That's likely to be true of course. A few years ago my mother bought some chile plants labelled as 'Anaheim'; she is a chile wimp. She showed me the photos of what grew: habaneros LOL! Fortunately she didn't try to eat them....
That's hysterical. It's like ordering a beer and getting served liquid LSD.
Of course, most young chile plants look identical. We've had mislabelled plants before. Until the fruit starts to form, not easy to tell which is which. We now have a 'mystery' chile plant that wasn't labelled at all. However the chiles now forming are one of the elongated sorts, so I know they aren't habaneros or scotch bonnets or any of the spherical chiles. Needs a little while more to see just what they are.
> True, but according to the Chile Pepper Institute, NM > does grow 'mild' green chiles. But mild is relative of > course. >
The mildest NM-grown green is probably 5 times the Scoville rating of a California-grown Anaheim.
That's likely to be true of course.
For storebought, but not necessarily home garden grown. I've grown Anaheims from both nursery plants and seed for years here in sunny SoCal, and the heat varies from year to year...none seriously hot, but some years they have respectable heat. Weather and watering habits have a significant effect on chile heat.
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A few years ago my mother bought some chile plants labelled as 'Anaheim'; she is a chile wimp. She showed me the photos of what grew: habaneros LOL! Fortunately she didn't try to eat them....
Years ago I bought a six-pack of chile plants from a local nursery. They were labeled chile negro, described as "long black chile" and had a picture on the label of what looked like a chilaca chile. I ended up with little, 1 to 1 1/2 inch long, upright oriented, jet black chiles with "hotter 'n hell" heat but very little flavor.
Rich
Seems a lot of folks here are not getting the chilies they want from store-bought seeds or plants. Others have said, just get a chili you want from the market and use the seeds from that. Makes perfect sense. Haven't heard anyone complain about a different chili growing.
Seems a lot of folks here are not getting the chilies they want from store-bought seeds or plants. Others have said, just get a chili you want from the market and use the seeds from that. Makes perfect sense. Haven't heard anyone complain about a different chili growing.
That's not likely to work. Most produce in the stores are from hybrid plants and what grows from the seeds are different. Now if you are getting an heirloom variety, then the seeds will probably breed true. Not to mention that if I were going to raise chiles, I wouldn't want those watered-down ones they have in the stores these days.
Brian Rodenborn
You can try telling that to the jalapenos that bush in my mom's garden. You can tell that to the serranos that grow at the other end. All from seeds from fruit brought at the local Von's. Haven't tried habaneros yet, but thinking about it.
Anything else?
jim
You are lucky, that's all. Most commercial varieties are hybrids which may either be sterile or not breed true. We grow a lot of chiles and seeds from storebought chiles are very rarely successful. I do save seeds from our own chiles and those grow well.
Of course, most young chile plants look identical. We've had mislabelled plants before. Until the fruit starts to form, not easy to tell which is which. We now have a 'mystery' chile plant that wasn't labelled at all. However the chiles now forming are one of the elongated sorts, so I know they aren't habaneros or scotch bonnets or any of the spherical chiles. Needs a little while more to see just what they are.
So which kind are you hoping for?
After smoking a full load of habaneros today I had to walk away until the cloud around the smoker dispersed. The stuff is so intense it was burning my eyes just being within a few feet of it.
-- Reg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com
> Arri London <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >> True, but according to the Chile Pepper Institute, NM >> does grow 'mild' green chiles. But mild is relative >> of course. >> > > The mildest NM-grown green is probably 5 times the > Scoville rating of a California-grown Anaheim.
That's likely to be true of course.
For storebought, but not necessarily home garden grown. I've grown Anaheims from both nursery plants and seed for years here in sunny SoCal, and the heat varies from year to year...none seriously hot, but some years they have respectable heat. Weather and watering habits have a significant effect on chile heat.
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A few years ago my mother bought some chile plants labelled as 'Anaheim'; she is a chile wimp. She showed me the photos of what grew: habaneros LOL! Fortunately she didn't try to eat them....
Years ago I bought a six-pack of chile plants from a local nursery. They were labeled chile negro, described as "long black chile" and had a picture on the label of what looked like a chilaca chile. I ended up with little, 1 to 1 1/2 inch long, upright oriented, jet black chiles with "hotter 'n hell" heat but very little flavor.
Rich
Seems a lot of folks here are not getting the chilies they want from store-bought seeds or plants. Others have said, just get a chili you want from the market and use the seeds from that. Makes perfect sense. Haven't heard anyone complain about a different chili growing.
Seems a lot of folks here are not getting the chilies they want from store-bought seeds or plants. Others have said, just get a chili you want from the market and use the seeds from that. Makes perfect sense. Haven't heard anyone complain about a different chili growing.
jim
That won't always work. A great many commercial varieties are hybrids and won't breed true in the F1 generation.
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After smoking a full load of habaneros today I had to walk away until the cloud around the smoker dispersed. The stuff is so intense it was burning my eyes just being within a few feet of it.
yeah. I was makign harissa some years back, and ground up a bunch of chillis and garlic in the food processor to start, and made the mistake of taking the lid off and peering in. Gaaah!
Of course, most young chile plants look identical. We've had mislabelled plants before. Until the fruit starts to form, not easy to tell which is which. We now have a 'mystery' chile plant that wasn't labelled at all. However the chiles now forming are one of the elongated sorts, so I know they aren't habaneros or scotch bonnets or any of the spherical chiles. Needs a little while more to see just what they are.
So which kind are you hoping for?
Doesn't matter really. I like them all. The very thin Thai chiles would be nice. The ones I started last year from seed never amounted to anything and they are a little expensive locally.
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After smoking a full load of habaneros today I had to walk away until the cloud around the smoker dispersed. The stuff is so intense it was burning my eyes just being within a few feet of it.
-- Reg
LOL! Sounds like chile roasting season in New Mexico. Smells nice from a distance, but can be deadly close up 🙂
Seems a lot of folks here are not getting the chilies they want from store-bought seeds or plants. Others have said, just get a chili you want from the market and use the seeds from that. Makes perfect sense. Haven't heard anyone complain about a different chili growing.
jim
That won't always work. A great many commercial varieties are hybrids and won't breed true in the F1 generation.
Never said "always," said, "others." Get the drift? Will it hurt for them to try? Or should they forgo this because you said it doesn't always work? What a crock.
And, as for New Mexico, they grow the best green (aneheim) chilies there is so I think their voice counts quite a bit. But, admittedly, I'm biased. My wife is from NM and being in NM in September will definitely let you know Chile is in the air. Very fragrant when everyone is outside roasting them.
But, that's just my opinion. Your mileage may vary. ;->
Bret
We don't grow Anaheim chiles in New Mexico. The Anaheim is a weak- flavored deheated mutated New Mexican chile cultivar that is usually grown in California. Its ancestry is definitely New Mexican, though.
i think this is the first time i've read a criticism of a plant that its parents were no-accounts anyway.
On Fri, 21 May 2004 17:22:02 -0600, Arri London <[email hidden]>
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Seems a lot of folks here are not getting the chilies they want from store-bought seeds or plants. Others have said, just get a chili you want from the market and use the seeds from that. Makes perfect sense. Haven't heard anyone complain about a different chili growing.
jim
Doesn't always work.
this means that there are anti-pepper witches in your neighborhood.
Seems a lot of folks here are not getting the chilies they want from store-bought seeds or plants. Others have said, just get a chili you want from the market and use the seeds from that. Makes perfect sense. Haven't heard anyone complain about a different chili growing.
jim
Doesn't always work.
this means that there are anti-pepper witches in your neighborhood.
