[CH] Tabasco Plant
Greg Jensen (gjensen@wholepeople.com)
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 12:50:02 -0700
List,
I've had tremendous success so far this winter with what I believed to be a
Tabasco pepper plant (at least that's what the package of seeds said it
was). Lately I've began to question whether this plant is indeed a tabasco
or some other kind of plant. It looks nothing like the picture of a Tabasco
in the DeWitt "Peppers of the World" book nor does it look like those in
various catalogs either. It is about 5 feet tall, the leaves have small
hairs on their surface, and the pods themselves are 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch
long, very thin (no thicker than a pencil), and ripen to red. I'm amazed at
the success of this plant indoors this winter. When I first brought it in
last October it was less than 1 foot tall. Now its over 5 feet tall with
dozens of pods and I've got 4 stakes holding it up. Anyone have any idea if
this is indeed a Tabasco or possibly something else.
Thanks in advance.
Greg
Greg Jensen
Corporate Forecast Analyst
WholePeople.com
gjensen@wholepeople.com