Malaqueta hot pepper

[b54red]

Here are some pictures of my Malagueta.

The first is the plant which was just picked so you can't see any of the tiny red peppers which are usually well inside the leafy plant.

The second shows a close-up of the green peppers on the plant. There are at least several hundred on the plant.

The third pic shows the Malagueta on the far right, the Uyababa in the middle, Cayenne on the left, and Papadew at the top of the plate. The nickel next to the Malaguetas gives some perspective on the size peppers my Malaguetas are making.

[Timbotide]

Originally Posted by b54red

My Malagueta's are very small peppers and extremely hot. They look like a tiny tabascos but they are much hotter more like a mild habenero.
Update on the Uyababas. The plants are now about 6 feet tall and they are out producing the Cayennes by a mile. The peppers hang under the plant and are easy to pick because you don't have to stoop. They also pluck off the plant much easier so you don't get as many broken limbs when picking. I had no idea these things would get this big. I planted them too close to the edge of the bed and they stick way out into the walkway between the beds.

Bill, Does the malaqueta pepper have the same growing period as a Tobasco
pepper does? Just wondering how early I need to start the seed you sent me.

Tim

[b54red]

They are rather slow growing. I have already started a few seed to see if I can get an earlier start on them this year. I will be planting more seed in January and possibly again in February depending on how the previous plantings fair. They were the last pepper in my garden to put on fruit but were not nearly as late maturing as Pappadew.

[wmontanez]

Nice pictures! I sowed my pepper seeds and the seeds you send me of peppadew and malagueta on Dec 18th, 25th and next one will be Jan 8th. Hope to get ahead on the pepper production this year.