Re: [CH] need help identifying chile
Eric Wersel (ewersel@meritind.com)
Wed, 02 Aug 2000 09:11:13 +0000
Dave,
They look like the "Thai Hots" or "Thai Hot Ornamentals" I've been growing
for years. They definately pack a punch. Check out Cross Country Nurserys
<http://www.chileplants.com/thaiornamental.jpg> for a pic, or
<http://www.chileplants.com/> to order plants for next year.
Eric
At 06:28 AM 8/2/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>LAst fall a co-worker gave me some small chiles. He identified
>them as Thai Peppers. They are small (1/2"x1/4"), sort of like a
>chiltepin only somewhat pointed instead of oval. Since they were
>small and I only had about a dozen, I put them in a small bowl and
>forgot about them. I recently came across them and tasted one.
>They are definitely hot! I was figuring of saving them until spring and
>trying to grow some but would really like to identify them. A scan of
>some is located at:
>http://www.enter.net/~bvdrangs/thaichile.jpg
>The pencil in the scan is for reference to size. Any help on this will
>be appreciated. I asked him again what they were and his best
>answer was "Thai Chiles". He swears that they are hotter than
>habaneros
>
>Dave Hendricks
>