[CH] Re: Pusa Jvala
P.M. Dierking (pmdierking@eternal.net)
Tue, 15 Dec 1998 20:45:59 -0600
> >> does anybody here have seeds
> > > for _pusa jawala_ peppers they'd be willing to trade?
I have some, send me your information privately.
Actually, it's actually "pusa jvala" though the V in sanskritic
languages ia pronounced about halfway between a V and a W.
"Jvala" means "burn" or "fire".
I grew about six full fledged plants this last season--each yielded
between 1-1 1/2 lbs, though they were hotter than I had had been led to
believe--they were easily 2-3x a standard jalapeno. I have some
good pictures I'll put up on the web later this winter, pusa jvala-s
included.
I did not find them particularly cayenne-like though--the flesh was
very firm, crisp, crinkly in appearence, long and spiraling 4-7" long.
Turn a kind of flourescent red-orange when ripe. They came in
resonably early, even though I'm in zone 4/5 in Minnesota.