Gardening Hot Peppers and more! | baus grows

Letter Z of the Alphabet of Heat This is a chocolate variety of the brutally hot Zing pepper. This is one of the very hottest things I have ever eaten. This is so spicy I get the sweats just thinking about it. INSANE amounts of spice, a flavor thats…well…who knows,…

Letter Y of the Alphabet of Heat OK maybe I cheated a little using the “yellow” prefix as the Y pepper for this series, but its worth it. The Yellow DingDong is an amazingly flavorful pepper that puts on a TON of fruit. Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter X of the Alphabet of Heat Mutant peppers are amazing little genetic freaks that produce long spindly leaves instead of traditional broad leaves. They tend to stay more compact, and put on small fruit that are often seedless. Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter W of the Alphabet of Heat These little balls of fire pack a real kick, and they are not shy about it! Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter V of the Alphabet of Heat A pepper very similar to the elephant pepper from letter E. These are heavily corked and a pleasure to eat. Great for making a slightly spicy paprika! Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter U of the Alphabet of Heat A delicious, low-heat pepper that has an incredible shape! These are similar to a bishops hat pepper, but I prefer the flavor on the uba tuba. Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter T of the Alphabet of Heat A very cool little Brazilian pepper that puts on a TON of these globe shaped fruits! Very bushy and quite tasty as well. Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter S of the Alphabet of Heat The shishito is a culinary favorite for many people. It’s also…not supposed to look like this. I got what appear to be some hybrid of shishito and a mystery pepper that made them fatter than the real deal. Still tasty as heck! Pepper…

Letter R of the Alphabet of Heat This lower heat pepper is a joy to grow! It puts on a ton of these cool shaped fruit that ripen to a nice dull red color I love. Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter Q of the Alphabet of Heat Sometimes when you buy seeds from a new vendor…you get surprise mystery peppers. This is one of those situations. Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter P of the Alphabet of Heat One of my favorite tasting peppers! This beautiful little peach colored pepper is a creation of the great Chris Fowler and everyone needs to grow it and eat it at least once! Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter O of the Alphabet of Heat Orion is a drop dead gorgeous plant and fruit. These things are very, very hot but the dark foliage on the plants and the deep purple color in the unripe fruits might be even hotter! Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter N of the Alphabet of Heat Ninfadora was the first stable, variegated capsicum chinense as far as I could find. It is a beautiful plant with leaves mottled in white and green and small berry shaped peppers. Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter m of the Alphabet of Heat Miss Junie, or Ms Junie, is a hatch-style pepper that can get quite large and is very productive! Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter K of the Alphabet of Heat The lemon drop pepper is a favorite of many gardeners because of its vibrant yellow fruit and productive habits! It also happens to taste great and pack a decent kick! Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter K of the Alphabet of Heat The Kung Pao pepper is a thai style chili with Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter J of the Alphabet of Heat The Jamaican hot chocolate pepper is a very cool Capsicum Chinense variety from the Caribbean with a stunning brown color. Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter I of the Alphabet of Heat Italian long peppers come in both hot and sweet varieties, and both are delicious. But if you want the PERFECT pepper for salads, sandwiches and more – you need the Italian long HOT. Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter H of the Alphabet of Heat The Hontaka is kind of like the upgrade that Thai peppers needed but didn’t know. Pepper Facts: tasting notes:

Letter G of the Alphabet of Heat Long time “king of the heat”, the ghost pepper is not for the faint of heart! Blistering hot with an earthy flavor that pairs well with hot lava and rocket engine exhaust. Pepper Facts: Species: Capsicum ChinenseOrigin: IndiaHeat: 1,000,000+ SHUPlant: 3-5 feet tall,…

Letter F of the Alphabet of Heat This pepper is not only beautiful, but it tastes great and has an amazing history rooted in African-American culture. Originating centuries ago in the African-American community, it was virtually lost for generations until Horace Pippen planted seeds he had and revived this beautiful…