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glog 2025 Late start

Started seeds late this year. Usually I start too early so let's see how this goes.

Seeds started March 20, 2025:
Trinidad pimento (family favorite pepper)
7 Pot Jonah (This year is my first time growing a super hot. Debated if I should grow a scorpion or a 7 pot for my first.))
Freeport Orange
Orange Spice Jalepeno (Lemon spice has been one of my favorite peppers, so it is time this year to try growing the orange and pumpkin ones too)
Lemon Spice Jalapeno
Pumpkin Spice Jalapeno

Seeds started April 4, 2025:
Jaloro jalapeno (I haven't seen much discussion of this variety, but it seems to have some ornamental value.)
Mucho Nacho jalapeno (ready to try a hybrid jalapeño. During prior seasons, I wasn't impressed by Craig's jalapeño or Zapotec)
Second lemon spice jalapeno (was afraid my initial seeds might not germinate)

Tomatoes started March 20, 2025:
Brandywine
Anna Russian
Aunt Ginnys Purple

Freeport Orange picture 4-13-25
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Does it have anything special about the flavor, other than the color?
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Compared to standard jalapeño, lemon spice has been superior due to compact growth, higher productivity, and quick ripening of peppers.
The peppers ripen to the brilliant yellow color while remaining fully crisp. Standard jalapeños for me tend to soften before ripening.

The flavor is very good, slightly different than standard jalapeño, but what is special to me is the abundance of fully ripe fully crisp pods. The heat level is inconsistent, but has been more consistent than Craig’s or Zapotec.
 
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Trinidad pimento is a heatless chinense which in Trinidad is added to nearly everything they cook. My wife’s family is from Trinidad.

I have grown Grenada seasoning, aji dulce (red and yellow), aji cachucha, and Venezuelan tiger. These were all nice, but family wouldn’t use them for cooking, due to lack of familiarity.

Trinidad pimento has relatively thick walls (for a chinense) and good productivity. Flavor is good either green or ripe. Most of the other heatless chinense varieties were a bit bitter when green.
 
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Nice list SC. Be careful with that 7-pot Jonah. Got my original seeds from Butch Taylor (@Tigahb8). The only pepper I've eaten that put me on the floor, choking to death, lol.

Funny, I just went back and looked at your list, and I've grown everything you're growing, EXCEPT the Trinidad Pimento, lol.
 
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I have grown Grenada seasoning, aji dulce (red and yellow), aji cachucha, and Venezuelan tiger. These were all nice, but family wouldn’t use them for cooking, due to lack of familiarity.
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Thanks for the explanations. I already have aji dulce rojo, venezuelan tiger and granada seasoning on the 2026 list 😂 along with Trinidad perfume. I have no idea which of these is the best, or which is worth growing, but I have always liked the mild chinense. I'll definitely add Trinidad pimento 🙂 I found the aji cachuca to be good, with a sweet and fresh flavor that reminded me of a red baccatum like bishop's crown
 
Happy with my progress so far. Weather forecast looks ok such that I can start hardening off and transplanting as soon as I find the time.

A few pepper seedlings are small still. I might try starting peppers a week earlier next year to allow for the slower germinating ones to get going.

I will try to start the tomatoes around the same time next year. They grow much faster than peppers.

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