Best source for Lemon Drop pepper?

Tomato Beth · October 29, 2014

I tried Lemon Drop this year, or at least thought I was. Unfortunately, it did not turn out to be a lemon drop, since it never turned yellow. It looked like a jalapeno with the lemon drop shape! I'm pretty sure I got either mismarked seeds or a cross. It was tasty and spicy, but not what I was looking for. Can anyone recommend a good site for these seeds?

I saved the mystery pepper seeds. I might grow a few out next year to see what happens just for fun.

ScottinAtlanta · October 29, 2014

Be happy to send you some. They are amazingly prolific. PM me.

Worth1 · October 29, 2014

Other than Scott above you can get them from Tomato Growers Supply too.
They are very hot, just the other day a friend of mine pulled one of these out of a gift sack a fellow Texan at work gave him.
He took a bit off the end and said very tasty try one.
I said no.

Then he ate the whole thing right up to the stump.
This poor devil was about to die before he got to water.

He also said it was stupid of him to eat it like that he had no idea how hot it was.

Worth

Tomato Beth · October 29, 2014

I put one of my mysteries in my salsa to give it a whirl. I loved it. My kids thought they were going to die from the heat.

Father'sDaughter · October 29, 2014

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Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

Be happy to send you some. They are amazingly prolific. PM me.

Yes, they are amazingly prolific! I had two plants this year in five gallon grow bags. I got enough peppers for two bottles of hot sauce, a full spice jar of powder, and this was from the final picking last weekend right before I pulled the plants--

drew51 · October 29, 2014

I had hundreds of them on two plants. i tried two different hot sauce recipes, and also powdered a few jars.

peppero · October 30, 2014

It is a great pepper and very prolific and to me the heat is about like a cayenne.

jon

tam91 · October 30, 2014

Those look exactly like the ones I grew from Burpee called "Hot Lemon" - think they are the same? Says it is from Equador - I see some places saying Lemon Drop is from Peru.
They made a great hot pepper jelly.

ScottinAtlanta · October 30, 2014

I think they are the same.

Tania · October 30, 2014

They are so prolific and so good. I love the smell!

Other names for it are Peru Yellow, Hot Lemon, Aji Limon

http://tatianastomatobase.com/w/imag...2014-09-20.JPG

It is listed in our seed catalog as Aji Limon.

Tatiana

October 29, 2014	#1
Tomato Beth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: PA 6b Posts: 277	Best source for Lemon Drop pepper? I tried Lemon Drop this year, or at least thought I was. Unfortunately, it did not turn out to be a lemon drop, since it never turned yellow. It looked like a jalapeno with the lemon drop shape! I'm pretty sure I got either mismarked seeds or a cross. It was tasty and spicy, but not what I was looking for. Can anyone recommend a good site for these seeds? I saved the mystery pepper seeds. I might grow a few out next year to see what happens just for fun. __________________ I'm a geek and a mom, and I write about it at Confessions of a Geeky Mom: http://confessionsofageekymom.com/

October 29, 2014	#4
Tomato Beth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: PA 6b Posts: 277	I put one of my mysteries in my salsa to give it a whirl. I loved it. My kids thought they were going to die from the heat. __________________ I'm a geek and a mom, and I write about it at Confessions of a Geeky Mom: http://confessionsofageekymom.com/

October 30, 2014	#8
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Those look exactly like the ones I grew from Burpee called "Hot Lemon" - think they are the same? Says it is from Equador - I see some places saying Lemon Drop is from Peru. They made a great hot pepper jelly. __________________ Tracy

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Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	They are so prolific and so good. I love the smell! Other names for it are Peru Yellow, Hot Lemon, Aji Limon http://tatianastomatobase.com/w/imag...2014-09-20.JPG It is listed in our seed catalog as Aji Limon. Tatiana __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

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ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	Be happy to send you some. They are amazingly prolific. PM me.

October 29, 2014	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Other than Scott above you can get them from Tomato Growers Supply too. They are very hot, just the other day a friend of mine pulled one of these out of a gift sack a fellow Texan at work gave him. He took a bit off the end and said very tasty try one. I said no. Then he ate the whole thing right up to the stump. This poor devil was about to die before he got to water. He also said it was stupid of him to eat it like that he had no idea how hot it was. Worth

October 29, 2014	#6
drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	I had hundreds of them on two plants. i tried two different hot sauce recipes, and also powdered a few jars.

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peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	It is a great pepper and very prolific and to me the heat is about like a cayenne. jon