Here in zone 6b, our average last frost is October 15. The closest we are going to get to a frost is on Friday morning and that is still 10 degrees above frost. From that point on it is just going to get warmer for about the next week.
I love getting seed catalogs in the winter. They help me beat the winter blues and I start looking forward to the future. I get a lot of catalogs. I'm sure most of us do. But, I don't order from most of them. The catalogs are more for entertainment value to me.
If you can make a small catalog...
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Aji omnicolor or a similar pepper that goes through many color changes. I think that they would look great if you sold them with all of the color stages together.
No way you are going to get pods on a chinense in 90 days. Especially not a ripe one. Realistically you are looking at at least 120-150 days for ripe pods if you start from seed.
Jalapeño heat can vary a lot. Peppers on the same plant may have two very different heat levels. There are a lot of factors that cause the fluctuations in heat.
If your jalapeños taste like grass then you should leave them on to ripen more.
Here is a good source on THP that may answer many of your questions. http://thehotpepper.com/topic/25596-the-comprehensive-guide-to-over-wintering/
I'll tell you about my technique and try to answer your questions as I go.
I like to do a very heavy pruning on my plants. If they are 5ish...
I'm going to say that the BBG7 is a little bit less hot than the Brain.
In my opinion, they all taste like crap. You really only get a "flavor" for a very short period of time before the pain kicks in. Look at the reviews of superhots. They are entertaining but no one really looks like they...