tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77137940273397406122024-03-05T02:39:18.456-08:00The BobbyGitr Pepper BlogFor several years, I've been growing hotter and hotter peppers. Since 2011, I've been making my own hot sauce.
I've decided to catalog my efforts, and share the knowledge I gain with others.BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-49300954426839748082018-01-29T08:55:00.001-08:002018-01-29T08:55:34.829-08:00Wowzers...Okay, so clearly, we didn't do a great job blogging in the last year. So, to sum up -<br />
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We sold lots of plants at the Farmers Markets.<br />
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We sold lots of peppers at the Farmers Markets.<br />
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We froze lots of peppers.<br />
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We did not, in 2017, make a single bottle of hot sauce.<br />
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We were thankful for changes in certain regulations making the production and sales of hot sauce easier to pursue in the local market.<br />
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HOT SAUCE!!!<br />
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Our PH is tested, our kitchen is registered, and we have been saucin' boieeeee!!!!!<br />
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Want to get your hands on some? Come visit us at farmer's markets. Dates will be posted soon at<br />
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I'll tell you what, though... As of right now, these sauces are looking pretty<br />
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Below you see pictured - Our 2018 sauces!!!!!<br />
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Can you believe the time has almost come again?</div>
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That's right, we are nearly at pepper season. Plants will be going in the ground in almost a month, but this year, we are well ahead of schedule.</div>
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Every year, we seem to grow a little bit more. When we started, we grew a couple of Fatalii plants, a couple Douglahs, and then some boring old Habanero's and Serranos. Most everything else we tried died off or never sprouted.</div>
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However, we learned, we improved, we stopped buying seeds from certain places....</div>
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What started as four or five plants turned into twenty, then seventy, then over 100!</div>
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And now, we have our biggest crop yet, with over 600 different plants already. Strange feelings emerge inside, knowing full well we will not be keeping most of these, but instead, attempting to sell them. Sure some will go to friends and family, but many, we hope, will be leaving us at farmers markets and other such garden bazaars.</div>
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When we started we had no idea this would become such a passion, let alone a possible business, but here we are, in 2017, poised for our best year yet.</div>
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This year, we started earlier. We used better materials. We built a second indoor plant rack. We tackled all our previous years issues of pests, disease, rot, anything, before they even happened. This year, we are ready.</div>
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I challenge anyone in the Bloomington/Normal area to compare our superhots to anything you'll find at the A and B's or the Niephagens of the world. You'll see that our plants are healthy, luscious, beautiful...</div>
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Because we love them, and we take super hots seriously. I mean, these are the plants that will be used in this year's BobbyGitr sauces, so they HAVE to be good.</div>
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Don't believe me? Here' s a couple of pictures to show just how great everything is looking.</div>
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We will definitely be better at blogging this year, as there is so much on the docket. For now, that's all, a quick post from Bobby G himself.</div>
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As always, thanks for all the support, and remember to keep life....</div>
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Mmmmm, Spicy!</div>
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My, oh my, how time does fly!</h2>
I can't believe it has been nearly 6 months since the last post! Once the peppers start coming on heavy, though, it's a full time job to plan, pick, and process everything.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many PEPPERS!</td></tr>
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August-October we suffered an 'embarrassment of riches,' one might say--up to our elbows in fruits, which forced a little expansion in pepper products. While nailing down our hot sauce recipe and process for 'legalization,' we also successfully experimented with dehydration and powder-making. (A shout goes out to my friend Erin for loaning us her awesome food dehydrator. I promise I will get it back to you soon!) We also made our vendor debut at the Downs Village Market in September.<br />
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As a result of all the extra work, our 'winter break' (which amounts to about a month from Nov-Dec), was spent making solid plans to kick 2017 up a notch on both ends of the business. <br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><b>PLANTS:</b></span> We decided to start seeds a full month earlier than we did last year, so around 600 went into soil between January 2-4th. More will be in the ground soon, but this is all we had room for in the beginning! Fewer plants will go into the BBG Garden this year overall (which means more for sale in May-June), but we will be varying the pepper types even more. <br />
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We said goodbye to a few strains--the Naga Viper, Jamaican Gold, Cumari--and decided to add an heirloom strain of Yellow Fatalii, a BBG 7 Pot, and some seeds we received from group trading (Mustard Habanero, Locato, Bulgarian Carrot, and Cherry Bomb, to name a few) to include in the Super Hots. We also planted seeds from one of our more interesting cross strains from last year (White Giant Habanero x Trinidad Scorpion) and are eager to see how they come out. We toyed with the idea of experimenting with some hydroponics this year, too, but the idea has been tabled for now.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">SAUCE:</span></b> We are still in the process of getting our hot sauce 'legalized' for sale at local farmer's markets. The fees and hurdles in Illinois are high, but so are our hopes that 2017 will be THE year we finally go legit. We have a recipe, we have our HACCP plan almost ready for submission... and hopefully will have the fee for certification raised by the time we need it. <br />
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(Not-So-Interesting Side note: Hot sauce is a funny little thing... it's not a "food" per government regulations, it's considered a condiment, and even as a condiment, it doesn't qualify for home production under the Cottage Foods Act, but rather falls under the area of a canned good. That, in turn, puts in under and entirely different set of guidelines from 'regular' processed goods. On top of that, our state government has been in a budget battle that has limited the number of experienced people available to help answer questions and guide us through the processes, sooo... we had to do a lot of helping ourselves in 2016.) <br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">DISCS:</span></b> This might be the <u><span style="color: orange;"><b>MOST EXCITING </b></span></u> part yet! We have become an <span style="color: blue;">approved vendor </span>for a couple of disc golf supply companies, and will be investing a lot more time and effort on this end of the business in 2017. We are working on our first order from Dynamic Discs (Who carry DD, Trilogy, WestSide, and Latitude 64), and have at least one tournament in the works for the year. That means more local choices for plastic, and more chances to grow the sport!<br />
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As Danny Lindahl says, "Slow is smooth, and smooth is far..." Hopefully our slow but smooth start into the disc business will help us grow and take us far.<br />
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Until next time... keep things... "Mmm... SPICY!"<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So… First off, apologies to our fan(s) for the extended period
of ‘radio silence’. Our goal was to make
a blog update once a month, but… y’all know how it goes with the plans of mice
and men? So, too, goes it with peppers and blogs! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To say it has been a BUSY summer here at BobbyGitr is an
understatement. SO much work owning a
small business, but... labor of love and all that jazz. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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rough cold snap that hit us about two weeks after our first planting, and we
lost several of those we were attempting to harden off for sale. Fortunately, all the peppers that lived came
back stronger and more beautiful than we could have hoped!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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many left at the ‘end’ of planting season to simply trash… so we just said ‘whatevs’
and planted more. A LOT more. All told, we put over 120 pepper plants
in the ground in our limited space, with another 30 or so in containers on the porch. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Did not know they could do so much damage so quickly! Since we could not find the buggers by hand for fish food, we
made the decision to hose ‘em down with Triazicide. Prior to our little skirmish with the Corn Earworms last year, we were basically organic gardeners out of laziness, but we have taken to pesticides when the peppers are threatened and we can't get things under control ourselves. We haven’t seen any further damage, and are
hoping it stays that way through harvest so we don't have to put anything else on them, but we are thankful to have them in a pinch.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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THIS WEEKEND, and probably every week through September/October, depending on
the weather. Unfortunately, we could not
partner with a commercial kitchen in time to get sauce into the Farmer’s Market,
but we look VERY forward to getting our HACCP plan down and ‘official’ go-ahead for local retail sales next year. In the
meantime, we will continue with BobbyGitr’s Bottle Sale—purchase a BobbyGitr Hot
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BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-20651720366174586852016-08-07T08:02:00.001-07:002016-08-07T08:02:08.134-07:00The big guyWell, you might think there is nothing special about habanero. Even if it is a super fancy chocolate habanero. However, this particular plant holds a special place in my heart. This is possibly the largest plant we have grown so far. Nearly 4 feet tall, this thing is just loaded down with fruit. It stands 6 inches to a foot taller than any of our other plants, and that's with plenty of summer left to go!<div><br></div><div>I probably can't wait more than another week to pick this guy, so I think Habanero will be my first hot sauce of the year. The way this thing is bearing, I think I will end up making habanero sauces almost every single week for a while. #GoodProblemToHave</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM_b6Srvzcq2q1H9NMLu0WABqC0SBqhYevSXF9DUmiQurxVj2Zg4ZSKXB7szxW0aZnhN-oQoKGjcEhTEfSQAbtsZfwdh-lnT9aUmH49AfrtpME9nLmMkhiSRD_NN_YS9CaNinrlf41Zc2/s640/blogger-image--835430650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM_b6Srvzcq2q1H9NMLu0WABqC0SBqhYevSXF9DUmiQurxVj2Zg4ZSKXB7szxW0aZnhN-oQoKGjcEhTEfSQAbtsZfwdh-lnT9aUmH49AfrtpME9nLmMkhiSRD_NN_YS9CaNinrlf41Zc2/s640/blogger-image--835430650.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3v3ZElMjzcEUDdsSQ4hyphenhyphenblgQ2IjAlV-Bu6VYvZh40F62iWs46u_QI40IjbGS01LlX11ciqGCMcJc8gQX3I8KQyCnzDPlHYkIm8wWIiXOqaENH3QzlZBItysDrfoSUZkeKyCqBYqhZHXfk/s640/blogger-image--1439625907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3v3ZElMjzcEUDdsSQ4hyphenhyphenblgQ2IjAlV-Bu6VYvZh40F62iWs46u_QI40IjbGS01LlX11ciqGCMcJc8gQX3I8KQyCnzDPlHYkIm8wWIiXOqaENH3QzlZBItysDrfoSUZkeKyCqBYqhZHXfk/s640/blogger-image--1439625907.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFDMwpD2S5Q9CESud6QoN9bMdVCgJgFH3e-GkdewGRBJhKfdVXRMfLSKZfLSFh9Vl-Mum6lm-RO3gaWYCWhqPd2CFvZIHcmyWr_MXqiRVtTVo4EjD9dewoPMwdwrnHBgUTjReAFlLfD3_/s640/blogger-image-1613788640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFDMwpD2S5Q9CESud6QoN9bMdVCgJgFH3e-GkdewGRBJhKfdVXRMfLSKZfLSFh9Vl-Mum6lm-RO3gaWYCWhqPd2CFvZIHcmyWr_MXqiRVtTVo4EjD9dewoPMwdwrnHBgUTjReAFlLfD3_/s640/blogger-image-1613788640.jpg"></a></div>BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-47888076337896766102016-08-07T07:58:00.001-07:002016-08-07T07:58:24.174-07:00Hots BreedsRemember last year when I thought I had bred two types of peppers to create a crossbreed between chocolate fatalii and Trinidad scorpion?<div><br></div><div>While it was entirely accidental, I saved as many seeds as I could from the "crossbreed" plant and saved them for this year. I am growing quite a few of them in hopes that I can repeat, and that this plant bears the same types of fruit as last year.</div><div><br></div><div>Well guess what? So far, so good. Please take a gander at these pictures. In my opinion, these are looking even more dangerous, scary, frightening, and any other synonyms you can think of, as well as twice is crossbreedy as last year.</div><div><br></div><div>While it will take several years to keep grooming this plant, I am really starting to think I am on to something. I can't wait for a couple more weeks to pass for me to start making some hot sauce out of these babies. 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It has been a while since we have put a worthwhile post, so, not counting this one, I'm going to put two up back to back! Wouldn't that be great? Please enjoy the following pepper blogs BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-87581396310950519892016-05-05T21:17:00.000-07:002016-05-05T21:17:18.534-07:00Theeeey're HEEEEEeeeere...<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sneaking in a mini-post today to let you (the proud, the few) followers know two VERY important things:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">That's right--we're bringing </span>the Battle of the Aces <span style="color: #3d85c6;">to Bloomington-Normal in July! </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Dates and deets can be found on our </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/682764868539567/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, and registration is open at </span><a href="http://bobbygitr.com/">The BobbyGitr Tournaments</a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> page. This is the first in what we hope will be an annual tradition for BobbyGitr Peppers and Discs. </span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Boy, oh boy... this is certainly shaping up to be an... </span><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Mmmm... </span><i style="font-size: xx-large;">Spicy!</i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"</span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> summer in Central Illinois!</span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> :)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our goal for the season was to make at least one post per month... so we're sneaking this one in juuuuust under the wire! HaHA!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since these days are busy with life and peppers, let me make this short and HOT. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">he babies have come along way since February--and they are looking georgeous! Peach Bhut Jolokia, Devil's Tongue Red, Jamaican Hot Yellow, and Limo (not Aji Limon) just to name a few. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because this is our first year providing live plants, QUANTITIES WILL BE LIMITED--and they will go fast! We're hardening them off right now; info on varieties/quantities will be up on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bobbygitr" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.bobbygitr.com/" target="_blank">BobbyGitr Storefront</a> in the next week--hit that 'like' button and reserve your very own BobbyGitr Pepper today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last possibility of frost for our region (zone 5) <i>looks </i>to be about 2 weeks off--May 13th. While it can't come soon enough, IMO, Mr. Pepper is chomping at the bit to get our babies in the ground. *sigh* I <i>might </i>give in and let him plant them on Mother's Day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of, <span style="color: magenta;">toss out the roses and make this Mother's Day... Mmmm... SPICY!</span> with the gift that keeps on giving--PEPPER PLANTS! Hershey is SOOO passe... forget the kissed and give Mom a Chocolate... Habanero?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><u>NEW</u> :</span> <span style="color: #f1c232;">GoFundMe Campaign</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, we started a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/bobbygitr" target="_blank">GoFundMe </a>page. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't normally talk about this since we are billed as a pepper blog, but BobbyGitr's <i>full </i>name <b><i>is</i></b> "BobbyGitr Peppers and <i style="font-weight: bold;">DISCS". As in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY2Zgu-Eekc" target="_blank">disc golf</a>. </i>BobbyGitr has a flair and talent for the sport (which you can learn about here) as well as the business of all things Super Hot, so we've twisted the two into a unique business: a new/used disc golf and hot pepper provider! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">While we get our ducks in a row with new disc distributors, you can browse the inventory of used discs in our Store. Used discs are perfect for the beginner that just needs something to play with, and great for experienced players looking for a new (or old) favorite. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">BobbyGitr will start a disc golf blog soon to cover that portion of the passion; we'll put out the link when it's up and running!</span><br />
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For me, thinning is THE hardest part of keeping the crop healthy. I love all my li'l seed babies so it can be hard to choose who goes and stays, but a HaPeppaMama gotta do what a HaPeppaMama gotta do... as you can see, those that remain are growing strong and healthy. </div>
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After losing a couple of plants to issues related to cramped quarters, we began the long process of moving solo plants to larger 3" pots ($1/12 at the Dollar Tree). They are VERY happy to have the extra room! We also added a small fan for ventilation, and within 24 hours, the plants were greener and the leaves more developed than ever. </div>
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Remember the plants we brought in from last year? Thanks to the efforts of a certain Jerk Cat (aren't they all) we are now down to the one USBC from last year... cross your fingers that it makes is to the garden this spring!</div>
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That's all from the BobbyGitr garden for now! Remember we LOVE to talk peppers, so send your questions, comments, and curiosities to info@bobbygitr.com, or find us on Twitter @bobbygitr and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bobbygitr" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!<br />
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Illinois winters are cold, but we're <i style="font-weight: bold;">burning</i> with excitement about 2016! Super-hot growers know there isn't a break in the pepper season--it's a year-round process. That said, we have been planning and prepping for the next year since last year, and already have a little bit of joy to share! Hope this behind-the-scenes peek into what we've been doing in the 'off season' gets you pumped:</div>
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We've grown super hots and made our own sauce since 2011. Not long after, we started seeking out less common pepper varieties at the local farmer's market. I found a gentleman--he, a horticulturalist, his wife, a botanist--who raised several different types of plants that weren't sold elsewhere. We started chatting about gardening, and I shared how much I hated tearing out the plants in the fall after harvest because it meant starting all over again in the spring. He said that, according to his wife, peppers are considered tropical plants, and that we ought to try bringing in our favorites over the winter. "You can treat them like houseplants, " he said. "Just put them in pots, cut them back, and replant them after the last frost in the spring." </div>
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We have done this successfully for three straight years, and I'm happy to say that (despite a poor decision on my part to put them outside on an odd warm and rainy day in December that killed two) we have kept the tradition alive, and look forward to returning our healthiest Reaper, UBSC, and a possible Chocolate Fatali/Trinidad Scorpion crossbreed to the garden in 2016. </div>
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On Sunday, February 7th, We planted over 400 peppers in 18 different varieties (including the world-famous Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Scorpion Red, and Peach Bhut Jolokia, just to name a few), instituting a new 'nail polish' labeling system (we'll see how it goes) to track their growth.</div>
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<b>#1 - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bobbygitr" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: red;">BobbyGitr is now on Facebook</span></a>!</b> Hit the ol' "LIKE" button and keep up with BobbyGitr sauces, seeds, and sales throughout the year. You can also follow our blog, send us your questions, and much more.</div>
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<b>#2 - We have a variety of 2015 home-made hot sauces available </b>for all you 'Super Hot' Heads out there! Head over to the <span style="color: lime;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bobbygitr" target="_blank"><span style="color: lime;">BobbyGitr Facebook page</span></a> </span>for a full run-down of sauces. As always, it's $8 for 5oz (2/$15), and $3 for a 1oz dropper bottle. </div>
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<b>#4 - NEW THIS YEAR - SEEDS AVAILABLE! </b>For the first time, BobbyGitr is offering super-hot seeds for sale. The seeds are harvested directly from the same peppers we use to make our sauces--grown without chemical pesticides, fertilizers, or fuss. Seeds are available with $2/10 pack (ten seeds) or $3/20. Seed varieties will be posted on the Facebook page, and can be purchased by messaging the page. We'll keep the list updated there as they become available.</div>
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On the right, a Trinidad scorpion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All season, the fatalis have been growing hotter than in previous seasons, much hotter actually. Now, it seems I may know why. Chocolate fatali has a new baby daddy…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you observe the middle peppers, they have all come from the fatali plant, all have the observable chocolate color, and yet also have the distinguishing scorpion tail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ladies and gentleman, a Fat Chocolate Scorpion?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Genetically, this would be an F1 plant, so I am going to save as many seeds as possible from the most scorpion-looking peppers, and we'll have to see what happens next season. Regardless, I am both excited and impressed by my own pepper skill and luck. Go nature!</div><br></div><br></div>BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-66399589579974618772015-08-26T12:03:00.001-07:002015-08-26T12:03:26.044-07:00Batch 2?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Haven't posted anything in a week or two, so I'll have to backtrack in my next post, but for now? The present!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My second set of hot sauce batches (that's right, haven't even talked about the first batch yet), turned out delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These were more of the "mild" variety of peppers; Jamaican yellow, Devils tongue, and some small habs. These sauces have a lot of flavor, I wonder if too much vinegar though....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last weeks batch of chocolate habs and chocolate fatalism was quite a it hotter, but that's okay. It's nice to make a mild batch now and again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Remembered to use Xanthum gum this time, it made a huge difference in the consistency.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaz3Lfdii4-NuPlK5sWG_X3h8rhxLE7m-qThy7b-NIq8AirZgunpUt9pzDCsps233UL0fZOAfwqjcyOUme2NEVZcZq1jPWH6FwxeSjk-eyczPe0cLWFDTcV5NGpY_Jym5Uf-_dXMj-kz4/s640/blogger-image--1132493841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaz3Lfdii4-NuPlK5sWG_X3h8rhxLE7m-qThy7b-NIq8AirZgunpUt9pzDCsps233UL0fZOAfwqjcyOUme2NEVZcZq1jPWH6FwxeSjk-eyczPe0cLWFDTcV5NGpY_Jym5Uf-_dXMj-kz4/s640/blogger-image--1132493841.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOssYHkRQYSFZn_zbiQxgej1jdFSiOoO3n6vLrz-xTDA2m5dmNBPEnVVaHp5aaXR1ck60GAkrSZkikDQY-f_M1Eql4Tiu-hB4Rp-PyEj2jtaXcTIHdTRC-QjcArgdRTHko68zOHd5pGey/s640/blogger-image--1260920776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOssYHkRQYSFZn_zbiQxgej1jdFSiOoO3n6vLrz-xTDA2m5dmNBPEnVVaHp5aaXR1ck60GAkrSZkikDQY-f_M1Eql4Tiu-hB4Rp-PyEj2jtaXcTIHdTRC-QjcArgdRTHko68zOHd5pGey/s640/blogger-image--1260920776.jpg"></a></div>BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-600062749370653522015-08-16T11:39:00.001-07:002015-08-16T11:39:16.943-07:00Good Times, Bad Times....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A lot to cover here. First off, perhaps a sign of good luck? Below is a bug that I allow to LIVE in my garden. This is a swallowtail butterfly caterpillar. It's eating my dill, which is fine, as herbs grow super easily. Hopefully, he'll turn into a beautiful butterfly! Now, on with the peppers!</div>
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First off, an update on how this stuff is growing. A few weeks ago, I had but a few super hots and a slew of habanero's/fatalis, but not much changing color. Suddenly, I have DOZENS of carolina reapers and trinidad scorpions, as well as a ton of Bhuts... but I'll talk more about the bhuts in a minute. Below are pictures of just a handful of the scorptions and reapers.</div>
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I also have finally had some of my Jamaican Hot Yellows start turning color (side note, the day after taking these pictures, they turned the rest of the way yellow)</div>
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Here are some pictures of my Fatalis and Hab's. Looking BEAUTIFUL. I plan to pick them tomorrow morning and make my first batch of hot sauce this weekend. If a few more turn colors, I should be able to make two small batches of completely hab and complete fat sauces. I'm pretty excited, as I love the flavor of yellow fatalis, so I'm super curious what the chocolates will taste like.<br />
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We've been struck by bad luck and heartache. Many of my ghosts, and now finally a reaper, have been mauled! Bored by some demonic creature. See pic below!<br />
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After much research, I believe I've discovered the culprit; it seems to be a corn earworm, which is a close relation to the tomato hornworm. Just look at the damage they do to the inside of these peppers! What's killing me is that they've already wiped out almost an entire Bhut Jolokia plant's yield. I was "okay" with that, kind of, because they weren't eating anything else, but now?! I've started to find holes in peppers on various plants. I'm going to try desperately to find a way to destroy them all....<br />
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<br />BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-44289183850893806992015-08-02T19:44:00.001-07:002015-08-02T19:44:42.758-07:00Counting the days...Timeline:<div>This season, we planted three batches of seeds indoors.</div><div>Batch #1 - Feb. 7th</div><div>Batch #2 - Feb. 14th</div><div>Batch #3 - Feb. 24th</div><div>By the time we planted the third batch, all of the second and first batches had started sprouting.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">March 14th - planted any remaining seeds.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div>Late April, began prepping and tilling the garden.</div><div><br></div><div>May 3rd, planted!!! Only the largest, and healthiest. Many of the later batches were not large enough to be moved outside.</div><div><br></div><div>Sun., August 2nd, after 176 days, we have the first fully ripened pepper! Most likely this pepper is from the 2nd batch, making it more like 169 days, but behold!</div><div><br></div><div>1 chocolate habanero!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6ZHV2bW84wbCR586Zbz6FeE3WuUWap7JdFc6eRtxp_puk0Z8gJBwLFfcQSmmtS4MtbkBjN1i0tVQdA2fFqIutz7NvApMLVIyrW97ol6ahgL8b3H_47ex2xOdMF_RDF9_g3boEt06LRyG/s640/blogger-image--582318730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6ZHV2bW84wbCR586Zbz6FeE3WuUWap7JdFc6eRtxp_puk0Z8gJBwLFfcQSmmtS4MtbkBjN1i0tVQdA2fFqIutz7NvApMLVIyrW97ol6ahgL8b3H_47ex2xOdMF_RDF9_g3boEt06LRyG/s640/blogger-image--582318730.jpg"></a></div><br></div>BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-31387768957853276772015-07-30T19:50:00.001-07:002015-07-30T19:50:56.605-07:00Early fruits!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jamaican hot yellow. This pepper, heat similar to a hab, has the appearance of a top. This is not a misshapen pepper, all of the fruit on this plant grows like this. It is amusingly different than any pepper I've ever grown.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmohx1hc9BHNtMWGAgsxGe_-c6ieSR1sYOv8oqDfHfLz4nGLhfkIbTh8wampvoLk9trqg6tTz5JBOrv6_4BQ2UOHgyMg16NSKwiQQTBRTiWnNT3wRMz7xpTJPByoEVf2u5csZlOSJjbpe/s640/blogger-image-443907589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmohx1hc9BHNtMWGAgsxGe_-c6ieSR1sYOv8oqDfHfLz4nGLhfkIbTh8wampvoLk9trqg6tTz5JBOrv6_4BQ2UOHgyMg16NSKwiQQTBRTiWnNT3wRMz7xpTJPByoEVf2u5csZlOSJjbpe/s640/blogger-image-443907589.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The first of hopefully many Carolina Reapers. The worlds hottest, this should make for some gooooood sauce. It has a bit of a tail like the scorpions, which is interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjX-mKxCySHqnyqkepLLl4bBsIgAFIAbpnZoa4J1PwyZL2QyhkknO5svubCbd9CfCtk99Xx-ifZ2RFdk8OsR7VKDdcLV5jzz_MjT9v0RSc-Nzx9D3tC5ADI00CouYVCDSFT0nCzwl5XWv/s640/blogger-image--924626527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjX-mKxCySHqnyqkepLLl4bBsIgAFIAbpnZoa4J1PwyZL2QyhkknO5svubCbd9CfCtk99Xx-ifZ2RFdk8OsR7VKDdcLV5jzz_MjT9v0RSc-Nzx9D3tC5ADI00CouYVCDSFT0nCzwl5XWv/s640/blogger-image--924626527.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Peach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bhut</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jolokia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aka the Ghost Pepper. I thought these grew orb shaped like a Douglah or brain strain. I love that they're shaped more like a fatali or fat chili pepper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_skQMFVz2WwhwO-FiSFixS4ftbXw43Jy-KP80mNDsCPFK3zmGTf8_XpSTh7yLlSnvFN8nrCnqW1WSLJZmS5Qol3l-LobPirELNPKkoXfAmZFC0qvZkHM795KWyukmxqd7ReDupoAuKCu8/s640/blogger-image--2071312048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_skQMFVz2WwhwO-FiSFixS4ftbXw43Jy-KP80mNDsCPFK3zmGTf8_XpSTh7yLlSnvFN8nrCnqW1WSLJZmS5Qol3l-LobPirELNPKkoXfAmZFC0qvZkHM795KWyukmxqd7ReDupoAuKCu8/s640/blogger-image--2071312048.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Limo. Another interestingly shaped pepper, not to be confused with aji limon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrcxAIXWBuAQV5Xd5ZyKlS3N1qNxJVpbjJeWtEA3AA_GKq7wxkIc9v9TTMFVrCAdaa806kbKE0CVaiWXkgOTARKr6oGBDZZNK8sZgcY-7Q8mGb4S8ToIcTAE9fBgAIAKLese_8acJuwvZ/s640/blogger-image--1352326926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrcxAIXWBuAQV5Xd5ZyKlS3N1qNxJVpbjJeWtEA3AA_GKq7wxkIc9v9TTMFVrCAdaa806kbKE0CVaiWXkgOTARKr6oGBDZZNK8sZgcY-7Q8mGb4S8ToIcTAE9fBgAIAKLese_8acJuwvZ/s640/blogger-image--1352326926.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My Fatalis!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfQUec1N254wmZcLJJLZ-DHA4kH_66ga7HvVoYr4ciXy7nUDLucXDxY8w-9nZUr_DrvMyhtfcP-9kBU2-uU7tXk8FkOk9k8KphadDCSJ1BY1hkeRLl4_vCZnnnSAuHRGIuJSvsqCt_oLt/s640/blogger-image--1396833526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfQUec1N254wmZcLJJLZ-DHA4kH_66ga7HvVoYr4ciXy7nUDLucXDxY8w-9nZUr_DrvMyhtfcP-9kBU2-uU7tXk8FkOk9k8KphadDCSJ1BY1hkeRLl4_vCZnnnSAuHRGIuJSvsqCt_oLt/s640/blogger-image--1396833526.jpg"></a></div>Devils tongue red, starting to change color...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBASPncJ3_2LjaDpMCDXX3d2r_1MxH5u9QVV4McQQ2TOT6pOuvJnciyu9capQOznQ4WsrBFzQsgBJAyntgzsyIAJY_2X0WnLojkzatobL0ElCDy5R_pQMAJ1dayxClM7hasOSO91SSexdc/s640/blogger-image--858176320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBASPncJ3_2LjaDpMCDXX3d2r_1MxH5u9QVV4McQQ2TOT6pOuvJnciyu9capQOznQ4WsrBFzQsgBJAyntgzsyIAJY_2X0WnLojkzatobL0ElCDy5R_pQMAJ1dayxClM7hasOSO91SSexdc/s640/blogger-image--858176320.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chocolate Habaneros, looking healthy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsp62DWmgAL4UV4pxhzJbNXXBH3sppvRE1_y4gZKyHnXXQRwT4ca6n0PeYVsxv0-DTlf0QW-6X8Ikvgne3Hdg_S1s1g9aGSIsQ2LBz4UanbqcDlqU8E7JrWsn3EI1JsibocsstSSUqXvU/s640/blogger-image--372197798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsp62DWmgAL4UV4pxhzJbNXXBH3sppvRE1_y4gZKyHnXXQRwT4ca6n0PeYVsxv0-DTlf0QW-6X8Ikvgne3Hdg_S1s1g9aGSIsQ2LBz4UanbqcDlqU8E7JrWsn3EI1JsibocsstSSUqXvU/s640/blogger-image--372197798.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-79565211797135183312015-07-30T19:40:00.001-07:002015-07-30T19:40:28.755-07:00JulyPepper plants are doing great, but weeds are running rampant. I've given a lot of love to the peppers, but my okra and tomatoes are suffering.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjrJh6eUCwNYbvqvwLroBJ4G08aL1ZwnY-76x2uBm5BOpbpT1T0Bng5RSeGq-rBWpi3exyxaI9IHOFWmAWPtBYTEIov2fQMkeZ1JpyEpMslXXVqCc88WgpxJKYxfqwlBkDZ-lo3TI3g9K/s640/blogger-image-898416949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjrJh6eUCwNYbvqvwLroBJ4G08aL1ZwnY-76x2uBm5BOpbpT1T0Bng5RSeGq-rBWpi3exyxaI9IHOFWmAWPtBYTEIov2fQMkeZ1JpyEpMslXXVqCc88WgpxJKYxfqwlBkDZ-lo3TI3g9K/s640/blogger-image-898416949.jpg"></a></div>BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-43290437323551899942015-07-30T19:37:00.001-07:002015-07-30T19:37:57.317-07:00FrogHe protects my peppers... He is the Pepper Guardian Frog<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibapa7sOvY10aqVSztmRTzEa1CZOenF0tX0t-FymijcnXqzxrIM0RsXIB3x1TXJaaw9DHHunKdFD4Ejg3iFUuNITT0tripLKc1QcJtfUDdCj8joE2VXHUWItTLd-s85tIl5NB1NhZVLr4a/s640/blogger-image--648354201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibapa7sOvY10aqVSztmRTzEa1CZOenF0tX0t-FymijcnXqzxrIM0RsXIB3x1TXJaaw9DHHunKdFD4Ejg3iFUuNITT0tripLKc1QcJtfUDdCj8joE2VXHUWItTLd-s85tIl5NB1NhZVLr4a/s640/blogger-image--648354201.jpg"></a></div>BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-48103073797811014352015-07-30T19:35:00.001-07:002015-07-30T19:35:57.687-07:00Planting day!Of the seeds we started indoors, only about half made it through the winter. Here, they are organized in appropriate rows prior to planting. This season we will have:<div>1) Carolina Reapers</div><div>2) Trinidad Scorpion Reds</div><div>3) Jamaican Hot Yellows</div><div>4) Limos</div><div>5) Chocolate Habaneros</div><div>6) Peach Bhut Jolokias</div><div>7) White Bhut Jolokias</div><div>8) UBSC </div><div>9) 7 pot chiguana</div><div>10) (hopefully) 1surviving 7 pot Brain Strain</div><div>11) Fatalis (LOVE!!!)</div><div>12) Devils tongue red</div><div>13) Naga Vipers</div><div>14) White Habaneros <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicuMS7D4GBR4LS33L1RQcwoHZwlNUYLqv7dc5zpm2_XeRXoYL29M9fl77m0ABrLSSOLlqEHpZ7EAh1l3JQ6E9MtqXCDW4ujOu5l6YrGdwS_k29jkigQinmHl7KNESE3aVo_VxkVYcf63Z/s640/blogger-image--1077142672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicuMS7D4GBR4LS33L1RQcwoHZwlNUYLqv7dc5zpm2_XeRXoYL29M9fl77m0ABrLSSOLlqEHpZ7EAh1l3JQ6E9MtqXCDW4ujOu5l6YrGdwS_k29jkigQinmHl7KNESE3aVo_VxkVYcf63Z/s640/blogger-image--1077142672.jpg"></a></div></div>BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-28986333252504324702015-07-30T19:27:00.001-07:002015-07-30T19:55:30.232-07:00Sakura!Cherry blossoms blooming mid-April, planting season soon!<br />
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BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713794027339740612.post-70409923920969976902015-07-30T19:17:00.000-07:002015-07-30T19:17:21.636-07:00IntroIt is late in the season to be starting the blog, but I will try and be diligent in my back-tracking.<br />
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I will soon be posting early pictures of my peppers as seeds and in their growing process, pictures of my current garden, and as of a few days ago, my current peppers.<br />
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It is the end of July, and I am having a great yield already, everything from Chocolate Habaneros to Peach Bhut Jolokias. Nothing has turned color yet, but should start turning soon. More to come.BobbyGitrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807752192153084931noreply@blogger.com0