My 2011 Pepper Grow List in NW Oregon

pdxwindjammer · January 27, 2011

Surprisingly, I had a great pepper harvest in 2010. Most people in my community garden had a poor pepper year. I attribute it to the tender loving care from seedling to ground and good organic fertilizer!

Here is my list for this year and I will be posting a trade list in hopes of obtaining some of the new varieties. The first part of the list is what I grew last year. The second part is peppers that are new to my grow list:

Lipstick - Did great! Growing again.
Peppadew - Didn't mature early enough but had loads of peppers. Won't grow again in our short season
Hungarian Hot Wax - Loved these and had many of them! Growing again.
Chinese Five Color - Beautiful little peppers with amazing flavor and good heat. Growing again
Jalapenos - Did moderately well. Maybe growing
Chervena Chuska - Very prolific and tasty! Growing again.

New

Golden Star - This is a maybe
Yum Yum Gold - Looks good but don't know much about it
Gypsy
Jimmy Nardello - Definitely
Gusto - This is a maybe
Bulgarian Carrot - Really want this one!
Antohi Romanian - SASE from Ted
Socrates
Beaver Dam - This is a maybe
Healthy - Really want this one.
Ring of Fire
Tollie's Sweet
Padron - SASE from Mrs. B
Picante Calabrese - SASE from Mrs. B
Guajillo - SASE from Mrs. B

I live in the NW so we don't do well with late season peppers. I would appreciate comments on what you might suggest leaving out or including. I would really like something HOT that matures early and I think Ring of Fire might be the best bet.

I want a good nix of frying, roasting, drying and "salsa"fying.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions and opinions!

montanamato · January 27, 2011

Beaver Dam did not do well for me in MT, but I only tried it once....

a super pepper for flavor and heat is Fresno...I am out of seed and I ordered it from Skyfire seeds,,,I like it better than Jalapenos for fresh salsa...It is early and fairly productive...Serrano does well also, and takes both hot weather and cool...

Jeanne

Healthy is a nice pepper with many uses...I am trying Chervena Chuska for the first time this year...

jwr6404 · January 27, 2011

windjammer
We grow our hot peppers,with great success,in pots with 3 plants per pot. Early in the season while the plants are still small we cover them with clear 32 ounce cups. we grow a shorter season called Ring of Fire along with a later variety called Long Red Slim Cayenne. My BH is Korean and she makes her own Hot sauce,which is more of a paste than a liquid. OT She also makes her own Soy Sauce

pdxwindjammer · January 28, 2011

Okay, Jeanne, I think I will take Beaver Dam off my list because I have a few too many.

JWR, Ring of Fire is already on my list.

My potted peppers didn't do even half as well as the ones I planted in ground in my community garden. Either they don't get enough sun in my yard along my driveway or the rain depletes the organic fertilizer too quickly.

jwr6404 · January 28, 2011

windjammer
I had noticed you had Ring of Fire listed. I wanted,but forgot,to say how well it's done for us in our PNW envoirnment. When no other produced this Pepper done extremely well. Most of the Mrs Korean friends like to casually eat Peppers from the bush. These have them looking for iced Tea almost immediately. If you like Hot Peppers you wont regret planting these.

January 27, 2011	#1
pdxwindjammer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 625	My 2011 Pepper Grow List in NW Oregon Surprisingly, I had a great pepper harvest in 2010. Most people in my community garden had a poor pepper year. I attribute it to the tender loving care from seedling to ground and good organic fertilizer! Here is my list for this year and I will be posting a trade list in hopes of obtaining some of the new varieties. The first part of the list is what I grew last year. The second part is peppers that are new to my grow list: Lipstick - Did great! Growing again. Peppadew - Didn't mature early enough but had loads of peppers. Won't grow again in our short season Hungarian Hot Wax - Loved these and had many of them! Growing again. Chinese Five Color - Beautiful little peppers with amazing flavor and good heat. Growing again Jalapenos - Did moderately well. Maybe growing Chervena Chuska - Very prolific and tasty! Growing again. New Golden Star - This is a maybe Yum Yum Gold - Looks good but don't know much about it Gypsy Jimmy Nardello - Definitely Gusto - This is a maybe Bulgarian Carrot - Really want this one! Antohi Romanian - SASE from Ted Socrates Beaver Dam - This is a maybe Healthy - Really want this one. Ring of Fire Tollie's Sweet Padron - SASE from Mrs. B Picante Calabrese - SASE from Mrs. B Guajillo - SASE from Mrs. B I live in the NW so we don't do well with late season peppers. I would appreciate comments on what you might suggest leaving out or including. I would really like something HOT that matures early and I think Ring of Fire might be the best bet. I want a good nix of frying, roasting, drying and "salsa"fying. Thanks in advance for your suggestions and opinions! Last edited by pdxwindjammer; January 27, 2011 at 09:40 PM.

January 27, 2011	#3
jwr6404 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: University Place, WA Posts: 481	windjammer We grow our hot peppers,with great success,in pots with 3 plants per pot. Early in the season while the plants are still small we cover them with clear 32 ounce cups. we grow a shorter season called Ring of Fire along with a later variety called Long Red Slim Cayenne. My BH is Korean and she makes her own Hot sauce,which is more of a paste than a liquid. OT She also makes her own Soy Sauce __________________ Jim

January 28, 2011	#5
jwr6404 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: University Place, WA Posts: 481	windjammer I had noticed you had Ring of Fire listed. I wanted,but forgot,to say how well it's done for us in our PNW envoirnment. When no other produced this Pepper done extremely well. Most of the Mrs Korean friends like to casually eat Peppers from the bush. These have them looking for iced Tea almost immediately. If you like Hot Peppers you wont regret planting these. __________________ Jim

January 27, 2011	#2
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	Beaver Dam did not do well for me in MT, but I only tried it once.... a super pepper for flavor and heat is Fresno...I am out of seed and I ordered it from Skyfire seeds,,,I like it better than Jalapenos for fresh salsa...It is early and fairly productive...Serrano does well also, and takes both hot weather and cool... Jeanne Healthy is a nice pepper with many uses...I am trying Chervena Chuska for the first time this year...