I still have no peppers.
Jala Banero certainly sounds interesting. I like both parents for their distinct differences, something to keep in mind for next year. Need to look into these!
Failed to visit my favorite nursery for ready-to-plant veggies earlier this week but I can always have a friend run out and pick up my "needs". The most important being an unknown Italian hot pepper brought back from Italy after WWII. I used to mix basic skinny Cayenne and Chili/Super chili for my everyday shaker but this one negates growing either. The cayennes this guy grows aren't much to my liking, before they ripen they could easily be mistaken for banana peppers by size alone. Impressive yield but not quite as hot as the skinny little finger-sized variety (to me).
I'd best describe it as a fat, stubby cayenne but the proof's in the pics right?
The flavor isn't remotely familiar until you've had it. No Scoville rating but I find it enjoyably warm, my absolute favorite dried pepper for soups and casseroles.
Hopefully I'll get a few?? It's been given a home-state moniker for lack of ID. I'm not a "Buckeye" fan so hopefully I can grow a few and get the seeds dispersed to other locations. I do hope I'm not too late, I'll make a call/request this afternoon. If nothing else I'm sure I can get the Ghost, Trinidad, and Carolina Reaper but I'd trade all of those for this one!
My last 3 from two season's ago:
