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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:

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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
 
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The in ground guys do not look as happy as the new starts but I bet they pick it up here in the next couple months and blow by them. Either way you are getting a ton of production this year Gary, looking good.
 
Thanks, Noah!

I don't know why the new starts are growing so much better. Maybe the overwinters are having to grow new root balls...Maybe the freeze killed part of the old root ball, but there was just enough left alive to sprout. I don't know...

For my container overwinters, such as Birgit's and Aji Amarillo, I didn't prune them, and kept them warm enough that they maintained green leaves throughout the winter. Now those are some big, healthy plants which began bearing fruit weeks or even months ahead of the others.

Gary
 
Thanks, Stefan!

Thanks, Paul! Yes, they were in the ground all winter. I didn't have a plan, it was just a happy, unexpected occurrence when the new growth sprouted.

Gary
 
millworkman said:
The in ground guys do not look as happy as the new starts but I bet they pick it up here in the next couple months and blow by them. Either way you are getting a ton of production this year Gary, looking good.
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Now that I think about it, I neglected to consider the round-and-round these in-ground overwinters had with the BLS this spring. That probably set them back at least a month or so...
 
windchicken said:
Thanks, Stefan!

Thanks, Paul! Yes, they were in the ground all winter. I didn't have a plan, it was just a happy, unexpected occurrence when the new growth sprouted.

Gary
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I think I remember now that you posted some pics of the emerging growth a while back!
These last pod pics are great - love the Scotch Bonnet! I have seeds for several varieties
of bonnets that I want to try out next season. Thinking of focusing on Habs, Bonnets, a few
wilds, and some Peruvians.

Here's to mountains of pods, brah!
 
Hey Gary-
Playin catch up- never made the Tyler trip(via I-49)-It got pushed back to end AUG/early Sept, but that's how it goes sometimes.Looks like you are overflowing with pods up there!

1. I have some Bonda seeds- just no room! But I'm going to add them next year-too many good comments to pass that one up!
2. That cuticle is lookin thick on the Amarillos...any issues eating them raw?The only ones I've had were roasted and "skinned"-they were awesome.Next I won't be concentrating on the supers so much -this year was sauce candidate research , now I want lots of eaters!
3. Aji Umba....sounds like a perfect eater, I might have to beg for seeds if I don't manage a drive by!
4. The Piquin- the lower pict is correct version, tough little buggers to germinate, but my overwintered one is putting out;), I just wish they were bigger! I love those things, and strangely enough, I have never seen an aphid on them.....yet....oh damn...I shouldn't have said that!But I need to stash a bunch for seed- I ate so many last year, before I knew it the season was over, and I hadn't collected any seeds!
5. Tomatoes did a bit better this year, then the rains came and they all blew up!!!

Have a good one-
Dave
 
millworkman said:
They are still looking quite good, just(as you say) a few weeks behind. But I bet here real soon they are going to blow by those container plants.
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Thanks, Noah...I've been pounded 'em with the ferts, and they are responding nicely...

PaulG said:
I think I remember now that you posted some pics of the emerging growth a while back!
These last pod pics are great - love the Scotch Bonnet! I have seeds for several varieties
of bonnets that I want to try out next season. Thinking of focusing on Habs, Bonnets, a few
wilds, and some Peruvians.

Here's to mountains of pods, brah!
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Thanks Paul! I'm with you on concentrating on just a few choice varieties. In fact, I was going to do that very thing this year, but at germination time I just kept adding stuff. When they're just tiny little seeds in a bag it's hard to think about what massive plants they will become, and overtake your yard and your life!

Hope you get a metric buttload of pods, too!

meatfreak said:
Beautiful pods, especially the the TJSB!
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Thanks Stefan! I've got 20 of those plants...I think next year I will cut back on other stuff and plant 30 TJSB...

realxspice said:
Dang dude you got it going on wish i was at the point your at now. My garden is no match but looking to expand next year. great garden though keep it up man.
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Thanks Real! You'll be there next year for sure.

gnslngr said:
Hey Gary-
Playin catch up- never made the Tyler trip(via I-49)-It got pushed back to end AUG/early Sept, but that's how it goes sometimes.Looks like you are overflowing with pods up there!

1. I have some Bonda seeds- just no room! But I'm going to add them next year-too many good comments to pass that one up!
2. That cuticle is lookin thick on the Amarillos...any issues eating them raw?The only ones I've had were roasted and "skinned"-they were awesome.Next I won't be concentrating on the supers so much -this year was sauce candidate research , now I want lots of eaters!
3. Aji Umba....sounds like a perfect eater, I might have to beg for seeds if I don't manage a drive by!
4. The Piquin- the lower pict is correct version, tough little buggers to germinate, but my overwintered one is putting out;), I just wish they were bigger! I love those things, and strangely enough, I have never seen an aphid on them.....yet....oh damn...I shouldn't have said that!But I need to stash a bunch for seed- I ate so many last year, before I knew it the season was over, and I hadn't collected any seeds!
5. Tomatoes did a bit better this year, then the rains came and they all blew up!!!

Have a good one-
Dave
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Thanks Dave! I've only had one ripe Aji Amarillo so far, so I could be wrong, but I don't really remember a thick skin. There are a couple more coming ripe right now, so I'll pay closer attention to that. It's kind of a tricky plant to grow...It doesn't seem to mind the heat so much as it seems to want lots of water and nutrients in a real well-drained soil. I've got six in the ground in a "hilled" bed, and they struggle unless they get flushed with plenty of fresh water and liquid ferts. The one that's producing the big pods is in a 10-gallon container with light, "fluffy" potting soil. It wants water every other day, and liquid ferts about every 7-10 days.

Send me your address on the PM if you need some Aji Umba and Bonda ma Jacques...I just picked a mess yesterday.

Your garden sounds likes it's doing great...I've got tomatoes, but, like you, first the rain and then the sun are ruining every fruit.

Gary
 
"Thanks Dave! I've only had one ripe Aji Amarillo so far, so I could be wrong, but I don't really remember a thick skin. There are a couple more coming ripe right now, so I'll pay closer attention to that. It's kind of a tricky plant to grow...It doesn't seem to mind the heat so much as it seems to want lots of water and nutrients in a real well-drained soil. I've got six in the ground in a "hilled" bed, and they struggle unless they get flushed with plenty of fresh water and liquid ferts. The one that's producing the big pods is in a 10-gallon container with light, "fluffy" potting soil. It wants water every other day, and liquid ferts about every 7-10 days."

I'm glad you mentioned this Gary - My Aji Amarillos are growing
pretty well, and getting enough water, but I think I haven't been
feeding them enough; some of the leaves just don't look real good,
and the pods are just starting to set. I'm going to hit one with a
little fish today and see what happens. I need to get back to
spraying kelp and CalMag, too. When dad had his heart issues
last month a lot of stuff just sort of got left behind.

It is cool to see that some varieties do well in my back yard environment.
The Congo Trinidad will def be on my permanent grow list, as will the
Fatali x Red Savina (looks like the red savina is dominating, red pods,
hab looking, I think).

Have a great week, my friend!
 
Paul,

Thanks for the input on the Amarillo. I need to check your glog....I imagine your climate would be about ideal for Aji Amarillo. I think they would lap up some fish ferts. You have a great week, too!

A few pod shots--I have only 4 Bonda ma Jacques plants (seeds from Spicegeist)...I wish I had 40 of these babies!!! Below is a photo of their pod load this morning, July 31:

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Harvested some Aji Umba Sunday morning (July 29). This kind of harvest in July is unprecedented for me:

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Trinidad Scorpion harvest, Sunday morning (July 29). This is from 3 plants:

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Some nice stingers in this mess o' chiles:

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Looking great Gary!

Those Bonda's have some quick ripping heat.........brillant pod production on those plants.

It appears that "Mothernature" has cooperated with you folks in northern Louis.....
I can see some great sauces being produced out of your kitchen!

Greg
 
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