Favorite peppers, sweets and or hots

[kath]

Got good news this a.m. from Marko and from Katarina from Superior Seeds that Palanacko Cudo and Slonovo Uvo are both open pollinated varieties. Will try to figure out a way to bag blossoms/plants without sacrificing too many fruits.

kath

[muskymojo]

For sweet, Jimmy Nardello is probably my favorite. I love the look of them, and they taste even better.

I'm a big fan of superhots from Trinidad. My favorite is 7 Pot Yellow. Very beautiful pods, and plenty HOT with a lemony pineapple flavor.

[Steve Magruder]

For hot peppers, I love serrano, as it's the perfect pepper ingredient for my homemade pico de gallo. For sweet peppers, I don't have wide exposure, but I love the aroma and versatility of yellow bell.

[jamserg]

Love sweet peppers (mainly for stuffing, fresh too) but haven't had much success growing them - 1-2 per plant, so don't have a favorite yet. My favorite hot is a ghost pepper (Naga Bhut Jolokia). Love it but difficult to grow. Have 20 beautiful plants now but will be lucky to get a few ripe peppers. Slonovo uvo looks very tasty to try next year, if get seeds somehow.

[kath]

Originally Posted by jamserg

Slonovo uvo looks very tasty to try next year, if get seeds somehow.

I'll offer seeds if I can save enough bagged ones. FCFS, though.

kath

[beatpoet]

Originally Posted by jamserg

Love sweet peppers (mainly for stuffing, fresh too) but haven't had much success growing them - 1-2 per plant, so don't have a favorite yet. My favorite hot is a ghost pepper (Naga Bhut Jolokia). Love it but difficult to grow. Have 20 beautiful plants now but will be lucky to get a few ripe peppers. Slonovo uvo looks very tasty to try next year, if get seeds somehow.

I had a similar problem last year with my sweet peppers, only got two or three from each of my sweet pepper plants, so I'm trying a different variety this year. Trying Corni di Toro to see if I can get better results.

I'm a big fan of spicy foods so I grow mostly hot varieties. Serrano is a favorite, love to use it for salsa verde. Trying a bunch of new varieties this year, only 4 out of 10 plants are one's I've grown before, two of those are Serrano plants. Hoping to find some new favorites this year.

[stonysoilseeds]

i like hungarian hot wax for frying with onions i also like the praprika peppers i havent dried them but love stuffing them and ho chi minh is a favorite hot one ive tried growing habaneros but nights seem to cool here to get any

[muskymojo]

Originally Posted by stonysoilseeds

ive tried growing habaneros but nights seem to cool here to get any

You can grow any pepper you want in NY if you start them early indoors. I usually start my c. chinense in early february and get at least a couple big harvests.

[Doug9345]

I tried manzanos for the first time this year and just love them. I don't know how much success I'll have with them, but I'm going to put a couple of plants in pots so I can extend the season if I have to.

[FILMNET]

Kath Pagged ones? Dont, understand?do you mean seeds saved from flowers? Or can we save seeds from ripe fruit? I have both plants growing now the last seeds from him

[kath]

Originally Posted by FILMNET

Kath Pagged ones? Dont, understand?do you mean seeds saved from flowers? Or can we save seeds from ripe fruit? I have both plants growing now the last seeds from him

My pepper plants (hot and sweet) are all in one row, quite close together, so I'll need to bag plants or blossoms to prevent cross-pollination. If I can get fruits to set inside the bags, I'll mark them and wait until they're very ripe and save the seeds.

kath

[Doug9345]

He means that he is or will bagged the flowers of the plant(s) that he wants seed from, This is to prevent the seed from being a cross of that pepper and what ever other one has flowers at the time. The seed comes from the ripe pepper.

[Doug9345]

WE crossed in our posting

[livinonfaith]

If they are in pots you can bring them in to extend the season. I have a greenhouse, and so was able to get a small amount of peppers all through the winter. But I've heard of people overwintering them in a sunny room in their house or even in basements or garages as long as you have some lights.

You just have to make sure they don't freeze and they have enough light and water to keep them alive. If so, then even if they don't produce during the winter, you can still get a few extra end of season peppers and then you start off the Spring season with a full grown plant.

All ready to go as soon as it gets warm enough!

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by livinonfaith

If they are in pots you can bring them in to extend the season. I have a greenhouse, and so was able to get a small amount of peppers all through the winter. But I've heard of people overwintering them in a sunny room in their house or even in basements or garages as long as you have some lights.

You just have to make sure they don't freeze and they have enough light and water to keep them alive. If so, then even if they don't produce during the winter, you can still get a few extra end of season peppers and then you start off the Spring season with a full grown plant.

All ready to go as soon as it gets warm enough!

I have a three year old jalapeño and two year old habanero and anaheims. Peppers last a lot longer than tomatoes, much less disease prone.
Eggplants will overwinter well, too.