It has begun...

[P_Schneider]

Well today I planted a couple starter packs, 142 plants in all hopefully. Mostly short season stuff this year, a couple long season varieties that I will probably keep potted. Last year was a disaster with my long season plants even with the row covers.

Planted:
Thai Dragon
Firecracker
Bolivian Rainbow
Jalapeno
Caribbean Red
Numex m
LR Cayenne
Hanoi Red
Hawaiian sweet hot

I have plenty of these seeds and some hab types if anyone is interested in trading.

Good luck on your seasons growers!

[P_Schneider]

So nobody else is planting this year or interested in seeds?

[imaguitargod]

So nobody else is planting this year or interested in seeds?
I'm planting this year, I'll post my list soon.

[Cap'n Bones]

Hello Paul, I plant about 30 plants each year. That's about all I have time to keep up with. Nothing fancy on the types. Just habs and jalapenos that we pick up at the local plant place, bring them home and stick 'em in the ground. Works every time! Our season is from early march (just a few more weeks) til sometimes as late as mid Nov, unless a hurricane comes our way. Even then some of the hearty plants even can survive that. :)

[imaguitargod]

I've still got peppers producing, so the season's not really over. But I have started the seed trays (started them about a month or two ago):
Caribbean red hot
Serrano
Ring-O-Fire Cayenne Chile
Some form of tepin
Some form of pequin
Unknown Red(Fresno?)
Unknown Yellow
Bolivian Rainbow Chile
Jalapeño
Santa Fe
Purira
Hungarian Hot Wax Chile

We've got about 100+ plants this year...it should be a bumper crop.

[Tina Brooks]

We're planting this year, but we're mostly starting with sprouts. And I don't have any seeds to trade.

I do have some weri weri seeds that came from Sumatra, but I don't know if they'll sprout, they were still in the pepper when we got them and the pepper was a little fuzzy.

T

[imaguitargod]

the pepper was a little fuzzy.
Keep the fuzz, it's the best part of the pepper. :lol:

[P_Schneider]

I've still got peppers producing, so the season's not really over.

Sooo Jelous...

[imaguitargod]

I've still got peppers producing, so the season's not really over.

Sooo Jelous...
That's one of the bonus's of living in Los Angeles. My tomatoes (that were planted in March 2005), just finally bit the dust. When stretched out on the ground, it was over 20 feet tall and roots that were 5 feet long.

[P_Schneider]

:D :D :D :D :D

http://www.grandmaschneiders.com/public_misc/pics/spring%20peppers.jpg

[imaguitargod]

Awwww...look at all the cute hatchlings...

[Tina Brooks]

babies! You have babies!!

Where's my cigar???

T

[DEFCON Creator]

Bill Clinton has it. Sorry, couldn't resist. :lol:

[chuk hell]

Spent the last 2 weekends tilling the garden and amending the soil. We put the cloth down Saturday and I put the first plants in yesterday...7 habaneros and 6 jalapenos so far. Plus some tomatoes....there will be more to come ..hopefully from the seeds Marv ( Fatliman here ) sent me.

We also expanded the garden to about 300 sq. feet.

[Tina Brooks]

You planted??? Now I'm jealous, we still have snow and ice on the ground!

[chuk hell]

We're having an early spring....to put it mildly. If you combined all the days that were 'winter-like" this year....we had about a 2 week winter. :lol:

I'm expecting summer to be hell on earth though.... :cry:

[imaguitargod]

We're having an early spring....to put it mildly. If you combined all the days that were 'winter-like" this year....we had about a 2 week winter. :lol:

I'm expecting summer to be hell on earth though.... :cry:
Ditto...chalk it up to Solar Warming.

[Tina Brooks]

Hey! We said no politics.

[imaguitargod]

Hey! We said no politics.
? I didn't say anything about politics. This is science.

[Tina Brooks]

Not in Canada it isn't. Huge debate over whether it's a scam or not.

[imaguitargod]

Not in Canada it isn't. Huge debate over whether it's a scam or not.
:roll:
:: looses more hope for humanity ::

[Tina Brooks]

Think about it...

The Earth has been cooling steadily since the last ice age. Only for the last century or so, has anyone actually been tracking temperatures globally. The cooling of the planet is supposedly increasing exponentially, because of global warming, yet the average mean temperature in Quito is still + or - 2 degrees of 72 degrees farenheit.

Who benefits from "Global warming" being real??? And... to whose detriment???

Like I said... think about it.

It's political.

[DEFCON Creator]

You have to understand, there's not much to talk about when they are rounding up the tundra chickens.

[Tina Brooks]

The extinction of Tundra Chickens is man-wrought and has nothing to do with the climate!

T

[P_Schneider]

Think about it...

The Earth has been cooling steadily since the last ice age. Only for the last century or so, has anyone actually been tracking temperatures globally. The cooling of the planet is supposedly increasing exponentially, because of global warming, yet the average mean temperature in Quito is still + or - 2 degrees of 72 degrees farenheit.

Who benefits from "Global warming" being real??? And... to whose detriment???

Like I said... think about it.

It's political.

Don't you mean the planet has been warming steadily since the last ice age? I think we would still be in the ice age if it kept on cooling.

Anyway here is a paper on the subject, complete with graphs, that does indeed show that the earth has been warming since "the little ice age".
The paper was written by.
Dr. Robert Balling, Director of the Office of Climatology at Arizona State University
http://www.marshall.org/pdf/materials/170.pdf

[imaguitargod]

[quote="Tina Brooks"Who benefits from "Global warming" being real??? And... to whose detriment???

Like I said... think about it.

It's political.[/quote]
It's political if you add "who benifits". I wasn't talking about who benifits.
Political(adj.)- Of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state.

This is scienctific, not political. :wink:

And by the way, it's not just global warming, it's Solar System warming. All the planets are getting hotter, as well as the sun, along with the massive growth they've been doing too. The whole solar system is doing it.

[Tina Brooks]

yes, yes... warming... Shows what I understand about it, lol Warming or cooling, my point was that I would expect average mean temperatures to be changing all over, not just in localized places before I accepted that it was actually a global problem.

I'll comment after reading the report.

T

[Tina Brooks]

[quote="Tina Brooks"Who benefits from "Global warming" being real??? And... to whose detriment???

Like I said... think about it.

It's political.
It's political if you add "who benifits". I wasn't talking about who benifits.
Political(adj.)- Of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state.

This is scienctific, not political. :wink:

And by the way, it's not just global warming, it's Solar System warming. All the planets are getting hotter, as well as the sun, along with the massive growth they've been doing too. The whole solar system is doing it.[/quote]

Yea sure... everywhere but Quito???

Seriously. It's political.

T

[DEFCON Creator]

That's really neat. So Tina, what your saying is I have personally warmed up the planet Pluto because of my 8 cylinder muscle car. Thanks for the insight.

[Tina Brooks]

Actually, what I'm saying is that I'm not convinced that Global Warming exists...

http://www.free-eco.org/articleDisplay.php?id=294

Just one of many many articles on the "global warming is a myth" stream of thought.

[imaguitargod]

This is on the Solar Warming
http://www.enterprisemission.com/_articles/05-14-2004_Interplanetary_Part_1/Interplanetary_1.htm

This one's on Mars's warming
http://www.enterprisemission.com/warming.htm

[Tina Brooks]

Um, Jonathan, you're going to have to do better than the enterprise link. I saw the names Art Bell and Whitley Strieber and spewed coffee all over my keyboard.

This sort of thing is going to have to stop!

I find it VERY difficult to give much (if any) credence to something that gives credence to Art Bell or Whitley Strieber as if they were Steven Hawking.

[imaguitargod]

Um, Jonathan, you're going to have to do better than the enterprise link. I saw the names Art Bell and Whitley Strieber and spewed coffee all over my keyboard.

This sort of thing is going to have to stop!

I find it VERY difficult to give much (if any) credence to something that gives credence to Art Bell or Whitley Strieber as if they were Steven Hawking.
Good for you... :roll:
Next subject.

[Tina Brooks]

Um, Jonathan, you're going to have to do better than the enterprise link. I saw the names Art Bell and Whitley Strieber and spewed coffee all over my keyboard.

This sort of thing is going to have to stop!

I find it VERY difficult to give much (if any) credence to something that gives credence to Art Bell or Whitley Strieber as if they were Steven Hawking.
Good for you... :roll:
Next subject.

Did I miss something?

T :cheers:

[imaguitargod]

Um, Jonathan, you're going to have to do better than the enterprise link. I saw the names Art Bell and Whitley Strieber and spewed coffee all over my keyboard.

This sort of thing is going to have to stop!

I find it VERY difficult to give much (if any) credence to something that gives credence to Art Bell or Whitley Strieber as if they were Steven Hawking.
Good for you... :roll:
Next subject.

Did I miss something?

T :cheers:
Yes, you've missed alot.

So how about those peppers...

[P_Schneider]

Actually, what I'm saying is that I'm not convinced that Global Warming exists...

http://www.free-eco.org/articleDisplay.php?id=294

Just one of many many articles on the "global warming is a myth" stream of thought.

Well I believe it exists, but I think it's a naturally occurring event that cycles. Now the real question is does man's activities accelerate this cycle? All things considered I would have to say yes. Do I have proof? Nothing definite but you can see the changes in our world all the time. The glaciers are melting. The ice shelf at the poles has lost 30% of its mass since humans started measuring those things. The increase in hurricanes and the strength of those hurricanes, so on and so forth. Even here in Minnesota I have seen changes in the weather over the last decade or so. I have never seen it rain in Minnesota in Jan or Feb besides the last 5 years. The winters here are significantly warmer over the course of the last 10 years. Now does this mean anything in the big picture? Probably not, but maybe. 10 years is such a short time when looking at the big picture it’s hard to say.

I did find it interesting the your guy referenced the guy that wrote the paper that I linked. But even Dr. Balling is saying that we just don’t know enough because the amount of time we have been measuring is just too short to be accurate. All of that aside though would it be a bad thing if the tree huggers won? The constant burning of fossil fuel is not a good thing, even with the global warming issue aside. I guess you can look at it this way. IF the climatologists are correct, AND they are actually able to get things done with all the world’s governments, commit everyone to change, and then are wrong. What have we lost? Some money? Oil dependence?
BUT…. What if they’re right?

Just some food for thought…

[DEFCON Creator]

And to blindly follow anyone who says we created all the problems is just plain funny. I guess during the "little ice age", shortly afterwards, when everything heated up, I guess all those fossil fuel burning automobiles caused the warming in the late 1400's. Oh wait, there weren't any cars, but there was a warming trend for years, must be aliens. The time we have measured all this stuff is a millionth of a nanosecond in Earth's history. Considering Krakatoa spewed more stuff into the sky than we have with automobiles, hmmmm. Considering most of the ozone depletion is above rainforests, hmmmmm. Go buy a Prius, and pray to the falling leaves. I will enjoy my 8 cylinders and after dinner toothpicks (the plastic ones suck). All hail the fallen dinosaurs, they allow me to do 165 mph!

[imaguitargod]

(the plastic ones suck).
Those plastic ones do suck...bah!

All hail the fallen dinosaurs, they allow me to do 165 mph!
Actually, dinos and dead plant material has nothing to do with the creation of oil. What's been discovered in the last ten years has debunked that one like no one's business.

Annd by the way P_Schneider....excelently said.

[tpowell25]

BLACK CAYMAN
BOLIVIAN RAINBOW
COBRA
DEVIL'S TONGUE
FATALII
HABANERO-CHOCOLATE
HABANERO-RED SAVINA
HOT PAPER LANTERN
JAMAICAN HOT CHOCOLATE
MALAGUETA
MALIBU PURPLE
MARABA
PILLI PILLI
POINSETTIA
PUNJAB SMALL HOT
PURIRA
RASHID
ROCOTO RED
SAFI RED
SCOTCH BONNET RED
SCOTCH BONNET YELLOW
SENEGAL
TAKANOTSUME
TEXAS BLACK
THAI GIANT
THAI HOT DRAGON HYBRID
THAI HOT ORNAMENTAL
THAI RED
THAI YELLOW
TIGER TEETH
TINY SAMOA
VENEZUELA
WEST INDIAN RED
WHITE BULLET
WILD BRAZIL
YELLOW SUN
YUQUITANIA
ZIMBABWE BIRD

[Tina Brooks]

Hey Tray,

Impressive list. How many of each plant have you planted?

T

[tpowell25]

those r just the live plants, I have about 2 or more of each one, then what I have with the seeds.....with the seeds I have 2 or 3 pods per pepper plant. heres that list.....

Capsicum Annuum USDA #432818
Capsicum Annuum USDA #152452
Capsicum Annuum USDA #478360

Mayo Chiltepine
Chocolate Trinidad
brown hab
golden hab
peruvian white
piquin large black
tiburon
bolivian
fatalii
ecuador
bermuda
bellengrath gardens
jamaica scotch bonnet
tequila sunrise
Fluorescent Purple
filus blue
ramic

theres a few more butthe seed packs are outside, there mostly habs...

but did I mention I dont eat hot peppers and that im allergic to them lol, but it is fun, and I love to try and make them happy little plants

[imaguitargod]

Nice list, tpowell25. I took some pics of my little hatchlings that I'll post here soon.

[imaguitargod]

Ok, here's the new hatchlings for this season(some of these were stared in January:
http://www.mulletman.org/images/temp/peppertray.jpg
http://www.mulletman.org/images/temp/peppertray1.jpg
http://www.mulletman.org/images/temp/peppertray2.jpg

[tpowell25]

Nice lot you got there, how do you know which is which, as I just planted mine last week and didnt mark them is that a bad thing...

[imaguitargod]

Nice lot you got there, how do you know which is which
I mark on the outside of the pot the name of each pepper. I generally can recognize each plant(in my small group of pepper seeds that I have), but it helps to mark the plants.

as I just planted mine last week and didnt mark them is that a bad thing...
Only if you are growing two or more different kinds. ;)

[tpowell25]

I would imagine this has been asked a million times but here goes
and if I word this wrong then shoot me

is there a good or bad to this, letting different plants in the same area when they produce peppers or is it best to kept the same type of plants together

[imaguitargod]

and if I word this wrong then shoot me
:: shoots tpowell25 ::

"Sorry, you didn't word it wrong...I just wanted to shoot you."

But seriously, the question is, what are you goign to be doing with the crop? If you are just looking to harvest true seeds, then keep the same different plants far away so they don't cross polinate.

If you are just going to harvest the plants to eat, then mix away. Just be sure to anticipate the space they will need to grow and plant accordingly(unless your container growing, then you'll be fine).

[P_Schneider]

I would imagine this has been asked a million times but here goes
and if I word this wrong then shoot me

is there a good or bad to this, letting different plants in the same area when they produce peppers or is it best to kept the same type of plants together

Well it depends on how much of a purest you are. Chiles are notorious cross breeders so if you want to keep your strains pure then you should not mix them. If that doesn't matter to you then it's ok to mix the plants but be aware that the seeds produced by those plants could pick up traits from from the other species of peppers. I know for a fact that the Jalapenos that I grow now are a lot hotter than the originals just because they were pollenated among habanero types and asian type peppers.

*edit*
Nice plants you have there imaguitargod. They look to be about a month further along than mine. I just started getting secondary leaves on my little guys and the ones from Fatalliman are just poking their heads up now. I have at least one plant from each of the varieties (of fat's seeds) except for the Sante Fe Grande seeds so far. I'm still hoping for a plant out of that row yet.

[Tina Brooks]

Y'all make me want to cry with your babies... I don't even have sprouts yet. And I've only got a couple going. :(

I was told that the only way to avoid cross-pollination is to clone... of course then, I had to learn that by cloning they meant take cuttings... duh, but there ya have it. If the plant is going to die and you need the seeds... keep yer distance. If you are going to take cuttings for next year's plants... don't worry about it.

T

[chuk hell]

FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT!

What the hell? First we have summer in winter now winter in spring?

Looks like I might loose some plants.

What a crazy world we live in. Must be the endtimes....where's that Art Bell book????

[imaguitargod]

[size=24]where's that Art Bell book????
:: hand book back ::
Just finished. Now, where's my James McCanney weather book?

[Cap'n Bones]

Looks like the global warming cycle is taking a little break!! :shock: :lol:

[Chango]

Hey chuk,

How cold did it get in Austin? Does it look like your plants survived? It was lower 30's in Dallas...

[P_Schneider]

Hey chuk,

How cold did it get in Austin? Does it look like your plants survived? It was lower 30's in Dallas...

Hope you guys covered everything. Still too cold up here so my seedlings are still inside. Supposed to hit 60 next week though so hopefully we are on our way to spring.

[chuk hell]

Hey chuk,

How cold did it get in Austin? Does it look like your plants survived? It was lower 30's in Dallas...

I think it got down to about 32-31

We covered up. Some of the tomato plants had some damage and the jalapeno plants got a little nipped too but I think they will all survive. The habaneros were fine. Those are the pit bulls of the pepper plant world...hard to kill.

I plan to plant much more tomorrow!

[P_Schneider]

The seedlings are in the ground! I got everything planted this past weekend. 10'x25' garden, 12 rows 5 plants each, 12 varieties. I planted 2 rows of the hawaiian sweet hots since those are quickly becoming my favorites. I have pictures but I don't have them ready yet. I plan on putting together a tutorial on cultivating peppers for northern climates soon too.
Here is what went in the ground, mostly short season stuff.

Thai dragon
Hanoi Red
Firecracker
Jalapeno
Jalopa
Riff 9441
Hawaiian Sweet Hot
Sante Fe Grande
African Piquin
Caribbean Red
Indian Red
Cherry Red

Most of these are going to be smoked this fall to make some more chipotle. Last years batch turned out pretty good and I am almost out so I need to increase quantity on that. Some are going into fresh salsa and the rest I will probably dry.

So now its up to nature, hope everyone has a good growing season!

[P_Schneider]

Well it's only been 5 weeks since my babies went into the ground and I must say they are doing much better than last year. Most of the plants are a foot tall now with tons of flowers!. Last year I still didn't have these in the ground at this time it was so cold but not this year, so far it's been perfect growing weather.
:onfire:

http://www.grandmaschneiders.com/public_misc/pics/june_chile_flower.jpg

[imaguitargod]

Better pull out those clovers and that blade of grass, Paul...they take over fast...

[Tina Brooks]

Jalcra... Jalora???

[P_Schneider]

Better pull out those clovers and that blade of grass, Paul...they take over fast...

Tell me about it. I'm out there weekly.

[P_Schneider]

Jalcra... Jalora???

Jalora I believe. I got those seeds from Fatalliman so maybe he could tell me if I have them labeled wrong.

[Tina Brooks]

Jalora I believe. I got those seeds from Fatalliman so maybe he could tell me if I have them labeled wrong.

Hmmmm, considering the source, it could be either a brief but accurate description of some interesting hybrid, or it's something exotic... how exciting.

[Chango]

Could it be Jaloro? I'm growing one of those...jalapeno hybrid type, that was "created" in Texas. It is resistant to 6 different diseases. Fruit starts out almost yellow...that's how mine look right now. Then turns orange and finally red.

[Tina Brooks]

orange jalapenos... sounds intriguing... How do they taste???

T

[Chango]

These are the first time I've grown them, so I don't know. Just going by what I've read...
Here's what they look like on chileplants.com, where I bought them:
http://www.chileplants.com/search.asp?ProductCode=CHIJRO&SizeID=&ChileForm=&SearchMode=&LengthID=&WidthID=&UseID=&Color=&Location=&Keyword=jaloro&HeatID=&TypeID=&CategoryID=&SeasonID=&NewProduct=&Letter=&SearchButton=Pressed

[P_Schneider]

Could it be Jaloro? I'm growing one of those...jalapeno hybrid type, that was "created" in Texas. It is resistant to 6 different diseases. Fruit starts out almost yellow...that's how mine look right now. Then turns orange and finally red.
Could be. I guess I will see once the peppers come in.

[DaveinCoalinga]

My Nagas are finally coming up. Man they have been frustrating. I have had 40% germination, which isn't too bad from what I have read. But it is driving me crazy waiting for them to grow and do something. Almost a month to germinate, and now they have been sitting there tormenting me for the last three days with just their initial seed leaves sticking out of the soil. This is driving me nuts I wish they would hurry up and grow!

[imaguitargod]

Huh, how odd, about 50% of my Naga's came up within a week. I had ten seeds, 7 sprouted and two died...over all, I'm happy.

I transplanted them from th esmall seed trays to the ground after the first seed leaves appears and then they took right off. It's almost like they know (which they probably do, I don't put anything past plants) that they are in a small pot and are just waiting till they get root space to grow. Try to transplant your plants into a large pot or the ground.

[DaveinCoalinga]

I think it is just more of a case of the watched pot never boils sort of thing. I had one jump up, but that day we hit 105 and the poor little guy got burned up. So I moved them into morning sun (still growing them in pots) and four more have grown. I will feel better once they have their first true leaves, but I am a impatient sort when I have a new toy to play with so to speak. When they get their first real leaves, then I will transplant them into my garden and one into a big pot I have used for overwintering my pequin. That way when November comes I can bring it in for the winter

[P_Schneider]

I think it is just more of a case of the watched pot never boils sort of thing. I had one jump up, but that day we hit 105 and the poor little guy got burned up. So I moved them into morning sun (still growing them in pots) and four more have grown. I will feel better once they have their first true leaves, but I am a impatient sort when I have a new toy to play with so to speak. When they get their first real leaves, then I will transplant them into my garden and one into a big pot I have used for overwintering my pequin. That way when November comes I can bring it in for the winter

Heh, you guys are way ahead of me. I just won them off ebay from muso. I wont get these in the ground until next year.:(

[darlochileman]

Hi Guys,

here a picture of some of my Naga plants. These are around 6 inchs high after 60 or so days and are one of the slowest growing varieties I have come across. Even my Capsicum Galapogense is groiwng at a faster rate!!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/thechileman/2006%20Growing%20season/NagaMorichPlants.jpg

Mark

[DaveinCoalinga]

Showoff

Man I can't wait for mine to get like that. I am actually planning on building a sunroom on the back of my house just for my Nagas. I am just thinking of a reason/excuse/whatever to justifiy it to the wife.

[Tina Brooks]

Michael got the Naga seeds that Mark sent me into the ground... he had hunan finger for two days!

T

[P_Schneider]

July 1st update!
Well June was quite a month! Nice and warm, plenty of sun during the day and showers at night. July is starting off HOT! Near 90f today with dewpoints in the upper 60s. The peppers are loving life. The Thai's were the first to sprout actual peppers a week ago and today I counted close to 60% of the plants with peppers on them and 80% with flowers. :onfire:

http://www.grandmaschneiders.com/public_misc/pics/peppers_7_06_1.jpg

And for the 4th.

http://www.grandmaschneiders.com/public_misc/pics/peppers_7_06_2.jpg

[DaveinCoalinga]

Is that the black fiber mat cloth stuff between the peppers or is that plastic?

[imaguitargod]

Nice plants Paul!

[P_Schneider]

Is that the black fiber mat cloth stuff between the peppers or is that plastic?

It's weed block. Water can get through but it blocks all the light from the weeds. This way I only have to weed between the plants, plus it helps keep the moisture in.

[P_Schneider]

Nice plants Paul!

Thanks! They're coming right along.

[Tina Brooks]

Hey cool! You have a flag plant!

T

[P_Schneider]

Hey cool! You have a flag plant!

T

Ya I had to pay extra for the flag spawning option when I ordered the seeds. The American version was pretty expensive but nothing compared to the Canadian version. Apparently Canadians cant grow peppers very well so it costs 3 times as much for that version. I also heard rumor that the chile plants had issues with a flag that had a leaf from another plant on it. (just a rumor)
;)

[POTAWIE]

Careful my southern neighbour, some of us lumberjacks grow great peppers. Its true that it costs us 3 times, but thats because we have to order seeds from you's americans eh.

My whippet's tail pepper. 27cm pod so far. Sorry thats about 10 1/2 inches
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6593/newpep0043xi.jpg

More pics soon. Yellow, red and orange habs are starting to ripen

[DaveinCoalinga]

Thats a nice pepper plant. How do they taste?

[POTAWIE]

First year I've grown them, don't know about taste. I got seeds from the chileman for the Whippet's Tail challenge. Check out international results at www.thechileman.org and also check the database there for Whippet's tail. Its the longest and fastest growing pod I've ever seen.

[Tina Brooks]

LOL!

[fatalliman]

Jalora I believe. I got those seeds from Fatalliman so maybe he could tell me if I have them labeled wrong.
Paul, they were jalora, and I sent you seeds that were mostly annuums and grow prolific to our upper midwest region. the santa fe grande was a seed I recieved from a friend in Texas that grows 30 acres. if you would like any other varieties to try, let me know.
Marv

[Tina Brooks]

Count on you, Marv, to come up with the next new pepper I want to taste.

T

[fatalliman]

Hey T.
I gave up cross breeding peppers about 4 yrs. ago.
Lotsa time and brain space used.

It does help to know people that do that for a living and get paid for it though:)

I would be interested in purchasing rocotos by the "lot" come fall, as you stated in another thread.

M

[Tina Brooks]

I will keep you posted on them as they ripen... I assume you also want them fresh, as opposed to dried or otherwise???

T

[fatalliman]

Yes fresh is good.
They are a good meaty freshed pod and drying would be a chore.
1lb 10lb 50?

M

[Tina Brooks]

That will depend on how the crops hold up.

If you want 50 lbs, I can get you a current price when I get back from the shows.

T

[P_Schneider]

Well the harvest is in full swing here in Minnesota. It's starting to get chilly at night so the peppers have really been turning the last week or so. I've been making chipotle by the freezer bag full along with a fair amount of dried chiles as well. It's been a great season so far.
I'm thinking about trying my hand at some hot sauce creation but haven't decided how I want to go yet. Salsa is also on my list of to-do's.

I've updated the pepper gallery with the september pics I've shot so far.:)

Hope everyone elses crops are doing as well!

[POTAWIE]

Nice plants P schneider. Jalapenos look great. You should post a link to your pics.

[P_Schneider]

Nice plants P schneider. Jalapenos look great. You should post a link to your pics.

Thanks, it's in my sig already.

[DevilDuck]

Mine aren't doing so well....and I'm in New Mexico fer crissakes! I might get about 10 bottles or so of sauce. I'm really dissapointed.

[POTAWIE]

Thanks, it's in my sig already.

Sorry, I turned off signatures.:oops:

[Cap'n Bones]

Sorry, I turned off signatures.:oops:

Ohhh! So that explains why you didn't claim your prize...;)

[P_Schneider]

Mine aren't doing so well....and I'm in New Mexico fer crissakes! I might get about 10 bottles or so of sauce. I'm really dissapointed.

There is something fundamentally wrong with that.