Re: [CH] Serrano question
Robert Farr (rbfarr@erols.com)
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 15:40:18 -0400
Could be Santaka (Japanese), Yatsafusa (Japanese), Hot Claw (American SW),
Khari Mirch (East Indian) - all are pointed peppers, which grow straight
up. All in the Tabasco family - capsicum frutescens, I believe -
jeremlau wrote:
> I have a plant that has tons (like 200) pods that are
> straight up...I thought it was Tabasco, but after
> reading this thread I'm wondering if it's not.
>
> The peppers go from dark green to red, no yellow in
> between...not particularly orange-red when ripe.
>
> Any ideas? Sport peppers maybe?
>
> Jeremy
>
> --- "T. Matthew Evans" <matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu>
> wrote:
> > The green-yellow chile that is very prolific and
> > growing straight up sounds
> > an awful lot like a Tabasco....
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > T. Matthew Evans
> > Graduate Research Assistant
> > Geosystems Group, School of Civil and Environmental
> > Engineering
> > Georgia Institute of Technology
> > URL: www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> > -----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
> >
>
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