plant-care My scotch bonnets have no taste, what did I do wrong?

[Ms108]

They are a nice deep red and some are even getting soft, but they taste like grass or an unripe green pepper.

Not sure what's really going on here, any ideas?

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

The only thing I can think of is their not Scotch Bonnets, where did the seeds/plants come from?

 

[moruga welder]

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[Bicycle808]

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Where did you get the seeds from?  Might be crossed with something else...?

 

[D3monic]

Some times harvesting after heavy rains or watering can have that effect as well. But probably not to the extent you're experiencing. Maybe they bishops crown 

 

[Grass Snake]

Have you ever tasted any other scotch bonnets? Oh, and welcome to the forum.

 

[Rymerpt]

Welcome

And pics?

 

[Ms108]

Thanks for the welcome all.. These are from a local nursery, usually pretty reliable... It's the strangest thing.. They are ripe and hot just NO flavor. The jalapeños in the same plot of land had the same thing, super hot and no flavor. The habaneros from that plot are great.

Here's a pic of them before they were ripe.
http://imgur.com/26hAIfs

 

[Ms108]

Welcome
And pics?

Here ya go
http://imgur.com/a9Owvue

 

[Grass Snake]

Like D3 said maybe Bishop hats, sure resemble them alot

 

[sirex]

Looking more like B hats than Bonnets

 

[BlackFatalii]

Yeah, those don't look like Bonnets. The calyx doesn't even look right for a chinense. Do the flowers have green or gold markings inside? If so, then it is a baccatum for sure.

 

[Pr0digal_son]

Those are C.annuum. Look like Jamaican mushroom.

 

[Ms108]

Ah crap.. I think you guys are right, they do look like bishops crown. What a waste.. Thankfully I only did 2 of those and not a whole plot.

I also grew what was supposed to be a yellow Trinidad moruga scorpion, but clearly isn't.. Any clue what this one is?

http://imgur.com/lhuuGRz
http://imgur.com/uNXLnna

 

[dragonsfire]

Welcome to the Forum!
Nice peppers still. I found if the plants grow too fast, too much fert, then they lack in flavor development.

 

[Malarky]

I'm with ProdigalSon, those look like red Jamaican mushroom. C.Annuum
I haven't tried a Bishops Crown yet but they're C.Baccatum and would be tastier than annuum

 

[Bhuter]

I agree with Pr0digal_son & Malarky on Jamaican Mushroom Pepper. I had the same mix-up when I purchased what I thought was a Mushroom Pepper that turned out to be a Bishop's Crown. Here's a pic of a Bishop's Crown: