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PA353 Red

gardenkiller

gardenkiller

I pretty well understand the naming game of hot peppers, but third year in a row to grow this, and have no idea what the PA stands for. Anyone know?
 
I love the pa353 red and I think the pa varieties were developed by US Vegetable Laboratory although I've never seen any other pa types
 
I've got a pa353 red from cross country nurseries this year, hope it grows good. The pods look crazy. Any idea how they taste?
 
They have a fair bit of heat with a sort of typical annuum flavor and are quite productive. I made some killer smoked peppers with these which became an even better sauce
 
Awesome cant wait to try one! I'm still very surprised that it was developed by US Vegetable Laboratory that just seems strange. I am hoping for a huge harvest so I can try all the peppers as well as experiment with some hot sauce making as well as dehydrating & powdering some so I can make it thru the long Mt. winters. Living in Canada you must know about those as well. The forecast here is rain for the next 4-5 days, I hope my plants dont drown.
 
Here's a good thread talking about Squash, mushroom, and bonnet types including pa353
http://www.thehotpepper.com/topic/5370-scotch-bonnets-squash-mushroomjamaican-hot-etc

Potawie's 2005 pa353 red
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I took a quick glance to see if there were any rhyme or reason as to the PA prefix and couldn't find any reference, so its probably just a naming convention for root knot resistance patented seed(I am guessing they patent the product). I have never experienced root knot - at least I don't think I have. Their PA560 is their root knot resistant habanero.

I have never tasted a raw scotch bonnet, how different are they from habaneros? (I have a local African market store that has frozen red scotch bonnet, that's what the store owner said they were but I didn't see a box that claimed them to be scotch, from memory, they looked like habaneros - the reason I didn't purchase them. I thought I might purchase them for the seeds with the hope that they are scotch bonnet).
 
I much prefer Scotch bonnets over habaneros. To me they just have a nicer fruity flavor, especially the yellow ones.
 
Awesome thanks for the link! I've only had yellow scotch bonnets before, a THP member sent me a bunch of pods. They are way better than habaneros in my opinion, they are not as citrusy but pack about the same amount of heat. I would recommend adding them to your grow list :)
 
gardenkiller said:
I pretty well understand the naming game of hot peppers, but third year in a row to grow this, and have no idea what the PA stands for. Anyone know?
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Just a guess, but it might be a designation that the researchers use for cultivars developed from Penn State University (PA = Pennsylvania). I do some checking and get back. themedicinalpepper.com
 
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