Re: [CH] Serrano question

jeremlau (jeremlau@yahoo.com)
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:06:33 -0700 (PDT)

Here's a photo of the pods.



--- Robert Farr <rbfarr@erols.com> wrote:
> 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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