Gardening: My Tomatoe and Pepper Progress

[user 211287]

Any more pepper heads in the STL area that are growing plants?

 

[NeilMac]

My Sriracha pepper producing fruit now.

 

[bleme]

My SIL grew these last year - quite disturbing...

Even worse, she got the peter seed from her boss...

 

[catdaddy66]

My SIL grew these last year - quite disturbing...

Even worse, she got the peter seed from her boss...

My mother grew these for a few years a decade ago. Laugh?? I thought I'd die!

 

[HoppyDaze]

My SIL grew these last year - quite disturbing...

Even worse, she got the peter seed from her boss...

Not Jewish obviously

 

[user 211287]

Gave up on my Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion seeds. Ordered 6 plants from Juanito's Peppers. His seedlings look great and the price is good. 6 plants are $30 delivered.

3 Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpions
1 Scotch Brain...cross between a Yellow Brain Strain and a bonnet.
1 Scorpion
1 Joe's long Cayenne

 

[estricklin]

Just got back from a 4 day bicycling tour, and found that one of my ghosts has sprouted! Also excited about the Aji peppers. In the garden I have lettuce, cabbage, mustard, cilantro, potatoes, spinach, turnips, kale, chard, onions and bok choy.

 

[user 211287]

Which kind of aji?...there are tons of them. Baccatum, chinense or rocotos? This year im growing Sugar Rush Peach (baccatum), Aji Panca (chinense) and Aji Oro (rocoto). Last year in grew the panca as well as Aji Arnaucho which is another kind of mildish chinense. Ive grown Lemon Drops and Aji Cito before too.

I like the Aji Panca so much last year that i started a bunch this year. Its a dynamite bean seasoning once dried or dried then made into a paste. REALLY hard to find locally too and online its very expensive except for pastes.

 

[estricklin]

Which kind of aji?...there are tons of them. Baccatum, chinense or rocotos? This year im growing Sugar Rush Peach (baccatum), Aji Panca (chinense) and Aji Oro (rocoto). Last year in grew the panca as well as Aji Arnaucho which is another kind of mildish chinense. Ive grown Lemon Drops and Aji Cito before too.

I like the Aji Panca so much last year that i started a bunch this year. Its a dynamite bean seasoning once dried or dried then made into a paste. REALLY hard to find locally too and online its very expensive except for pastes.

I planted Pancas, and Amarillos. The Pancas, have not sprouted. I'm going to paper towel them, along with some more ghosts soon. How hot are the Pancas?

 

[z-bob]

So far, I have jalapeno, puya, and Thai peppers up. Rocoto and Murupi Amarela have just germinated (the rocotos took almost a month.) I also planted a bunch of ancho seeds; I'm pretty sure those won't grow, but you never know so I wanted to give them plenty of chances.

I also have started "7 Pot Yellow Golfball" seeds and some kind of chinense pepper with purple leaves and black peppers that eventually turn bright red, but those haven't sprouted yet. And I haven't planted the Biquinho seeds yet.

On the milkweed front, I have a dozen or so tropicals (Asclepias curassavica) up and some are making their first leaves, and the first of the "hairy balls" seeds (Gomphocarpus physocarpus) finally germinated today. I had almost given up on those. They will grow almost 10 feet tall in just a few months.

 

[HoppyDaze]

Good luck getting pods from your rocoto plant. Those pubes take forever!

 

[catdaddy66]

Good luck getting pods from your rocoto plant. Those pubes take forever!

Meaning... 12 years til puberty?? Lol

 

[HoppyDaze]

quite possibly

 

[z-bob]

Good luck getting pods from your rocoto plant. Those pubes take forever!

I've grown one before in a pot on the deck, quite a few years ago. Don't remember if I got any pods or not; (I think I got just a few green ones.) It's an interesting plant even if it doesn't bear, with pretty purple flowers.

 

[HoppyDaze]

rub the leaves and your fingers will smell like sweet peppers; it's weird.

 

[user 211287]

I planted Pancas, and Amarillos. The Pancas, have not sprouted. I'm going to paper towel them, along with some more ghosts soon. How hot are the Pancas?

Aji Panca is pretty mild. Lower end of jalapeno heat. Taste best fully ripe and dried. Then make powder or paste with them. They take forever to ripen too. Like 2 months from green to ripe. Shame you are not in STL. I would give you 5 nice starts from last years pods.

The ones on the left just went in the window sill. Ones on the right went in less than 2 weeks ago. Same seeds started at the same time. Growth explodes once they get real sun.

Try this amarillo paste sometime. Its mild but the flavor is great and no salt added. Same brand has panca paste too.
https://www.amazon.com/Zocalo-Peru-Organic-Amarillo-Chili/dp/B003D0MP3O?th=1

 

[applescrap]

Anyone use drip, that's my plan this year instead of sub irrigating. At least automatic and hopefully dripless. Ready for the seed!

 

[catdaddy66]

Anyone use drip, that's my plan this year instead of sub irrigating. At least automatic and hopefully dripless. Ready for the seed!View attachment 624762View attachment 624763View attachment 624764

I love the open planting cups! It helps to air prune the roots and promotes vigorous root/plant strength. I have two peppers in a 3 gallon basket like that... Hope the results are as hoped.

 

[passedpawn]

Mealybugs? Anyone have experience?

My tomatoes are getting hammered by a variety of pests. One of them is a small white segmented dude that I think is a mealybug. I'm gonna try the usual remedies (neem oil, soapy water spray) but I've also got some Bayer high-octane kill juice that I'd prefer not to use on vegies.

 

[catdaddy66]

Mealybugs? Anyone have experience?

My tomatoes are getting hammered by a variety of pests. One of them is a small white segmented dude that I think is a mealybug. I'm gonna try the usual remedies (neem oil, soapy water spray) but I've also got some Bayer high-octane kill juice that I'd prefer not to use on vegies.

Neem oil cures, or at least manages, a lot of ills. Soap also helps.

 

[imasickboy]

DE will shred anything soft-bodied.

 

[Zuljin]

I started the Puya and red Manzano seeds today. (I don't know if the Puya seeds are viable) Still haven't totally figured out what other varieties to plant, but should mostly get that sorted out by next week. (eeny meeny miny moe...)

Anyone grown Biquinho before and can tell me what to expect?

Where did you get puya seed and have you used that vendor before with success?

I don't remember the sauce name, comes in a white bottle with red text, we had it at work. Puya is in it. Great sauce.

My SIL grew these last year - quite disturbing...

Even worse, she got the peter seed from her boss...

I have one of those plants growing now. Got it from a coworker who has saved seed for three years now.

 

[z-bob]

Where did you get puya seed and have you used that vendor before with success?

I don't remember the sauce name, comes in a white bottle with red text, we had it at work. Puya is in it. Great sauce.

I bought a packet of dried Puya peppers from a Mexican grocer and I planted some of the seeds. Got pretty poor germination, but the ones that did sprout were vigorous.

I tried attaching a picture of the package of dried peppers, but the upload failed and I can't remove the bad link. (I hate whatever forum software this is)

 

[HoppyDaze]

careful with neem and DE...it will also kill the good bugs.

Here's a solid resource

 

[user 211287]

Neem will only kill good bugs if they eat it. Good bugs dont eat plants but they might eat bugs that ate your plants.

Ive drenched a plant with neem that had ants farming the aphids. Didnt seem to hurt the ants at all. Sure killed the aphids though.

 

[HoppyDaze]

In some cases it will coat their breathing systems/holes. That said, the only thing I wouldn't use neem on would be a plant that had a healthy population of lady bug larvae.

 

[passedpawn]

FYI, Neem oil on white flies didn't do a thing. Will spray plants tonight

 

[user 211287]

Yeah, if you see a bunch of lady bug larva on a plant LEAVE IT ALONE!!!! They are voracious predators.

 

[passedpawn]

Yeah, if you see a bunch of lady bug larva on a plant LEAVE IT ALONE!!!! They are voracious predators.

Yes I understand ladybugs eat a zillion aphids an hour. I don't have a ladybug issue.

 

[passedpawn]

Neem sprayed. We'll see. I've got a nice population of tomotoes right now, hoping they turn red before the wee basterds ruin them.