So.... just so you know - you enabler, you - this is how my mind works: I thought, "wow, I really like VIOLET TRANQUILITY", so I looked it up, Petit. Went to Petit's website, and low and behold they are having a summer sale (*DON'T, REPEAT, DON'T LOOK!!!!). Then I think, "well, I don't really have enough of Ted's work in my garden... so maybe I should get some". LOL. Oh boy. Thankfully I contained myself and just got ONE from the BOGO sale, which *REALLY* means he will send me three! Aral Sea Royal Fringe Fleet Goddess YIPPEE!!! I think my first bloom was WHEEL OF TIME, which is weird, because it is registered as a mid, but anyway, that was on April 28th. But, I think it would be an outlier and mostly things started about May 11 -15. We had a lot of that same weather pattern, which was great - lots of rain and cool weather!

Jean - Jeanne Deaver's Dream does have a dark,rich purple color. Very little red in this purple. Julia - Sometimes the petals on the white seedling look more narrow. This is the first time I've seen the sepals quill on it this season. Last year the sepals quilled about 50 percent of the time. Jason and Kay - Thanks for your comments! Mantis - Jeanne Deaver's Dream was opened a lot flatter later in the morning, but I didn't have time to photograph it. My seedling's petals may have a delicate color, but they are as solid as rubber. I've been so pleased with that one. Debra

Thanks seysonn, Dennis, salavene, Tom, NECM, Bill , Josh, jason, Grace, and Randal. Some of you are being too kind on my picture taking skills...LOL, but thank you all for the kind words. Seysonn: Yes. I'm talking Northern hemisphere...lol. Light and/or frost usually cuts my season towards the new year or so. Regarding yours, I'd say if you're getting ripe japs, the others aren't far behind. Hope you make it before it gets too chilly up there. Dennis: Yeah. Love that Poblano "tree." Caging it was a PITA though. Salavene: Nope. No dehydrator. All depends on the variety. Many thin fleshed i can air dry. Thick fleshed usually get a combination of air drying and a toaster oven that I set to 125F. Some varieties, like Ancho and Guajillo, like a bit of moisture left in them, so dehydrating might dry TOO much. Tom: tanks for the recipe. Not sure if it's something I'm looking for though. The ingredients on a bottle of Tapatio call for Water, Red peppers, salt, spices, garlic, acetic acid, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate as a preervative. I'm "guessing" Arboles and pequins for the peppers only because Cholula lists them on their bottles. I know the two are different but I'm guessing they might use the same peppers but the OTHER ingredients differ.. Just wish I could find more info on recipes for some of these iconic Picante sauces. eg., types of peppers, ferment, no ferment, fresh or dried, how MUCH garlic, and the elusive "spices." Bill: Sorry to hear about your Poblanos. From the looks of your pics though, looks like you still have more than enough to keep you happy for a little while. I think my Chilhuacles are from your stock... Thanks indirectly through Pam :) Let me know if you need some fresh seeds. Jason: I'm not sure if these peppers are something you're looking for. They're very, very mild. And they're more of a drying mole pepper than anything else. But, let me know if you want some seeds. Josh: Thanks. And Thanks for the seeds! I thought I had 2 Chocos and 2 red, but one of the chocos is actually a red. Only been 2 ripe chocos on that plant though. Randal: yep. It's a beast. I'm just glad it's not like some bells I've grown in the past -- grow real tall but produce very little. This guy puts out some pods! And like Dennis said, just keep them from frost and they'll keep trucking for a while. I've read where avocado and citrus growers wet their trees down to deal with frost. Not sure if it's in the evening, morning, or when. But it might be something worth researching. Good luck. Once again, thanks all! Kevin This post was edited by woohooman on Sat, Sep 13, 14 at 14:30

Wow....what an amazing list of people.... too many of them no longer with us or active here. It is nice to remember some of their names and their struggles that we shared. Thanks for the memories.