China Voodoo 2023 Grow Greenwood & Kasturi

[deluxestogie]

go in the front yard and will house the Greenwood. It's 5'x10'x20".

How will you move it there?

Bob

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

How will you move it there?

Bob

Two people. It's made with seven 2x6x10' and one 2x2 8.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Everything is in late but at least I've made progress on my yard. Next year should be great.

 

[GreenDragon]

You've definitely maximized your available growing area! Can't wait to see everything grown out.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

 

[cincydave]

Very impressive! you may need a step ladder to harvest top leaves.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I swear, Beaver Dam peppers are the tastiest thing I've ever grown.

 

[Knucklehead]

I swear, Beaver Dam peppers are the tastiest thing I've ever grown.
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Stuffed Beaver Dam Pepper Recipe

6 large peppers, topped & de-seeded 1 LB ground burger 1/4 cup chopped peppers 1/2 chopped onion 1 Qt stewed tomatoes 1 tsp salt Pepper to taste 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 - 10 oz can tomato soup 2 cups grated cheese

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[deluxestogie]

I had to do some searching. It appears that Beaver Dam peppers came from Hungary, via immigrants.

Beaver Dam Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses

What are Beaver Dam peppers? When you think chili peppers, Wisconsin may not be the first place that pops into your mind. But there's a hidden treasure up near the Canadian border with a very

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Bob

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Greenwood is growing well. I'm fighting suckers pretty bad though, because they were in small pots for too long.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Here's the Greenwood. I have been battling suckers all summer, I think because of being planted so late.


Here's the Kasturi. Certainly ready to start picking and sun curing.


Here's two buds of Kasturi male and Greenwood female. Fingers crossed on that.


I am satisfied, given all the garden renovations that had to be done.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I made a solar dryer that doesn't work very fast, and I think laying it flat like a table would have worked better. It works, but the fruit flies get in. I installed a small 3W exhaust fan to continually kick them out.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

These are Principe Borghese, which I'm drying. They aren't very good texture before, but after drying, very tasty.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Sun curing Kasturi

I cut sticks to length, put a nail in each end, fastened MIG wire to one nail, put leaves on wire, back to back and front to front, with the most ripe on the ends and least in the middle. The wire goes over the middle of the stick so half the leaves are on either side of the stick so it doesn't droop. It's going to be mid twenties tomorrow then drop to high teens. I might put plastic over them tomorrow if the sun seems too intense, or the humidity too low, but I don't think i will need to. When the weather gets cooler, I'll put them on the other side of the tomatoes so they get more sun.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

So I did wrap some plastic drop sheets around the tobacco for 5 days. Removed today.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Here's two buds of Kasturi male and Greenwood female. Fingers crossed on that.
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How long should I be waiting to pick these? It's hard to tell what's under the tape.

 

[deluxestogie]

I would cut the whole bud-head stalk, and bring them indoors after about 6 weeks beyond the pollination date. Then allow them to hang indoors for another month. I'm just guessing. The fact that they have not spontaneously shriveled and dropped from the plant suggests that the buds are percolating something.

Bob

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

It's the time of year people start worrying about frost. I did pick my red tomatoes and cover my green ones. This does not worry me at all, regarding tobacco. Minus 1 followed by warm and sun. It might not even freeze, and if it does, the plants ought to be able to repair any damage.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I can't say I'm not a little worried about ripening. All of it is mottled and alligatored, so it should be fine. I wish I had my old curing shed. I think the late ripening may indicate the soil I purchased for the garden boxes must have too much nitrogen. Anyway, the plan is to let them yellow and run yellowed leaf through the fire curing setup.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

This is what I got going on today.