HUGE, SWEET, THICK Walled

mensplace · January 18, 2010

When I visit the International markets here I see red, yellow, and Green Peppers that are massive in size and weight, with thick walls..totally unlike anything I have ever been able to grow. Even those I have purchased as plants inevitably produce small, thin walled varieties that are hardly worth the trouble...certainly nothing like those that are grown in other countries. Is this because of the seed varieties or simply the growing conditions. Here, peppers tend to ripen in the heat of summer. Have any of you been able to produce those beautiful, delicious, thick walled, trophy peppers? The closest I ever came with sweetness and thick walls was pimiento, but it was miniscule in comparison to those bell types I see.

On another pursuit; the wife loves pickled peperoncini, but the only ones I have seen in the catalogs are hot. The lady doesn't do hot. Suggestions?

Thanks to a few of you, I have now planted my seeds for Paprika styles and am really looking forward to making my own!

January 18, 2010	#1
mensplace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1,013	HUGE, SWEET, THICK Walled When I visit the International markets here I see red, yellow, and Green Peppers that are massive in size and weight, with thick walls..totally unlike anything I have ever been able to grow. Even those I have purchased as plants inevitably produce small, thin walled varieties that are hardly worth the trouble...certainly nothing like those that are grown in other countries. Is this because of the seed varieties or simply the growing conditions. Here, peppers tend to ripen in the heat of summer. Have any of you been able to produce those beautiful, delicious, thick walled, trophy peppers? The closest I ever came with sweetness and thick walls was pimiento, but it was miniscule in comparison to those bell types I see. On another pursuit; the wife loves pickled peperoncini, but the only ones I have seen in the catalogs are hot. The lady doesn't do hot. Suggestions? Thanks to a few of you, I have now planted my seeds for Paprika styles and am really looking forward to making my own!