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Post by dvg on Jun 17, 2022 14:39:55 GMT
A Zebra Jumping Spider ( Salticus scenicus) spotted with prey yesterday on a developing Aji Rico pepper. dvg
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Post by stevebooth on Jun 22, 2022 9:22:52 GMT
My first chillies of the year and rather counter intuitively they are in the outside cloche, rather than the greenhouse, but do get more sunlight in that location. They are ring of fire, cayenne peppers. and this one is for Doug Cheers Steve
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Post by dvg on Jun 22, 2022 22:18:08 GMT
Looking good there Steve. Which one has the purple flowers, similar to a rocoto flowers, looks a bit like a Black Pearl? dvg
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Post by stevebooth on Jun 23, 2022 6:53:04 GMT
It should be a Purple Princess if my nephew has labelled the seeds up correctly. Cheers Steve
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Post by dvg on Jun 23, 2022 15:04:38 GMT
Steve, you'll be picking pods aplenty with that prolific producer. dvg
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Post by dvg on Jun 26, 2022 19:53:46 GMT
The aji lemon drop (middle) is now the tallest pepper plant of the three here. Some peppers on the aji rico. A C. baccatum flower on the aji rico. dvg
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Post by dvg on Jul 11, 2022 18:22:37 GMT
Looks like we'll be getting some hotter summer weather with the temps forecast to hit 32°c tomorrow. The peppers are looking good. The Aji Rico has lots of flowers and pods forming. dvg
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Post by stevebooth on Jul 12, 2022 21:35:51 GMT
Purple Princess Is flourishing in the heat and sun. Cheers Steve
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Post by dvg on Jul 13, 2022 7:40:23 GMT
Steve those purple pods from the get-go sure contrast well against the green foliage. The many pods and flowers are very striking. dvg
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Post by dvg on Jul 15, 2022 19:35:15 GMT
Fertilized the peppers today with a 4-6-8 N-P-K and noticed the first pod beginning to ripen to red on the Aji Rico. dvg
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Post by corky on Jul 16, 2022 17:01:48 GMT
This seems sensible,maybe worth a try at the end of the season to use up any extras
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Post by dvg on Jul 18, 2022 7:00:42 GMT
The first Aji Rico to ripen here this summer. It was sliced up into thin slices starting at the tip end. My 89 year old father was eating the slices right up to where the seeds were starting to show up in the sliced discs. The pepper slices were delicious, fruity and citrusy in flavour, with very mild heat, or at least this first pepper was that mild. It merely warmed my dad's mouth, without any vigorous flapping of his arms or such else 5-alarm response behavior. dvg
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Post by dvg on Jul 28, 2022 17:01:06 GMT
This Aji Rico is the most prolific pepper pod producer that i have ever grown. And the early pods are ripening in July. dvg
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Post by stevebooth on Jul 30, 2022 9:37:07 GMT
insert code here Again the extended sunny dry period is having a benificial effect on the outside chillies. Cheers Steve
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Post by dvg on Jul 31, 2022 18:34:24 GMT
Steve, nice capture on that last baccatum bloom.
What C. baccatum varieties might you be growing this season?
Cheers, Doug
dvg
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