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Post by paulf on Jan 29, 2020 14:56:15 GMT -5
Saturday February 1 is pepper planting day. This will be at least two weeks earlier than normal so maybe I can get some larger, healthier plants to plant in the garden the first week of May. In the past the 6-10 inch plants don't start growing for at least a couple of weeks. Or will this not make any difference? What I want are half grown plants so peppers will be ready for harvest earlier in the year.
I do all sweet peppers and these are my choices for this year and I will choose from this list:
Giant Aconcagua Golden Treasure Wisconsin Lakes Albino Sweet Banana Rabbit Mouth Di Napoli Super Shepard Moravica Marinkin Yazychok Sweet Apple
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Post by paquebot on Jan 29, 2020 21:33:27 GMT -5
I can't remember the last time didn't start loads of peppers. Around 20 Feb was time here. Tomatoes got the cold frame but peppers always inside over heat. Remember one time in late-90s when i had 8" plants to set out. This year will be an exceotion as of this moment. Jung;s Garden Center will have more than enough variety of pepper plants. No good reason to buy a packet of seeds when I only need a 4-pack.
Martin
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Post by brownrexx on Jan 30, 2020 8:08:37 GMT -5
I grow my tomatoes from seed but I usually buy pepper seedlings from a local family run greenhouse.I only grow sweet bell peppers and they are easy to buy. I usually buy them as tiny seedlings and pot them up but I don't start them myself.
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Post by Hensaplenty on Jan 30, 2020 8:14:22 GMT -5
I've decided to cut back on pepper varieties. Only will grow from seed California Wonder, California Golden Wonder, jalapeno and maybe a habanero. Looks like a great list for you, paulf,
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2020 14:31:08 GMT -5
I'll be growing quite a few peppers this year, including Elephant Ear, for roasting and canning up. I plan on growing some of the smaller ones either in containers or along the edge of the front yard. Can't grow them in the back yard in ground because of the pecan trees. Probably about 1 varieties total or so.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 30, 2020 16:14:01 GMT -5
I only grew a couple of new varieties of peppers last season, since I had so many must grow varieties. This year I'm reducing the numbers of some of those must grow varieties, so that I can try some new ones. I've never liked to grow just one of many of these varieties, since it might die, for whatever reason! But getting far more than I need from two plants, I'll take the chance, and get more varieties, this way.
So far, I have four eight new varieties, with at least two more to come (just got 4 more today!). I'm trying several Aji varieties - C. baccatum species, which I couldn't grow when I tried some years ago, because I hadn't yet figured out how to prevent pepper maggots, and they were some of the most prone varieties. These will all be in EBs, with covers, for this reason.
NEW 2020
Aji Amarillo Aji Colorado Aji Mango Aji Melocoton Aji Panca Aji Pineapple Meteor Pepper Pepperdew
OLD
Aji Dulce Aleppo Big Jim Numex Chocolate Habanero Hanoi Market Jalafuego Jyoti Masquetero Ancho Superchili Thai Vesuvius
Update: The Byadagi is an Indian pepper I am trying from seeds from some peppers I bought. I just put some to soak tonight, and tomorrow I'll put them in a petri dish, and put it on my warm spot on the stove, to see how they germinate. I did this with Kashmiri peppers a few years ago, and got almost all of them germinated, but another variety years before that didn't get a single sprout.
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Post by paquebot on Jan 30, 2020 16:47:28 GMT -5
Previous post reminds me that I should grow out Peppadew again. My original source was in Africa and now I note that there are a few companies carrying them and most changed the name to Pepperdew.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2020 17:54:33 GMT -5
My post was supposed to read 10, not 1.
I think the name shift came about because of copyright or patent on the name Peppadew. Those are on my grow list too.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 30, 2020 18:16:34 GMT -5
My post was supposed to read 10, not 1. I think the name shift came about because of copyright or patent on the name Peppadew. Those are on my grow list too. I figured that since you were growing "quite a few peppers", that 1 was missing a digit! lol I'm wondering if those two peppers are the same. The source says it isn't, and pepperdew is a hotter variety, but only time will tell.
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Post by daylilydude on Jan 31, 2020 4:35:49 GMT -5
I think I have narrowed down my peppers this year to:
Giant Aconcagua... Antohi Romanian... Elephant Ears... Tobago Seasoning... Sport... Sweet Banana... Hungarian Yellow Wax... Cascabella... D K Snacker... Stavros... Shishito...
And I have a few friends that would like some Serrano's... Cayenne's...
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Post by mgulfcoastguy on Feb 5, 2020 22:45:08 GMT -5
I might look and see if any of last years packs have a few seed in them. Not ordering any new ones.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 10:33:03 GMT -5
Tell Me: Why do you fellows grow so many different types?
We use peppers only for hot sauce and for inclusion in other dishes--So, a cayenne, maybe a jalapeno and several Cal Wonders will do it for us. We put them in the freezer chopped and packed like books, stuffed and a few halved lengthwise and stacked. Perhaps 30 pounds of peppers.
Cayenne hot sauce, jalapeno for guacamole, Cal wonders for the table. And You?
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Post by paulf on Feb 9, 2020 11:16:39 GMT -5
Tell Me: Why do you fellows grow so many different types? Since we only grow sweet peppers, they are eaten raw in salads or on sandwiches or in stir fry or fajita style. I love the different colors, sizes, textures and flavors. A few bags of peppers make it to the freezer for use the next winter. Every once in a while a mildly warm pepper variety will make it to the garden just for those in the family who like a little heat, but mainly it is the sweetest peppers we like best. In our relatively short season for pepper growing, production is less than other areas of the country for ripe peppers so with several varieties the chances of getting different colors and sizes increases with several different varieties. I have learned to plant short and medium season peppers for the best results.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 11:44:57 GMT -5
Got it. Here in N. Arkansas we have a long enough growing season that a dozen plants give us all the sweet peppers we want and one or two hots are enough. Last year I had the neighbors picking peppers when I was gone and we still have bags of chopped pepper in the fridge. Wife says we still have a couple of meals of already-prepared stuffed peppers too. This is good pepper-growing ground.
LOL I am really allergic to UNCOOKED bell pepper. Love them cooked but I don't even taste a raw one. If a restaurant salad has pepper in it I have to skip it.
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Post by september on Feb 9, 2020 12:11:56 GMT -5
Tell Me: Why do you fellows grow so many different types? Because we can! Same reason that we grow a lot of varieties of tomatoes. It's just fun to see and taste the different colors and sizes and shapes. We use them frozen chopped or sliced lengthwise, for stir fries, soups, stews, chilies, casseroles, scrambled eggs, same as when fresh. And of course for salads, when they are fresh is when you can really taste the differences in sweetness and flavors. I don't grow a lot of hots compared to other people, but usually have four or five kinds of medium heat peppers.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Feb 9, 2020 12:53:09 GMT -5
Much like paulf, I grow a lot of sweets and a few mildly warm peppers. I am a wimp about hot peppers, but I love the variety in textures, colors, and flavors. Unlike Paul, I have a very long season, but despite that I like early and mid-season peppers. Midsummer disease pressure is fierce here. The peppers generally keep on producing all summer and into fall (unless diseases are really bad and I lose some), but the first flush of peppers produces the biggest and best fruit. The early and midseason peppers will ripen most or all of that first flush before the disease pressure gets bad. Another reason I grow a lot of varieties is to see which ones hold up to the summer heat and humidity (some peppers don't set fruit well in warm and humid nights) and which varieties can tolerate the summer disease pressure better. It's a shame I am a pepper wimp, because in my experience the smaller, hotter peppers are much tougher and more productive than the big sweets that I prefer!
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Post by pepperhead212 on Feb 9, 2020 13:23:50 GMT -5
I was going to say Laura_in_FL, it seems the hottest peppers like the hottest weather! I'll let you know if any of those milder Aji peppers (I saw some that said they had almost no heat, though not the ones I ordered) do well this year. Those are South American peppers, some from very hot areas, as well as humid, so they may do well, in your area, and my occasional (I hope) heat waves might make them feel at home!
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