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Beautiful!! It would be interesting for you to compare the taste of both side-by-side, to see if there are any minor differences. I've done the side by side thing with different peppers over the years (chocolate habaneros come to mind) and it's always neat, whether there are any differences or not!

@ahayastani sorry I missed this post-thanks for the info. Yeah I'm wondering if there's really such thing as a hot shishito.

Indeed we are!

@RobStar thanks, I'll keep this in mind for future grow-outs

@Marturo definitely try the red scotch bonnet next year, I don't recall if I mentioned it upthread here or on another GLOG but it's a really nice, fruity pepper. I sourced mine from Tomatogrowers.com. I figured there might be variations in the strain. Just today I picked up some red scotch...

Aren't jalapeno poppers the best?! Also, regarding the Aji Chombo, that's a nice looking pepper! I think I'd use it for pickled peppers although this year I'm planning on playing around with fermentation and seeing how making some hot sauce goes. Next year my red chinenses that are in the...

Cool, keep me posted on the Baker Creek one, and if you recommend it, I'll add it to the grow list next year.

I'll have to add them to the grow list for next year! Do you prefer the Aji Chombo red, or the amarillo?

Interesting-do you think that the severe root pruning and stunted growth that you're referencing is exacerbated by them being in grow-bags? The plants in the grow bags are smaller than the ones in the pots, despite the pots being 5 gallon and the grow bags being 7 gallon.

@RobStar my growing medium is either 2/3 HP promix and 1/3 compost, or Espoma potting mix with a little compost added.

@Marturo I've grown the red scotch bonnet from tomatogrowers.com, and it's a great pepper! It was reminiscent of a Caribbean red habanero with slightly less heat and more fruitiness. Just wanted to throw that in there, since you mentioned that you've never grown the red scotch bonnet. It's a...

@ahayastani that's an excellent point about the forest biome vs. the garden biome. Makes me think twice. @Marturo would you take a different approach (i.e. use homemade compost instead of forest mulch, etc.) or do you say it's a waste of time for another reason? If you think it would be of...

Over the past week, we've had quite a heat wave (temps up to 101 yesterday) and some of the potted plants that I am growing are starting to look a little weak. I assume that many of the nutrients were washed out with so much watering. I'm planning on top dressing with some homemade compost, a...

Hot as hell here, close to 101. I put a tarp over the rocotos in the grow bags, they're not looking too happy with the heat.

Thanks!

Thanks! I'm holding my breath a little here because we're supposed to get 3 days over 95 degrees F (with one day possibly up around 101 or 102). I'm planning on continuing to keep the potted ones in the shade and the grow bag plants under shade cloth, but those temps are still higher than...

It's often reported in seed magazines and in descriptions about Shishitos that they are very mild peppers (maybe more of a sweet than a hot pepper, really) but that approximately 1 in 10 peppers is a bit of wild card in that it's hot. I've been growing Shishitos for a few years now, and have...

Nice! I've never used Sandia before but I'll have to look into them!

Just wanted to keep everyone updated. The dog days are here, it is HOT, and the heat is expected to stick around for quite some time. My rocotos in the pots are continuing to grow strong branches, lush leaves, throw off plenty of flowers, and then promptly drop them. Not one single fruit off of...

I'm currently reading Chile Peppers: A Global History by Dave DeWitt, and am really enjoying it.