Show us your peppers - Page 6

Shrinkrap · July 16, 2018

This was supposed to be in the last post.

uzlaguzla · July 18, 2018

I had three Reaper plants. Two in the garden and one in a 30 gal pot. The one in the pot developed a wooden stem and during a windy day the stem broke. I was able to salvage 50 fruit, most of which were full sized. They are still green. Will they turn red? I am not smart enough to post a pic!

Worth1 · July 18, 2018

Some might and some wont it wont effect the heat.
Just because you can't post a picture doesn't mean you're not smart.
Not knowing how and smart have nothing to do with each other.

Worth

tnkrer · July 19, 2018

I am growing peppers from a hot pepper mix seed packet. and I am new to hot peppers in general .. So can you guys help me with this one? It seems like Serrano. It is hotter than jalapeno. Is it Serrano or something else?

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Worth1 · July 19, 2018

Looks like serrano.

velikipop · July 19, 2018

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shrinkrap

My husband and I are from West Indian families and we have a fondness for hot sauce, but I just don't see the point of super hots. Some are pretty, and I like a growing challenge, but not an eating challenge. I have soooo many powdered, frozen, dried, and sauced "very hots" I'm only growing one "very" hot this year. I've never grown super hots.

Anybody else growing "seasoning" peppers? All the aroma and flavor, but heat that let's you focus on flavor.

This year trini seasoning, tobago seasoning, aji dulce 1 and 2, rocatillo, sort-of-hot Fresno, and of the local version of Scotch Bonnet. Last year I grew MIL's Ccotch Bonnet for bonus points.

Yes, I have grown the Trinidadian Flavour Pepper. Very nice for seasoning.

velikipop · July 19, 2018

Yes, it does look very muck like a Serrano.

fonseca · July 23, 2018

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Originally Posted by clkeiper

same here. who in their right mind would eat one of these things whole.

Youtube is full of videos of people eating the devil's fruit. I have to admit, I thought I could handle it. This year the hottest I am growing is Rocoto and Aji Amarillo! That's plenty for me.

Speaking of not hot, my Habanada peppers are finally ripening, and I ate several in a row whole today with no ill effects.

Delicious habanero flavor, less spicy than an Ancho. I wish I was growing some orange habs to add a bit of heat for a sauce.

zipcode · July 23, 2018

How exactly is the habanero flavour, or these super hots, that people keep praising?

I grew Bishop's Hat, which is a baccatum, and the taste was a combination between some kind of shampoo and crushed nettle (seriously, the crushed nettle undertone was very obvious).

I'm back to normal hot peppers, which taste great (padron, and so called bulgarian types, and so called charliston types (turkish)).

fonseca · July 23, 2018

Baccatums can indeed have a soapy taste. The worst-tasting pepper I ever grew was Aji Brazilian Starfish. Extremely soapy taste and very thin walls, but it did have an interesting tropical fruit layer of flavor. Aji Lemon Drop is also soapy, but not in a bad way, it compliments foods. Sort of like cilantro.

My all time favorite is a baccatum, Aji Amarillo. Not soapy at all.

While the Habanada is good, and better the longer it stays on the plant once ripe, the flavor does not quite match the intense tropical sweetness of a regular Orange Habanero (which you have a few seconds to relish before your mouth catches fire). I would still say it's a big step up from heatless "spice" peppers like Trinidad Perfume, Zavory Habanero and Aji Dulce 1 and 2. Those are all great for cooking, powders and sauces, but they don't taste great as a snack off the plant.

You might be interested in Rocoto/Manzano peppers (pubescens) for truly incomparable flavor.

pmcgrady · July 28, 2018

Got some seeds from the mmmm swap called "Sweet Pickle"...
Turning out to be a super productive tasty pepper.

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Rajun Gardener · July 28, 2018

Nice peppers!! I think I need to find seeds for that variety.

I picked a few for the freezer, these are picked green because the color goes better when making pepper jelly.

Habs, jalapeno and cowhorn.

pmcgrady · August 11, 2018

Picked a few this morning before it got too hot.

Big Chili

Corbaci

Manganji

Tasty Pablano

Mucho Naucho

Shish!to

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pmcgrady · August 11, 2018

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July 19, 2018	#82
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	Yes, it does look very muck like a Serrano. __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan

July 23, 2018	#85
fonseca Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 205	Baccatums can indeed have a soapy taste. The worst-tasting pepper I ever grew was Aji Brazilian Starfish. Extremely soapy taste and very thin walls, but it did have an interesting tropical fruit layer of flavor. Aji Lemon Drop is also soapy, but not in a bad way, it compliments foods. Sort of like cilantro. My all time favorite is a baccatum, Aji Amarillo. Not soapy at all. While the Habanada is good, and better the longer it stays on the plant once ripe, the flavor does not quite match the intense tropical sweetness of a regular Orange Habanero (which you have a few seconds to relish before your mouth catches fire). I would still say it's a big step up from heatless "spice" peppers like Trinidad Perfume, Zavory Habanero and Aji Dulce 1 and 2. Those are all great for cooking, powders and sauces, but they don't taste great as a snack off the plant. You might be interested in Rocoto/Manzano peppers (pubescens) for truly incomparable flavor. Last edited by fonseca; July 23, 2018 at 03:18 PM.

July 18, 2018	#77
uzlaguzla Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 50	I had three Reaper plants. Two in the garden and one in a 30 gal pot. The one in the pot developed a wooden stem and during a windy day the stem broke. I was able to salvage 50 fruit, most of which were full sized. They are still green. Will they turn red? I am not smart enough to post a pic!

July 18, 2018	#78
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Some might and some wont it wont effect the heat. Just because you can't post a picture doesn't mean you're not smart. Not knowing how and smart have nothing to do with each other. Worth

July 19, 2018	#79
tnkrer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: MA 6a/b Posts: 352	I am growing peppers from a hot pepper mix seed packet. and I am new to hot peppers in general .. So can you guys help me with this one? It seems like Serrano. It is hotter than jalapeno. Is it Serrano or something else? closeup

July 23, 2018	#84
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	How exactly is the habanero flavour, or these super hots, that people keep praising? I grew Bishop's Hat, which is a baccatum, and the taste was a combination between some kind of shampoo and crushed nettle (seriously, the crushed nettle undertone was very obvious). I'm back to normal hot peppers, which taste great (padron, and so called bulgarian types, and so called charliston types (turkish)).

July 28, 2018	#86
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	Got some seeds from the mmmm swap called "Sweet Pickle"... Turning out to be a super productive tasty pepper. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

August 11, 2018	#89
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	Picked a few this morning before it got too hot. Big Chili Corbaci Manganji Tasty Pablano Mucho Naucho Shish!to Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

August 11, 2018	#90
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	Sweet Pickle Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk