Wow, your list looks very similar to mine! I bought some Zapotec Jalapeno as well, can't wait to compare them to "Early" and "M"! I am a little obsessed with traditional Peruvian ajies at the moment for similar reasons you mentioned, depending on how they perform here, I may switch to Oaxacan varieties next year (2013). I got the Limo Rojo from her as well. I hope to have better results than you Southern growers with the Amarillo and Panca up here in Indiana. I already got them started! Hopefully I can have a grow thread this year, 2011 was a disaster for me (Starlings, Herbicide drift, Storm Damage, and just plain bad choices for varieties grown). I also agree with you when it comes to superhots, but I too get this weird feeling like I should grow at least one???? So far I have resisted temptation. Anyway I look forward to following your grow out again!
Cool! Great minds...eh?
I've got a feeling you are going to have a big grow this year, after having gotten some bad misfortune and painful lessons out of the way last year...I'll be eagerly watching the progress of your Aji Amarillo and Aji Panca trials. As much of a pain as those varieties are to grow, they must eventually produce something really special!
It couldn't hurt for you to put in some super hots, if you have the room. If for no other reason than the Trinidad Scorpion, when it has plenty of good soil for a big root ball, can grow a massive bush, with a thick, tree-like trunk and the densest foliage I have ever seen on a
C. chinense. I'm planting some Yellow 7 Pot seeds from Hippy Neil, because he says they will get to 10 feet tall in the ground...
Nice list, what's the story with the food a rama bonnet?
Thanks SS! The Foodarama Scotch Bonnet, according to legend and lore, sprang from seeds collected from chile pods found at a supermarket bearing that same name. Whether the tale is true or not isn't important, for the legend is now written in the hearts and minds of chiles growers across the land...
For years I've heard so many good things about the Foodarama Scotch Bonnet—Alabama Jack says it has the best flavor and aroma of any of the Scotch Bonnet types. Also, his climate is very similar to mine, so I have high hopes for the Foodarama. Last year I did a large grow of True Jamaican Scotch Bonnet, which was quite successful, and from which I extracted a thick Caribbean-style pepper sauce that was a pretty big hit around these parts. This year I am planting an even larger grow of Scotch Bonnet, primarily for sauce production: 12 plants of True Jamaican, and 12 plants of Foodarama.
Gary, Good to see you going at it again. I also ordered from Beth a handfull including the Zapotec J. and the Aji Amarillo. I hope to finish germinating quicker this year than last. My energy and enthusiasum tends to wear down a little by mid summer. I will not grow the variety I did last year but around the same quantity.
Good luck to you, Mike
Hi Mike! Good to see you, too! I'm right with you on the mid-summer burnout, in more ways than one! I think one of the great benefits of the THP community is helping to maintain the enthusiasm when things are looking dismal...I know you guys got me jacked back up several times during the Summer Hell of 2011....
Good luck to you, too! It will be real interesting to see how everybody does with Beth's seeds this year....
