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Post by daylilydude on Apr 22, 2017 19:41:57 GMT -5
Which ones are you growing this year? Here i'm just gonna be growing our all time favorite standby (Sweet Banana) and gonna try a new one to us (Sweet Cayenne).... how about you?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 22, 2017 23:08:48 GMT -5
Funny you should ask now, as I just planted my first peppers under cover (WOWs) on 4-19. Here is my list of peppers for the season - less than some years, but a few new ones: = did not get a sprout *= early planting New: Aleppo* Buena Mulata (Purple Pepper) Carolina Reaper* Godfather sweet Habanada* Thai Chik Fee Na (new source) Thai Dragon (new source) Thai Nippon Taka (new source) Old: Big Jim Fresno Hanoi Market Jalafuego Habanero - chocolate* Habanero - Red Savina* Habanero - gold bullet* Habanero - white bullet * Superchili Superthai Thai Nippon Taka Thai Vesuvius All of the chinense peppers I started on 2-18, since they are notoriously slow to germinate and grow, and two Aleppos I started on 3-5, and one Ichiban Eggplant on 3-5 - the last 3 to fill up pots should have been other peppers. The Aleppos I got in a trade, and wanted to get an idea of what to expect, when I would normally plant them, and they did great! I didn't put any out, however, as they are probably going to be a target of the pepper maggot fly, being mild, so I'll have to wait until I get the cover made, for the rest of the mild peppers. Here are some photos showing how slowly those peppers grow, at first, then they take off! 3-19 a month after planting: 3-23 Just 4 days later! 3-30 Just a week later! 4-3 4 days later: 4-9 6 days later. You can see how the eggplant and the Aleppos, on the left side, have caught up with and surpassed most of the others planted two weeks earlier: 4-14 5 days later, after repotting on 4-12, and putting them under a new light source: And here they are just before planting, in Earthboxes, and under WOW's, on 4-19, Aleppos on left: Here's the Reaper in the Earthbox, to give an idea of how large it had gotten: And here's that Reaper next to the Ichiban EP, to show how huge that thing got in just over 6 weeks. How do people plant eggplant 8 weeks in advance, as is often mentioned? It is too large to put under a WOW, so I'll have to keep it indoors, until early May. And here are the Chocolate Habs: Tonight I did something that I usually do even earlier - I filled up the empty pots with excess sprouts I got from varieties that I got more than I needed of, and were similar to the ones missing. This is when I take that vermiculite and stick it in the shed, or make some mix with it and plant something else in it, and the seeds might sprout then! lol I'll still try to sprout some the ones that didn't germinate - maybe using the spoon method.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Apr 23, 2017 13:38:37 GMT -5
What did you use for seed starting mix, and for potting up? Your seedlings look fantastic.
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 5, 2017 16:59:44 GMT -5
Bumping this up for spike. You can see what I mean about how slow those things are in the beginning, then, BOOM! Sorry I didn't reply, Laura_in_FL...I missed it somehow, probably during that busy time. I use Promix BX with Myco, with some coco fiber mixed in (about 10%), and some worm castings added. Once the true leaves begin to appear, I fertilize with a very weak solution (1/2 tsp/gal) of my hydroponics liquid - Foliage Pro 9-3-6; I do this every third time I water in the beginning, until they really take off, then only a few times after that.
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Post by spike on May 5, 2017 21:26:07 GMT -5
Bumping this up for spike . You can see what I mean about how slow those things are in the beginning, then, BOOM! Thank you!!! I feel so much better now!!
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Post by spike on May 7, 2017 7:53:16 GMT -5
Well let me add my pepper grow list for this year also:
My Urfa and Shishito pepper seeds never sprouted. It was very sad BUT . . .
I have:
Aconcagua Aleppo Better Belle Chinese Giant Bell Enjoya Jimmy Nardello NuMex Big Jim Orange Habanero Poblano Sweet Banana Pepper
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 17, 2017 21:20:59 GMT -5
All of my peppers are now planted! I planted all of the seedlings that I started on 4-1, and I removed the WOWs from all of those early peppers. Here are the photos of those uncovered peppers. This is the Habanada, showing the large number of flower buds: Here is one of the 3 Chocolate Habaneros, showing the huge leaves: Here are the Bullet habs from an odd angle - white on right, gold on left. Didn't show the flower buds real well, which is what I was trying to get from the top. The Gold bullet was the tallest of any of the covered peppers. Here is the Reaper, with the "baby" Ichiban on the left: And here are the later peppers - Auletto (started 3-08) in the upper right, Hanoi Market (started 3-18) in upper left, and the Godfathers on the bottom, started on 4-1, and just planted today:
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Post by ladymarmalade on May 18, 2017 7:34:26 GMT -5
Gorgeous pepper plants Dave!! Those leaves on the chocolate habs are massive!
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Post by spike on May 19, 2017 9:00:25 GMT -5
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Post by daylilydude on May 19, 2017 10:00:44 GMT -5
pepperhead212 , on the bottom pic there is a white looking spray i'm guessing... what is it, and why only on the pepper plants that are in the ground??
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 19, 2017 14:46:05 GMT -5
daylilydude That white stuff is Surround. I spray it on my peppers and toms when young, and keep spraying on EPs forever, to keep off flea beetles, and other bugs. I stop spraying peppers and small tomatoes because it's a pain to rub it off those, but it's easy to get off of EP and large, smooth tomatoes.
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 21, 2017 20:38:03 GMT -5
daylilydude Now here's one where you'll really see a bunch of that surround! This is a photo of my first peppers to appear this season, which is unheard of for a habanero of any type! This is Habanada - that no heat hab, and I was not expecting any peppers yet - I had just sprayed a coat of the surround on (I had made up a fresh batch, and strained it, as the sprayer had been clogging); the plants had a bunch of new growth since the last spray, which is why I did it. Then I went around and "buzzed the blossoms" of my peppers and tomatoes, and that's when I saw these! Every one of the habanero plants had many open blossoms already.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on May 23, 2017 12:57:16 GMT -5
pepperhead212, that is early! I hope you'll give a taste test report of the Habanada peppers when they're ripe. I tried a different type of heatless habanero a couple of years back and didn't get that lovely fruity taste they were supposed to have at all. They were spitters, so I pulled the plant. Their poor flavor was a real shame - that plant was beautifully healthy and it was on on track to make a meeeeeellion peppers. So if your Habanada turns out tasty, I will definitely want to try it next year.
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Post by daylilydude on May 23, 2017 17:40:27 GMT -5
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Post by pepperhead212 on May 23, 2017 20:33:10 GMT -5
daylilydude and Laura_in_FL One very mild hab that I grew years ago - maybe 500 heat units - was Aji Dulce, which had a fantastic habanero flavor. However, I only got a dozen or so on the plant, and they ripened in late Sept. And a similar hab from NMSU - Suave - was ok, but very late also, and not as good as Aji Dulce.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on May 23, 2017 23:19:50 GMT -5
Suave was the one I grew that was a spitter to me.
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Post by daylilydude on Jul 2, 2017 8:03:32 GMT -5
Here is a pic of my first picking of Sweet Banana Peppers...
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Post by daylilydude on Jul 2, 2017 10:56:15 GMT -5
And here is a hottie that i'm gonna be picking and saving seeds...
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Post by tomike on Jul 2, 2017 13:18:22 GMT -5
This year, I'm growing:-
Biquinho Amarelo Biquinho Iracema Cayenne Colossal Corno di Torro Gemüsechili de Bico Lipstick Stavros Sweet Cherry Troyka
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Post by daylilydude on Jul 2, 2017 16:33:32 GMT -5
I do have another that is just starting to get a few fruit on, it's the "Sweet Cayenne" pepper.
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Post by spike on Jul 2, 2017 17:31:38 GMT -5
daylilydude, What is that "hottie" that you are hoping to save seeds from? The one that looks like berries? Very pretty!
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Post by daylilydude on Jul 2, 2017 17:42:50 GMT -5
Sorry bout that spike, it's called "Black Pearl"
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Post by spike on Jul 2, 2017 17:45:23 GMT -5
oh shucks you are forgiven good sir! That pepper is just stunning. It is a hot sucker I take it?
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Post by daylilydude on Jul 2, 2017 18:12:41 GMT -5
spike, Yes it is extremely Hot (above 30,000 Scoville Units) from what I read up on it.
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Post by spike on Jul 2, 2017 19:38:23 GMT -5
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 4, 2017 23:55:49 GMT -5
30,000 is considered extremely hot??? I guess I can't ask what they tasted like by themselves?
That is much milder than those Maui Purples I grow, which really aren't something that I can use in cooking, as they are around 225,000 SUs, and, while this isn't to hot to use for some things, the flavor is very bitter when fresh, so the only thing I can do with them is dry them. And most dry peppers that I use like that (shaped like a Thai, or chile de arbol) are "only" around 60-80k, so they aren't killers if bitten into.
I'm always curious about milder peppers, as something that I have to make, and always have some in my fridge, is nam prik pao, for which I grow Superthai peppers every season, as they caramelize best, of all of the peppers I have tried in it (and believe me, there are a lot I have tried!). And being about 50k, they aren't too hot, though some disagree, which is why I am always looking for a milder one, which also caramelizes well. The first pepper I ever used for that was the Thai dragon - about 80k, which was too hot to use enough of it to get the flaovr in a dish, or a bowl of soup, even for me.
It's amazing how different all those peppers out there are!
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Post by heirloomrice on Jul 14, 2017 18:19:41 GMT -5
I'm growing Antohi Romanian, Carolina Reaper, Ahi Lemon, Chaguanas, Cosa Arrugada, Italian Sweet, Melrose, Pimento L, Super Sweet Pimento and Tobago Seasoning. [Also Liporsleut - Some seeds got mixed up - Lipstick, orangesicle & leutschauer paprika - can't keep track of so don't know which came up, etc. older seed] I live just south of Seattle in Des Moines, WA.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 26, 2017 21:27:39 GMT -5
They're ripening! My first ripe reaper! DSCF0230 by pepperhead212, on Flickr Chocolate Habs ripening: DSCF0232 by pepperhead212, on Flickr Gold Bullets ripening, and this is only a small part of them: DSCF0233 by pepperhead212, on Flickr And check out how many peppers are on this Habanada plant, clustered together, and this isn't all of them! And these have a really good habanero flavor, with no heat. Strange thing is, no seeds, either. DSCF0231 by pepperhead212, on Flickr
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Post by spike on Jul 26, 2017 22:31:35 GMT -5
pepperhead212, all those peppers are beautiful! That reaper even looks hot! I can't do peppers that hot, I am a whimp. What do you do with them if I may ask?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 26, 2017 23:49:01 GMT -5
spike I only grew the reaper, and other superhots in previous years, out of curiosity - just to see how hot they could be! Using them in a dish really isn't an option, I found out early on, as you can't use enough to really get any flavor, without getting it too hot. And I'm not into making vinegar based hot sauces - something that these kinds of peppers are often used for. The milder habaneros (still hot in the 2-5k range!) have an incredibly good flavor, and this is why I wanted to try that habanada, to see if that same flavor was in that, and it seems to have it, w/o the heat.
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