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

 

[windchicken]

I just had a nagabrain sprout last week G from the pods you sent me. Can't wait to see what it does

Now let's see that pic.

Nice! I'm so jealous you get to grow year-round. I'll be anxious to watch the progress of your Nagabrain baby.

Here's a pik of his mommy. She's just under 6 feet tall...There's way more pods here than just the red ones. You have to look for a minute:

The podshape of both is almost identical, great looking pods, Gary! Your Goats look great as well, now I'm anxious to try it out tomorrow

Thanks Stefan! All those pods came from plants that grew from the same seed packet. Unbeknownst to Chris, some of the flowers on the Brito's Peach he was growing got pollinated from a nearby Congo Trinidad. From that packet I got 4 plants: 2 produce the peach pods and 2 produce the red pods.

Enjoy your jerk!

 

[Datil]

Amazing thread/pics windchicken!
Aji Umba seems really nice, do you think it would grow ok in small pots?

Cya

Datil

 

[windchicken]

Thanks, Datil!

Aji Umba is quite vigorous, maybe the most vigorous chinense I've grown. They did quite well in pots as they were coming up in size for the in-ground planting. So yes!

Do you need seeds?

 

[Datil]

Thanks, Datil!

Aji Umba is quite vigorous, maybe the most vigorous chinense I've grown. They did quite well in pots as they were coming up in size for the in-ground planting. So yes!

Do you need seeds?

Thanks for the info and the offer mate, PM sent

Datil

 

[KiNGDeNNiZ]

you wouldnt guess what i saw on YT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA0dx1moLoM&list=FLnqzvZduVXMllGHHmYqRbsQ&index=1&feature=plpp_video

 

[windchicken]

Wow, thanks! You should also post this in the growing forum.

 

[romy6]

Holy Moly Gary. Is that in a 7 gallon ? HUGE

 

[windchicken]

Thanks Dude. She's pretty big all right. The Yellow 7 next to her is a little larger still, and the Aji Amarillo next to that is insanely huge--8 feet tall and 6-8 feet across. I can't figure out how to get a good photo of the thing, but I'm workiing on it....

I believe it's a 10 gal. pot...Home Depot doesn't list the volume, but I just calculated volume for a 17" dia. cylinder 14 inches long, and subtracted a couple gals. If somebody knows better how to do that math, please hollah...

 

[PaulG]

Hey, Gary!

The grub composting is cool! Wish I had animals to feed.
If we start raising chickens, I would certainly consider it!

the Yellow Ajis (and Bishop's Crowns) are monster plants, for sure.
Mine are in 18US gal. pots, and the Ajis are about 7' tall, and one of
the BCs has a branch that has to be 8' long. I am growing a bushy,
short phenotype Yellow Aji from some peruvian seed. It's in the green-
house now; hoping for at least one ripe pod so I can propagate it. If
all else fails, I'll clone a few plants from it and overwinter them. The YA
is an awesome pepper - great flavor and decent heat. I'd like to grow
some Aji plants that aren't quite so big, as the rain here really weighs
them down.

Looking good, bro!

 

[Eephus Man]

you wouldnt guess what i saw on YT

Man, KD, I've been doing this for years now. These big BSF maggots are my new buddies in the backyard compost bin. When they really get churning (ideal seems to be about 85-90F days) they can reduce the compost by half in one day. I once timed them reduce a soft-spotted tomato to damn near nothing in just over half an hour.

I still don't put meat and dairy in the compost as a matter of course, but I can be less particular about tossing bits and pieces in there now.

I used to collect them and feed them to birds/reptiles (that's what the overpriced "Phoenix Worms" you see in pet stores are), but I just have a cinder block compost now and they also keep the bottom of the compost pile pretty well aerated.

Love 'em!

 

[windchicken]

Hey, Gary!

The grub composting is cool! Wish I had animals to feed.
If we start raising chickens, I would certainly consider it!

the Yellow Ajis (and Bishop's Crowns) are monster plants, for sure.
Mine are in 18US gal. pots, and the Ajis are about 7' tall, and one of
the BCs has a branch that has to be 8' long. I am growing a bushy,
short phenotype Yellow Aji from some peruvian seed. It's in the green-
house now; hoping for at least one ripe pod so I can propagate it. If
all else fails, I'll clone a few plants from it and overwinter them. The YA
is an awesome pepper - great flavor and decent heat. I'd like to grow
some Aji plants that aren't quite so big, as the rain here really weighs
them down.

Looking good, bro!

Thanks, Paul! How do you support the branches on your large Aji plants when they are loaded with pods? My Aji Amarillo is also in a very large, heavy pot (22" dia.), but it is still prone to tipping over when the wind blows. I don't want to stake it because it would just add more weight up high, so that it would be even more unstable....It's loaded with huge, heavy pods, and the branches are almost touching the ground. Last week a couple of the main branches broke off, but the plant seems to be okay.

I don't want to plant Aji Amarillo in the in-ground garden because a plant that size would take up almost the whole damn thing! I guess I could give it a dedicated spot, like a fruit tree....Yesss....I like it!

So smaller Aji/baccatum types that I really enjoy are Guampinha de Veado and Birgit's Locoto. They produce insane amounts of Thai Chile-sized pods....

Man, KD, I've been doing this for years now. These big BSF maggots are my new buddies in the backyard compost bin. When they really get churning (ideal seems to be about 85-90F days) they can reduce the compost by half in one day. I once timed them reduce a soft-spotted tomato to damn near nothing in just over half an hour.

I still don't put meat and dairy in the compost as a matter of course, but I can be less particular about tossing bits and pieces in there now.

I used to collect them and feed them to birds/reptiles (that's what the overpriced "Phoenix Worms" you see in pet stores are), but I just have a cinder block compost now and they also keep the bottom of the compost pile pretty well aerated.

Love 'em!

Hi Eric! When the maggots are finished, do you put the compost in your garden or does it need to age? Is there a way to remove the maggots from the soil before you use it?

Gary

 

[Eephus Man]

Hi Eric! When the maggots are finished, do you put the compost in your garden or does it need to age? Is there a way to remove the maggots from the soil before you use it?

Gary

I turn my pile VERY often due to the BSF larvae. I don't age my compost very much at all. I let it dry out properly and then distribute it in very small amounts. I do a rough sifting of it to get the large particulate out, which nets most of the dead BSF larvae. But some get through. They aren't going to hurt anything, though. In fact, they're a great calcium source for your peppers.

 

[windchicken]

Cool, thanks Eric. As long as they're dead...I just didn't want to have a maggot nursery in my chile garden!

 

[PaulG]

Thanks, Paul! How do you support the branches on your large Aji plants when they are loaded with pods? My Aji Amarillo is also in a very large, heavy pot (22" dia.), but it is still prone to tipping over when the wind blows. I don't want to stake it because it would just add more weight up high, so that it would be even more unstable....It's loaded with huge, heavy pods, and the branches are almost touching the ground. Last week a couple of the main branches broke off, but the plant seems to be okay.

I don't want to plant Aji Amarillo in the in-ground garden because a plant that size would take up almost the whole damn thing! I guess I could give it a dedicated spot, like a fruit tree....Yesss....I like it! I agree. They get big enough in 18 gal. pots!
So smaller Aji/baccatum types that I really enjoy are Guampinha de Veado and Birgit's Locoto. They produce insane amounts of Thai Chile-sized pods.... I have seen pix of these on the forum; they do look cool!
Gary

Hey, Gary, what it is, bro!

My Yellow Ajis are in pots in front of a chain link fence and an arbor
vitae hedge. They are inside of a large tomato cage (3'? 4'?) When
they start to get big and heavy, I tie twine to the fence and loop it
around the plants above the top of the tomato cage. These plants
were so big I needed to add another 'layer' of twine higher up on the
fence. The reinforcement has kept them from breaking and laying
over to the ground, but they are hanging over - big arches of green
foliage and pods! Wind hasn't been a problem with the 18 gal containers.
I should add that these seeds came from PepperGal, and the plants
are very productive and beautiful.

The peruvian seeds seemed to produce a more tree-like plant, but still
very tall, and one bushy phenotype out of 19 seeds. The big upright
(about 5'- 6' in a 3-4 gal. container!) is ripening up several pods as we
speak so I hope to collect some true peruvian seed from them.
If that is the case, I'd be happy to share some with Aji enthusiasts!
I think it has become a favorite 'non-super' pod for me, along with
Fernando's Costeno Amarillo and pubescens varieties.

Good luck keeping those pods off the ground, buddy!

 

[Eephus Man]

Cool, thanks Eric. As long as they're dead...I just didn't want to have a maggot nursery in my chile garden!

lol. The other thing is that they all die once the weather turns cold. I usually do a really good compost bin cleanout/sifting at the end of the winter. Gives me a ton of fertilizer and there are few/no nasties in there.

 

[gnslngr]

Hey Gary-
Question: What does a BSF maggot turn into(a BSF? YEAH, but what does that stand for?)?
That Naga Brain is a monster!

 

[Eephus Man]

Hey Gary-
Question: What does a BSF maggot turn into(a BSF? YEAH, but what does that stand for?)?
That Naga Brain is a monster!

I'm not Gary, but I did stay...It's a Black Soldier Fly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetia_illucens

 

[windchicken]

Hey, Gary, what it is, bro!

My Yellow Ajis are in pots in front of a chain link fence and an arbor
vitae hedge. They are inside of a large tomato cage (3'? 4'?) When
they start to get big and heavy, I tie twine to the fence and loop it
around the plants above the top of the tomato cage. These plants
were so big I needed to add another 'layer' of twine higher up on the
fence. The reinforcement has kept them from breaking and laying
over to the ground, but they are hanging over - big arches of green
foliage and pods! Wind hasn't been a problem with the 18 gal containers.
I should add that these seeds came from PepperGal, and the plants
are very productive and beautiful.

The peruvian seeds seemed to produce a more tree-like plant, but still
very tall, and one bushy phenotype out of 19 seeds. The big upright
(about 5'- 6' in a 3-4 gal. container!) is ripening up several pods as we
speak so I hope to collect some true peruvian seed from them.
If that is the case, I'd be happy to share some with Aji enthusiasts!
I think it has become a favorite 'non-super' pod for me, along with
Fernando's Costeno Amarillo and pubescens varieties.

Good luck keeping those pods off the ground, buddy!

Nice! Thanks Paul! I believe the Aji Amarillo I'm growing is the Peruvian type, at least that's what it says on the Peppermania site, where I bought the seeds. The plant is 7 or 8 feet tall, and the largest pods are around 8 inches long...If I can figure out how to get the thing in one photo I'll post it. Maybe a video or a panorama shot...

If you want to trade some those Aji seeds for some Birgit's and Guampinha de Veado seeds send me a PM.

lol. The other thing is that they all die once the weather turns cold. I usually do a really good compost bin cleanout/sifting at the end of the winter. Gives me a ton of fertilizer and there are few/no nasties in there.

Cool, thanks! This maggot thing is new to me...

Hey Gary-
Question: What does a BSF maggot turn into(a BSF? YEAH, but what does that stand for?)?
That Naga Brain is a monster!

Thanks Dave!

I'm not Gary, but I did stay...It's a Black Soldier Fly

http://en.wikipedia....rmetia_illucens

Thanks, Eric! I figured the "F" stood for fly...

 

[windchicken]

This Foodarama Scotch Bonnet spanked me and made me cry for my Mommy. It took me breakfast and lunch today to eat this much:

 

[KiNGDeNNiZ]

Nice. Glad you're stressing them well. Always grade A pepper when it comes to u Gary.