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Pepper Suggestions

18 years ago

I'm fairly new at growing peppers, but i certainly enjoyed my first go at it last year. I planted bannana peppers, jalapeno peppers, anaheim peppers, and yellow bells. The bannanas and jalapenos did great, but I didnt get much action from the bells until late summer early fall. all were planted in containers, and this year I'm going in the ground, well actually, built a raised bed. I got my peppers last year from home depot and they did fine. I'm not a huge fan of overly hot peppers, but I do enjoy the mild jalapenos and other sweeter peppers. Any suggestions on some new peppers that fit that description , or should I just stick w/ old faithful. Also, I am looking for an ornamental type pepper for a pot on an outdoor patio table, preferable ornamental and edible. any ideas? thanks a bunch.

Comments (6)

  • 18 years ago

    You could try some heatless peppers like Trinidad Perfume, or Venezuelan Sweet Habanero. Aji Dulce is another good one. These have a habanero flavor without the heat.

    Or, you could grow some mild habanero types like Trinidad Seasoning Pepper, or the Tobago Seasoning Pepper. These are not very hot but have a good flavor.

    I like the Medusa pepper for a small, sweet, ornamental pepper to grow in a container.

    Alan

  • 18 years ago

    I would also suggest trying some of the milder types such as pasilla (chilaca) or guajillo. These can also be used to make moles and salsas and other sauces. They can also be dried for use in the winter. Remember, the heat of the pepper is in the seeds and in the ribs of the pepper fruit. One can toss the seeds and cut the ribs out to reduce the heat of much hotter motr tasty peppers. Just wear gloves if you don't want every part of your body burning for a few hours. You only do this painful mistake once, lol lol. Hot peppers can also be pickled in vinegar, water, and salt, and they lose some heat when stored this way. Another good pepper is the cherry pepper. These are delicious pickled (one for lunch is great) or you can make horderves by stuffing them with provalone cheese wrapped with prosciutto ham and drizzled in olive oil. Picklled serranos are great also. Buy some at the grocery store to see if you like them. Not too hot but great with sandwiches.

  • 18 years ago

    Chilaca is a green chile, eaten green; also called chile negro.
    Pasilla is a dried chilaca, eaten ripe and dried.

  • 18 years ago

    The cherry peppers sound great, any more details on them?
    How big is the plant? how big are the fruits? hotter than a jalapeno? Available at home depot or lowes??
    Another question, Tabasco Peppers, how hot? And pimento peppers, how hot, can you eat them raw?
    thanks, just rambling

  • 18 years ago

    I like Jaloro and Serrano along with Jalapeno as not to hot for everyday use. Lots of peppers look good in pots ( I grow all of mine in pots)

    Ordono

    Masquerade

    Giovy

  • 18 years ago

    You may find cherry peppers at a farmers market. They may be at lowes or home depot. Just google hot stuffed cherry pepper recipes and see what comes up. Stuffed hot cherry peppers are very sicilian. As I mentioned before, one can "cool" hot peppers down by deseeding and cutting the ribs of the inner pepper out. Also, most peppers, but not all, do very well in pots, But it will depend on the size of the pot.

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