As of today, we are planting seventeen types of seasoning peppers, fifteen types of sweet peppers and thirteen varieties of hot peppers. All planted in a backyard suburban garden utilizing high intensity spacing.
All seeds grown in the high wind prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Growing Days approximately 135.
Sweet Peppers
Dolce di Minervino – Artisan Seeds
Manganji – Tradewinds Fruit Company
Habanada – Baker Creek
Ajvarski (3rd and last year to try) – Baker Creek
Quadrato d’Asti Rosso – Baker Creek
Corbaci – Baker Creek
Melrose – Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Cupid Sweet – Johnny Seeds
Escamillo – Johnny Seeds
Lunchbox Orange – Johnny Seeds
Yellow Green Monster – Baker Creek
Spanish Mammoth (Doux D’Espagne) – Baker Creek
Corno di Toro Mix – Urban Farmer
Giant Sweet Devils Horn – Bunny Hop Seeds
Giant Aconcagua – Trade Winds Fruit
Jimmy Nardello – Baker Creek
Marconi – Pinetree Seeds
Seasoning Peppers
Biquinho Yellow – Fatalii
Tobago Seasoning – Baker Creek
Cubanelle – Urband Farmer
Aji Dulce #2 – Tradewinds Fruit Company
Aji Rosita – Tradewinds Fruit Company
Criolla De Cocina – Baker Creek
Mad Hatter – Etsy
Arroz Con Pollo – Etsy
Sweet Bonnet – Tradewinds Fruit Company
Aji Cachucha Purple Splotched – Bohica Pepper Hut and Renaissance Seeds of Love
Shishito – Renaissance Seeds of Love
Aji Colorado – Tradewinds Fruit Company
Pasilla Bajio – Tradewinds Fruit Company
De Arbol – Tradewinds Fruit Company
Hot Peppers
Thai – Tradewinds Fruit Company
Scotch Bonnet Red – 86 Peppers
Lemon Habanero – Tradewinds Fruit Company
Peruvian Purple – Fatalii
Monster Gum Peach Leopard – Renaissance Seeds of Love
Sugar Rush Stripey – Fatalii
Sugar Rush Peach – Baker Creek
Buena Mulata – Baker Creek
Hot Mix (mostly Cayenne) – Urban Farmer
Tequila Sunrise – Etsy
Aleppo – Artisan Seeds
Fish Pepper – Friend
Prairie Spice – Friend
Growing Peppers Up North
Just a few growing notes. I have a garden calendar when I make all my notes and reminders. When to plant, when to fertilize and this time of year, how many days left until the approximate plant out date. I plant my pepper seeds inside 70 days before the approximate plant out date. Generally, the plant out day is mid-May. I am flexible and keep an eye on the ten day forecast.
I have used all different types of growing mediums to start my seeds. Coir, Jiffy peat pots, Miracle Grow, cheap potting soil, a vermiculite mix, special seed starting soil. They all start seeds just fine. All the pots are individually tagged and put into an underbed storage bin for easy transport and bottom watering.
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Links to Seed Companies Listed Above
https://store.growartisan.com/
https://heritageseedmarket.com/
https://www.tradewindsfruit.com/
https://www.southernexposure.com/
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