contest Growdown Throwdown 2017 Aji Lemon Drop!

I might not have the right seed to compete, but I am growing a Lemon Drop so I've been comparing in here. And holy flutebands, how do you get your plants so big so early? I get that I had sub-par lighting but you guys' plants are monsters! 
 
b3rnd said:
I might not have the right seed to compete, but I am growing a Lemon Drop so I've been comparing in here. And holy flutebands, how do you get your plants so big so early? I get that I had sub-par lighting but you guys' plants are monsters! 
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A lot of these guys were planted on New Years Day, mine included. That was 3 & a half months ago.
 
stettoman said:
 
A lot of these guys were planted on New Years Day, mine included. That was 3 & a half months ago.
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Yeah mine were too. I just had some 18w shop lights though. Definitely not ideal.

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mas_fuego said:
 
Make no mistake, I originally said if I can go from seed to fruit I win. I am only competing with myself. This is my first year with any success at growing from seed.
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It is that type of attitude that will cause you to win it all!  Seriously, I think you have more poddage than most right now, if not all.  I don't even have flowers yet!  Just because it is your first year from seed doesn't mean anything.  Your well past the dangerous seedling phase.  I definitely think you have a chance.
 
Pepper-Guru said:
That article is basically on point. The Peruvians said the same thing regarding flavor, colors, and the chinense vs baccatum issue.  And If I recall correctly, my photos of them in the markets and grocery stores included yellow, orange and red pods all called "Aji Limo" I even have a 35mm shot from my visit in the Amazon just outside of Iquitos and a village boy standing behind a plant. It was orange. I can clearly see though, that everyone's plants that have flowered are showing baccatum flowers correct? I think everyone's pods will end up looking like this: 
 
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Here are the one's I found in Iquitos in 2015 (top left)
 
 
 
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Also, translate this page for a good read on the subject....they are all laughing at us! hahah 
 
http://www.pimientospicantes.com/general/aji-limo-o-lemon-drop/
 
 
 
Now I've really gotta go back and look at my Lima photos of them in the grocery store labeled LIMO.... will report back
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Just to clear this question up.

Aji Limo is a Capsicum Chinense. It is called Aji Limo, because it is an aji cultivar from Lima, Peru. It is a landrace name, that exclusively refers to a variety of Chinense. Just like a jalapeño is a Capsicum annum from Xalapa, mexico.

Aji Mochero is a yellow Capsicum Chinense, that resembles an Aji Limo in size and shpe, but is from Moche, Peru. It is also a landrace.



The lemon drop is a Capsicum Baccatum, and has absolutely nothing to do with either aji limo or aji mochero.



The person that wrote the article where you pulled that pic of the basket of lemon drops seriously needs to take that article down, or just edit it. There is so much misinformation there.

If you really want to know everything there is to know about Peruvian Aji, read this book. I've read it several times. It is very professionally written, and is basically an encyclopedia of aji.

Ajíes peruanos - Unalm

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.lamolina.edu.pe/hortalizas/webdocs/ajiesdelPeru.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjQxJ-i4azTAhUJw4MKHcDYBCIQFgglMAE&usg=AFQjCNFxJeIBVzatKFb5aFLCr52-fmdMzQ&sig2=HQn3z2gJPxxOIVa_dkR9vA
 
Thegreenchilemonster said:
Just to clear this question up.

Aji Limo is a Capsicum Chinense. It is called Aji Limo, because it is an aji cultivar from Lima, Peru. It is a landrace name, that exclusively refers to a variety of Chinense. Just like a jalapeño is a Capsicum annum from Xalapa, mexico.

Aji Mochero is a yellow Capsicum Chinense, that resembles an Aji Limo in size and shpe, but is from Moche, Peru. It is also a landrace.



The lemon drop is a Capsicum Baccatum, and has absolutely nothing to do with either aji limo or aji mochero.



The person that wrote the article where you pulled that pic of the basket of lemon drops seriously needs to take that article down, or just edit it. There is so much misinformation there.

If you really want to know everything there is to know about Peruvian Aji, read this book. I've read it several times. It is very professionally written, and is basically an encyclopedia of aji.

Ajíes peruanos - Unalm

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.lamolina.edu.pe/hortalizas/webdocs/ajiesdelPeru.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjQxJ-i4azTAhUJw4MKHcDYBCIQFgglMAE&usg=AFQjCNFxJeIBVzatKFb5aFLCr52-fmdMzQ&sig2=HQn3z2gJPxxOIVa_dkR9vA
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Thanks for the clarification, Dale. That book looks awesome.
 
Thegreenchilemonster said:
Just to clear this question up.
Aji Limo is a Capsicum Chinense. It is called Aji Limo, because it is an aji cultivar from Lima, Peru. It is a landrace name, that exclusively refers to a variety of Chinense. Just like a jalapeño is a Capsicum annum from Xalapa, mexico.
Aji Mochero is a yellow Capsicum Chinense, that resembles an Aji Limo in size and shpe, but is from Moche, Peru. It is also a landrace.
The lemon drop is a Capsicum Baccatum, and has absolutely nothing to do with either aji limo or aji mochero.
The person that wrote the article where you pulled that pic of the basket of lemon drops seriously needs to take that article down, or just edit it. There is so much misinformation there.
If you really want to know everything there is to know about Peruvian Aji, read this book. I've read it several times. It is very professionally written, and is basically an encyclopedia of aji.
Ajíes peruanos - Unalmhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.lamolina.edu.pe/hortalizas/webdocs/ajiesdelPeru.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjQxJ-i4azTAhUJw4MKHcDYBCIQFgglMAE&usg=AFQjCNFxJeIBVzatKFb5aFLCr52-fmdMzQ&sig2=HQn3z2gJPxxOIVa_dkR9vA
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There we go!!! I pretty much gathered that from the forum link discussion in Spanish.

A definitive answer! Thanks for the link to that book!
 
Thegreenchilemonster said:
Just to clear this question up.

Aji Limo is a Capsicum Chinense. It is called Aji Limo, because it is an aji cultivar from Lima, Peru. It is a landrace name, that exclusively refers to a variety of Chinense. Just like a jalapeño is a Capsicum annum from Xalapa, mexico.

Aji Mochero is a yellow Capsicum Chinense, that resembles an Aji Limo in size and shpe, but is from Moche, Peru. It is also a landrace.



The lemon drop is a Capsicum Baccatum, and has absolutely nothing to do with either aji limo or aji mochero.
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As a visual comparison, here's some of the Chinense variety I'm growing. (unsure if Aji Limo or Aji Mochero). Was sold to me as Aji Lemon Drop but once it flowered it was obviously not a Baccatum.
 
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Some got a bit nibbled on....
 
Here are some Aji Limo I grew last year.



Here are some lemon drops I grew a few years ago. Yellow ones in the middle, obviously.



I didn't want to side track the growdown, I just felt like clearing up the terminology.

Everyone's plants are looking great! The lemon drop is such a good pepper to use for this competition, since it is so ridiculously prolific.

Good luck everyone!
 
Malarky said:
That looks just like the Aji Mochero 
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Wow that's Identical in every way to the pods I have. I notice that the Aji Mochero's calyx looks a little different to the Aji Limo that Thegreenchilemonster posted. Perhaps that can be used to differentiate?
 
Either way, I think I'm happy to call mine Aji Mochero now.
 
Good luck with the Lemon Drops everyone! I'm going to give them a shot myself next season.
 
I'm afraid I'm out of the contest. We had a freeze last night and it killed my lemon drop, and most of my other chilli plants :(
 
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