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Post by mike on Aug 26, 2018 10:16:17 GMT -5
Looking great Shawn.
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Post by Shawn on Aug 26, 2018 10:26:39 GMT -5
Thanks mike. I learned from the King himself  |
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Post by Shawn on Aug 27, 2018 6:04:08 GMT -5
Ok so looking closer there are peppers but not as many as I first thought compared to his neighbor. There are a ton of flowers and hoping they produce long green pods. Anyway only posting because of the growth spurt in the pepper himself. I think it is longer as the ruler slipped some while trying to take the picture.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2018 8:21:15 GMT -5
will you ripen them to red?
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Post by Shawn on Aug 27, 2018 9:16:55 GMT -5
will you ripen them to red? Yes, that is my goal  |
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Post by Shawn on Aug 30, 2018 4:47:48 GMT -5
Only because of the size. Do not mind the mess, it is getting cleaned up today.
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Post by MaryL on Aug 31, 2018 16:15:29 GMT -5
That’s the good kind of mess, fairy dust!
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Post by mike on Sept 1, 2018 9:20:14 GMT -5
Fabulous! I'll bet some get to 6 inches.
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Post by Shawn on Sept 2, 2018 5:07:30 GMT -5
Fabulous! I'll bet some get to 6 inches. I am waiting to see  Here is a picture of the lower cluster.  |
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Post by drbanks on Sept 3, 2018 10:17:44 GMT -5
Much envy here!
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Post by Shawn on Sept 5, 2018 10:11:08 GMT -5
I had to cut two peppers off as they are getting what appeared to be Bottom Rot. I cut the bottoms off and will use the rest of the peppers later. All the others look to be ok..
From what I am reading it can be a calcium deficiency. I just did and R&R. Added half the nutes since I have to give them more on Sunday and added full Mooch. I will just give 2ml on Sunday.
Hopefully this will work!
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Post by Shawn on Sept 5, 2018 17:39:23 GMT -5
Mark and I tried Green Big Jim's. While I would not normally pick until red, these too had issues.
Anyway... This is Mark's assessment
These Big Jim's smell like a green bell pepper and sweet. They are very crunchy, thin skinned, lots of flesh and moderate amount of seeds. There is a basic Green bell pepper taste profile. Heatwise, If a Jalapeno were scaled at a 10, these would rate a 5. Heat is immediate but fades quickly.
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Sept 5, 2018 17:58:32 GMT -5
It sounds like a pepper whose heat I can handle raw, undiluted in a recipe.
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Post by Shawn on Sept 5, 2018 18:02:28 GMT -5
Mark said it is a keeper, IF the remaining peppers do not start to soften and brown at the tips. I am thinking it also may be when I pollinate, the rot spots kinda line up with nubs from the lower leaves I cut off. So I will be careful. I hope this is the case and not anything major.
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Post by drbanks on Sept 6, 2018 5:41:30 GMT -5
The level of heat sounds about right for an Anaheim. I find them to be very versatile for cooking, and excellent for a not-really-that-hot green chili sauce. They are indeed pleasantly meaty, and I always like to throw a bunch in with my habaneros in my "I'm going to regret this later" chili.
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Post by MaryL on Sept 6, 2018 13:44:03 GMT -5
Oh I had forgotten this is an Anaheim. I had over time become confused and thought it was a type of jalapeño. So I was surprised at the much lower heat. Got it now.
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Post by Shawn on Sept 7, 2018 6:08:48 GMT -5
The largest pepper is standing strong at 5.5" long.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 7:48:14 GMT -5
great project,shawn. They put me in mind of a large italian frying pepper..except..they are hot. I bet you have recipes all lined up for these beauties!
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Post by Shawn on Sept 7, 2018 8:00:08 GMT -5
great project,shawn. They put me in mind of a large italian frying pepper..except..they are hot. I bet you have recipes all lined up for these beauties!
I can think of a few dishes, but I have to make sure Mark does not eat them raw first LOL. I am just waiting for them to turn red.
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Post by Shawn on Sept 9, 2018 4:34:59 GMT -5
Nutes and Mooch Added
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