Pepper Recommendations

[Shawn]

If you have a recommendation for Peppers, please add it to our list for others to see.

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These are my Pepper Picks that I would recommend.


Sweet Heat (from Park Seeds) - These peppers have a wonderful sweet taste with some heat. The plant is very compact and grows about a foot tall. I planted mine in the Bounty. parkseed.com/sweet-heat-hybrid-pepper-seeds/p/52664-PK-P1/





Golden Greek (From ChiliPlants) - This is supposed to be a mild peperoncini that grow about 18 to 24 inches tall. These ripen to a nice Yellow color. These do not turn red at all. The description said mild and thick fleshed. Well I think they missed the mark. These not only grew to the size they should have but they had a very think flesh and was spicy. If a jalapeno was rated a 10 in heat, these were a 5. The heat stays with you and gets hotter as it lingers. They are tasty and are considered a keeper.  These also were transplanted outside and did extremely well.  

[drbanks]

So far, I've only had two, but I am now solidly sold on Hungarian Wax peppers.  I got my seeds from Burpee.  Sweet and fairly mild as hot peppers go.  Truly dee-lish.  Can't wait for a bigger harvest so I can pickle them.

[MaryL]

My favorite is the Costa Rican Sweet from Burpee.  They are super sweet, the sweetest I’ve ever had.  They will fit in a tall arm machine.

www.burpee.com/vegetables/peppers/pepper-sweet-costa-rican-sweet-hybrid-prod000828.html

[treebeard]

I don't have any pictures of the grow, but I had great success with shishito peppers! Here are the seeds I used:

www.westcoastseeds.com/products/shishito

[Shawn]

Lunchbox Red Peppers.  I reviewed them in this thread but will post it here as well!


The Lunchbox peppers are described as sweet; 2 to 2.5 inches long by 1 to 1.25 inches wide; medium thick flesh; matures from green to red; pendant pods; green leaves; 18 to 24 inches tall; Mid Season (70-80 days); Uses: Fresh Salsas, Small Stuffing; a new super sweet, practically seedless snacker.

The hit it spot on with the sweetness and hardly any seeds!.  I am going to grow these again.





These come in a yellow too but I have not tried those

[Paul]

Question for the experienced (have you ever been experienced?  the old  hippy in me) - can peppers and tomatoes co-exist in an AG?  

well I will soon find out..I have a bell and a windowbox tom in the same machine. but I think I will have to eventually remove the windowbox because of the height difference. But that is a custom project. AG does sell a kit with both in it intended for the same machine. You will get pros and cons because of the nutrient requirements. More experienced pepper growers will chime in, I am sure.

[Shawn]

I have only grown a pepper and tomato in the same machine once and they did work together.  One was tall and the other short.  But others that are more experienced can better say.

[Shawn]

From a member

WHOPPER HYBRID pepper
Anything from Park named WHOPPER lives up to its name!
This bell pepper is bigger than the span of a large hand and delicious. The plant needs a Tall machine and the center stem is fat(something to consider with the roots and the pump) BUT I highly recommend it for soil projects. I have not tried this yet in the AG, but it is on my list.
If planted in a pot or as a soil project of some kind, you won;t be disappointed. NOTE: HYBRID..seeds probably won't produce as well if they are saved from a pepper.

Godfather Sweet Pepper
The Godfather is the best sweet pepper I have grown to date.
Seed vendor/Brand; Burpee


Machine: would fit in a Classic, and most of the peppers are underneath the plant.
I used a Tall Machine, but hardly raised the hood.
1 plant to a deck.
Peppers are large..over 5" long ,abundant,and hardly have any seeds inside!
Does not like pruning.

[Shawn]

If you have a favorite, why not have it added to the list. Be sure to tell us the name, vendor and a bit about them. I will add it to the list and then remove the original post but you will get credited for the submission

[mike]

Before even thinking about taste, we need to consider height. Here are standard pepper plant heights:

Anaheim 18"

Banana 12"-24"

Big Jim 24"-36"

California Wonder Bell 24"

Cayenne 48"

Cubanelle 24"-30"

Habanero 24"-60"

Hungarian Hot Wax 24"

Jalapeno 24"-36"

Pepperoncini 24"

Poblano 24"

Red Cherry 24"

Serrano 18"-60"

[Sher]

Thanks, mike. I have bought seeds, then later discovered they were too tall for my machines.

Sometimes I still forget to check before I hit the Buy button.

[mike]

Me too. I recently bought datil peppers. Then found they often get to five feet.

[Shawn]

Me three!

[mike]

Yes, I have some choices to make. I think I'm going to scrap the Fresno peppers. That will open up a Farm XL spot. I also have two Bounties soaking right now. I put them in yesterday using Khangg's method, and they look really good this morning. One pepper I want to grow is Poblano. 

[katyag247]

What is your favorite Jalapeno to grow in an Aerogarden?  I am growing one called TAM or Tam (short for Texas A&M) outdoors in my fall garden.  The plants are about 20-24 inches tall in 5 gallon grow bags but they can get larger in the right conditions (hotter weather, bigger containers).  They have a good Jalapeno flavor and really mild heat for a Jalapeno.  I may try growing it in a Bounty this winter since I already have the seeds, but thought I'd check with all of you experienced Aerogardeners for a recommendation.  This would be my first experience growing a pepper indoors.  Thanks!

[Shawn]

katyag247, There are many different jalapenos I like.  Jalapeno Early, Jalapeno M and Tams.  I know there are others.  You may want to go to the Member Gardens and search there for Jalapenos.  I know you can find Mikes and My projects

[katyag247]

Thanks so much Shawn , I had forgotten about looking in the member gardens.  There is a treasure trove of info on peppers and inspiration too!  

[scarfguy]

Enough talk of all these nasty peppers that bite you when you bite them.

I'm a SWEET guy! (at least, that's what my wife says)

I harvested my Jungle Parrot today.  Great dark red color on this variety.  They are billed at 3" but mine ripened at only about 2 1/2".  I usually pick a couple of peppers as I need them but these all ripened at the same time and I didn't want them to "rot on the vine".  Very sweet, no heat!

I've only seen them available at BURPEE although there may be other vendors. They are stout enough that you can grow two of them at the far ends of a bounty.  The plant is billed at 18" but all of my peppers grow into the light hood of a 24" bounty.  Guess it has something to do with my aggressive fertilizing.

It's a happy plant!

[Shawn]

scarfguy , glad you enjoyed the Parrots.  We did too but ours has a very slight bit of heat to them.   Odd how same peppers can perform differently