IMO. Also I was under the impression that the biquinho is the no heat version of the chupetinho but you say yours were hot? I know they are supposed to be pretty similar just one hot one not so I'm hoping these biquinhos are sweet. I'll have to report back in a couple months with a comparison.

Devv said:
Looking good!

If I remember correctly you had deer visiting last year. Gonna fence it again?

Good growing!

Yep still got deer so I put up a new net. There is plenty of other stuff to eat around this area so light net is enough to keep them out.

Datil said:
Nice, compact list (both peppers and herbs) and clean setup!

I hope to cut the final transplants number as much as you've done, 10-15 plants are plenty for my needs.
What variety of chiltepins are you growing? I love them
I also love the herbs for cooking and making teas and i'm growing a lot

Happy season

Datil

These chiltepins I have growing I got from Cross Country Nurseries and they say they are a wild harvested variety from Wimberly, TX which is just south of here. They absolutely love this climate, I'm going to have to do some serious pruning to keep them under control this year.

moruga welder · Apr 29, 2017

Nice little list ! I need to follow your lead and cut back also , end up with more than i can use / give away

Maligator · Apr 29, 2017

I think it's a pretty common practice to grow to many...I've cut my list from 42 pepper plants down to 20-22...we'll see how long that number stands

TXCG · May 28, 2017

So far so good