Windchicken 2013

windchicken · Jun 3, 2013

KiNGDeNNiZ said:
Mm. Congos. My coworkers fell in love with that pecan wood smoke Congo. Heat an flavor was precise.
Curious to find out how the taste of the BMJ x Y7 will taste. Both flavor alone kicks arse. What will the shape and flavor be. Nice work ok the bed and the MoA. Fine is finally growing and ill need to move it out of the 1gal soon.
Will definitely let you know whenever I drop by the Metairie area. I digest my fix of crawduds ere but it's not the same

Thanks KD! Glad y'all enjoyed the smoked Congos.

The BMJ x Y7, as I remember, looked like very large Bondas, with the nice sweetness of the Bonda and the powerful kick of the Yellow 7...We shall see...

Hollah!

stc3248 said:
Wow Gary! Moving heaven and earth earth to make heaven! Love it...Gonna be some monster trees growing there for sure! What's your water setup out there? Ma nature, or do you have a well/pond you pump from? I ask because I will be close to your local when I FINALLY retire and plan to run pumps (probably solar powerd) for a drip system to water my rows...I'm gonna cheat and use a Massey Ferguson and turning plow to get my rows close though...and save my back the trouble! 150 acres of hardwood and 6 fully stocked ponds and a creek at my disposal! Between you and Silver Surfer I am taking all kinds of notes!!!

Cool, thanks Shane! Where down here will you be moving? The place you describe sounds like chile grower heaven!

The heavily hardwood-chip-amended-and-mulched beds don't need much watering...About twice a week right now, with the temps in the upper 80s and low 90s. I have a 200-foot water hose with a rain nozzle running from the company shop. Getting down close and personal with the plants to water gives me an extra chance to check for bugs, weeds, etc..

capsidadburn said:
Great looking row of healthy plants Gary! Excellant effort. Sorry to hear about your back, but I know you'll be happy later on. I'm sure we are all watching with great interest to your progress!
Rest up! Bounce back next weekend.
Later Mike

Thanks Mike! Will do! Every time I see a dragonfly in the garden I think about you...And those big striped Cuban lizards are everywhere down there! Like you said, I almost never see the anoles any more...

Spicegeist · Jun 3, 2013

windchicken said:
Thanks KD! Glad y'all enjoyed the smoked Congos.

The BMJ x Y7, as I remember, looked like very large Bondas, with the nice sweetness of the Bonda and the powerful kick of the Yellow 7...We shall see...

Here's a pic of an F1 fruit of this cross from my 2012 grow:

stc3248 · Jun 3, 2013

I'll be near Sulphur Springs, Tx. It should be prime...might take a few seasons to get it right...but that's the beauty of retirement, plenty of time!

windchicken · Jun 4, 2013

Spicegeist said:
Here's a pic of an F1 fruit of this cross from my 2012 grow:

Beautiful! Thanks, Charles...

stc3248 said:
I'll be near Sulphur Springs, Tx. It should be prime...might take a few seasons to get it right...but that's the beauty of retirement, plenty of time!

Very nice, Shane—I know that country well...I was just in Murchison, TX, near Tyler, for a family reunion last Saturday—That's about 60 miles south of Sulphur Springs. Excellent place to spend a few years worrying about nothing but your chile garden... :cool:

windchicken · Jun 7, 2013

IT'S PRON FRIDAY!!!.... :dance:

All these plants are in the big country garden, still under construction. Yesterday we had two torrential thunderstorms...3-4 inches total rainfall.

Ashe County Pimento (kentishman):

Doux Tres Long de Landes (meatfreak):

Madame Jeanette (meatfreak):

NagaBrain (romy6):

Chilhuacle Rojo (Peppermania):

Chile Onza (CPI):

Zapotec Jalapeño (Peppermania):

New Mexico Heritage 6-4 (CPI):

Bahamian Goat Pepper (FadeToBlack):

Bahamain Goat Pepper (JungleRain via capsidadburn):

A bump, if you please...

millworkman · Jun 7, 2013

A bump and a AWESOME!!!! Looking great Gary!

capsidadburn · Jun 7, 2013

Looks great Gary! Is the Madame Janette the correct shape? I've never grown it but thought it was closer to a "Bonda"type shape. Awesome Bahama goats!

Mike

windchicken · Jun 7, 2013

Thanks Noah and Mike!

Congo Trinidad (pic1):

MoA Scotch Bonnet (STEVE954):

Chupetinha (Peppermania):

Texas Pequin (SmiterQ):

Kitchen Pepper Peach (C. annuum, datil):

capsidadburn said:
Looks great Gary! Is the Madame Janette the correct shape? I've never grown it but thought it was closer to a "Bonda"type shape. Awesome Bahama goats!

Mike

Thanks Mike! I thought the same as you, but Stefan tells me that Madame Jeanette is shaped similar to Cili Goronong...Like many peppers, I imagine there are more than one version....

JoynersHotPeppers · Jun 7, 2013

Awesome Friday update or any day for that matter!

windchicken · Jun 7, 2013

Thanks Chris!

RedtailForester · Jun 7, 2013

Great looking grow Gary! Always an impressive sight. I have to find a container for my NagaBrain you gave me.

meatfreak · Jun 7, 2013

Awesome update, Gary. Great poddage going on over there and already some ripening off

The Madame Jeanette is not close to a Bonda type, the one in your picture is a bit to smooth but it's the first pod I guess so the rest could be more wrinkled/gnarly.

This is a picture from a member on a dutch chili forum.

That's how they should look like. Elongated and twisted.

capsidadburn · Jun 7, 2013

Thanks for the insight MeatFreak! I've always wanted grow both the Madame and the Goronong. Beautiful pic!

Mike

Trippa · Jun 7, 2013

Great work Wind chicken!! I agree there is a certain type of gratification from doing those sorts of projects by hand. Don't get to do them at the moment but growing up on my parents farm for 18 years the old man had 1001 different projects he got me a shovel for .. usually digging drain channels in small creeks/swamps to get more productive pasture and safer crossings for the animals.
Anyway I digress .... those plants are starting to really pack on the pods ... some great variety in there. Have you had the Bahamian goat before?? If not you are in for a treat!! One of the best. Keep on growing bro!!

MGOLD86 · Jun 7, 2013

Great update Gary! So many great looking pods. Loving the shape on those MoAs, really great looking pepper. Also, I have seen a few people growing the bohemian goat, what is the story on that? What kind of heat level?

Trippa · Jun 7, 2013

MGOLD86 said:
Great update Gary! So many great looking pods. Loving the shape on those MoAs, really great looking pepper. Also, I have seen a few people growing the bohemian goat, what is the story on that? What kind of heat level?

Heat level of a Bahamian Goat Pepper is similar to a Bonda Ma Jacques I guess ... although I find it fluctuates in heat level among pods more ... somewhere just above a scotch bonnet and slightly below a fatalii is my average estimate

KiNGDeNNiZ · Jun 7, 2013

gary's selections are great.. BONDA....bahamian...(nom nom...) MoA.... nice heat with great flavor....nice MoA pod you got there gary!!

meatfreak · Jun 8, 2013

capsidadburn said:
Thanks for the insight MeatFreak! I've always wanted grow both the Madame and the Goronong. Beautiful pic!

Mike

Your welcome, Mike. I got some 2 plants going also but they are a lot smaller then Gary's

Anyway if they look the same as on the picture I can always send you some seeds of it by the end of the season (or I get some seeds from that dutch chili member to try for next season

).

windchicken · Jun 10, 2013

RedtailForester said:
Great looking grow Gary! Always an impressive sight. I have to find a container for my NagaBrain you gave me.

Thanks Dan! I'm glad you're growing the NagaBrain...I'm anxious to see some pix!

meatfreak said:
Awesome update, Gary. Great poddage going on over there and already some ripening off The Madame Jeanette is not close to a Bonda type, the one in your picture is a bit to smooth but it's the first pod I guess so the rest could be more wrinkled/gnarly.

This is a picture from a member on a dutch chili forum.

That's how they should look like. Elongated and twisted.

Awesome Stefan! Thanks! Updated pix of my Mme. Jeanette plants and pods soon...

Trippa said:
Great work Wind chicken!! I agree there is a certain type of gratification from doing those sorts of projects by hand. Don't get to do them at the moment but growing up on my parents farm for 18 years the old man had 1001 different projects he got me a shovel for .. usually digging drain channels in small creeks/swamps to get more productive pasture and safer crossings for the animals.
Anyway I digress .... those plants are starting to really pack on the pods ... some great variety in there. Have you had the Bahamian goat before?? If not you are in for a treat!! One of the best. Keep on growing bro!!

Thanks so much for sharing that Trippa...Now that you mention it, ever since I was a little kid, too, it seems like I was always digging in the yard for some reason or another...When I was 10 or 12 I built a nice deep pond in the front yard...I thought it was cool, but my Dad tore down the dam after a week or so...I keep telling my co-workers and local chile head friends that by passing on my offers to help in the garden that they are missing out on a very nice experience, but I get no takers at all... :cool:

I grew the JungleRain version of the Bahamian Goat last year...What an awesome producer, and a very unique chile. I especially loved the "sugary" inner coating and the intense aroma...

MGOLD86 said:
Great update Gary! So many great looking pods. Loving the shape on those MoAs, really great looking pepper. Also, I have seen a few people growing the bohemian goat, what is the story on that? What kind of heat level?

Thanks Matt! The Goat Pepper comes from the Bahamas...To me it's a unique C. chinense, because of the "sugary frosting" coating the inside of the pod walls, and because of the interesting peachy/orangy color. It is also one of the most productive and robust chile plants I have ever grown...I would put the heat at a nice, potent Habanero level...This year I am also growing a different version of it from seeds sent to me by THP member FadeToBlack, who actually lives in the Bahamas.

Here's a link to a discussion of the Bahamian Goat from last fall:

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/35508-bahamian-goat-pepper/

Trippa said:
Heat level of a Bahamian Goat Pepper is similar to a Bonda Ma Jacques I guess ... although I find it fluctuates in heat level among pods more ... somewhere just above a scotch bonnet and slightly below a fatalii is my average estimate

+1 what Trippa said.

KiNGDeNNiZ said:
gary's selections are great.. BONDA....bahamian...(nom nom...) MoA.... nice heat with great flavor....nice MoA pod you got there gary!!

Thanks KD! Those babies are starting to set pods now...Man, I can't wait to taste one... :dance:

Chewi · Jun 10, 2013

Those Bahamian Goats are beautiful Gary! My Texas Pequin peppers point to the sky. Did yours start out pendant?