I've sowed 193 chilli varieties and 20 sweet pepper varieties this year, i absolutely love the variety of peppers out there. Lesya is my favourite sweet pepper, so sweet.
Good luck with the Rocotos! I raised about 5 of them to maturity last year, 3 of them produced peppers, and I think I got about 6 peppers total. I definitely had to baby them at the end of the year. I was bringing them into the garage every time it got below freezing until around mid-December, trying to get a few pods to ripen. The good thing is that, as long as it's above freezing, they don't really seem to mind the cold. It was worth it when I shared a Rocoto pepper with my friend, who then shared it with her friend, without sufficient warning. He took a bite and described it, through tears, as "a bell pepper with hate." It was the proudest moment of my short gardening career, so far.
I've got a manzano overwintering in a spare bedroom on the south side of the house. It's actually growing across the window about 2 feet and it's about 30"tall right now. I'll put it out starting in April and bringing it in at night. A manzano and Rocoto are essentially the same peppers.
I went through all my seeds the other day and narrowed it down to roughly 50 varieties, but I still want to cut that in half again. It's tough choosing, but I've got about 15 jalapeno / jalapeno crosses I'll be doing for sure, and excited for pineapple rocoto, my first time with rocoto
I grew it last year. It did ripen faster than the sugar rush, but it was also in a container and the sugar rush were in the ground. Hope yours does, too. It was a fun plant to watch ripen and was very sweet.
I can recommend growing the Rocoto Aji Largo type. It is the first and up to now only Rocoto variety that grew well here in mid Germany and ripened early enough for a good harvest. And they taste really well, they are juicy like all Rocotos but probably not for drying or powder but rather great in a Salsa.
Right now I'm growing aji dulce, red habanero, poblano peppers and some local, spicy peppers we call pico de paloma. Here in Puerto Rico we can grow peppers all year long and Winter is actually the time of the year when the climate is benign enough. I take advantage to get some good pepper plants up and into the grounr during this time.
I've been watching your videos for awhile now and I love seeing all the different varieties of peppers you grow. One pepper that I discovered last summer is the Tibetan Lhasa pepper which has a beautiful fruity start and immediately packs a punch for about 2 minutes or so. I'm going to try to start them from the seeds I saved last season. They make a great hot sauce that lasts all winter in the fridge. If you find some of these seeds, I think you'll be impressed by their production too.
I just started gardening this past fall and started a jalapeño plant hydroponically. I just harvested my very first pepper! I have about 10 varieties of pepper seeds and I’m looking forward to the lunchbox peppers from Johnny’s Seeds.
Oh cool I'm 3 years in to my pepper starting and growing and am really getting deeper into pepper growing and trading with in the hometown garden community it's resourceful and fun 😁
Thank you for sharing! I started growing peppers last year, this year I'll scale up to 15 varieties. Your videos helped a lot getting started. Even tried to overwinter some plants here in Eastern Germany. Seems like half of them have survived, which I consider a decent success rate for the first try. So excited to start growing again soon. Keep up the good information coming. And best success for your own endeavours!
Great vid we are growing in the uk just 4 variety that are super early ...as they are dicking around with our weather and it is like autumn nearly every day ...growing lipstick red, napier sweet pointed sweet chocolate bell peppers and chinese dragon tongue chilli 🌶 😅
So I live up here in Canada. I have to tell you that the one I am most excited to grow again is one that has been called "Korean" Pepper. I know, very generic in name. 😅The germinated in like 3 days and that was just in my south facing window sill. I was floored at how fast they popped up and grew. My family doesn't find them that hot but they do have a little kick. Semi thin walls but super crunchy with a nice sweet heat balance that can be used for everything, even chili flakes. I haven't made chili oil with them yet since I received a batch for Christmas but they are next on the list. I suspect it will be nice and red. Prolific and produced well into the beginning of October even though I am south of Ottawa. That's a USDA zone 4/ Cdn zone 5.
That sounds more like shishito. I grow “Korean” peppers from seed from peppers from H-mart about 5 years ago and they have a thick skin. Good luck, whatever they are they sound nice!
That sounds delicious, we love having red chiles on hand all year. It's nice when you find a variety you can just stick to year after year! Santaka is one that we grow for the same reasons 🌶️
@ruthiebgfamily132 Hi Ruthie. No, not shishito for sure. It is from Korea but I think the supplier just gave it a generic name. There's also hot Korean that I grow and they have some really good heat. They are a 3" to 5" horn shape. Incredibly rich red colour when ripe. Dried colour is a deep rich glossy red. Both are worth growing for sure. ☺️
I planted 16 varieties of pepper four days ago and the first to germinate in just four days is a variety called Espelette from the Basque region of south west France that like the Pimiento de Arnoia also has strict rules about where and how its grown. I've also planted Spanish Padron peppers which also have a protected designation of origin under the name pemento de Herbon. All these peppers have been grown in the same small areas for hundreds of years and claim to date back to Columbus. Its nice to grow something a bit special with some history and Im hoping they make it into the Spring and Summer.
I heard of the Zebrange pepper last year, and got some seeds to try this year! Another stripey pepper that is supposed to have a great taste. Can't wait to try it!
Zebramge was late to produce for me last year, but had pretty heavy production. I am in zone 5A and got my plants in the raised beds by about May 25, but they really didn’t start to ripen until early October. Less than half my crop had ripened by the time we had our first heavy frost. When unripe I thought they had kind of a weird floral/soapy taste, but were definitely better and fruitier when ripe. They are a very pretty pepper when ripe. I saved some seeds, but I’m not sure if I’ll plant them again this year.
I tried Sugar Rush Stripey with pretty lackluster results, and it didn't perform well enough to bother with in my small market garden (2 city lots). I tried Tangerine Tiger last year as a single test plant, and it seemed to ripen a little earlier, and made more contact plants with thicker stems. I'm ramping up Tangerine Tiger, and also risking space for Pepa Peach Stripey! They were relieved well at the market table, and hot a lot of attention from non-pepper heads. I'm also excited to try out Bryan's Blood variegated poblano and candy cane chocolate swirl this year! I've grown them many times before, but I'm adding Puma and Count Dracula peppers into the cut flowers section, a new use for these. I can use the purp.e and black stems and leaves as Gothic and Halloween-centric bouquet filler 😂,
I have had much better luck with Sugar Rush Peach than the stripy variant. The plain peach variety is a terrific producer, plus is sweet and fruity tasting
I’ve been waiting for this video! I usually pick one of your favorites in the video and grow that. I’m not sure which one but I do like bell peppers, so might be going for the purple one. I’ll also be having a daughter in the end of April and our color scheme is purple so it’ll be a nice match.
As always- terrific video. I know I want to grow at least one or two hot varieties for family and friends. I haven’t made a final decision. I do know that I am excited to grow several varieties that have a smokey/fruity taste and/or peppers that are just pretty. So far, these have definitely made my list: 1-Candy Cane Chocolate cherry (CCCC) 2-CCCC x Scarlett Chili 3-Grenada Seasoning Pepper 4-Fushimi Pepper 5-Ise Pepper 6-Jalapeño Lemon Giant 7-Mattapeno 8-Leysa (orange) 9-Lipstick 10-Manganji Togarashi 11-Mocha Swirl 12-Mulato Isleño Chilli 13-Padrón 14-Patchwork 15-Pippin’s Golden Honey 16- VSRP Poblano 17- Aces and 8s Pepper
This plant produces a lot of peppers and was my favorite find at a nursery last year. I bought some seeds and I am planning to grow 4-6 plants this year.
I would like to see you grow some of the more finicky, disease prone varieties in hydroponics and compare their growth to conventional soil method. Just a suggestion. 😀 Love your videos! 😍
I'm looking forward to your pepper updates this next growing season. I found "Bulgarian carrot" pepper seeds at a nursery last year - so that is the going to be my "new to me" pepper. I also saved seeds from what looks like an accidental cross between a Scotch bonnet and Jimmy nardello - I'm planting six of those. I'm excited to see what I get from that.
I like to see you grow these peppers because it exposes me to new types. I am inclined to stick with bell peppers and the biggest jalapeños I can find.
I have successfully grown Manzano peppers and I have had the best results utilizing my large maple tree to shade the plants throughout the day. Not total shade but broken sunlight, part sun and a little bit of full sun a couple hours or so a day.I'd definitely utilize trees or areas that get patchy sunlight throughout the day. I've been thinking about moving the plants to the front of my home where morning sun , afternoon, and evening sun comes in 2 hour patches throughout the day mixed with indirect sunlight.
All this year’s peppers are first time for me. Chiero Roxa caught my eye too! Also white Biquinno, Bico Roxa, Shishito and Peachadew. Only bell pepper I’m growing this year is Pinot Noir, because PRETTY! Lastly I’m trying to grow Royal Black and Black Pearl. I’ve actually started a few of both Roxas, Peachadew and Royal Black as I need to know their growth pattern before I sell plants to my neighbors. (I’m a microfarmer.)
I actually JUST planted my Cheiro Roxa seeds 2 nights ago lol. That’s hilarious. I hope mine is as productive as yours! I think the one’s I’m most excited for are my Orange Manzano’s, Brazilian Starfish’s, and KSLS.
I grew the Chiero Roxa variety a few years ago. I bought the plant online here where I live in Germany. It was very slow grower, lots of fruit but late in ripening. Also, quite hot but a pretty pinkish purple when it does ripen.
I had given up on bells, and grew sweet horn peppers for years. But a new local grown seed company has Wisconsin Lakes (red) and Quadrato Asti Giallo(yellow) bells I am going to try.
Those were some interesting varieties 🤔I've also had horrible luck when it comes to Rocoto peppers, but I *really* want to try one, so I will continue trying (if at first you don't succeed) hehe. Beside that I'll grow some Jalapeño and a couple different Chinense varieties.
Not sure about purple peppers but if they're anything like the black or "zulus" the color is superficial in the skin and they're green inside. If you cook the peppers the color comes out and they revert to being green
I am getting pepper flowers on my overwintered plant that I want to make an indoor plant. Does the dormant cycle shorten when exposed to a grow light, humidity, fertilizer etc. as if I am bringing them out of dormancy?
I grew the SVPB8500 bell pepper in my garden last season, and I was not very impressed with it. The two plants I grew were much shorter and the stems were thinner than the other two varieties I grew (SVPB8415 and Sailfish) The foliage had great disease resistance, but the fruits were not uniform and many had defects. For reference, I live in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, so our summers definitely get warmer and more humid than Connecticut. That being said, I will be growing SVPB8500 in my garden again this season, but I will be grafting it to a stronger pepper variety called Nitro.
Hey, good morning and perfect timing! I was actually planning my pepper garden for the spring and had an amateurs question if you have time. My question is, is it ok to plant different varieties of peppers side by side in the garden or can this cause any cross pollination issues? I experienced some odd stunting of growth last year on many on my plants, some just never developed fruit. I attributed it to location and weather issues, but I always wondered if peppers could be affected if they were planted too close together. If you have time, would love your thought on this. Thank you! 😊👍🙏
You can get cross-pollination, just not enough to really alter the variety. Changing peppers takes concentrated effort. However, avoid planting hot and sweet peppers together. You can get some cross-pollination that can cause a random sweet pepper to have some heat. Happened to me with mislabeled Jalapeño peppers!
Plant crosspollinaton, like any other sexual contact, can not transfer genetics from one sexual partner to another. Only to their offsprings, which in pepper case would be seeds. Pepper fruits can not be affected in any way.
You don't have to worry about the plants being near each other, _unless_ you plan to save the seeds. Cross pollination is common in peppers, but it won't impact the same-season peppers/fruits/plants, only their offspring.
Any thoughts on growing Chimayó Chile? I have seeds for growing it this year and I'm wondering if attempting to replicate the Chimayó soil would add complexity to the flavor.
Necrotic spots on that pepper plant could ,be calcium deficiency, since calcium and magnesium tend to wash out of containers. The word about bootstrap farmer. The name implies money will be saved. Not the case there's stuff is super expensive. And the durability factor is not there I have bought their items in about 3 years UV degrade turns them into dust. Not only that the humidity domes that used to sell which were 8 or 10 in high or now barely six. I suggest people go buy a tote that's clear at the store flip it upside down cut some holes in the sides to put vents in you can get the vents at home Depot. This will give you a huge area to get your plants started and they can get taller than 4 in tall. Don't waste your money at bootstrap farmer, the quality they are yelling about doesn't exist. I certainly enjoy your channel and keep up the good work!!
You may need to cover the plants for the season if there is a persistent pest like that in your area. Insect netting works wonders for peppers, though it is kind of a pain to set up/move for watering/weeding, etc.
@@PepperGeek I would have to cover each individual plant and tie the mesh at the bottom of the main stem (kind of like the lollypop wrapper, wrapped tightly around the lollypop stick), since the pepper fly emerges from the top layer of the soil. Draping the mesh over the entire row of pepper plants will not prevent the flies from reaching the fruit. Right?
Hey folks! I live fairly close to you, and I would love to pick your brain in person if you're open to that. If not, I totally get, but I'd be happy to drive over and treat you both to lunch one day. I know it's a big ask, but I figure it's worth a quick comment!
No need for lights until they sprout. Keep them moist at all times and be patient, they should sprout. If not, it could be because the jalapeños were not fully ripened, which means the seeds could have been underdeveloped/not viable
You may have to go through more than 1 supplier for these. I go through Pepper Joe's. They don't have everything on this video but the have an enormous selection of rare and unusual peppers, super hots, and mild peppers. I bought some interesting peppers this year like Jamaican mushroom peppers and Bulgarian carrots, Bolivian rainbow peppers. The germination rates have been great (about 95% so far) and they come 10+ seeds per pack, but larger quantities are available upon request. I think they are a little spendy for seeds, but the one plant that I grew over the winter is doing really well, and my super hots are germinating only after 7 days. The quality of the seeds seems to be great, and they have a huge selection.
I don’t think I’ll ever try growing bell peppers again - it’s too much effort and cot just to get three peppers per plant. I get much better productivity and flavor out of smaller sweet peppers like banana peppers. Ten dollars a seed packet is grifting. Johnny’s Seeds is at least a buck or two per seed packet more than just about any other seed supplier and more than double the price of some.
Your so wooden in your delivery of the video and information. The content is fantastic, but you guys need to relax a bit more and just be yourselves. Thanks for the info and have a great 2025 season. 👍
I’m going to try and grow 3 different varieties this year. Bought from another company/content creator. But I’m going to definitely save the PeppaPeach Stripey to those I have interest in! I’ll definitely keep an eye on your videos to see how well they’re doing! Keep up the great content!! 🫶
I've sowed 193 chilli varieties and 20 sweet pepper varieties this year, i absolutely love the variety of peppers out there. Lesya is my favourite sweet pepper, so sweet.
Good luck with the Rocotos! I raised about 5 of them to maturity last year, 3 of them produced peppers, and I think I got about 6 peppers total. I definitely had to baby them at the end of the year. I was bringing them into the garage every time it got below freezing until around mid-December, trying to get a few pods to ripen. The good thing is that, as long as it's above freezing, they don't really seem to mind the cold.
It was worth it when I shared a Rocoto pepper with my friend, who then shared it with her friend, without sufficient warning. He took a bite and described it, through tears, as "a bell pepper with hate." It was the proudest moment of my short gardening career, so far.
I've got a manzano overwintering in a spare bedroom on the south side of the house. It's actually growing across the window about 2 feet and it's about 30"tall right now. I'll put it out starting in April and bringing it in at night. A manzano and Rocoto are essentially the same peppers.
I went through all my seeds the other day and narrowed it down to roughly 50 varieties, but I still want to cut that in half again. It's tough choosing, but I've got about 15 jalapeno / jalapeno crosses I'll be doing for sure, and excited for pineapple rocoto, my first time with rocoto
I need to get the old thinkin cap on and decide what's going in the ground this spring!
heat.
im growing the peppapeach stripey also this year! im so excited to try it! im also hoping it ripens faster than the sugar rush 😃
I grew it last year. It did ripen faster than the sugar rush, but it was also in a container and the sugar rush were in the ground. Hope yours does, too. It was a fun plant to watch ripen and was very sweet.
I can recommend growing the Rocoto Aji Largo type. It is the first and up to now only Rocoto variety that grew well here in mid Germany and ripened early enough for a good harvest. And they taste really well, they are juicy like all Rocotos but probably not for drying or powder but rather great in a Salsa.
Right now I'm growing aji dulce, red habanero, poblano peppers and some local, spicy peppers we call pico de paloma. Here in Puerto Rico we can grow peppers all year long and Winter is actually the time of the year when the climate is benign enough. I take advantage to get some good pepper plants up and into the grounr during this time.
I've been watching your videos for awhile now and I love seeing all the different varieties of peppers you grow. One pepper that I discovered last summer is the Tibetan Lhasa pepper which has a beautiful fruity start and immediately packs a punch for about 2 minutes or so. I'm going to try to start them from the seeds I saved last season. They make a great hot sauce that lasts all winter in the fridge. If you find some of these seeds, I think you'll be impressed by their production too.
I just started gardening this past fall and started a jalapeño plant hydroponically. I just harvested my very first pepper!
I have about 10 varieties of pepper seeds and I’m looking forward to the lunchbox peppers from Johnny’s Seeds.
Oh cool I'm 3 years in to my pepper starting and growing and am really getting deeper into pepper growing and trading with in the hometown garden community it's resourceful and fun 😁
@ I’m a homebody whose only friends are my mom & my cat, I don’t have anyone to trade seeds with 🤷♀️
@texasdarkskies oh well I buy my seeds from Tyler farms and have wonderful germination rates and also from Refining hot chilles also if that helps !
I have a Peppapeach stripey plant growing out of a soda can. Definitely looking forward to that one too!
Very interesting. Continue the good work, I live in the tropics and can grow peppers all year round.
Thank you for sharing!
I started growing peppers last year, this year I'll scale up to 15 varieties. Your videos helped a lot getting started. Even tried to overwinter some plants here in Eastern Germany. Seems like half of them have survived, which I consider a decent success rate for the first try.
So excited to start growing again soon.
Keep up the good information coming. And best success for your own endeavours!
Best sweet pepper "Palermo Chocolate" u must grow him!
Great vid we are growing in the uk just 4 variety that are super early ...as they are dicking around with our weather and it is like autumn nearly every day ...growing lipstick red, napier sweet pointed sweet chocolate bell peppers and chinese dragon tongue chilli 🌶 😅
So I live up here in Canada. I have to tell you that the one I am most excited to grow again is one that has been called "Korean" Pepper. I know, very generic in name. 😅The germinated in like 3 days and that was just in my south facing window sill. I was floored at how fast they popped up and grew. My family doesn't find them that hot but they do have a little kick. Semi thin walls but super crunchy with a nice sweet heat balance that can be used for everything, even chili flakes. I haven't made chili oil with them yet since I received a batch for Christmas but they are next on the list. I suspect it will be nice and red. Prolific and produced well into the beginning of October even though I am south of Ottawa. That's a USDA zone 4/ Cdn zone 5.
That sounds more like shishito. I grow “Korean” peppers from seed from peppers from H-mart about 5 years ago and they have a thick skin. Good luck, whatever they are they sound nice!
That sounds delicious, we love having red chiles on hand all year. It's nice when you find a variety you can just stick to year after year! Santaka is one that we grow for the same reasons 🌶️
@ruthiebgfamily132 Hi Ruthie. No, not shishito for sure. It is from Korea but I think the supplier just gave it a generic name. There's also hot Korean that I grow and they have some really good heat. They are a 3" to 5" horn shape. Incredibly rich red colour when ripe. Dried colour is a deep rich glossy red. Both are worth growing for sure. ☺️
I planted 16 varieties of pepper four days ago and the first to germinate in just four days is a variety called Espelette from the Basque region of south west France that like the Pimiento de Arnoia also has strict rules about where and how its grown. I've also planted Spanish Padron peppers which also have a protected designation of origin under the name pemento de Herbon. All these peppers have been grown in the same small areas for hundreds of years and claim to date back to Columbus. Its nice to grow something a bit special with some history and Im hoping they make it into the Spring and Summer.
I just ordered the Peppapeach Stripey! Excited to try it out.
I heard of the Zebrange pepper last year, and got some seeds to try this year! Another stripey pepper that is supposed to have a great taste. Can't wait to try it!
Those looked awesome too - good luck with it!
Zebramge was late to produce for me last year, but had pretty heavy production. I am in zone 5A and got my plants in the raised beds by about May 25, but they really didn’t start to ripen until early October. Less than half my crop had ripened by the time we had our first heavy frost.
When unripe I thought they had kind of a weird floral/soapy taste, but were definitely better and fruitier when ripe. They are a very pretty pepper when ripe. I saved some seeds, but I’m not sure if I’ll plant them again this year.
@@WisGuy4 That's good to know. I want to grow them this year but will put them in containers just in case (5b-- the b stands for "barely", I think).
Zebrange was my favorite from last year. So cool looking, super sweet and juicy with just a little heat.
Thanks for this! I’m really adventurous, I’m going to grow Carmen 😂!
We love your kits from Boot Strap Farmer. I started peppers just this weekend.
I tried Sugar Rush Stripey with pretty lackluster results, and it didn't perform well enough to bother with in my small market garden (2 city lots). I tried Tangerine Tiger last year as a single test plant, and it seemed to ripen a little earlier, and made more contact plants with thicker stems. I'm ramping up Tangerine Tiger, and also risking space for Pepa Peach Stripey! They were relieved well at the market table, and hot a lot of attention from non-pepper heads. I'm also excited to try out Bryan's Blood variegated poblano and candy cane chocolate swirl this year! I've grown them many times before, but I'm adding Puma and Count Dracula peppers into the cut flowers section, a new use for these. I can use the purp.e and black stems and leaves as Gothic and Halloween-centric bouquet filler 😂,
I have had much better luck with Sugar Rush Peach than the stripy variant. The plain peach variety is a terrific producer, plus is sweet and fruity tasting
You’re gonna love the Aleppo, such a great flavour!
Also the Cheiro Roxa is stunningly beautiful!
Thanks! We're excited to try both
I’ve been waiting for this video! I usually pick one of your favorites in the video and grow that. I’m not sure which one but I do like bell peppers, so might be going for the purple one. I’ll also be having a daughter in the end of April and our color scheme is purple so it’ll be a nice match.
As always- terrific video. I know I want to grow at least one or two hot varieties for family and friends. I haven’t made a final decision.
I do know that I am excited to grow several varieties that have a smokey/fruity taste and/or peppers that are just pretty. So far, these have definitely made my list:
1-Candy Cane Chocolate cherry (CCCC)
2-CCCC x Scarlett Chili
3-Grenada Seasoning Pepper
4-Fushimi Pepper
5-Ise Pepper
6-Jalapeño Lemon Giant
7-Mattapeno
8-Leysa (orange)
9-Lipstick
10-Manganji Togarashi
11-Mocha Swirl
12-Mulato Isleño Chilli
13-Padrón
14-Patchwork
15-Pippin’s Golden Honey
16- VSRP Poblano
17- Aces and 8s Pepper
I'm also going to try those SVPB8500 bells. Thanks for making me aware of them!
Aji Rico is awesome IMO. Makes a great hot sauce and great for a spicy, hot crunchy hot pepper for lunch.
This plant produces a lot of peppers and was my favorite find at a nursery last year. I bought some seeds and I am planning to grow 4-6 plants this year.
I would like to see you grow some of the more finicky, disease prone varieties in hydroponics and compare their growth to conventional soil method. Just a suggestion. 😀
Love your videos! 😍
Thank you 🙏🏻
I'm looking forward to your pepper updates this next growing season. I found "Bulgarian carrot" pepper seeds at a nursery last year - so that is the going to be my "new to me" pepper. I also saved seeds from what looks like an accidental cross between a Scotch bonnet and Jimmy nardello - I'm planting six of those. I'm excited to see what I get from that.
Sounds like a great mix for 2025! Hope you get some cool results from those seeds
Good luck. I've grown many chiles from seed and like trying new hybrids,and especially species
I like to see you grow these peppers because it exposes me to new types. I am inclined to stick with bell peppers and the biggest jalapeños I can find.
I have successfully grown Manzano peppers and I have had the best results utilizing my large maple tree to shade the plants throughout the day. Not total shade but broken sunlight, part sun and a little bit of full sun a couple hours or so a day.I'd definitely utilize trees or areas that get patchy sunlight throughout the day.
I've been thinking about moving the plants to the front of my home where morning sun , afternoon, and evening sun comes in 2 hour patches throughout the day mixed with indirect sunlight.
All this year’s peppers are first time for me. Chiero Roxa caught my eye too! Also white Biquinno, Bico Roxa, Shishito and Peachadew. Only bell pepper I’m growing this year is Pinot Noir, because PRETTY! Lastly I’m trying to grow Royal Black and Black Pearl. I’ve actually started a few of both Roxas, Peachadew and Royal Black as I need to know their growth pattern before I sell plants to my neighbors. (I’m a microfarmer.)
Very nice, hopefully those do well for you at the market. The black pearls are stunning seedlings with the dark leaves
Wow. I started orange bells last year by seed. I actually have one on the plant now. Zone 10b SoCal.
Excited to see!!!
I actually JUST planted my Cheiro Roxa seeds 2 nights ago lol. That’s hilarious. I hope mine is as productive as yours! I think the one’s I’m most excited for are my Orange Manzano’s, Brazilian Starfish’s, and KSLS.
I grew the Chiero Roxa variety a few years ago. I bought the plant online here where I live in Germany. It was very slow grower, lots of fruit but late in ripening. Also, quite hot but a pretty pinkish purple when it does ripen.
Nice! We'll plant earlier along with other c. chinense types
I've never grown a sugar rush stripey, but I have seeds to grow them this year!
I had given up on bells, and grew sweet horn peppers for years. But a new local grown seed company has Wisconsin Lakes (red) and Quadrato Asti Giallo(yellow) bells I am going to try.
Can u do a quick video on the gateway flower and what u need to do when it shows up
interesting year!
🎉 Another Great Video 📸 love u Guys
Thank you :)
Those were some interesting varieties 🤔I've also had horrible luck when it comes to Rocoto peppers, but I *really* want to try one, so I will continue trying (if at first you don't succeed) hehe. Beside that I'll grow some Jalapeño and a couple different Chinense varieties.
I’m also trying Peppa Peach Stripeys this year! Hope they ripen up here in Zone 4B
Not sure about purple peppers but if they're anything like the black or "zulus" the color is superficial in the skin and they're green inside. If you cook the peppers the color comes out and they revert to being green
check the sarit gat pepper from uprising seeds
Whoa, that's purty. Love me a bright yellow chile
Anyone know where to find mata frade seeds?
I love sugarush stripey, so flavoursome.
Im growing Brazilian starfish red jimmy nordello jalapeños and cayenne pepper
I want to try sugar rush peppers again but they are so temperamental for me and I guess other people too.
I am getting pepper flowers on my overwintered plant that I want to make an indoor plant. Does the dormant cycle shorten when exposed to a grow light, humidity, fertilizer etc. as if I am bringing them out of dormancy?
Never thought id pay 9 euros for pepper seeds lol
But the striped is really cool
I just hope I can grow it
Have you guys tried to grow pepper corns?
I grew the SVPB8500 bell pepper in my garden last season, and I was not very impressed with it. The two plants I grew were much shorter and the stems were thinner than the other two varieties I grew (SVPB8415 and Sailfish) The foliage had great disease resistance, but the fruits were not uniform and many had defects. For reference, I live in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, so our summers definitely get warmer and more humid than Connecticut.
That being said, I will be growing SVPB8500 in my garden again this season, but I will be grafting it to a stronger pepper variety called Nitro.
Ahh, good to know. That's a bit disappointing considering the cost of the seeds. We'll see how it does here in CT. Thanks for sharing!
@PepperGeek Yes, the seeds are quite expensive. However, Johnny’s Selected Seeds carries some great varieties, so the cost can be justified. 🙂
Hey, good morning and perfect timing! I was actually planning my pepper garden for the spring and had an amateurs question if you have time. My question is, is it ok to plant different varieties of peppers side by side in the garden or can this cause any cross pollination issues? I experienced some odd stunting of growth last year on many on my plants, some just never developed fruit. I attributed it to location and weather issues, but I always wondered if peppers could be affected if they were planted too close together. If you have time, would love your thought on this. Thank you! 😊👍🙏
You can get cross-pollination, just not enough to really alter the variety. Changing peppers takes concentrated effort. However, avoid planting hot and sweet peppers together. You can get some cross-pollination that can cause a random sweet pepper to have some heat. Happened to me with mislabeled Jalapeño peppers!
Plant crosspollinaton, like any other sexual contact, can not transfer genetics from one sexual partner to another. Only to their offsprings, which in pepper case would be seeds. Pepper fruits can not be affected in any way.
@@ianmcmillan7625 Complete nonsense . If true then sexual partners would change their appearance every time they switch one.
You don't have to worry about the plants being near each other, _unless_ you plan to save the seeds. Cross pollination is common in peppers, but it won't impact the same-season peppers/fruits/plants, only their offspring.
@PepperGeek Thank you! 👍
Any thoughts on growing Chimayó Chile? I have seeds for growing it this year and I'm wondering if attempting to replicate the Chimayó soil would add complexity to the flavor.
Never grown it but go for it! Hatch-type peppers are always delicious
Necrotic spots on that pepper plant could ,be calcium deficiency, since calcium and magnesium tend to wash out of containers. The word about bootstrap farmer. The name implies money will be saved. Not the case there's stuff is super expensive. And the durability factor is not there I have bought their items in about 3 years UV degrade turns them into dust. Not only that the humidity domes that used to sell which were 8 or 10 in high or now barely six. I suggest people go buy a tote that's clear at the store flip it upside down cut some holes in the sides to put vents in you can get the vents at home Depot. This will give you a huge area to get your plants started and they can get taller than 4 in tall. Don't waste your money at bootstrap farmer, the quality they are yelling about doesn't exist. I certainly enjoy your channel and keep up the good work!!
Nice video, though I am guessing these seeds are only shipped to the US and Canada right?
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How can you ensure that your sweet bell peppers will not get ruined by the pepper fly maggots, like mine did last Summer?
You may need to cover the plants for the season if there is a persistent pest like that in your area. Insect netting works wonders for peppers, though it is kind of a pain to set up/move for watering/weeding, etc.
@@PepperGeek I would have to cover each individual plant and tie the mesh at the bottom of the main stem (kind of like the lollypop wrapper, wrapped tightly around the lollypop stick), since the pepper fly emerges from the top layer of the soil. Draping the mesh over the entire row of pepper plants will not prevent the flies from reaching the fruit. Right?
@@PepperGeek Do you know of any chemical or organic soil treatment that can kill the maggots before the fly hatches out of the maggot?
What about the sweatshirt Crystalyn has on!?
Hey folks! I live fairly close to you, and I would love to pick your brain in person if you're open to that. If not, I totally get, but I'd be happy to drive over and treat you both to lunch one day. I know it's a big ask, but I figure it's worth a quick comment!
The Roxa is damn nice but turned out to bea little bit to hot for me:) like u I never had luck with rocotos..
Only 40...amiture hour over here.
Why my jalapeno seeds from supermarket are not germinating after 10 days with 22 degrees in the room+ growing lights?
No need for lights until they sprout. Keep them moist at all times and be patient, they should sprout. If not, it could be because the jalapeños were not fully ripened, which means the seeds could have been underdeveloped/not viable
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I don't see where to get these seeds. Help !
You may have to go through more than 1 supplier for these. I go through Pepper Joe's. They don't have everything on this video but the have an enormous selection of rare and unusual peppers, super hots, and mild peppers.
I bought some interesting peppers this year like Jamaican mushroom peppers and Bulgarian carrots, Bolivian rainbow peppers.
The germination rates have been great (about 95% so far) and they come 10+ seeds per pack, but larger quantities are available upon request. I think they are a little spendy for seeds, but the one plant that I grew over the winter is doing really well, and my super hots are germinating only after 7 days. The quality of the seeds seems to be great, and they have a huge selection.
@brianjohnston4207 Thanks ! I'll look them up.
Hoss has the orange bell cheaper
I don’t think I’ll ever try growing bell peppers again - it’s too much effort and cot just to get three peppers per plant. I get much better productivity and flavor out of smaller sweet peppers like banana peppers.
Ten dollars a seed packet is grifting. Johnny’s Seeds is at least a buck or two per seed packet more than just about any other seed supplier and more than double the price of some.
Your so wooden in your delivery of the video and information. The content is fantastic, but you guys need to relax a bit more and just be yourselves.
Thanks for the info and have a great 2025 season. 👍
Do you guys ever realize your whole channel and many many hours of your time revolves around an ovary of a plants flower… don’t worry mine does too 😂
I’m going to try and grow 3 different varieties this year. Bought from another company/content creator.
But I’m going to definitely save the PeppaPeach Stripey to those I have interest in!
I’ll definitely keep an eye on your videos to see how well they’re doing!
Keep up the great content!! 🫶
Hey do you guys (and gals) know about atlantic peppers in new brunswick, canada They have an amazing selection of pepper seeds
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