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Red savina Vs. Carribean red habanero
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Bob
Feb 13, 2001, 12:53:14 AM2/13/01
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Last year I had incredible success growing Carribean Red Habaneros. I had
originally wanted to do the Red Savinas but by the time I went to order
seeds everyone was sold out. Today I just received my order of seeds for my
garden and I ordered early enough to get a couple packets of Red Savinas.
Has anyone grown both types of peppers for comparison. Are the Red Savinas
really hotter than the Carribean reds or is it just hype?? The Carribeans
were the hottest pepper I had ever experienced. I live in northern zone 7
and will be starting my habanero seeds the end of the first week in march
but I only want to grow one variety of Habanero so I was hoping to get some
input so I can make an educated choice. Any input would be greatly
appreciated. Thank in advance.
originally wanted to do the Red Savinas but by the time I went to order
seeds everyone was sold out. Today I just received my order of seeds for my
garden and I ordered early enough to get a couple packets of Red Savinas.
Has anyone grown both types of peppers for comparison. Are the Red Savinas
really hotter than the Carribean reds or is it just hype?? The Carribeans
were the hottest pepper I had ever experienced. I live in northern zone 7
and will be starting my habanero seeds the end of the first week in march
but I only want to grow one variety of Habanero so I was hoping to get some
input so I can make an educated choice. Any input would be greatly
appreciated. Thank in advance.
Ross Reid
Feb 13, 2001, 7:52:22 PM2/13/01
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I think you'll find that the type of weather you have during the
growing season impacts more on the heat of the peppers than the actual
variety.
A few years back, we had a very hot dry summer and all our hot pepper
varieties were _super_ hot.
Last summer was the coolest, wettest we'd had for many years and some
of our hot peppers plants didn't even produce, including the Red
Caribbean. The Thai Dragons, White Fire, Diablo Grande and Jalapenos
that did manage to produce some fruit were the most wimpy hot peppers
I've ever had the displeasure of growing.
growing season impacts more on the heat of the peppers than the actual
variety.
A few years back, we had a very hot dry summer and all our hot pepper
varieties were _super_ hot.
Last summer was the coolest, wettest we'd had for many years and some
of our hot peppers plants didn't even produce, including the Red
Caribbean. The Thai Dragons, White Fire, Diablo Grande and Jalapenos
that did manage to produce some fruit were the most wimpy hot peppers
I've ever had the displeasure of growing.
Ross.
Bob
Feb 13, 2001, 8:51:03 PM2/13/01
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I've heard about that before from people. I've always beleived that the
healthier the plant and more optimum the growing conditions the better the
produce quality will be. I didn't stress the carribeans and they were
scorching compared to friends' regular habeneros(extremely hot but paled in
comparison to the carribeans) that use the same gardening methods( I taught
them how to grow peppers so they use the same garden techniques that I use).
My chile-head friends were begging for those carribeans last year. I watered
every 6-8 days and I used black plastic mulch to conserve water .......maybe
its not water stress but the soil/root temperature that makes a difference
with chiles. I've never done any controlled experiments so I can't say for
sure but there has to be a genetic pre-disposition. I've also heard of some
claims that cross pollination of different varieties can lead to an increase
or decrease in the hotness of chile peppers. The only thing I know for sure
is that I don't know everything but I'm always learning something new.
Thanks for your input!
healthier the plant and more optimum the growing conditions the better the
produce quality will be. I didn't stress the carribeans and they were
scorching compared to friends' regular habeneros(extremely hot but paled in
comparison to the carribeans) that use the same gardening methods( I taught
them how to grow peppers so they use the same garden techniques that I use).
My chile-head friends were begging for those carribeans last year. I watered
every 6-8 days and I used black plastic mulch to conserve water .......maybe
its not water stress but the soil/root temperature that makes a difference
with chiles. I've never done any controlled experiments so I can't say for
sure but there has to be a genetic pre-disposition. I've also heard of some
claims that cross pollination of different varieties can lead to an increase
or decrease in the hotness of chile peppers. The only thing I know for sure
is that I don't know everything but I'm always learning something new.
Thanks for your input!
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John Hallman
Feb 16, 2001, 6:02:37 AM2/16/01
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I agree with the comments on growing conditions. We grew the Red Savinas a
couple of years ago here in SE Texas. When the summer got hot (and dry that
year), the plants just took off, and they developed extremely good-looking
and very hot fruits. We've tried various hot peppers earlier, but now wait
until the weather really warms up.
couple of years ago here in SE Texas. When the summer got hot (and dry that
year), the plants just took off, and they developed extremely good-looking
and very hot fruits. We've tried various hot peppers earlier, but now wait
until the weather really warms up.
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Curtis Brothers
Feb 18, 2001, 12:05:44 AM2/18/01
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Bob wrote:
Agree with folks assessment of heat being affected by growing conditions, but
Curtis the hot pepper fool of the family says all things being equal the Red
Savinas are hotter, though not by much, and that only crazy folk will be able
to distinguish between the two.
--
Pat Brothers
The Powell House
Wake Forest, NC
USDA Zone 7b
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