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Post by timothyt on Mar 26, 2014 7:34:47 GMT -5
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) Sweet: (only growing 12-14 of these)
Blushing Beauty (F3) Chocolate Cake Doe Hill Frank's Sweet Giant Marconi (OP) *Golden Treasure *Jolene's Red Italian *Liebesaphel Lipstick Orange Bell Roumanian Rainbow Super Red Pimento Super Shepherd Sweet Pickle *Zolotistyi Updated list. Seeded 3/20. Could not find where I put my pepper seed packs from Gixx in time for this batch! Sorry Gixx! But at least I did finally find them! And I've got some real Eager Beavers this season! As of today (day 6) I'm surprized and delighted that I've already got sprouts up or at least knuckling for 20 of the varieties! Whooo Hooo!
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Post by horsea on Mar 28, 2014 15:37:08 GMT -5
Well, that's quite the list. I'm not a great pepper grower by any means, but I seed 2 or 3 every year to see if I can do it. And it's worked out.
10 days ago I seeded some Doe Hill (which is on your list), as it is supposed to be a good variety for a short season. They just sprung up and are now basking on the windowsill, looking out into the snow.
Have you grown this variety in the past, and if so, what do they taste like?
I grew Black Hungarian last year with seed given to me by Texas Dirt Dog, he who has gone missing. I can't believe how prolific they are and how well they did!
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Post by pepperhead212 on Mar 28, 2014 20:19:06 GMT -5
My pepper seeds (as well as those for tomatoes and eggplants) go in on 4-1. I lucked out, as that is my day off! Here's the list for this year: * - four varieties I will be trying in Earthbox this season Old favorites: Fresno Habaneros- Gold Bullet Red Savina White Bullet Hanoi Market* Jalapeño - Ixtapa Lombak Maui Purple Superchili Superthai Thai Red Demon Thai Superhot (evergreenseeds) New for 2014: 7-pot yellow(already have one plant started on 2-19) 7-pot red {one plant started on 2-7) Aji Crystal Ancho Mexican Large* Carolina Reaper Habanero - Mustard* (one plant started on 4-7) Jalapeño - Craig's Grande Mogul Scorpion Numex - Big Jim* Puya Thai Burapa
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Post by timothyt on Mar 29, 2014 6:53:22 GMT -5
Hey Horsea!
Yes, I've grown Doe Hill for quite a few years and really like it. Small to medium sized plant with good leaf cover and disease tolerance that is Early/Mid season. Fruit are small, squat and flattened bells usually with ribs. Size averages 2.25"-2.75" across and 1.25"/1.75" in depth. Medium skin, very thick flesh. Green to bright orange when ripe. Very sweet and tasty when ripe. My average production is low 30's - high 30's per plant, some years a good bit higher.
They are very good snackers and also make great little stuffers. I think you'll enjoy them.
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Post by timothyt on Mar 29, 2014 7:01:05 GMT -5
Hey Dave! As always--great list! Will be interested in seeing how the earthbox experiment works out! How many plants per earthbox? Same variety or different in each box?
Good Luck, Good Skill !
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Post by timothyt on Mar 29, 2014 7:03:14 GMT -5
How's everyone else's seedlings coming along?
Great I hope!
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Post by pepperhead212 on Mar 29, 2014 9:31:41 GMT -5
Hey Dave! As always--great list! Will be interested in seeing how the earthbox experiment works out! How many plants per earthbox? Same variety or different in each box? Good Luck, Good Skill ! Just one of each variety in one Earthbox. I only have 3 EBs - the other two wil have EP and zuke. Laura suggested only 4 when growing large peppers, and the Hanoi market is smallest @ 2-2 1/2 feet.
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Post by timothyt on Mar 29, 2014 9:38:06 GMT -5
Hey Dave! As always--great list! Will be interested in seeing how the earthbox experiment works out! How many plants per earthbox? Same variety or different in each box? Good Luck, Good Skill ! Just one of each variety in one Earthbox. I only have 3 EBs - the other two wil have EP and zuke. Laura suggested only 4 when growing large peppers, and the Hanoi market is smallest @ 2-2 1/2 feet. Thanks! I had wondered about combining them knowing that at least my ancho's can get quite large and sprawly!
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Post by horsea on Mar 29, 2014 22:24:18 GMT -5
Timothy - re Doe Hill. Tks v. much for your info. I didn't know that they were so small. 2 years ago I bought some seeds called "Mini Bell Peppers". Each plant produced a different size and colour of fruit - orange, red, yellow. They were mostly small, but some were larger than the way you describe Doe Hill! Almost like a small "regular" sweet pepper! Do you think that Doe Hill should be properly classified as a Mini Bell?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Mar 29, 2014 23:33:38 GMT -5
Update on my growing list. I found some seeds, labeled "saved seeds - Thai Nippon Taka 2010" while rooting around in by box, and getting all the seed packets in order for planting in a few days. This was a favorite of mine for many years, from Pinetree Gardens, but they dropped it in '08, and 2010 was when I grew it last, so I saved some seeds, even though it is supposedly a "hybrid". I tried just a few the next year, but none germinated, but now I am putting a bunch in my seed sprouter, to see if I can spout some, then plant them, and see if any breed true.
The Thai Nippon Taka (nicknamed TNT by a friend, though it really isn't that hot - about 60k) was an early Thai pepper that grew in clusters, like Phuljadi - an Indian pepper, which is much later and hotter. It had great flavor green, red, or dried. I have tried other nippon taka peppers, but none were the same.
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Post by timothyt on Mar 30, 2014 4:11:10 GMT -5
Hey Horsea! I guess you could classify Doe Hill a mini-bell. Or more of a small cheese type, because of its thicker flesh. Or a small squat bell. I don't seem to have a good picture of them, but Southern Exposure Seed Exchange has a good picture!
But I just classify it as a mighty tasty pepper! <grin>
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Post by timothyt on Mar 30, 2014 4:19:09 GMT -5
Horsea: Actually, if you'll click on that second picture in my "Dreaming of the Summer Haul" thread showing a table full of peppers, the smaller orange peppers shown are Doe Hill peppers.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Mar 31, 2014 9:07:22 GMT -5
Update: most of my peppers are blooming now.
The standout for vigor and health, even under cooler-than-ideal conditions, is Garden Sunshine. These are strong, bushy plants, and some of those already have 2-inch peppers on them.
The bells that were frost-nipped have recovered. They are getting bushy again and making new bloom buds. The bells that were not as damaged already have tiny peppers on them. Jalepenos are also doing really well, getting teensy peppers on them as well.
Tabascos are sulking somewhat due to some cool spells we had in March, but I know from experience that they are darn-near bulletproof. As soon as there's some real heat they will be off to the races.
However, I've learned the hard way that NuMex Orange Suave and Tiburon have no tolerance for cool weather. Now that we are moving into a consistently warm weather pattern I will give them a couple of weeks to perk up. If they aren't making strong new growth, I will re-sow. I have plenty of growing season to start over if need be. In the future, these will get sowed later so I can hold them indoors longer.
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Post by horsea on Mar 31, 2014 22:35:34 GMT -5
Horsea: Actually, if you'll click on that second picture in my "Dreaming of the Summer Haul" thread showing a table full of peppers, the smaller orange peppers shown are Doe Hill peppers. Many thanks! They are so cute! You are correct, they are not really what we think of as minibells.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 1, 2014 0:44:04 GMT -5
Laura,
If those orange suaves are the same as the red suaves I grew years ago (except for color, of course), they do much prefer warmth. They were a mild variety of habanero, which always prefer warmer weather, and soil. The ones in the pot did much better than the ones in the ground, since it was warmer, I assume. Both were very late, however (over 100 days). I think the reason they got the name NuMex suave is because the University of NM created them, and that is where I got them from, the first year they were out.
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Post by swamper on Apr 1, 2014 15:57:50 GMT -5
I grew Doe Hill, Tennessee Cheese, and Alma Paprika side by side last year. They are fairly similar in fruit size and shape.
Alma Paprika was my distinct favorite for quality, yield, and shelf life. All three have thick walls and are fairly juicy. I found A.P. stood on the plant and matured many more high quality fruit to the ripe stage in Connecticut, during a slightly wet August. Alma Paprika also has a very mild heat so if you're looking for a strictly sweet pepper my findings might not help you.
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Post by horsea on Apr 7, 2014 10:09:05 GMT -5
Thanks for further info, Swamper. I got the impression (from a seed catalogue: they called it "extremely rare" LOL) that Doe Hill was an obscure, unknown pepper. Obviously not!
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Post by horsea on Jul 23, 2014 12:35:38 GMT -5
Hey Horsea! Yes, I've grown Doe Hill for quite a few years and really like it. Small to medium sized plant with good leaf cover and disease tolerance that is Early/Mid season. Fruit are small, squat and flattened bells usually with ribs. Size averages 2.25"-2.75" across and 1.25"/1.75" in depth. Medium skin, very thick flesh. Green to bright orange when ripe. Very sweet and tasty when ripe. My average production is low 30's - high 30's per plant, some years a good bit higher. They are very good snackers and also make great little stuffers. I think you'll enjoy them. Just thought I'd report that my Doe Hill plants have a few small fruits, not as big as you say, but, boy, we had cold & nonstop rainy weather for a long time, and everything has suffered. But small or big, I've tasted them even though they are still as green as they could be, and they are lovely in taste. They don't have that biting, burning taste that some green peppers have. Maybe next year the weather will be better!
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