I'm not good with posting pics and the upkeep of our garden prohibits me from any kind of detailed glog. This year I grew the following peppers and I'd thought it would be beneficial to share my experiences.
Aji Dulce - less than 50% germination rate. Plants were spindly and never really took off. Low yields, great peppers. Will grow again.
Jalapeno - 'Traveler' - close to 90% germination. Bushy 2.5 to 3' plants, good canopy, prolific yields of 2-3" thick walled jalas with little cracking. Hotter than normal jalas. Will grow again.
Fish Pepper - about 85% germination. Beautiful variegated foliage! 3 to 4' tall plants, prolific yields of 2" peppers that start almost whitish and then finish deep red. Good heat, great for sauces and powders. One of this year's favorites and will grow again.
Hungarian Paprika - about 75% germination. Started strong and yielded early. Bushy 2.5' plants, peppers grow up rather than hang. Peppers are about 4-6" long and deep red at maturity, have a little heat and once dried made excellent paprika. Will grow again.
Royal Black - close to 100% germination. Pretty 3.5' plants, kinda spindly without a lot of leaves. Peppers are 2-3" and start dark green, then go very dark black then finally to a dark red. Peppers had solid heat. More than I was expecting, in a good way. More seeds than I would have liked inside though. Made a decent powder. Don't know if I'll grow that one again.
Numex Big Jim - 70% germination. 4' or so tall plants, good canopy. 6-8" long light green peppers, medium heat, perfect for roasting. I plant a lot of the 'hatch' type chiles and this is probably my favorite one. Growing them each year going forward.
Bulgarian Carrot - almost 65% germination. Short bushy plants, peppers born in upward facing clusters of 3-5. 4" or so long spiky peppers, starts green and matures to a nice orange. Quite hot, kinda bitter. Chock full of seeds. Won't grow again.
Alma Paprika - 50% germination. Shorter plants, low yield of huge (for the plant) bell type peppers, the few that matured to red were superior to the hungarian paprika when dried - more the 'classic' paprika flavor. I'll give these a shot again next year in a different spot in the garden and see how they fare.
Cayenne 'long red' - 80% germination, tall upright plants with good canopy. Pretty prolific; I got about 30-40 peppers off each plant. 6-8" narrow bright red pods, made loads of sauce and powder with them. Powder is a lighter red (and hotter) than I expected. Will grow again.
Red Bullet Habanero - 90% germination. Nice big (more than 4') plants. Great yields of light red (green to orange to red) peppers, larger than most habs I've seen and quite hot. Never had this before, taste is really good. Will grow again.
Trinidad Scorpion - 60% germination. 3-4' tall plants, bushy with lots and lots of leaves. Good yields of bouncy ball size peppers with little tails on the bottoms. HOT. Like holy sh!t why did I put that fucka in my mouth hot. They tasted almost coppery to me, like biting metal of some sort, but that could have been the taste buds sizzling to death. Stomach hurt for a couple hours after. A great addition to sauces and salsa in limited doses. Will grow again.
A nice mix and several that I'm very glad to have tried. Already getting seed porn mags in the mail, so my head is filled with visions of what next year's garden will look like. Several THP members traded seeds with me for this year's grow and I am thankful. I'll be paying it forward by passing along some seeds of my own this year. Thanks to this site I have grown better and more peppers than ever before, and thanks again to this site I knew what to do with them when I had too many (SL and Rocketman's hot sauce threads kick major ass) along with Joyner's and several others for their knowledge and direction on drying and making powders. Many thanks, and can't wait till next year!
Aji Dulce - less than 50% germination rate. Plants were spindly and never really took off. Low yields, great peppers. Will grow again.
Jalapeno - 'Traveler' - close to 90% germination. Bushy 2.5 to 3' plants, good canopy, prolific yields of 2-3" thick walled jalas with little cracking. Hotter than normal jalas. Will grow again.
Fish Pepper - about 85% germination. Beautiful variegated foliage! 3 to 4' tall plants, prolific yields of 2" peppers that start almost whitish and then finish deep red. Good heat, great for sauces and powders. One of this year's favorites and will grow again.
Hungarian Paprika - about 75% germination. Started strong and yielded early. Bushy 2.5' plants, peppers grow up rather than hang. Peppers are about 4-6" long and deep red at maturity, have a little heat and once dried made excellent paprika. Will grow again.
Royal Black - close to 100% germination. Pretty 3.5' plants, kinda spindly without a lot of leaves. Peppers are 2-3" and start dark green, then go very dark black then finally to a dark red. Peppers had solid heat. More than I was expecting, in a good way. More seeds than I would have liked inside though. Made a decent powder. Don't know if I'll grow that one again.
Numex Big Jim - 70% germination. 4' or so tall plants, good canopy. 6-8" long light green peppers, medium heat, perfect for roasting. I plant a lot of the 'hatch' type chiles and this is probably my favorite one. Growing them each year going forward.
Bulgarian Carrot - almost 65% germination. Short bushy plants, peppers born in upward facing clusters of 3-5. 4" or so long spiky peppers, starts green and matures to a nice orange. Quite hot, kinda bitter. Chock full of seeds. Won't grow again.
Alma Paprika - 50% germination. Shorter plants, low yield of huge (for the plant) bell type peppers, the few that matured to red were superior to the hungarian paprika when dried - more the 'classic' paprika flavor. I'll give these a shot again next year in a different spot in the garden and see how they fare.
Cayenne 'long red' - 80% germination, tall upright plants with good canopy. Pretty prolific; I got about 30-40 peppers off each plant. 6-8" narrow bright red pods, made loads of sauce and powder with them. Powder is a lighter red (and hotter) than I expected. Will grow again.
Red Bullet Habanero - 90% germination. Nice big (more than 4') plants. Great yields of light red (green to orange to red) peppers, larger than most habs I've seen and quite hot. Never had this before, taste is really good. Will grow again.
Trinidad Scorpion - 60% germination. 3-4' tall plants, bushy with lots and lots of leaves. Good yields of bouncy ball size peppers with little tails on the bottoms. HOT. Like holy sh!t why did I put that fucka in my mouth hot. They tasted almost coppery to me, like biting metal of some sort, but that could have been the taste buds sizzling to death. Stomach hurt for a couple hours after. A great addition to sauces and salsa in limited doses. Will grow again.
A nice mix and several that I'm very glad to have tried. Already getting seed porn mags in the mail, so my head is filled with visions of what next year's garden will look like. Several THP members traded seeds with me for this year's grow and I am thankful. I'll be paying it forward by passing along some seeds of my own this year. Thanks to this site I have grown better and more peppers than ever before, and thanks again to this site I knew what to do with them when I had too many (SL and Rocketman's hot sauce threads kick major ass) along with Joyner's and several others for their knowledge and direction on drying and making powders. Many thanks, and can't wait till next year!
BLAH!! bad pepper IMHO
