Jack and GK's Plants and Prawns

[JackTheCat]

Look at this chad, already making moves on the ladies.

 

[Quence]

Look at this chad, already making moves on the ladies.

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But will he disappoint her because of his shrimp dick?

 

[JackTheCat]

The first strawberry of the year. Well, not the first-first, as birds ate that one.

 

[JackTheCat]

1. Some of the chillis are placed into their big boy pots. They are the jalepeño tam, aji delight, aji pink habanero, sweet pickle, trinidad perfume, and mini chocolate bell pepper.
I really like these fabric pots. They allow the roots more freedom, allow better air flow and are easy to pack and transfer.

2. The two strawberry plants. Normally they hang, but the wind was too strong to get a good picture so I put them here for a moment.

3. The "micro dwarf" tomato plant, as it's called. It's coming along well. BF helps with the picture again.

 

[Aroukar]

Good stuff Jack. Especially those tomatoes.

 

[JackTheCat]

Good stuff Jack. Especially those tomatoes.

It's nice to have two years in a row where they are going good considering tomato blight ravished the ones before them.

 

[Quence]

You said that the chilis will be grown indoors. Have you successfully grown chilis in that manner before?

 

[JackTheCat]

So we had these chilis growing in one of the outdoor-only pots.

Apparently, it's a serrano, but it just smells very strongly like a bell pepper and most of it doesn't even have heat. It just tastes more like paprika. Near the top is hot, though.
I don’t think it's bad, just odd.

 

[JackTheCat]

You said that the chilis will be grown indoors. Have you successfully grown chilis in that manner before?

I clearly mentioned that they would grown inside until they were big enough to grow outside.

We have grown successfully indoors, but why do I need to prove anything to a special little retard like you?

 

[Quence]

I clearly mentioned that they would grown inside until they were big enough to grow outside.

We have grown successfully indoors but why do I need to prove anything to a special little retard like you?

Welp, your serrano peppers didn't grow properly....likely because they didn't get enough heat and natural sunlight.

Famous Axiom: When in doubt, always listen to Quence.

 

[JackTheCat]

Welp, your serrano peppers didn't grow properly....likely because they didn't get enough heat and natural sunlight.

Famous Axiom: When in doubt, always listen to Quence.

You really struggle with reading, don't you, sweetie?

I also clearly stated that I didn't know if it was a serrano or not.

 

[Quence]

You really struggle with reading, don't you, sweetie?

I also clearly stated that I didn't know if it was a serrano or not.

Well, it was a pepper....a pepper that needs the warm embrace of lots of sun and very warm temps. It received none of that and, hence, it became a retardo pepper.

 

[JackTheCat]

Another new baby. The others have grown up well, so fingers crossed for the little guy.

It's bit ironic too, since the biggest, oldest female died yesterday.

 

[JackTheCat]

1. Louisiana-style hot sauce using cayennes from the garden. Basically a copycat of that "Crystal" brand but lower in sodium.
I always assumed, given the area of origin, that it would use a higher scoville chilli like reapers.

2. The first harvested garlic. I just braided it, ready to be hung alongside some of the onions.
Sorry about the soil on the floor, I'm sweeping after.

 

[Quence]

1. Louisiana-style hot sauce using cayennes from the garden. Basically a copycat of that "Crystal" brand but lower in sodium.
I always assumed, given the area of origin, that it would use a higher scoville chilli like reapers.

2. The first harvested garlic. I just braided it, ready to be hung alongside some of the onions.
Sorry about the soil on the floor, I'm sweeping after.

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Did the cayennes turn out okay? They usually require a lot of sunlight and a lot of heat to grow properly

 

[JackTheCat]

Did the cayennes turn out okay? They usually require a lot of sunlight and a lot of heat to grow properly

They are medium range chillis, so not really. You can test them if you would kindly bend over, though.

 

[Quence]

They are medium range chillis, so not really. You can test them if you would kindly bend over, though.

They are chillies - medium or hot shouldn’t matter, they require hot temps and lots of sunlight

 

[JackTheCat]

A selection from today's harvest.

That part of the chili plant snapped off (I suppose we underestimated how high it would go), but the chillis are still good and bloody hot.

 

[pringleslover34]

A selection from today's harvest.

That part of the chili plant snapped off (I suppose we underestimated how high it would go), but the chillis are still good and bloody hot.

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this gon be the best salad ever

 

[Quence]

A selection from today's harvest.

That part of the chili plant snapped off (I suppose we underestimated how high it would go), but the chillis are still good and bloody hot.

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Would you say that those chilies are stunted and smaller than they should be?

 

[JackTheCat]

Some dragon tongue beans, along with another cucumber and another chillli.

Is it normal for homegrown cucumbers to have a sweetness to them? It's our first time growing them.

 

[pringleslover34]

Some dragon tongue beans, along with another cucumber and another chillli.

Is it normal for homegrown cucumbers to have a sweetness to them? It's our first time growing them.

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i can only suspect that soil quality around your home is quite different from the where the storebought cucumbers come from

 

[JackTheCat]

This teenager is a curious one. He's a 'red rilli'. Rilli prawns have a transparant middle section and come in various colours, but red seems to be the most common.

It's interesting to randomly get one and I hope he passes on his genes when he's older (a month or so).

I even spotted one with a muddy green colour, so green might be slowly coming along too.

 

[JackTheCat]

The rose apple tree is producing again. These are the three best-looking ones, IMO.

 

[pringleslover34]

The rose apple tree is producing again. These are the three best-looking ones, IMO.

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what does it taste like?

 

[JackTheCat]

what does it taste like?

They mainly taste like...well, apples (kind of like a granny smith, if I had to pick) but they do have this distinct raspberry undertone. It's lovely.

 

[JackTheCat]

Sourdough.

 

[JackTheCat]

A little update on how some more plants are coming along.


1. Aji Delight.

2. Off-pheno Aji Delight.

3. Trinidad Perfume.

4. Off-pheno Trinidad Perfume.

5. Chocolate bell pepper, mini.

6. Sweet Marconi, red.

7. A close up of the Marconi peppers

8. A fig tree trained to grow into a bush.

9. Basil.

 

[JackTheCat]

1. More bread, because why not. This one is based on a wholegrain burger bun recipe.

2. I meant to take a picture of the full potato harvest, so have some totties in a bag instead.

 

[JackTheCat]

1. Some aji delight chillis, trinidad perfume chills, two chocolate mini peppers and a single, not-so-pink habanero

2. The fig tree is not producing as much as I hoped, but these two fruit are doing well. It's a smaller variety.

The cote zan (yellow) chilli plant is producing wonderfully, but the picture wouldn't load.