[CH] Favorite Pods

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Joe, et al-
I would have to vote for a couple of pods for most flavorful.  One is a
variety of Aji Amarillo, the seeds of which came from Peru.  They are
excellent.  The other is a hybrid I'm growing.  It's interesting (to me
at least) that both are bright orange pods (although the hybrid still
comes out red on lots of plants).  The hybrid tepins run a close third.
;-)

As for yield, the Aji Amarillo plants reach 8' or more and produce 5-10
pounds of fruit, but a long season is required.  My hybrids make about
200 pods in a season, the size of my little finger.  The hybrid tepins
make over 500 per season per bush- I have counted over 700 from one
bush- but they are less than marble-sized and don't make much mass.
The heat of the hybrids and hybrid tepins is fairly extreme, but the Aji
Amarillo is about the heat of a hot Jalapeno.  Still, if I could only
grow one pod, I think it would be the Aji.
Calvin

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