Thanks, aji.

tk-- that is a summer squash, though I have several physalis and other solanaceae growing elsewhere.

Well, the second week of June I finally got the peppers potted up outside. Here are some of them on the back deck



We are still having cool weather --highs in the 60's and 70's and lows in the 40's and 50's so nothing is doing much at this point. Hoping for warmer weather

Nicely done!

Hi Mark

I know you too are concerned to get at least some order in this chile naming business. I have a suggestion regarding seed bank varieties. To me it would be less confusing if the chiles were listed by their accession numbers and then, if they have one, a common name. For instance PI 152217 AKA Aji Amarillo is clearer, to me, than Aji Amarillo ( PI 152217),  as there are Aji Amarillos which are not USDA peppers. This would hold true for the other seed bank accessions also. Just my 2 cents.

Continues to grow and I'm just now working it outside. Curious how big it will get. Now 45" tall, not counting the pot.

Thanks, Luca

For this year I started all peppers that I have not grown before except for some sweets that I really liked and Seven Pod to compare to the super hots everyone seems to be growing. And of course, I have the overwintered and winter starts which are not new.

667   *********   
904750136   *********   cardenasii
2149-10-New Line   *********   annuum
2409-3-4X-20   *********   
45 er   *********   chin. X ann.
7 Molhos   *********   annuum
Aji  ( Rocotillo)   *********   chinense
Aji Amarillo--Peru. Mkt-Milano   *********   baccatum
Ata Big   *********   chinense
Bhut Jolokia   *********   chinense
Bih Jolokia   *********   chinense
Bih Jolokia (from pods)   *********   chinense
Biquinho   *********   chinense
Bird,Texas-Monticello   *********   annuum v. glab.
Bird's Eye,Malawai   *********   annuum
Bode Roxa   *********   chinense
C 00280   *********   capsicum sp.
CAP 1473   *********   microcarpum
CAP 499   *********   chacoense
CAP 500   *********   eximium
CAP 503   *********   eximium
Capezzoli di Scimmia   *********   chinense
Capsicum cardenasii-MB   *********   cardenasii
Capsicum ciliatum   *********   ciliatum
Capsicum lanceolatum   *********   lanceolatum
Cardi Purple-UWI 3186   *********   
Carmagnola Rossa   *********   annuum
CGN 19198   *********   praetermissum
CGN 21569   *********   annuum v. avicul.
CGN 22208   *********   galapagoense
CGN 22795   *********   praetermissum
CGN 22839   *********   frutescens X
Chicana Purple   *********   
Chilhuacle,Amarillo       *********   annuum
Chiltepin   *********   annuum
Chimayo-Casada Farm   *********   annuum
Chinese-2-long green   *********   annuum
Chinese-4-long red   *********   annuum
Chora Menino   *********   chinense
Cili Goronong,Yellow   *********   chinense
Clavo   *********   chinense
CO 4661   *********   chinense
Cobincho-BR    *********   exile
Cobincho-NMDUC   *********   chacoense
Cochiti   *********   annuum
Desi Teekhi   *********   annuum
Diaulicchi   *********   annuum
Dorest Naga-LT   *********   chinense
Dorset Naga   *********   chinense
Finger Clips-UWI #3   *********   frutescens
Gambia Big Orange   *********   chinense
Genova Market   *********   annuum
Giant Chinense   *********   chinense
Grossum   *********   annuum
Habanero a Punta Giallo   *********   chinense
Habanero Rosso 2   *********   chinense
Habanero X Cayenne   *********   cross
Habanero,Surinam   *********   chinense
Habanero,Tasmanian   *********   chinense
Habanero,Yellow-Robt. Jansen   *********   chinense
Jalabanero   *********   chin. X ann.
Jalapeno,Guachinango   *********   annuum
Jalapeno,Stuard   *********   annuum
Jaloro-MB   *********   annuum
Jam. Scotch Bonnet Brown   *********   chinense
Jogi's Scotch Bonnet,Orange   *********   chinense
Kalman's Hung. Tomato   *********   annuum
Lazzaretti (Abruzzo)   *********   annuum
LT's Mother-in-Law's pepper   ***********   
Maureen's Bolivian Yellow   *********   pubescens
Naga Morrich   *********   chinense
Nepal #3   *********   annuum
Nioi   *********   annuum
Orange Bell   *********   annuum
Papacella Forte   *********   annuum
Papri Sweet   *********   annuum
Peach Lantern   *********   
Peperone Dulce Italiano   *********   annuum
Pequin da Manduria   *********   annuum
Pequin,Sonoran-Orange Pod   *********   annuum
Pequin-Marco's   *********   annuum
Pera   *********   chinense
Peru Carmine   *********   chinense
PI 152225  (Miscucho Colorado)   *********   chinense
PI 260437   *********   chacoense
PI 260476   *********   chinense
PI 260501     (Yellow Fire)   *********   chinense
PI 260579-AB   *********   bacc. v. praet.
PI 260595-AB   *********   bacc. v. praet.
PI 355811   *********   pubescens
PI 355819     (Aji Dulce)   *********   chinense
PI 385962        (Long Mombasa)   *********   capsicum sp.
PI 439359-BB   *********   baccatum
PI 439414-PK   *********   chacoense
PI 441654-MB   *********   bacc. v. praet.
PI 446900-MB   *********   capsicum sp.
PI 470245        (Lombok Begar)   *********   capsicum sp.
PI 593927        (Suni Uchu)   *********   chinense
PI 631150   *********   bacc. v. bac.
PI 643124   *********   bac. V. umbil.
PI 645681   *********   eximium
Piccante a Mazzetti   *********   annuum
Pimenta Cabaca   *********   chinense
Pimiento de la Puta de Madre   *********   annuum
Pimiento Dulce de Espana   *********   annuum
Pimiento Picon   *********   annuum
Pinguita de Mono   *********   annuum
Pusa Jwala   *********   annuum
Pusa Jwala,Yellow-MB   *********   annuum
Putapario   *********   chinense
Rocoto Longo   *********   pubescens
Rocoto Peru Cuosco   *********   pubescens
Rocoto Riesen   *********   pubescens
Rocoto,Gt.Red-Peru. Mkt-Milano   *********   pubescens
Rocoto,Yellow-MB/DD   *********   pubescens
Rocoto-MB   *********   pubescens
Scotch Bonnet TFM   *********   chinense
Scotch Bonnet-UWI #7   *********   chinense
Serrano,Peruvian   *********   annuum
Serrano,Stuard   *********   annuum
Seven Pod   *********   chinense
Sham El Shek Red   *********   annuum
Sivri Biber (Tatli)   *********   annuum
Spanish Spice Hybrid   *********   annuum
Super Shepherd   F1   *********   annuum
Sweet Banana   *********   annuum
Tanzanian Red   *********   
Tepin,Big Harvest   *********   annuum
Thai Yellow   *********   
Tobago-UWI #184   *********   chinense
Total   *********   annuum
Tovarii   *********   tovarii
Tree of Paital   *********   exile/baccatum
Trinidad Scorpian   *********   chinense
Trinidad Scorpio-FG   *********   chinense
Unknown Hab. (Swaziland)   *********   chinense
Vecchio   *********   annuum
Wailua   *********   annuum
Wenk's Yellow Hot   *********   annuum
Xai-Xai    (Mozambique)   *********   
Ykpanhckhn Ropbkhn Ucraina   *********   annuum


This last batch are those started in October and November to do some crossing experiments with. That never happened because of battles with mites and then aphids. As you can see, some did better than others, having large pods, and some are struggling to survive. I expect they will all perk up once outside because I never have insect problems on my outside plants.

And here they are on 5-29-07. Starting to harden them off.




Overwintered plants-outside for the first time time this year

Well, you are right about the massive confusion of chile names which is why I try to be as precise as possible so as to not add to the confusion. I have 10 C. praetermissum from various seed banks and 1 from Mats and 5 baccatum var. praetermissum ( a whole other debate). At least they all have number designations.

So, any C. praetermisssum is 'Cumari' ? That doesn't seem a very useful term--like calling all baccatums "Aji"

I have a Cumari that came from a Brazilian exchange student. It is a chinense. Described as having a "smoky tropical fruit flavor"- it is a favorite of several friends.

Hi Michael

Your Tasmanian is a mystery--3 different pod types and they look like annuums? Be curious to see how things develop.

As for viruses-sometimes they can be interesting. Here is a Thai Variegated that a horticulturist friend thinks is the result of a virus.




Also was talking to the nursery guy yesterday about my tarragon dying and he said some of the problems with that plant were that it was infected with a virus and people were trying to eliminate it but were afraid it might not taste the same.

i have not noticed any leaf drop but the spidery growth habit does remind me of cardenasii.

The Datils almost look like they have a virus or something --seems something other than nutrient deficiency. Here is a picture of my Datil--as you can see the leaves are a bit crinkly but not as distorted as yours.



I'm growing Tasmanian Habanero and will let you see what I get.

Hi Chris

I have a glassed in "dining" area ( we never eat there because it is always full of plants) where I keep my overwintered plants. The CGN 19198 was started from seed last November and raised under fluorescents until it was pretty good sized and then moved to the window. For most of the winter ( because of our very short days) the plants just survive and then start growing as the days get longer. In this picture from last year you can see that I even supplemented the back row with fluorescents. Also, all of those I try to overwinter don't survive.

It does seem different. I'm waiting to see the full development but the flowers, themselves are quite interesting.

I don't see any "tri-flowers' . It is ,however, blooming profusely with multiple flowers per node.

It's blooming--lots of flowers! Buds are purple but flowers are fairly pale with baccatum-like markings

Very impressive. Do you ever have problems with insects in the greenhouse?  If so, how do you deal with them?

Hi Fatali

Interesting about the flowers. Will try the chat.

Hi Fatali

I grew CAP 1546 , which I received from the seed bank as C. eximium. As you say it is really an annuum. I got different flowers than you did, though the pods look the same.

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