OT: Pandemic Peppers

[RFC]

A little pandemic stir crazy this morning, so seeking solace in the pepper garden.

Tabascos popping.

IMG_6563 by Robert Copple, on Flickr

I have already picked the first Serrano crop of about 100 when they turned red. The next crop is coming in.

IMG_6565 by Robert Copple, on Flickr

Likewise, the Bananas.

IMG_6573 by Robert Copple, on Flickr

The pepper patch is next to the tortoise corral. That structure that looks like a North Korean machine gun bunker is the tortoise stable.

IMG_6568 by Robert Copple, on Flickr

And then there is Zucchini Row planted in the middle of the Bermuda Hay field.

IMG_6576 by Robert Copple, on Flickr

If things go way south, I can subsist on peppers, Zuchini and tortoise meat.

[Dino Suegiù]

Originally Posted by RFC

A little pandemic stir crazy this morning, so seeking solace in the pepper garden.

Tabascos popping.

If things go way south, I can subsist on peppers, Zuchini and tortoise meat.

Fantastic. What a beautiful yard/crops.
But don't eat the tortoises, please! They look very content right there where they are, in their tortoise corral.

[RFC]

Only as a last resort. Sort of like sled dogs.

[Dino Suegiù]

Originally Posted by RFC

Only as a last resort. Sort of like sled dogs.

Ouch!


They look amazing. How many are in the photo, three? Or four? Do they always stick together like that? Sleep in the "bunker" at night? Do they have different personalities? What type of tortoise are they? They live a long time, right?

Sorry for all the q's but I find that photo and them really fascinating.

[RFC]

Originally Posted by Dino Suegiù

Ouch!


They look amazing. How many are in the photo, three? Or four? Do they always stick together like that? Sleep in the "bunker" at night? Do they have different personalities? What type of tortoise are they? They live a long time, right?

Sorry for all the q's but I find that photo and them really fascinating.

No worries. Search sulcata tortoise. There's a lot of info out there.

[Dino Suegiù]

Originally Posted by RFC

No worries. Search sulcata tortoise. There's a lot of info out there.

Thank you.

Fantastic, these are some crazy numbers, I never would have guessed:

C. sulcata is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world after the Galapagos tortoise, and Aldabra giant tortoise, and the largest of the mainland tortoises. Bill Branch reported a maximum size in the wild as 83 cm and 98 kg, but others state that they can reach 105 kg (231 lb). They grow from hatchling size (2–3 in) very quickly, reaching 6-10 in (15–25 cm) within the first few years of their lives. They can live more than 70 years.
Source: Wikitortoisedia

[donevwil]

Pepper update:

5 y/o Serrano (about 3 ft across)



0 y/o Serrano (looks a bit mangy being shadowed by 5 y/o, but still loaded)



3 y/o Gypsy

[reuben]

Originally Posted by RFC

A little pandemic stir crazy this morning, so seeking solace in the pepper garden.

Tabascos popping.

IMG_6563 by Robert Copple, on Flickr

All you need is a little baton rouge to check when they're ripe.

[RFC]

Originally Posted by reuben

All you need is a little baton rouge to check when they're ripe.

Curious about your use of Baton Rouge -- the city or "red stick?"

[RFC]

Originally Posted by donevwil

Pepper update:

5 y/o Serrano (about 3 ft across)



0 y/o Serrano (looks a bit mangy being shadowed by 5 y/o, but still loaded)



3 y/o Gypsy

Looking good!

[reuben]

Originally Posted by RFC

Curious about your use of Baton Rouge -- the city or "red stick?"

Red stick. Pepper needs to match the stick.

[RFC]

No fireworks tonight. Just getting pickled.

Happy 4th all! Better days ahead.

IMG_6587 by Robert Copple, on Flickr

[RFC]

It's been a big year for the pepper farm. The mature plants have produced hundreds of peppers. Today, I pickled or dehydrated the last of the crop with my new SAK Farmer X Alox.

IMG_6696 by Robert Copple, on Flickr

IMG_6700 by Robert Copple, on Flickr

IMG_6701 by Robert Copple, on Flickr

[weisan]

I can eat hot&spicy like nobody's business. Restaurants that erroneously label something in their menu as 4 flames when in my opinion should really get 2, not only receive my request for refund but also get a reprimand from me.

There used to be this peguin pepper seed growing in the wild on the side of the road along one of my regular routes. I would stop every time to harvest some and put in my back pockets until I get home and use it for cooking. One day, a tractor mower came by and mowed it to the ground. I grieved for a week

[Ken Robb]

Lovely stuff, but please don't do the same thing with zucchini. Ooops too late! I missed the zucchini photo the first time through because I was so taken with the beautiful peppers.