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Carolina Cayenne
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According to this, it's "twice as hot as a normal Cayenne"willard3 said:
https://www.cayennediane.com/peppers/carolina-cayenne/
Most folks who mess with peppers feel like there are multiple strains within a particular variety, especially when we're talking about the more popular and/or mainstream chiles, like Jalapeños, Habaneros, Bells, and even Cayennes.
Other folks tend to be more traditional/pedantic/retentive about it. They like to stick to the classics, spell Mexico with a "j," Jalapeño with an "x," and insist that the only way to get true landrace seeds is to visit a street vendor at a market in whatever country the chile in question comes from, where you can buy a fresh pod and save seeds.
Personally, I am a little bit skeptical of the dizzying array of sub-strains, many of which are unstable and/or BS. I see a lot of dipshits making cute names for their questionable f2 crosses and I think to myself: "that's not a real pepper!" But I also see that there are significant differences between different strains within a variety and, even if it's not a real & stable strain yet, dedicated growers could make sure that one day, it will be.
All of this stuff is largely a matter of philosophy and perception. In the end, we're all just trying to grow delicious chiles in our gardens... ️
Other folks tend to be more traditional/pedantic/retentive about it. They like to stick to the classics, spell Mexico with a "j," Jalapeño with an "x," and insist that the only way to get true landrace seeds is to visit a street vendor at a market in whatever country the chile in question comes from, where you can buy a fresh pod and save seeds.
Personally, I am a little bit skeptical of the dizzying array of sub-strains, many of which are unstable and/or BS. I see a lot of dipshits making cute names for their questionable f2 crosses and I think to myself: "that's not a real pepper!" But I also see that there are significant differences between different strains within a variety and, even if it's not a real & stable strain yet, dedicated growers could make sure that one day, it will be.
All of this stuff is largely a matter of philosophy and perception. In the end, we're all just trying to grow delicious chiles in our gardens... ️
Carolina Cayenne is delicious, very hot for cayenne bursting with traditional flavor...
This guy makes a mean CC sauce... it tastes like Frank's was reformulated for today's tastebuds and tolerances. Highly recommended.
http://pspbrooklyn.com
(no webstore yet)
This guy makes a mean CC sauce... it tastes like Frank's was reformulated for today's tastebuds and tolerances. Highly recommended.
http://pspbrooklyn.com
(no webstore yet)
PS. This pepper has been around awhile, AJ was growing it in 2008, before the Carolina Reaper name existed, so this pepper is not riding on its coattails...
The tips are not sharp, they are round or lobed, like an elephant's trunk.
The tips are not sharp, they are round or lobed, like an elephant's trunk.
Those look like Charleston Red Hots ^^^
But then I saw this, so guess it is its own variety.
http://www.southernexposure.com/cayenne-carolina-hot-pepper-bulk-size-3-g-p-1844.html
I grew the Charleston red hots last summer from this seed stock
http://www.southernexposure.com/charleston-hot-pepper-03-g-p-1826.html
But then I saw this, so guess it is its own variety.
http://www.southernexposure.com/cayenne-carolina-hot-pepper-bulk-size-3-g-p-1844.html
I grew the Charleston red hots last summer from this seed stock
http://www.southernexposure.com/charleston-hot-pepper-03-g-p-1826.html
Similar but hotter.
Modified post above. Noticed the technicality. THP - agreed - if similar to Charleston then they are discernably different in both look, taste, and heat from run of the mill cayenne. No comparison.
If southern exposure is selling them as a different variety, I believe them. They are legit IMO.
If southern exposure is selling them as a different variety, I believe them. They are legit IMO.