What's your favorite pepper?

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What's your favorite pepper?

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Post: # 534Unread post Shule
Thu Dec 12, 2019 11:34 pm

Right now, mine is Aji Habanero!
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Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:52 am

Mine is: "Dulce de Espana"
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Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:20 pm

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Hinkelhatz!! It makes a wonderful fermented hot sauce!!
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Fri Dec 13, 2019 5:49 pm

Habanero for me because they are relatively cheap where I live.
Non hot would be Pablano/Ancho.
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Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:45 pm

I have not yet found my perfect pepper. I do like eating a nice sweet bell, but they don't produce worth a darn for me- about 1-2 fruits per plant. I tried Ajvarski this year because it was supposed to be productive, but it gave me about 3-4 per plant. I grew Bishop's Crown hot peppers for DH & they produced hugely and he loves them. I'm still trialing peppers, but this year no new sweets for me.

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Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:44 pm

Anaheim, then Poblano. I like annaheim for salsa and Poblano for stuffing. I have found most Jalapenos for a while with very little heat, including the ones I have grown.

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Post: # 824Unread post AlittleSalt
Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:02 pm

My favorite one if I can only pick one is the Jalapeno that at least most of us can buy at the grocery store. They cost about five cents each here fresh. A big can of pickled jalapenos costs around a dollar.
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Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:20 pm

Just had another post disappear. I used to love jalapenos until they seemed to breed all the heat out of them.

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Sat Dec 14, 2019 8:38 am

Chichimeca F1 jalapeno when red. Early to ripen, large size, taste good and one of the hottest jalapenos I've had. Love the crisp crunch of jalapenos and usually don't get overpowered by the hot but still hot enough to get your attention.

Bahamian Goat pepper. A good habanero type pepper.

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Sat Dec 14, 2019 5:15 pm

I grew Aji Rico this past season for the first time and it became my new favorite. A different flavor than most, crunchy and medium-low heat. The only negative was the huge, sprawling, spreading plant that I had to cut back a number of times.

Giant Marconi for all-purpose sweet, either green or red, and the best for the grill.

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Sat Dec 14, 2019 5:44 pm

I forgot the Chili de arbol.
Much better than the Cayenne peppers more flavor less heat.
Cheaper than dirt where I live.
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Sat Dec 14, 2019 8:09 pm

Jamaican scotch bonnet. Hot but with a wonderful spicy distinct Jamaican flavor. Yellow, squashed mushroom shape. Don’t have any decent seeds right now. I wasted most of my old seeds trying to get them to sprout.
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Sat Dec 14, 2019 9:13 pm

Nan6b wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:45 pm I have not yet found my perfect pepper. I do like eating a nice sweet bell, but they don't produce worth a darn for me- about 1-2 fruits per plant. I tried Ajvarski this year because it was supposed to be productive, but it gave me about 3-4 per plant. I grew Bishop's Crown hot peppers for DH & they produced hugely and he loves them. I'm still trialing peppers, but this year no new sweets for me.
Nan, Someone I know who lives out on a small island grows one called 'fat n sassy' that is productive in our climate. Here's a random link http://www.reimerseeds.com/fat-n-sassy- ... ppers.aspx

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Post: # 1031Unread post HL2601
Sat Dec 14, 2019 9:28 pm

I grew sugar rush peach and loved it. Prolific, hot with slight citrus. I also like a pepper from Fedco called Jaluv an Attitude. It has the right heat for my salsa and is a good producer as well. They are good both green and red.

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Sun Dec 15, 2019 7:06 am

Red ricoto and manzano are fantastic but the devil to grow.
They are everything you ever wanted in a pepper and more when it comes to thick walled hot peppers.
I have stuffed them with sardines mixed up with chopped onions crackers and so on like you would a salmon patty and then baked in the oven.
Unbelievable.
Mango salsa made with them is killer.
Cant say enough good about them.
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Post: # 1137Unread post Nan6b
Sun Dec 15, 2019 2:02 pm

Thanks for the tip, GrowingCoastal!

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Thu Dec 19, 2019 10:14 pm

Gypsy Hybrid... trust me!

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Post: # 3590Unread post Donnyboy
Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:46 pm

Mammoth hybrid jalapenos from Bonnie plants. I sure wish I could find seed for them. They really get expensive when they are purchased from the Big Box stores. I usually plant ten or fifteen plants. The variety produces abundetly in early summer and fall. Mine are hotter than most jalapenos and much larger. I like them raw on sandwiches and grilled. I really like the appearance of them in the garden standing tall and looking like an over loaded Christmas tree with large, green, shiny; ornaments.

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Post: # 3599Unread post Shule
Sat Dec 28, 2019 8:57 pm

Sue_CT wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:20 pm Just had another post disappear. I used to love jalapenos until they seemed to breed all the heat out of them.
You should try Randy Sine's Evil Jalapeno! It's about as hot as a Habanero. The pods are pretty narrow, though (not suitable for stuffing). At the green stage, they taste kind of like bacon to me. It's an early one.
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Post: # 3600Unread post pondgardener
Sat Dec 28, 2019 8:57 pm

This company sells seeds, although they only provide 10 to a pack for $3.50. Might be worth it if you can start plants.

http://www.reimerseeds.com/mammoth-jala ... ppers.aspx
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