My habanero plants were a little slow to start as well, but have recently come into their own. Most of my mild plants aren't doing much of anything this year and it is pretty disappointing. I picked two Jalapenos but now the plant has no new ones on it. Only one of my four New Mexico plants is doing anything. The rest still look like Charlie Browns Christmas tree.chuckd wrote:Last year on a whim planted a serrano plant and it went swimmingly! Made some home made hot sauce with it and it was really delicious. This year I have a habanero, poblano, thai, and jalapeno plant in the garden. The weather has not be too awesome for growing habaneros so they are coming along slowly, but the poblano and jalapenos are looking good!
I only once tried to winter a Chile Tepin plant due to the long growing season it requires. It died midway through the winter.phillipsted wrote:I usually grow a few plants. This year, I'm trying to get my Manzano plant (Capsicum pubescens) to fruit for a second year. It wintered over last winter in my basement and it sprung back to life this spring. So far, only minimal flowering, however. I fear that it won't give me any yield this year.
Manzano is a truly beautiful plant - totally different species than Capsicum Annuum, Capsicum Chinense, and Capsicum Frutescens. The flowers are purple, the stems are thick, woody and hairy. And the fruit is bright red and shaped like an apple. It also has a different kind of heat than any other pepper I've ever eaten. Very strong and it grabs you by the back of the throat - it isn't a tongue-burner, but it will get your attention!
TedP
Here in Ohio our season is much shorter and I haven't had good luck with them.
