Alex_K - 2022/2023 - Growing peppers in Brazil!

I think this season I will become a pepper plant hoarder as I received over 100 different varieties from my brother and ended up planting them all, I honestly don't know how I will accommodate so many plants!
My original plan for this season was the wild species, the native varieties from Brazil and a few import varieties that I found very interesting, however, now with over 100 imported varieties I think my plans have changed...
It's already spring here in Brazil and some varieties that I sowed in March, went through the winter and are already with their first pods while others that I sowed in August are still in their initial stages of growth.
I hope I don't have any major problems this season, one variety or another will surely die on the way but it's part of learning process right!?

Wish me luck!

My list this season:


The wilds:

Thanks to @Wiriwiri for submitting some of the species! It has been very hard to acquire them since few online stores have them and those that do unfortunately do not ship to Brazil... These are the ones I got for this season.

Species​	Source/Seller​
Blue Mystery	Wiriwiri
Capsicum cardenasii	Wiriwiri
Capsicum galapagoense var. long*	HRSeeds
Capsicum praetermissum #2 (Smooth leaves)	Local Source #3
Capsicum rhomboideum	MikelSimon
Not Capsicum Parvifolium	HRSeeds

*There are disputes, more information is needed.

Native from Brazil:

I decided to add Brazilian varieties this season, from the most common to those that are quite obscure and cultivated only by indigenous people or in a certain community/region.
Although there are many varieties here, there is no interest from universities or organizations in preserving or even registering them, the public/private sectors that research Capsicum varieties generally direct their studies only to the improvement of commercial varieties to resist pests or to increase the yield Heirloom varieties end up being left out.
These are the varieties that I managed to obtain... Being a country of continental dimensions, there are many other varieties that I probably will never know.

Variety​	Source/Seller​
Acerola Magno	Local Source #1
Arriba Saia	Local Source #1
Barra do Ribeiro	Local Source #1
Biquinho Amarelo	Local Source #5
Biquinho Black	Local Source #1
Biquinho Caramel	Local Source #2
Biquinho Salmon	Local Source #5
Black Kathumby	Local Source #2
Bode Orange (Small var.)	Local Source #1
Bode Purple	Local Source #3
Bode Purple (Large var. from Goiás)	Local Source #1
Bode Red (Large var. from Goiás)	Local Source #1
Bode Red (Small var.)	Local Source #1
Bode Yellow	Local Source #5
Bode Yellow (Large var. from Goiás)	Local Source #1
Cabaça Purple	Local Source #2
Cabaça Red	Local Source #1
Cheiro Doce	Local Source #4
Cheiro Pêssego Minas	Local Source #2
Cheiro Roxa	MikelSimon
Cheiro Roxa Indígena	Local Source #2
Cheiro Roxa Pernambuco	Local Source #2
Cheiro Vermelha Goiás	Local Source #1
Coyote Zan White	MikelSimon
Cumari do Pará	Local Source #5
Dedo de Moça Red	Local Source #5
Dedo de Moça Yellow	Local Source #1
Fidalga Amarela	Local Source #4
Fidalga Roxa	MikelSimon
Malagueta	Local Source #4
Malagueta Chocolate	Local Source #2
Malaguetinha Goiás	Local Source #1
Murici	Local Source #2
Murupi Amazônica	Local Source #1
Murupi Multicolor	Local Source #2
Murupi Red	Local Source #4
Murupi Rondoniense	Local Source #1
Murupi Salmão	Local Source #1
Olho de Mutum	Local Source #1
Olho de Peixe Amarelo	Local Source #1
Pérola Laranja (CGN 22838)	MikelSimon
Piãozinho Laranja	Local Source #1
Pimenta Morango	Local Source #1
Pingo de Ouro	Local Source #2

Import varieties:

The vast majority were given by my brother... Will I be able to grow all these varieties? Probably not! But I'll try to grow as much as I can, I'm thinking of rotating the varieties discarding the ones that have already produced to make room for those that haven't yet, I think that's what I can do...

Variety​	Source/Seller​
7 Pot Barrackpore Red	MikelSimon
7 Pot Bubblegum Chocolate	MikelSimon
7 Pot Bubblegum Mini Red	MikelSimon
7 Pot Bubblegum Red	MikelSimon
7 Pot Chaguanas Yellow	MikelSimon
7 Pot Cinder Red	Texas Hot Peppers
7 Pot Congo SR Gigantic Yellow	MikelSimon
7 Pot Katie	Texas Hot Peppers
7 Pot Lava	Texas Hot Peppers
7 Pot Lava x Scorpion	Texas Hot Peppers
7 Pot Peach	MikelSimon
7 Pot Primo Red	MikelSimon
Aji Brazilian Bonanza	Local Source #1
Aji Cajamarca	MikelSimon
Aji Challuaruro	MikelSimon
Aji Charapita	Baker Creek
Aji Dulce Puerto Rico	MikelSimon
Aji Mochero	Local Source #1
Aji Monagre	MikelSimon
Aji Panca	Local Source #1
Aji Pineapple	Small Seeds Island Co.
Aji Rainforest	Small Seeds Island Co.
Aji White Fantasy	MikelSimon
Apocalypse Chocolate	MikelSimon
Apocalypse Red	MikelSimon
Arseclown Jolokia	Texas Hot Peppers
Bahamian Goat	Texas Hot Peppers
BB Habanero (CGN 24360)	Wiriwiri
Bhut Jolokia Caramel	Texas Hot Peppers
Bhut Jolokia Chocolate	Texas Hot Peppers
Bhut Jolokia Chocolate Thin	Texas Hot Peppers
Bhut Jolokia Mustard	Texas Hot Peppers
Bhut Jolokia Orange	Texas Hot Peppers
Bhut Jolokia Peach	Texas Hot Peppers
Bhut Jolokia Purple	Texas Hot Peppers
Bhut Jolokia Red	Texas Hot Peppers
Bhut Jolokia x PDN	MikelSimon
Bhut Jolokia Yellow	Texas Hot Peppers
Bhut Orange Copenhagen	Texas Hot Peppers
Bhutlah Gold	MikelSimon
Big Black Mama	MikelSimon
Big Jamaican	MikelSimon
Big Mustard Mama	Texas Hot Peppers
Bih Jolokia	Texas Hot Peppers
Billy Goat	MikelSimon
Bird’s Eye Baby	Local Source #1
Bismarck Chocolate	Texas Hot Peppers
Black Panther	Local Source #2
Black Pearl	Local Source #2
Blood Ghost	Texas Hot Peppers
Bolivian Bumpy	MikelSimon
Bolivian Rainbow	Texas Hot Peppers
Brain Strain x Reaper	Texas Hot Peppers
Brazilian Starfish Orange	Wiriwiri
Brown Reaper	Texas Hot Peppers
BTR Scorpion	Texas Hot Peppers
Burkina Yellow	MikelSimon
Butch T x 7 Pot Jonah Gold	MikelSimon
Capezzoli di Scimmia	MikelSimon
Caramel Reaper	Texas Hot Peppers
Carolina Reaper #1	Baker Creek
Carolina Reaper #2	Texas Hot Peppers
Chocolate Bhutlah x Reaper	Texas Hot Peppers
Chocolate Reaper	Texas Hot Peppers
Chilhuacle Amarillo	MikelSimon
Chupetinho x Brain (White)	Local Source #2
Clavo Peach	Local Source #1
Coyote Teeth	Texas Hot Peppers
D'Espelette	MikelSimon
Death Spiral Chocolate	Texas Hot Peppers
Douglah Billyboy	MikelSimon
Dragon's Breath (Moruga feno.)	MikelSimon
Elysium Oxide Mustard	MikelSimon
Evergreen	MikelSimon
Fatalii Yellow	MikelSimon
Gator Jigsaw	Texas Hot Peppers
Golden Ghost	Texas Hot Peppers
Habanada	Baker Creek
Hangjiao 3 Solar Flare	MikelSimon
Hurt Berry	Texas Hot Peppers
Jalapeño Lemon Special	Local Source #1
Jalapeño Multicolor	Local Source #1
Jalapeño Yellow	Local Source #2
Jigsaw Peach SLP	MikelSimon
Jigsaw x Naga Viper	Texas Hot Peppers
KS Peach Starrburst	Texas Hot Peppers
KS Peach Starrkist	Texas Hot Peppers
KS Sweet Misery	Texas Hot Peppers
KSLS Elongated	Texas Hot Peppers
Leopard	Local Source #2
Lesya	Baker Creek
Long Reaper	Texas Hot Peppers
Maldivian Heart x Purple Bhut	MikelSimon
Moruga UV Red	Texas Hot Peppers
Murasaki Purple	Baker Creek
Mustard Reaper	Texas Hot Peppers
Naga Brain Mustard	MikelSimon
Naga Orange BBG7	Trade Winds Fruits
Naga Tiger DD	Texas Hot Peppers
Olive Jolokia	Texas Hot Peppers
Orange Longtail Scorpion	MikelSimon
Orange Ripple	Texas Hot Peppers
Peach Reaper	Wiriwiri
Peppa Peach	Texas Hot Peppers
Pimenta Jolokia Ice	Texas Hot Peppers
Pockmark Orange	Texas Hot Peppers
Pockmark Peach	Texas Hot Peppers
Pointed Mustard Habanero	Texas Hot Peppers
Primo Lucifer XL	Texas Hot Peppers
Primo x Lemon Drop	Texas Hot Peppers
Primotalii (Select)	Texas Hot Peppers
Puerto Rican Yellow	Texas Hot Peppers
Puma	Baker Creek
Purple Flower Baccatum	Texas Hot Peppers
Purple Massacre Red	Texas Hot Peppers
Purple Pumpkin	Local Source #2
Purple UFO	Local Source #2
Reaper Bonnet	Texas Hot Peppers
Reaper Leopard	Local Source #2
Reaper Pink Peach	Texas Hot Peppers
Reaper Smooth	Texas Hot Peppers
Reaper x SRTSL x Purple Reaper	Texas Hot Peppers
Rhino DD	Texas Hot Peppers
Rocoto Manzano Red	Local Source #2
Saras Green Pepper	MikelSimon
Sarit Gat	Texas Hot Peppers
SB7J	Texas Hot Peppers
Scarlet Lantern Peru	MikelSimon
Scotch Bonnet MOA Red	MikelSimon
Scotch Bonnet Safi	MikelSimon
Scotch Brain	Texas Hot Peppers
Shabu Shabu x Chocolate	Texas Hot Peppers
Space x F3	Texas Hot Peppers
Super Hot Beast SLP	MikelSimon
Taj Mahal Purple Peach	Texas Hot Peppers
Tasmanian Black	MikelSimon
Texas Reaper F2	Texas Hot Peppers
Thunder Cacho Brow	Local Source #2
Tien Tsin	Local Source #4
Tiger Bibi	Texas Hot Peppers
Trinidad Scorpion Green	MikelSimon
Trinidad Scorpion Long SR	MikelSimon
Trinidad Scorpion Moruga Caramel	MikelSimon
White Knight	Texas Hot Peppers
White Lightning Bolt	Texas Hot Peppers
WHP 053	Texas Hot Peppers
Yellow Bouquet (CGN22181)	Small Seeds Island Co.
Zou Pi	Small Seeds Island Co.

Quite busy lately, I hope to update this thread more often!!!

 

[ahayastani]

Sorry to hear about your disappointments, Alex. Even if the peppers are not what you hoped for, I hope they did taste OK.

 

[Alex_K]

@ahayastani

I'm not angry or sad! I just thought it was important to report here in my GLOG when this kind of thing happens, which seems to be relatively common... The "Brown Reaper" and "Olive Jolokia" taste pretty hot and have a good production so... It's all right!

 

[Dougthehead]

Well, I'm seriously thinking about giving some of the plants to relatives, neighbors, friends... since I won't have space for so many. I think I'm totally screwed!

Hey, that's my style too. I've never had a shortage of relatives, neighbors, and friends that I couldn't unload my extras to. It's a win/win, they get rare peppers they can't find in a store and I get more space to grow some more varieties! Best of luck!

 

[Alex_K]

Hey, that's my style too. I've never had a shortage of relatives, neighbors, and friends that I couldn't unload my extras to. It's a win/win, they get rare peppers they can't find in a store and I get more space to grow some more varieties! Best of luck!

Thanks Dougthehead! Five plants have already found a new home! The only condition is that they return some of the seeds to me...

 

[Alex_K]

Now some update...

Billy Goat

It's lantern shape habanero type variety...

Pérola Laranja (CGN 22838)

Unusual Brazilian variety, you won't find them in markets for example. Despite being called Pérola Laranja (transl. "Orange Pearl") its color is more like peach and its pods are small and rounded with size close to the Aji Charapita.

 

[Alex_K]

Thunder Cacho Brown

Is the brown version of Thunder Mountain Longhorn but with thicker skin.

Apocalypse Chocolate

Super hot variety with strong aroma! It's a good choice for sauces, but I think its pungency is too strong for other applications.

 

[Alex_K]

Drangon's Breath 'Moruga pheno'

The seller had two variants of this same pepper, one with the Moruga phenotype and the other with the Reaper phenotype, I don't know the difference other than the appearance.
It seems to be super hot, however, I don't know how much compared to others in the same category.

My last harvest, I think it's enough to make a pot or two of hot sauce

 

[Mildfruit]

What a beautiful sight!
I hope my Thunder cacho brown will develop like that, really pretty pepper. How do you find the taste/heat compared to the red one?

 

[Alex_K]

What a beautiful sight!
I hope my Thunder cacho brown will develop like that, really pretty pepper. How do you find the taste/heat compared to the red one?

I'm sure if you grow it in a bigger pot than mine, you'll have a bigger plant and more pods! Cacho Brown has a thicker and harder skin than Thunder Mountain Longhorn which for me is a disadvantage but that depends on the application, the flavor I also prefer Thunder Mountain Longhorn because it is sweeter, however it is by no means a bad variety I think it is great dehydrates in flakes outside that look amazing with pods longer than the plant itself!

 

[ChilliCrosser]

Sooooooo many pods

 

[Alex_K]

Aji Monagre

Paprika like variety with low heat and intense red color I think it would be great in powder to add color and flavor to foods.

Jalapeño Yellow

Just a yellow jalapeño not much to say... LOL

 

[Alex_K]

Jigsaw Peach SLP

Hot variety with good taste and interesting look!

Bhut Jolokia Mustard

The Bhut Jolokia come in various colors and shapes, this is the mustard...

 

[Alex_K]

Bhut Jolokia Caramel

Another flavor of Bhut Jolokia, this is the caramel

Bhut Jolokia Chocolate again?

The chocolate I had previously posted here but this time it loaded with peppers so I decided to post here one more time!

Peppers harvested last weekend

So many colors and shapes...

 

[Downriver]

Beautiful peppers @Alex_K!

 

[Sulsa]

Looking good Alex! I enjoy reading your updates.
Any clear winners and keepers in your grow this year? Sure got some to choose from!

 

[Alex_K]

Thanks! @Downriver

@Sulsa

Mmm... that's a hard question to answer! I couldn't try all the varieties I intended to grow this season as there are too many and some will probably stay for the next season, but in terms of flavor I really liked these three varieties so far:

-Scotch Bonnet MOA Red: Great taste and aroma with balanced heat without being too spicy

-Bode Yellow: A very common Brazilian variety, it has a great flavor and an intense aroma. Its medium spiciness makes it a versatile variety that can be used in many ways

-Aji Pineapple: Variety that has been around for a long time, it's the first time I've grown it and its sweet flavor and strongly citrus aroma surprised me!

I'm glad you like the posts, I hope I'm not bothering anyone with too many photos here!

 

[Alex_K]

Update...

Aji Guyana

Interesting variety, its pods are very long reaching here up to 14cm, its branches are fragile which ends up being a problem to support its own pods which are large, placing supports is absolutely necessary for this variety.
Another variety shared by @Wiriwiri

Orange Longtail Scorpion

Very hot variety with a odd shape pod

 

[Alex_K]

Scotch Bonnet MOA Red

I liked this variety, having a balanced spiciness and flavor, it ends up being quite versatile in the kitchen, and can be used in several ways in several dishes... Of course, tolerance to heat is different from person to person!

Scotch Brain

Superhot variety but this time they came out as off-pheno unfortunately did not show the wrinkled characteristic of the Brain varieties

 

[Alex_K]

Space x F3

Another superhot I don't know much about this variety, I didn't find any useful information about it or which varieties were used in the crossing, anyway it is a very productive variety its shape resembles Bhut Jolokia but more wrinkled

Apparently it happened again!

 

[Alex_K]

As I said earlier I'm dedicating myself to some Brazilian varieties this season, among the peppers consumed here in Brazil there is a separate category called "Pimenta de cheiro" (transl. Aromatic pepper/Smell pepper). It is no coincidence that they are almost always C. chinense since they have that strong floral or fruity scent. Still within this category, they are divided into "ardida" (hot) or "doce" (sweet/no heat), and are widely used in the cuisine of the north and northeast of the country.
The hot one is used to add heat and flavor to dishes as well to make sauces and be preserved in vinegar or oil. The sweet are used mainly as a seasoning for dishes without adding heat.
Generally they are named as "Pimenta de cheiro" + the name of the state, city, or region where it is found or "Pimenta de cheiro" + commercial name, popular name, color or physical characteristics.
I think it's important to mention that almost always the peppers called "Pimenta de cheiro" are C. chinense, but not all C. chinense found in Brazil are called "Pimenta de cheiro", so this name does not designate a species but only a group within the C.chinense.

Cheiro Doce or just Pimenta de Cheiro (transl. Cheiro Sweet / Aromatic pepper)

This is by far the most common variety of this category, it is a mild pepper widely used as a seasoning.
Originally from the north and midwest regions of the country it was initially domesticated by indigenous peoples, it is light green when unripe and red when ripe.
Peppers without spiciness here in Brazil are always sold in their unripe stage, it is practically impossible to find them ripe for sale, I can't say why but I assume the flavor is better at this stage I don't know!

Cheiro Lupita (trade name)

This variety is originally from the northern region of Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre state), however, seeds companies have started to commercialize this variety by giving its own name (trade name).
This is Cheiro Lupita, one of the commercial versions of this pepper, I cannot say with certainty but I believe that "Cheiro Lupita", "Cheiro Acemira" and "Cheiro do Norte" are the trade name of the same variety, I grow here "Cheiro Lupita" and "Cheiro Acemira" and both have practically the same characteristics.
Pods in the shape of an elongated habanero, light green when immature and peach when ripe, without spiciness and strong fruity scent.