jpxnoonan
Monday, April 10, 2006 9:57:00 PM
Anybody here know anything about habanero plants?
jetblasted
Monday, April 10, 2006 9:57:00 PM
THEY'RE HOT ! ! !
jpxnoonan
Monday, April 10, 2006 10:00:00 PM
I know, I love em. Im growing 2 dozen plants this year.
Sfraun04
Monday, April 10, 2006 10:03:00 PM
Excellent ingredient!
jetblasted
Monday, April 10, 2006 10:04:00 PM
in moderation . . .
jpxnoonan
Monday, April 10, 2006 10:12:00 PM
I turn em into homemade hot sauce...
jjohnson28
Monday, April 10, 2006 10:50:00 PM
I usually have a few growing in the back yard as well. I'll just roast em sometimes and eat them whole, love the sweetness they pick up from roasting and then BAM! LOL

I also like to smoke them with different hardwoods and then put them in a dehydrator to finish, put em in an old coffee grinder a few at a time and you got some tasty smoked habanero chili powder. I even make a mean habanero and apricot jelly for glazing BBQ pork and chicken with. Great on tri tips too Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

JJ

teedubbya
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:05:00 AM
and the plants produce peppers like a mofo.

I've had good lick picking some of the early green ones. Seems to stimulate production.

my arse hurts already

teedubbya
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:06:00 AM
oh and wear gloves while cutting. I usually have beer while working with these, which leads to the bathroom.... just wear gloves
andytv
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:58:00 AM
I've grown them dozens of times......they grow quite well here in PA in the summer.

I would smoke them/roast them as well.

I don't like them raw because they burn my butthole.

( I am actually sitting here at home right now......unable to go to work yet because of a lethal pepper & cheese combo I came up with last night).

Homebrew
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:09:00 AM
Hey jpxnoonan,

What do you want to know about them.

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

Mattie B
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:45:00 AM
If you are thinking about planting some, make sure they are far away from other peppers.

I made the mistake of planting these close to smome banana and bell peppers. They were almost as hot as the habaneros.

I don't know if the roots got intermingled or what happened. Although, a spicy bell pepper is a nice suprize.

bassdude
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:22:00 AM
grow em every year.

I need JJ's jelly recipe.

I like to core em, stuff with cream cheese and chives, wrap in bacon and grill em.

bassdude
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:23:00 AM
I stick with the red savine - the orange ones are way to mild.
Homebrew
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:25:00 AM
Hey MattieB,

Good point.

I believe that they probably were crosspollinated. The seeds withing your bell and banana peppers were half habanero, leading to the heat.

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

Mattie B
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8:20:00 AM
That's sounds good to me Brew. I'm no horticulturist. Whatever happened, the first bite of that bell pepper was a bit of a suprize.

I had no idea that kind of deal could even happen. I haven't thought about it...but I might have developed a new pepper. I could be famous or something. Imagine all the money I could get for being the developer of a new pepper.

SMOKES FOR EVERYONE...THEY ARE ON ME!!!

miketv
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:59:00 AM
Word to the wise.. After chopping habaneros, don't play with yourself.
teedubbya
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:03:00 AM
Play with someone else?
andytv
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:05:00 AM

i've tried before to cross pollinate them with my bell peppers...........no luck.

that would make for a GREAT salad joke.

Mattie B
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:19:00 AM
I can't give you an explanation of how it happened. I can tell you, all three were planted within a few feet of each other.

They were planted in two rows of three

Bell - Banana - Habanero

Bell - Banana - Habanero

Man, I wish I had thought of the salad trick.