Re: [CH] Weird Jalapeno??

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John -
It sounds like your plant may have one portion that has spontaneously
mutated.  If memory serves, this is called a sport or a chimera.  Sports can
be asexually propagated (what fun is that??) to  produce more like plants.
Chimeras tend to be unstable when propagated by cuttings, the new growth may
or may not continue the mutation.  This happens every once in a while in
nature, fun, huh??
Helen

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Kenney" <jkenney3@covad.net>
To: "Chile-Heads" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1:37 PM
Subject: [CH] Weird Jalapeno??


> I have a giant jalapeno plant growing in my garden. It seems to be
producing
> normal fruit, except for a few on one side of the plant. There are two
> peppers that look like normal jalapenos but shriveled up like a habenero.
> The plant next to it is a habenero. Is it possible that they have crossed,
> or do I have mutant peppers??
>
>

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