I wish I would’ve watched this video earlier. The Brazilian Starfish is the only one I have. I’ll have to get the rest next year. Growing peppers is so addictive.
Wow, how am I only finding you now? Informative and straight to the point. You cover all the information in half the time. And I hope you won't be offended when I say you were the perfect "chill pill" after a long hard day. Your voice is so calming, it's therapeutic. I listened, I learned, and I calm down. I couldn't ask for more. 😊
Thank you for the very kind words, Erica! I know what you mean about getting to the point. I see some videos titles something like "the one thing you need to know about so and so". Then I look and see the video is 15 minutes long. 15 minutes to tell you one thing, lol. Thanks for watching and for the uplifting comment!
Thank you Sir, I started growing peppers during the pandemic in my apartment, now I have about 14 plants and planning getting almost all the ones you mentioned on the list, I love those plants and can't get enough of them.
From mild to spicy hot, a cook can rely on any type of peppers to get the savory outcome a cook wants from a dish. You are growing and producing some of the best flavor enhancers.
Those sugar rush are massive no doubt. Rene made a lot of pepper jelly and have to say it was some of the best! Thanks for showing us your top 5 peppers. Hope you have a great weekend!
Before this video i just grow normal native chili seeds and bell pepper. Deep in my mind I always searched for these type flavorful pepper. I have purchased Aji Mango from ebay after watching this. But I would honored if my favorite garden UA-camr open his own seed shop in ebay so that for authenticity we don't have to worry about . Thank you Sir , you are an inspiration for the gardener .
Thank you for the very kind words! I have thought of selling some of my own seeds, but for now, I don't think I would have the time to manage it. I'm hoping to be able to find someone to do that for me some day.
I love listening to you. Your voice reminds me of my long departed grandpa (no offense on the age). You are very calm, informative, and easy to listen to. I truly appreciate the kind of information you provide because everyone says that hot peppers have a fruity taste, when all that I taste is extreme heat and like a bitter, smokey char. Hearing what a pepper would be good for, and the actual taste is helpful.
Thanks Debbie! I do get comments and comparisons about my voice fairly often. No offense taken on my age. I can't do anything about that or my voice :) There are lots of great peppers out there. I'm not really a hot pepper guys, but I'm learning to appreciate different pepper types and tolerate more heat than I used to. Glad you found the video to be helpful!
i grew the 'brazilian starfish' this past season and it was so prolific! so much more than my other peppers - it had an excellent spicy flavor with some great floral and fruity notes - it made great pickling peppers! i'll have to try out these other peppers you recommend - thanks for the videos!
You're very welcome! I think you just did a much better job of describing the flavor of the Brazilian Starfish than I did. The other ones are just as productive as the B.S., so you are going to have a bunch of peppers :) Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the intel. It’s too late for this season for me but I hope to grow them next year. They are so cute and colourful and I like the fact that they’re not stupidly hot like a million Scoville’s.
Good morning! Those are some beautiful peppers. I'm a little scared of the sugar rush peach, so I'm going to try the sugar rush cream instead. I'm growing lemon drop, cayenne for the deer, santa fe grande, alma paprikas, and poblanos and that's it for hot peppers for us. My youngest likes to eat peppers straight off the bush, so I'm going to grow sweet bananas, corbacis, bells, odas, and a couple other sweet hybrids I've been saving seed from. Your videos on the corbacis got me groiwng those last year and they were amazingly productive. Thank you for the work you do.
Good morning Rose! I've eaten the Corbaci peppers right off the plant myself with my granddaughter, so I can relate to that :) I hope we both have another great pepper year 😀
This is an old video, but it inspired me! I'm looking for more exotic, flavorful peppers, and I just ordered three of these on your recommendation. Thank you!
I so appreciate this video! I'm planning to grow hot peppers next season and I already have some of the seeds you mention here, but I will buy a few others because they all sound interesting. It was especially helpful to learn about their growing habits. I took notes so next year I make sure and plant them right. Thank you so much!
You're welcome, Olya! Some peppers have heat, but not much flavor. With these, you get that burst of flavor before the heat takes over. I grew the Brazilian Starfish again this year, and it is now 6 feet tall.
I just ordered the Sugar Rush Peach hot pepper seeds! Thanks for the review, it helps to see them actually growing and to get an opinion on the flavors. I also ordered the Pumpkin Spice Jalapeno. Decided to go outside of my comfort zone and try something new! Hope you have a great day!
Always enjoy watching your videos and always envious of your vast collection of peppers! I wish I was just brave enough to eat those HOT peppers you grow.
Thanks a bunch :) The Sugar Rush Peach is a good one. I was really surprised by how sweet it was. The name really does fit. But maybe the should change it to Sugar Rush Peach....or wait....Fire.
All five of these are from the Baccatum species, which is no surprise. That species is wonderful and a lot of strains from it grow like these. Just crazy producers with unique flavors. Good choices.
the Aji peppers are getting a lot more attention now that people see they can have tolerable heat plus flavor unlike the superhots which are way too hot for most
Thanks Drew! I hope you can get some of those Sugar Rush Peach seeds. I'm growing Sugar Rush Cream this year. They say it's not as hot, but sweet as candy. Can't wait to try one.
Hi Jim! Those colorful peppers will make for fantastic Instagram pictures - I love the colors. Also, grandma used to have loaded pepper plants. To prevent the peppers from touching the ground, she would take a small branch from a tree that has a little v at the end (so, more like a Y shaped one), stick it in the ground and let the plant rest on it - flip one of the top peppers over the “v”. Fantastic peppers you grow Jim!!!
Thanks Sasha! That was a pretty neat trick your Grandma used to use. My grandparents used to do something similar with their apple trees when they had too many apples on them. If they didn't, the deer would eat all the low hanging ones. They would eat the fallen ones anyway, along with the other critters.
Thanks for sharing your list :) This year did start only Serrano and Jalapeno (Craigs Grande). Never tasted any of them before, as well as Salsa that I am planning to do this year :) I absolutely agree with you about "just hot peppers without any flavor although not many varieties are grown here so next year will try some of these from your list I hope :) Thanks again.
If you try any of these, I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the flavor of them. I know that I was. You can't go too wrong with the old dependable Jalapeno. I usually end up buying a few of those during the winter.
My limit is Anaheims, so I'm a pepper wimp, but these sure are pretty. I'm thinking of growing a few red ornamentals in pots toward the end of the summer to give as Christmas gifts. i keep my house cool (53 degrees F), so I put my seeds in last week. It'll take 3 weeks at my temps for them to germinate, even with a heat mat and T5 bulb an inch from the soil. Winter is half over! -- Wendy
That's a pretty cool idea with the ornamental peppers as gifts. I will probably be planting some peppers about the middle of this month, and some tomatoes toward the end of the month. I already have a few micro tomatoes growing, just to keep me entertained till warmer weather gets here. Things will be gearing up very soon.
This video was very well done and accurately articulated . I have grown 3 of the peppers on this list . Just started the Sugar Rush Peach , The Brazilian Starfish is awesome and I look forward to adding these to my salads this summer , the Hungarian Hot Wax is hot but very flavorful I just now started those as well . Here is one that is not on your list that is DEFINITELY a must grow and must have all the time for me , The MAD HATTER PEPPER much nicer and bigger than the Brazilian Starfish .
@@MidwestGardener Your very much welcome . The season is still young , if you happen to come across the Mad Hatter by some streak of luck, grab if and thank me at harvest .
What I did end up ordering was Buena Mulata , Oda, & Sugar Rush Peach from Baker Creek. All of which I’ve never grown yet. I have limited space with already many hot peppers overwintering in the garden. I actually hope new ones don’t grow as big as Yours, as it would be a conundrum to see where they fit in My small garden. But I do so love making fermented hot sauce & pickled peppers from the garden. Thank You for such interesting & informative videos Friend!😀🌱
I like all of those, so I think you will probably enjoy them too. I never thought of it, but the Sugar Rush Peach might make an interesting pickled pepper. Be sure to let me know how those do for you. Thanks for the kind words 😀
Midwest Gardener , Oh You’re so welcome. It will be a few months at least as I’m still waiting for the seeds to arrive, but I’ll be sure to let You know how it goes in the future. 👍🏻
I will be giving the sugar rush peach a try this year,glad to know it is productive. Have you started any seeds yet? Great video and have a great weekend Jim. 👍🏻🇺🇸
I think you will be pleased with how productive the Sugar Rush Peach is, David. I'll probably start most of my peppers in a week or two. I have a few indoor projects going for my own entertainment, lol. You have a great weekend too!
Sugar Rush Peach are amazing, my only problem is it takes FOREVER for them to ripen. I'm in South Jersey. I use an extensive trellis and train them to be bushy. They produce a lot. Starfish are really good and produce a ton!
I just got into different peppers about a year ago and I ordered some Brazilian starfish seeds and it is hands down my favorite pepper. I can't find another pepper like it. To me slightly hotter than a jalapeno, but the flavor is just amazing.
For those who want a step up in heat level, I highly recommend the Fatalii pepper. It's got a wonderful citrusy flavor that works well in many dishes. It does take a while to finish, 90 days or better, but it's worth the wait.
@@MidwestGardener I'm in 10a so I battle with summer heat. Tried shade cloth last with limited success. I mostly grow in a mix of plastic and fabric containers. Could you possibly share some of your secrets for containers like soil mix or tips? Thanks in advance!
@@gforcekaras I don't really have any secrets. I mostly use soil that I buy, or a mix of used soil, homemade compost, and a little fertilizer if I think it needs it. I do use some fabric grow bags, and I have found that those use a lot more water when it gets really hot.
Nice! The Aji Pineapple was very spice to my taste buds. Some were a little too hot for me. But it is really nice to have peppers that have some actual flavor rather than just heat.
Really love those types. Some of the good hot kinds that have to be tried to understand. The heat on most those is hot but non threatening. Especially away from the seeds. Going to be a unique grow year again. I can feel it. The momentum has me and Angel fixated and distracted like a squirrel that has seen something shiny. LOL The A. Mango/Pineapple are the only 2 I haven't tried but those Ajis are a super good type. Might have mentioned it but got a pod we are going to try seeds from on one called the Aji Crystal. The heat on it is suppose to be way down and would be interesting to try. Hoping it carries the unique flavor of the others and more snackable. All just contenders in our yard 'Thunderdome' to see what makes it though. LOL Those were some powerful plants you had last year. Thanks for the share!
That is well put...."hot kinds that have to be tried to understand." I think you mentioned the Aji Crystal one other time. I'm going to have to check into that one. It does sounds interesting. I know what you mean by a squirrel that saw something shiny.....me too :)
Have you grown the Padrón pepper? I’ve grown nursery Padrón plants in fabric pots. Most were mild with an occasional hot one. I planted a couple Shishito peppers, but they’re rather bland and very small compared to the ones in your Shishito video, so I might try another source for seeds. By the way, what dwarf tomatoes are you going to grow this summer? I’m going to try dwarf tomatoes but need to find a variety that will set fruit in the desert heat. Thanks for the great videos!
I haven't grown that one, but I will have to check into it. Thanks for the tip, I'm always looking for new types to try. I'm growing several types of dwarf tomatoes next year. A few of them will be Sleeping Lady, Rosella Purple, and Dwarf Purple Heart. I'm not sure how any of them will do in the heat though.
Those with a lower tolerance can use peppers like this is a stew or spaghetti sauce etc by keeping the pepper whole and unbroken and checking the heat level frequently. Perhaps wrapping it up in cheese cloth will help to keep the pepper whole.
@@MidwestGardener may i ask you for something? im looking for rare or special flavours, guess just like you.. what except lemon, peach and chocolate did you find? i bought me a 7pot bubblegum but its so hot i cant taste anything lol.. maybe i need to backcross it with a milder one with no taste.. i really dont know, i really want a special flavour to cross some aji charapitas with..
@@felixmikolai7375 Well, I'm growing Sugar Rush Cream this year. I hear that it is extra sweet, but it will be a while before I know exactly how that ones tastes. From my limited experience, most of the Aji peppers have more taste than many other peppers that I've tried. Most peppers have heat with little flavor.
Do you sell seeds? I would love to try the Aji Pineapple and Aji Mango. I didn’t have good luck with the sugar rush peach last year. They were prolific but never ripened. I live in the KCMO area and know of another grower, in Olathe that had the same issue. They stayed green, sometimes a sick cream color but never peach. By the time they were cream colored the inside would be rotten. I had great success with the lemon drop peppers and they are my favorite now. They make delicious popper dip and are really good pickled. I also loved growing Aji Charapita. One tiny little pearl in a bowl of chili is so tasty! Thank you for the review.
Sorry but I don't sell seeds. I know that Baker Creek used to sell Aji Pineapple. You probably had a spring there like we had here. It was so wet and cool that it threw all of our garden about a month behind. That pepper dip sounds pretty good.
Midwest Gardener the sugar rush peach peppers I grew came also from Baker Creek. I gave the extras away. Might try again with seeds from another source. We did have that kind of spring last year. But all the other peppers I grew did great.
Looks like a great harvest. Do you seed save? I’m looking for some new peppers for next year. I grew 16 kinds of peppers this year. A little of everything. I got three on your list. Great vid. Much love from kc
Hey boss i love the video been needing to expand past caynenne and sirracha . I have cats so i wouldn't grow them where do you think i could find these
There are lots of places that sell them. A quick google search should find a bunch. I know Baker Creek has a couple, but I can't remember for sure where I got the rest.
Very good top ,5 list video but the only pepper I fine is under rated in heat scale is the lemon drop I fine it around 150 thousand to 170 on the heat scale
I think I might like to try the sugar rush Peach. I don't know if I should though. Nobody else in my family really likes heat and I don't if it gets too hot.
I'm thinking that the Sugar Rush Peach might be hotter than you would like. Once in a while if I stay out of the seeds, they aren't too bad, but if you get any seeds they are pretty hot compared to a Jalapeno.
Jim, do you think there could of been any cross pollination with the peppers and would it be possible for your sweet peppers to gain any heat from that happening? Great video. Thanks!
Yes, I've had peppers cross in my garden before. You won't even know it happened until you save the seeds and grow them the next year. Then you will notice because they will look different than the mother plant. Hot peppers could me milder, and sweet peppers could be hot. That is what happened with my Oda hybrids. The seeds came from an Oda pepper, but they are hot instead of sweet.
@@MidwestGardener I ended up getting all of them. I hope I am successful at getting them to grow! Loved your recommendations! At the end of the year I’ll let you know how it went - hopefully!
I usually top most of my pepper plants. I'm not sure the Aji pepper would really need it though, because they really bush out well. I'm going to keep that pepper jelly in mind.....thanks!
In that photo there were two different types of purple pepper. One was Oda, which is a very dependable sweet pepper in our garden. The other was Buena Mulata, which is a hot pepper.
Tbh i prefer anuum type peppers, the hot chili pepper flavor without other complexities i dont like. For some reason the peppers that people often describe as "smokey, fruity and floral" smell like body odor and something rotten but that taste is mild enough and mostly overpowered by heat so i can still use them in cooking, i guess its one of those things like how some people don't like certain herbs
Yep, I think it's just a personal preference type of thing. Some of the peppers with interesting taste to me are just too hot except for use for cooking. In my breeding projects, I use mostly annuum peppers.
It's just a shame I couldn't buy a brazillian starfish in the philippines, and while i could buy internationally the costs pile up due to having to secure international shipping plus permits from the government including a phytosanitary permit. I also wanted to get an aji mango, and a local supplier had that but they were sold out. Got some aji lemon seeds though, and I hope they sprout.
I grew the sugar rush peach and love it. Its now half my garden.
Thanks for sharing that. Sounds like you really love it a lot.
This felt like watching a well narrated nature documentary about peppers
I'm hoping that's a good thing.....thanks :)
@@MidwestGardener yes it is sir
@@alonelylokimain3710 Thanks a bunch! Much appreciated!
I wish I would’ve watched this video earlier. The Brazilian Starfish is the only one I have. I’ll have to get the rest next year. Growing peppers is so addictive.
I'm with you on that, Matt. I have to grow a few new ones each year. A keeper for me this year is Aji Rico. It's a hybrid though.
They look so pretty, hoping to try these next year
TS Tangerine (Tony Sherwood) is a tad hot, but great flavour & Khangstaar Starrscream Chocolate is worth trying too.🙂
That is a fantastic list! I love every variety you listed.
Thanks! They all really surprised me with their taste.
@@MidwestGardener when Khang likes your pepper video, you've done a good job.
@@tbillyjoeroth I know....that's something to brag about for sure :)
Your video is literally my entire pepper garden this Summer. I am SO excited for them to get to their final color and flavor profile.
Nice! I see a flavorful and spicy summer in your future 😀
Wow, how am I only finding you now? Informative and straight to the point. You cover all the information in half the time. And I hope you won't be offended when I say you were the perfect "chill pill" after a long hard day. Your voice is so calming, it's therapeutic. I listened, I learned, and I calm down. I couldn't ask for more. 😊
Thank you for the very kind words, Erica! I know what you mean about getting to the point. I see some videos titles something like "the one thing you need to know about so and so". Then I look and see the video is 15 minutes long. 15 minutes to tell you one thing, lol. Thanks for watching and for the uplifting comment!
Thank you Sir, I started growing peppers during the pandemic in my apartment, now I have about 14 plants and planning getting almost all the ones you mentioned on the list, I love those plants and can't get enough of them.
You're welcome! Keep in mind that all of these peppers get very large and take up a lot of room.
@@MidwestGardener Thanks for the heads up, I will plan accordingly
@@mustang19ms You're welcome!
From mild to spicy hot, a cook can rely on any type of peppers to get the savory outcome a cook wants from a dish. You are growing and producing some of the best flavor enhancers.
Yep, the skill of the cook makes a big difference. Some of these can really surprise a person the first time you try them.
What a very cool list of peppers 🌶
Thanks!
Those sugar rush are massive no doubt. Rene made a lot of pepper jelly and have to say it was some of the best! Thanks for showing us your top 5 peppers. Hope you have a great weekend!
I remember you telling my how good that pepper jelly was. I'm going to have to give that a try one of these days. You have a great weekend too!
This is a beautifully-done video that provides a wealth of direct and visual info. Thank you for creating it. Now a subscriber.
Thank you very much for the kind words and for subscribing! I really do appreciate it!
a very useful video; can't figure out why not more viewers
This feels like a movie voice-over, with the music and all.. great voice!
Thanks! I appreciate that!
Before this video i just grow normal native chili seeds and bell pepper.
Deep in my mind I always searched for these type flavorful pepper.
I have purchased Aji Mango from ebay after watching this.
But I would honored if my favorite garden UA-camr open his own seed shop in ebay so that for authenticity we don't have to worry about .
Thank you Sir , you are an inspiration for the gardener .
Thank you for the very kind words! I have thought of selling some of my own seeds, but for now, I don't think I would have the time to manage it. I'm hoping to be able to find someone to do that for me some day.
@@MidwestGardener
Thank you so much Sir for your replied.
May God bless you .
Hope we can see you soon in ebay.
Good morning Jim. Interesting information about the peppers. Thanks. Have a great weekend. Best Wishes Bob.
Good morning Bob. Thanks! You have a great weekend too!
I love listening to you. Your voice reminds me of my long departed grandpa (no offense on the age). You are very calm, informative, and easy to listen to. I truly appreciate the kind of information you provide because everyone says that hot peppers have a fruity taste, when all that I taste is extreme heat and like a bitter, smokey char. Hearing what a pepper would be good for, and the actual taste is helpful.
Thanks Debbie! I do get comments and comparisons about my voice fairly often. No offense taken on my age. I can't do anything about that or my voice :) There are lots of great peppers out there. I'm not really a hot pepper guys, but I'm learning to appreciate different pepper types and tolerate more heat than I used to. Glad you found the video to be helpful!
Your voice reminds me of Steve Stockton, who has a YT channel about missing persons cases. Very soothing to listen to.
Thank! I've been compared to a lot of different people, but that ones a first.
What an absolutely lovely video. Could see myself falling asleep to that music with that voice overlay! Great peppers, great video :) keep it up!
Thanks a bunch, Cameron! Much appreciated!
i grew the 'brazilian starfish' this past season and it was so prolific! so much more than my other peppers - it had an excellent spicy flavor with some great floral and fruity notes - it made great pickling peppers!
i'll have to try out these other peppers you recommend - thanks for the videos!
You're very welcome! I think you just did a much better job of describing the flavor of the Brazilian Starfish than I did. The other ones are just as productive as the B.S., so you are going to have a bunch of peppers :) Thanks for watching!
Did you have to send away for the starfish seeds ?. I doubt I’d ever see that strain where I am.
@@trappenweisseguy27 i ordered them off of 'baker creek seeds'. looks like they are still in stock!
Thank you for the intel. It’s too late for this season for me but I hope to grow them next year. They are so cute and colourful and I like the fact that they’re not stupidly hot like a million Scoville’s.
@@trappenweisseguy27 sounds good! hope your garden thrives this year, cheers
I grew about 60 different peppers and never heard about them till now. Will give it a try this year. Thank you for great video.
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy growing them as much as we did.
Your voice makes me want to grow peppers even more. It's like meditation. ;)
Thanks David! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Brasilian Starfish is my favorite. It has incredible citrus notes. Now I'm on the hunt for some other flavorful hot peppers to add to my garden.
That's a good one. They get pretty tall here with a little support.
Lovely garden and assortment of peppers. Great list, super pods! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for take a look at the peppers, Kort! Much appreciated.
Good morning! Those are some beautiful peppers. I'm a little scared of the sugar rush peach, so I'm going to try the sugar rush cream instead. I'm growing lemon drop, cayenne for the deer, santa fe grande, alma paprikas, and poblanos and that's it for hot peppers for us. My youngest likes to eat peppers straight off the bush, so I'm going to grow sweet bananas, corbacis, bells, odas, and a couple other sweet hybrids I've been saving seed from. Your videos on the corbacis got me groiwng those last year and they were amazingly productive. Thank you for the work you do.
Good morning Rose! I've eaten the Corbaci peppers right off the plant myself with my granddaughter, so I can relate to that :) I hope we both have another great pepper year 😀
This is an old video, but it inspired me! I'm looking for more exotic, flavorful peppers, and I just ordered three of these on your recommendation. Thank you!
You're welcome! I'm glad the video was helpful!
I so appreciate this video! I'm planning to grow hot peppers next season and I already have some of the seeds you mention here, but I will buy a few others because they all sound interesting. It was especially helpful to learn about their growing habits. I took notes so next year I make sure and plant them right. Thank you so much!
You're welcome, Olya! Some peppers have heat, but not much flavor. With these, you get that burst of flavor before the heat takes over. I grew the Brazilian Starfish again this year, and it is now 6 feet tall.
Terrific looking Gardens! Very informative Thank you.
Thank you very much!
Gonna come back to this video when I have trouble sleeping
Yep, my voice does affect some folks that way, I've heard.
I just ordered the Sugar Rush Peach hot pepper seeds! Thanks for the review, it helps to see them actually growing and to get an opinion on the flavors. I also ordered the Pumpkin Spice Jalapeno. Decided to go outside of my comfort zone and try something new! Hope you have a great day!
Nice! Expect to get a bunch of them. That is one thing about the Sugar Rush Peach....they are very productive. You have a great day too!
Always enjoy watching your videos and always envious of your vast collection of peppers! I wish I was just brave enough to eat those HOT peppers you grow.
Thanks Rob! All of these produce so many peppers that I ended up sharing most of them with others. But I like doing that too.
This video is beautiful! Love it! Those peppers were so good! I'll have to grow the sugar rush peach 🍑 next year. We loved that one!
Thanks a bunch :) The Sugar Rush Peach is a good one. I was really surprised by how sweet it was. The name really does fit. But maybe the should change it to Sugar Rush Peach....or wait....Fire.
@@MidwestGardener haha! Yes! I like that! And I like 🔥!
Aji Pineapple and Starfish are amazing!!! I'm growing Sugar Rush peach this year. Can't wait to see what we can do with them. 🌶️
I think you will see that they live up to their name. That is the first thing I noticed....how sweet they were before the heat hit.
Just subscribed!!! Thank you for the info. I have the starfish and yes on first bite youll get sweetness then followed by spiciness
Thanks for subscribing! I really do appreciate it! I can't wait to get some plants in the ground.
I am growing the Aji Pineapple this year, really looking forward to trying them.
I think you should enjoy growing it. I was surprised by how big the plant got and by how many peppers it had on it.
All five of these are from the Baccatum species, which is no surprise. That species is wonderful and a lot of strains from it grow like these. Just crazy producers with unique flavors. Good choices.
Thanks! Yep, they are hard to beat.
the Aji peppers are getting a lot more attention now that people see they can have tolerable heat plus flavor unlike the superhots which are way too hot for most
Awesome list! I definitely want to get my hands on some sugar rush peach seeds! Can never find them.
Thanks Drew! I hope you can get some of those Sugar Rush Peach seeds. I'm growing Sugar Rush Cream this year. They say it's not as hot, but sweet as candy. Can't wait to try one.
Hi Jim! Those colorful peppers will make for fantastic Instagram pictures - I love the colors. Also, grandma used to have loaded pepper plants. To prevent the peppers from touching the ground, she would take a small branch from a tree that has a little v at the end (so, more like a Y shaped one), stick it in the ground and let the plant rest on it - flip one of the top peppers over the “v”. Fantastic peppers you grow Jim!!!
Thanks Sasha! That was a pretty neat trick your Grandma used to use. My grandparents used to do something similar with their apple trees when they had too many apples on them. If they didn't, the deer would eat all the low hanging ones. They would eat the fallen ones anyway, along with the other critters.
Great video...great quality and information provided ....thoroughly enjoyed it ...thanks
I'm really glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me know!
Thanks for sharing your list :) This year did start only Serrano and Jalapeno (Craigs Grande). Never tasted any of them before, as well as Salsa that I am planning to do this year :) I absolutely agree with you about "just hot peppers without any flavor although not many varieties are grown here so next year will try some of these from your list I hope :) Thanks again.
If you try any of these, I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the flavor of them. I know that I was. You can't go too wrong with the old dependable Jalapeno. I usually end up buying a few of those during the winter.
@@MidwestGardener I will sure try them out, thank you so much!
@@ManageMNZ You're welcome!
My limit is Anaheims, so I'm a pepper wimp, but these sure are pretty. I'm thinking of growing a few red ornamentals in pots toward the end of the summer to give as Christmas gifts. i keep my house cool (53 degrees F), so I put my seeds in last week. It'll take 3 weeks at my temps for them to germinate, even with a heat mat and T5 bulb an inch from the soil. Winter is half over! -- Wendy
That's a pretty cool idea with the ornamental peppers as gifts. I will probably be planting some peppers about the middle of this month, and some tomatoes toward the end of the month. I already have a few micro tomatoes growing, just to keep me entertained till warmer weather gets here. Things will be gearing up very soon.
This video was very well done and accurately articulated . I have grown 3 of the peppers on this list . Just started the Sugar Rush Peach , The Brazilian Starfish is awesome and I look forward to adding these to my salads this summer , the Hungarian Hot Wax is hot but very flavorful I just now started those as well .
Here is one that is not on your list that is DEFINITELY a must grow and must have all the time for me , The MAD HATTER PEPPER much nicer and bigger than the Brazilian Starfish .
Thanks for the tip on the Mad Hatter! I will keep that one in mind for the future. I'm committed to what I have growing for this year.
@@MidwestGardener Your very much welcome . The season is still young , if you happen to come across the Mad Hatter by some streak of luck, grab if and thank me at harvest .
What I did end up ordering was Buena Mulata , Oda, & Sugar Rush Peach from Baker Creek. All of which I’ve never grown yet. I have limited space with already many hot peppers overwintering in the garden. I actually hope new ones don’t grow as big as Yours, as it would be a conundrum to see where they fit in My small garden. But I do so love making fermented hot sauce & pickled peppers from the garden. Thank You for such interesting & informative videos Friend!😀🌱
I like all of those, so I think you will probably enjoy them too. I never thought of it, but the Sugar Rush Peach might make an interesting pickled pepper. Be sure to let me know how those do for you. Thanks for the kind words 😀
Midwest Gardener , Oh You’re so welcome. It will be a few months at least as I’m still waiting for the seeds to arrive, but I’ll be sure to let You know how it goes in the future. 👍🏻
Oh forgot to say that I love pickled peppers the most on sandwiches ( gives a burst of heat & flavor).
Thanks for that tip! I never thought of using them that way. I will have to keep that in mind this year.
Great run down buddy!! I'd love to try them all:))
Thanks! I don't know where you're going to put them with all of that great stuff you grow already :)
I will be giving the sugar rush peach a try this year,glad to know it is productive. Have you started any seeds yet? Great video and have a great weekend Jim. 👍🏻🇺🇸
I think you will be pleased with how productive the Sugar Rush Peach is, David. I'll probably start most of my peppers in a week or two. I have a few indoor projects going for my own entertainment, lol. You have a great weekend too!
Sugar Rush Peach are amazing, my only problem is it takes FOREVER for them to ripen.
I'm in South Jersey.
I use an extensive trellis and train them to be bushy. They produce a lot.
Starfish are really good and produce a ton!
Good point, yes, it does take a while for them to ripen. Like you said....they do produce a lot.
I just got into different peppers about a year ago and I ordered some Brazilian starfish seeds and it is hands down my favorite pepper. I can't find another pepper like it. To me slightly hotter than a jalapeno, but the flavor is just amazing.
I agree. Their taste is very good. And they are sooo productive.
For those who want a step up in heat level, I highly recommend the Fatalii pepper. It's got a wonderful citrusy flavor that works well in many dishes. It does take a while to finish, 90 days or better, but it's worth the wait.
Thanks for the tip!
Anyone else getting "Wario Ware smooth moves" instructor vibes? I love it. This whole video is cerebral.
Thanks for watching, Isaac!
Massive plants! Must be the area or great gardening skills! I need to move to the Midwest...
Thank you! Maybe a little of both. I just try to stay out of Mother Nature's way. The Midwest kind of grows on you after a while :)
@@MidwestGardener I'm in 10a so I battle with summer heat. Tried shade cloth last with limited success. I mostly grow in a mix of plastic and fabric containers. Could you possibly share some of your secrets for containers like soil mix or tips? Thanks in advance!
@@gforcekaras I don't really have any secrets. I mostly use soil that I buy, or a mix of used soil, homemade compost, and a little fertilizer if I think it needs it. I do use some fabric grow bags, and I have found that those use a lot more water when it gets really hot.
I agree I have the
1. Brazilian Starfish
2. Sugar Rush Peach
3. Aji Mango don't have yet
4. Aji Pineapple don't have yet
5. Aji Lemon Drop
I tried the Aji Rico this year. It's a hybrid though. It's mildly hot compared to this list.
this was such a soothing video
Thank you!
And funny enough I just ordered some aji mango and pineapple so I'm excited for those too
Nice! The Aji Pineapple was very spice to my taste buds. Some were a little too hot for me. But it is really nice to have peppers that have some actual flavor rather than just heat.
Great review friend! They all sound tasty, but the spicy ones peek my interest a bit more. They all also looked so pretty ! 😊
Thanks a bunch! I don't think you could go wrong with any of these :)
Really love those types. Some of the good hot kinds that have to be tried to understand. The heat on most those is hot but non threatening. Especially away from the seeds. Going to be a unique grow year again. I can feel it. The momentum has me and Angel fixated and distracted like a squirrel that has seen something shiny. LOL The A. Mango/Pineapple are the only 2 I haven't tried but those Ajis are a super good type. Might have mentioned it but got a pod we are going to try seeds from on one called the Aji Crystal. The heat on it is suppose to be way down and would be interesting to try. Hoping it carries the unique flavor of the others and more snackable. All just contenders in our yard 'Thunderdome' to see what makes it though. LOL Those were some powerful plants you had last year. Thanks for the share!
That is well put...."hot kinds that have to be tried to understand." I think you mentioned the Aji Crystal one other time. I'm going to have to check into that one. It does sounds interesting. I know what you mean by a squirrel that saw something shiny.....me too :)
Great video! Potting up pepper seedlings as I watched your video!
Thanks! Yes, it's that time of year again. I hope you have a great pepper year!
Have you grown the Padrón pepper? I’ve grown nursery Padrón plants in fabric pots. Most were mild with an occasional hot one. I planted a couple Shishito peppers, but they’re rather bland and very small compared to the ones in your Shishito video, so I might try another source for seeds. By the way, what dwarf tomatoes are you going to grow this summer? I’m going to try dwarf tomatoes but need to find a variety that will set fruit in the desert heat. Thanks for the great videos!
I haven't grown that one, but I will have to check into it. Thanks for the tip, I'm always looking for new types to try. I'm growing several types of dwarf tomatoes next year. A few of them will be Sleeping Lady, Rosella Purple, and Dwarf Purple Heart. I'm not sure how any of them will do in the heat though.
@@MidwestGardener Are you going to plant Tasmanian Chocolate again? Cheers!
@@archstanton9703 Yes, I plan to right now.
@@MidwestGardener If seeds are available, I might give it a try.
@@archstanton9703 I hope you can find them. I think it is one that is worth trying.
Another great video 👍
Thanks Vicki!
Those with a lower tolerance can use peppers like this is a stew or spaghetti sauce etc by keeping the pepper whole and unbroken and checking the heat level frequently. Perhaps wrapping it up in cheese cloth will help to keep the pepper whole.
Great tip! My sister and brother in law loved using the sugar rush peach in chili.
This made me so hungry!
I know what you mean.
So that's what John Hammond has been doing since Jurassic Parc. Growing peppers and talking about them.
Yep.
Sugar rush peach makes AMAZING chili.
That's what my brother in law says. I can kind of imagine what it tastes like though.
Wanted to buy em all anyway but thanks for ur suggestions
You're welcome, Felix! Thanks for watching!
@@MidwestGardener may i ask you for something? im looking for rare or special flavours, guess just like you.. what except lemon, peach and chocolate did you find? i bought me a 7pot bubblegum but its so hot i cant taste anything lol.. maybe i need to backcross it with a milder one with no taste.. i really dont know, i really want a special flavour to cross some aji charapitas with..
@@felixmikolai7375 Well, I'm growing Sugar Rush Cream this year. I hear that it is extra sweet, but it will be a while before I know exactly how that ones tastes. From my limited experience, most of the Aji peppers have more taste than many other peppers that I've tried. Most peppers have heat with little flavor.
@@MidwestGardener yea the small berrys are very fruity, hmm have to think more about it! thank you once more :) have a nice day sir
@@felixmikolai7375 Thanks. You have a nice day too.
Wow beautiful peppers I will definitely try to grow all of them.I am growing a HOTTTT chilly and a not so hot bell pepper 😀
Thanks! I hope you enjoy them if you give them a try.
I will defiantly enjoy them😁thanks 😀
Do you sell seeds? I would love to try the Aji Pineapple and Aji Mango. I didn’t have good luck with the sugar rush peach last year. They were prolific but never ripened. I live in the KCMO area and know of another grower, in Olathe that had the same issue. They stayed green, sometimes a sick cream color but never peach. By the time they were cream colored the inside would be rotten. I had great success with the lemon drop peppers and they are my favorite now. They make delicious popper dip and are really good pickled. I also loved growing Aji Charapita. One tiny little pearl in a bowl of chili is so tasty! Thank you for the review.
Sorry but I don't sell seeds. I know that Baker Creek used to sell Aji Pineapple. You probably had a spring there like we had here. It was so wet and cool that it threw all of our garden about a month behind. That pepper dip sounds pretty good.
Midwest Gardener the sugar rush peach peppers I grew came also from Baker Creek. I gave the extras away. Might try again with seeds from another source. We did have that kind of spring last year. But all the other peppers I grew did great.
We lost almost a whole month of growing time here. I hope we both have a better start this year.
Looks like a great harvest. Do you seed save? I’m looking for some new peppers for next year. I grew 16 kinds of peppers this year. A little of everything. I got three on your list. Great vid. Much love from kc
Thanks Jack! Yes, I do save seeds, but I don't swap seeds very often. I have quite a few viewers who live in KC.
Hey boss i love the video been needing to expand past caynenne and sirracha . I have cats so i wouldn't grow them where do you think i could find these
There are lots of places that sell them. A quick google search should find a bunch. I know Baker Creek has a couple, but I can't remember for sure where I got the rest.
These sound delicious 😋😋😋. New friend Ruthie
Thanks Ruthie! They have amazing flavor, but some of them do pack plenty of heat!
numex suave orange have the best taste! 👌
Thanks for the tip, Steve!
Very good top ,5 list video but the only pepper I fine is under rated in heat scale is the lemon drop I fine it around 150 thousand to 170 on the heat scale
Interesting. I had a similar experience with Aji Pineapple. They seemed to be a lot hotter than I've read.
@@MidwestGardener yes pineapple and Mango is better to my experience then the lemon drop
@@gregragincajun7968 Thanks for sharing your experience with them.
Just what I was looking for. I hate peppers that are all heat. I'm looking to grow some specifically so I can make some good fermented hot sauce.
I think you will enjoy these. Good luck with your hot sauce!
I think I might like to try the sugar rush Peach. I don't know if I should though. Nobody else in my family really likes heat and I don't if it gets too hot.
I'm thinking that the Sugar Rush Peach might be hotter than you would like. Once in a while if I stay out of the seeds, they aren't too bad, but if you get any seeds they are pretty hot compared to a Jalapeno.
@@MidwestGardener thank you Jim
@@EricWhiteChooseGod1st You're welcome Eric.
What happens to your pepper plants when the snow comes back?
They die.
@@MidwestGardener Oh, I see. So, you plant new pepper plants every Spring?
@@yannip2083 Yes I do.
@@yannip2083 I actually plant them indoors in February, then I transplant after danger of frost has past.
Jim, do you think there could of been any cross pollination with the peppers and would it be possible for your sweet peppers to gain any heat from that happening? Great video. Thanks!
Yes, I've had peppers cross in my garden before. You won't even know it happened until you save the seeds and grow them the next year. Then you will notice because they will look different than the mother plant. Hot peppers could me milder, and sweet peppers could be hot. That is what happened with my Oda hybrids. The seeds came from an Oda pepper, but they are hot instead of sweet.
I need all of these lol
I understand :)
@@MidwestGardener I ended up getting all of them. I hope I am successful at getting them to grow! Loved your recommendations! At the end of the year I’ll let you know how it went - hopefully!
Thanks Sara! That would be interesting to hear how they do for you.
I grew Sugar Rush Peach last season. It made great pepper jelly. Question do you top you hot or sweet pepper plants?
I usually top most of my pepper plants. I'm not sure the Aji pepper would really need it though, because they really bush out well. I'm going to keep that pepper jelly in mind.....thanks!
Have you tried Mata Frade or Aji Charapita?
I haven't tried either of those, but I do have a small Aji Charapita seedling started if I can find a place to put it.
Do you know which pepper variety is used to produce the paprika powder sold in most grocery stores in the US? Thanks
I think it's made from pimento peppers, but it can be made for other types too.
I wish my stomach still tolerated hot peppers, but that was many years ago. They are intriguing but I must stay with the sweet ones anymore.
I understand. There are a lot of good sweet peppers too.
What scoville thai chilies have? How can we measured it?
I'm not sure how they 'measure it, but I think thai chilies are about 100K.
@@MidwestGardener nice...lower than 100k i can eat them. Thank you
@@sunmoonrise OK, thanks. I would just do an internet search.
I’m trying to gear up for spring, what was the purple ones at the end?
In that photo there were two different types of purple pepper. One was Oda, which is a very dependable sweet pepper in our garden. The other was Buena Mulata, which is a hot pepper.
@@MidwestGardener oh awesome thanks
@@highhat5229 You're welcome!
Would you please manage some seeds of these rare varieties of chilli🌶️?
I'm not growing any of these this year. Sorry.
I wonder if I could grow these peppers in southern california
I would say it's worth a try.
@@MidwestGardener That's what australia said about the cane toad
@@Conanchicken Very true.
Tbh i prefer anuum type peppers, the hot chili pepper flavor without other complexities i dont like. For some reason the peppers that people often describe as "smokey, fruity and floral" smell like body odor and something rotten but that taste is mild enough and mostly overpowered by heat so i can still use them in cooking, i guess its one of those things like how some people don't like certain herbs
Yep, I think it's just a personal preference type of thing. Some of the peppers with interesting taste to me are just too hot except for use for cooking. In my breeding projects, I use mostly annuum peppers.
It's just a shame I couldn't buy a brazillian starfish in the philippines, and while i could buy internationally the costs pile up due to having to secure international shipping plus permits from the government including a phytosanitary permit.
I also wanted to get an aji mango, and a local supplier had that but they were sold out. Got some aji lemon seeds though, and I hope they sprout.
Good luck with your Aji Lemon seeds! Any of the Aji type peppers are a good choice in my opinion. They are hot, but they do have great flavor.
What do you do to your garden to keep animals out of it?
We have a board fence around the backyard, but lately, we have had trouble with animals still getting in.
@@MidwestGardener I use a kind of spray around the perimeter of my garden, and it smells terrible XD.
@@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101 As long as it works, that's the main thing.
Top your pepper plans.
I do top them when they are smaller.
Please give me seeds
I don't have any for these peppers.
A hot pepper is uninteresting without flavor. Thanks for sharing!
I totally agree with that. So many hot peppers are just heat and nothing more.
@@MidwestGardener yep, sound and fury signifying nothing 🙌
Have you heard of this and have you ever grown it? When I saw this, I thought of you.
Not sure what you are referring to.
Please
If you are looking for seeds, I don't sell or give away seeds.
Can all you Americans please stop calling chillies peppers ? Thanks.
We will do that if you guys stop calling peppers chillies :)
Scotch Bonnet is Beautiful with wonderful exotic fruity flavor
Thanks for the tip!