A thread for hot pepper-a-holics...

[PennyG]

That was really sweet of her wasnt it.

Thats the thing that i love most about sites like this, is everyone is so willing to share.

[sandy0225]

Yes, this is my first year growing chocolate habanero. It's a prolific grower though. I bet there's 50 peppers on it right now. That should take care of the cool weather we've been having this summer. I bet it's 20 degrees warmer close to a habanero plant...lol

The thai hot peppers are the small bushy plants with peppers only about an inch long, and hot as fire. They are red when fully mature and very thin walled. They dry well even here in Indiana where we have a lot of humidity if you hang the plants upside down in the fall in the house. I have a friend from Thailand who runs a restaurant here and she told me that they are the ones that she grew up with. She buys plants of the thai hot pepper and the siam queen basil each year and plants them for use in the restaurant. She said it saves her a ton of money.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

Can someone plaese somehow translate/explain what "heiloom" realy stands for. It is a bit strange for me. Sorry

No problem. About 100 years ago in the U.S. there was a practice of selling "heirloom" seed -- especially grain seed. The price paid was high. There were some sellers of seed who would sell any seeds they could obtain as "heirloom". Farmers brought lawsuits against these sellers because the resulting crops were poor quality. A court in California (among others) established that seed labeled as "heirloom" must be at a minimum:

1. Off-patent. This means that the seed is from plants whose U.S. Patent has expired (only takes 2 decades) or has been in circulation so long that it is not elligible for patent
2. Reproduces true from seed when fertilized by pollen of the same cultivar

Over the years, advertisers have added things like "open pollination" and other gimmicks, but the reality in the U.S. is that only the above two requirements be met. So for example, the Burpee hybrid "Better Boy" is an heirloom.

[Eric]

Hey Bob, I'm with you on the heirlooms ! That's all we grow & Jeeps, they're great!! Not familiar, till now, with the definition but
Better tomatoes make Better Salsa !

[Bob]

Better salsa makes better people!!!!!!

[sbl]

I just ordered some Bolivian Rainbow, Caribean Red Habanero, Red Chinese Habanero, and Red Thai seeds. I should have some Hot Stuff next yr!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I just ordered some Bolivian Rainbow, Caribean Red Habanero, Red Chinese Habanero, and Red Thai seeds.

...and I want every one of them!!!


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The Bolivian Rainbow that I have is not true and is some kind of cross. It's gorgeous and the fruits are great but I would like some true BR seed.


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[sbl]

If these produce like the ones I used to have you will get some.

BTW--have you ever eaten a BR--straight of course?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

No, I'm not into eating hot peppers straight.


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[sbl]

You're missing all the fun!

[Bob]

Originally Posted by The Hollyberry Lady

...and I want every one of them!!!


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The Bolivian Rainbow that I have is not true and is some kind of cross. It's gorgeous and the fruits are great but I would like some true BR seed.


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You're going to be renting greenhouse space soon yourself!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Well, I guess everyone has their own idea of fun.


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Are you kidding, Bob? My apartment is a greenhouse!


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[conejov]

So you cant take two steps without stepping on a plant?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Really, it's not too bad, but I do have a lot of plants. I have huge, wide, shelf-like window sills, so I can fit a lot of them.


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[PennyG]

I was wondering where you put all those plants too Sherry!

[sandy0225]

Here's my shameless plug, I just couldn't resist....I hope no one is offended!
Don't forget Northern Tropics has a large selection of heirloom tomatoes and pepper plants available for the spring of 2010...and we ship...
Seriously though. We had 165 kinds of tomatoes and 30 kinds of peppers this spring.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Well, room is never an issue here...


I have 6 huge windows with big shelf-like sills, 5 gardens and counting, a laundry room and a big sunny foyer, three plant grow light systems, and not to mention all of my mom's apartment windows if I need them as well!


Does this answer the question of where I put them all?


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[Richard]

Hey, so how about Bulgarian Carrot? Its probably one of my top 5 all-time favorites.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I have never grown the carrot variety, but I am hoping to get some seeds for them real soon. They really do look like little dangling carrots - so ornamental.


I find them very attractive and appealing, and I only hope they taste as good as they look. Are they really hot? I can't wait to try them.


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[Richard]

At least when grown here in San Diego, CA -- the Bulgarian Carrot is a fruity but hot pepper. The heat level is easily that of a Serrano, but probably less than my Cayenne's (Chile de Arbol).