Wiri's 2019 Adventures with "Wilds" & Others Glog

Wiriwiri · Jul 12, 2019

Lanceolatum CD...grwoing nicely and spreading out,had some blossoms last week,but the Asiatic B found them appetizing..now covered @noc.

CaneDog · Jul 12, 2019

Hey Wiri. Things are looking great! I'm sure your plants are enjoying the turn in weather your region had not long ago. I hope we get that here soon.

Looks like the ulupica GY has grown up quite a bit since its previous pic in early May. And great work with the motley crew I sent you. The 1491 and P Flex in particular look fantastic.

Hope the season just keeps getting better for you!

Masher · Jul 12, 2019

Thank goodness your seeing some decent weather, cant believe all the stuff your side of the country has had to deal with this yr.

Prayers to a nice and hearty harvest.

:cheers:

Wiriwiri · Jul 12, 2019

Dan...weather is picking up,nites still coolish low 60's...but the tomatoes & onions/leeks are liking it.
Same to you,bountiful fruits.

Wiriwiri · Jul 12, 2019

Thanks CD..the "Crew of 4" is getting there,with a bit more stable weather they should be AOK,& fruitful.
The Ulupica loves the cool weather,& is filling out nicely.
Con't success with all of your grow.

Wiriwiri · Jul 13, 2019

'Nother lovely NE day as beautiful as this Day Lily....

Wiriwiri · Jul 13, 2019

Rhomboidium...lost count of how many plants I have,easy to grow with many seedlings popping up,so they don't get
prime Real Estate,and there's more too. :shh:

taste zero..but pretty yellow flowers, not your every day pepper plant...good for bonchi.

Wiriwiri · Jul 13, 2019

ULUPICA XL YELLOW F4....what does F4 mean?..does it ever become just U XL yellow...I have to brush up on pepper genetics 101,
but I know of at least one person,& the're more,who knows..guess who?he knows so much..I hope he reads this.

Wiriwiri · Jul 13, 2019

This one is Chacoense 'Most Prolific" so I think that means lotsa pods.. :dance:

TBH,I am not too fond of chacoense,b/c there are so many.
if that is a reason..they are tasty...I grew the Purple Flower Chaco,& that was different & so oh pretty.

Wiriwiri · Jul 13, 2019

Ok...break from peppers here's some Red Onion plants...very prolific

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Wiriwiri · Jul 13, 2019

This is called Lippia Micromera,uncommon here in the US,but a popular type of 'THYME' used in South America/Caribbean
food...I tracked it down in Florida,while reading through comments on a Food Forum..it's funny how you find stuff,
this was a few yrs ago.It;s ovbiously tropical,so it comes indoor..I grow many cutting in summer to have a few plants indoors.
It goes by many other names...here's a close up & below one of my larger plants..some effects from cooler days.

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CaneDog · Jul 13, 2019

Hey Wiri. Really great to see all the update pictures. Your ulupica xl is really cool. I'm looking forward to seeing the coloration of the pods. Also, I'm curious how big they are/get. They look what, maybe an inch or so? Maybe just slightly under an inch? Also cool to see your Rhomboideum flowering!

As to F4's, My Tatiana Rocoto cross (not my cross, but my plant of someone else's cross) is an F4 too and this is my first time growing it. F4 (as generally used) means that the plant has been self-pollinated at each of 3 generations since and including the first hybrid generation and has been selected for a single dominant trait. If so, statistically:

90% chance it will grow to "look" like it's supposed to.
70% It looks right and is carrying the right genes.
20% Looks right, but has 1 recessive gene that could alter appearance in future generations.
10% Looks wrong because carries 2 recessive genes.

This is a good article on stabilizing genetics, but the %'s aren't quite correct/applicable for the way people typically stabilize crosses because they're based on a randomly selected ongoing population versus an intentionally selected (weeding out) process.
http://kdcomm.net/~tomato/gene/genes.html

EDIT: Wow, even more pictures while I was posting. Your garden really looks great! I saw you chatting about piper nigrum with CTB in his glog and those plants have interested me for a while now. Do you have it currently growing?

Wiriwiri · Jul 13, 2019

The Monarch Butterfly population is decreasing.Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on just one type of plant, and that's milkweed (genus Asclepias).
Here's my contribution to save the Monarch Bfly. I notice a few around among numerous other types,

Devv · Jul 13, 2019

Very nice Sandy

I'm guessing you're in New York? My old stomping grounds. Looks like we're going up that way to see family in March, just gotta be there for the annual St. Paddy's day in Saint James :party:

Wiriwiri · Jul 13, 2019

Thanks CD for answering my query,as you always do.

.I don't know much about xes,as I seldom grow them,but that one came as a gift seed from GIP.
It is ~0.75 inch..and the plant has only 1 pod,some flowers,the J Beetles took care of some ,I will let you know as it grows,
.I will read up on the genetics an the link you supplied.

Re: the Piper Nigrum...yes it's been a fascination of mine for a while,..unfortunately cool/cold weather is it's enemy.I enjoy
learning about it & I tried some small plants.now ancient hx,then bought a 3 gal one mail order, it was lge and grew well,till late winter
when it lost almost all of its leaves,it's a high humidity,high temp plant,some say full/others say partial sun..It's alive ,some
new leaves are starting out,but it's very s l o w growing...it can grow from cuttings,if they take,but that would take forever
for my liking. It's testing my patience...let's see how this does...the next 2 weeks is critical.
Now Matt has his flowering & I'm wishing it were mine. :cool:

Very nice plant.
.Logee's is pricey for little cuttings that are just barely rooted.
I'll keep you posted & I'll take a photo later on..it's not pretty...be forewarned.
PN is my favorite topic of recent,I'll think positive that it will turn around.

Wiriwiri · Jul 13, 2019

Hi Scott,thanks so much..Oh yes,I believe you have folks in LI?
Oh,I owe everything to NYC ...it has played a major part in who I am today & I'm forever grateful...was fortunate to
worked with some of the best & brightest from the world over.
So while CT. is home now ...NY is near/dear to my heart & soul,I esp., miss the good food,culture & the ease of travel.
It's always nice to go back & know which train/bus to hop on & feel like a local..

Devv · Jul 13, 2019

wiriwiri said:
Hi Scott,thanks so much..Oh yes,I believe you have folks in LI?
Oh,I owe everything to NYC ...it has played a major part in who I am today & I'm forever grateful...don't think I would have met so
many people from the world over had I not lived/worked in NYC for a goodly while...So while CT. is home now ...NY is near to my heart & soul.
It's always nice to go back & know which train to ride on to get where I'm going.

Hi Sandy,

Yes, my wife still has family on LI. We moved from there in1978, as soon as she got out of school. All of my family is now just all over..Ohio, Pa., Sc., and my sister who lives in Cost Rica.
I have a cousin in Ct. and I intend on visiting him very soon, retirement is in the wings, and with that comes some freedom

You most definitely have a very different climate there, than I do here in the deep South. I remember as a child maters ripening around Halloween, here we are done by the end of June.

Good luck this season!

Masher · Jul 14, 2019

Wow, some real stunners you have Sandy.

Very very cool!! Glad to see your plants coming along.

:cheers:

Wiriwiri · Jul 15, 2019

Thanks Dan...this is for you & all the "good" folks here.

Wiriwiri · Jul 15, 2019

Lovely NE day...low humidity/sunny & 80's...time so share a few then do my chores..thought I had the day off.

This is a plant I got about 6 weeks ago when it was in bloom..am so delighted that I was able to get it to rebloom, lovely plant & scent is equally alluring. Stephanotis / Madagascar Jasmine
A bit on the plant ;posted 2nd photo of the open buds...will update when these current buds open.
..Marsdenia floribunda, is native to Madagascar and has flowers with a fragrance reminiscent of jasmine. It is a tropical twining woody climber that grows in its native habitat to 12-20' tall. Houseplants in containers grow much shorter. Thick, oval, glossy deep green leaves (to 4" long) are evergreen. Intensely fragrant, narrow-tubular, waxy white flowers (to 4" long) in axillary cymes of 3-6 bloom summer to fall.