WalkGood 2013, 2014 and Beyond

This is my first Glog so excuse what ever mess I may create, lol. Took way to many pictures today (31), so Ill post the first 9 and add more in subsiquent posts but didn't think it a good idea to start out doube or triple posting just for additional pics. I will also be updating the thread over time to show growth, pods and such ... but the first few pics of are of the young ones. While Ive been growing my favorite peppers for around 17 years (guess, lol), I always limited myself to 3 varieties or less. Jamaican peppers/Hab, Jalapeño and Cayenne. When things got too tuff Id milk them till they died off and stop growing for a while and start fresh. Most years I only grew the Jamaicans which are my favorite for cooking, home made sauce and the occasional powder to rub meats with or put into certain recipes.

Current inventory:

• 5 Jalapeño
• 1 Cayenne
• 1 Serrano
• 7 Datil
• 15 Jamaican Habs (3 large around 3 years old and 12 less than year old)
• 12 more to be determined

The young ones below are not that old with the oldest being the JA Habs which are around 3 years old now. I happen to find THP site while looking for advice/knowledge to cure one of my Jalapeños, thanks for all the good info guys/girls! In 2012 I added Datil, Thai hot, Cayenne, Jalapeño and Serrano to the mix, totaling around 41 plants now. Hats off \o_ to those of you who grow many more, dont know how you find the time and patients when things go off. That said, Ive done my fair share of battling aphids, nematodes, snails and white fly to no end over the last 3 years. Fortunately I believe to have things under control for now so Ive decided to add 12 new peppers to the mix from the listed seeds shown below.

Ill select 12 to start near end of December or first week in January from the seeds below and give credit once I get some new ones going

Need to start clearing our yard to grow more & more & more peppers (*WG rollseyes*)

Top left to right: two Thai Hot and one Cayenne. Bottom row all Datil. BTW I don't grow everything in clay pots, just happen to get a good deal on a bunch in yard sale for a few bucks.

Huge live Oak in background, there's 5 of them in front yard so the shades hard to avoid in first few hours of sun rise.

8 Jamaican Habs in ground and cherry tomatoe in the pot, I need to find a good place to plant the tomatoe soon.

Top left Serrano and more Datil, I'm probably going to gift a few Datils for xmass and some of the other peppers

Serrano's first fower

Serrano's different angle

Edit: final list copied to first post from post #40. These seeds were soaked in water on 12/31/12 and planted 1/1/13 \o/

Edit: This list is constantly being updated as new hooks pop. Even though I lost #5 :/ I will not give up as there are 2 other seeds in dat egg mon ....

A few links to some of my better posts

• Ramons Spiked Cooking Sherry & Rum in cooking with fire!
• Green Mango Salsa in cooking with fire!
• Sofrito Starter in cooking with fire!
• Philippine Tomato Salad in cooking with fire!
• Caribbean Island Soy in cooking with fire!
• Adventure before you read the Tres Alarmas Sauce recipe, Click Here
• WalkGood Tres Alarmas Caribbean MoA Sauce (Salsa Picante) a must try IMHO
• White Bhut Jolokia Jerk Sauce

Did you say powder?

• Click Here
• Click Here
• Caribbean Mellow Yellow
• Click Here
• 
  Strawberry Hill Salt
• Click Here
• Peach MoA Pixie Dust
• 
  Tally Mon Powder (MoA & Nana powder)

Did you say MoA?

• Click Here

Black light night shots & horn worms

• Click Here

Reviews and taste impressions in no order

• Jamisons Pecan Smoked Scotch Bonnet Powder Review
• SETEV954 TFM Scotch Bonnet Powder Review
• romy6 Pepper Powder Blend Review
• Jamaican Ministry of Agriculture Scotch Bonnet Review (MoA)
• Chocolate Scorpion Review
• Red Lantern Infused Salt Review
• Trinidad Scorpion Review
• White Bhut taste
• Red Bhut taste impression, possibly a "Not"
• Yellow 7 taste impressions
• Peach Bhut Jolokia Review

 

[WalkGood]

well, just hang some season's ornaments on them and pass them off to the critters as plastic-x-mas-tree ... MoA=MiC(hina).
 
great WE!, Al
 
ps: I see the girls went for brazilian waxing

ROFLMAO and the waxing is death by rosemary oil, lolz ...


Meatloaf anyone, lolz …

Here’s an idea that some might already do, personalized meatloaf so you can spice da hell out of yours compared to da kids and better half, hehe.

First make a large bowl of regular meatloaf with your favorite ground serlion and spice how you would for da common mon to eat. Then as you load each one up, you spice per user preference. For example mine had a mixture of Red Ghost, White Ghost, Onions and Garlic finely chopped and mixed into the meat. Da wife went with White Ghost & Onions and our elder son did the same as me. This way you can truly have it your way, now haven’t I heard that saying before

 

 

[romy6]

 That looks like some super tasty grub  Ray. But where is the gravy mon 

 

[MGOLD86]

Whacha talkin bout Ramon!  That is some tasty looking meatloaf brother!  Great looking plants and awesome looking pods! I can't wait till next year to plant me a couple MoA trees!

 

[GA Growhead]

Glad i already ate!

 

[stc3248]

Nice! Meatloaf with a thermostat! Homestyle mashed potatoes...corn, can't go wrong with corn! I wanna eat at Ramon's Diner!

 

[millworkman]

 I wanna eat at Ramon's Diner!

 
 
Sounds slightly dirty

 

[PaulG]

Great idea with the meatloaf, buddy!
Looks awesome!

 

[Jamison]

I cannot believe the size of your MoA's. OH MY GOSH man! Things are gigantic! Ramon, I'm speechless brethren!

 

[WalkGood]

That looks like some super tasty grub Ray. But where is the gravy mon

I’m not a gravy mon but my wife & eldest love it, next time I’ll shoot a pic of their plate. Thanks for the kudos brethren ^_^
 

Whacha talkin bout Ramon! That is some tasty looking meatloaf brother! Great looking plants and awesome looking pods! I can't wait till next year to plant me a couple MoA trees!

I didn’t mean anything derogatory but I do know some folks don’t like meatloaf. The reason I posted it was to show the other folks I’ve spoken to that always say oh I can’t cook too spicy because of the kids and these small disposable foils work great. You can imagine there are other uses for them as well. Fortunately there’s only one in our family that doesn’t like hot peppers yet, lol, our youngest boy that’s 12. We put peppers into some food that he eats but he always knows no matter how tame da pepper is and he lets us know, hehe. Thanks for the kudos and I can’t wait to see your MoAs next year … why not start one now and OW … FTW ^_^
 

Glad i already ate!

That always happens to me when perusing other member glogs, lol.
 

Nice! Meatloaf with a thermostat! Homestyle mashed potatoes...corn, can't go wrong with corn! I wanna eat at Ramon's Diner!

Thanks Shane, it really was tasty and your always welcome at mi casa so let me know da next time you are passing thru south FL ^_^
 

Sounds slightly dirty

ROFL
 

Great idea with the meatloaf, buddy!
Looks awesome!

Thanks Paul but if everyone here ate hot there wouldn’t be a need for dis innovation, lol.
 

I cannot believe the size of your MoA's. OH MY GOSH man! Things are gigantic! Ramon, I'm speechless brethren!

Thanks Jamison, I’m betting yours will do as good or better than mine in the long run, all your plants are looking great. When I got home late today I was happy to see some ladybugs on the MoAs cause under the hood there’s aphids and mites. Been throwing one organic thing or another every other day, I kill dem and they come back … it’s getting to be a real PITA.

As always thanks all for stopping in, commenting and providing me feedback, tips and helpful info … I certainly learn a lot from da HP Posse \o/

 

[Trippa]

nice looking plants there Ramon .... loving the MOA's !!  Great looking pods bro!
 
The customised meals/meats/loaves look like the shiznit ...great thinking!!

 

[stickman]

S'right brethren... if you wanna pimp your plate, c'mon down to Crazy Ramon's! He's got your back... and your Bonnets, and your Bhuts...

 

[PIC 1]

Those MoA's are nice and top heavy. All kinds of pod shapes, but they all taste the same, right ?
Darn bugs, they hide under the leaves and in the crevices of the pods. A good stream of water helps before and other treatment.

I like a spiced up meatloaf. In most cases I'll add pork, veal and oatmeal to keep it moist, ground venison with pork and a heavy hand of garlic is one of my favorites.

Getting back to the MoA's do any of yours or Steve's plants have flat wide main stems that fork out in all directions. I grew 12 plants very late late season from Jamaican mkt pods.
Out of 12 eleven plants had flattened main stems. It was too late in the year to produce pods and an early frost prevented me from cloning. The reason I ask is 2 of my MoA's look the same with the wide stems. Pots are starting to form and look normal. I did pick all the early flowers off. Just curious...

 

[SweatSauwce]

those bonnet trees look amazing what type of soil do you use/make if you dont mind me asking

 

[WalkGood]

nice looking plants there Ramon .... loving the MOA's !! Great looking pods bro!

The customised meals/meats/loaves look like the shiznit ...great thinking!!

Thank you Trippa, I just hope they pull thru this summer infestation of aphids and mites. I came home from work to find all the farmer ants I killed off over the weekend planting more aphids. Was just about to spray when I found a few ladybug larva and a ladybug so I opted out as I didn’t want to harm them. Strangely enough that every time I spot the good guys they’re not moving much but the dam ants never stop. I’ve put cinnamon around the base top of pot, around the surrounding ground and they still come. Cinnamon was working fine a few months back but now I don’t see the benefit :/ Hope you have a killer week mon!
 

S'right brethren... if you wanna pimp your plate, c'mon down to Crazy Ramon's! He's got your back... and your Bonnets, and your Bhuts...

Thanks Rick, strangely the 4 baby Red Bhuts have ripened as very small pods, must be the hell heat we’ve been having. I hope to see her full up but not many sticking :/ On the plus side I now have 7 or 8 White Bhuts that have formed and I’m excited as everyone in da casa is loving da white. Hope you have a great week mon!
 

Those MoA's are nice and top heavy. All kinds of pod shapes, but they all taste the same, right?

AFAIK there isn’t any difference in taste with the shapes or my pallet has not detected any. Two of them are full up and with the heat wave we’re having I noted 3 or 4 ripening today before getting the chance to fully grow like the first harvest I had. On the plus side it looks like I’ll have a bunch this time but not more than 50% will be the traditional cup & saucer shapes. What are your thoughts?
 

Darn bugs, they hide under the leaves and in the crevices of the pods. A good stream of water helps before and other treatment.

Good point Greg, I did do that a while back but have hesitated lately as there are beneficials on them now. Another thing that has me intrigued is that they seem to be self shedding leaves that have bugs on them, even though the leaf looks good the plant is dropping them … is that strange? If you don’t think I’ll blast the good guys away I’ll spray them soon, just let me hear you thoughts on that, thanks in advance.
 

I like a spiced up meatloaf. In most cases I'll add pork, veal and oatmeal to keep it moist, ground venison with pork and a heavy hand of garlic is one of my favorites.

We had ground pork mixed in, breading, heavy garlic, peppers, onions and other spices but I like your idea on oatmeal and veal … great tip brethren ^_^
 

Getting back to the MoA's do any of yours or Steve's plants have flat wide main stems that fork out in all directions. I grew 12 plants very late late season from Jamaican mkt pods.
Out of 12 eleven plants had flattened main stems. It was too late in the year to produce pods and an early frost prevented me from cloning. The reason I ask is 2 of my MoA's look the same with the wide stems. Pots are starting to form and look normal. I did pick all the early flowers off. Just curious...

My stalks look almost as good as what I’ve seen you picture except older or like they've been around the block a few times, lol. The main is thick as a broom stick, maybe a little thicker on two of dem but definitely not perfectly round, but far from looking flat. Mine have a lot of forks and I’ve hardly pruned them at all as I went for the natural look. All forking branches are very roundish and not flat looking either. I did have to remove some lower infected leaves and topped a few branches on the far right one but not enough to shape or make a difference in looks. Seems they have pumped out side braches lately where I had removed leaves that were touching the ground but they seem to put out more that do the same thing … confusing to me o_O
 

those bonnet trees look amazing what type of soil do you use/make if you dont mind me asking

Thanks for da kudos, I believe the strain of the seed is really great so they are special genetically but that’s just my guess since they came from the JA Ministry. Soil … well I was a die hard composting my own soil mix till I had a bad nematode infestation from the ground and in a few pots so I stopped composting till I figure out a better method. In FL we have a huge issue with bad nematodes all over the state. About half my grow has a mixture of the untainted home brew mixed with MG moisture control with egg shells, banana peal, dried/aged chicken poop and all kinds of kitchen leftovers mixed into the soil. I’ve been testing a cheap organic fert on 6 small JA Hab plants that has worked well so I started feeding da whole crop with it too. I still harvest and dry out chicken poop as it’s a great nitrogen source among other things but I stopped using it for a month to see if I could note a difference and I have so I’m going back to feeding them with it this weekend. Thanks for stopping in and have a great week.
 
 
As always, thanks all for popping in, checking the glog, comments, tips & tricks ... have a great week!

 

[cone9]

Nice Glog, Ramon.
 
I happened upon it while looking at info about Scotch Bonnet MoA.  Fine review you did - made me add that to my wish list!
 
You grow some beautiful plants/peppers.  I'm new to hot peppers this year with just a couple types, but really looking forward to expanding my repertoire next season.  Reading about what others grow and searching out info on different varieties here on THP has been amazingly helpful.

 

[poypoyking]

Those MoA plants and pods look amazing.  Hopefully you get the pests under control. 

 

[JJJessee]

Lookin' Ramon. I ate alot of meat loaf, corn and potatoes growin' up and that meatloaf  looks as tasty as I've ever had.
 
Quick question on that seaweed for plant tea, do you use only fresh green or will the dried up brown stuff work just as well?

 

[Al-from-Chile]

Jjj,

While I am not Ramon, if you can get fresh kelp use it - if you can't the brown stuff is also on (plan B)

You might want to ferment either one with some lactobacillus. It's faster this way and fermentation breaks down "stuff" into easily absorbed nutes like enzymes etc.

Cheers, Al

 

[WalkGood]

Nice Glog, Ramon.

I happened upon it while looking at info about Scotch Bonnet MoA. Fine review you did - made me add that to my wish list!

You grow some beautiful plants/peppers. I'm new to hot peppers this year with just a couple types, but really looking forward to expanding my repertoire next season. Reading about what others grow and searching out info on different varieties here on THP has been amazingly helpful.

Dave thank you for the kudos mon! All I can say is that I try but sometimes battling da bugs sucks but I enjoy eating peppers with and in my foods. I’m hear like you to learn for others … hope you have a bumper crop ^_^
 

Those MoA plants and pods look amazing. Hopefully you get the pests under control.

Thanks Ben … it’s just a way of life in da tropics. We be warring da bugs sooner or later and they eventually come back. For more than half the winter I was cruising along without bugs but what can I say dem back. Hope you have a great year ^_^
 

Lookin' Ramon. I ate alot of meat loaf, corn and potatoes growin' up and that meatloaf looks as tasty as I've ever had.

Quick question on that seaweed for plant tea, do you use only fresh green or will the dried up brown stuff work just as well?

Carl thanks for foodie kudos mon. I only use fresh seaweed, I don’t even bring home the dried up brown stuff. That said the seaweed we get here, sargassum seaweed, is not green fresh but a yellowish brown color unlike kelp which is green and I’ve read that using brown kelp is fine but not as good as fresh. The fresh I use for the top of pots (ground cover) dries up and turns brittle in 3 days but keeps the weeds away. The tea I make is only with fresh weed and now I’m going well over 40 days with it, hope that helps. Al’s points below are very good … ^_^
 

Jjj,

While I am not Ramon, if you can get fresh kelp use it - if you can't the brown stuff is also on (plan B)

You might want to ferment either one with some lactobacillus. It's faster this way and fermentation breaks down "stuff" into easily absorbed nutes like enzymes etc.

Cheers, Al

Al solid points mi brethren and thanks ^_^


Came home from work and picked a few Chocolate Scorpions (seed Greg PIC 1).

Here’s the largest of da lot and there’s a good 20+ left on da bush.

Of 29 pods picked these 6 looked to me like a Scorpion should look visually but IMHO they all taste the same.

Kenya sporting a mere flesh wound, hehe In reality it's what Rick said a few pages back Click Here to read.

 

[stc3248]

Those scorps are scary looking! May just be in my head, but the chocolates seem to me the most painful to eat! I don't care what the scoville scale says!