Dave,I am having a terrible time trying to dry my ripe ’Bhut Jolokia’ pepper pods and have them look respectable! I have tried drying them in the sun, whole, whole with razor blade cut along their length on opposite sides, whole with both ends cut off to let air flow through, and whole, split in half with the interior laid …
Jolokia Differences
Hi Dave,I have always read that the ’Bhut Jolokia’, the ’Bih Jolokia’, and the ’Naga Morich’ are all the same peppers only from different regions. Since I am growing them all side by side I am noticing some interesting differences. Just for varification I purchased my ’Bhut Jolokia’ seeds from the Chile Pepper institute, the ’Naga Morich’ from TheChiliMan.org and …
Mild Habaneros
Dear Dave, I found this on Wikipedia. Sacrilege I say. "Researchers in Texas have recently created a mild version of the habanero pepper which retains the aroma and flavor of the traditional habanero pepper. The milder version was obtained by crossing the Yucatan habanero pepper with a heatless habanero from Bolivia over several generations. These mild habaneros are expected to …
Harvesting Habaneros for Pickling
Hi Dave:I’m growing habaneros for the first time, with 2 plants that are producing very nicely. I want to pickle the habaneros, so I have a couple of questions for you:1. Both plants have some peppers that have already ripened while others are just starting to ripen or are still green. Is it okay to leave the already-ripe peppers on …
Habaneros Won’t Turn Red
Hi Dave,We have 6 habanero plants in our garden. When they ripen the fruit only turns orange. I was wanting to know why they will not turn red, all the other habaneo plants I have seen have red fruit. Thank you.Melanie Hello Melanie:Habaneros have two mature colors, orange or red, depending on variety. Obviously, you are growing the orange variety …