Peppers ripen so slow. :(

I guess it's a good thing though. A Sweet Banana and Carmen that are starting to color up now will still be ready for me when I get back from Orlando. ;)

I just finished planting my peppers in the ground and in containers. I planted around 125-150 peppers total. Probably 100+ different varieties. It was a LOT of work. Looking forward to the results though when the season picks up. I live in Michigan. Our weather has been pretty nice lately.

Chris

Hey Chris, my..my..my....I thought I was crazy with 35~!

Here is my list for 2007. All in pots in the greenhouse:

Candlelight (Ornamental)
Goat's Weed
Orange Rocoto
Lemon Drop
Jalapeno
Lami Spiral
Golden Treasure (sweet)
Rain Forest
Royal Black
Peruvian Creole
Jamaican Hot Yellow
Merlin (Bell)
Kung Pao
Bulgarian Carrot
Czechoslavkian Black


Duane

Is there some kind of Kung Pao festival going on, or am I the last one to grow it!:oops:

Got Kung Pao to spare form two plants, oodles of them, very good flavour, excellent culinary hottie for asian dishes. Recommended: 8.5/10. Also Ring of Fire is on par, but perhaps a tad hotter. Very good flavour. All told, I still have about 30 loaded pepper plants and more pepper products in my fridge than anything else? Beware the excess ;)

[quote=barkeater;59782]Is there some kind of Kung Pao festival going on, or am I the last one to grow it!:oops:[/quote]
"George likes his chicken spicy":dizzy:

[FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3]Well I’ve been meaning to post in this thread for a long time. :? I started a new bed this year devoted to a few eggplants (6) and about 35 pepper plants. Here are the varieties I planted this year.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Aji Orchard[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Alma Paprika[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Anaheim Chile[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Ancho[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Ariane[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Banana Bill Hyb[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Fat & Sassy[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Feherozon[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Fish[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Frank's[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Georgescu Chocolate[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Golden Treasure Sweet[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Jimmy Nardello[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Lipstick[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Marconni Rosso[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Pimento de Padron[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Pimiento Elite Hyb[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Pimiento L[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Red Belgian[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Sweet Cayenne[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3]Solonovo Uvo (Elephant Ear)[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Tangerine Pimento[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]The Big Early Hybrid[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Wenk's Yellow Hots[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Book Antiqua]Yellow Miniature Bell[/FONT][/SIZE]

[FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3]Jeanne ([/SIZE][/FONT][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][B]montanamato)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3]- I know you are suppose to know something about the varieties you plant but I got Frank’s in a trade with you but can’t find anything about it. :oops: Can you (or anyone else) tell me what to expect?[/SIZE][/FONT]

Jerry...Seed is from Sand Hill, and it is a dwarf pepper. Very early and a good producer of Italian frying type peppers...I use them fresh too...Not as thin walled as Jimmy Nardello, but not as thick as a bell...I have 2 Frank's in my cold frame loaded with small peppers already...
MDVPC (Michael) , posted some pictures of the plant and pepper in this pepper forum awhile ago too...

Jeanne

I picked the first couple of ripe Carmen peppers a few days ago, roasted them for a pasta dish. Mm! I'm very pleased with the taste. I'm especially pleased because this is the first time I've [I]ever[/I] gotten ripe peppers out of my garden. In the past, providing the plants didn't die before flowering, I would be lucky to get an undersized, bitter little fruit that seemed permanently green.

This is far and away the earliest I've ever picked a pepper that had turned all the way red but I did on Friday. It was a Melrose and it was really good. I didn't bother cooking it, though as a frying pepper, I'm sure it's good that way, too. I have two plants and they are both loaded. I think this one's a keeper.

And one of my old favorites, Doe Hill, is doing great too. Lots of fruit on those plants but none turning yellow yet. This has been a really reliable variety for me in the past so no worries there.

I have two Tennesee Cheese plants but only one pepper between the two, but surprisingly, it's turning red too!

I have several varieties of seasoning and hot peppers but out of these, only Mirasol has set any fruit so far.

I've been picking peppers off my two Carmen plants at the rate of 5-7 per week and there are plenty of greenies waiting to ripen. I have been so impressed with this pepper. I will definitely grow it again next year.

My sweets & cayennes have been great so far.

~ Tom

I've picked loads of Melrose this week from just two plants. I've had a few Tennessee Cheese and some Doe Hills. Picked my first two Mirasols yesterday.

Plamena Pepper
 

Searching for information on the Plameno Pepper I have sprouted some old seed but can not find information on it. I found it on your 2007 grow list do you remimber this pepper?

Thanks

Henry




[QUOTE=velikipop;38377]I will be growing:

Red Savina
Naga Morich
Fish
Chocolate Habanero
Black Congo Habanero
Fatalii
Ivory Habanero
Gold Bullet Habanero
Pico di gallo
Red Jalapeno
Purple Jalapeno
Somborka
Plamena
Elephant's Ear
Big Jim
Joe E. Parker
Aji Limon
Thomas Jefferson Cayenne[/QUOTE]

Hi Henry. I suggest you PM (Private Message) velikipop and ask about Plameno(Plamena).