Genus: Capsicum
Capsicum photos
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Species of Capsicum
- Capsicum abbreviatum
- Capsicum annuum
- Capsicum annuum (Longum)
- Capsicum anomalum
- Capsicum baccatum
- Capsicum brasilianum
- Capsicum breviflorum
- Capsicum buforum
- Capsicum campylopodium
- Capsicum cardenasii
- Capsicum chacoense
- Capsicum chinense
- Capsicum chlorocladium
- Capsicum ciliare
- Capsicum ciliatum
- Capsicum coccineum
- Capsicum cordiforme
- Capsicum cornutum
- Capsicum dimorphum
- Capsicum dusenii
- Capsicum exile
- Capsicum eximium
- Capsicum fasciculatum
- Capsicum fastigiatum
- Capsicum flexuosum
- Capsicum frutescens
- Capsicum galapagoensis
- Capsicum geminifolum
- Capsicum hookerianum
- Capsicum lanceolatum
- Capsicum leptopodum
- Capsicum luteum
- Capsicum microcarpum
- Capsicum minimum
- Capsicum minutiflorum
- Capsicum mirabile
- Capsicum parvifolium
- Capsicum pendulum
- Capsicum praetermissum
- Capsicum pubescens
- Capsicum schottianum
- Capsicum scolnikianum
- Capsicum stramonifolium
- Capsicum tetragonum
- Capsicum tovarii
- Capsicum villosum
- Capsicum violaceum
Members growing plants in this genus
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45 plants
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3 plants
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35 plants
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7 plants
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69 plants
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40 plants
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9 plants
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18 plants
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12 plants
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222 plants
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50 plants
Comments:
14 Nov, 2008
Looks lovely to me as well. bet it tasted good. I grew some in the greenhouse and the taste and smell was soooo good
On photo - Mowhawk Pepper.
11 Oct, 2008
Wow, well done, Wohli! Hope you enjoy that greenhouse, it's going to be well-used, I'm sure.
On photo - Stringing Chillis
11 Oct, 2008
The Cayennes are ripening well, and the Jalapenos are reblooming and putting on a new burst of fruit, I have harvested 2 1/2 gallon bags of Jalapenos so far, so they are the most prolific, now I am leaving a few to ripen to red, just so I can have a few. I found an interesting cheesecake recipe that used candied red Jalapenos I think I'll try.
Have had the first harvest of Tomatillos, got about 3/4 of a gallon. They are still putting on fruit, I'm not sure there will be time to get them ripe before frost.
The eggplant have done just fair, but were very tasty, AND yet again the watermelons were a disappointment. 4 very small fruit only.
I am getting stuff cleaned up and ready for fall and winter crops, This year I have purchased the materials for a small poly greenhouse and my hubby and son are working on it now. I hope to have salad greens all through the winter. YUM!
On photo - Stringing Chillis
9 Oct, 2008
Hi Sal. I haven't found out their rating on the SHU (Scoville Heat Units), the official measurement tool for the heat of chillis. All I can tell you is that I have never before bitten into a chilli and felt as if my lips were on fire and swelling up, as happened when I decided to try out one of these small fiery demons. I use these in many ways: in salsa dips, chilli con carne, date and tomato chutney, chilli-infused oil, to name a few. Only one chilli is required in most of them.
On photo - Stringing Chillis
18 Sep, 2008
I guess all it took was being patient through the waiting time, huh?
On photo - Red Pepper
10 Aug, 2008
Darn it..! I'm always a day late and a dollar short, (as the ole saying goes.. ),the story of my life..lol.
On photo - Today's harvest
10 Aug, 2008
Too late! It's gone, and the peppers have been stashed in the freezer, except the 3 I used in the chili for dinner!
On photo - Today's harvest
10 Aug, 2008
I'm up for the strawberry myself, and I live closer than they do, Ah hahaha. I don't like that hot stuff, Roy !
On photo - Today's harvest
7 Aug, 2008
they look tasty, can i have the strawberry if no one wants it lol
On photo - Today's harvest
7 Aug, 2008
Gee thats too bad Marguerite, these little plastic one are available everywhere here, and very cheap. Maybe you could mail order a half doz. I think I have 4 of them. Jalapenos are the 2nd most available pepper in US stores after Bell Peppers, and most are relatively mild.
On photo - Today's harvest
7 Aug, 2008
These look interesting, and I think I actually have seen them in the good supermarkets fruit/vegs section. I think if you don't use the seeds they should be fairly mild, just like with chillies. I love chillies, but won't have a bar of the seeds! Very nice photo. I see your plastic colander, which I would love to have. Mine broke and do you think I could get an other one like it? Now they are all steel and that just rusts away here in the humidity.
On photo - Today's harvest
6 Aug, 2008
Well that depends on your reference. They are considered hot peppers but to me they seem fairly mild. I don't like the taste of Bell peppers so I use these as a substitute.
On photo - Today's harvest
31 Jul, 2008
You cannot change the "heat" of your chillis. The "heat" comes, not from the seeds, but from the "juice", which is called capsaicin. The hotness of the capsaicin varies from variety to variety, and is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).
On question - Red hot chilli pepper
18 Jul, 2008
I love peppers, and growing them, their beautiful and good, its a win win situation.lol
On photo - Cayenne peppers
10 Jul, 2008
Thanks for that info David, I forget how contrasting the climate can be in a relatively small area, both there and here.
On photo - Jalapeno Peppers
9 Jul, 2008
In southern areas of the UK they can be grown outdoors if "hardened off" following germination and early growing in a heated greenhouse. But, here in Scotland, not a good idea. I could put my potted plants outdoors on a lovely summer's day, but would need to return them indoors again in the cooler evening. I can, however, keep getting fruit in an unheated greenhouse right through to December, then sow new seed again under heat late February.
On photo - Jalapeno Peppers
9 Jul, 2008
If you are lucky enough to have the climate for them they are not difficult. However they like a lot of heat! As I understand it they require a greenhouse (glasshouse) in the UK.
On photo - Jalapeno Peppers
9 Jul, 2008
lukin good. my hubby loves these but we buy them in a jar. r they hard 2 grow.
On photo - Jalapeno Peppers
3 Jul, 2008
Seeing these peppers reminds me of my mom, I always told her that she had the stomach of a billygoat...lol, nothing she ate seemed to affect her !
On photo - Cayenne peppers
3 Jul, 2008
Gee Flcrazy,
can't say that I do remember that ad.
I just LOVE the hot stuff, you can read my blog HOT HOT HOT to get some insight to how much!
On photo - Jalapeno Peppers
3 Jul, 2008
Oh boy....!, you're braver than I am. I don't like that hot stuff Roy ! (maybe you remember that commerical).
On photo - Jalapeno Peppers
28 Jun, 2008
Wow, these are looking fab! I wish I could grow peppers outdoors. I really like your artwork on the sides of the raised beds - great idea!
On photo - Cayenne peppers
21 Jun, 2008
Eve6,
Harvested my first one this AM. and made peppered beef for dinner, Yum!
On photo - cayenne pepper
24 May, 2008
It looks like a jalapeno pepper, my favorite. But I could be mistaken they all tend to look much the same. How big are the peppers? If it is Jalapenos, you can cut them green and use or let them get red and then cut and use. If you remove the seeds and pith they will not be quite so spicy. Wear gloves when you cut them! I use them in place of bell peppers in recipes, but we like food spicy! My favorite way to have them is to split down the middle, remove the seeds and pith, fill with soft cheese and wrap in bacon (streaky bacon for you) and then roast at 400 degrees F until soft and bacon is crisp. Spicy but yummy!
On photo - Chilli
10 Dec, 2007
Try and get plants from a nursery rather than garden centre - you will get more info and more choice. There's the South Devon Chili Farm down this way - i don't know where you are but they might post. I've had some great - and hot ones from them! Try Aji Lemon, bright yellow - devilishly hot - but calms down once its pickled. Or Twilight - a lovely small bushy plant with fruits in red, orange and purple, tiny but very powerful, this is an easy one to overwinter, keep above 5 degrees, and give it a good prune. Good luck!
On question - Red hot chilli pepper
26 Nov, 2007
I have read somewhere that if you give the plant some stress ie dont water it in the greenhouse, and give it extra heat that this will increase the hotness of the chilli. I also understand that the heat comes from the seeds, which we often dont eat.
On question - Red hot chilli pepper
22 Nov, 2007
Heat is pretty much down to variety. Smaller fruiting varieties tend to be hotter. Hungarian Hotwax, for instance, despite the name, has large fairly mild chillies, and Jalapenos are relatively mild too. We have some I'm going to plant in the New Year that have seeds you have to handle wearing rubber gloves - can't remember the name though, I'll check. They should be ripe by the time you come to visit!!
On question - Red hot chilli pepper
22 Nov, 2007
Hi UKSlim. I planted my chili plant out in the garden in May and it has been happy there until the recent frosts (I harvested a while ago though). The fruit are small and have quite a kick to them but I did nothing to them and suspect that the heat is down to variety.
On question - Red hot chilli pepper
21 Nov, 2007
Found a wiki page that might help you with this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_pepper
Reading the intensity values is eye opening!! HOT!!
On question - Red hot chilli pepper
11 Jul, 2007
Thank you very much. Its on the kitchen windowsill at the moment which gets plenty of light through the morning.
On question - Chilli plant
10 Jul, 2007
Plant food once a week, water 2 or 3 times a week to keep damp not too wet, in a heatwave more often. If you have no sunny spot then plenty of light.
On question - Chilli plant
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14 Nov, 2008
They were originally green, and I thought if I left them on the bush they would go organge, but it took so long for them to go orange (we've not had much sun this year, it has mostly been wet and cold) it was such a short plant they trailed on the soil.
On photo - Mowhawk Pepper.