Terminated (12/17/18) ~ Big Jim (6/24/18)

[Shawn]

The longest one is at 5 3/4".  You can not see it as it is being blocked by others.  There are several tiny ones in the top but covered by leaves.

[Shawn]

Measured the longest pepper and it is not at 6" long.

Sept 7, 2018 8:00:08 GMT -5 Shawn said:

Sept 7, 2018 7:48:14 GMT -5 @cornne said:

great project,shawn. They put me in mind of a large italian frying pepper..except..they are hot. I bet you have recipes all lined up for these beauties!

I can think of a few dishes, but I have to make sure Mark does not eat them raw first LOL.  I am just waiting for them to turn red.

Are they so mild that they can be eaten raw?

[Shawn]

Sept 13, 2018 12:00:35 GMT -5 @cornne said:

Are they so mild that they can be eaten raw?

Yes they can be eaten raw.  Here was Mark's assessment:

These Big Jim's smell like a green bell pepper and sweet. They are very crunchy, thin skinned, lots of flesh and moderate amount of seeds. There is a basic Green bell pepper taste profile. Heat wise, If a Jalapeno were scaled at a 10, these would rate a 4/5.

[Shawn]

Mr. Mooch was added this morning.  I also pollinated two new flowers.

[mike]

I've had these before. I'd say they on the same heat scale as a Hungarian. They even look a lot alike. But the Hungarian varies greatly on the heat scale. They can be almost as hot as a jalapeno. But they can be completely sweet with no heat, as well. Big Jim's are pretty consistent, heat wise. About half as hot as a jalapeno.

[Shawn]

As I did with my other pepper plant I trimmed so old leaves out and now more flowers and buds are forming.  I also found some more peppers growing.  I circled some new flowers.  Of course I should have turned the plant to see the 6" pepper

[MaryL]

Looks great!  I guess I should be trimming my jalapeño. It’s a wild looking thing.

[Shawn]

Nutes and Mood added as well as top of the water which was LOW.

[Shawn]

[mike]

Have you tried any of these yet,Shawn?

[Shawn]

Sept 29, 2018 3:31:13 GMT -5 mike said:

Have you tried any of these yet,Shawn?

Have not tried them red as I am still waiting on that but we have tried them green.  Here is Mark's assessment:


These Big Jim's smell like a green bell pepper and are sweet. They are very crunchy, thin skinned, lots of flesh and moderate amount of seeds. There is a basic Green bell pepper taste profile. Heat wise, If a Jalapeno were scaled at a 10, these would rate a 4/5.


I have some seeds if you would like Mike, Just PM me.

[Shawn]

I am FINALLY seeing some color change in one of the peppers.  I can not get a good picture of it yet.

[MaryL]

Woo hoo!!!

[Shawn]

[Shawn]

[mike]

Beauties

[drbanks]

Oh yes, they are!

[Shawn]

Took off the first red pepper.  Before I could photograph it someone, not me ate it 
Anyway, here is Mark's Assessment:

The Big Jim has a crispy and crunchy skin.  The flesh is thin and the pepper has a lot of seeds.  However it is exceptable considering the size of the pepper.

The pepper has a very mild heat.  While you can tell it has a pepper flavor it is not sweet but hard to describe.  Another Keeper!

[Kate]

They're definitely pretty as they color up. It's shocking how fast peppers color once they get started. It's about 48-36 hours to fully color on the TS, once I see the first hint of coloring up.