help ID Fake Carolina Reaper
- Thread starter uray
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i am sorry that you wasted your time growing a pepper you wanted to be a Reaper that is clearly not a reaper at all.
i hope in the future you will look toward the vendor vault here for reputable seed sales vendors
alternatively join a seed train here, or find other members to do seed trades with.
The good news is, you may have still grown tasty peppers
however they are most certainly not reaper.When growing new to me peppers, unexpected hybrids, etc.
I generally like to try them in multiple ripeness stages from; green all the way up till overripe and almost gonna go bad.
can generally get an idea how to use them best this way, also learn how long they keep after picking
.I think it's anyone's guess as to what pepper or hybrid you got.
Attempting to even 'name' it as a guess, could continue to lead to misinformation.
IMO, best to accept that; it is clearly 'not a reaper', and just enjoy the fruits of your labor, and try again next season.
It looks, to me, to be similar to a Serenade, Padron or Jalapeño. I'd try frying it up in its green stage and then just eating it fresh or making poppers once it's red. Should taste pretty good, whatever it is, but that's 100% not even close to being a Reaper.
uray said:this vendor
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from which vendor u bought? please inform me when the fruits are confirmed
Everything about that is shady as hell. 50 seeds for $1.39? Bonsai? DIY lol, and with free shipping. Not to mention that that image of Reapers was taken from someone else. Generally not a good practice to buy from random people (ebay, aliexpress...) even if they have good ratings, I believe. There's a high risk of getting a "cheaper" (Chinese reaper).
uray said:
No, but you can do a keyword search on http://thehotpepper.com/forum/117-vendor-vault/
Or just choose one of the praised vendors on that sub-forum.
Mate, I think many of us have had this issue of buying seeds and then they turn out to be something different. Join the club!
What's worse, for me personally, is the care and time involved to getting to the first pods. It is indeed quite dissapointing.
This is part reason why I now have my own web presence and (can I say it here?), sell seeds and powders.
As for pepper id, sorry I cannot help you either.
PM me and I'll send you somer reaper seeds, just postage costs to Indonesia if you like.
What's worse, for me personally, is the care and time involved to getting to the first pods. It is indeed quite dissapointing.
This is part reason why I now have my own web presence and (can I say it here?), sell seeds and powders.
As for pepper id, sorry I cannot help you either.
PM me and I'll send you somer reaper seeds, just postage costs to Indonesia if you like.
uray said:
Yes, I recommend buying from a vendor named "No One" on eBay. Also, No One on Amazon.
