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Bonbero pepper?

18 years ago

Went to nursery today with my mom. Picked up corn, poblanos, tomatillos, squash and a "Bonbero Pepper". Tag reads "Bonbero Pepper (Fireman), vegetable, Rich in vitamins, very hot pepper, reaches 3ft." I thought the tag was intriguing, and I've never heard of this. Google search comes up with all spanish stuff and I don't speak enough to figure any of it out. Looks like a tall slender cayenne, doesn't have any pods yet, but a few small blossoms.

Anyone grown this? Or even heard of it?

-HabBob

Comments (10)

  • 18 years ago

    I got one too.It's just starting to bud.
    I couldn't find anything on it either.
    I wonder if it's a hybrid or not.If I like it I'd like to get seeds from it.

  • 18 years ago

    Perhaps 'Bombero' scroll down for Fireman hot sauce

    Here is a link that might be useful: Bombero sauce

  • 18 years ago

    I picked up a "Bombero" plant at an Armstrong Garden Center last year. Mine turned into a tree, but the chilies were very disappointing. They had a tough thin skin, lots of seeds, and were hot, but otherwise flavorless.

  • 18 years ago

    Good to here you have one too smokemaster. I'll try to keep ya posted on it. Mine is budding. It's not so happy in it's small pot and it's so tall that it tipped over today from the breeze. Haven't had time to get it in a big pot. Prolly today once the sun goes down. It looks like it will turn into a tree. I hope they aren't flavorless but the heat sounds promising. Can they air dry? I'm thinking grind em up with some more flavorful chiles that aren't packing the heat.

    -HabBob

  • 18 years ago

    Mine is about 2 ft. tall max.
    It's just starting to bud but with these warm temps.I've been loosing a ton of buds.
    Humid as heck too.

    tag on the plant says C.P.G. inc.

  • 18 years ago

    HabBob,
    Does you plant look at all like this one?


    If we've got the same, and I remember correctly, they should air-dry most of the way but not enough to grind into powder.

  • 18 years ago

    LOL, that would be considered a tree. Nice patch of garden there dude, they look very happy. My leaves aren't as broad as yours. More pointed like a cayenne. Might change as it gets bigger. Got a few 1 to 1.5 inch pods developing. They looks like cayennes too, but straight. Not so curly.

    And smokemaster, are you in SoCal? I think I asked you that before but don't remember your answer. It's been a muggy summer here, finally dried out in the last week. Plants are loving all the sun but I lost way more buds than I'd like.

    -HabBob

  • 18 years ago

    N.Hills,San Fernando valley.
    Mine is still about 2 ft. tall and has pods that look like thai peppers on it so far.
    My tag says like Jalapeno but hotter.Either a really bad discription or the plants tagged wrong.
    This year I already got 3 plants labled Chocolate Habanero that are like Cayene but no heat at all.Not that sweet either.
    Now these thai type pods.
    A week or so ago I almost had to water 2 times a day,now with this humidity it's once every 3 days...
    The humidity is causing mold/fungus problems for my plants then the grasshoppers come and start eating the green layer of my pod stems killing the pods eventually.
    My benneficial bugs have kept the bugs from bothering my garden for the most part but the grasshoppers are here in force this year.
    Now this gray powdery stuff and black veins on my plants leaves.
    Wierd summer.
    Think we'll have another 80 degree Christmas?

  • 18 years ago

    I had the hoppers last year in force, only saw a couple this year.

    80 degree xmas? I sure hope so, I got a late start on some of mine. I couldn't imagine growing in a zone 4. Brrrrr and you really got time it well. I'm on Point Loma. Ocean on one side, bay on the other. Keeps the temp pretty constant, but gd it's hot today! Find myself seeking out shade if I'm outdoors.

    My sister lives in Iowa and last year in november or december we had a 100 degree difference between her low, and our high (-9 and 99).
    -HabBob

  • 18 years ago

    What screwed up this spring here was we would have a couple 80 degree days then 60-70 degree ones that had 35-45 degree nights then back to warm days and it kept going back and forth.
    It lasted about 2 1/2 months so all my sprouts were inside way too long.
    They got too big for their container and I ran out of lights to keep the plants happy.
    This humidity and 100 degree heat is now doing a number on my garden now.
    Good thing I have a ton of plants of different varieties this year.Something seems to allways like the weather no matter what it is like.
    The pods like Cayenne and Thia are drying in the sun only half ripe even though the plant is in damp soil.
    Almost time to put out my winter pepper plants.Mostly cool weather ones.Manzano,Rocoto and Baccatums.

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