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Old July 16, 2018   #76
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This was supposed to be in the last post.
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Old July 18, 2018   #77
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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!
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Old July 18, 2018   #78
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Some might and some wont it wont effect the heat.
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Old July 19, 2018   #79
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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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Old July 19, 2018   #80
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Looks like serrano.
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Old July 19, 2018   #81
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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.
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Old July 19, 2018   #82
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Yes, it does look very muck like a Serrano.
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Old July 22, 2018   #83
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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.
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Old July 23, 2018   #84
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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)).
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Old July 23, 2018   #85
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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.

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Old July 27, 2018   #86
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Got some seeds from the mmmm swap called "Sweet Pickle"...
Turning out to be a super productive tasty pepper.






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Old July 27, 2018   #87
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Old July 28, 2018   #88
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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.
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Old August 11, 2018   #89
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Picked a few this morning before it got too hot.



Big Chili



Corbaci



Manganji



Tasty Pablano



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Old August 11, 2018   #90
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