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Post by swamper on Dec 29, 2013 12:54:01 GMT -5
I'll be cutting back on the number of pepper plants this year, so the draft list is a little bit easier than the tomato list. Some are are segregates from hybrids purchased, or those that appeared by accident. As you can see, many of the varieties that I like have flesh that begins cream/yellow and turns red. Arledge is a Louisiana variety that I grew in the past and like a lot. I attempted to get seed 2 and 3 years back from two sources: Rainbow and SSE, but am not convinced I have a stable variation as good as I had 15 years ago from Seeds of Change. If anyone has a lead on other sources perhaps closer to Louisiana let me know. I have a promised source of Louisiana Hot seed that may be similar.
2/13/14 Revised: Here's what's sown; most of the non-annuum varieties are 2" tall and looking good. Bottom heat makes all the difference in a cool basement.
Sweet annuums Chablis 8 yummy 10 Whitney 4 chocolate(fedco) 2 mini apple 2 bulls heart 2 lipstick 2
hot annuums Arledge large 6 Arledge 3 Cveta 6 louisiana hot 3 Dancing spirits 3 Chocolate cherry 2 Arledge bell 4 mariachi 5 demon 50
chinense Peru 238051 3 Pimiento de Chiero 3 bonda annuumX bonda brazilX PI 281429 Rey Pakal Trinidad 7 pot white bhut de neyde 7 pot primo
baccatum Inca red drop (failed) Aji Omnicolor Aji Panca
frutescens dante de perro purira
Annuums Sown 3/20 better late than never:
aleppo(2 strains?) urfa biber amish bush Cobindo NMDUC Yellow peppino odessa market Fooled you
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Post by ladymarmalade on Dec 29, 2013 14:29:47 GMT -5
I love the Odessa Market peppers! They are prolific and tasty in all stages. I think you'll like them.
My pepper grow list has not been decided at all yet. I have seed for way too many super-hots, and need to decide what to grow and what not to grow. I do have seed for Orange Rocoto attempting germination, and I have a fatalii that I overwintered and is doing beautifully, so I have no need to start seed for more of that one.
Sweet Peppers: Red Marconi Odessa Market King of The North Sweet Red and Yellow Stuffing Peppers
Hots and Super-Hots: I have seed for these varieties, but will not grow them all. Ideally I want to cull to just half of these. Hungarian Hot Wax Anaheim Pasilla Bajio Black Hungarian Purple Jalapeno Tam Jalapeno Serrano Aji Cristal Hinkelhatz Bulgarian Carrot Georgia Flame Maule's Red Hot Aji Limon Joe's Round Starfish Tasmanian Habanero (seed not reliable) Carolina Reaper (unreliable seed) Ghost 7-Pod Brain Strain Yellow Amish Bush Tobago Scotch Bonnet Red Tobago Scotch Yellow Tobago Treasure Tobago Seasoning Trinidad Perfume Orange Rocoto Inca Red Drop Red Fatalii Datil Orange 7-Pod Aji Panca (I have extra of these) Aribibi Gusanito Peach Bhut Jolokia (saved seed) Naga Seasoning (saved seed) Fatalii (saved seed) Dedo De Moca Large Hot Cherry
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Post by daylilydude on Dec 29, 2013 21:13:58 GMT -5
I love the Odessa Market peppers! They are prolific and tasty in all stages. I think you'll like them. My pepper grow list has not been decided at all yet. I have seed for way too many super-hots, and need to decide what to grow and what not to grow. I do have seed for Orange Rocoto attempting germination, and I have a fatalii that I overwintered and is doing beautifully, so I have no need to start seed for more of that one. Sweet Peppers: Red Marconi Odessa Market King of The North Sweet Red and Yellow Stuffing Peppers Hots and Super-Hots: I have seed for these varieties, but will not grow them all. Ideally I want to cull to just half of these. Hungarian Hot Wax Anaheim Pasilla Bajio Black Hungarian Purple Jalapeno Tam Jalapeno Serrano Aji Cristal Hinkelhatz Bulgarian Carrot Georgia Flame Maule's Red Hot Aji Limon Joe's Round Starfish Tasmanian Habanero (seed not reliable) Carolina Reaper (unreliable seed) Ghost 7-Pod Brain Strain Yellow Amish Bush Tobago Scotch Bonnet Red Tobago Scotch Yellow Tobago Treasure Tobago Seasoning Trinidad Perfume Orange Rocoto Inca Red Drop Red Fatalii Datil Orange 7-Pod Aji Panca (I have extra of these) Aribibi Gusanito Peach Bhut Jolokia (saved seed) Naga Seasoning (saved seed) Fatalii (saved seed) Dedo De Moca Large Hot Cherry WHOOOOOO.... look at all those hotties!! Please keep us updated on your peppers as I love hot ones and you sure have a bunch.
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Post by izitmidnight on Dec 30, 2013 0:04:33 GMT -5
Would love to know what you think of the Carolina Reaper. The breeder lives about 19 miles from here. They always do a feature on the local news with the reporters eating them straight!
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Post by pepperhead212 on Dec 30, 2013 0:20:51 GMT -5
I thought that I had too many with 25 varieties! LOL
I always have about a dozen I have to grow every year, then there are some I grew for the first time last season, that were good enough to grow again, so I'm growing a few more this year. Then, there are those I would offer to others, with reservations. Then, there are those that I definitely wouldn't grow again, for whatever reason. I had a number of these last two groups this last season.
My must haves:
Fresno Habaneros- Red Savina Gold Bullet (grew for years, and skipped two seasons, and no other variety was as early or productive) Hanoi Market (saved seeds) Jalapeno - ixtapa Lombak Maui Purple Superchili (earliest variety every season) Superthai (I think this was changed by the company, so I am going to have to try some seeds from chilis I didn't isolate, and see what happens, and if I get some real ones, make sure I save some seeds!) Thai Dragon (Thompson & Morgan best here, and I've tried many) Thai Red Demon Thai Super Hot - evergreenseeds.com
Maybes:
Aruna and Phuljadi - two Indian varieties that are delicious, but rather late, so I'll see if they do better in the Earthbox.
Espelette Kashmiri Pappadew These three were good, but not overly productive, though the last two seasons have been excessively wet, so that may have had something to do with it.
Korean Winner - evergreenseeds.com - this started out incredibly well last year, but stopped producing, like some determinate tomato varieties! Still have to try one more time.
Superhots:
Mogul Scorpion, and Red and Yellow 7 pot seeds, plus I have two Moguls and one Red 7 Pot clones that I made from cuttings before tossing last seasons plants. I am going to get those in pots, soon, and start some seeds in the next couple weeks, then, once I get the plants full grown, try to trigger flowering with HPS lighting. These were all so late that I figure I HAVE to try something!
As for new varieties, not much yet, but it's still early. I got Thai Burapa and an Aji of sme type in trades, but, like I said, it's still early.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Dec 30, 2013 10:11:59 GMT -5
The Carolina Reaper is certainly out of this world hot. We had a little super hot tasting party last summer, and it was clearly the hottest bite of fire I've ever put in my mouth. When we tasted it, honestly, I couldn't identify any kind of other flavors, just the searing heat. However, my hubby and brother were also tasting, and they both agreed that they liked the flavor a lot too. I know Guiness recently awarded it the hottest pepper in the world award, and it was definitely tear-inducing. I would like to try it again to see if I can get past the heat and find the flavor.
ETA: I wanted to add too, that the reapers we grew did not have the stinger on the pods- it seems that a good percentage of reapers grown do not have the tail... that is why I have my seed labeled as unreliable, because the pods produced so far have been stinger-less. Doesn't make them NOT Carolina Reapers, but they may be untrue. When you look at pictures of the reapers, they don't all have stingers, but it seems most of them do.
I far preferred other super-hots. In particular, I really like the flavors of Peach Bhut Jolokia and Bahamian Goat Pepper. The Bahamian I don't have seed for, but it has a remarkable watermelon-like flavor that would make an amazing hot sauce. The peach bhut actually tasted peachy and fruity. I also really like the Scotch Bonnet family- there is a great burst of tropical fruitiness that preceeds the fire. Fatalii is very similar to the scotch bonnet with the tropical factor, but holy hotness. I have a gallon bag of those in the freezer waiting to be turned into a fermented hot sauce.
My favorite all-purpose hot peppers are anything Aji. They just have a delightful crispness and flavor that goes along with a bit of fire.
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Post by paulf on Dec 30, 2013 12:30:53 GMT -5
We are not much on hot peppers, so I grow a jalapeno if we are going to make salsa. Anaheim is a nice one for stuffing. The sweets I have always liked are:
Aconcagua (green not chocolate) Buran Georgescu Cuneo
trying this year:
California Wonder Gold Sunbright
Not much of a list compared to you pepper growers, but that is all the room I have.
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Post by timothyt on Dec 31, 2013 8:14:36 GMT -5
Hey good pepper folks! Some mighty fine peppers ya'll are listing! I'm still quite aways from narrowing down my choices, but I'll hollar back.
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Post by daylilydude on Jan 1, 2014 22:08:09 GMT -5
Well as you know I get crazy production out of Banana peppers so they are at the top of the list and the rest are: Fooled You Jalapeno Zavory Purple Fire (thanks strat!) Bellingrath Gardens Purple (thanks strat)
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Post by klorentz on Jan 12, 2014 1:38:33 GMT -5
Well I have some peppers planted in the seed trays but am a bit short on them .
This is what is planted now Peru Yellow, Bhut Jalokia, Jamacain yellow Scotch Bonnet , Fatali,Beaver Dam , Newmex Big Jim,Quadro d'Asti Rosso,Orange Summer,Carmagnola Rosso.
Coming next month: Carolina Reaper,Trinidad Scorpion Butch T , Lemon Drop, Pepper Giallo d'Asti , Giallo di Cuneo , Marconi Rosso ,Ancho Giant , Habanero and 3 or 4 versions of jumbo Jalapeno one being purple and they get 4 1/2 to 5 inches long. Perfect size for poppers . just want to see which is the best one.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Jan 12, 2014 14:20:48 GMT -5
Well I have some peppers planted in the seed trays but am a bit short on them . This is what is planted now Peru Yellow, Bhut Jalokia, Jamacain yellow Scotch Bonnet , Fatali,Beaver Dam , Newmex Big Jim,Quadro d'Asti Rosso,Orange Summer,Carmagnola Rosso. Coming next month: Carolina Reaper,Trinidad Scorpion Butch T , Lemon Drop, Pepper Giallo d'Asti , Giallo di Cuneo , Marconi Rosso ,Ancho Giant , Habanero and 3 or 4 versions of jumbo Jalapeno one being purple and they get 4 1/2 to 5 inches long. Perfect size for poppers . just want to see which is the best one. I had problems with my plants last year, but what I did have of Lemon Drop really impressed me. They were very bright tasting- plenty of heat, and they just seemed to brighten the salsas that I added them to.
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Post by swamper on Jan 12, 2014 20:08:18 GMT -5
I 1/12 sowed seed for: Peru 238051 Pimiento de Chiero Bonda annuumX Bonda bulletX Aji Omnicolor Demon Dante de Perro
along with Ailsa Craig and Rossa di Milano Onion Seed.
Aji Omnicolor (baccatum) was early compact prolific, and had an interesting fruity taste last year, definitely a keeper. There's one called amarillo I'd like to try. I grew Lemon Drop (baccatum) a few years ago. It seemed like a plant that would be good in hanging basket, very droopy stems.
1/19 update: All above up within a week except dante de perro, older seed,
sowed 1/19 PI 281429 Aji Panca (baccatum) Rey Pakal Inca red drop (baccatum) Trinidad 7 pot white bhut de neyde 7 pot primo
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jan 13, 2014 13:46:31 GMT -5
On January 9th I sowed seed for my sweet peppers:
Early Sunsation (yellow bell) *Garden Sunshine (creamy, tapered bell that ripens yellow -> orange -> red, supposedly best when yellow or orange) *Jimmy Nardello King Arthur (red bell) Orange Bell (seed saved from a tasty supermarket orange bell...I should learn in June whether it crossed!)
Later today I should be sowing some of the hot peppers:
Bellingrath Gardens Purple (ornamental) Purple Fire (ornamental) Chichimeca (mild jalepeno) Senorita (mild jalepeno) Tabasco
* = new to me variety
I may yet add another variety or two.
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Post by timothyt on Jan 21, 2014 16:10:34 GMT -5
Hey Good Pepper Folks!
A little help would be kindly appreciated as I continue to try and narrow down this year's pepper selection! (Trying to keep it under 40 varieties this year)
Anyone grown any of the following, and if so, would you care to share your opinion and any plant/fruit traits you observed?
Cuneo Inca Berry Macska Sarga Papok Paprika Rouge de la Bresse
Thanks!
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Post by paulf on Jan 22, 2014 9:50:07 GMT -5
Cuneo is a favorite sweet pepper. For me it is a late starter but when it gets going it puts out a bunch of elongated bells (that is what I call them). The fruit is a very nice crunchy texture and almost a fruity flavor. I cut one in half the long way, lay it flat on a sandwich and enjoy.
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Post by timothyt on Jan 22, 2014 14:26:29 GMT -5
Cuneo is a favorite sweet pepper. For me it is a late starter but when it gets going it puts out a bunch of elongated bells (that is what I call them). The fruit is a very nice crunchy texture and almost a fruity flavor. I cut one in half the long way, lay it flat on a sandwich and enjoy. Thank you kindly for the input, Paul! Cuneo moves up another notch on the possible list.
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Post by ostara on Jan 25, 2014 6:47:51 GMT -5
Hi there, Do you also trade seeds? Have a great weekend!! I'll be cutting back on the number of pepper plants this year, so the draft list is a little bit easier than the tomato list. Some are are segregates from hybrids purchased, or those that appeared by accident. As you can see, many of the varieties that I like have flesh that begins cream/yellow and turns red. Arledge is a Louisiana variety that I grew in the past and like a lot. I attempted to get seed 2 and 3 years back from two sources: Rainbow and SSE, but am not convinced I have a stable variation as good as I had 15 years ago from Seeds of Change. If anyone has a lead on other sources perhaps closer to Louisiana let me know. I have a promised source of Louisiana Hot seed that may be similar. Sweet annuumsChablis yummy Whitney chocolate fedco mini apple sunset red bulls heart lipstick odessa market criolla hot annuumsArledge large Arledge Cveta f5 louisiana hot Dancing spirits f3 Chocolate cherry Arledge bell aleppo fordsfiery urfa biber aleppo usda mariachi Peppino demon chinensePeru 238051 Pimiento de Chiero bonda annuumX bonda bulletX PI 281429 Rey Pakal Trinidad 7 pot white bhut de neyde 7 pot primo baccatumInca red drop Aji Omnicolor Aji Panca frutescensdante de perro
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 25, 2014 7:54:00 GMT -5
Welcome to the board, ostara!
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Post by swamper on Jan 26, 2014 19:05:47 GMT -5
Welcome Ostara, I'm not much of a seed trader sorry. Is there something specific you're interested in. I come here to communicate with other gardeners and share knowledge.
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Post by wing on Jan 28, 2014 13:06:00 GMT -5
Part of our bumper crop of Bell Peppers, grown from the previous years dried seeds. We grow our Bell Peppers and also CHilli Peppers in large containers.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jan 28, 2014 14:07:00 GMT -5
Those are lovely big bell peppers. Do they ripen to red?
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Post by sorellina on Jan 28, 2014 15:58:07 GMT -5
Ciao all-
Duane started a few of his peppers yesterday. He's pared down his varieties quite a bit and is concentrating primarily on what we use for various recipes over the season. There are a few experiments and some grow-outs planned for seed re-distribution, but no super-hots. He made several cases of concentrates and needs to bottle up hot sauces before growing those screamers again.
Here's what he's got growing using bottom heat with a towel wrapped around the flat and over the lights for extra warmth. It's very cold even in our laundry room right now. This is an old house and today is -21C with a windchill of -35C outside. It's hideous. I need it to end NOW.
Habanero, Peach Habanero, Golden Lantern Aji Cristal Aji Panca Bishop's Crown Paprika, Kalocsa
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Post by daylilydude on Jan 28, 2014 19:13:01 GMT -5
Ciao all- Duane started a few of his peppers yesterday. He's pared down his varieties quite a bit and is concentrating primarily on what we use for various recipes over the season. There are a few experiments and some grow-outs planned for seed re-distribution, but no super-hots. He made several cases of concentrates and needs to bottle up hot sauces before growing those screamers again. Here's what he's got growing using bottom heat with a towel wrapped around the flat and over the lights for extra warmth. It's very cold even in our laundry room right now. This is an old house and today is -21C with a windchill of -35C outside. It's hideous. I need it to end NOW. Habanero, Peach Habanero, Golden Lantern Aji Cristal Aji Panca Bishop's Crown Paprika, Kalocsa Nice to see you back sorellina, and to me... habanero's are screamers...lol!
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Post by timothyt on Feb 25, 2014 13:02:32 GMT -5
Well DangnibityDog! Still trying to pare my varieties down to 36, but it seems to be no easier than paring down mater my wants list! <grin> But should have "somewhat final" list up in the next week or so.
TimothyT
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Post by desertrat on Feb 25, 2014 16:15:35 GMT -5
We don't eat a lot of hot peppers and I still have 1 fish pepper plant and a new mex green chili that overwintered and still getting nice peppers from them. I have a Traveler Jalapeno ready to transplant and looking forward to trying that one.
Of the sweets I'm still picking red marconis, Melrose, Tequila Sunrise and Large Sweet Antiguas that also overwintered from last spring planting. I really love them all but if I had to choose just two No. 1 would be red Marconi because it never shut down even in the hottest summer on record here and produced prolifically right through the heat. No. 2, Antiguas are very large thick walled wonderfully sweet peppers that produce so heavily I had to cage them so I'll always grow these two.
I also have transplants of Fresno, Corno di Toro Rosso, Trinidad Perfume and Red Macedonian (from a trade) ready to plant. I'd grow more if I had more room.
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Post by sorellina on Feb 28, 2014 10:22:21 GMT -5
Ciao all -
Duane got his Annuums and a few non-Annuum stragglers sown 2 days ago. Here's his list:
Jalapeño, Billy Biker F1 Jalapeño, Red Cayenne, Turkish Serrano Serrano, Tampiqueno Anaheim Cubanelle Tolli's Sweet Italian Fresno Aconcagua Ancho San Luis Pimiento de Padrone Antohi Romanian Serbian Elephant Ear Santa Fe Grande Pepperoncini, Golden Greek Chinese Giant Bell Prik Maan Thai Yellow Korean Dark Green Lombok Orange Thai Orange Korean Salad Shishito Thai Dragon Chimayo Guajillo Pasilla Friggatello Cili Goronong Super Shepherd Dong Xuan Market Aji Pineapple - Baccatum Uchu Ornamental Masquerade Ornamental Calico Ornamental Bolivian Rainbow Ornamental Melrose Fatalii, Yellow - Chinense Datil - Chinense
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Post by sorellina on Feb 28, 2014 10:24:51 GMT -5
I should also mention that on Feb. 3, he added these:
7-Pot, Brain Strain Ghost, Chocolate
He's hoping to finally get his bottled sauce adventure started this year.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Feb 28, 2014 13:09:07 GMT -5
I'm just happy that the few peppers I planted out early got through last night's frost (30F low). I had them covered, but when I went out this morning the cover had opened on one side. I feared the worst, but the plants looked perfect. Whew!
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Mar 3, 2014 14:55:26 GMT -5
It turns out they didn't all make it through the frost perfectly. A few of the plants are showing signs of damage now, but nothing they won't pull through. I have some burned baby leaves at the tops of the plants. Side branches and most large leaves are fine, though. So they will just look funny for a while.
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Post by timothyt on Mar 6, 2014 13:54:58 GMT -5
Well now, still having a hard time paring down the list, but pepper seeding time fast approaches--March 19-21 this year! The sweets are what's messing with me and I still need to pare back some, but here's the list of the other peppers I'll be seeding. All are annuums unless followed by-- ,b=baccatum and ,c=chinense *= new to me or haven't grown for quite awhile
Hot: (at least for me!) Aji Escabechi,b *Dewitt's Long Hot Stuffer Jaloro Jalapeno *Long Purple Cayenne Macska Sarga Maxi-Jala Jalapeno (F6) NSP (Not Szegedi Paprika) F3 *Purple Fire (F6)
Mild to Medium/Hot: Ancho 101 Chocolate (F3) Beaver Dam Black Hungarian NM Eclipse NM Joe E Parker NM Sunrise NM Sunset Georgia Flame
Pickling: Stavros peperoncini
Seasoning: Roberto's Cuban Seasoning,c Trinidad perfume,c
Sweet/Hot: Balloon,b Tomato
Sweet/Spicy: Boldog Paprika Dulce De Espana *Faludi Krimzon Lee Paprika (F3) Hungarian Paprika
Sweet: (only growing 12-14 of these) Blushing Beauty (F3) Chocolate Cake *Crazy Jason's Orange *Cuneo Doe Hill Frank's Sweet Giant Marconi (hyb) Giant Marconi (OP) *Golden Treasure *Jolene's Red Italian *Liebesaphel Lipstick Orange Bell Roumanian Rainbow Super Red Pimento Super Shepherd Sweet Pickle *Zolotistyi
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