RE: [CH] How to test chiles
David Cook (DCook@RetroStudios.com)
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:14:24 -0500
Let's see. This is a trick question, right? :)
I start by eating them fresh. Rule out the ones you aren't impressed with.
Dry the ones that dry well and try again. Try to figure out what the best
use for each is (salsas, powders, etc.). After that, you want to look at
yields, how well the plants did, etc. You wind up with really liked/I've got
a green thumb!; really liked/I must be a bad gardener; and don't bothers.
Next year, you plant the winners, don't plant the losers and flip a coin
about the group in the middle.
David Cook
> Here's a question for you...How do you test chiles once you've grown
> them? Let's say you are trying 24 types (I am). Let's assume they all
> produce (I hope). How do the real chile heads go about testing,
> tasting and deciding the ones they like and want to grow more of?
>
> Roger