Hot Hungarian Wax/Pepperoncini Cross - does anyone want some seed?
Offer: I grew what I expected to be Hot Hungarian Wax Peppers this year. What they clearly turned out to be were a cross between Hot Hungarian Wax and Pepperoncini. I grew both one year close by each other and that is what the seed source was. I grew two plants and each have slightly different traits. One is more pepperoncini looking and the other is more HHW looking. Both are bigger than Pepperonci and instead of going green to red, they are more yellow and go to orange and then red. Their shape definitely has Pepperoncini traits but are much bigger and thicker walled like the HHW. If anyone wants seed from either plant, PM me and I will give you an address for you to send me a self addressed stamped envelop which I will return to you with seed from either of the two plants.
I am not sure if anyone will want any, but I figured someone would be interested in messing around with them to see where it goes.
Here is a photo of the plant with pods closer to HHW than Pepperoncini. They are clearly bigger than Pepperonci but not quite as big as mature HHW. If someone wants a photo of the pods on the other plant that is a bit more like a Pepperonci, let me know and I will post it. Both plants produce pods that are relatively mild which is consistent with HHW and especially the Pepperoncini.
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theforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
8 years agoRelated Discussions
I want to grow the right pepperoncini..
Comments (9)There is no one right variety. The variety used to make the store bought ones all depends on the brand you buy. Some use Tuscan peppers, some use Greek Sweets, some use Italian Sweets, etc. The most common variety used is probably the Italian Sweet and seeds are available from several sources. How to best pickle them is a Harvest forum question and as mentioned above, discussed in great detail there. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Italian Pepperoncini seeds...See MoreWANTED: Hot but not too hot. Have a few peppers, lot a tomatoes
Comments (2)link to seed trade Here is a link that might be useful: pepper seed trade...See MoreQuestions about my Hot Hungarian Wax Peppers (Hybrids/Crosses)
Comments (3)It all depends. But the first pod is usually a runty mutant that has poor flavor. They tend to grow from the first fork, i usually snip those off. Personally i think this is what you are dealing with. But, the original plants could have been an F1 commercial breed labeled as "Hungarian Hot Wax". That would mean you have an F2 generation on your hands. If so, then if you had planted 10 of them, all 10 could have come out looking different. F2 is where crosses begin to change, sometimes revealing their parentage. The F3 generation will keep showing variance, by about F5 is when things begin to stabilize. The changes end around F8 or so. But, if the greenhouse starts were accidentally crossed in your backyard last year, then you would have an F1 cross on your hands. F1 plants almost always turn out looking the same as one another. Steve....See MoreHungarian Wax Pepper
Comments (5)Classic Hot Hungarian Wax. They grow straight up and will continue to do so until the pepper becomes too heavy and it will drop. At this point, I would suggest that you snip the pepper. It will allow the plant to put more energy into growing the plant itself which in turn will result in more peppers over all. Right now, it isn't ripe, but it certainly is edible. HHW are my favorite eating pepper and I typically pick them when they are full size but not yet ripe. They will turn orange to red when ripe but it takes too long for them to go red. I pick them when they are still yellow/green so the plant can get started on putting out new peppers. They will get hotter and bit "sweeter" when you let them go ripe, but to me the difference is insignificant. They can take several weeks to actually go red from the time they are full sized. I love them sliced up on salads. I cold can what I can't eat fresh and refrigerate them for use through the winter. Good luck, Bruce...See More
lexxluthor
8 years agoesox07 (4b) Wisconsin
8 years agotheforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
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tonyadawn (dawn1972)
8 years agoesox07 (4b) Wisconsin
8 years agotheforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
7 years agoThought I'd give an update. I only had the space to grow a few plants this year. And they are planted in a garden that I get to only about once a week so they haven't been given much attention or water. Anyway, there are very distinct differences between the two types.
This is from the seeds closer to a HHW. Not much difference from a normal HHW and the peppers grow upright.
Misc. · More InfoHere's one from the seeds of the Pepperoncini type. The peppers grow downward.
Misc. · More InfoAnd this is from the HHW type but seems to be kinda in the middle of the two. The peppers initially grow upright. Apologies for the blurry pic.
Misc. · More InfoI definitely gotta find more space for these next year.
Rodney
hobbyartisan (Saskatoon, SK Canada, 2b)
7 years agoesox07 (4b) Wisconsin
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esox07 (4b) WisconsinOriginal Author