Which pepper varieties are you growing(or planning to grow)? 2020

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List name and species(if you know).

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[–]jet199 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Capsicum chinense "Madame Jeanette"

Capsicum baccatum "Aji amarillo"

Capsicum chinense "Aji Cochabamba"

Not even one flower yet though but I am in the UK.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Mine:

  • Golden Cayenne (Capsicum annuum)
  • Pequin (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum)
  • Sugar Rush Peach (Capsicum baccatum)
  • Lemon Drop (Capsicum baccatum)
  • Peach Habanero (Capsicum chinense)
  • Tabasco (Capsicum frutescens)
  • Cumari (Capsicum praetermissum)

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    [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    Sorry, I can’t help you with that. It is my first year growing it as well.

    I ate a green one but it didn’t have that much of a flavor yet.

    If I’d have to venture a guess, I’d say it’s probably more lemon rind than lemon. I can’t see it becoming actually sour.

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      [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      The Lemon Drop tastes more like a lemon than any citrus fruit I’ve ever had, including some lemons. Not sour but if you added citric acid, I’m not sure I could tell one from the other.

      [–]ancapsaicin 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      I’m only growing my own crosses this year.

      Tepin x Reaper F2 (annuum glabriusculum X chinense X)

      Tepin x 7 pot yellow F2 (annuum glabriusculum X chinense)

      About 20 plants total.

      Oh and also the overwintered F1s.

      [–]BenjaminHG 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

      I am trying to grow Chocolate Bhut Jolokias for the first time but I've had some trouble, and the plants are growing very slow. I live in a 6b plant zone, and it has been around 75 to 85 degrees here steady. My plants are still around 5 inches tall and haven't got any taller, and I planted them back in late May.

      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

      That sounds harsh. Your highs are barely in the optimal growth temperature range and Bhuts come from the Indian jungle. Are you growing them bare on the ground?

      [–]BenjaminHG 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

      Yes I also have some straw mulch on the ground right now. They are healthy and have no signs of disease, they just grow very slow. It is my first time with them so perhaps I just need to live in a hotter area.

      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      I think you could have used some light protection in the cooler months. A poly tunnel or similar. I believe they’ll probably take off in a few days but I don’t know if they’ll make it to ripe fruit before your first frost.