r/HotPeppers • u/o_psaras • Sep 11 '24

Aji Limon / Lemon Drop Opinions Discussion

After reading all the great reviews I decided to grow this variety. They look beautiful but the flavor profile is kind of basic…obviously, taste is subjective. I am curious to see what others think? Are these overhyped? Maybe my growing conditions are a factor in the muted flavor.

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u/o_psaras Sep 12 '24

As far as taste goes, the Fatalii and Bahamian Goats have been the best for me this year. Amazing flavor on both.

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u/NetworkingJesus Sep 12 '24

I got seeds for Bahamian Goat last year but I'd never grown anything from seed before and fucked everything up repeatedly and never got any good plants going. This year I just stuck to doing plants I found at a local nursery because the nursery plants I was gifted last year did really well. I still have some of those seeds so might try them again next year if I get the motivation early enough in the year; def learned enough from previous mistakes that I might be able to get a plant or two going in case I can't find it any at a nursery. I was really excited about that variety.

This year I have an Armageddon plant with a bunch of nic looking pods that I'm hoping will start ripening soon before it gets too cold. Very curious about that. Also have reapers and scorpion again which I loved last year, also waiting to ripen. My friend did fantastic with his reapers and some surprisingly hot red habanero that must've been crossed with something. He's been giving me tooooons of peppers so I'm very happy lol

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u/o_psaras Sep 14 '24

Nice! For me a heat mat and decent grow lights led to success. I stared everything in January. I am still waiting for a lot of my peppers to ripen though. I may try to start even earlier this year..

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u/NetworkingJesus Sep 14 '24

Someone here recommended me a good light and I had the heat mat too. My mistakes were more in just timing things, not really knowing how to listen to the plants, getting different seedlings started at different times and struggling to accommodate the light needs for ones at different stages without hurting the others while they were all under the same light. Many times I thought some were ready for more light and burnt the fuck out of others. By the time I started getting the hang of it, nearly everything was either dead or just not developed enough to really get anywhere before the season was over. I really just had no fuckin clue what I was doing. 😅 I've never been much of a gardener