Which ones to grow

ContainerTed · February 19, 2009

Have ended up with this list of pepper seeds. My wife and I like sweet peppers and sometimes mild heat (standard jalapeno without seeds), but I'm going to grow some hot ones for my neighbor who is Hispanic. He says he likes Seranno and that accounts for that one. The others are either items of curiosity, or something I will grow for seed.

Having only grown a few sweet bell peppers before, I would like any advice or other comments that would be helpful to get healthy fruit. I will be separating the HOT from the MILD from the SWEET enough to not have a big concern about cross polination.

Here's the list. What should I grow?
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Apelsin Sweet Tapered
California Wonder Bell
Canary Bell
Corno di Toro
Corona Bell
Cubanelle
Early Jalapeno
Fruit Basket
Fooled You Jalapeno
Hungarian Wax
Jimmy Nardello
Keystone
Mucho Nacho
Peppadew (Maybe/maybe not real)
Pritamin Paprika
Peter Pepper
Sweet Red Cherry
Serrano Chilli
Stoked
Sweet Banana
Sweet Chocolate
Sweet Spanish
Zavory Habanero
Zizzler

I would appreciate your comments and recommendations. Thanks

Ted

montanamato · February 19, 2009

I would choose Jimmy Nardello and Sweet Cherry for sure, they are both prolific and versatile...The sweet cherry is good raw or cooked or stuffed etc...J. Nardello is good fryed with other vegies or on the grill...Thin enough to dry too...Traditional bells don't produce as well for me as the elongated type peppers so I have gone almost entirely that way, plus lots of New Mexico style chiles...
Hungarian Wax grow great and are really versatile too.

Jeanne

mvan · February 19, 2009

I grew Corno di Toro (Red) last year. Two plants in pots, and they were very productive. Delicious too. I haven't grown many different peppers, but they were probably the best I've tasted. I think I grew them in Miracale Grow w/ Moisture control. I didn't do anything but water them.

Matt

BrianS · February 23, 2009

I'm growing the Mucho Nacho this year to be used as "poppers". Its supposed to be a rather large Jalapeno variety

AK110682 · February 23, 2009

I grew about 6 California Wonder sweet bell pepper plants last year.... while production was good, I was really dissapointed by their size. Good luck with your peppers!

-Amber

robin303 · February 23, 2009

Nice list Ted. I’m growing almost half of your list this year and many for the first time.
I grow the California Wonder Bell for years and I don’t why. I can get them from the store for 2 for .88 cents. The Jimmy Nardello is a must. I grew them last year and was really happy with them. My other favorite was the Sweet Banana. Heck, I would have friends in the garden and eat them right off the vine and told them they were one of the hottest peppers in the world. LOL

gssgarden · February 23, 2009

Fooled you Jalapeno did nothing for me two years ago. No heat of course but no flavor either. Tasted like a mild bell. blah

I grow Hungarians every year. Use them fresh, stuffed, or pickled. Good heat, great flavor.

Greg

ContainerTed · February 25, 2009

Thanks to those who offered recommendations. Robin, you should recognize some of that list. Anyhow, here's what got started yesterday. In no certain order:::

Jimmy Nardello
Zavory Habanero
Fooled You Jalalpeno
Red Sweet Cherry
Corno di Toro
Serrano Chili
Peppadew
Pritamin Paprika
Sweet Banana
Apelsin Tapered
Fruit Basket
Corona Bell
Sweet Chocolate
Sweet Spanish

The sweets will be on one side of the house and the hots on the other to reduce the possibility of a cross.

Ted

bonekittyslug · February 26, 2009

'Cmon Ted,

Stick a few Peter Pepper seeds in there.

I grew those in 2008. I haven't eaten any yet, so I can't speak about heat. However, they do make a very good 'conversation piece'.

Ruth_10 · February 27, 2009

Not on your list, but perhaps one to try in the future is Lipstick. It is a red oxheart-shaped bell. The flesh is not as thick as some of the blocky bells, but the flavor is great. I eat them raw, out in the garden.

WVTomatoMan · March 3, 2009

Sweet Banana and Corno di Torro are on my grow every year list. I don't know why no one has raved about Corno di Torro because it is quite good.

On the hot side I don't my favorite hots, Ring of Fire and Bulgarian Carrot. I'm telling you your neighbor would love these. You can't go wrong with the taste/heat combination on those two. IMHO of course.

Good luck.

Randy

February 19, 2009	#1
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Which ones to grow Have ended up with this list of pepper seeds. My wife and I like sweet peppers and sometimes mild heat (standard jalapeno without seeds), but I'm going to grow some hot ones for my neighbor who is Hispanic. He says he likes Seranno and that accounts for that one. The others are either items of curiosity, or something I will grow for seed. Having only grown a few sweet bell peppers before, I would like any advice or other comments that would be helpful to get healthy fruit. I will be separating the HOT from the MILD from the SWEET enough to not have a big concern about cross polination. Here's the list. What should I grow? -------------------------------------------------------------- Apelsin Sweet Tapered California Wonder Bell Canary Bell Corno di Toro Corona Bell Cubanelle Early Jalapeno Fruit Basket Fooled You Jalapeno Hungarian Wax Jimmy Nardello Keystone Mucho Nacho Peppadew (Maybe/maybe not real) Pritamin Paprika Peter Pepper Sweet Red Cherry Serrano Chilli Stoked Sweet Banana Sweet Chocolate Sweet Spanish Zavory Habanero Zizzler I would appreciate your comments and recommendations. Thanks Ted __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

February 23, 2009	#4
BrianS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 96	I'm growing the Mucho Nacho this year to be used as "poppers". Its supposed to be a rather large Jalapeno variety __________________ Hook 'em Horns!

February 23, 2009	#5
AK110682 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 49	California Wonder... I grew about 6 California Wonder sweet bell pepper plants last year.... while production was good, I was really dissapointed by their size. Good luck with your peppers! -Amber

February 25, 2009	#8
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Thanks to those who offered recommendations. Robin, you should recognize some of that list. Anyhow, here's what got started yesterday. In no certain order::: Jimmy Nardello Zavory Habanero Fooled You Jalalpeno Red Sweet Cherry Corno di Toro Serrano Chili Peppadew Pritamin Paprika Sweet Banana Apelsin Tapered Fruit Basket Corona Bell Sweet Chocolate Sweet Spanish The sweets will be on one side of the house and the hots on the other to reduce the possibility of a cross. Ted __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

February 26, 2009	#9
bonekittyslug Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW VA Zone 6b-7a Posts: 176	'Cmon Ted, Stick a few Peter Pepper seeds in there. I grew those in 2008. I haven't eaten any yet, so I can't speak about heat. However, they do make a very good 'conversation piece'. __________________ More Harvest, Mark The life of a cat...Sleep 'til you're hungry...Eat 'til you're tired! Spay or neuter your best friend!!

February 19, 2009	#2
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	I would choose Jimmy Nardello and Sweet Cherry for sure, they are both prolific and versatile...The sweet cherry is good raw or cooked or stuffed etc...J. Nardello is good fryed with other vegies or on the grill...Thin enough to dry too...Traditional bells don't produce as well for me as the elongated type peppers so I have gone almost entirely that way, plus lots of New Mexico style chiles... Hungarian Wax grow great and are really versatile too. Jeanne

February 19, 2009	#3
mvan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fairburn, GA z7 Posts: 72	I grew Corno di Toro (Red) last year. Two plants in pots, and they were very productive. Delicious too. I haven't grown many different peppers, but they were probably the best I've tasted. I think I grew them in Miracale Grow w/ Moisture control. I didn't do anything but water them. Matt

February 23, 2009	#6
robin303 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Zone 8b Posts: 531	Nice list Ted. I’m growing almost half of your list this year and many for the first time. I grow the California Wonder Bell for years and I don’t why. I can get them from the store for 2 for .88 cents. The Jimmy Nardello is a must. I grew them last year and was really happy with them. My other favorite was the Sweet Banana. Heck, I would have friends in the garden and eat them right off the vine and told them they were one of the hottest peppers in the world. LOL

February 23, 2009	#7
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,820	Fooled you Jalapeno did nothing for me two years ago. No heat of course but no flavor either. Tasted like a mild bell. blah I grow Hungarians every year. Use them fresh, stuffed, or pickled. Good heat, great flavor. Greg

February 27, 2009	#10
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Not on your list, but perhaps one to try in the future is Lipstick. It is a red oxheart-shaped bell. The flesh is not as thick as some of the blocky bells, but the flavor is great. I eat them raw, out in the garden. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

March 3, 2009	#11
WVTomatoMan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Virginia - Zone 6 Posts: 594	Sweet Banana and Corno di Torro are on my grow every year list. I don't know why no one has raved about Corno di Torro because it is quite good. On the hot side I don't my favorite hots, Ring of Fire and Bulgarian Carrot. I'm telling you your neighbor would love these. You can't go wrong with the taste/heat combination on those two. IMHO of course. Good luck. Randy