Kitchen Garden Forum

I've got lots of fruit on the plants labelled 'Lipstick' from Seedling and Chantal which suggests they're sweet. They look big enough to be sweet, but they're listed on some sites as chillies. Help me out someone - what are they?

Similarly, I've got Dolce de Bergamo from Piglet which are listed as sweet but look like chillies, as they're so small and wrinkly and there are dozens of them on each plant.

The Tepins, Hot & Spicy, California Wonders and Carno Rossos are easy. I can cope with them, but I don't want to poison OH or let down my Asian colleagues, if you see what I mean?!

Can someone advise please?

Hi Tigger,
Popped onto Google for you and this site may help you.
Lipstick Capsicum annuum. Fruit: 4" - thick flesh, juicy, and sweet Harvest Color: Dark Green to Red Plant: Does well in cool summers Days to Maturation: 55 ...
www.plantations.cornell.edu/collections ... eppers.cfm - 40k -
Seems to have quite a lot of info on Capsicums.
There is also quite a list of the vegetables they grow.

Hi Tigger, they're nothing to do with us, it was Piglet who gave you both the Lipstick and the Dolce di Bergamo. I think you had Peperoncino, Explosive Ember, Hot & Spicy etc from me.

Don't know about the first one, but the Dolce di Bergamo looks chilli shaped but is sweet I understand. I have them and also Corno di Rosso which is much the same shape and also sweet.

Thankyou both. I'll do sampling now I know.

Tigger, just bite a sample, that way you'll know for sure.

Tigger,
both are sweet peppers chuck.

Thanks Piglet - I thought the Lipstick ones must be 'cos they're quite big, but the Dolce's look like very wrinkly chillies.

As for you Peter, I think it's time we set Lizzie on you again.

I've grown some of these new foreign plants, they call them peppers.
The variety i've grown is Diablo, they say on the packet to pick when red.
The plants are growing well with about eight large peppers and lots of smaller ones still coming on, the large ones are about eight inches long.
The problem is they won't turn red, do you think it would be alright to use them green.
Or am i just being to impatient.
I think i'm going to stick to things i know about in the future

Kind regards Old Herbaceous.

Theres no fool like an old fool.

I've got the same problem with Volcano - they've got to the pale green stage and stopped. Maybe they're supposed to be that colour when ripe?

Found this Tigger, I'll keep looking for the Diablo OH.

F1 VOLCANO

Similar to a Hungarian Hot Wax pepper but adapted to be slightly warmer and produce more fruit! A smooth waxy tapering fruit, crunchy and fruity with a moderate level of spice.

Size
Fruits grow to around 6 inches long by 1.5" inches wide

Maturity
Yellow/Green in 60 days.
Red in 82 days.

Yield
Medium to High.

Heat
up to 5,000 Scoville Units.

Culinary Usage
Excellent for pickling and in kebabs. Also a great addition to salads due to their crunchy juicy nature. Can also be roasted and stuffed. These are a great pepper for the adventurous chef!

I can only come up with Diablo Grande
and very little info other than it is piggin' HOT.

Diablo Grande Long, hot, red pepper. 65 days. 17cm.

Thanks Chanters. Most helpful.

Thanyou Chantal, your a gem for looking for me, i'll give them one more week, then i'll attack the hot beauties.

Kind regards Old Herbaceous.

Theres no fool like an old fool.