I grew an AJI Guyana plant this year. I was very excited by the shear number of pods and it's fast growing time. Very strangely it tasted like soap, as did my other 4 plants (Jay's Pink Ghost, Yellow Habanero, Yellow Brazilian Starfish, Madre Vieja) and none of them had much heat. In fact some had virtually no heat at all, the Scotch Bonnet's being one of them. The only reason I can think of is poor soil quality. Such a shame but looking forward to trying again next year. Love your videos man.
Thanks, dude! I’ve had some baccatums definitely taste like soap before but couldn’t figure out why. Hit me up on Instagram next year and I’d be happy to send you a few fresh Aji Guyana peppers if you’re in the US. I did notice that dehydrating the floral/soapy tasting peppers helped immensely with their flavor
I’ve heard people say Aji Limon taste like soap, but never experienced a soapy taste myself. Grown them both. I have grown Aji Guyana 3-4 years now, except last year. I really like it, and it does not taste soapy to me. I think maybe how some people smell things differently, they also taste things differently. I would try a different seed source for 2024, maybe it won’t be soapy tasting.
Those are some massive pods 😮That powder looks awesome! Almost looks like turmeric. And since you and a bunch of other people on PLC discord keep raving about how good it is I have decided to grow it next season since I actually have seeds for it 🤪
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE try out the Criolla Sella. I've seen some people try it out and described it somewhat similarly to what you're describig the Aji-G. But I would really like to know what you think of it.
PS - if you have a bounty of peppers of any kind, give them a rinse, chop em up, pop em into zip lock bags, and store in the freezer. Take them out to cook as needed. If I'm making something like sausage & peppers with onions, I fry up the peppers on high heat, which burns away the water so the peppers don't end up boiling in their own juices. Same high heat for the sausage & thick onion slices.
Every spring I top off all the raised beds with composted cow manure from my in-laws farm and mix it in with a roto tiller. I do not fertilize at all during the year, just water when they need it.
@kpl04 I have, but with mixed results. I was able to successfully overwinter a chocolate habanero a few years ago but 2 years ago I overwintered 4 plants and one of them must have carried in some aphids because after 2 months, I had an infestation.
@@PepperRanger Ive had similar experiences. I think I am gonna try again this year and keep my overwinter plants more isolated from my other indoor plants and probably use a pesticide spray.
