Re: [CH] Starter Peppers for Spring
Paul Karpowicz (hondamedic@mediaone.net)
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 09:52:38 -0500
Hi Rob,
Just received the Totally Tomatoes seed catalog & saw their offering a
"hotter" Jalapeno. You can read about it at:
http://www.totallytomato.com/detail.cfm?SKU=00006
And "bigger" than a normal Jal to boot.
As far as recommending seed retailers, that can be very touchy. Someone, at
some point in time, had a problem with some seed supplier. As I remember
there was a big uproar over Remier Seeds because buyers thought they were
getting the now infamous "Naga Jolokia" when they bought the PC-1. Not
Remier's fault buyers assumed they were getting something other than what
the catalog stated, but an uproar none the less.
Having said that, we have some seed suppliers on this list. I was very happy
with seeds received from Dave Anderson's Tough Love Chile Co./online at
http://www.tough-love.com
& plan on ordering from Uncle Steve at http://ushotstuff.com/Seed.Source.htm
this year. We also have a plant supplier, Susan Bowers at
http://home.bluemarble.net/~chilewmn/home.html & another great plant
supplier is http://www.chileplants.com/chile.htm
(Hope I didn't leave anybody on the list out!)
Hope this helps,
Paul
PS You seem interested in the "hottest" pepper. According to a lot of
sources, the hottest is the Red Savina & available at
http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=White+Flower&produ
ct%5Fid=1963
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Pace" <chronos@eastky.net>
Sent: Sunday, 23 December, 2001 3:52 PM
Subject: [CH] Starter Peppers for Spring> Am interested in what peppers
would you all recommend for a new chile-head.
> I purchased the Balada and PC-1 from Reimer Seeds but am disappointed with
> all the info I have came across about the performance of the PC-1. I have
> raised in the past one type of habanero (it was orangish coloured) which
was
> really quite hot and incredible in salsa.
>
> I am from Southeastern Kentucky so I would prefer ones which would do well
> for this climate (which is usually dry, humid, and quite hot in summer).
> Also which seed retailer would you guys recommend for purchases. I love
> heat but do not like fruity flavour. Though I do plan on raising some habs
> for guests who wanna fricasse some tastebuds and for salsa/chile con
carne.
> I absolutely adore the Jalapaņo's flavour but its just not hot enough for
> me, so are they any peppers which have that kind of flavour with
> significantly more heat?
> Rob
> QuePID / Dalnet
> chronos@eastky.net
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