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Post by glen on Oct 22, 2020 17:29:58 GMT -6
Bon, I have never been to Jordan. I have been to Egypt and Kuwait and Iraq. I got to live in Iraq for a year courtesy of the US Army. Plus I have visited Ghana in Africa. Its interesting to see how other cultures raise their animals. They don't treat animals with a lot of respect over seas. I have been to many different country's. Here in Latin America I have been to Costa Rica and Columbia as well as Panama. It breaks your heart to see how people treat animals in developing country's. I remember well seeing borough carts in Cairo Egypt. Or, seeing herds of cows walking in the streets. As far as cattle goes it is the same here in Panama. Cattle have the right of way here. On my walks I have to be careful because of the huge herds of cattle that are constantly being moved around to different pastures. You have to be patient here. I had to fence in my yard because of all the animals I live near. Cows are everywhere and also goats. It was a great day in my life once I got my fence installed to keep out the animals that were constantly eating or molesting my plants in the yard or pooping in the yard. Now I only have an occasional chicken and a few cats.
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Ajícito
Nov 17, 2020 16:23:48 GMT -6
Post by macmex on Nov 17, 2020 16:23:48 GMT -6
I just ran across an Ajicito, carried by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Sounds very very similar to the one I grew this year, though, I wouldn't consider ours to have a hint of heat. It's just sweet. (My opinion)
Aji Dulce Spice Pepper
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Post by glen on Nov 17, 2020 17:37:36 GMT -6
George, this year I have 5 ajicito variety's started. The one you found is probably awesome also as Venezuela is famous for ajicito. For the record, all of these little peppers are known as ajicito. It has taken me a little time but now I know. Not just here in Panama, but in all Latino country's including Puerto Rico. So there is no real need to give them individual names. There are too many variety's and versions. I had no idea. As you know, these aji's are used to make sofrito which I highly encourage you to google a recipe and try making. I also have a new ajicito that is also slightly spicy. This is the first time I have grown it. They are all delicious with the exception that some have less peppery taste and some are very mild and some have more complex flavors. I just grow them and mix them up and use them. I love them all.
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Post by glen on Nov 17, 2020 17:43:48 GMT -6
Oh, I forgot to say. The photo of that dulce spice pepper found on the seed website is wild. Notice how the plant is just covered over in peppers? Well, its not photo shopped. That is how those peppers really do yield. They are Capsicum Chinense chili peppers so they have many more blooms than Annuum's. Plus, most of your blooms are going to yield a chili. Very few blossoms actually fall off the plants. They are extremely practical and dependable for use in the kitchen if you don't mind messing with them(they are small). Plus, they go and go. I have ajicito plants that are old timers and they just keep on trucking.
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Post by glen on Nov 18, 2020 15:31:02 GMT -6
Bon, its going to get more complicated. If George ever gets the seed I sent there will be more Ajicito variety's as well in Oklahoma. I sent a different one to Ron also. If you guys want to name them I am fine with that. Have fun!!! The seed vendor George provides a link for made up a name for his ahicito(Aji Dulce Spice). So why shouldn't you?
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Jan 19, 2021 21:17:05 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2021 21:17:05 GMT -6
I was wondering how many of these plants I should grow?
From the photos George posted, looks like ten plants might keep me covered up?
Are 90 to 100 dtm from x plant?
These are upwards to three feet tall?
Family of 4 looking to eat fresh but also stuff into the freezer for soups, stews and stir fries on into winter.
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Post by macmex on Jan 20, 2021 7:21:45 GMT -6
I suppose it depends on how many sweet peppers your family likes to eat. For me, 10 plants is plenty, significantly more than we'd eat fresh. Last year they never did let up. Once they started to produce, they just kept pumping them out.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2021 17:08:50 GMT -6
Thank you, sir!
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Post by macmex on Apr 23, 2021 8:39:47 GMT -6
I'm going to have quite a few Ajicito plants, having harvested scads of seed last year, I was liberal in planting a tray of seed. I started them sprouting by using my new rice cooker, set on yogurt. It worked great and on April 16 I had some sprouts. I planted them in the tray on the 17th and here's picture of what was already up, as of yesterday (the 23rd).
The challenge I'm going to face is to keep them far enough away from my Murupi Amarela, which are from the same species. I skipped growing Murupi Amarela last year. This year, that's my priority. I can put on in a garden about 300' away, with a house in between. Hopefully we won't have crossing.
I also plan on putting in a "flower bed" of ajicito, at work. I think they'll look stunning and also be quite a delight to folk who want to eat or pick some.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Apr 23, 2021 11:04:07 GMT -6
Great idea about the flowerbed, George. Ajicito peppers are very attractive and harmless to eat, so no one will get burned or get pepper juice in their eyes.
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Post by glen on Apr 29, 2021 10:51:37 GMT -6
This is just a little extra information on this variety of aji. I have 2 ajicito-same variety in 5 gallon pots. I used to say that this variety is a dwarf pepper. Well, that is not true. They will grow as large as you take care of them. If you give the plants plenty of compost mixed in with the soil and feed the plants with a good tomato fertilizer formula, the plants get giant. I have plants now that are way over my head. They are a standard variety that gets large. If you give them poor conditions they will still look ok and produce but they will be small plants. I have plants in the yard now growing in the ground in poor soil that are over 2 years old now but they are ratty looking, small and tired looking. If ajicito is well grown though, you get very large plants that are fully loaded and pretty much stay loaded with nice aji's. Its a very practical pepper to grow.
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Post by glen on Apr 29, 2021 11:03:30 GMT -6
George, as far as crossing goes. My yard is small. I grow sweet peppers and hot peppers and there isn't much space between plants. I have peppers all over the yard. Probably 60 plants. People think I am crazy. Well, crossing is an issue that plagues the humble Annuum pepper. I am about done with the Annuum. Annuum peppers dependably cross with other variety's of peppers which is a very serious problem. Jalepeno's for example are terrible about this. The best decision is to stop growing Annuum's. Chinense can cross with other peppers but it rarely happens. I don't know why they do not cross but they don't. They don't cross often with other chinense either. If you seperate your Chinense by 50 feet you shouldn't have an issue with crossing. Don't grow Annuum's. They are not your friend. Annuum's have a lot of problems with insects and desease and they do not produce that well. You get one initial good harvest and then the plants peter out. Chinense keeps on going and going and producing. There is no comparison. Plus, you sidestep the crossing issue. Any experienced gardener knows that Bell peppers for example are pretty much a waste of time for the back yard gardener. They are not worth it. I am calling for a boycott of Annuum peppers. Don't grow them.
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Apr 29, 2021 19:54:15 GMT -6
Post by heavyhitterokra on Apr 29, 2021 19:54:15 GMT -6
These are a few photos of some of my Ajicitos last year. They were very prolific.From far away, the peppers look tiny, but they're not as small as they look in this photo.The plants grew about 18" to 24" inches tall.The peppers were about 1-1/2" to 2" inches in length and over an inch in girth, and were very good to snack on while working in the garden.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Apr 29, 2021 20:08:23 GMT -6
My Ajicitos are just starting to sprout. I had had them on a heat mat by a south-facing window, but today I took them off the mat and put them under lights as we’re having some cloudy and stormy weather. I think they needed more light than what they would get through the window. (Even though it’s south-facing, it’s in a corner, so the sun time is limited even when it’s sunny.). I’m looking forward to seeing what these will do. It will be my first time growing a capsicum chinense.
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Post by chrysanthemum on May 15, 2021 17:06:50 GMT -6
I planted out my first Ajicito peppers in the garden today. I still have some more inside getting bigger, but these others were hardened off, and I wanted to get them in their homes in the hopes of having some rain for the next few days.
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