Peppadew

[TZ-OH6]

Mine are loaded up with fruit but may not ripen before frost (fingers crossed) I've eaten a couple of fresh ripe ones and they were like a sweet red pepper, with mild heat after removing the seed ribs.

I will dig up the plants, root prune and try to overwinter in pots.

[cottonpicker]

WE BOTH love pickled Peppadew from our local DELI.... SO, I got some Peppadew seeds in a trade but can't plant them till next year. BUT...now.. after reading the discouraging reports on this thread, perhaps I should simply continue buying the pickled ones from my Deli and forget about trying to grow them. Any comments?
LarryD

[austinnhanasmom]

I recommend growing this variety.

If I can successfully overwinter the plants, I'll maybe keep them in a pot so I can bring them outside during the warm spring days, but return them indoors to protect from the goofy, cold, Colorado spring weather.

[roper2008]

cottonpicker, just start you peppadew seeds earlier than your other peppers.
You never know if your going to like it if you don't try it. It takes its time
forming peppers, but it gives you a lot of them on one plant. Very productive.

[remy]

Originally Posted by austinnhanasmom

I forget who I got seeds from

Originally Posted by austinnhanasmom

My 2010 pepper plant labeling became all messed up - two young assistants - and then rodents ate the labels the assistants didn't remove (???). Added chicken wire and commercial grade rodent poison. I'll take back my pepper garden yet!!

My plants blossomed late as well, but now have many many fruit.

If the fruit fails to fully ripen, do you pickle anyway?

If I cut back the top and dug up the plant (planted in ground), could I successfully overwinter? I was just reading somewhere to do that with tender herbs. Normally, I just bid farewell to the peppers, but maybe this one is worth extra work.

Sorry to hear about your garden problems.
I don't see why you can't pickle if they are not completely ripe. The flavor would be a bit different, but what the hey?
I've never dug out of the ground so I can't comment on that since I grew mine pots from the get go, but I can say they do overwinter easy.Ikept mine in a cool room next to a west facing window, didn't water much, and they were fine.
Remy

[heirloomdaddy]

I hear they are much more tolerant of the cold, no?

This would be great as maybe my late jump getting them in the ground won't be such an issue. It is a MUCH taller plant btw than my other peppers..looks much healthier too

[TZ-OH6]

They will get killed by frost just like any pepper. They may just not be as "heat loving" as some other types and do well in the 60s-70sF. I think it is the black seeded roccoco peppers that really do not like hot weather.

[pinakbet]

Originally Posted by TZ-OH6

They will get killed by frost just like any pepper. They may just not be as "heat loving" as some other types and do well in the 60s-70sF. I think it is the black seeded roccoco peppers that really do not like hot weather.

+1 on the rocoto. I'm having a hard time growing that pepper with our climate here. it easily wilts when the temps rises..

[heirloomdaddy]

Wow.

I'm actually glad these pepper got a late start, as the so cal "winter" might actually see them thrive.

I did a quick search for rocoto peppers. I'm fascinated with these and manzanos as they could be a fall/winter crop here in so cal. I will be putting some in the ground as soon as I can get some seed. Does anybody have a preferred pepper seed vendor/ specialist?

[RinTinTin]

One of the largest selections I have seen is:
http://www.tradewindsfruitstore.com/...129/Categories.

They seem to have most of what is available commercially.
I have never dealt with them YET, but I probably will.

[franzb69]

fataliiseeds, thehippyseedcompany, peppergal, chillipepperpete, chileseeds.co.uk, semillas.de, pepperlover.com....there's tons of good pepper sources out there. =D

[b54red]

Originally Posted by pinakbet

+1 on the rocoto. I'm having a hard time growing that pepper with our climate here. it easily wilts when the temps rises..

The Uyababa that I sent you loves the heat and does better in the high temps than any other pepper I have grown. I now have a couple of them over 7 feet tall and they are still loaded with peppers.

My pappadews have not ripened well in this very hot weather. They have tended to start getting leathery and wilting before they get a nice red color. Now that our temperatures have taken a sudden drop maybe they will do better in the next couple of weeks.

[franzb69]

my one pubescens (ultra pube) plant is still alive. growing ever so slowly. i'm in this for the long haul. i hope i get to grow more manzanos and rocoto varieties and successfully make them set fruit.

still haven't sown any of my other pubescens varieties as i am afraid of wasting what little seed i have. lol.

[Earl]

Mine are starting to ripen. Thanks, Remy! Looks like those out of the deli. Some heat in the rib sections, tiny bit. Very crunchy. With an exotic? flavor, a bit sweet. Now to figure out how to can/prepare them.
Earl
Picture of it here in the 2010 picture folder.

http://www.feldoncentral.com/garden/...epper.jpg.html

[dustdevil]

Bring it inside for the winter and reap the harvest. It has been accomplished successfully by others on this forum.