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Bad peppers

Honestly the habaneros I've grown always seem to be duds. IDK why. So don't roast me... Habaneros! They just end up a small red balls and never develop into what I see photos of or what I see in the store. Several seeds from different places too.

I need to get some better seeds probably.

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I agree with the people who mention dud jalapenos, because there seem to be a lot of varieties that just don't cut the mustard (or top the nacho cheese).  My personal least favorite was a northern variety from Fedco seeds called Jaluv an Atttitude.  The description bragged it up so much, I thought I would enter northern latitudinal jalapeno heaven.  I literally got mad at these peppers when I started tasting them.  Heat was meek, flavor was bland, and the walls were so thin there was no hope of pickling them.  
 
Like Andy Bernard would say, "Those peppers taste bad."
 
 Just stick to Mucho Nacho.
 
Chewi said:
 
You just summed it up nicely. This is the truth. End of story.
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Im finding the more varieties I taste the more I realise how different tasting superhots can be. So far yellow and peach varieties are yum, red naga brains is yum.. but butch T and red ghosts are gross!

I get why a lot of people wouldnt like certain superhots (especially the majority of the most popularly marketed ones) but tasting a variety is the key. Super hots are VERY varied in flavour so I dont feel they should all be put in the same basket.
 
I'm still sorting through, but the supers I have the least use for. Yes, a dram will heat up a five gallon pot o' slumgullian, but I like adding some flavor along with it. Last year I thought Aji Amarillo would be the schitt, and though I still love them, I'm discovering a world out there....
 
I made a batch of Rocoto Amarillo jelly last fall, now I want to grow every pube out there.....just to see if they're all that good....
 
 Just stick to Mucho Nacho.
 
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 That variety REALLY impressed me last year. Great yield, size and flavor. Some were even crazy hot for a jalapeno. Jalapeno Early also has always produced nice hot pods for me. Last year i tried Chichimeca which was also a great jalapeno.
 
I didnt get a single dud from 2 Mucho, 1 Chichi and 2 Early last year. Next year im not growing the Early just because the pods are smaller and i want to try Biker Billy too.
 
Jase4224 said:
Im finding the more varieties I taste the more I realise how different tasting superhots can be. So far yellow and peach varieties are yum, red naga brains is yum.. but butch T and red ghosts are gross!

I get why a lot of people wouldnt like certain superhots (especially the majority of the most popularly marketed ones) but tasting a variety is the key. Super hots are VERY varied in flavour so I dont feel they should all be put in the same basket.
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That's cool man. I just live in a different heat level. I can see why someone who digs the flavors of some of the supers would point out my over-generalization. No offense meant! :dance:
 
floricole said:
on my side the one that I do not like to grow it's this one ....

not because of his taste, nor because it is difficult to produce but you have to get up early to pick up a pound in the day
 
I do not know his name but I have a production contract for an Asian restaurant. They gave me the seeds and they do not know the variety
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`Bonnie's Ornamental Thai?

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Chewi said:
 
That's cool man. I just live in a different heat level. I can see why someone who digs the flavors of some of the supers would point out my over-generalization. No offense meant! :dance:
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Haha a cant take the heat either, but cutting the flesh off and getting rid of the seeds definitely helps. Cut into small bits and spread in a sandwich or two dissipates most of the heat but I find I can still easily taste the chilli :)
 
I remember I didn't like the Fushimi pepper.  Very productive, but not much taste. The seeds were from a trade.  I may 
try 1 plant again this year because someone sent me Fushimi from Kitazawa seeds.  Will see if it comes out the same.
 
I see a lot of Bell Peppers on the list.  I like Bell Peppers, but are not the easiest for me to grow.
 
 
Aji Charapita, didn't care for them. Grant hyped them up but the flavor just wasn't there. If i'm going to eat a tiny seedbomb i'd rather stick with wild brazil or white bullet habs. 
 
Seems the tiny ornamental varieties don't have much taste to them.  Not a lot of meat, full of seeds, but look cool.  Not that some don't, but those have seemed bitter or bland to me.  I like the larger mild to medium varieties for stuffing (poblano, pimiento, bell, etc.), but have never had good luck growing them.  Too much watering and soil nematodes would puke out the garden in past years.  Now I containerize and bottom-water, so maybe we'll see better results.  Tried a Mexi-bell from HD, but it too became a dead brown stick.
 
For me it would be the malaysian purple peppers, in the US it is known as twilight chilies - though it looks great and unusual, taste-wise for me was meh
 
Many like them, but I found lemon drop to be disgusting. It has a soapy taste like a lot of baccatums. Nothing like many describe. I don't like the mustard scorpion either.  
 
Red thai chilli are terrible, no flavour and a stingy upfront burn that is unpleasant, I much prefer Kung Pao peppers as an alternative.

Ghosts and other super hots are floral and gross tasting, then the burn is really sneaky and builds and builds which I don't like. I turned most of my ghost peppers and reapers into powder where the floral taste is gone and it's basically pure heat with a warm burn in small doses. 
 
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