Windchicken Grow 2012

Looks like I'm getting a late start again this year...Should be setting seeds to sprout in the next few days....Anyway, here's the order I made from Beth this morning. It's not really my complete grow list, because I'm planting lots of saved seeds (from my 2011 Grow and from trades with my THP friends) for the first time this year. Also, I don't know that I will plant everything from this order, but I am excited about some of the new varieties:

Absent from the above list but going in the ground this year:
Trinidad Scorpion
Congo Trinidad
True Jamaican Scotch Bonnet
Thai Chile (Garden Bird Seed variety)
Nambe Pueblo
Birgit's Locoto

Several bird types from THP friends, including, but not limited to (because I can't remember them all right now):
Texas Chiltepin
Prik Ki Nue
Siling Labuyo
Cumari do Para

Edited 1/9/2012 to add the following:

Last minute order from Hippy, plus some other trades I had forgotten about:
Yellow 7 Pot
Douglah
Malagueta
Pusa Jwala

 

[Spicegeist]

Bondas look perfect, how do you like the taste? A lot of people seem to like them on here...

 

[windchicken]

Thanks Charles! I like them a lot, especially the flavor and the nice kick. Also, I really like everything about the plants—their wonderful vigor, excellent productivity, plant habit, leaf shape....It's just a cool plant. It may be some serious competition for the Scotch Bonnet in my future gardens. So, yeah, thanks turning me onto the Bonda!

 

[meatfreak]

Plants are loaded, Gary! Didn't know you had the Red Aji Umba, curious how the taste is. The red ones I had over here were less fruity and aroma in comparison with yellow variety but it could have been a bad batch or something. Guess you will know pretty soon since I see a lot of red pods already

 

[Spicegeist]

Thanks Charles! I like them a lot, especially the flavor and the nice kick. Also, I really like everything about the plants—their wonderful vigor, excellent productivity, plant habit, leaf shape....It's just a cool plant. It may be some serious competition for the Scotch Bonnet in my future gardens. So, yeah, thanks turning me onto the Bonda!

That's great, I'm happy you like them!

 

[windchicken]

Thanks for checking in, Stefan. I need to take some more pix, because there are plenty of red Umba pods now, and the plants are loaded for bear! The pods are quite large and juicy. The flavor and aroma seem, as you noted, maybe not as flavorful and aromatic as other chinense, but that could improve as the season progresses.

Charles, I love the Bonda more with every pod! Scotch Bonnet should be real worried about its place in my future gardens...

Here's a couple of pod shots from today. I suspect this one is Cheiro Recife, but it grew from Peppermania seeds labeled Congo Black. Flavor, heat, aroma are excellent. I love little firecrackers like these:

Bahamian Goat Pepper, seeds from Capsidadburn. I'm anxious to taste this one:

Last year THP member SmiterQ sent me some seeds he said came from a perennial plant in his neighbor's yard in Austin, Texas, labeled "Texas Piquin." This year I am growing out 6 plants from those seeds. Five of them are producing pods like this one, which I would be tempted to call Serrano, except there is no pubescence. Flavor is mild:

One of the 6 plants from SmiterQ's seeds is producing these very Piquin-like pods. Heat is quite high for an annuum, probably near or above 100,000 SHU, and flavor is excellent. This will be in my garden next year for sure:

 

[armac]

My smitter plants are exactly like that. I told you my guard dogs.....mixed up my pequins but I have some small serrano looking plants, 2 or 3, and 2 of the little pequin looking ones. I thought some serranos got in my pequin patch. Thanks for clearing that up Gary.

No Charlie pics?

 

[windchicken]

Hey Rodney. How do you find the heat and flavor on the serrano-looking plants? I'm wondering if they are worth putting in the ground...I've got plenty of plants vying for every spot in my garden...

Charlie is so big now, and getting really pushy with the other outside dogs. When he's not pestering them, he's finding other ways to play by himself. Like crawling up on the grand babies' swing and pushing himself back and forth...

Gary

 

[armac]

To be honest I have not tried them, have a bunch of red ones. Thought they were just serranos, will try them now that iknow they may be different.

Mine have some fuzz on the leaves.....

 

[windchicken]

Cool, if they're fuzzy then they must be Serrano. I'll plant them in a garden row and make Chiles en Escabeche with them, and put the lone Piquin plant in a dedicated large container so I can overwinter him and harvest more seeds...and pods!

 

[capsidadburn]

Gary, That last pic in post 265 is what I was hoping to get from the Smitter Q seeds but all mine are larger pods not quite as juicy as I remember and little to no heat. They have been good producers though. I do have quite a few seeds left so maybe there's some in there that are good.

Great looking Aji Umba plant

How's your rain been?

Mike

 

[buddy]

great looking plants and great looking pods. nicely done!

 

[windchicken]

Thanks Mike! I'm saving seeds from the true Piquin. I'll put some back for you. The Umba is one of the fastest-growing, earliest-producing, largest-bearing chinense I have seen. I had one last night with supper—Heat level was excellent, on par with Congo Trinidad, but less aromatic. The rain has been obnoxious: probably 6-8 inches in 10 days. Not that I'm complaining!

Thanks buddy!

After 2 years of growing Aji Amarillo, I finally got a ripe pod this morning. Well, almost ripe. Now I finally understand what this chile is about. Quite tender, fleshy, and juicy for a baccatum, heat about like a Poblano or Anaheim, but without the fingernail-like thick skin. Very, very nice. I believe the only way I can grow these pods successfully in Louisiana is to get a head start by planting late in the season, overwintering in containers, and potting-up or planting-out in April or so.

This morning I made myself a PB-and-Aji for the morning commute. Excellent! Wish I had enough for two...

The pod was probably 6 inches long, and not quite ripe, but almost:

 

[armac]

You are a sick puppy........peppers and peanut butter.

I am starting to see several things I would like some seeds for, besides the zapotec.

More Charlie pics

 

[FadeToBlack]

Your plants are looking great!
By the way your Bahamian Goat looks more like some sort of scotch bonnet.

 

[windchicken]

Thanks, Rodney! I'm saving seeds from everything, so just let me know.

Hold tight, Charlie pix coming. I'm taking Charlie to the vet today for a regular checkup—That ride should be exciting...

Thanks Fade! I believe Bahamian Goat is very similar to the Scotch Bonnet. As soon as there are enough pods to get a reliable impression of their flavor, I'll report on it...

Gary

 

[armac]

The goat is the Bahamas scotch bonnet, at least that was my impression.

 

[FadeToBlack]

The goat is the Bahamas scotch bonnet, at least that was my impression.

The Bahamian Goat pepper looks more like a light pink / peach looking hab.

Hope I'm not intruding by posting this on your blog Windchicken. I just wanted to share this photo of the goat pepper from the seeds that i sent my friend Madhatter in 2010.

If your interested in some seeds, I would be happy to send you some.

 

[windchicken]

Let me think about that for a second...heck yeah!

Not an intrusion at all. And those big pods are some real beauties!

Thanks Fade! If there's anything in my grow list that interests you, I'll send you seeds ASAP. Sending you my shipping address on the PM now.

Gary

Brent, I tried to PM you but it wouldn't let me, like your inbox is full, maybe.

Gary

 

[TabascoKilla]

This picture makes me sooooooooooo Jealous! Good grow! And Sexy Pods! +1 Follow.

 

[indoChilli]

Those pepper in the container is having pod like crazy, wow, also love the Bonda ma Jacques, would love to have some seed from your garden.