Hey Nape- Your Peppers are in the Ground

[UNC71-00]

@Nape

just moved them from pots to ground today. 15 of the suckers.

 

[Nape]

@Nape

just moved them from pots to ground today. 15 of the suckers.

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Hell yea!! They will grow like kudzu in that NC sun.

Mine are taking a beating this week. The tornado and 1.5” of rain Sunday and we’ve had over 4” since Thursday. What doesn’t kill em makes em stronger tho.

 

[UNC71-00]

Hell yea!! They will grow like kudzu in that NC sun.

Mine are taking a beating this week. The tornado and 1.5” of rain Sunday and we’ve had over 4” since Thursday. What doesn’t kill em makes em stronger tho.

im looking forward to the process. This is the first time I have ever done a garden from ground up.

we do have tomatoes growing in a planter. They are monsters

 

[Nape]

Tuesday:


Just now:


Habaneros and ghosts looking good:

 

[Old Glory]

@Nape

just moved them from pots to ground today. 15 of the suckers.

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What kind of peppers are they?

 

[Nape]

What kind of peppers are they?

They are cayennes. I have a catalogue of seeds from my garden. Each year’s crop is documented for heat, taste, weather, etc. I don’t remember which year I sent him but they are probably from 2013-2017.

 

[PawPower1981]

Tuesday:
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Just now:
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Habaneros and ghosts looking good:
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i grew some habanero last year, went crazy. So hot, not even edible…couldn’t even make salsa

 

[Nape]

i grew some habanero last year, went crazy. So hot, not even edible…couldn’t even make salsa

Yea, they can be mother fuckers for sure. The ghost are way hotter though.

When I ferment the mash they lose a lot of that stupid raw heat and become more flavorful.

 

[RJ2kWJ]

Awesome thread.

 

[RJ2kWJ]

Yea, they can be mother fuckers for sure. The ghost are way hotter though.

When I ferment the mash they lose a lot of that stupid raw heat and become more flavorful.

Would you consider ghost hotter than Carolina reapers?

 

[IrishStout]

Tuesday:
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Just now:
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Habaneros and ghosts looking good:
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The lack of mulch is giving me a panic attack.

 

[Nape]

Would you consider ghost hotter than Carolina reapers?

No, but they are a natural chile. Reapers aren’t. Not a fan of reapers either. The flavor is awful and the heat is ridiculous. I have no use for something like that. Ghosts have great flavor and then they kick you in the balls.

 

[Nape]

The lack of mulch is giving me a panic attack.

Mulch where? In the garden?

 

[RJ2kWJ]

No, but they are a natural chile. Reapers aren’t. Not a fan of reapers either. The flavor is awful and the heat is ridiculous. I have no use for something like that. Ghosts have great flavor and then they kick you in the balls.

100% agreed.

 

[UNC71-00]

Tuesday:
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Just now:
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Habaneros and ghosts looking good:
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damn I should have put mine in the ground sooner. Oh well- next year, right?

 

[UNC71-00]

The lack of mulch is giving me a panic attack.

who puts mulch in a vegetable garden? Not that I know much about this at all.

 

[imprimis]

who puts mulch in a vegetable garden? Not that I know much about this at all.

Compost yes. Mulch no.

 

[Nape]

Compost yes. Mulch no.

My gardens are chock full of mushroom compost and cow manure compost. Add in our naturally dark and rich soil and you have the perfect medium for growing fruit.

 

[imprimis]

My gardens are chock full of mushroom compost and cow manure compost. Add in our naturally dark and rich soil and you have the perfect medium for growing fruit.

I used worm castings when they were in vogue 40 years or so ago. They were very rich. I tried growing "a green leafy weed" with 100% casting and it took off but after 3 feet it died due to being burned out on too rich soil. I learned to augment it with potting soil or just dirt and it did much better. Used some of my Dad's green house African violet soil in his green house until one morning they were gone. All he said was "there will be no more "peach tree" growing on my property.

 

[Nape]

Things are going apeshit at Casa du Nape.

Habaneros:

Lemon Drop

Cayenne

 

[Nape]

Ghost

 

[Oler Ted]

Things are going apeshit at Casa du Nape.
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Habaneros:
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Lemon Drop
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Cayenne
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Ghost
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Bravo! Hell of a gardener

 

[IrishStout]

Things are going apeshit at Casa du Nape.
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Habaneros:
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Lemon Drop
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Cayenne
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[Nape]

Bravo! Hell of a gardener

It’s all about the weed. Good weed = Good garden.

 

[Nape]

Cherokee Purples are plump as fuck:

San Marzanos are

 

[Nape]

Weller’s 12 and Goose from Denver:

 

[Oler Ted]

Weller’s 12 and Goose from Denver:
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What’s the weather been like up there?

 

[Nape]

It was super hot in June. No rain for about 4 weeks and then got 6+ inches in 3.5 days. It’s been dry now since the start of July. Mid 80s, humid, and great golf weather.

 

[UNC71-00]

My peppers are barely making it. I think the soil quality is lousy- gonna get the County Extension Agent out here to tell me how to do this correctly