Porch Peppers

[Cole_Robbie]

I took a few pics today in the rain.

Purple Flash: http://i.imgur.com/UXWjV6K.jpg

Razzmatazz: http://i.imgur.com/x38wbTz.jpg

Chile Conga: http://i.imgur.com/jGCfZE2.jpg

Cheiro Roxa: http://i.imgur.com/JP6iN45.jpg

I did not realize that one is actually supposed to be eaten. Here's a link about it:
http://www.superhotchiles.com/cheiroroxagallery.html

Roseto at the bottom: http://i.imgur.com/0RuIIX6.jpg

Black Pearl: http://i.imgur.com/PfuuRb3.jpg

[dmforcier]

Very impressive! You have some of the best ornamentals I've seen. I just love Roseto with the big-leaf plants in the background.

Cheiro Roxa is reminiscent of Starfish or Bishop's Crown. Is it a large plant?

[Cole_Robbie]

Thanks. Cheiro Roxa is my biggest plant, yes. The Roseto also takes well to a large container and will grow a big plant. Maybe the other ones would, too, but a lot of them seem happy in a smaller container, like Chile Conga and Razzmatazz. For some reason, Razzmatazz seems to be the only variety that gets eaten by whatever bugs I have, not that badly, though. I never sprayed any of the plants.

[swellcat]

Should you be inclined, I'd enjoy reading your tasting notes on those varieties. You may hit some blandness, some bitterness (especially with unripes), but there could be surprises to the upside.

Maybe I'm easy, but I've yet to encounter an ugly Capsicum or one with inedible fruit.

[Worth1]

You can eat any of them or make a ferment.

Worth

[My Foot Smells]

kewl.

I over wintered some ghost LY and they are doing well w/ a nice woody stalk. it takes soooo long to get some of these puppies to produce. you mustuva been coddling these for some time.

[jmsieglaff]

That Purple Flash pepper is really beautiful!

[Starlight]

Very pretty! One of the great things I tell folks about the ornamental peppers is how well they actually will do and how they can enhance a flower bed when planted next to and among the their flowers.

[Cole_Robbie]

Cherry Moon:
http://i.imgur.com/3ykdHah.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/w8BQ0AF.jpg

I just ate the first one. It was really good, thick-walled, juicy, and just a little bit of heat. It tastes like a spicy red bell. It's going to be the perfect salsa pepper. I hope to grow a lot of them next year.

[dmforcier]

Look like Manzano. Nice peps!


Btw, I clicked the 'Next' button in imgur and got a gallery named 'How not to f* up your marriage'. Someone trying to tell me something?

[Cole_Robbie]

I think that was the number one trending link on imgur today.

[swellcat]

. . . really good, thick-walled, juicy, and just a little bit of heat. It tastes like a spicy red bell. It's going to be the perfect salsa pepper. I hope to grow a lot of them next year.

Hmm: a heart-shaped pickler.

I keep careening from tomato lust to chile lust around here.

[Cole_Robbie]

Cherry Moon shows nice production for such a small container:
http://i.imgur.com/ZyDAl4H.jpg

Roseto, falling over, but makes a nice effect:
http://i.imgur.com/81P5Wvc.jpg

Razzmatazz: http://i.imgur.com/P7G49DQ.jpg

Note the minor bug damage. It's the only plant my bugs seem to like. I think it's pretty enough that a market customer might actually buy it, if I could keep the bugs away.

[Worth1]

I like the Razzmatazz are they hot?

Worth

[Gerardo]

The Roseto is a hanging basket candidate. Looking great.