[CH] Growing Dundicut Peppers, Heat Rating for Jalapenos/Chipotles

• Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
• Next message: Andy Barnhart: "Re: [CH] Hi"
• Previous message: Eeyore: "[CH] greetings"

A couple of questions based on the Penzeys Spices catalog....

Has anybody ever tried growing some of the Dundicut peppers from seed?  The
catalog describes them as "The traditional hot pepper of Pakistan, similar in
flavor and appearance to Scotch Bonnet peppers."  Penzeys rates them at about
60,000 SHU (Scoville Heat Units).  The reason I'm asking is that I planted
some with seed I got out of the dried peppers I got from Penzeys about a year
ago.  About 15 seeds were planted a week ago, and so far 1 has sprouted.  I
put 3 seeds in each spot, not being sure of the germination rate or if the
peppers had been nuked.  Hopefully, more should sprout.  I just wanted to try
them, and hadn't seen the seeds listed in any of the catalogs.

On the topic of heat ratings of different peppers, is there any reason that
Chipotles should have a lower heat rating than Jalapenos?  Penzeys lists their
crushed & powdered Japalenos at 55,000 SHU, while their Chipotles are only
listed as 15,000 SHU.  I find this hard to believe.

Thanks for any feedback,

Jeff Johnson
Germantown, OH

• Next message: Andy Barnhart: "Re: [CH] Hi"
• Previous message: Eeyore: "[CH] greetings"