Checking back in to say I love this pepper. Thanks again Chris!
One of my Yellow Scorpions got the TLC it deserved and I've just been rewarded. I grew it in about 1.5 gallons of coco coir and although I was seeing ripe pods more than a month ago, I waited until the plant was filled up. I harvested all of the fully ripe pods a few days ago. There are plenty of beautiful green ones left for later. Most were huge. The harvest filled up the dehydrator nicely. Here's why I love this pepper:
-Vigorous and healthy plant. One of the best ever.
-Pod size was very consistent. Almost all were very large.
-Pod quality was super high. I was able to leave ripe ones on the plant for 6+ weeks and they were firm and fresh when I harvested. No rotting or cracking at all.
-Flavor was fantastic. Many went beyond color change so they may have been more sugary. The heat was probably equal or even less than an orange hab. Different from the Fatalii and Yellow Bhut. If a Fatalii is a lemon, the Yellow Scorpion is an Orange. It's fruity and sweet and has a complex heat. I'm looking forward to a mixing up a blend of YS CARDI, Fatalli and Yellow Bhut.
-Beautiful color. Mine tended to be more orange than yellow and they look great on the plant.
-Everything else that makes C. Chineses great also applies.
-Heavy harvests!
You can see some of the plant here, pre-harvest:
Here's the harvest in a salad spinner:
Spread out on 3 plates:
Three of the biggest, and 3 of the nicer stingers:
This plant is so good, I will grow it every year. It's like a much better Orange Habanero. Hope everyone else's are doing well too.
