:) Many thanks everyone! So, now I know what I want to grow next year! Ted --- RisaG <radiorlg@yahoo.com> wrote: > That's Chimayo. I grew Byron's Chimayo (which he got > from OF last year) this summer and that is what it > looks like! A little bigger than a Jalapeno, a > little longer and the skin is thinner. Milder I > thought. > > I loved them. Tomorrow, after the rain stops, I'm > going to the raised bed to pull off whatever is > left. We're supposed to get 38 degrees tomorrow > night. I want to pull everything out before it all > freezes, or gets too soft from the cold. > > RisaG > > Ted Wagner <trwagner1@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hmmm, that's what I was thinking. However, when I > looked at Chimayo photos, the ones I saw were 3 > times > as long and not as smooth. > > However, just now, I found this: > > http://www.chileseeds.co.uk/images/Chimayo.jpg > > Shape is pretty darn close. Perhaps it is and this > is > a smaller variety? > > Jim, could you check your chile map for the field > please...was that the Chimayo there right in the > middle? > > Thank you > > Ted > > --- Hobby Farmer wrote: > > > Ted Wagner wrote: > > > > > There was one pepper I'd like to find out about. > > > I've > > > seen it for several years running out in the > > fields. > > > I didn't get a chance to pick any, but from the > > edge, > > > I noticed a long row of this pepper smack dab in > > the > > > middle of the field...just over top of the > > > hill...almost smack dab in the middle and middle > > row. > > > It's a red pepper, size is about 1.5" to 2" > long, > > cone > > > shaped, smooth, thick walled. Very much like a > > fresno > > > or chicken heart shape....or, even a black > > czech...but > > > it's red, not black. There was a long row of > them > > > this year and I wanted to pick some. > > > > > > But, I'm curious about it's name. > > > > Might be a Chimayo. Byron says it makes the best > > powder. > > > > Hobby Farmer > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Take the guess work out of picture hanging! > http://www.hanggup.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ted Wagner's Electric Telegraph Reference Library > http://www.trwagner.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ephesians 2:8-10 > > > > --------------------------------- > Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small > Business. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Take the guess work out of picture hanging! http://www.hanggup.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ted Wagner's Electric Telegraph Reference Library http://www.trwagner.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ephesians 2:8-10