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finally got some of them to grow . started some more today.

Love those things! Perfect when you're strolling by and want a quick little hot shot.

Yard’s full of em again this year.

Nice!

Once they get started, they should be pretty hardy.

I had one for years that I dug out of a pasture. I kept it in a large pot, and moved it indoors during cold weather.

Then I was out of town when a cold spell came through, and it died.

I have a big one on my tank dam I need to dig up and put in a pot now...

Only takes about 3-4 of those to season a pot of beans pretty spicy!

nursery's didn't have them, found some on amazon but they want 50 for two 6 inch plants screw that. if i get these others to grow im going to see if the nursery's want to buy some. they only have about a 15% germination rate. luckily when we had a bush here in the yard a few yrs ago i save a bunch for seeds, damn yard guy pulled that one out.

dang send me some peppers, probably be months before i get any from these, i'll give something for the trouble.

There's a few plants in Cali now











Thanks Bob





Geno

PS, I've never had a pepper take so long to germinate. My plants didn't get going until the end of June and I planted them in early May.. I transplanted the majority (5-6) of the starts outside but they're taking off slow too. Funny thing, the one single plant in a 4" pot on the window sill just had 2-3 seeds sprout in that container late last week. If I can keep those alive, maybe I get a jump on next years crop?

Hard to make them out but there's two plants in the holes in the cardboard, just to show you how small they are still. Picture was taken on the 10th, 2 days ago.

What's the Scoville on those?

Rog,

Peppers will be ready a bit later.


Geno!

Man they look great!

Edit!

What y’all need is a buttload of mockingbirds. Nuthin’ spreads the seed better!!!

it took mine over a month also, still got a couple small sprouts, did start 6 seed starter trays today each tray has 10 individual little pots. lost a few when i put them outside and it got hot enough to dry them up.

‎30,000–60,000 SHU

40-58,000

http://pepperheadsforlife.com/pequin-pepper-scoville-units-shu-3/

30-60,000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pequin_pepper

40-60,000

https://www.pepperscale.com/pequin-pepper/

Last reference says slightly hotter than a cayenne.

They are certainly tasty when you crush a couple into your bowl of posole! That's the important part.

Geno

I have a couple I grew in pots. You can just turn em upside down and shake them. The peppers fall off that are ready.

No mockingbirds in this part of Cali, Bob,

Plenty of scrub and pinyon jays tho................but my dog keeps them mostly chased out of the fenced yard


If can get them to grow I may spread some outside the fence and see if I can get a "wild" population started...................I doubt the seeds are going to like the -20F winter temps though.

Geno

Geno,

They germinate better after they pass thru a digestive system.







(Hint).

Ha ha,

I don't chew my food so well, so I've been told.....................


but I ain't goin' that route ...............


nope, nope, nope,


you can't make me either!

Geno

PS of course, as you can see by the background in my garden pic, I live in a very rural place. I may just have to use the outdoor facilities (juniper tree) after some homemade Mexican food this winter! And leave Ma Nature to her business of sprouting things.

Geno,

That will work!

Keep us posted!

Photos, ahhh,,,,, not really necessary.......

😉

Bob

I need to come dig up a couple to transplant. They did out from the cold here but new ones come up from the seeds. I only like two kinds of canned peppers.... these and cayenne’s. Miles keeps me in cayenne’s and you can fill the other gap.

Gene,

My place is easy to find!

They used to call them Turkey Peppers in the Hill Country. Claimed wild turkeys ate them and it flavored their meat. I wouldn’t know as I don’t shoot the nasty things.

I dug some up years ago at Lueckenbach and set em out up here. They made it two years and then died. None ever came up from the seeds but a Mexican Lady over at Olney has some next to her house and they make peppers every year.

A friend brought me some canned ones from a store in San Antonio once but then could never find them again.