Early Start on peppers.
 

Well we decided to do an early planting of peppers.Since some bells and all the hot peppers that went out last year where late getting to the garden we did not want to take any chances.So here is some of what we have going.Just a few seeds of each.

Jalapeño

Bhut Jalokia

Habenero

Thai Hot

Thai Orange

Yellow Seven Pod

Aci Sivri

Brown Seven Pod

King Arthur Bell

Un-named Bell

Guajillo

Zavory

Large Red Cherry Hot

Serrano

and at my nieces request some sage.Don't know why but there it is

Anyway only planted a few seeds of each.Also have one Bhut and a couple chocolate Habs held over from last year in bad need of re-potting so I will be taking care of that too.We are off and running now with peppers and sage


Kevin

Have you tried Jimmy Nardello's? It is a sweet Italian that is great in salads, and superb grilled/roasted (maybe with some onion & italian sausage?). Mine were very productive last year.

The nardello is a great pepper. For flavor and sweetness it's the
best.

Started seeds for
Big Bertha PS
Giant Aconcagua Sweet Pepper
Chinese Giant
Giant Marconi
Corno di Toro

And the one I am most excited about trying
Sweet Pickle - Multi colored ornamental sweet pepper.

I also got caught "late" with my Pepper seedlings last year. This time around, I started the Peppers on Dec 6, and the tomatoes 30 days later. Seems to have been a good plan. All of the seedlings look to be the same height today.

This year I'm growing:

Big Bertha
Colossal
Early Thickset
Parks Yellow
Parks Orange
Parks Purple
NuMex Big Jim
NuMex Joe Parker

Last year, I planted 6 Pepper plants per EarthTainer which turned out to be far too crowded:

[IMG]http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af179/rnews/IMG_0674.jpg[/IMG]

Now, I will plant 4 Peppers per 'Tainer max and I think the size of the individual Peppers will be larger, given some elbow room to develop.:yes:

Raybo

Jimmy Nardello's is a must in my garden!! Tried it for the first time last year and couldn't believe how tasty it was with a unique sweetness.

Damon

[quote=sprtsguy76;195645]Jimmy Nardello's is a must in my garden!! Tried it for the first time last year and couldn't believe how tasty it was with a unique sweetness.

Damon[/quote]

Hey Damon, Are you starting an extra of it????

Hint, hint........

Raybo

[QUOTE=RinTinTin;195608]Have you tried Jimmy Nardello's? It is a sweet Italian that is great in salads, and superb grilled/roasted (maybe with some onion & italian sausage?). Mine were very productive last year.[/QUOTE]

Have not tried it yet but have heard good things about it.Will have to keep this one in mind.


[QUOTE=Stepheninky;195631]Started seeds for
Big Bertha PS
Giant Aconcagua Sweet Pepper
Chinese Giant
Giant Marconi
Corno di Toro

And the one I am most excited about trying
Sweet Pickle - Multi colored ornamental sweet pepper.[/QUOTE]

Some good peppers there.Have not heard of sweet pickle.You should keep us posted on your progress.


[QUOTE=rnewste;195633]I also got caught "late" with my Pepper seedlings last year. This time around, I started the Peppers on Dec 6, and the tomatoes 30 days later. Seems to have been a good plan. All of the seedlings look to be the same height today.

This year I'm growing:

Big Bertha
Colossal
Early Thickset
Parks Yellow
Parks Orange
Parks Purple
NuMex Big Jim
NuMex Joe Parker

Last year, I planted 6 Pepper plants per EarthTainer which turned out to be far too crowded:

[IMG]http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af179/rnews/IMG_0674.jpg[/IMG]

Now, I will plant 4 Peppers per 'Tainer max and I think the size of the individual Peppers will be larger, given some elbow room to develop.:yes:

Raybo[/QUOTE]


Big Bertha is one of my favorite bells.Yeah 6 plants per eathtainer seems a little crowded.But still what you have on the plants in your pic look nice.I am sure they tasted good too.


Kevin

kevin,

Yes, they were plentiful and good - - but relatively small. I like big Peppers for stuffing, etc. so I think planting only 4 per 'Tainer will give them more room to develop into larger fruit.

Raybo

Another vote for Jimmy Nardello here. We love them grilled on the barbie.

Nice list you got there Kevin. I am curious about the 7 pods type I'll have to check them out.

This year I'm growing in a climate completely different to what I am used. The season is much shorter and not as hot. I think I'll grow almost all my peppers in black pots.

Here's what I'm growing. Half of these are in paper towel at the moment with a few starting to germinate.

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Alma Paprika[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Bulgarian Carrot[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Buran[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Cayenne[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Chervena Chujski[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]D’Espellette[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Gourmet[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Guajillo[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Jalapeno[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Jimmy Nardello[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Jupiter[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Limon Chile[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Marconi Golden[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Marconi Red[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Mini Mix[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Nocera Yellow[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Numex Conquistador[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]NuMex Joe E. Parker[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Petit Marseillais[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Purple Beauty[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Quadrato d’Asti Jaune[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Shi☠☠☠☠o (For some reason these symbols keep coming up instead of the letters ...... it's S-h-i-s-h-i-t-o)[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Thai[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I'm affraid to grow the really hot ones now that I have two very "curious" little grandsons. [/SIZE][/FONT]

I am starting next week, my list is very close to Full moon's...

Must haves for me each year;

Georgescu Chocolate
Melrose
Jimmy Nardello
Tollie's
Lemme's
Frank's
Alcalde
Velarde
Greek Long Red
Petit Marseillais
Trinity Red
Doe Hill Golden Bell
Alma Paprika
And an assortment of thin skinned peppers for drying.

Jeanne

I will only be growing a few chilies this year. Not because I don't like them, but we just don't use nearly as many chilies as I would like to grow. It will also give me some more space in the greenhouse for the tomatoes ;)

So this year I have limited my list to these:

*Fatalii (2-3 plants)
*Jamaican Hot Chocolate (1 plant)
*Yellow chili I found growing on the Island of Crete (Greece) last year (1-2 plants)

I'm sure you'll get bigger peppers in your earthtainer if you put
4 plants. For my quadrato asti giallo I'm going to put 2 in one
of my earthboxes, to see if I get larger peppers.
Those big bertha's look good. I'm going to have to try that one.
What kind of fertilizer do you use raybo? I have garden-tone, tomato-tone,
dymanite mater magic, bone meal, composted cow manure, epsom salt and
fish & seaweed emulsion and dolmonite lime.

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]That is a nice list there Kevin[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]I also starting earlier than last year due to lack of production on my hot chilies. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]But I was very happy with peppers because I succesfully grew them from seed the first time in 2010. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]This year started on Dec 25th, Jan 1 and Jan 15 last batch [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Alma Paprika[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Buran[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Ajices Dulce[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Ancho[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Jalape[/COLOR][COLOR=black]ño[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Serrano Tampiqueno[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Hungarian Sweet Banana[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]B[COLOR=black]hut jolokia from bangladesh[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Thanks to the generosity of Tomatovillians also: [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[COLOR=#0000ff][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Peppadew[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue]Malaqueta[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue]Guajillo[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue]Mareko Fana (Berbere Pepper)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue]Dolce di Minervino [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Other early starts onions:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Ringmaster[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Morada de Amposta[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Most of them are seedlings now, some are still germinating.[/SIZE][/FONT]

Raybo- If I have any extra Jimmy Nardello, I'll save you a couple.;)

Damon

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]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][/FONT][/SIZE]
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.