Re: [CH] Tomato Capsicum???
Michael Scott (scott@clove.net.au)
Tue, 01 Jan 1980 00:20:33 +0930
luke speer wrote:
>
> My mother brought back some C.Annum ?? seeds from Poland.
> The fruit are called Tomato Capsicum there.
> They are being grown there in several areas west of Warsaw, fairly
> intensively from what she could gather..with larger areas planted every
> year..
> They seem to like the climate ??? mind you, I think its been mild over
> the last few years
> Fruit are supposedly smallish tomato size, 5x6 cm - 2x2+1/4 inches and
> they are being used predominately for bottling.
> Not hot, wondering if they are related to the South African Pepperdews
> ???
>
> Anybody have any Ideas as to what these are or where they originated..??
>
> ???????????????????????????????????
> I don't have many seeds, 20-30, planting 3.,
> According to the farmer who gave her the seeds they grow true to type..
> But I suppose only time will tell ..
> My mother has planted some south of Sydney NSW and 9 of 9 have
> germinated.,
> Hopefully they won't end up like the Italian Lettuce which went straight
> to seed 6ft high..
>
> Luke in OzHey Luke,
sorry for my posting date and time because my bios is basically
'stuffed'. I'm not positive but am pretty sure you might have what is
called a Bulgarian Tomato Pepper. They have a huge heat rating of 0 :)
and the pods are sweet and thick-walled. Apparently the pods are
supposed to be about 20cm long but might differ....
The Fragrance Garden here in Australia, where you also live, actually
sell Tomato pepper plants so you could e-mail them to find out what
exactly it is, how tall it grows and what it can be used in.
There e-mail adress is info@fragrantgarden.com.au if you don't already
know. I suggest you give them a go..
cheerz,
PaPa Fung