Re: [CH] Serrano question

RisaG (radiorlg@home.com)
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 08:04:17 -0400

Sounds like either a thai variety or bolivian. Yatsafusa also grows upward
and so do a lot of the Indian varieties. Could be anything.

Did you check Chileplants.com??? I go there to try and identify my peppers.

RisaG, Zone 6, NJ

Risa's Food Service
http://www.geocities.com/radiorlg
Updated 8/10/01
----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Matthew Evans" <matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu>
To: "Lora Bannan" <stitch@lakemac.net>; "chile"
<chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 7:43 AM
Subject: RE: [CH] Serrano question


> The green-yellow chile that is very prolific and growing straight up
sounds
> an awful lot like a Tabasco....
>
> Matt
>
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> T. Matthew Evans
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> Geosystems Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
> Georgia Institute of Technology
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Lora Bannan
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 7:47 PM
> To: chile
> Subject: [CH] Serrano question
>
>
> Boy do I need to buy a few pepper books.  Is there a site that shows the
> peppers on the plants?  I know what seeds I started but my tray was blown
> over when outside this spring so I'm not sure which plant was which.
>
> I've got 6 plants at a friends I'm trying to figure out.  I know one is
> Anaheim, one is bell.  I think one of the Thai peppers made it.  The other
3
> have tons of small peppers, light green-almost yellow in color, growing
> straight up.  Would those be the serranos?  I didn't plant tobasco but I
did
> buy seeds from a seller on ebay so anything is possible. :)
>
> I picked one today for the heck of it to see what it tastes like.  Quite
hot
> but not a long lasting burn.  Definitely needs to mature more.  Should
taste
> great when red!  I'm so proud I ate one out of the garden.  ('course I'm
> sitting here with tears and a tortilla to help me!)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lora
>
>