Where do you order the Big Bertha's from? Anyone.

[QUOTE=roper2008;195757]Where do you order the Big Bertha's from? Anyone.[/QUOTE]
[url]www.parkseed.com/gardening/PD/5644/[/url]
[url]http://www.tomatogrowers.com/sweet.htm[/url]
[url]http://www.jungseed.com/dp.asp?pID=09805&c=168&p=Big+Bertha+Hybrid+Sweet+Pepper+Plants[/url]
[url]http://henryfields.com/product.asp?pn=12362&bhcd2=1295816484[/url]

Are just a few of the better known seed sites that have them though lots carry them.

Segenta Seed is the distributor of the Hybrid seed as far as I know

I think I'll go with tomato growers.

Thanks

Full Moon: [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Bulgarian Carrot[/SIZE][/FONT]
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I grew these last year. Loved the flavor but....
I don't know if anyone else had this problem with them. The skins were like leather. You couldn't bite into them I had hundreds of them and ended up putting them in a skillet with olive oil and sauteed them. Then I scooped out the meat and threw the skins away. Lots of work but really liked them and yes I plan on growing them again.

My sister-in-law came to visit and she rolled her eyes at my long method of fixing them and put them over the flame and off came the skins. LOL. That being said, either method used...we had to open windows as the aroma was powerful and everyone was choking. Delicious!

[QUOTE][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Bulgarian Carrot .....[/SIZE][/FONT]The skins were like leather[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I've read that somewhere else [U]after[/U] I ordered them. I actually saw it on someone's "most awful pepper never to grow again" list and he also mentionned the very though skin.

I got sucked in by the blurb it sounded nice :yes: .

I might chuck them in the compost bin and not bother with them.

Just place them on the hot barbie 'til the skin blisters, turn 'em over and repeat. Put them in a paper bag, and let them steam untill cool enough to handle. The skins should peel right off.

Just like the Anaheim types.

Full Moon

I wouldn't be in a hurry to chuck them just because of the tough skins.

They have heat (SSE 0 to 5 and they are a 4) plus a very nice after taste. They were good in salsa. We really liked them once we got pass the outer skin and have decided that that isn't enough to stop us from growing them again. Just cutting back on how many we plant as they did put out plenty of peppers.

Ok I'll give it a go then.

The seeds went from the paper towel into their little pots this morning. They took only 4 days to germinate. It's the first time I try this method and I'm totally sold on it especially with peppers.

Peppers sure can be slow to germinate sometimes. Last year I had some take over 2 weeks, and others followed them by a week. I had almost forgotten what they were by the time they sprouted.

[QUOTE=Full Moon;195803]Ok I'll give it a go then.

The seeds went from the paper towel into their little pots this morning. They took only 4 days to germinate. It's the first time I try this method and I'm totally sold on it especially with peppers.[/QUOTE]


I have had good success planting them in any soil mix that is less than 50% peat moss Miracle grow organic has 46%. I saw a test planting done with several seed mixes, cactus mix etc and the best pro-former was MG organic. I plant them and then water them in with 3% hydrogen peroxide mixed with water and a weak fert like fish emulsion. The H2O2 kills anything in the soil or on the seed and it also puts oxygen in the soil. Think it improves germ times as well.

Start on early peppers
 

This is what Im growing so far for sweet. I just ordered from TGS, some
hybrids. This is what I ordered.

Fooled You Hybrid (jalapeno)
Super Heavyweight Hybrid
Socrates X3R Hybrid
Red Beauty Hybrid
The Big Early Hybrid
Big Bertha PS Hybrid
Jaloro
Ancho San Luis

Also growing:

Botinecka Zuta
Chervena Chushka
Dolce di Minervino
Chimayo
Sweet Pickle
Gypsy
Carmen
NuMex Heritage 6-4 & Big Jim
Chilhaucle Rojo
Aji Panca
Quadrato Asti Giallo
Jimmy Nardello
Onza
Unknown red sweet from Macedonia

Started my bhut jolokia a few weeks ago...took 10 days to germinate. They are doing well under the lights with a heat mat underneath.

Started the rest of my peppers on Tuesday:

California Wonder
Jalapeno Heaven (from a seed trade here)
Sweet Banana
Poblano L
Big Bomb Hybrid (from a seed trade here)
Jalapeno M
Jimmy Nardello
Lilac hybrid
Red Beauty Hybrid
Thai Hot
NuMex Sunrise
Sheepnose Pimento (from a seed trade here)
Habanero (from a seed trade here)
Cubanelle (from a seed trade here)
Thai Bird Pepper (from a seed trade here)
Habanero Arbol (from a seed trade here)
Fresno (from a seed trade here)
and just for fun Peter Pepper!

We fell in love with the Jimmy Nardello last year...there will be loads of them in the garden this year.

I would love to try Nardello also.
Waitng for these seeds to germanium,Thai bird , Peppardew,Cono Di Holy Krar,Red Sweet Cherry, and Thai Basil 12 days now, really slow on a heat mat underneath and lights wanted for them,

Raybo, a trick that I use to get larger peppers is to clip off the first few flowers so the plant gets larger before trying to make a pepper. The other thing I do to get big ones is to limit the number of peppers on the plant which can really make a difference once it gets a little hot.

All of my padron peppers are sprouted after only 5 days. Still waiting the the other 20 varieties.