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Post by pepperhead212 on Dec 2, 2018 19:57:34 GMT -5
It's that time! Gotta figure out if I am going to plant new ones, get rid of some of the "old fav's" to make room for the new ones, or the keepers from last season.
And here are the new peppers I tried this last year. Only a couple keepers. Aji Dulce - A keeper, for sure! The only habanero I have found with very little heat, and intense flavor. Black Pearl - Ornamental, not flavorful at all. Chile de agua - Not very productive, and nothing exceptional, plus fairly late. Maybe 5k heat when green, which is how it is used in traditional Oaxacan recipes. Jyoti - will definitely grow again! It is an Indian pepper, 3-3 1/2" long; like a skinny Thai pepper, but milder - maybe 30-40k - and has great flavor. Caramelizes well, so I will try in nam prik pao, to make it milder, for those who can't take the heat. Rio Grande wax - Way too late to do again. Ristra cayenne - Hardly produced at all, and none the size advertised. Suryankhi Cluster - was hoping for a Thai Nippon Taka replacement, but nowhere nearly as productive. White Habanero - About 300k, with good habanero flavor, and huge numbers of peppers, but very small - 1/2" was about max. OK, but more ornamental, than useful as a pepper I could harvest. |
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Post by wheelgarden1 on Dec 6, 2018 19:32:30 GMT -5
That Aji Dulce sounds interesting. Where can I get them?
I love that fruity-chocolatey flavor of Habaneros, and reduced heat would be great. Habbies grow like crazy here, and my son always plants a small row of them.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Dec 6, 2018 22:26:03 GMT -5
I got the seeds from Trade Winds Fruit, but I've seen them in several places. And sellers on ebay sell single packets with free shipping sometimes, if you aren't going to order a bunch of things.
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Post by Mumsey on Dec 8, 2018 3:01:54 GMT -5
I will be trying the Aji Dulce this year too. And I will plant the Fooled You jalapeño.
Others: Horn of the Bull, Jimmy Nardello and bell.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Dec 8, 2018 9:34:13 GMT -5
Just sweet for me....No fire tongue for me!!
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Post by desertwoman on Dec 8, 2018 10:54:43 GMT -5
Mostly I grow New Mexico chiles. Some are must-plants (like Sandia , Big Jims) and others get rotated in. And I usually have a couple of other peppers that are non- New Mexican
I'd say about 1/3 of my veg garden is devoted to chiles.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Dec 16, 2018 8:06:07 GMT -5
Aji Dulce - A keeper, for sure! The only habanero I have found with very little heat, and intense flavor After rereading this I may try them if their heat is slight...Would they have to be planted away from other peppers so they do not cross? |
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Post by pepperhead212 on Dec 16, 2018 11:46:18 GMT -5
lilolpeapicker Almost all peppers will cross, but unless you are saving seeds from them, you don't have to worry about it. In fact, I had 2 aji dulces and 2 chocolate habaneros last season, from differentthere sources, and I had one of each next to each other in the front and the back, just to see if the peppers from either source was different. Turns out they weren't, and, here's the thing you're probably concerned about, all of those aji dulce had almost no heat, growing right next to the chocolate habs, with 400k heat. OTOH, if I tried to grow some of those seeds from this year, there would be a good possibility that the aji dulce would have more heat - the reason for isolating flowers to save seeds from, when dealing with peppers.
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Post by Mumsey on Dec 21, 2018 4:53:39 GMT -5
pepperhead212, How far away should the hot ones be planted from the no-heat ones?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Dec 21, 2018 9:36:05 GMT -5
If you are saving pepper seeds, if I remember correctly the minimum distance to separate them is 1/2 mile, which is why we have to isolate them, using different methods. Pollinators can easily cross peppers.
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Post by Mumsey on Dec 21, 2018 18:26:44 GMT -5
pepperhead212, Yikes, I was thinking the other end of the garden!
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Post by pepperhead212 on Dec 21, 2018 21:01:16 GMT -5
Think about all those bees and other pollinators, Mumsey. They can even cross tomatoes, though the stigma in tomatoes is much more isolated, so the likelihood is far less - less than 10%. I remember seeing that wind pollinated plants, like corn and greens, need up to 7 miles separated! |
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Post by pondgardener on Dec 24, 2018 9:45:58 GMT -5
Mostly I grow New Mexico chiles. Some are must-plants (like Sandia , Big Jims) and others get rotated in. And I usually have a couple of other peppers that are non- New Mexican
I'd say about 1/3 of my veg garden is devoted to chiles. desertwoman , have you tried the Mosco chile? I have seeds that I purchased a few years ago that I would be willing to share. This mirasol type chile is very popular in my area. And when we lived in the county, Mr. Mosco was farming 10 acres adjacent to our house for many years. It should like your hot and dry climate. Mosco chile info
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Post by binnylou on Dec 24, 2018 10:11:37 GMT -5
I was thinking the other end of the garden! Mumsey, for isolation purposes, could you just create a sleeve out of netting like from the fabric store? And use a tomato cage to support it? |
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Post by Mumsey on Dec 24, 2018 10:37:08 GMT -5
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