a winter harvest pic for the northerners

10 years ago

I figured I'd post this just to annoy the non-Floridian chiliheads on this forum.

here's a pic of a winter harvest, picked yesterday. I've been told not to be too alarmed if winter pods are smaller than their summer counterparts, so I'm not gonna worry that most the habs are less than half the size I'd expect them to be. the tabascos have been that small all year though. maybe it's a cross, maybe it's just because the plant was badly stunted.

this is just the beginning for the thai peppers though, there's 10x more pods on the plants currently ripening. and there were 6 more green brains on the plant, waiting to ripen. there woulda been 3 more brains to show in the pic, but I've been making fruit x pepper jam, and the brain strain is the best candidate for this, IMHO.

and yes, a white paper towel is always my backdrop for harvest pics. unlike some/most of you, my harvests are never big enough to need anything more than that.

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CanadianLori
10 years ago
I just picked another Devil's Tongue about 20 minutes ago.

Yup, it's 20F outside but in my little GH it's 60- can hardware wait to see what that gas bill is going to be...
CanadianLori
10 years ago
let's see if I can type with my fingers instead of my knuckles

It should have read, I can hardly wait to see what this month's gas bill will be- and I meant that facetiously!

Pretty sure the bill is going to be what forces me to go out there and disconnect. It will be a sad day.
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don555
10 years ago
C.Lori, if you've managed to keep things going this long in Canada, you can hold your head high while you unplug the power! In Edmonton we've had snow on the ground since the start of November and have already seen nights as cold as -24F, with daytime highs as cold as -15F, a very cold start to winter! The outdoor stuff was over by the start of October here.
CanadianLori
10 years ago
Not the greatest shot but you get the drift...
mswiggi
10 years ago
Upstate Ny here, more than a little jealous!
DMForcier
10 years ago
You can turn down the temp q bit and do just fine. 50F (vs. 60F) won't bother the plants, just slow them down a bit.

Dennis
ka0ttic
10 years ago
Nice judo!
CanadianLori
10 years ago
Having problems controlling the heat as the heater is oversized for the space. I had to choose between too little (10K btu) or too much (30K btu).

My hair stood on end this morning when I checked the temp in there - 82F- ran in and turned it down to the minimum.

This is a real learning curve for me. Wondering if the snow is helping to insulate those bottom edges.

Just don't know. Obviously I'm totally clueless and managing by the seat of my pants.
sjetski
10 years ago
Judo, yes us northerners are jealous :-P, a decent enough variety for a December crop too. My peppers all taste like pickles and powder now :(

Lori, don't let the plants die when you unplug the power, overwinter your favorites to get a serious head start for next year, they'll be monster plants!!

Have fun all,

Steve

This post was edited by sjetski on Sun, Dec 15, 13 at 9:33