Great garden WC. You have some very pretty pepper plants. Excellent work.
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Thanks! The ground in the garden, while very sandy, is quite dense and does not drain well. Last year I had some trouble with root rot, so my aim this year was to build the rows at least 24 inches tall, for good drainage, and to allow for more root growth. Of course none of them are anywhere near that tall, but they are substantially taller than last year, and contain a lot more hardwood chips, to increase the permeability of the soil and encourage the wonderful bacterial advantages of rotting hardwood in soil. (Google for Gilles Lemieux + ramial chipped wood for excellent info on that.)
I had intended to plant more vegetables, like you, especially radishes, garlic, onions, and greens, but the chiles were relentless in getting into my seeds trays!
Thanks!
Wow! Thanks SS!
Thanks!
The first of the True Jamaican Scotch Bonnet, just picked this morning. Seeds from Peppermania:
Beauties! I am definitely growing scotch bonnets next year.The first of the True Jamaican Scotch Bonnet, just picked this morning. Seeds from Peppermania:
Wow Nice looking pepper you got there.
Although I didnt realize you were part plant.
lol Your finger looks like it has green vanes running thru it.
Although I didnt realize you were part plant.
lol Your finger looks like it has green vanes running thru it.
Thanks! You should definitely do it. When the aroma of jerk pork made with your own homegrown Bonnets, onions, garlic, and herbs begins to waft from the grill, it's deeply gratifying. Next I want to grow a tree of Jamaican allspice...
Oh crap it's finally happening. My Grandma always told me if I swallowed watermelon seeds a vine would grow inside me...
Very beautiful Gary! Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see the rest of your pods.
Hi Richard!
For the past few days I've been down in the garden with the hoe chipping out the ground for a couple of rows of Lumbre chiles. Right now they're still in 8-inch plastic containers, bearing loads of big, damnably hot pods.
So it shouldn't be too long before your babies are in the ground...
For the past few days I've been down in the garden with the hoe chipping out the ground for a couple of rows of Lumbre chiles. Right now they're still in 8-inch plastic containers, bearing loads of big, damnably hot pods.
So it shouldn't be too long before your babies are in the ground...
Great looking bonnet WindChicken! Beautiful Garden.
Mike
Mike
Very interesting to see the color on that, I'm growing Yellow 7 Pods and the coloration is almost identical on one of the varieties I'm trying out, the shape is more like a scorpion however. Maybe this was the cross to get some of the Yellow 7s.
Yummy! The first Bonnet of the season always tastes the best!
Kevin
Dude! I was pretty excited to pick these, especially since the Bonnets were the plants that struggled the hardest with the BLS—There were times that I thought they wouldn't even survive. Jerk pork this weekend!
Thanks! By the way, I notice the dragonflies on my bamboo stakes all the time now!
It is a real pretty color. I can see why some growers here prefer the yellow chinenses over the reds.
Time for a little morning pornage. We've had 37 days above 100ºF now, with zero rain. I'm watering even the in-ground plants daily, just to keep them alive. Hence, the smaller-than-normal pods you see here.
NuMex Jalmundo. About one more day, and this one will be ready to pick:
Thai Chile. The Vietnamese name for this chile is way cooler, even though it means exactly the same thing: ớt Thái
Jamaican Scotch Bonnet:
Trinidad Scorpion. There are others with more of a true Scorpion shape, but they are still small and green:
Aji Limon:
Congo Trinidad, second crop. This is my new favorite chile. Not real stupid hot, but plenty of punch nonetheless, with a very intense aroma and flavor:
NuMex Jalmundo. About one more day, and this one will be ready to pick:
Thai Chile. The Vietnamese name for this chile is way cooler, even though it means exactly the same thing: ớt Thái
Jamaican Scotch Bonnet:
Trinidad Scorpion. There are others with more of a true Scorpion shape, but they are still small and green:
Aji Limon:
Congo Trinidad, second crop. This is my new favorite chile. Not real stupid hot, but plenty of punch nonetheless, with a very intense aroma and flavor:
Oh, heck yeah. Thanks, Greg! I'm salivating just thinking about it...Thanks for the idea!
Thanks, Brian! How's your garden doing? I bet your Tabasco plants have some nice red fruit by now....
Man you have some beautiful peppers Gary. That scotch bonnnet looks awesome. It looks like one of the purest stains I have ever seen. How hot are those bad boys?
Thanks, Jamie! To be honest, the pods with the nice true bonnet shape are not as hot as I would have liked. The consolation, however, is that there are two plants of the 12 bonnets I planted which are producing large, yellow, scorpion-shaped pods with quite a lot of heat and a good Scotch Bonnet flavor. If you would like seeds, I believe I will have plenty:
