Peppadew Peppers - Page 3

huntsman · September 19, 2012

Peppadews are easily grown over here and are endemic to this country. I never have to grow more than one bush at a time for my own use as they are prolific bearers, carrying upward of a hundred pods at a time.

I'm not crazy about the fresh taste, and don't know anyone over here who is, but the reason we grow them is ... to pickle 'em! FANTASTIC! I have zero skills in this department, but if you are a pickler, there are none better.

My plants get to 1.5m high by 1.5m across and love full sun.

Heather is running another seed swap at http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...781#post303781, where these seeds are always featured, so get in early!

zeroma · March 8, 2013

So in zone 6 I'd need to start indoors on heat in what the fall, in Oct to see fruits the following July/Sept? Keep growing indoors with window light?

FILMNET · March 9, 2013

Zeroma, i am 6a, and have grown them for 2 years, late means fruit by late August. Do start them early do it now!. They will pop up easy and grow very slow, i do put mine in ground June 1st. They love the heat/sun in summer, and fruit come out early green fruits. The problem is you have to wait till they turn red, last fall my 6 plants were late so fruit froze 1 night September. I did get 2 qts before this night so i picked all fruit and tried to get ripe inside cold cellar. Didn't work they rotted. So its luck, if you get red fruit before freezing nights, as these were the last plants in my garden, tough to kill. Now look around here i love them and don't make pickles, but as the jars from store are empty i put my cleaned red fruit inside. I actually like mine better than theirs, i boil them for 10min after getting seeds out. I do cut mine in half also. I put these in tomato sauce salads , sandwiches i use the all the time cooking.

b54red · March 9, 2013

Zeroma, if you don't already have the seed planted and growing I think it will be too late to start now. Your best bet would be to grow some in containers that you can keep indoors over the winter so you can set them out next spring when it gets nice and warm. Pappadews are very slow growing especially the first month after they sprout.

I started my seed in early December and the biggest seedlings I have in the greenhouse are only a couple of inches tall now. You might be able to start the seed in late summer or early fall and time it just right. Pappadews are going to be really tricky for you with your shorter growing season. If I don't get mine out fairly early down here they don't have time to make much even with our very long growing season. Good luck with them.

September 19, 2012	#31
huntsman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa - GrowZone 9 Posts: 595	Peppadews are easily grown over here and are endemic to this country. I never have to grow more than one bush at a time for my own use as they are prolific bearers, carrying upward of a hundred pods at a time. I'm not crazy about the fresh taste, and don't know anyone over here who is, but the reason we grow them is ... to pickle 'em! FANTASTIC! I have zero skills in this department, but if you are a pickler, there are none better. My plants get to 1.5m high by 1.5m across and love full sun. Heather is running another seed swap at http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...781#post303781, where these seeds are always featured, so get in early!

March 8, 2013	#32
zeroma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 637	So in zone 6 I'd need to start indoors on heat in what the fall, in Oct to see fruits the following July/Sept? Keep growing indoors with window light?

March 9, 2013	#33
FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	Zeroma, i am 6a, and have grown them for 2 years, late means fruit by late August. Do start them early do it now!. They will pop up easy and grow very slow, i do put mine in ground June 1st. They love the heat/sun in summer, and fruit come out early green fruits. The problem is you have to wait till they turn red, last fall my 6 plants were late so fruit froze 1 night September. I did get 2 qts before this night so i picked all fruit and tried to get ripe inside cold cellar. Didn't work they rotted. So its luck, if you get red fruit before freezing nights, as these were the last plants in my garden, tough to kill. Now look around here i love them and don't make pickles, but as the jars from store are empty i put my cleaned red fruit inside. I actually like mine better than theirs, i boil them for 10min after getting seeds out. I do cut mine in half also. I put these in tomato sauce salads , sandwiches i use the all the time cooking.

March 9, 2013	#34
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Zeroma, if you don't already have the seed planted and growing I think it will be too late to start now. Your best bet would be to grow some in containers that you can keep indoors over the winter so you can set them out next spring when it gets nice and warm. Pappadews are very slow growing especially the first month after they sprout. I started my seed in early December and the biggest seedlings I have in the greenhouse are only a couple of inches tall now. You might be able to start the seed in late summer or early fall and time it just right. Pappadews are going to be really tricky for you with your shorter growing season. If I don't get mine out fairly early down here they don't have time to make much even with our very long growing season. Good luck with them.