Re: [CH] cross pollination
Uncle Steve (UncleSteve@ushotstuff.com)
Wed, 3 Aug 2005 13:23:39 -0400
>Hi all,
>I am coming out of lurking to ask a question. Please forgive me if I sound
>stupid. The excessive rain here in Georgia recently has drowned much of my
>garden but two jalapenos plants and two habaneros have survived and are
>producing a lot of pods. My question is this: I have noticed some odd shaped
>pods on my habs. The pods are shaped like a jalapeno but are the beautiful
>orange color of the habs, has the thin walls like a hab, has a heat level
>like a hab. Not all of the pods are like that. Most of the pods look like
>the typical hab. Is it possible that these "odd pods" are the product of the
>plants crossing pollination? If I saved the seeds would they grow? I am just
>so curious.
>
>Yvonne Burchfield
Habs and Jalapenos will not cross. When a cross does occur with
plants that can cross there is no change in the pods, just the
genetics of the seeds. Plants grown from crossed seeds will produce
different types of fruit.
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Uncle Steve
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