My Top 4 Favorite Sweet Peppers To Grow - What Are Yours?
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2024
- I've done a list of some of my top tomatoes to grow, so I thought I would do a video on my top 4 favorite sweet peppers to grow. One thing that I failed to mention in the video is that pepper number 2 is sweet most of the time, but occasionally there can be a random hot one.
Each pepper has it's pros and cons. Some have thicker walls, and some have better flavor. Some also have more productivity. I consider all of those factors along to dependability to determine what peppers I grow. Here are my top 4 favorite peppers to grow. Thanks for watching!
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Hope you’re doing well, mate. The video is great as usual. (Extra) thanks for the bonus Shishito pepper recipe! Enjoy the weekend. Cheers!
Doing well. Hope you are too. If you ever get a chance to try some Shishito peppers that way, I highly recommend them. Have a great weekend!
I have tried four years to grow JN and have never succeeded! I gave up.
Shishito is our #1 for cooked sweet peppers. If just eating raw, the Sheepnose Paprika is my very favorite. Sweet, thick-walled, juicy and such an intense pepper flavor.
Thanks, Jim! 🙏🏼
Sorry to hear that Jimmy Nardello didn't do well for you. It's hard to beat Shishito cooked. Hope you have a great pepper year!
I've been growing the Carmen variety the last few years. Very delicious sweet taste, typically grow between 4-8" and the yield is impressive.
Thanks for the tip! I'll give that one a look.
I am also growing carmen peppers this year
Zone 6 here, too
On the new zone map, they changed us to zone 7a. Pretty close still though.
I'm envious of your beautiful pepper plants! I have a papper leaf spot disease, My plants succumb to the disease before producing many peppers. I'm going to try and spray something this year. My pepper and tomato starts are very thin and unhealthy looking this year, except my shishito peppers. I'm probably going to start over, I hope I have better luck the second time. Have a wonderful weekend. I'm ready for some butterflies too.🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Thanks, Shirley! Sorry to hear about the disease on your pepper plants. Hope the Shishito peppers keep going for you. Have a great weekend! Won't be long for those butterflies down your way.
Shirley, if your peppers, that have disease, are from your saved seed, it's likely coming from the seed. Google "seed-borne pepper disease" for more information. Tomatoes are even worst. New seed typically won't display the same symptoms for a bit after sitting next to diseased plants. The next probable is planting in diseased soil. I'd recommend container growing or another location a bit away from where your peppers were before. Spraying may help a little, but you can still use your seed if you "hot-water" treat them. You can Google that as well. It's ag-based science that's proven to kill disease in seed. I can explain how if it's of interest and Jim doesn't mind.
Hi Jim. Enjoy your channel and love the peppers I see on your videos. I only have a handful of pots due to space issues. I am growing a couple of aji cachucha plants which are a popular cooking pepper in Cuba and in Puerto Rico (with a different name). I find them very tasty. The winter was mild enough in Southern California recently that these have been outside since 2022. I know I must tire my wife talking about my two tiny pepper plants as if I needed a combine to harvest them but there you have it.👍
Hi Burt. I'm glad you enjoy the channel. Aji Cachucha peppers are usually very productive. I've seen them for sale under the name Aji Dulce also. Keeping them alive outside since 2022 is something to be proud of! I wish we could do that here. I have overwintered a few plants indoors a couple of times, but if you accidently bring in one aphid, it can really make for a long winter. Good luck with your plants this year!
I grow a lot of sweet pepper varieties but I added quite a few to the list to grow in 2024. Cubanelle and Shishito I'm looking forward to trying. I grew Jimmy Nardello for the 1st time in 2023 and it *IMMEDIATELY* got moved to the "must grow every season" category. They are the best tasting sweet pepper I've ever tried! Some people describe the taste as being like a sweet apple, but they taste like cherries to me.
Yep, it's hard to beat Jimmy Nardello for flavor. It's very hard for me to describe the flavor. All I know is that it lights up my taste buds. Hope you have a great growing season!
I absolutely love Jimmy Nardello peppers and shishito peppers. I really like lesya peppers as well.
Those are 3 pretty good ones. I like Lesya, but I just didn't get the production out of it that I would have liked.
Thank you! Two new ones to try next year😊
You're welcome! Hope they do well for you.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
I agree … Jimmy Nardello is number 1 on my list. They pretty much replaced my previous favorite Shishito as the one I tossed in a skillet to eat with every meal. I also made paprika and sauces with them. One of my new favorites is Alma Paprika. I LOVE it on everything as paprika. This year I’m growing 19 pepper varieties, all sweet or mild heat … did I mention I’m the only one who eats them? I’ll be growing many different paprika types that are also supposed to be good for cooking and eating fresh. My list this year: Jimmy Nardello, Alma Paprika, Ajvarski, Sweet Apple, Venezuelan Tiger, Kalocsa Paprika, Dolmalik Biber, Kapia Paprika, Kardoula, Lipstick, Leutschauer Paprika, Aleppo, Feher Ozon, Ashe County Pimento, Txoricero, Lesya, Yavlova Yaglik, Rainforest, and if they ever germinate, Ferenc Tender and Sweet Apple Kambe. I may throw a jalapeño in the mix, if I can get one started today. It’s a little late. Don’t know where I’m going to put them all, but it looks like I might have a lot of paprika and sauces this year. If anyone has grown any of these, let me know what you think of them. All but the first three are new to me this year.
I'm going to have to try making paprika some time. Sounds like a really nice list of peppers. Most of them I haven't tried yet....except Lesya. I liked Lesya quite a bit, but it just wasn't productive enough for me. Check back in with us if you find any that knock your socks off this year. Hope you have a great growing season!
Love Shishitos and Jimmy Nard. Try Corbaci if you haven't already.
Yep, Corbaci is a good one. If I did a top 5 list, that one wouldn't have been #5.
We LOVE shishitos!!!!! That's my #1. I need to try the Jimmy 😊 I'm very partial to banana peppers, too. I have memories of eating dinner with gma and gpa and gpa crunching on a pepper with his dinner. I do the same when I'm growing banana peppers now. ❤
Yep, if you haven't tried Jimmy Nardello, you have to give it a try. Shishitos are hard to beat.
Last year, I grew Corbaci peppers (per your recommendation) and they were delicious! They are productive so I chopped up several to add to a pot of chili. Also good added into tuna salad.
Sounds delicious!
Some awesome choices. Our Corbaci wasn't as good as usual last year for some reason but is still high on me and Angels list. The Acongua? is one we have on our grow bucket list for the future. The other 3 you mentioned are stars too. Thanks for the share!
Hope the Corbaci has a better year for you. The Aconcagua doesn't seem to be all that popular, but it's worked well for us. I look forward to seeing that backyard of yours come to life again.
Aconcagua is in my top 4 too! Haven't tried Oda. Some other favs are Chloe's Sweet Tangerine and a new fav I grew last year is Jolene's rustic italian.
Glad to hear that you agree on the Aconcagua. And thanks for sharing some of your other favorites. I think others will appreciate it too.
Good Morning Jim - Have not grown 2 of your top 4 but I totally agree with your number one choice - Jimmy Nardello! Due to my small space, I like growing something new so trying Hatch green mild, Sweet banana, Marconi purple, Round of Hungary, and Lemon drop/Purple jalapeno plus purple/orange bells. Thanks so much for your list and will try to get some Oda and Shishito seeds for next year. Have a wonderful weekend..
Good morning Sue! Thanks for sharing what you will be growing. It's always great to hear what's going on in other people's gardens. Have a great weekend!
I love sweet peppers on pizza! I’ve grown pepper since I was 7 now I’m 17 so I’d say its interesting and rewarding comments section.
That's awesome that you started at such a young age. You are way ahead of most of your peers.
I love jimmy nardellos. They are so sweet when red. I just pick them out in the fields and eat them. Very prolific
I know what you mean. Not all of ours reach the house either.
Jimmy Nardelo's are one of my favorities, people always shy away from them thinking they're going to be hot.
Yep, they are the favorite of quite a few people.
I don't appreciate the taste of sweet peppers, but I grow them for my husband and son-in-law. Jimmy Nordello is by far the favorite. I'm growing several of them this year. Other sweets I'm growing this year include Lesya, Biquinho piquillo, Pasillo Bajio, Numex Big Jim, Numex Joe Parker, Giant Marconi, banana, Pippin's Golden Honey, and Green Bell.
That's a really nice list of peppers you are growing. Too bad you don't enjoy them. Hope you have a great pepper year!
Shishito is one of my top peppers too, same way… blistered & salted. Lesya is definitely one of my top pepper favorites! Have been looking for some starts of Jimmy Nardello… will buy seeds next year! Thanks!
I like Lesya too, but it never produced very well for me for some reason. I've seen tons of pepper plants around here for sale, but I've never seen a Jimmy Nardello.
My favorite is Paradicsom Alaku Sarga Szentes pepper. I think they are from Hungary. They are like flattened bell peppers. They are very thick walled with excellent flavor.
That is one that I haven't tried. Thanks for the tip!
I have maybe 6-7 Jimmy Nardellos for this season to grow. Amazing pepper. Russia, Saint Petersburg. Also like Himo Togarashi which is string-shape and comes from Japan.
Thanks for sharing those. Himo Togarashi sounds interesting.
Pepper master . Thx a lot
Thanks! Glad I could help!
Enjoyed the video Jim. I have some Corbello peppers growing. First true leaves popping now. They're a cross of Cobaci and Jimmy Nardello. I think they've got promise as a cross. I hope they're tasty.
Thanks Brent! Great minds think alike, and so do ours, lol. I did the same cross between Corbaci and Jimmy Nardello. I have so many crosses going that I don't have room to do that project justice. I was hoping for the Jimmy Nardello taste, with the slightly thicker walls of the Corbaci. I'm glad you are working on it, because I kind of have that one sitting on the shelf this year. Good luck with that one and your other crosses!
@@MidwestGardener I'll let you know how your seed works this year then. I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks! It's going to be fun to see what you have going this year. I hope I can keep up with what I have started. I'm going to be planting tomato seeds this weekend.
@@MidwestGardener Nice. I just finished planting mine a few days ago. Matt's listed your seed as F3 I believe. Is the seed F3 or was the plant the seed came from F3 which means the seed is F4? I look back on my seed all the time and wonder that same question. Honestly, I mix it up. Looks like he sold out all your seed so congrats. How did the hybrid/following generation(s) meet your expectations? If I make a cross and can't find an F2 or even F3 that's a positive, I toss the project. I call each a project--dwarf project, paste project, etc. Great to bend the ear of a like-minded breeder.
@@C3Voyage The seed is F3 from F2 peppers. I only planted a few, so I really didn't have enough plants to get a good feel for the potential. One thing that I can tell you is that all of the peppers that I ate from those plants tasted good. Without a side by side comparison, I can't say for sure that any of them tasted better than either parent. I sometimes end up with multiple projects from the same cross. Another thing I noticed from that cross is that they seemed to be very productive as you would expect. I'll be looking forward to seeing how those do for you.
I have 3 flats of peppers growing, mainly green peppers, jalapeno, banana and chili. I also have 3 peppers I over wintered, ghost, banana and a mystery pepper. Thanks for sharing.
I haven't heard of that one. Thanks for the tip!
I'll be honest, I'm terrible at growing sweet peppers. The only ones that produce anything like a decent sized pepper for me have been Albino Bullnose and Lipstick. Those are the only varieties I'm growing this year, about 14 of each, in hopes that I can get something worth calling a harvest. Fingers crossed! I hope you have a wonderful and productive pepper year as well!
Thanks! Yes, Albino Bullnose is a good dependable producer. Lipstick is a good one too. There a lot of good ones out there. Good luck with your peppers!
My number one is Jimmy Nardello, and number two is Shishito, what a coincidence!
Great mind think alike :)
I'm interested in growing Aconcagua. Right now I'm consuming some unknown sweet peppers from a plant I grew from seeds given to me by a friend. The plant grew to five feet tall and has produced beautiful and great tasting sweet peppers. I saved seeds to grow more plants.
Sounds like you found a good one.
@@MidwestGardener Indeed. I need to grow more plants of it, pronto! I also have plants of cayenne, fish pepper, red habanero, ají dulce of the Carnaval variety developed by the University of Puerto Rico, ají caballero, kalugeritsa pepper and an unknown ají picante plant that I also intend to reproduce soon.
@@marvinortiz9984 Nice! I hope they all do well for you.
Morning friend!
Good morning!
I don't much enjoy peppers, but I'm jealous of your big healthy plants, and substantial production! We can only dream of plants that big and healthy here in Northern BC. We've got several inches of slush out there right now. I don't have a greenhouse, or lights for indoor starting, so I'm just sitting on my seeds and shovels.
What is blistering? From context, it sounds like it means gently frying?
Yes, I'm sure it is quite a challenge to grow peppers in your location. Peppers like it warm, and we go from cold to hot very quickly some years. Blistering is basically cooking the pepper until the skin has some spots that start to look overcooked. It really brings out the flavor. It also turns the pepper from crunchy to much softer in texture.
This year I'm trying a variety called Aji Fantasy White. I have seen a lot of great reviews in regards to taste and productivity. It's not completely 'sweet' but very mild with a 5000-10000 SHU. This is my first year growing so I will have to report back.
Ive never heard of the Jimmy Nardello, but I am definately going to seek that one out
Yep, a report back would be great. If you can get the Jimmy Nardello, it's definitely worth trying.
I usually just grow a traditional bell pepper and the lunchbox peppers my bell peppers rarely get very big, however. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. This year, I overwintered 2 bell and 2 lunchbox peppers so maybe I will have better luck. I will also be trying a few other varieties, including the pepperoncini and a multicolored bell. It will be a fun adventure for sure!
Growing different and new varieties can be a lot of fun. Sometimes you just have to find a variety that works well in your area.
Mama Rosa ,gold rush banana peppers out any kind of bell peppers however some varieties are to thick walled when I seeded my peppers this year I could not. Find my jimmy nardelos there in my seed box somewhere lol my wife has to help me up and down stairs
Hope you find those Jimmy Nardello seeds. Those are a must grow. Hope you have a great growing season!
At my husband's request, I will be growing, or attempt to grow, an unreasonable amount of peppers. I will be following your posts closely. I ferment and freeze, and will probably can some. I wonder what is your favorite way to preserve an over abundance? Thanks for all you do!
You're welcome! An unreasonable amount of peppers sounds right up my alley :) We freeze a lot of what we can't eat fresh. I've been meaning to try canning some though....just haven't gotten around to it. We also occasionally dehydrated some hot peppers too.
Those make great smoked peppers
That sounds great right now.
Etuida from Baker Creek
Thanks for the tip! I'll check it out.
I mostly grow hot peppers. As for sweet, I really like the versatility of bell peppers for cooking, but yields are low. I would like to try the Jimmy Nardello as I have never tasted one. I buy Cubanelle peppers in the supermarket and are good frying peppers but not sure how well they yield so have never planted them.
Yes, if you ever get a chance to try Jimmy Nardello, it's worth a try. There are so many good ones out there.
This is my first year growing jimmy nardello peppers
Nice! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
I hear beaver dam is good
Thanks for the tip. I haven't tried that one.
I grew Shishitos last year for the first time and I think the seeds must have been mixed up or something. They looked just like shishitos but as hot or hotter than my cayennes. They say 1 in 10 has some heat. Well evey single one of these were really hot. I pulled them up and tossed the seeds. The flavor was good for about 5 seconds then look out. Trying Jimmy Nardellos this year. Ive never heard anything bad about them.
Too bad you got so many hot Shishitos. I think you will like Jimmy Nardello. Good luck with them!
Do those out do a Marconi
I think they do for productivity. Not sure on taste. I would have to do a side by side comparison. There are a lot of good ones out there.
Have you tried Big bertha and Gypsy pepper?
I have not.
My garden is quite shady. Any recommendations for which one to try first that can tolerate shade?
Peppers can struggle when they are grown with too much shade. For that reason, I don't really have a good recommendation, because I've never grown them that way.
Very Nice..do you have any Oda seeds to sell , I had a good hookup at NIKITOVKA Seeds until the FEDs but a tarif on Tomato and Pepper seeds, i think it's $39.00 for each ....so sad !!!
Wow, that is a pretty stiff tariff! Sorry, I don't sell any seeds.
yea i had a sweet spot to purchase my seeds, but i did get many many tomato seeds, lettuce and others before all of this took place..but thanks.@@MidwestGardener
Where is a link to buy these seeds?
Matt's peppers had Aconcagua, but I'm not sure about the others. You might have to do a quick google search.
I concur with putting Jimmy Nardello at or near near the top of the list. I prefer them fully ripe but fresh, especially around September when they are both sweet and tangy at the same time (with peppers, tanginess comes primarily from Vitamin C). I've also grown Shishito and Aconcagua (which is huge and productive by weight, but only a little tastier than bell peppers). Corbaci , which I learned about here, is very long and very tasty, with a more complex and "earthy" flavor than Jimmy Nardello, and I am looking forward to your Jimmy Nardello x Corbaci cross this year.
I also enjoy some heatless peppers from other species. From C. Baccatum I've had great productivity from "Aji Delight" and "Aji Fantasy", which take longer to get rolling but both have a wonderful fruity taste. Finally, last year I managed to grow a heatless Tabanero (Tabasco x Habanero). I hope its descendants are as nice as last year's -- sweet, juicy, thick-walled, shaped like a pudgy cayenne; if they are repeatable they could become a new favorite like their hotter cousins already are in my household.
If you get that heatless Tabanero stabilized, I think you will have something there. I hope that Jimmy Nardello x Corbaci cross gives you something to work with. There are so many good ones out there. It's really hard to choose just a few.