Finally something ripe ---

[LUCKYDOG]

First so far the green habs fell off when I was picking. The longer yellow ones to the right are Siams from an Oz friend (Bent) and Passow Piquins from the west coast. When the Piquins ripen I should have a couple of hundred and thats whats green and ready now --- The Siams I have at least another 60-70 and the largest on the plate is approximatley 4.5 inches those mystery Thai's Bent are coming well too. The Orange Habs are from seeds from last year I am very excited that I had a second generation from it and are quite large.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5277/pepper012zu4.jpg (http://imageshack.us[URL=http://imageshack.us)

[LUCKYDOG]

oh and a mystery pepper I found a picture of
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7430/pepper001fj5.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pepper001fj5.jpg)

These are found usually in the Summer then they are much darker in the Fall

[Pepp3rFreak]

Well it's about time they ripened for you!:lol: Congrats on the delicious looking peppers! Those orange habanerros are huge!

[Pam]

Yum! There's gonna be some good eating at your house this weekend!

[LUCKYDOG]

Its a start anyways ... I am happy that something was able to be picked as I was doubting they would after this long..... They all taste very good. After I took the picture I started eating them I havent touched the habs yet maybe tonight after a few October Brews --

At which point would be the best time to keep seeds -- Now? The next few that come off? near the end? The seeds for my habs were saved towards the end of season when I thought of it.

[cheezydemon]

Take the seeds when you eat the pepper. They are ready now, but you don't want to butcher the pepper and let it sit until you eat it(at least I wouldn't)
I am happy for you! and yes those habs do look familiar. I am eating some right now in salsa.AHHHHHHH lovely smoky burn.

I think you must have been jumping for joy lol, you posted this 3 times. Congrats brother. Enjoy.

[LUCKYDOG]

I tried posting the pic and it got hung up then a series of events later and Viola 3 posts...

I had them in an omelet and mostly when I walked by I would munch on them... I went to a fair this weekend and saw MadHill there ... I bought Jolokias and Fatellis ---
Trying to remember --- I think it was Bih jolokia and Naga jolokia ---
I ate one Naga and thought my Piquins were hotter I'll have to eat another and find out :D

[bentalphanerd]

Good to see those Siams finally worked out. How did they go for heat? Mine seem to have gone mild last few weeks but we're right on the start of Spring...I'm hoping that has something to do with it.

[LUCKYDOG]

The Siams are very good enjoyable heat nothing to unbearable.... After seeing the Poppers thread Im thinking these are a great canidate ... I have many many more I waiting on to ripen. Will grow again for sure.

[chilehunter]

congrats to you for finally getting some ripe pods, by the sounds of it over the months it didnt sound like you'll get some, better late than never.
as for the naga jolokia I rate it as a cayenne/thai thats it! (well for my growing conditions but other websites also say its weak unless its the chinense strain)

[staffing]

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[bentalphanerd]

The Siams are very good enjoyable heat nothing to unbearable.... After seeing the Poppers thread Im thinking these are a great canidate ... I have many many more I waiting on to ripen. Will grow again for sure.

MMmmm .. Siam poppers, that would be good :drooling:

Their temp varies a lot, had one pod ripen in the middle of winter that blew my head off. It only had 2 seeds in it (?) and I sprouted them both...here's hoping.

Will be interesting to see how long it keeps producing as it gets colder there.
Grandad Siam worked out it's Spring here and put out around 60 flowers this week :cool:

[LUCKYDOG]

congrats to you for finally getting some ripe pods, by the sounds of it over the months it didnt sound like you'll get some, better late than never.
as for the naga jolokia I rate it as a cayenne/thai thats it! (well for my growing conditions but other websites also say its weak unless its the chinense strain)

I hope more are coming Im trying not to look so maybe they will grow or I can be surprised either way I would like more before a frost.

it is weak in heat and I would say you decribed it correctly in terms of heat. I'll save some seeds dont know if I will grow right away

[LUCKYDOG]

MMmmm .. Siam poppers, that would be good :drooling:

Their temp varies a lot, had one pod ripen in the middle of winter that blew my head off. It only had 2 seeds in it (?) and I sprouted them both...here's hoping.

Will be interesting to see how long it keeps producing as it gets colder there.
Grandad Siam worked out it's Spring here and put out around 60 flowers this week :cool:

There size is nice though and a good flesh ... I can always chop other peppers into the filling if I want to set my hair on fire :mouthonfire:

[bentalphanerd]

There size is nice though and a good flesh ... I can always chop other peppers into the filling if I want to set my hair on fire :mouthonfire:

True that, and you get a fresh pod or 2 every day when they're in full swing. Maybe start them inside early next season, or better still have a few potted? They survived down to 0C {32 F} here across winter, even the young ones so they'll probably over-winter inside nicely.

[LUCKYDOG]

I will start them early and overwinter ... this years growing season was horrible in the spring. With my penchant for things hot I am moving my garden to a sunnier spot and making it larger to accomodate tomatoes and cilantro for a Salsa Garden. I would love to start some in a Hydro project this winter ---

[cheezydemon]

Here we go again!(tangents: overwintering, hydro...)

I am uncertain how far to chop my plants for overwintering. Also they are so full of pods! I suppose you strip the pods and cut the plant back before the night temps get too low, but what temp is too low? 50?
And how much do you chop off? Each little bit will hurt.

[LUCKYDOG]

It'll hut me more than it will hurt them.... My temps have going into the upper 40's lately -- Your right about how far and how much I know Willard had a picture in a thread of how far he cuts back, which is amazing, not to long ago but I believe that was for hydro.

[cheezydemon]

Right on, a new thread it is!

[chilehunter]

lucky - even though the naga jolokia didnt turnout to be as hot as I thought it'd be, it still produced a decent amount of pods (for me), it might be worth growing again for that reason but still considered a so-so chile heatwise.

my area had a killing frost about 3 weeks ago so in a sense my season is already done, except for the plants I had in containers that I brought inside for that night. so my season is still going. we always get a killing frost but then it'll still be warm enough for growing weeks later but garden growing would be over.

[LUCKYDOG]

But with Piquins I get what I think is hotter and very "fruitful" I have another 12 to pick today and if all goes well and everything ripens I should have well over 150 -- I really dig them ... Not to mention that the Siams and Habs are now 2-3 a day the Mystery Thai that Bentalphanerd sent me all of a sudden sprung into action and should have alot of those....preliminary tasting is very good anxious for a ripe one.

I will grow a couple of different ones for a few years and eventually settle in. My grow list is getting larger so the garden will too...