You can grow mild Habs of ANY kind. Ive produced mild peppers mainly when my plants stay shaded and WELL watered. It all depends on the conditions your plants are under. Alot of factors can contribute to the mildness of hot peppers. Keep experimenting.

Maybe you can grow mildER habs, but there are some kinds that won't be mild, no matter what you do! My red savinas were milder than the white bullets this year, but nobody would say they were mild.

I grew Aji Dulce last season, and they are super mild - only about 500 SU, while they have great hab flavor. I froze a bunch, and dried the rest, so I can use them in combo when I want to make a habanero flavored dish for somebody that doesn't like heat, or likes less heat. Reducing super hot varieties simply doesn't do it. I have had milder habs, but nothing like this one. Latin cooking uses this in some basic recipes, so it is becoming more common.

Dave

Yes, I have grown a few. There are aji dulce #1 and 2, there is even a #3 I believe. Go to www.peppermania, they have something called aji cachucca or something along those lines, which are an aji dulce, and they have something called a trinidad perfume pepper, which is also a mild chinense. On www.enchantedseed.com you will find red and orange (they are actually more yellow) numex suave habaneros, and they are also mild and good tasting. There are plenty of mild ones as well on www.chileplants.com, trinidad seasoning, St. Lucia seasoning etc.

Mark

I grew multiple mild C. chinenses this year: Aji Dulce #2, Trinidad Seasoning pepper, Trinidad Perfume and St. Lucia Yellow Seasning. I loved them all and I am going to grow them in future too.

First I did not quite like the taste, but later I became almost addicted to them. I want to grow enough of them, so I can make pepper jelly just from chinenses.

I grew one mild C. baccatum variety this season and for next season I want to find more mild varieties of that family too. On Saturday I made pepper jelly from mild baccatums and chinenses and added some hot baccatums for heat. It turned out great for my taste, but the typical sharp heat of baccatums may be too overpowering for some individuals.

Questions for anyone:

Which ones of the mild chinenses have the "citrus" taste profile, and which have any hint of the "smokey" taste?

Is there any other particular distinct taste you can detect in the mild chinenses? Describe them individually if you can.

I love the taste of several hot sauces made with habanero and Dutch bonnet peppers, but sometimes the heat is too intense when I add enough to really get the underlying taste.

Bill

All of the mine had fruity flavor. Aji Dulce #2 and St. Lucia Yellow Seasoning were the best. Trinidad Perfume had a bit unique flavor, but I would not describe it as smoky. Trinidad Seasoning was not as sweet as Aji Dulce, but it had thicker walls.

Venezualan Sweet is a very mild C.Chininese with about the same flavor as a scotch bonnet.

Thanks, guys.

I gotta go to the shelter right now ... EMA just issued ANOTHER tornado warning. BBL.

Bill

Byron, where would I find Venezuelan Sweet seeds?

Mark

Sorry I don't know, The Chilewoman@bluemarble.com sells plants. I can't get them to mature enough for seeds

I loved my Aji Dulce from TGS. Except for the thin walls. Flavor was excellent, and plants were very productive and got almost 3 feet tall.

I'm in desperate search of Trinidad seasoning (pimento)peppers seeds or plants. I live in Gwynedd, PA, can anybody help me?. I just bought Trinidad perfume plants (5) from happy cat organics farm at their exhibits at the Chestnut Hill Gardn Festivl in Philadelphia. My hope is that these plants can deliver the same flavor and fragance that the Trinidad Pimentos used in the green seasoning paste well known to the Trinidadians.