I want to grow some hot peppers but not sure which - Page 2

casino · October 26, 2011

Dito on the Datil pepper. Datil has become my number one favorite HOT pepper, hot yes but has a ton of flavor. The best. The seeds are almost impossible to find. I live in Michigan and these plants need a long growing season, Datil is famous in St Augistine Florida and there is an interresting story behind these peppers. I had 4 plants and they produced 6 peppers each before the frost killed them. If my growing season was longer these plants would have produced a ton of peppers. In 2012 I will try growing them in containers in the greenhouse to extend their growing season, then I should have plenty to go around.

casino · October 26, 2011

added note, OMG Datil apple butter, that sounds outstanding, I got to try that one.

lakelady · October 26, 2011

That apple butter DOES sound good!

Can you dry any of these peppers for use in winter? Last night I made dinner with some dried Chipotles as I didn't have fresh, and I definately enjoyed the flavor, even though it was dried.

Are they hotter or milder when dried compared to fresh?

biscgolf · October 26, 2011

casino- i have plenty of unbagged seed... pm me for info on sase...
you can dry any of them... we make a datil powder out of ours...
in general everything is hotter dried as you are removing a non-hot component- water.

aropupu · November 26, 2011

- Lemon Drop - anyone interested in chillies should have this one in their collection
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The "original" orange habanero, usually found sold by the name "habanero sudden death", fruity and not deadly hot.

- Almost any rocoto (C. pubescens), these are hard to get to produce any sensible amount of fruits, but the taste is great, especially when smoked.

October 26, 2011	#18
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	That apple butter DOES sound good! Can you dry any of these peppers for use in winter? Last night I made dinner with some dried Chipotles as I didn't have fresh, and I definately enjoyed the flavor, even though it was dried. Are they hotter or milder when dried compared to fresh? __________________ Antoniette

October 26, 2011	#16
casino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Southfield, Michigan Posts: 318	Dito on the Datil pepper. Datil has become my number one favorite HOT pepper, hot yes but has a ton of flavor. The best. The seeds are almost impossible to find. I live in Michigan and these plants need a long growing season, Datil is famous in St Augistine Florida and there is an interresting story behind these peppers. I had 4 plants and they produced 6 peppers each before the frost killed them. If my growing season was longer these plants would have produced a ton of peppers. In 2012 I will try growing them in containers in the greenhouse to extend their growing season, then I should have plenty to go around.

October 26, 2011	#19
biscgolf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 353	casino- i have plenty of unbagged seed... pm me for info on sase... you can dry any of them... we make a datil powder out of ours... in general everything is hotter dried as you are removing a non-hot component- water.

November 26, 2011	#20
aropupu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Espoo, Finland Posts: 8	- Lemon Drop - anyone interested in chillies should have this one in their collection - The "original" orange habanero, usually found sold by the name "habanero sudden death", fruity and not deadly hot. - Almost any rocoto (C. pubescens), these are hard to get to produce any sensible amount of fruits, but the taste is great, especially when smoked.