Varieties that I am growing this year

angelique · February 8, 2006

Hi All,

I am trying the varieties listed below for the first time. They are all from Tomatogrowers.com. Any opinions, advice or comments would be great.

Corno di Toro Red
Giant Aconcagua
Sweet Cayenne
Mesilla

Thanks for your help.

Angelique

PaulF · February 8, 2006

I have grown thr Giant Aconcagua for a couple of years and it is one of the most flavorful, sweet peppers I have tasted. Mine were very large (a long, wide pepper rather than a bell shaped). They were sweet either green or ripe. I would eat them as a pepper sandwich, as a topper for a hamburger or in a salad. A good choice.

montanamato · February 8, 2006

I am growing Aconcagua for the first time too. It sounds great.
Has anyone tried Melrose, Lemmies, Or Tolli's.? They are all Italian frying types. I would be interested in which are the shortest DTM, smallest plants, and of course productivity.
Thanks.

Jeanne

giardiniere · February 10, 2006

I'm growing Jimmy Nardello's and Keystone Giant. Boy, I can't wait to get in the garden, but I better wait a little longer... it's only 35° this morning.

Spider · February 10, 2006

I have grown Mesilla for a few years it is a good choice, a long red which won me a ribbon at the Ky. State Fair the very first year. "Spider"

angelique · February 11, 2006

Hi Spider,

Thank you for the information. I am really excited about trying them.

Cecilia_MD7a · February 11, 2006

Just Buran sweet peppers for me this year. I've grown so many varieties and so many colors - King of the North, Gypsy Hybrid, Lilac Belle, Bell Boy Hybrid, and the ubiquitous California Wonder are the ones that come to mind immediately. They all taste great, but the fruits never get very large. This isn't a problem, except for stuffed peppers. The only reason I'm growing Buran now is because they're of Polish heritage, like me!

And I haven't even mentioned the hot peppers I've grown. I stopped growing them because I always have way more than I can use.

Tania · February 13, 2006

Great news about Aconcagua - it's going to be first time for me, and I am very excited.

Here is my list of peppers for 2006 (54 seedlings are up, 250+ seeds started):

Vanity Yellow (2000 seeds, from Russia)
Gabriel (HH) Red
Sweet All Sorts
Trinity Yellow (2000 seeds, from Russia)
Gabriel (HH) Yellow
Cuneo
Aconcagua
Antohi Romainian
Chervena Chushka
Giant Marconi Hyb
Greygo
Healthy
Hungarian Pepper 'Boldog'
Kocsolai Red
Liberty Red (2000 seeds, from Russia)
Park's Italian Gourmet Hyb
Red Bull's Horn
Solace Large Red (2000 seeds, from Russia)
Solace Yellow (2000 seeds, from Russia)
Topepo Rosso
Trinidad Seasoning
Trinity Red (2000 seeds, from Russia)
Vanity Red (2000 seeds, from Russia)

The Russian old seeds might not be viable - only Vanity Yellow sprouted (40% after 4 weeks), and I am still waiting for the other ones to come up. Oh well, at least I gave them a shot...

Raymondo · February 15, 2006

Decided on only one sweet pepper this year, Roumanian Rainbow and one hot pepper, Philomena. I haven't had much success with sweet peppers. I don't know why. I can grow hot ones without a problem.

Andrey_BY · February 15, 2006

This year I'm gonna grow only local sweet pepper varieties adapted to our climate and deseases and big bell whoopers with at least average productivity.
Just 2-3 hot peppers will be enough to add to the 3l jars with the lecho and canned tomatoes + as an nessessary extra to vodka

You know Russians are mostly into sweet peppers. That's why there is no so many Russian hot pepper varieties :wink:

travis · February 16, 2006

So far, and I hope this is final, I have the following peppers germinating in multi-cell starters:

Update Feb. 28:

Largo Purple (12 cells) very poor germ. rate so far
Hungarian Black (12 cells) mediocre germ. rate
Black Pearl (12 cells) 100% germ. but slow grow
Tri-Fetti Variegated (18 cells) slow germ. and slow grow
Fish (12 cells) 100% germ. and growing fast
Black Prince (6 cells) 100% germ. but 1/2 fell dead
Long Red Picante (12 cells) slow germ (saved from grocery)
Cubanelle (12 cells) poor germ. cv 2005
Tabasco (6 cells) poor germ. cv 2005
Sport (6 cells) poor germ. cv 2005
Thai Gold (6 cells) good germ. but slow (saved from grocery)
Chocolate Cherry (6 cells) dismal
Pulla aka Puya (12 cells) dismal
Charleston Hots (6 cells) DOA
Kung Pao (6 cells) dismal
Peter Peppers (12 cells) excellent germ. growing fast
Purple Jalapeno (6 cells) dismal
Jalapeno Picante (12 cells) poor
Large Yellow Habanero (6 cells) poor
Congo Black Habanero (6 cells) poor
Jamaican Hot Chocolate (6 cells) poor
Congo Trinidad (6 cells) poor

Additional plantings:
Pablano
Anaheim
Cascabella
Thai Poinsettia

If things germinate fairly well, I'll have to find happy homes for a good many plants. (Not as many as previously thought!)

PV

Cecilia_MD7a · February 17, 2006

I caved in to my curiosity and decided to try another variety of sweet pepper to grow along with Buran - Roumanian Rainbow. It was too pretty to ignore. Does anybody have any comments on RR?

chilhuacle · February 18, 2006

All the lists look interesting. I’m looking forward to reports on those and finding more great ones to grow.

Here’s what I’m planning, assuming they all show up and/or sprout. Encore performers are in red.

Aji Colorado
Ancho
Cayenne, Sweet
Cascabel
Chilhuacle Amarillo
Chilhuacle Negro
Chilhuacle Rojo
Cili Merah
Giant Marconi Hybrid
Giant Szegedi
Giant Yellow Rocoto, (?Jan’s?)
Guajillo
Habanero, White Bullet
Jalapeno
Jalapeno, Purple
Kung Pao Hybrid
Lemon Drop
Limon
Pasilla
Pasilla De Oaxaca
Puerto Rico
Serrano
Sweet Banana
Thai Dragon
Whopper Improved Hybrid

Bruce

svalli · February 19, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrey_BY

... + as an nessessary extra to vodka

You know Russians are mostly into sweet peppers. That's why there is no so many Russian hot pepper varieties :wink:

My personal favorites are the seasoning peppers (mild C. chinense) in rum. The peppers stay crisp and fresh tasting and the liquid tastes OK too. I have used the peppers as garnish on desserts and people have been amazed.

I have heard about hot pepper vodka, but have never tasted it. Even I am born and raised in Finland, I do not like the taste of vodka. Unfortunately there are not any real Finnish peppers, even some most fanatic pepper growers live there.

This year my plan is to reduce the tomato varieties to max.10 and try new pepper varieties. I have quite many C. baccatums, C. chinenses and couple of C. pubescens started already. I do not like extremely hot peppers, so I have tried to select medium and milder varieties or grow more of them. I will start sweet peppers and hot C. annuums in couple of weeks. Marconis and other sweet frying peppers will get good space in my garden. I have had better luck with them than with bell types, so I may not grow any bells this year.

Jonesey1 · February 26, 2006

My pepper list this year.

*= Repeat

Socrates
Tequila
Super Cayenne II
White Habenero*(Last year from Peppermania, this year from TGS)
Red Habanero*(Ditto on Seed source)
Grande Hybrid
Kung Pao
Serrano Del Sol
Fatalii
I had more varieties last year But i couldn't eat them all or give them away. So i cut the list down by half.

February 8, 2006	#1
angelique Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rocklin, California Posts: 501	Varieties that I am growing this year Hi All, I am trying the varieties listed below for the first time. They are all from Tomatogrowers.com. Any opinions, advice or comments would be great. Corno di Toro Red Giant Aconcagua Sweet Cayenne Mesilla Thanks for your help. Angelique

February 10, 2006	#5
Spider Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Zone 6 Kentucky Posts: 58	Mesilla Hot Pepper I have grown Mesilla for a few years it is a good choice, a long red which won me a ribbon at the Ky. State Fair the very first year. "Spider"

February 13, 2006	#8
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Great news about Aconcagua - it's going to be first time for me, and I am very excited. Here is my list of peppers for 2006 (54 seedlings are up, 250+ seeds started): Vanity Yellow (2000 seeds, from Russia) Gabriel (HH) Red Sweet All Sorts Trinity Yellow (2000 seeds, from Russia) Gabriel (HH) Yellow Cuneo Aconcagua Antohi Romainian Chervena Chushka Giant Marconi Hyb Greygo Healthy Hungarian Pepper 'Boldog' Kocsolai Red Liberty Red (2000 seeds, from Russia) Park's Italian Gourmet Hyb Red Bull's Horn Solace Large Red (2000 seeds, from Russia) Solace Yellow (2000 seeds, from Russia) Topepo Rosso Trinidad Seasoning Trinity Red (2000 seeds, from Russia) Vanity Red (2000 seeds, from Russia) The Russian old seeds might not be viable - only Vanity Yellow sprouted (40% after 4 weeks), and I am still waiting for the other ones to come up. Oh well, at least I gave them a shot... __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

February 15, 2006	#9
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	Decided on only one sweet pepper this year, Roumanian Rainbow and one hot pepper, Philomena. I haven't had much success with sweet peppers. I don't know why. I can grow hot ones without a problem. __________________ Ray

February 15, 2006	#10
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	This year I'm gonna grow only local sweet pepper varieties adapted to our climate and deseases and big bell whoopers with at least average productivity. Just 2-3 hot peppers will be enough to add to the 3l jars with the lecho and canned tomatoes + as an nessessary extra to vodka You know Russians are mostly into sweet peppers. That's why there is no so many Russian hot pepper varieties :wink: __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

February 8, 2006	#2
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,295	I have grown thr Giant Aconcagua for a couple of years and it is one of the most flavorful, sweet peppers I have tasted. Mine were very large (a long, wide pepper rather than a bell shaped). They were sweet either green or ripe. I would eat them as a pepper sandwich, as a topper for a hamburger or in a salad. A good choice.

February 8, 2006	#3
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	I am growing Aconcagua for the first time too. It sounds great. Has anyone tried Melrose, Lemmies, Or Tolli's.? They are all Italian frying types. I would be interested in which are the shortest DTM, smallest plants, and of course productivity. Thanks. Jeanne

February 10, 2006	#4
giardiniere Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Zone 6, Southeast Kansas Posts: 364	I'm growing Jimmy Nardello's and Keystone Giant. Boy, I can't wait to get in the garden, but I better wait a little longer... it's only 35° this morning.

February 11, 2006	#6
angelique Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rocklin, California Posts: 501	Hi Spider, Thank you for the information. I am really excited about trying them.

February 11, 2006	#7
Cecilia_MD7a MAGTAG™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 400	Just Buran sweet peppers for me this year. I've grown so many varieties and so many colors - King of the North, Gypsy Hybrid, Lilac Belle, Bell Boy Hybrid, and the ubiquitous California Wonder are the ones that come to mind immediately. They all taste great, but the fruits never get very large. This isn't a problem, except for stuffed peppers. The only reason I'm growing Buran now is because they're of Polish heritage, like me! And I haven't even mentioned the hot peppers I've grown. I stopped growing them because I always have way more than I can use.

February 16, 2006	#11
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	So far, and I hope this is final, I have the following peppers germinating in multi-cell starters: Update Feb. 28: Largo Purple (12 cells) very poor germ. rate so far Hungarian Black (12 cells) mediocre germ. rate Black Pearl (12 cells) 100% germ. but slow grow Tri-Fetti Variegated (18 cells) slow germ. and slow grow Fish (12 cells) 100% germ. and growing fast Black Prince (6 cells) 100% germ. but 1/2 fell dead Long Red Picante (12 cells) slow germ (saved from grocery) Cubanelle (12 cells) poor germ. cv 2005 Tabasco (6 cells) poor germ. cv 2005 Sport (6 cells) poor germ. cv 2005 Thai Gold (6 cells) good germ. but slow (saved from grocery) Chocolate Cherry (6 cells) dismal Pulla aka Puya (12 cells) dismal Charleston Hots (6 cells) DOA Kung Pao (6 cells) dismal Peter Peppers (12 cells) excellent germ. growing fast Purple Jalapeno (6 cells) dismal Jalapeno Picante (12 cells) poor Large Yellow Habanero (6 cells) poor Congo Black Habanero (6 cells) poor Jamaican Hot Chocolate (6 cells) poor Congo Trinidad (6 cells) poor Additional plantings: Pablano Anaheim Cascabella Thai Poinsettia If things germinate fairly well, I'll have to find happy homes for a good many plants. (Not as many as previously thought!) PV

February 17, 2006	#12
Cecilia_MD7a MAGTAG™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 400	I caved in to my curiosity and decided to try another variety of sweet pepper to grow along with Buran - Roumanian Rainbow. It was too pretty to ignore. Does anybody have any comments on RR?

February 18, 2006	#13
chilhuacle Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Concord CA z9b, just west of Tomatoville Posts: 415	All the lists look interesting. I’m looking forward to reports on those and finding more great ones to grow. Here’s what I’m planning, assuming they all show up and/or sprout. Encore performers are in red. Aji Colorado Ancho Cayenne, Sweet Cascabel Chilhuacle Amarillo Chilhuacle Negro Chilhuacle Rojo Cili Merah Giant Marconi Hybrid Giant Szegedi Giant Yellow Rocoto, (?Jan’s?) Guajillo Habanero, White Bullet Jalapeno Jalapeno, Purple Kung Pao Hybrid Lemon Drop Limon Pasilla Pasilla De Oaxaca Puerto Rico Serrano Sweet Banana Thai Dragon Whopper Improved Hybrid Bruce

February 26, 2006	#15
Jonesey1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tolosa, Texas Posts: 25	My pepper list this year. = Repeat Socrates Tequila Super Cayenne II White Habenero(Last year from Peppermania, this year from TGS) Red Habanero*(Ditto on Seed source) Grande Hybrid Kung Pao Serrano Del Sol Fatalii I had more varieties last year But i couldn't eat them all or give them away. So i cut the list down by half. __________________ Scott Zone 8a Tolosa, Texas