7 Peppers We (Probably) Won’t Grow Anymore - Pepper Geek

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In this video, we're sharing 7 pepper varieties that we will (probably) not grow again. Everyone's climate is different, so take our recommendations with a grain of salt! For example, rocoto peppers may grow amazingly well in your area. There is a big world of pepper varieties to choose from, and some are just not worth growing again.
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[@elizabethogilvie650]

So grateful you listed California Wonder. It's a dismal plant to grow. Starts out looking great but just after the first pepper sets, it's downhill and not worth it. Thank you!!!

[@PepperGeek]

Yup, it is tough to keep them happy, so we’re moving on to something new

[@ZappBrannigan88]

@@intheshell35ify god yes, every single one of mine ended up with sun scald

[@nolawarren3560]

Yes. Thank you for that note.

[@zachalgren4677]

I’m in Minnesota and the Sugar Rush Peach has been one of my top producing peppers with the fewest issues. Excited to see what new peppers you’re trying this season. Thanks for the videos!

[@jeffbrown2727]

Glad to see this comment. I'm in Ohio and trying sugar rush peach for the first time this year, have 3 going and hoping for a lot of productivity

[@melissamcclure7825]

I grew them for the first time in SW Idaho last year and they outperformed all the rest. Family and friends are growing them this year.

[@vrmarco4833]

When you said 1 CR pepper is way too much for a bottle of hot sauce, that would have been good to know earlier this year when I made my first hot sauce using 12 dried reapers, w/ (grilled pineapple and some cayenne).

[@totallynotdelinquent5933]

Jesus man, did you have a death wish?

[@vrmarco4833]

@@totallynotdelinquent5933 honestly, it was pretty decent, I'd only need a splash of it to spice up whatever I was eating.

[@alanguinn4810]

I made one batch of sauce for a workmate who insisted he wanted hotter, so he got 1/3 Naga Viper, 1/3 Reaper, and 1/3 Dragons Breath (all smoked fresh off the plants) with some salt and just enough vinegar to make it pourable. I named it "Dumb Ass" in reference to my workmate.....who supposedly finished it off.

[@vrmarco4833]

@@alanguinn4810 That sounds like it would be super good!!

[@alanguinn4810]

@@vrmarco4833 It wasn't half bad....as long as you used it sparingly.

[@royhughes2854]

I TOTALLY agree with what you said about the Carolina Reaper!! I had my fun growing them for the last 2 years and they gave me HUGE yields. So much so that I had way more than I could give away because MOST people don't want them. I make my own hot sauces and it is just too hot for most people.

[@Shaggy-lu6dz]

Nice to hear. Im so glad I won't have to share my reapers with a bunch of people lol.

[@helgabush5823]

I work in a community garden here in southern Oregon, that produces food for the local food pantries. Peppers are popular. We grow rows of several hot types and many sweet/cooler types. Agree with you on the California Wonder bell pepper - it grows slow, distorted shapes, easily gets big rotten parts. But, the Big Bertha bell pepper is amazing! Highly prolific, huge peppers with a nice thick wall. These are easily 8" long, and 3" wide. Just take them at green stage. Don't wait for the red color. Just like all of the bells, the red happens too late or never. It keeps well in the fridge too.

[@ml.5377]

Rocoto... In the Andes at almost 10,000 feet I grow them like a weed. They love hot days and cool nights.

[@marygrott8095]

I'm with you on the California Wonder peppers! I've replaced them with the Giant Marconi. Much more flavorful.

[@xrickster97x]

NJ grower here. Sugar rush were by far my best producer, had 0 disease issues, and survived over wintering. The only down side is the length to ripen. Suprised to see disease and blemishing mentioned. The peach is the best pickled pepper there is. The red makes excellent sriracha, and is great for a pop of color elsewhere. I will say, Jalapenos still stand as the most resilliant peppers I have grown. Resilient to drought, temperautes both high and low, pests, disease and damage. Everyone should grow jalapenos because they are a TANK.

[@zombiedixon6652]

I'm really glad y'all found each other.... Truly an inspiration watching you both. Thx

[@cookingsherry8784]

I'm glad to hear the Pepper Geek also has trouble with California Wonder. I thought it was supposed to be the gold standard of bell peppers and there was something wrong with my gardening skills! I will be definitely trying different varieties of bell peppers this year. Thanks! 😂

[@luisadovalo]

Oh no! Its my first time growing peppers and I got California Wonder. 😬

[@cookingsherry8784]

@@luisadovalo You can always try and see how well they work in your area. I did not have mulch luck with them in zone 6, but I did get a few small, thin- skinned peppers out of them.

[@luisadovalo]

@@cookingsherry8784 im in zone 5a so peppers can any way be a challenge here without a green house.

[@bluewater4]

Too brag patch oriented is problem. Need good air movement. Time of day you water can be trouble; I avoid cooling down at sunset. Bugs are like traveling salesmen for illnesses. Too dry, too wet and infrequent watering. Got to be well-drained. Plant in ridges if need. Pots? Always second choice. Digging up garden plants to bring in? Well.... Do before a nip in air and dry. Plenty of sun needed. One of easiest plants. Troubled to hear of difficulties. Hot peppers: heat for survival. Mold, bugs etc. Perrenial grown as annual. Keep long time. Happy gardening.

[@herodaysaver9032]

If you can get your hands on them, red knight bell peppers were amazing for me last year. The peppers are a little smaller but they produced twice as many as my other bell pepper plants and its also a disease and pest resistant plant.

[@BanditC3]

Just founds yalls channel yesterday. This is my first year growing anything and I’m going all in and doing 10 different kinds of peppers as well as a few other things as well. Yalls videos have been some great education for me so thank you for making them!

[@PepperGeek]

Happy to hear that, thanks for watching! Good luck with your plants this year 👍

[@SAK59]

Funny about Carolina Reapers. I also grew them once, many years ago and found that the plants took way too long to get their arses in gear and by the time the peppers were set, our growing season (here in the Canadian Prairies) was all but over. My limited space was too valuable to waste with such a lackadaisical pepper. But now, after 15 seasons or so, I really just grow a few flavourful peppers without concerning myself about the Scoville heat level. Thanks for the interesting video.

[@colleenbowman1399]

I grew my first Sugar Rush Peach last summer and is now my favorite. I only had six plants but had absolutely no issues. They were my best prolific pepper plant in the greenhouse (we live in North Idaho). I froze them, made Chile powder after dehydrating them, pickled and canned them. Best peppers ever. The flavor and aroma are fantastic. I don’t know why you had issues, I sure didn’t.

[@Ornatetooth0475]

Would you be interested in sending someone seeds I’ve been trying to find some real ones

[@amyschmelzer6445]

I wasn’t impressed by sugar rush peach. They were loaded with fruits, but they take forever to ripen in my Ohio garden. They’re not tasty unless they’re peach colored. They do make an interesting hot sauce that is reminiscent of horseradish. I grow horseradish so I have no need for that in a pepper.

[@Squiltt]

We're trying them out for the first year in zone 8b!

[@RIPchicken]

Love the thoughtful insights on your channel.

[@matthawkins4579]

This year will be my biggest foray into peppers. Last count I have 22 varieties of peppers and at least one variety from each of the 5 species. Perhaps next year I will have a list of peppers I won't be growing. Keep the content coming...you guys are a big part of why I am so pepper crazed.

[@rockcityphoto]

Interesting about the sugar rush. I had three sugar rush peach plants last year and they were probably my most productive plants and had no issues. I’m trying the stripey this year. I’m also doing the buena mulata so we’ll see how those go.

[@davidniemi6553]

I love the taste of fully ripe sugar rush peppers, and they can indeed be very productive too. In the right climate they would rank a lot higher. But they are very slow to ripen and do not like a lot of wet weather. I didn't do as careful a taste test, but found buena mulata took a lot longer to ripen then more traditional cayennes and saw no real benefit other than the pretty purple color. Speaking of purple, another one I'm not growing this year is Pimenta de Neyde, which is both beautiful and tasty, but it is hard to tell when they are ripe. But they are productive, healthy, and lent genes to a lot of other groundbreaing beautiful and hot variants, and I expect I'll grow them again later. I am however continuing to grow (non-spicy) Pippin's Golden Honey from saved seeds, which are more reliable in my climate than the seeds I started from. They do take a while to ripen, but if you wait long enough they are very sweet and delicious, and beautiful along the way.

[@chompers11]

Where did you get the Buena mulata seeds

[@davidniemi6553]

@@chompers11 Tradewinds Fruits

[@albertgnat375]

The absolute best thing about our hot peppers is the way, that just holding them in my hands, arthritis says adios and I feel good for the world.

[@davidsmarrelli9315]

Great info guys, really appreciate your channel…👍

[@paultate5213]

I planted a California Wonder plant last year, it grew one pepper and then a storm came along and blew the pepper into the yard.

[@dieZera]

we had sugar rush peach last year worked perfectly with the pot in the greenhouse between the tomatoes, great harvest no issues we also had zhou pi la jiao which worked great, had a wonderful colour and made a good sauce

[@CampbellMC90]

Im going all out on sampling different peppers this year, have 32 varieties to try so far plus whatever I see in the nurseries, hoping to get near 50. Limited space so will have to build a few more beds and bought more grow bags, so hopefully I can make them all fit.

[@ivangomez2304]

It was funny to hear Pepper Geek talking about the Carolina reaper, because this was literally me the first year. Had to grow it to get that “cred.” sugar rush stripey gave me so many issues last year. Thanks for all the helpful videos!

[@SteveSerrano65]

Awesome video. I love the humor. Subscribed.

[@elanasofko9347]

Greetings from the lower Hudson valley of New York. I gave up on bell peppers years ago and grow conical sweet peppers instead (Carmen has worked best for me). I love having guajillo peppers but they are a bit finicky & take forever to ripen so this year I am trialing Anaheims to potentially replace them. Lastly I decided to try Chinese 5 color peppers as ornamental additions to containers by our front door. The annual must-grows in my garden also include: poblano & Fresno & cayenne. I make a Louisiana style fermented sauce w the fresnos. Have just started my seeds for all!

[@ssrmsoak5766]

love Carmine!!!

[@grantsmith505]

Try some of the New Mexican pueblo strains I find them really hardy to cold, and mine give fruit through winter, where an improved type would of died

[@davidniemi6553]

I'm in zone 7a in Northern Virgina, but in a forest which acts like a more northerly zone so I understand you r concern about time to ripen, it colors all my growing decisions. I have gotten a lot of mileage from medium-sized peppers (usually medium to low to no heat) and they tend to be much tastier than Bell peppers; and in some case competitive pinr total poundage per square foot. I've done OK with Carmen and Marconi, but particularly like Jimmy Nardello, Corbaci, Sweet Pimento, and Gernika (as well as a bunch of medium heat Mediterranean varieties I'm still trying out). Anaheim is a mild New Mexico-ish pepper that is reluctant to turn red, but tastes good green, I've grown it for many years. Chinese 5 Color is an ornamental -- good heat and taste but too many seeds, really optimized for pod appearance. OK for indoor growing and small containers. There are much more beautiful ornamentals and some are better for eating.

[@MrChaseP]

Lower Hudson Valley here and the shishito and scotch bonnets are doing well. Probably won’t grow the bells again and stick to Marconis Anaheim and Thai chilis. Jalapeños and banana peppers grow pretty quickly for an early harvest

[@johanlindh]

I found the info about sugar rush really interesting as I have just planted the stripey for the first time and out of all my little plants, that is the only one with some sort of issue with the leaves. I'm still very excited about it and hope it will produce fruit but we'll see. Really good video as always by the way.

[@carla7246]

The best success I've had with Sugar Rush Peach peppers is growing them indoors as a fun winter project. I've never had problems with disease indoors. My biggest complaint is that the pods take forever to ripen! Beautiful pepper!

[@bettybooboo22]

I've successfully grown Sugar Rush peach 3 years in a row in Michigan, but only about 25% of them ever make it to ripe before frost hits and I have to start them indoors in Feb.

[@bustabenson]

Love the new look Crystal! I got the Chillichump fatalii pack last year, and I'm with you guys on the Buena mulata - looks amazing (and was very productive all season for me) but not very useful for consumption. Sugar rush striped was great for me but I'm not doing it this year as it was very late producing. Had trouble with diseases on the Spanish Giant. The one from the pack I am growing again is the Bishops Crown which even though it wasn't a big producer, I loved the flavour of.

[@badassmother1426]

Haha! I grow them pretty much because they're so pretty! I use a few peppers here and there in cooking but mostly the plants look so pretty when they're loaded down with all of those colorful peppers!

[@SugarNanny]

Thank you for your input

[@Rainbow-gy6zd]

I love the reapers they are a big success with the family when I cook bengali curry dishes so I have 5 plants this year 😂 but yes I agree there are so many other varieties of super hots and I can’t wait to try and grow more of these next year.

[@D71219ONE]

I’m not growing any peppers this year. My wife and I are expecting to be moving by July, so I don’t want to be starting to harvest them and then leave them behind. I have convinced my sister to grow some though, so I’m starting some for her.

[@yvonnewetzel6595]

I'm not into Bell peppers,too. They just don't grow that good in my garden. But Rocotos do pretty well, cause it's not to hot here most of the time and they can handle that kinda weather better than the Chinense. They definitely take forever to ripen but it's worth it ☺️

[@kevinloignon7943]

Rocoto peppers are probably my favorite. I have accumulated a fairly decent variety of them. I am in RI. I have had decent luck with them. Trying the Sugar Rush Stripey for the first time this year. Saw it on your channel.

[@ericknight69]

I loved the Sugar Rush Peach every year I have had one growing I had a lot of good tasting fruit with a decent amount of heat as well.

[@FairyNiamh1977]

My daughter's Reaper plant is 3 years old (yes, years not generation). So, we will grow that one and whatever other seed she can get.

[@Kayspirit_ramdomdud]

I'm curious I kept hearing about disease prone pepper plants. Have you tried grafting the plants onto diseases resistant varieties stalks? You could potentially double the harvest with one plant and get the benefits of the disease resistance and good tasting peppers

[@arejetko]

I grew Poblanos over the winter in my greenhouse and they were really pest-prone, slow growing and quite small. I may try growing them outside this spring/summer.

[@duecebiggalowe]

Great video!!!

[@trentfrancis4646]

I have 2 x sugar rush stripey's, 2 x Aji lemon's and 3 x orange fish peppers which have all reached fruiting stage now. They are all growing very fast and they love the sub tropical climate we have here in Brisbane , Australia. I will be at the stage of what to keep and what to throw away once the season is over and I have made some chutneys and jams full of chilli's of course to really put them all to test.

[@TheNorthWestDude]

Totally agree on the reaper, but I LOVE my Buena Malata! I have been enjoying my indoor grown one for 2 years or so. Very plentiful and I love the straight black pepper taste with extra heat! And you can't beat that purple! The orange when going ripe is so inviting too!

[@ryanmoore363]

Love this channel 👌

[@johncaswell2648]

I'm growing reapers mostly as a personal challenge, just to see if I can actually get anything from them in zone 5b/6a. I can handle them, but they're not my favorite. I figure if I can grow a reaper I'll learn enough to be better at growing ghost peppers, which I absolutely love the flavor of.

[@Mike-tj8gh]

The 7 pot Brain Strain is delicious and versatile. I love em. I'm growing 2 plants of the Brain Strain this season. One plant I will not grow again, which I probably will try to grow again, is that of the Pacilla Chilaca. I grew a tall plant baring no fruit.

[@PlantObsessed]

Thank you for the video. I hope you update about the bell pepper varieties that work.

[@PepperGeek]

Absolutely, that is the plan. Growing around 5 new varieties to find which grows best in our climate (Connecticut)

[@PreatorRaszagal]

I'm still working my way through all the different varieties I have bought seeds for over the years, and since I live in an apartment and only have a small balcony to grow on there's not a lot of room to continuously grow some varieties each year while also testing new ones. But in general I'm mostly growing Chinense varieties since I love that type of flavour. I'm not a big fan Baccatum, so I guess for personal reasons I'll probably not grow any of those (beside the occasional one just to test some cool variety, like the stripey).

[@y0nd3r]

I loved the baccatum. The variety I got was Aji Rico. The heat is medium to mild but it stays on your tongue for a while. Haven't tried them red yet so I may have to upgrade that heat level.

[@spicymcspice9122]

had a srps in hydro last year, faced either unbeatable root rot or disease but im trying again this year. im definitely cooling it on the superhots this year. closest thing to a superhot that I'm growing is a CR x BG and i will probably back-cross it into BG again in the future if i feel like growing BG again

[@spicemasterii6775]

Hi there

[@elizabethneilsen3884]

Spot on with the Rocoto and Sugar Rush being problematic (I'm in zone 6B, OH). Great point about Reapers, as there are so many other chinense varieties to grow. I am only continuing my Reapers because I let them cross pollinate and I want to see their evolution since I started back in 2019!

[@jazandriz]

I am growing the first three you listed. Having Peruvian friends I had to get Roccotto this year- it is such a beautiful plant but I only have one pod on it so far. Glad I’m not the only one not getting fruit.

[@jeffthompson-ss6pi]

You described my experience with the Carolina Reaper perfectly. I grew 6 Reapers and 6 Trinidad Scorpions and realized I couldn’t use them or give them away (except to people trying to win bets with their friends). My heat level will probably only go to about Habanero or maybe Ghost this year. Also grew a Cajun Bell which is supposed to be a hot Bell, but it was terrible…very small peppers with a soapy taste. I’ve started 15 seedlings each or the Sugar Rush Peach & Stripy this year but now I’m a little apprehensive about growing them after watching your video. Still gonna try though. Good luck and bountiful harvest to y’all!

[@Paul-qo1hb]

My neighbor's kid would probably eat some of those peppers. He fancies himself a real, hot pepper eater. He tried some Bulgarian carrot Chiles I grew last year. Then again, the peppers you list are way hotter. I guess try at your own peril.

[@waltergonzalez5405]

Your first two on the list actually do well in my zone (9a). And i didn't have pests with my sugar rush'ies.

[@TheLOLWHATTTTTTT]

I'm growing 7 pot bubble gum this year... (3 plants) can't wait to try them!

[@mountainfolks24333]

For Bell Peppers I have always had great luck with the King Arthur Bell Pepper. Have grown them for 20 years here in the Southwestern Part of Virginia. Great taste and very thick and meaty.

[@charlesroberts3910]

Last year I had one mariachi pepper plant it grew well and produced well it had a very good flavor and had a little less heat than jalapeño I pickled them and canned them they were delicious pickled and mild enough to eat right out of the jar I will definitively plant them again

[@kirklarson116]

I've been at this house for 3 years and have been working hard to get good soil in my garden. So far, Jalapeno's have been the best producers. I've been trying hard to get Tobasco peppers going and they grow but are lackluster. When we moved here the garden plot was pretty much a sand lot so we're heading in the right direction.

[@TheAIishere]

I like your logic. I grew a ghost pepper a few decades ago and sold each pepper for two dollars using maybe 4.. now habaneros I would love a flavor recommends for that level of hot.

[@TheCatFan21]

I've always had issues with small peppers or blossom end rot when growing California Wonder. I have great yields of every other pepper but figured my issues with the plants were just me. Probably moving to better bell pepper varieties moving forward thanks to this video!

[@dragonguise]

I had the exact same experience with the Sugar Rush Peach and the Rocoto here in Oklahoma. They are also on my not-to-grow again list.

[@JonTopping]

I'm interested in half a year to see a video from you two on which bell peppers were the best. In terms of what I'll never grow again, that's gotta be a lemon drop. It just tasted bad, it was like potpourri.

[@feuby8480]

I just want to thank you for the help you provided me through your links and everything. I started growing bell peppers indors last automn in order to be ready to plant them outside this year, and I made almost all mistakes I could, so I feel ready. The only thing I don't get with my peppers is that some of them (about 1 on 10-15) has some black area with weaker skin, almost a hole inside. I though it was sunburn from my lights as some of the peppers are not covered by leaves, but I'm not sure. I don't think that this is rot especially because my peppers are orange, and this even happen to the green ones. The dark patchs are relatively small, like about 1cm diameter max. The second thing I did not understand yet is why some of the peppers are small, and some others are bigger when I used seeds from groceries pepper (which are pretty bigs). It could be because my plants are small and I may have been inconsistent in fertilising, I'm looking toward being more regular. So, once again : thank you.

[@kevinaldcroft2845]

I have grown a few of the "Bell Peppers" which I found issues with disease also. However, I found once I sprayed the peppers with a "Pest oil" the new foliage started coming through with no sign of disease so far. I am about to try the "Scotch Bonnette" not bad on the hot scales.

[@brianseybert2189]

Grew some cubanella peppers last year that are no longer on my list. The flavor was just not there for me, not that prolific plus it also had a ton of seeds. I have had really good success with the golden California wonder. Very prolific and no disease issues in my zone 5a, WI garden. Enjoy your videos, Stay Well!!!

[@ugosmith7529]

I wasn't overly impressed with my cubanelles either last year and decided not to grow them this year. Had a decent harvest but the flavor wasn't ad good as other sweet peppers I have tried

[@barryganslein986]

Definitely interested in your bell pepper testing, I love them but have never had good production.

[@wilddawgfarm]

Try some of the "early" varieties from Hoss Tools. (Like Early Sunsation) They are slightly smaller that a store bought bell, but cranked out volumes production wise no matter the conditions.

[@electricsheepdream]

I grew Rocoto last year, one in the greenhouse didn’t give any fruits whereas one outside gave loads! (UK zone 8b) As you say amazing looking plants just to grow for appearance but we found them too hot (we like very mild), only grew since plant looked so cool! Luckily have one friend who was very grateful for large bag of Rocoto to make hot sauce.

[@rudager999]

How old was your plant? I grew an Oculto Rocoto and the first year fruit was slightly acidic but no real heat for something that was supposed to be 100 000 SC

[@jeffengland1862]

I’ve just moved a bunch of firewood off of my garden spot. I had a garden last year but it’s much bigger now. So a full garden of vegetables this year. Question: have you tried putting just 2 pepper plants just at random places in you garden? Like 2 banana peppers in a spot away from any other plants in your garden!! I want to grow corn,cucumbers, and bush beans and they take up large amounts of space. They will be lots of peppers but space is the big question!!!

[@jamesstewart3285]

Last year I bought Striped Holland Bell Peppers before I watched the Pepper Geek video explaining how the seeds unfortunately only produce yellow peppers. I can confirm this is true and while the peppers did excellent and had almost no pests/diseases, I probably wouldn't bother ordering seeds all the way from the Netherlands again. This year I'm going to try the Stripy Sugar Rush featured in Pepper Geeks video. Hopefully I don't get the disease problems you describe. Honestly, I've never had a disease problem here in Western Mass with my peppers and I do grow alot of variety. Occasionally I get problems with scale bugs or aphids but we have alot of natural predators such as ladybugs 🐞 and wasps/hornets that control that pretty well. Really hopeful for the Stripey Sugar Rush this year. 🤞

[@szurke291]

The thing I won't grow next time is the Brazilian Starfish. I have a quite small balcony and that plant grows huge. Has many-many pods but they don't ripen, just staying green (last year this happened and this year it seems so too, not sure if it's the climate or what). Btw I'm totally with you regarding the reaper and other senselessly hot ones.

[@catalincioponea]

I have the same experience with Roccoto, and that is so sad. I will give it another try this year but I really don't have high hopes for it. It thrives in cooler summers.

[@stormraven4183]

I agree with your comments about super hots. I want my peppers to have heat AND flavor if I am going to grow them. My one "visual" hot pepper this year will be Chinese 5-color. I also struggle with bells. I love them, but so far haven't found a good producer/disease resistant variety for my area. I'm anxious to see what varieties you find.

[@sher1864]

5 Chinese is fantastic. Small but a great tasting useful pepper. Dry them for a dried spice. Slice on Hamburgers.

[@klaus544]

Lol pussy you just don't know how to use a super hot correctly

[@shadyman6346]

Habanero plants usually give @100 peppers each, at least in my gardens.

[@PYehl1]

We call the Chinese 5 color the Skittles plant. Lol. Had some growing in patio space due to starting way too many as always. They were always one that got a lot of attention.

[@stormraven4183]

@@PYehl1 I like that name...stealing 😁

[@Squiltt]

Oh man, we couldn't get the buena mulatas to slow down last year! It was by far our most prolific plant so it must have been our weather or something. We used them for several batches of our best hot sauce with roasted beets!

[@ugosmith7529]

I'm in Canada (qc) and this year I'm trying out golden star hybrid and yolo wonder bell/sweet pepper varieties. The Yolo wonder is apparently pretty disease resistant while still being a heirloom variety so you may want to give it a shot

[@vaevictis6990]

I'd be interested in your opinion; I'm in eastern ON near QC border. Been having huge problem with our hot but short summer and have never managed to grow sweet bell peppers. Only small hot chili type produce for me. What varities do you recommend?

[@ugosmith7529]

@@vaevictis6990 I'm just across the river from Ottawa. Didn't have much luck before I started sowing them indoors around mid march. This will also be my first year really getting into sweet peppers so I don't have any specific varieties to recommend. That being said, you have 3 options I can think of, all completely acceptable. 1. If you have the ability to start indoors any variety will essentially do as long as you start them early, keep them healthy and don't transplant too early (until nights are around or above 10c) 2. If you cannot start indoors, try to get some early maturing varieties (i.e. anything with early in the name. Find a local/regional seed supplier, they should have a decent selection of varieties suited to your area. You can still start them several weeks before your last frost and take them out on warm sunny days, bringing them inside at night. You have to be vigilant though as they really do not like the cold. 3. I often get a few bell pepper starts from the local nurseries to round out the garden or replace any plants lost to pets. They only cost a couple of bucks so that's always an option if the above solutions are too much trouble.

[@vaevictis6990]

@Ugo Smith perfect thank you. Yes, we are just getting our indoor seed starting set up this year. I've made the mistake I think of direct sowing in early June when temp is reliably warm. Thanks again!

[@ugosmith7529]

@@vaevictis6990 getting an indoor setup and being able to start your seeds early should fix the short season problem

[@rozsmith6850]

I gave up on bell peppers because of pests and sun scorch. I'm now focusing on Anaheim, Jalapeño, and serranos. I like shoshito, and long hots, too, so maybe 1 or 2 each.😊

[@mcatxg]

My bell peppers were ravaged by BLS (bacterial leaf spot). This year I will try to grow a variety that claims to be resistant to races 1-10 of BLS. Fingers crossed. Not sure if BLS is in the soil if it can be successfully eliminated. Thanks for your videos. Very informative.

[@arladeleon3806]

You guys are hilarious! I love your videos. 😂 BTW, I'm sure you've said, but I missed it... where are you located?

[@myjewelry4u]

I’m in NY and I stick to Thai peppers and jalapeños. I’m not a generic green pepper fan but love them red, so I’m gonna start those all soon. I love roasted peppers so, I’m planning that out. Thanks for your recommendations.

[@toddbuffington3116]

Hey Todd here from southern Oregon HOTZ , we are a u-pick farm and totally agree with your choices, I run around 60 verity’s, question of your location,this is our 4th year,thanks for the vid

[@andrewpugliese9927]

Really surprised to hear your takes on the Buena Mulata. It is the cayenne-like pepper I liked the most and it is not going to be the most planted hot pepper in my garden. I saved like 300 seeds because of how much I enjoyed it =)

[@mikesuto4706]

That ending is PERFECT! 😂🤣 I do the same thing. Kracken Scorpion and the 7 pot Slimer are great peppers to try.

[@cortoolei-pearson7702]

I couldn't agree more on the sugar rush peach and Carolina reaper for exactly the same reasons. All the best from the south of France 👍

[@bonsaibean2971]

I grew sugar rush peach this year. I didn't have any of the issues you mentioned, I wasn't that impressed with the peppers, but it was CRAZY productive. I took over 300 peppers off that plant & it's still going.

[@billyrowe0064]

I'm a first timer that saw Carolina Reaper plants at a local nursery. I couldn't help myself... I love Chili and Indian food... it came in a pack of six, so I'm growing 6 Reapers, 1 Green Bell Pepper (just learned that they turn red when ripe...), and 1 Super Chili.

[@Maggdusa]

One of my favorite things about your videos is that you so often refer to peppers or pepper plants as 'beautiful'. Your love for peppers really shows. Aww.

[@narrator_alpha]

Funny enough, I started late this season, and started growing buena mulata, puma peppers, and black hungarians, but I learned a lot from this

[@jbonkerz]

I grew Suave Orange Habaneros because I was intrigued by the idea of a non spicy habanero. I wont be growing it again because I did not like the flavour. I found it to be a weird flowery flavour that just did not sit well with my palette. I ended up giving them away in baggies of 10 to people on FB marketplace. Someone offered to buy them but I wanted as many people in my area to give them a try as it was not something they could find a store. Many of the people who came to pick up a package or two of them were also pepper geeks and brought me some of what they had grown or a bit of hot sauce they had made before. I also gave away the remainder of my seeds to a guy who loved the pepper and wanted to grow them this year.

[@PepperGeek]

Way to make the most of a bad situation!

[@trill000]

Oh wow, surprising list. Popular varieties.

[@tomlatenite8348]

I’ll also grew a Trinidad scorpion a couple of years ago, it wasn’t for some reason not extremely hot, but a great flavor

[@sparkysoutdoors6240]

I had he same experience with the sugar rush, surprised to hear you don’t like the jaloro , the variety I have is quite tasty and disease resistant. If I really like a variety but the plants don’t do well I buy more from different vendors and try to save seeds off the best plants.

[@sluggo_25]

At like 50 seconds, "just one plant, just one" "..two?" Literally me and my mom trying to discuss how many plants I'm allowed to keep/grow indoors during the winter

[@PepperGeek]

😅it's a constant struggle

[@IndigoCobalt]

Wow! As a newer gardener it’s validating to know it’s not just me feeling 🤷🏻‍♀️ about California Wonder peppers! 🫑😂

[@PepperGeek]

😵‍💫 seems like there are mixed feelings about it in the comments. Plenty of love, plenty of 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@yeattst]

Totally agree on the sugar rush! I’m in Florida but I still had the same issues it sounds like you had.

[@burtmacklin6443]

I haven't had a bad pepper yet. Followed your overwintering guide last fall and unfortunately only one of my plants made it. All my super hots died and I lost my serrano but my Cowhorn survived which was probably my favorite anyways so I still consider it a win. If you haven't tried the Cowhorn I would recommend it. My favorite thing to do with them is to just break them apart while eating a nice steak and a cold beer. Edit: Cowhorn might be a Bonnie plant original, I can't seem to find it anywhere else.

[@OJoy1987]

Cheers. How often do you feed and water your the plant you used in this video?

[@deborahphillips8342]

I love the Red Rocoto! I grow in a pot, and bring in during hostile weather. This one will overwinter under lights at room temps and produce if you use an artist brush to pollinate.

[@crewmagnum1]

Great video. I've really enjoyed your content and have learned a lot. Gotta' say though, we've had great success with the California Wonder in the Sacramento Valley. Maybe just a climate/region issue? Also, still love my Carolina Reapers. Of course I'm a big fan of Dave's Insanity sauce too. Keep up the great work.

[@paulipotgieter]

Helpful thank you

[@joeshmoe7789]

I stopped growing mexi-bells many years ago and probably won't again. It seemed like I always got them mixed up with sweet bells and then I couldn't give the sweets away. Going the other way, I grew lesya peppers last year for the first time and will grow them every year now. The plants were very prolific and fruit was extremely sweet. Among the thickest flesh of any pepper I ever grew, I left them on the plant until they turned a very deep, dark fire engine red. Never had any wrinkled or rotted. Best tasting red pepper I ever grew. I recommend for everyone to hurry and order lesya seeds ASAP for this growing season. I got mine from Baker Creek (can I write that?) Down side-not good for stuffed peppers because of its shape.

[@powervoc2]

I've grown California Wonder Bells for 3 years with very little success too. Disease was a real issue. Needless to say I won't be growing them again here in Southeast Texas. This year I'm growing Serrano, Altiplano Serrano, Impala Serrano, Jedi Jalapeno, Gigante Jalapeno, Red Dragon cayenne, Habanero, and per your suggestion Ceyennetta.

[@lawrencehilaire1763]

I grew Chile de Agua with seeds I bought in Oaxaca, Mexico. They did pretty well but were quite hot. In the past I grew Chile Chilhuacle negro and Aji Dulce but neither did that well. This year I will go back to NM Big Jims mostly. They seem to do pretty well as I am not too far from you guys in PA.

[@Nuup3831]

The Veggie Boys KZbin channel are from PA and they have some great luck growing peppers on their land. You might pop into their channel as well to take a look. Huge yields of peppers on their plants and a lot of fun to watch as well.

[@dustyflats3832]

Yes, Big Jim’s do well Z5a, WI.

[@specificenergy]

Y’all should make a video about your favorite and least favorite super hot peppers to grow. Based on what you had to say here about the Carolina Reaper, it sounds like you’d have plenty of content. I’d personally also be interested to hear what you have to say about the Manzano vs. Rocoto cultivar debate. To me, they seem like separate, though closely-related varieties of C. Pubescens, but I’ve never seen either of them in person, much less been able to compare side by side.

[@simmran1]

I agree with you on California Wonder. Although it must do well in California. I've been growing Emerald Giant for an O-P, and hybrids are worth buying seeds for (for us).

[@farmerchick3040]

I've had great luck with mixed hot and mixed sweet peppers Peppers. Hungarian wax is one of my favorites for production and disease resistance.

[@brucecook502]

I live in Georgia and I had the exact same problem with rocotto pepper plants that I grew. I had five plants grow out successfully but for some weird reason only one of those plants put out any peppers, and it only put out two peppers and both of those Peppers took over a month and a half to begin to ripen and one of the peppers ended up rotting before it even fully ripened, and the only one Survivor, I sent to another member on KZbin who helped me get many of the seeds that I used to grow all of my super hot peppers last season, and unfortunately that pepper rotted in the package within the two days it was in transit, so I am not willing to waste the money and time trying to grow these again especially since you said they don't like hot weather which is something I was not aware of last year when I grew them, and it can definitely get pretty warm out here in Georgia where I live LOL. And that is too bad because I thought they were some really pretty plants too, as they were the very first and only pepper plants that exhibited a violet purple color to the stems and leaves and had hair on them. That's just too bad it didn't work out.