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Father'sDaughter · March 18, 2014

Great lists! I've got a few new-to-me varieties planned along with some I've grown every year.

Sweet peppers will be in-ground:

Elephant Ear
*Dolce Rosso d'Appendere

And the hots will be in five gallon grow bags:

*Red Cayenne
*Calabrese
*Topeppo
*Lemon Drop
*West Allis Half Sharp
Capperino (F1)
Pepperoncini
Yellow Cayenne
Scotch Bonnet
Big Jim NuMex
Red Cheese

*repeats

I was resistant to hybrids (personal choice and wanting to save seeds), but am looking for a productive hot cherry for stuffing and pickling. While the Calabrese peppers fit the bill quite nicely, they can be stingy and very late on production. I'm lucky if I get five quarts from two plants. That's how Capperino from Johnny's Select Seeds landed on my list.

I have two Capperino plants that I started back in December just to check germination. I couldn't bear to toss them, so I stuck them in pots, then potted them up into 4.5" square by 6" deep pots in early February. They are now stocky, very dense, and completely loaded with flower buds! I moved them up from the basement the other day to give them a warmer environment, and they are starting to bloom. I did start two more that will go out to the garden, but I think I'll see what these two do as indoor plants.

March 18, 2014	#11
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,917	Great lists! I've got a few new-to-me varieties planned along with some I've grown every year. Sweet peppers will be in-ground: Elephant Ear Dolce Rosso d'Appendere And the hots will be in five gallon grow bags: Red Cayenne Calabrese Topeppo Lemon Drop West Allis Half Sharp Capperino (F1) Pepperoncini Yellow Cayenne Scotch Bonnet Big Jim NuMex Red Cheese *repeats I was resistant to hybrids (personal choice and wanting to save seeds), but am looking for a productive hot cherry for stuffing and pickling. While the Calabrese peppers fit the bill quite nicely, they can be stingy and very late on production. I'm lucky if I get five quarts from two plants. That's how Capperino from Johnny's Select Seeds landed on my list. I have two Capperino plants that I started back in December just to check germination. I couldn't bear to toss them, so I stuck them in pots, then potted them up into 4.5" square by 6" deep pots in early February. They are now stocky, very dense, and completely loaded with flower buds! I moved them up from the basement the other day to give them a warmer environment, and they are starting to bloom. I did start two more that will go out to the garden, but I think I'll see what these two do as indoor plants.