Howdy from sunny Arizona!

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InfiniteZest

Howdy!  I've been reading this forum religiously since my girlfriend dropped a bag of Habanero seeds in my overwintering tent around new years.
 
This is my first time growing peppers and the 4 strongest survivors are doing great so far outside.  I'm excited to tackle the elements as the Summer approaches and it gets  :hot:
 
I've always liked the hottest of hot foods, but have very little experience with the ins-and-outs of different pepper varieties.
 
If I had 2 big questions, they'd be:
 
- How did you find your favorite pepper? 
 
- Where would you recommend looking to taste a wide variety of hot peppers? (I'm curious what else I should grow in our "second season" here)
 
Cheers  :party:  and thanks for all the helpful contributions I've read already!  :dance:  :dance:  :dance:
 
:welcome:
 
 
InfiniteZest said:
 
If I had 2 big questions, they'd be:
 
- How did you find your favorite pepper? 
 
- Where would you recommend looking if to try a wide variety of hot peppers? (I'm curious what else I should grow in our "second season" here)
 
 
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I don't really have just one favorite pepper. I maybe can say that I have a favorite baccatum (Brazilian Starfish) and a favorite superhot (Yellow Brainstrain), and multiple "favorites" in the habanero heat range, but I feel there is far too much variety in the pepper world for me to have just one favorite pepper. Even just the two that I named are really apples and oranges to each other.
 
But I first heard about many of my current favorite peppers right here on THP. I also got a lot of ideas on what to grow from watching pod reviews on YouTube (Nigel Carter, Peter Stanley, and the Hippy Seed Company all do great pod reviews), and from browsing reputable seed vendors with a big selection of varieties like White Hot Peppers https://www.whitehotpeppers.com/ and the Hippy Seed Co https://thehippyseedcompany.com/shop/
 
To try a variety of peppers, just wait a few months. When the pepper harvest starts rolling in, some members here offer small boxes of pods for sale. Just watch for the ads, and grab a box with a variety of pods to try. 
 
Voodoo 6 said:
:welcome:
 
Arizona, aka the inferno state. :cheers:
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I've seen this before but it still makes me laugh!! 
 
Our grow seasons are so different here - our grow tent is actually an 'oversummering' refuge for the plants that can't take the heat.  I'll have a lot to learn about the most sun and heat-tolerant hot peppers to grow.
 
Thank you all for the advice, and for the welcomes!  BlackFatalii, I will be on the lookout for sampler boxes near me soon  :cheers:
 
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