Peppadew - Page 2

b54red · August 13, 2010

I'm beginning to think most of them won't turn red. I have gotten a few red ones but many are falling off before they start turning. The ground under them is littered with peppers and almost all are green with a few having an orange blush.

roper2008 · August 17, 2010

Sorry to hear that. Mine is planted in 5 gal home depot bucket. It's keeping
all it's peppers. Most are red now. I need to pickle them, some are getting
slightly wrinkly on top.

SunnyK · August 17, 2010

How do they taste fresh?? Mine are still all green....but loaded, which makes me very happy.

pdxwindjammer · August 17, 2010

I planted about 10 different varieties of peppers and the peppadew plant is my favorite, although it is developing buds much later than others. It is a beautiful plant! I couldn't stop looking at mine today!

Many of my other plants have peppers on them already but still waiting for peppadew peppers to form.

We have had an awefully strange spring and summer here in Portland, OR. Rained for almost two straight months this spring. Then we had a short heat wave with temps near or above 100 for a few days. Then back to highs in the 70's and lows in the 50's for a couple of week followed by temps in the 90's for several days. This week we are heading back into 70's with lows in the 50's. Not ideal for peppers but I am still getting a good harvest!

roper2008 · August 18, 2010

I haven't tried eating one fresh. I think I may do that. If I was to grow this
pepper again, I would definately start it earlier. It grows at a normal rate
at first, but takes longer to form flowers, then takes it's time to form peppers,
then it takes awhile to turn red. I hope they are good.

remy · August 19, 2010

Mine took a long time to grow and make peppers last year. I brought them in for the winter and hauled them back out in the spring. They are now loaded with peppers. So growing in a pot and overwintering is good for this variety if you can do it.
Remy

b54red · August 20, 2010

Raw the taste is not one that I like; but I am told it is a great pepper to pickle.

pinakbet · August 20, 2010

I'm intrigue with this pepper. If i googled correctly, is it the same with piquante?

it looks like a cherry tomato, right?

and good for pickling.

franzb69 · August 20, 2010

Interested in them as well. =)

remy · August 20, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinakbet

I'm intrigue with this pepper. If i googled correctly, is it the same with piquante?

it looks like a cherry tomato, right?

and good for pickling.

It is a C. baccatum variety that is patented. Here's a link to that discussion. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...light=peppadew
I just did a quick google search and I guess piquante is a name for them. They look sort of like cherry peppers, but cherry peppers an C. annum variety so they are not closely related. Peppadews are hot, but not overly so and they have a nice fruity flavor so they pickle well.
Remy

pinakbet · August 21, 2010

thanks for enlightening me remy, additional knowledge acquired.

roper2008 · August 21, 2010

Remy, interesting that you said yours are hot, but not overly
hot. Mine have no heat at all. My seed came from huntsman.
I'm not good at describing flavor, but mine is slightly fruity with
a little nutty flavor at the end.

remy · August 22, 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by roper2008

Remy, interesting that you said yours are hot, but not overly
hot. Mine have no heat at all. My seed came from huntsman.
I'm not good at describing flavor, but mine is slightly fruity with
a little nutty flavor at the end.

There is definitely some heat, though not a lot. If you tastes the skin when drying, they are really hot! My seeds did not come from huntsman.

Pinakbet,
You're welcome.
Remy

b54red · August 24, 2010

My seed also came from huntsman and they are somewhat hot.

austinnhanasmom · September 24, 2010

I forget who I got seeds from

My 2010 pepper plant labeling became all messed up - two young assistants - and then rodents ate the labels the assistants didn't remove (???). Added chicken wire and commercial grade rodent poison. I'll take back my pepper garden yet!!

My plants blossomed late as well, but now have many many fruit.

If the fruit fails to fully ripen, do you pickle anyway?

If I cut back the top and dug up the plant (planted in ground), could I successfully overwinter? I was just reading somewhere to do that with tender herbs. Normally, I just bid farewell to the peppers, but maybe this one is worth extra work.

August 19, 2010	#21
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Mine took a long time to grow and make peppers last year. I brought them in for the winter and hauled them back out in the spring. They are now loaded with peppers. So growing in a pot and overwintering is good for this variety if you can do it. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

August 13, 2010	#16
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I'm beginning to think most of them won't turn red. I have gotten a few red ones but many are falling off before they start turning. The ground under them is littered with peppers and almost all are green with a few having an orange blush.

August 17, 2010	#17
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	Sorry to hear that. Mine is planted in 5 gal home depot bucket. It's keeping all it's peppers. Most are red now. I need to pickle them, some are getting slightly wrinkly on top.

August 17, 2010	#18
SunnyK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Stratford CT., Z6 or new for 2013 Z7 Posts: 126	How do they taste fresh?? Mine are still all green....but loaded, which makes me very happy.

August 17, 2010	#19
pdxwindjammer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 625	I planted about 10 different varieties of peppers and the peppadew plant is my favorite, although it is developing buds much later than others. It is a beautiful plant! I couldn't stop looking at mine today! Many of my other plants have peppers on them already but still waiting for peppadew peppers to form. We have had an awefully strange spring and summer here in Portland, OR. Rained for almost two straight months this spring. Then we had a short heat wave with temps near or above 100 for a few days. Then back to highs in the 70's and lows in the 50's for a couple of week followed by temps in the 90's for several days. This week we are heading back into 70's with lows in the 50's. Not ideal for peppers but I am still getting a good harvest!

August 18, 2010	#20
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	I haven't tried eating one fresh. I think I may do that. If I was to grow this pepper again, I would definately start it earlier. It grows at a normal rate at first, but takes longer to form flowers, then takes it's time to form peppers, then it takes awhile to turn red. I hope they are good.

August 20, 2010	#22
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Raw the taste is not one that I like; but I am told it is a great pepper to pickle.

August 20, 2010	#23
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	I'm intrigue with this pepper. If i googled correctly, is it the same with piquante? it looks like a cherry tomato, right? and good for pickling.

August 20, 2010	#24
franzb69 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 210	Interested in them as well. =)

August 21, 2010	#26
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	thanks for enlightening me remy, additional knowledge acquired.

August 24, 2010	#29
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	My seed also came from huntsman and they are somewhat hot.

September 24, 2010	#30
austinnhanasmom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Z5, CO near Denver Posts: 225	I forget who I got seeds from My 2010 pepper plant labeling became all messed up - two young assistants - and then rodents ate the labels the assistants didn't remove (???). Added chicken wire and commercial grade rodent poison. I'll take back my pepper garden yet!! My plants blossomed late as well, but now have many many fruit. If the fruit fails to fully ripen, do you pickle anyway? If I cut back the top and dug up the plant (planted in ground), could I successfully overwinter? I was just reading somewhere to do that with tender herbs. Normally, I just bid farewell to the peppers, but maybe this one is worth extra work.