Re: [CH] Jamaican

Matt Prerost (mprerost@mindspring.com)
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:01:00 -0500

On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 12:41:16 , you wrote:

>>From: Matt Prerost <mprerost@mindspring.com>
>
>>I am growing some peppers that are called "Jamaican Red Scotch
>>Bonnets".  I grew them last year as well.  They look like this
>>
>>http://www.chileplants.com/jamred.jpg
>
>I've grown those a few years ago, they were called "Jamaican Hot" and I 
>think they were originally from Burpee's.  There was also a yellow version.  
>They grew vigorously and yielded well.  I like to slice them very thin to 
>make squiggly slices for stir-fries.  Every convolution pleases El Grande.
>
>- A

I'm not exactly sure what seed manufacture it came from.  I saved my
seeds last year so I planted some of them.  The nursery I got them
from no longer had the seed packet from it.  And whoever ordered it is
no longer employed by them.  But at earlier visit I saw the seed
packet and I think it said "Jamaican Red Scotch Bonnets" or something
close to that.  They where going to just throw away a whole seed
starting tray of them because no one was taking care of them or going
to transplant them to a bigger pot.  They gave me all of them, and it
was a good thing because something munched some of my plants.  They
had a "Totally Tomatoes" catalog there and they think that is where
the person order them from.  

http://www.totallytomato.com/

I signed up for their catalog and well probably order some seeds from
them and see if they are the same.  And as you said "they grew
vigorously and yielded well."  I had a plant and a half due to some
breakage and I still have powder from them.  I love making hot wings
with the powder from them and a little texas pete hot sauce.  Makes a
pretty thick sauce that sticks well.  I just wonder how many pods I am
going to have this year?  I planted 4 of them.

Matt