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I got this plant from Lowe's. It's supposed to be a habanero, but it looks like a hybrid hab of some kind. It has a bumpy texture like a trinidad scorpian.
It doesn't have the smooth skin of a habJoynersHotPeppers said:Looks like a habanero
http://localhost/go_away_no_hotlinking_allowedFarmerJones said:http://www.shrinkpictures.com/processed/phpLG8i1MAM.jpg
Here is a pic of the entire plant. It's producing at the speed of a serrano.
It doesn't have the smooth skin of a hab
That's so ODD! Wonder what the deal is?Peppergator said:Posted on your other id thread, but looks like a pretty standard orange habanero. The bonnie orange habaneros all seem to have that interesting look to them this year. Again attached is a picture of a handful I harvested early.
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They do seem slightly off. Not sure the deal either. Here's another one and all have a similar look.FarmerJones said:That's so ODD! Wonder what the deal is?
Mystery solved, I suppose. I may write them to see if they've made changes or incorporated a new variety of sorts.Peppergator said:They do seem slightly off. Not sure the deal either. Here's another one and all have a similar look.
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Awesome pod!Peppergator said:They do seem slightly off. Not sure the deal either. Here's another one and all have a similar look.
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At least they gave a good answer, those are some good resistances to have. Looks like a heavy producer tooFarmerJones said:I spoke to the Bonnie Rep. She referred me to this page. She said they are using a new variety now for Habs called "Spartacus." http://www.larkseeds.com/products/pepper-hot/habanero/spartacus-2/
Apparently they're using a hybrid that is meant to be hotter, produce more fruit with improved disease resistance. So far this is a hit in my garden. The true test will be flavor and heat of course.
They hit a homerun with Dragon Cayenne. I expect this to be similar.
I'm impressed by the strain and the response. The rep got back to me within less than 5 mins. Had an answer waiting for me after lunch. I provided pics of my own plus from the forum.D3monic said:At least they gave a good answer, those are some good resistances to have. Looks like a heavy producer too
I made these into a sauce. It's now been fermenting since the Fall. The flavor was lacking on the fruit, and yes, it was extremely thin walled. The sauce smells great but not as pungent as previous hab sauce. Will update soon. I'm gonna pasteurize and bottle this weekend.Student of Spice said:I had those weird habs off of my 2015 bonnie plants (which i will never buy again because of this change)
There was a cow horn, an orange hab from a 2014 bonnie, and the 2015 orange hab. I called the company and they
said they went with a new type of habanero called a Spartacus from lark seeds.
I thought the paper had no taste, no flavour, no heat, and wasn't enjoyable one bit and it was very thin walled
so didn't even make a nice filler in salsa imo.
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FarmerJones said:I made these into a sauce. It's now been fermenting since the Fall. The flavor was lacking on the fruit, and yes, it was extremely thin walled. The sauce smells great but not as pungent as previous hab sauce. Will update soon. I'm gonna pasteurize and bottle this weekend.